Inning: 1 Los Angeles Whitey Rico pitching. Al Betts singles to right field. Jimmy Iott flies out to the right fielder. Aaron McWeeny singles to left field. Al Betts advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Gat Dobbs strikes out. Bill Huhn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rick Jones pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen doubles to center field. Ray Noren strikes out. David Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Carlos Lerchen pops out to the second baseman. Tim Zick strikes out. Paul Edelen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Menke singles to right field. Tom Schwabe singles to left field. Johnny Menke advances to third on the hit. Shawn Munoz strikes out. Whitey Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Rick Jones reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Noren. Al Betts singles to center field. Rick Jones scores. Jimmy Iott flies out to the left fielder. Aaron McWeeny grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Forrest Kuenn advances to third on the play. David Sutton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Gat Dobbs strikes out. Bill Huhn grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Lerchen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke singles to right field. Johnny Menke steals second. Tom Schwabe singles to right field. Johnny Menke scores. Shawn Munoz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Schwabe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Rico grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tim Zick flies out to the center fielder. Paul Edelen strikes out. Rick Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren walks. David Sutton lines out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Al Betts hits a home run. Jimmy Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron McWeeny grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gat Dobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Johnny Menke lines out to the first baseman. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Munoz walks. Whitey Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Bill Huhn singles to center field. Carlos Lerchen strikes out. Tim Zick singles to left field. Bill Huhn advances to third on the hit. Paul Edelen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren singles to center field. Carl Hermanski is pinch running for Ray Noren on 1st base. David Sutton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Rick Jones singles to left field. Al Betts pops out to the second baseman. Hutch Dear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jimmy Iott strikes out. Aaron McWeeny pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke strikes out. Tom Schwabe hits a home run. Shawn Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Gat Dobbs singles to left field. Bill Huhn grounds out to the shortstop. Gat Dobbs advances to second on the play. Carlos Lerchen strikes out. Tim Zick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Yuya Takamiya comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hesketh is pinch hitting for Hutch Dear. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Joe Hesketh walks. Forrest Kuenn singles to center field. Joe Hesketh advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Carl Hermanski hits a ground ball to the second baseman. The second baseman throws home. Joe Hesketh scores. Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 9
Game Notes Shawn Munoz is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Kurt Hoffman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Orlando Loftus did not respond to coaching in control Dee Morris did not respond to coaching in control Hy Murcer improves in contact_vs_lefty John Stephenson did not respond to coaching in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Pierson did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Coleman improves in power_vs_righty Roger Wieghaus improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Sharman improves in power_vs_righty