Inning: 1 Cincinnati Christy Canyon pitching. Glen Close hits a home run. Sammy Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Brucker grounds out to the second baseman. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Sherman Chappell pitching. Drew Benintendi is hit by a pitch. Carl Hoey doubles past the center fielder. Drew Benintendi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walton Ramsey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele singles to left field. Claire Hammond grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Candaele is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bruce Cable lines out to the third baseman. Chris Wheelock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. Mel Black hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Pride strikes out. Christy Canyon walks. Drew Benintendi lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Sherman Chappell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glen Close grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Blue flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Carl Hoey strikes out. Walton Ramsey strikes out. Bill Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Randy Brucker hits a home run. Bud Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Candaele doubles to right field. Claire Hammond strikes out. Bruce Cable grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Kevin Stone strikes out. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Mel Black singles to center field. Mel Black steals second. Charlie Pride grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Chris Wheelock grounds out to the shortstop. Sherman Chappell flies out to the left fielder. Glen Close flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Christy Canyon strikes out. Drew Benintendi pops out to the catcher. Carl Hoey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Sammy Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Brucker grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Bud Sweeney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Walton Ramsey flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shirley is hit by a pitch. Kevin Stone doubles to center field. Bill Shirley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Smooth Ed Simpson walks. Mel Black walks. Charlie Pride grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Stone scores. Smooth Ed Simpson advances to third on the play. Mel Black advances to second on the play. Christy Canyon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele strikes out. Claire Hammond strikes out. Bruce Cable singles to center field. Chris Wheelock walks. Kelly Pounds is pinch hitting for Sherman Chappell. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kelly Pounds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mike Stanton pitching. Drew Benintendi flies out to the left fielder. Carl Hoey doubles past the first baseman. Walton Ramsey strikes out. Bill Shirley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Musgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kevin Stone at LF. Will Trent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Glen Close flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Blue flies out to the left fielder. Randy Brucker walks. Bud Sweeney bunts for a base hit. Bruce Candaele flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Musgraves singles past the second baseman. Smooth Ed Simpson singles past the second baseman. Joe Musgraves is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Mel Black reached on a fielding error by Bruce Cable. Charlie Pride walks. Chris Carson is pinch hitting for Will Trent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Carson flies out to the center fielder. Drew Benintendi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Ben McEntire pitching. Claire Hammond strikes out. Bruce Cable strikes out. Chris Wheelock doubles to right field. Vic Alvis is pinch hitting for Mike Stanton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vic Alvis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Heath improves in arm John Heath improves in power_vs_righty Dutch Bennett did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Willie Hack. Cozy Plunk improves in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in velocity Danny Ryan improves in range Jimmy Ward improves in power_vs_lefty Rusty Lara improves in power_vs_righty