Win: Al Blackwell (4-26) Loss: Jamie Piche (7-7)
Save: Tom Garcia (16)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jamie Piche pitching. John Jones singles to right field. Passed ball. John Jones advances to second. Kid Lehr strikes out. Van Blattner strikes out. Jim Nieman reached on a fielding error by Todd Tavener. Jim Nieman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Miami Al Blackwell pitching. Benny Lawrence singles to right field. Benny Lawrence is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Todd Tavener strikes out. Vance Kelleher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Garland Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Clyde Emmerich strikes out. Larry Andersen singles to left field. David Shepardson singles to left field. Larry Andersen advances to third on the hit. Al Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Miami Stub Stynes walks. Joe Sanchez strikes out. Dick Borkowski grounds out to the second baseman. Stub Stynes advances to second on the play. Michael Hennessey singles to center field. Stub Stynes scores. Michael Hennessey steals second. Ward Alfonzo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis John Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Kid Lehr flies out to the left fielder. Van Blattner hits a home run. Jim Nieman singles to center field. Garland Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Miami Jamie Piche grounds out to the second baseman. Benny Lawrence singles to center field. Benny Lawrence is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Todd Tavener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Clyde Emmerich grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Andersen strikes out. David Shepardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Miami Vance Kelleher strikes out. Stub Stynes walks. Joe Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Stub Stynes steals second. Dick Borkowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Al Blackwell singles to center field. John Jones flies out to the left fielder. Kid Lehr singles to center field. Al Blackwell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Van Blattner singles to left field. Al Blackwell scores. Kid Lehr is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jim Nieman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Miami Michael Hennessey pops out to the second baseman. Ward Alfonzo lines out to the second baseman. Jamie Piche grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Garland Ryan strikes out. Clyde Emmerich strikes out. Larry Andersen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Miami Benny Lawrence grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Todd Tavener doubles to center field. Vance Kelleher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Todd Tavener advances to third on the play. Stub Stynes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis David Shepardson strikes out. Al Blackwell strikes out. John Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Miami Joe Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Borkowski singles to right field. Dave Smith is pinch hitting for Michael Hennessey. Dave Smith singles to left field. Ward Alfonzo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Herman Alcock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dave Smith at C. Kid Lehr strikes out. Van Blattner singles to left field. Van Blattner steals second. Jim Nieman strikes out. Bill Corbett 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 1st. Garland Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Miami Charlie Babich is pinch hitting for Bill Corbett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Charlie Babich strikes out. Benny Lawrence walks. Todd Tavener grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Joe Murray pitching. Clyde Emmerich flies out to the right fielder. Larry Andersen strikes out. David Shepardson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Miami Tom Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Vance Kelleher grounds out to the second baseman. Stub Stynes flies out to the center fielder. Joe Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Miami total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Linares did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Claude Sadler improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Miller improves in arm Joe Miller improves in range
Miami Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Randy Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chuck Loan did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Burbrink improves in power_vs_righty Ken Boone improves in range Jerry Hash did not respond to coaching in 3B