Win: Carlos Bilbrey (6-6) Loss: Del Schmidt (11-6)
Save: Steve Kingdon (28)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Carlos Bilbrey pitching. Gene Triandos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Meyer strikes out. Mendy Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Del Schmidt pitching. Dick Oliver strikes out. Wayne Rambert doubles to center field. Hachiro Takahashi pops out to the first baseman. Slick Richards strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Elmer Crespi grounds out to the second baseman. David Borbon grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Clary pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Joe Erautt grounds out to the shortstop. Red Henry walks. Mule Gunning grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Red Henry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pancho Standaert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Dick Shores flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gelnar walks. Del Schmidt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gene Triandos singles to left field. Ed Gelnar scores. Mike Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Carlos Bilbrey grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Oliver grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Rambert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Mendy Tanner singles to center field. Elmer Crespi singles to right field. Mendy Tanner aggressively advances to third on the hit. Elmer Crespi steals second. Pancho Standaert throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mendy Tanner scores. David Borbon strikes out. Brian Clary lines out to the first baseman. Dick Shores flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Hachiro Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Slick Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Erautt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Ed Gelnar grounds out to the third baseman. Del Schmidt grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Triandos singles to right field. Gene Triandos is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Red Henry strikes out. Mule Gunning doubles to left field. Pancho Standaert walks. Carlos Bilbrey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dick Oliver reached on a fielding error by Dick Shores. Mule Gunning scores. Wayne Rambert hits a home run. Pancho Standaert scores. Dick Oliver scores. Hachiro Takahashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Mike Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Mendy Tanner flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Elmer Crespi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Slick Richards grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Erautt strikes out. Red Henry walks. Mule Gunning walks. Pancho Standaert hits an infield single to the shortstop. Carlos Bilbrey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Cincinnati David Borbon pops out to the third baseman. Brian Clary strikes out. Dick Shores walks. Dick Shores steals second. Ed Gelnar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dick Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Rambert flies out to the right fielder. Hachiro Takahashi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Del Schmidt flies out to the right fielder. Gene Triandos singles to center field. Mike Meyer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Gene Triandos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Meyer steals second. Chico Cullop 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. Mendy Tanner singles to right field. Elmer Crespi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Slick Richards strikes out. Joe Erautt doubles to right field. Bill Harris 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. Red Henry flies out to the center fielder. Mule Gunning singles to center field. Joe Erautt scores. Pancho Standaert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Steve Kingdon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. David Borbon grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Clary grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Shores flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 5 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Brian Clary is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Mike Bird improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Bird did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Bird did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jack Hernon improves in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Pete Northrop did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Lundstedt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gary Cozart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Angel Palica improves in power_vs_lefty