Win: Javier Buhner (5-8) Loss: Matt Wickland (4-4)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Whitey Rico pitching. Herb Richards doubles to right field. Doug Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Dave Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Howie Ortiz pitching. Forrest Kuenn singles to left field. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the pitcher. Forrest Kuenn advances to second on the play. Ray Noren strikes out. David Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Darcy Blessitt flies out to the left fielder. Tom Eason pops out to the shortstop. Johnny Stimmel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Menke singles to right field. Al Hawes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Ladd strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Karl Freeman grounds out to the shortstop. Howie Ortiz grounds out to the shortstop. Herb Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Whitey Rico strikes out. Forrest Kuenn doubles to center field. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Noren grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Doug Piatt singles to right field. Al Linde walks. Dave Brown singles to right field. Doug Piatt scores. Al Linde is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Darcy Blessitt strikes out. Dave Brown steals second. Tom Eason flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis David Sutton grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Jones flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Menke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Johnny Stimmel pops out to the first baseman. Karl Freeman singles to center field. Howie Ortiz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Herb Richards doubles to right field. Karl Freeman scores. Doug Piatt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Al Hawes pops out to the shortstop. Joe Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Whitey Rico flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Al Linde grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Brown grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darcy Blessitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Noren singles to center field. David Sutton singles to right field. Ray Noren advances to third on the hit. Ellis Jones singles to right field. Ray Noren scores. David Sutton advances to third on the hit. Johnny Menke walks. Al Hawes strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bob Montemayor is pinch hitting for Tom Eason. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Montemayor grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Nahorodny is pinch hitting for Johnny Stimmel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gene Nahorodny flies out to the right fielder. Karl Freeman singles to right field. Howie Ortiz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Carl Hermanski is pinch hitting for Joe Ladd. Carl Hermanski flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Rico grounds out to the pitcher. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Micah Wagner is pinch hitting for Herb Richards. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Micah Wagner flies out to the right fielder. Joe Morris is pinch hitting for Doug Piatt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Morris strikes out. Hutch Dear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al Linde flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen hits a home run. Ray Noren lines out to the second baseman. David Sutton singles to center field. Joe Hesketh is pinch running for David Sutton on 1st base. Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Hesketh at C. Dave Brown flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Bill May is pinch hitting for Darcy Blessitt. Bill May strikes out. Jay Latham is pinch hitting for Bob Montemayor. Jay Latham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Danny Fothergill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Latham at LF. Al Hawes doubles to center field. Matt Wickland 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. Carl Hermanski walks. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Hutch Dear. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Karl Green grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Al Hawes advances to third on the play. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Cincinnati Javier Buhner pitching. Gene Nahorodny lines out to the shortstop. Karl Freeman walks. Karl Freeman steals second. Matt Wickland pops out to the second baseman. Micah Wagner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen doubles to right field. Ray Noren singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen scores. Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Hands did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Bullock did not respond to coaching in control Tiny Crimian improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Manske did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dick Elsh improves in power_vs_righty Bruce Sharman improves in speed Rick Howell did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Ardizoia improves in range