Inning: 1 Arizona Don Dittmer pitching. Loren Slaughter strikes out. Masami Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Seiji Mori grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Makoto Hara pitching. Ernie Nielsen strikes out. Ray Noren grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Schwabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Fitz Kennedy walks. Koji Okamoto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ernie Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Ellis Jones lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Menke strikes out. Carl Hermanski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Arizona Charlie Jantzen singles to right field. Osamu Kajihara grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Jantzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Makoto Hara fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Makoto Hara pops out to the second baseman. Loren Slaughter grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Osamu Kajihara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Joe Hesketh strikes out. Joe Ladd singles to center field. Don Dittmer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Masami Nakamura doubles to left field. Seiji Mori walks. Fitz Kennedy singles to left field. Masami Nakamura scores. Koji Okamoto strikes out. Ernie Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ray Noren walks. Tom Schwabe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ellis Jones walks. Johnny Menke singles to left field. Carl Hermanski flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Arizona Charlie Jantzen strikes out. Osamu Kajihara singles to left field. Makoto Hara lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Joe Hesketh strikes out. Joe Ladd grounds out to the third baseman. Don Dittmer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Arizona Masami Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Seiji Mori reached on a fielding error by Joe Hesketh. Fitz Kennedy strikes out. Koji Okamoto hits a home run. Seiji Mori scores. Ernie Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ernie Nielsen grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Noren strikes out. Tom Schwabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Arizona Charlie Jantzen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Noren. Osamu Kajihara grounds out to the third baseman. Makoto Hara pops out to the catcher. Loren Slaughter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ellis Jones strikes out. Johnny Menke strikes out. Carl Hermanski doubles to left field. Joe Hesketh hits a home run. Carl Hermanski scores. Joe Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Rodmy Proenza 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. Masami Nakamura strikes out. Seiji Mori grounds out to the third baseman. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ben Madlock is pinch hitting for Rodmy Proenza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ben Madlock strikes out. Ernie Nielsen singles to center field. Ernie Nielsen steals second. Ray Noren pops out to the first baseman. Tom Schwabe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Arizona Dud Jumonville pitching. Koji Okamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Jones strikes out. Charlie Jantzen lines out to the second baseman. 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. Ellis Jones singles to right field. Johnny Menke pops out to the second baseman. Carl Hermanski strikes out. Joe Hesketh singles past the shortstop. Ellis Jones advances to third on the hit. Joe Ladd singles to right field. Ellis Jones scores. Joe Hesketh advances to third on the hit. Karl Green is pinch hitting for Dud Jumonville. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Karl Green grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Arizona Javier Buhner pitching. Osamu Kajihara grounds out to the shortstop. Antonio Basadoolee is pinch hitting for Bud Buskey. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Antonio Basadoolee strikes out. Loren Slaughter pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 St. Louis John Eason pitching. Ernie Nielsen flies out to the center fielder. Ray Noren singles to center field. Tom Schwabe grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ray Noren is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ellis Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Arizona Masami Nakamura singles past the shortstop. Masami Nakamura steals second. Seiji Mori singles to center field. Masami Nakamura scores. Fitz Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seiji Mori advances to second on the play. Koji Okamoto grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 St. Louis Greg Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Johnny Menke strikes out. Carl Hermanski hits a home run. Joe Hesketh strikes out. Joe Ladd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Arizona Charlie Jantzen walks. Osamu Kajihara strikes out. Greg Gardner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Loren Slaughter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 St. Louis Doug Gorbous comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Hawes is pinch hitting for Javier Buhner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Al Hawes grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen walks. Ray Noren walks. Tom Schwabe strikes out. Ellis Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 13 Arizona George Yvars pitching. Masami Nakamura walks. Seiji Mori walks. Fitz Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Koji Okamoto grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 St. Louis Johnny Menke grounds out to the third baseman. Carl Hermanski hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Hesketh singles to left field. Carl Hermanski advances to third on the hit. Joe Hesketh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Ladd grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Arizona Ernie Jones pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Jantzen walks. Osamu Kajihara strikes out. Doug Gorbous strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 St. Louis George Yvars strikes out. Ernie Nielsen doubles to right field. Ray Noren pops out to the shortstop. Tom Schwabe singles past the second baseman. Ernie Nielsen scores. Arizona total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Ernie Nielsen (8), Carl Hermanski (6).HR - Carl Hermanski (1), Joe Hesketh (3).GIDP - Tom Schwabe. Baserunning: SB - Ernie Nielsen (5).CS - Joe Hesketh (2). Fielding: E - Ray Noren, Joe Hesketh.
Game Notes John Eason is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Felipe Schreiber improves in endurance Jeff Schaeffer did not respond to coaching in arm Dolph Meloan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Chicken Snopek improves in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Joe Coleman improves in range Paul Hollandsworth improves in power_vs_righty Marvell Allison did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Pierson improves in power_vs_righty