Win: Bill Stocksdale (2-3) Loss: John Smythe (2-3)
Save: Ben McEntire (4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis John Smythe pitching. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the shortstop. Atsushi Tanaka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walton Ramsey hits an infield single to the first baseman. Carl Hoey pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Bill Stocksdale pitching. Glen Close strikes out. Sammy Blue flies out to the right fielder. Alvin Thornton walks. John Heath walks. Bruce Candaele flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Charlie Pride is hit by a pitch. Chris Carson flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Stone reached on a fielding error by Earl Daniel. Don Vosmik singles to right field. Charlie Pride scores. Kevin Stone advances to third on the hit. Bill Stocksdale strikes out. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Jim Meacham flies out to the right fielder. Earl Daniel grounds out to the third baseman. George Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Atsushi Tanaka singles to center field. Walton Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Atsushi Tanaka advances to second on the play. Carl Hoey strikes out. Charlie Pride flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati John Smythe strikes out. Glen Close reached on a fielding error by Charlie Pride. Sammy Blue grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Chris Carson strikes out. Kevin Stone strikes out. Don Vosmik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Alvin Thornton strikes out. John Heath strikes out. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Stocksdale grounds out to the second baseman. Drew Benintendi strikes out. Atsushi Tanaka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Jim Meacham grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Daniel strikes out. George Hardy doubles past the first baseman. John Smythe walks. Glen Close flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Walton Ramsey grounds out to the second baseman. Carl Hoey pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Pride pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Sammy Blue flies out to the left fielder. Alvin Thornton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Heath singles to center field. Bruce Candaele strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Chris Carson walks. Kevin Stone reached on a fielding error by Bruce Candaele. Don Vosmik flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stocksdale lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Drew Benintendi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Jim Meacham flies out to the left fielder. Earl Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. George Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Atsushi Tanaka pops out to the second baseman. Walton Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Hoey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Joe Musgraves enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris Carson at LF. Smooth Ed Simpson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Don Vosmik at 1B. Tom Wright is pinch hitting for John Smythe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tom Wright strikes out. Glen Close strikes out. Sammy Blue doubles to center field. Ben McEntire 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. Alvin Thornton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rex Touchstone pitching. Charlie Pride grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Musgraves grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Stone singles to left field. Smooth Ed Simpson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati John Heath strikes out. Bruce Candaele singles to center field. Jim Meacham walks. Earl Daniel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bruce Candaele is out at third base. George Hardy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Ryan improves in arm Rusty Lara improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Walsh improves in contact_vs_righty Mickey Millwood did not respond to coaching in range
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buzz Coleman PHI did not respond to coaching in arm Cozy Plunk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Stevens did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joel Evers did not respond to coaching in speed Al Tudor did not respond to coaching in 1B