Win: Joe Causey (3-1) Loss: Chris Smith (1-2)
Save: Bud Buskey (6)
Inning: 1 Arizona Chris Smith pitching. Cooper McPheeters flies out to the right fielder. Masami Nakamura lines out to the shortstop. Seiji Mori flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Joe Causey pitching. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Ellis Jones reached on a fielding error by Bill Morley. Sean Daniels hits a home run. Ellis Jones scores. Forrest Kuenn pops out to the second baseman. Carl Hermanski walks. Tom Schwabe reached on a 2-base fielding error by Charlie Castillo. Johnny Menke walks. David Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Arizona Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Castillo flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hawes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ellis Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Bill Morley grounds out to the second baseman. Red Hall strikes out. Joe Causey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Sean Daniels walks. Sean Daniels steals second. Forrest Kuenn grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Daniels advances to third on the play. Carl Hermanski walks. Tom Schwabe flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Menke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Arizona Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the third baseman. Masami Nakamura hits an infield single to the second baseman. Seiji Mori singles to left field. Fitz Kennedy doubles to center field. Masami Nakamura scores. Seiji Mori uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Fitz Kennedy advances to third on the play. Ernie Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis David Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Chris Smith singles to right field. Al Hawes grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Bill Morley singles to right field. Red Hall walks. Joe Causey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. The defense is playing the infield in. Cooper McPheeters strikes out. Masami Nakamura bunts for a base hit. Bill Morley scores. Seiji Mori flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ellis Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Forrest Kuenn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Fitz Kennedy singles to right field. Charlie Castillo grounds out to the second baseman. Fitz Kennedy advances to second on the play. Ernie Jones lines out to the shortstop. Passed ball. Fitz Kennedy advances to third. Bill Morley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Carl Hermanski lines out to the third baseman. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Menke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Red Hall singles to left field. Joe Causey lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cooper McPheeters grounds out to the shortstop. Masami Nakamura singles to right field. Red Hall scores. Dud Jumonville comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Seiji Mori singles to right field. Masami Nakamura advances to third on the hit. Fitz Kennedy walks. Charlie Castillo walks. Masami Nakamura scores. Ernie Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen is pinch hitting for David Sutton. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the pitcher. Dud Jumonville pops out to the shortstop. Al Hawes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Greg Higginbotham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ernie Nielsen at C. Bill Morley grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hall flies out to the right fielder. Joe Causey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Antonio Basadoolee enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fitz Kennedy at 3B. Charlie Jantzen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Morley at 2B. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Daniels strikes out. Forrest Kuenn walks. Carl Hermanski doubles to right field. Forrest Kuenn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Greg Gardner 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. Tom Schwabe singles to right field. Carl Hermanski scores. Johnny Menke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Cooper McPheeters strikes out. Masami Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Seiji Mori flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bud Buskey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Greg Higginbotham hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ray Noren is pinch hitting for Dud Jumonville. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Noren flies out to the center fielder. Al Hawes singles to center field. Ellis Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Arizona total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Greg Higginbotham is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sam Lutenberg improves in contact_vs_righty Bull Catalanotto improves in control John Schwartz improves in arm Felipe Schreiber did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Ardizoia improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty Jesse Benes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty