Win: Ron Riley (1-1) Loss: Carmen Garciaparra (0-2)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Ron Riley pitching. T.R. Howe strikes out. Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Miami Koji Wakabayashi pitching. Bill Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Looney flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pettigrew singles to left field. Joe Pettigrew steals second. Tommy Brunson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Billy Mondesi singles to center field. Joe Pettigrew scores. Hal Linden pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Dutch Allie grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Archdeacon strikes out. Tommy Brunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Miami Dave Whitney flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Will Gebrian hits a home run. Milt Reynolds strikes out. Ron Riley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Milo Pearson strikes out. Hiroaki Okamoto walks. Koji Wakabayashi lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. T.R. Howe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Bill Cook flies out to the right fielder. Lou Looney flies out to the center fielder. Joe Pettigrew walks. Joe Pettigrew steals second. Billy Mondesi walks. Hal Linden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Al Brinker strikes out. Jack Valdespino hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dutch Allie pops out to the second baseman. Gary Archdeacon walks. Tommy Brunson singles to center field. Jack Valdespino scores. Milo Pearson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Miami Dave Whitney strikes out. Will Gebrian flies out to the center fielder. Milt Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Hiroaki Okamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Koji Wakabayashi grounds out to the shortstop. T.R. Howe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Miami Ron Riley strikes out. Bill Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Looney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Al Brinker doubles to left field. Jack Valdespino grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Allie singles to right field. Al Brinker scores. Dutch Allie steals second. Gary Archdeacon grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Brunson singles to center field. Dutch Allie scores. Milo Pearson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Miami Joe Pettigrew flies out to the left fielder. Billy Mondesi singles to center field. Billy Mondesi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hal Linden triples. Dave Whitney singles to left field. Hal Linden scores. Will Gebrian singles to left field. Dave Whitney advances to third on the hit. Milt Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the center fielder. Gowell Meyer is pinch hitting for Koji Wakabayashi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Gowell Meyer flies out to the center fielder. T.R. Howe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Carmen Garciaparra pitching. Ron Riley grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cook walks. Bill Cook steals second. Tommy Brunson throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Lou Looney walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Joe Pettigrew walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Billy Mondesi singles to right field. Bill Cook scores. Lou Looney scores. Joe Pettigrew advances to third on the hit. Jackie Hoerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Linden strikes out. Dave Whitney singles to center field. Joe Pettigrew scores. Billy Mondesi advances to third on the hit. Will Gebrian doubles to center field. Billy Mondesi scores. Dave Whitney uses his aggressiveness and scores. Milt Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Al Brinker singles to center field. Jack Valdespino grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Brinker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dutch Allie grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Valdespino advances to second on the play. Gary Archdeacon singles to left field. Jack Valdespino scores. Hank Shirley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Brunson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Rod Delaney is pinch hitting for Hank Shirley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rod Delaney singles to center field. Bill Cook pops out to the first baseman. Lou Looney flies out to the left fielder. Joe Pettigrew doubles to center field. Rod Delaney is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Pete Coscarart pitching. Milo Pearson singles past the third baseman. Hiroaki Okamoto flies out to the right fielder. Tetsuya Tanaka is pinch hitting for Jackie Hoerner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tetsuya Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Milo Pearson advances to second on the play. T.R. Howe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6 Miami total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Joe Pettigrew (7), Will Gebrian (3).3B - Hal Linden (1).HR - Will Gebrian (1). Baserunning: SB - Bill Cook (1), Joe Pettigrew 2 (4).CS - Billy Mondesi (2).
Game Notes T.R. Howe is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Dent improves in control Bobo Davenport improves in power_vs_righty Tod Sukeforth improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey Kinslow improves in control Tom Brideweser improves in LF
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Miller did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Holcombe improves in arm Bob Ritz improves in power_vs_lefty Larry Welch improves in contact_vs_righty