Inning: 1 Houston Charley Werner pitching. Emil Bragan walks. Peanuts McKelvy strikes out. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ollie Ortiz pitching. Jhordy Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Barton walks. Joe Smith flies out to the center fielder. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Frank Hopkins singles to left field. Hy Harder flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eckert grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Hopkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Eckert steals second. Ray Bailor walks. Ollie Ortiz grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Eckert is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Kevin Miller flies out to the left fielder. Jose Niekro strikes out. Red Evans doubles to center field. Hank Bitters grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Emil Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the second baseman. Mahkan Singh singles to center field. Randy Niekro grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mahkan Singh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Charley Werner grounds out to the third baseman. Jhordy Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Hopkins flies out to the center fielder. Hy Harder flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eckert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Joe Smith singles to right field. Mike Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe Smith advances to second on the play. Kevin Miller strikes out. Jose Niekro flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ray Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ollie Ortiz strikes out. Emil Bragan walks. Peanuts McKelvy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Red Evans singles to right field. Hank Bitters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Red Evans advances to second on the play. Charley Werner flies out to the center fielder. Jhordy Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mahkan Singh strikes out. Randy Niekro walks. Frank Hopkins doubles to center field. Randy Niekro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hy Harder strikes out. Joe Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bernie Barton doubles to center field. Joe Smith singles to center field. The defense is playing the infield in. Mike Williams singles past the second baseman. Bernie Barton scores. Joe Smith advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Kevin Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Williams advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Jose Niekro pops out to the second baseman. Red Evans pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ray Bailor flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Ollie Ortiz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Glaviano doubles to center field. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Glaviano advances to third on the play. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ismael Barton pitching. Tomas Granger is pinch hitting for Hank Bitters. Tomas Granger strikes out. Shano Banks is pinch hitting for Charley Werner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Shano Banks walks. Jhordy Alvarez singles to left field. Bernie Barton singles to center field. Shano Banks is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jhordy Alvarez advances to third on the play. Joe Smith lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Paddy Cleveland pitching. Kuper Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tomas Granger at 2B. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Frank Hopkins pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Williams reached on a 2-base throwing error by Randy Niekro. Kevin Miller flies out to the right fielder. Jose Niekro grounds out to the third baseman. Red Evans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Hy Harder flies out to the center fielder. Joe Eckert singles to center field. John Erickson is pinch hitting for Ray Bailor. John Erickson singles to left field. Joe Eckert advances to third on the hit. Mo Myers is pinch hitting for Ismael Barton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mo Myers doubles to left field. Joe Eckert scores. John Erickson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Emil Bragan pops out to the third baseman. Peanuts McKelvy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Lorenzo Arruebarruena pitching. Jack Kent enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Erickson at C. Kuper Brown flies out to the left fielder. Crazy Corey is pinch hitting for Paddy Cleveland. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Crazy Corey strikes out. Jhordy Alvarez walks. Bernie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Smith improves in arm Gary Smith did not respond to coaching in range Mario Coleman improves in contact_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Goldsmith improves in arm Frankie Prince improves in contact_vs_lefty Sam Goldsmith did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Handrahan did not respond to coaching in endurance