Win: Juice Gossage (2-0) Loss: Doug Held (1-1)
Save: Ben McEntire (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Doug Held pitching. Drew Benintendi doubles to center field. Kevin Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Walton Ramsey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drew Benintendi advances to third on the play. Bill Shirley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bud Sweeney. Drew Benintendi scores. Carl Hoey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Cincinnati Juice Gossage pitching. Bud Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Jim Meacham hits a home run. Randy Brucker strikes out. Earl Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Charlie Pride flies out to the center fielder. Chris Carson flies out to the center fielder. Don Vosmik pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati John Heath strikes out. Bruce Candaele walks. Passed ball. Bruce Candaele advances to second. Chris Wheelock flies out to the right fielder. Tom Lauterborn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Juice Gossage strikes out. Drew Benintendi pops out to the third baseman. Kevin Stone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Doug Held grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Sweeney strikes out. Jim Meacham singles past the third baseman. Jim Meacham steals second. Randy Brucker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Walton Ramsey strikes out. Bill Shirley grounds out to the catcher. Carl Hoey singles to left field. Carl Hoey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Earl Daniel singles to center field. Earl Daniel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Heath singles to center field. Bruce Candaele lines out to the third baseman. Chris Wheelock grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Heath is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Charlie Pride lines out to the second baseman. Chris Carson walks. Don Vosmik singles to center field. Juice Gossage lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Drew Benintendi doubles past the first baseman. Chris Carson scores. Don Vosmik scores. Kevin Stone walks. Walton Ramsey singles to center field. Drew Benintendi scores. Kevin Stone advances to third on the hit. Walton Ramsey steals second. Bill Shirley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Kevin Stone scores. Carl Hoey strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Tom Lauterborn grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Held grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Sweeney walks. Jim Meacham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Charlie Pride grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Carson singles to center field. Don Vosmik singles to center field. Juice Gossage 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 singles to center field. Chris Carson scores. Don Vosmik scores. John Smythe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Stone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Randy Brucker flies out to the left fielder. Earl Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. John Heath flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Walton Ramsey walks. Bill Shirley grounds out to the pitcher. Walton Ramsey advances to second on the play. Walton Ramsey is out trying to steal third. Carl Hoey walks. Charlie Pride lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Bruce Candaele flies out to the right fielder. Chris Wheelock walks. Tom Lauterborn hits a home run. Chris Wheelock scores. Glen Close is pinch hitting for John Smythe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Glen Close hits a home run. Bud Sweeney grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Meacham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rex Touchstone pitching. Chris Carson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Vosmik grounds out to the shortstop. Juice Gossage strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Randy Brucker lines out to the third baseman. Earl Daniel grounds out to the shortstop. John Heath singles to left field. Bruce Candaele walks. Chris Wheelock singles to center field. Ben McEntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sammy Blue is pinch hitting for Tom Lauterborn. Sammy Blue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Drew Benintendi triples. Kevin Stone flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Drew Benintendi scores. Cecil Kellett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Walton Ramsey pops out to the third baseman. Bill Shirley singles to right field. Carl Hoey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Shirley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jack Hafey is pinch hitting for Cecil Kellett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jack Hafey strikes out. Bud Sweeney flies out to the left fielder. Jim Meacham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Cincinnati total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Brock improves in contact_vs_righty Danny Ryan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Morales improves in power_vs_lefty Heinie Matos did not respond to coaching in velocity
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Mike Duran PHI improves in power_vs_righty Joe Muniz did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch Bennett did not respond to coaching in control Claire Hammond did not respond to coaching in speed Joel Evers did not respond to coaching in CF