Win: T.J. Priddy (3-5) Loss: Ben Helms (5-6)
Save: Lou Lombardozzi (25)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Juan Sturgeon pitching. Cam Wolf flies out to the right fielder. Jack Tierney grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Buehrle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Arizona Ben Helms pitching. Katsunori Muranishi hits a home run. Brian Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Silvestri grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Kolb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mike Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gaston lines out to the first baseman. Ray Ryan singles to right field. Jimmy Gantenbein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Arizona Bill Brown singles to center field. Bill Brown steals second. Mike Rapp flies out to the right fielder. Al Williams doubles to left field. Bill Brown scores. Slicker Serad strikes out. Juan Sturgeon flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis John Dykhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Cam Wolf singles to right field. Jack Tierney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Arizona Katsunori Muranishi strikes out. Brian Jackson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Silvestri strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Scott Buehrle triples. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Joe Gaston reached on a fielding error by Dave Silvestri. Scott Buehrle scores. Ray Ryan singles to right field. Joe Gaston advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Gantenbein flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Gaston scores. John Dykhoff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Ed Kolb strikes out. Bill Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Rapp walks. Al Williams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Rapp is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Ben Helms singles past the second baseman. Cam Wolf flies out to the center fielder. Jack Tierney strikes out. Scott Buehrle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Arizona Slicker Serad grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Sturgeon walks. Katsunori Muranishi grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Juan Sturgeon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Brian Jackson singles to right field. Katsunori Muranishi advances to third on the hit. Brian Jackson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Hillegas strikes out. Joe Gaston flies out to the center fielder. Ray Ryan triples. Jimmy Gantenbein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Dave Silvestri grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Kolb grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis John Dykhoff flies out to the left fielder. Ben Helms flies out to the right fielder. Cam Wolf doubles past the right fielder. Jack Tierney singles to right field. Cam Wolf scores. Scott Buehrle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Mike Rapp flies out to the left fielder. Al Williams hits a home run. Slicker Serad strikes out. Horace Tatum is pinch hitting for Juan Sturgeon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Horace Tatum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis T.J. Priddy pitching. Mike Hillegas strikes out. Joe Gaston strikes out. Ray Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Arizona Katsunori Muranishi hits a home run. Kevin Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Dave Silvestri singles past the second baseman. Ed Kolb grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Silvestri is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Kolb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lou Lombardozzi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jimmy Gantenbein doubles to left field. John Dykhoff grounds out to the pitcher. Billy Nevers is pinch hitting for Kevin Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Nevers pops out to the first baseman. Cam Wolf walks. Jack Tierney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8 Arizona total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Al Williams (18).HR - Katsunori Muranishi 2 (19), Al Williams (16). Baserunning: SB - Bill Brown (14).CS - Brian Jackson (5), Ed Kolb (7). Fielding: E - Dave Silvestri.
Game Notes Ben Helms is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Williamson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Melido Coscarart did not respond to coaching in arm Hiroshige Arakawa did not respond to coaching in speed Hiroshige Arakawa did not respond to coaching in range Johnny Williamson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jules Lajoie improves in range Hiroshige Arakawa improves in RF
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wayne Gannon improves in contact_vs_lefty Harley Kopacz did not respond to coaching in speed Gene Falkenborg did not respond to coaching in endurance David Reitz did not respond to coaching in control Bubba Banta did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Leek improves in speed Dave Leek did not respond to coaching in 1B