Win: Jack Miller (3-2) Loss: Jake Moran (0-4)
Save: Ed Gerken (9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jake Moran pitching. Jim Welchel pops out to the catcher. Jan Oks doubles to right field. Jesus Ridzik doubles to left field. Jan Oks scores. Harry Scalzi strikes out. Minoru Akashi singles to center field. Jesus Ridzik scores. Hideaki Fukushi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Minoru Akashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Arizona Jack Miller pitching. Ryan Milligan singles to left field. Sky King grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Milligan advances to second on the play. Nate Ignasiak flies out to the left fielder. Creighton Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Sandy Carter doubles to center field. Nelson Simmons walks. Jack Miller lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Welchel grounds out to the third baseman. Sandy Carter scores. Nelson Simmons advances to third on the play. Rodney Kranepool comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jan Oks grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Frank Edington pops out to the second baseman. Gates Gaffke singles to left field. Norm Squires flies out to the left fielder. Frank Heredia triples. Gates Gaffke scores. Rodney Kranepool strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jesus Ridzik grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Scalzi strikes out. Minoru Akashi walks. Hideaki Fukushi triples. Minoru Akashi scores. Sandy Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Ryan Milligan flies out to the left fielder. Sky King grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Ignasiak flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Nelson Simmons pops out to the third baseman. Jack Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Welchel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Arizona Creighton Wilson strikes out. Frank Edington grounds out to the shortstop. Gates Gaffke singles past the third baseman. Norm Squires flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jan Oks lines out to the second baseman. Jesus Ridzik singles to center field. Harry Scalzi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Frank Heredia strikes out. Rodney Kranepool strikes out. Ryan Milligan walks. Sky King singles to left field. Nate Ignasiak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Minoru Akashi walks. Minoru Akashi steals second. Hideaki Fukushi strikes out. Sandy Carter strikes out. Nelson Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Creighton Wilson strikes out. Frank Edington singles to right field. Gates Gaffke flies out to the left fielder. Rabbit Morris is pinch hitting for Norm Squires. Rabbit Morris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Edington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ramon Higginson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rabbit Morris at 1B. Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Welchel grounds out to the pitcher. Jan Oks is hit by a pitch. Jesus Ridzik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Frank Heredia singles to right field. Carlos Main is pinch hitting for Rodney Kranepool . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Heredia steals second. Carlos Main flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Milligan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Welchel. Frank Heredia scores. Sky King strikes out. Nate Ignasiak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hiroshi Imoto pitching. Harry Scalzi strikes out. Minoru Akashi pops out to the shortstop. Hideaki Fukushi walks. Sandy Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Arizona Creighton Wilson singles to left field. Frank Edington singles to center field. Creighton Wilson advances to third on the hit. Gates Gaffke strikes out. Hy Flick 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. Ramon Higginson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Nelson Simmons grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Hernan Cortez is pinch hitting for Hy Flick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Hernan Cortez walks. Jim Welchel walks. Jan Oks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hernan Cortez advances to third on the play. Jim Welchel advances to second on the play. Jesus Ridzik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Arizona Ed Gerken pitching. Frank Heredia strikes out. O. Reilly is pinch hitting for Hiroshi Imoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. O. Reilly pops out to the first baseman. Ryan Milligan walks. Sky King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Arizona total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Jan Oks (7), Jesus Ridzik (9), Sandy Carter (6).3B - Hideaki Fukushi (2).GIDP - Harry Scalzi.HBP - Jan Oks (1). Baserunning: SB - Minoru Akashi (4). Fielding: E - Jim Welchel.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Hermanski improves in arm Don Cramer improves in contact_vs_righty Kazuyoshi Kidachi did not respond to coaching in velocity Tetsuya Sogabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Cramer did not respond to coaching in SS
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Currence did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Baez improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Clark did not respond to coaching in control Fred Say did not respond to coaching in range Fred Say did not respond to coaching in 3B