Win: Ron "Duece" Valdez (4-0) Loss: Ric Ruether (2-2)
Save: Larry Anderson (5)
Inning: 1 Arizona Ric Ruether pitching. Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Hanley pops out to the first baseman. Jim McDaniel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ron Duece Valdez pitching. Shane Hasson grounds out to the shortstop. Tot Koski singles to left field. Jarvis Harshany grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Joe Lawless singles to right field. Roland Miles grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Dobbek walks. Akira Iida singles to center field. Bob Dobbek advances to third on the hit. Emil Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gene Mertz grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Freddy Kiecker singles to right field. Jack Ohl strikes out. Frank Mota flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Ron Duece Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Jose Kusnyer grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Hanley walks. Jim McDaniel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Hanson Lundgren singles to right field. Ric Ruether lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shane Hasson singles to center field. Hanson Lundgren scores. Shane Hasson steals second. Tot Koski flies out to the left fielder. Jarvis Harshany strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Joe Lawless strikes out. Roland Miles doubles to left field. Bob Dobbek walks. Akira Iida grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gene Mertz pops out to the first baseman. Freddy Kiecker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Ohl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Emil Nixon singles to right field. Ron Duece Valdez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jose Kusnyer singles to right field. Emil Nixon scores. Tom Hanley walks. Jim McDaniel doubles to center field. Jose Kusnyer scores. Tom Hanley is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Joe Lawless walks. Roland Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Frank Mota singles to center field. Hanson Lundgren grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ric Ruether lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Bob Dobbek walks. Akira Iida grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Dobbek is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Emil Nixon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Shane Hasson grounds out to the third baseman. Tot Koski flies out to the center fielder. Jarvis Harshany grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Ron Duece Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Kusnyer hits a home run. Tom Hanley walks. Jim McDaniel doubles to right field. Tom Hanley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Lawless flies out to the left fielder. Roland Miles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis David Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Lawless at CF. Gene Mertz singles to center field. Freddy Kiecker singles to left field. Gene Mertz advances to third on the hit. Jack Ohl doubles to left field. Gene Mertz scores. Freddy Kiecker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Mota grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Ohl advances to third on the play. Hanson Lundgren strikes out. Bob Ireland is pinch hitting for Ric Ruether. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Ireland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Len Scheneberg pitching. Bob Dobbek strikes out. Akira Iida grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Nixon walks. Ron Duece Valdez walks. Jose Kusnyer singles to center field. Emil Nixon scores. Ron Duece Valdez advances to third on the hit. Clyde Loewer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Hanley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Shane Hasson grounds out to the shortstop. Tot Koski grounds out to the pitcher. Jarvis Harshany strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Jim McDaniel strikes out. David Brown pops out to the catcher. Roland Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Larry Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Mertz doubles to left field. Freddy Kiecker flies out to the left fielder. Jack Ohl flies out to the right fielder. Frank Mota doubles to right field. Gene Mertz scores. Hanson Lundgren strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Stanley did not respond to coaching in arm Elmer Sanford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Stanley improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Robertson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roger Andrews improves in speed Vinnie Blaylock improves in power_vs_lefty Brooks Maier improves in velocity Larry Grampp did not respond to coaching in speed