Win: Hal Allen (10-6) Loss: Collin Taylor (13-4)
Save: Ed Sanchez (28)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Collin Taylor pitching. Bump Candelaria walks. Tom Stratton strikes out. Kelly Strom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bump Candelaria advances to second on the play. Glenn Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Hal Allen pitching. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Leo Earley doubles to left field. Pete Zuvella flies out to the left fielder. Kelvim Erickson pops out to the shortstop. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jackie Garoni strikes out. Patrick Speed grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Hal Allen grounds out to the pitcher. Bump Candelaria singles to right field. Bump Candelaria steals second. Tom Stratton doubles to left field. Bump Candelaria scores. Kelly Strom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Stratton advances to third on the play. Glenn Erickson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Howard Touchstone strikes out. Buck Avery grounds out to the second baseman. Collin Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Leo Earley doubles to left field. Pete Zuvella grounds out to the third baseman. Kelvim Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Kenny Kamau singles to left field. Leo Earley scores. Hal Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Phil Rollins pops out to the third baseman. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Alex Barrett doubles to left field. Joe McNabb is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Bump Candelaria strikes out. Tom Stratton singles to left field. Kelly Strom flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Patrick Speed flies out to the left fielder. Bill Thompson walks. Howard Touchstone walks. Buck Avery singles past the first baseman. Bill Thompson is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Howard Touchstone advances to third on the play. Collin Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Leo Earley lines out to the pitcher. Pete Zuvella doubles to right field. Kelvim Erickson singles past the second baseman. Pete Zuvella is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Kenny Kamau strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Phil Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Alex Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Garoni grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe McNabb is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Hal Allen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bump Candelaria walks. Tom Stratton singles to right field. Bump Candelaria aggressively advances to third on the hit. Evelio Morrison 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. Kelly Strom strikes out. Glenn Erickson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Patrick Speed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Thompson singles to center field. Bill Thompson steals second. Howard Touchstone flies out to the left fielder. Buck Avery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Leo Earley triples. Pete Zuvella flies out to the right fielder. Kelvim Erickson singles to left field. Leo Earley scores. Masahito Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenny Kamau walks. Hal Allen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bump Candelaria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Tommy Healy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bump Candelaria at 1B. Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Masahito Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Cangelosi doubles to center field. Kevin Voigt 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. Phil Rollins grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cangelosi advances to third on the play. Joe McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cangelosi scores. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Jackie Garoni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Rey Santana pitching. Tom Stratton hits a home run. Kelly Strom grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Erickson grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Earley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Sanchez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Patrick Speed strikes out. Bill Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Touchstone singles to center field. Buck Avery grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Howard Touchstone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 10 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe White did not respond to coaching in control Frank Arnold did not respond to coaching in control Monte Hurst improves in contact_vs_righty Hy Drake improves in contact_vs_righty Brad Smith did not respond to coaching in RF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rafael Mayne improves in endurance Jim Campbell improves in endurance Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in endurance Louis Errickson improves in velocity