Win: Whitey Rico (10-9) Loss: Ray Strobel (4-19)
Save: Bill Hepler (5)
Inning: 1 Colorado Whitey Rico pitching. Jason Hood flies out to the center fielder. A.J. Sixsmith grounds out to the shortstop. Rolla Benton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ray Strobel pitching. Forrest Kuenn strikes out. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren doubles to left field. David Sutton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Colorado Cookie Hearne strikes out. Rene Brower pops out to the third baseman. Ed Hamrick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ben Madlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Colorado Jason Holloway grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Bonds grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Strobel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Rico singles to center field. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Rico advances to second on the play. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Colorado Jason Hood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). A.J. Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Rolla Benton walks. Cookie Hearne walks. Rene Brower is hit by a pitch. Ed Hamrick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ray Noren grounds out to the shortstop. David Sutton hits a home run. Ben Madlock strikes out. Sean Daniels grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Colorado Jason Holloway singles to right field. Larry Bonds reached on a fielding error by Forrest Kuenn. Ray Strobel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ray Strobel singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Jason Hood pops out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. A.J. Sixsmith pops out to the third baseman. Rolla Benton walks. Jason Holloway scores. Cookie Hearne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ellis Jones doubles to right field. Johnny Menke grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones advances to third on the play. Whitey Rico singles to left field. Ellis Jones scores. Forrest Kuenn walks. Ernie Nielsen pops out to the second baseman. Ray Noren pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Colorado Rene Brower lines out to the pitcher. Ed Hamrick strikes out. Jason Holloway reached on a fielding error by Ellis Jones. Larry Bonds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis David Sutton singles to left field. Ben Madlock flies out to the left fielder. Sean Daniels grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Colorado Carl Hermanski enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Noren at SS. Al Hawes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Menke at RF. Walter Heilmann is pinch hitting for Ray Strobel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Walter Heilmann strikes out. Jason Hood pops out to the third baseman. A.J. Sixsmith singles to right field. Rolla Benton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. A.J. Sixsmith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Yoshinari Morioka pitching. Ellis Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Whitey Rico. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Karl Green walks. Forrest Kuenn singles to right field. Karl Green advances to third on the hit. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Colorado Clarence Mathis pitching. Cookie Hearne grounds out to the shortstop. Rene Brower singles to left field. Ed Hamrick strikes out. Jason Holloway grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Rene Brower is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carl Hermanski singles to right field. Carl Hermanski steals second. David Sutton grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Madlock strikes out. Sean Daniels lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Colorado Larry Bonds strikes out. Marquis Sherrill is pinch hitting for Yoshinari Morioka. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marquis Sherrill singles to right field. Yoshiki Yamamoto is pinch running for Marquis Sherrill on 1st base. Jason Hood flies out to the left fielder. Bill Hepler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. A.J. Sixsmith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Colorado total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Ray Noren (14), Ellis Jones (25).HR - David Sutton (5).GIDP - Sean Daniels. Baserunning: SB - Carl Hermanski (18). Fielding: E - Forrest Kuenn, Ellis Jones.
Colorado Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Gonzales did not respond to coaching in control Hank Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Gould did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doug Gould improves in arm Tommy Cacek did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Coleman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Hal Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Roger Wieghaus improves in arm Bruce Sharman did not respond to coaching in arm