Win: Whitey Rico (8-8) Loss: Jeff Hart (9-6)
Save: Javier Buhner (4)
Inning: 1 Atlanta Whitey Rico pitching. Johnny Skrmetta walks. Johnny Skrmetta steals second. Juan Pupo grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Montague grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Skrmetta advances to third on the play. Don Woodcock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jeff Hart pitching. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Nielsen doubles to center field. Ernie Nielsen gets picked off second (1-4). David Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Atlanta Ed Milner grounds out to the second baseman. Hasim Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Marrero strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Schwabe strikes out. Sean Daniels grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Atlanta Leon Riviere singles to left field. Jeff Hart fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jeff Hart pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Skrmetta singles to right field. Leon Riviere advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Juan Pupo strikes out. Johnny Skrmetta steals second. Carl Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Munoz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Whitey Rico grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Atlanta Don Woodcock strikes out. Ed Milner pops out to the second baseman. Hasim Hasson reached on a fielding error by Ellis Jones. Sandy Marrero grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hasim Hasson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. David Sutton singles to right field. Tom Schwabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Atlanta Leon Riviere grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Hart grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Skrmetta walks. Johnny Skrmetta steals second. Juan Pupo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Sean Daniels walks. Ellis Jones walks. Johnny Menke flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Munoz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ellis Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Whitey Rico strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Atlanta Carl Montague hits a home run. Don Woodcock flies out to the left fielder. Ed Milner strikes out. Hasim Hasson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen singles to right field. David Sutton strikes out. Tom Schwabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Atlanta Sandy Marrero flies out to the left fielder. Leon Riviere reached on a fielding error by Shawn Munoz. Jeff Hart lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Johnny Skrmetta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Sean Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones singles to center field. Ellis Jones steals second. Johnny Menke doubles to right field. Ellis Jones scores. Shawn Munoz flies out to the right fielder. Carl Hermanski is pinch hitting for Whitey Rico. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carl Hermanski doubles to center field. Johnny Menke scores. Bob Aldred comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Atlanta Javier Buhner pitching. Al Hawes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. Juan Pupo strikes out. Carl Montague lines out to the third baseman. Don Woodcock hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ed Milner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen strikes out. David Sutton singles to center field. Joe Hesketh is pinch running for David Sutton on 1st base. Joe Hesketh steals second. Tom Schwabe singles to right field. Joe Hesketh scores. Barney Cedeno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Daniels singles to center field. Ellis Jones hits a home run. Tom Schwabe scores. Sean Daniels scores. Eddie Schiraldi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Al Hawes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Karl Green grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Munoz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Atlanta Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Hesketh at C. Hasim Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Sandy Marrero flies out to the right fielder. Leon Riviere hits a home run. Jim Conway is pinch hitting for Eddie Schiraldi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Conway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Atlanta total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5
Atlanta Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Cannonball Henry did not respond to coaching in range Tom Young improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Vowinkel did not respond to coaching in speed Lou Marshall did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Joe Coleman improves in arm Joe Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Pierson improves in range Ben Madlock did not respond to coaching in speed