Win: Kevin Correia (4-5) Loss: Bobby Alvarez (8-6)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Michael Jackson pitching. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Harvey Gruber strikes out. Manny Ortiz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Bobby Alvarez pitching. Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Randy Winn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carlos Allen singles to center field. Zeb Hudgens pops out to the second baseman. Dave Hayes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Allen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Otto Myers singles to left field. Dave Hayes aggressively advances to third on the hit. Seamus Donovan singles to left field. Dave Hayes scores. Bobby Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Robin Yount flies out to the right fielder. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to left field. Art Kinney walks. Koto Nickles grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Oscar Peralta grounds out to the second baseman. Harvey Gruber pops out to the third baseman. Manny Ortiz hits a home run. Carlos Allen walks. Carlos Allen steals second. Zeb Hudgens strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Marquis Grissom strikes out. Michael Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Jermaine Allensworth singles past the shortstop. Edgardo Alfonzo bunts for a base hit. Randy Winn singles to right field. Jermaine Allensworth scores. Edgardo Alfonzo advances to third on the hit. Robin Yount walks. Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Edgardo Alfonzo scores. Art Kinney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Dave Hayes singles to right field. Otto Myers strikes out. Seamus Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Hayes advances to second on the play. Bobby Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Chicago Koto Nickles strikes out. Marquis Grissom flies out to the left fielder. Michael Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Oscar Peralta singles to center field. Oscar Peralta steals second. Harvey Gruber lines out to the second baseman. Manny Ortiz walks. Carlos Allen pops out to the catcher. Zeb Hudgens doubles to center field. Oscar Peralta scores. Manny Ortiz is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Chicago Jermaine Allensworth singles to left field. Edgardo Alfonzo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jermaine Allensworth is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Randy Winn grounds out to the third baseman. Edgardo Alfonzo advances to second on the play. Robin Yount singles to right field. Edgardo Alfonzo scores. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to right field. Art Kinney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Dave Hayes grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Myers strikes out. Seamus Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Koto Nickles grounds out to the shortstop. Marquis Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Dyer is pinch hitting for Michael Jackson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Dutch Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Kevin Correia pitching. Bobby Alvarez grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Harvey Gruber flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Jermaine Allensworth strikes out. Edgardo Alfonzo doubles to left field. Mike Ludwig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Randy Winn hits a home run. Edgardo Alfonzo scores. Robin Yount grounds out to the pitcher. Tsuyoshi Shinjo singles to center field. Tsuyoshi Shinjo steals second. Art Kinney singles to right field. Koto Nickles hits a home run. Tsuyoshi Shinjo scores. Art Kinney scores. Paul Curd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marquis Grissom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Manny Ortiz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Allen flies out to the right fielder. Zeb Hudgens singles past the first baseman. Dave Hayes walks. Otto Myers flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Chicago Barry Bonds is pinch hitting for Kevin Correia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Barry Bonds flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jermaine Allensworth grounds out to the shortstop. Edgardo Alfonzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Armando Benitez pitching. Seamus Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Alvarez is pinch hitting for Paul Curd. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Alvarez pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Kevin Correia is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Garcia improves in arm Johnny Garcia improves in range Terry Rariden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Buddy Sullivan improves in control Jesus Rosales improves in RF
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Noah Lowry improves in control Tim Lincecum did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Kowitz did not respond to coaching in speed Noah Lowry did not respond to coaching in velocity Ivan Ochoa did not respond to coaching in 1B