Inning: 1 Arizona Bobby Small pitching. Bart Sorensen strikes out. Lefty Root flies out to the center fielder. Java Rains flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Matt Rice pitching. Gene Edmondson strikes out. Roy Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Batista grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Arizona Roberto Miranda strikes out. Phil Burns walks. Mack Weiss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Burns advances to second on the play. Andujar Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Toshiya Hanekawa pops out to the shortstop. George Miklos walks. Rick Brito strikes out. George Miklos steals second. Bill Judnich walks. Bill McShannic doubles past the right fielder. George Miklos scores. Bobby Small flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Arizona Doc Files grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Rice strikes out. Bart Sorensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Gene Edmondson flies out to the center fielder. Roy Ramirez strikes out. Andy Batista doubles to right field. Toshiya Hanekawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Arizona Lefty Root strikes out. Java Rains strikes out. Roberto Miranda singles to left field. Phil Burns reached on a 2-base throwing error by Roy Ramirez. Mack Weiss singles to left field. Roberto Miranda scores. Phil Burns scores. Andujar Stanley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Gene Edmondson. Doc Files walks. Matt Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis George Miklos flies out to the center fielder. Rick Brito lines out to the second baseman. Bill Judnich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Arizona Bart Sorensen flies out to the left fielder. Lefty Root singles in front of the right fielder. Java Rains strikes out. Lefty Root steals second. Roberto Miranda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill McShannic flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Small strikes out. Gene Edmondson singles to right field. Roy Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Arizona Phil Burns walks. Mack Weiss walks. Andujar Stanley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Phil Burns advances to third on the play. Doc Files walks. Matt Rice grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Andy Batista singles to right field. Toshiya Hanekawa pops out to the second baseman. George Miklos grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Andy Batista is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Brito strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Arizona Bart Sorensen pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Root grounds out to the third baseman. Java Rains grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Judnich flies out to the left fielder. Bill McShannic grounds out to the third baseman. Jeans Duque is pinch hitting for Bobby Small. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeans Duque walks. Gene Edmondson singles to left field. Jeans Duque advances to third on the hit. Willie Carter 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. Roy Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Arizona Chris Warhop pitching. Roberto Miranda hits a home run. Phil Burns hits a home run. Luis Charles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mack Weiss singles to left field. Andujar Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mack Weiss advances to second on the play. Doc Files hits an infield single to the third baseman. Ken Bowen is pinch hitting for Willie Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ken Bowen pops out to the second baseman. Doc Files is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hidetoshi Nishi pitching. Andy Batista grounds out to the shortstop. Toshiya Hanekawa grounds out to the shortstop. George Miklos strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Arizona Bart Sorensen lines out to the third baseman. Lefty Root hits a home run. Pete Johns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Java Rains walks. Java Rains steals second. Roberto Miranda doubles to right field. Java Rains scores. Phil Burns flies out to the left fielder. Mack Weiss flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rick Brito doubles to center field. Bill Judnich hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill McShannic singles to center field. Rick Brito scores. Ray Verlander comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bugs Weaver is pinch hitting for Pete Johns. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bugs Weaver doubles past the center fielder. Bill Judnich scores. Gene Edmondson walks. Roy Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Bart Sorensen. Bill McShannic scores. Andy Batista walks. Bugs Weaver scores. Toshiya Hanekawa grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Edmondson scores. Roy Ramirez advances to third on the play. Andy Batista advances to second on the play. Patsy Short comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Miklos grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Brito doubles past the first baseman. Roy Ramirez scores. Arizona total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Andy Batista (2), Rick Brito 2 (3), Bill McShannic (2), Bugs Weaver (1). Baserunning: SB - George Miklos (2). Fielding: E - Gene Edmondson, Roy Ramirez.
Game Notes Bill McShannic is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Arizona Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Grover Floyd improves in speed Steve Pepper did not respond to coaching in velocity Masanori Chiba did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Pepper did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carroll Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Leo Mathis did not respond to coaching in endurance Bobby Kopshaw did not respond to coaching in control John Keeler did not respond to coaching in velocity