Win: Jack Burns (2-0) Loss: Lee Shinall (0-1)
Save: Ray Young (3)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Burns pitching. Jhordy Alvarez pops out to the first baseman. Joe Smith strikes out. Bernie Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Lee Shinall pitching. Emil Bragan singles to center field. Mahkan Singh grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hy Harder hits a home run. Randy Niekro pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mike Williams singles to center field. Kevin Miller strikes out. Red Evans strikes out. Nyls Nichols grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eckert lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Shano Banks singles to center field. Lee Shinall lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jhordy Alvarez is hit by a pitch. Joe Smith grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jhordy Alvarez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bernie Barton walks. Mike Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Ray Bailor grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Burns singles to left field. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Burns advances to second on the play. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Kevin Miller singles to left field. Red Evans singles to center field. Nyls Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Shano Banks pops out to the third baseman. Lee Shinall strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Hy Harder flies out to the center fielder. Randy Niekro strikes out. Monte Heving walks. Monte Heving steals second. Carlos Glaviano singles to center field. Monte Heving scores. Joe Eckert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jhordy Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Joe Smith pops out to the second baseman. Bernie Barton walks. Bernie Barton steals second. Mike Williams pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ray Bailor walks. Jack Burns pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Emil Bragan walks. Mahkan Singh walks. Hy Harder is hit by a pitch. Ray Bailor scores. Randy Niekro grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Emil Bragan is out at home. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis Kevin Miller grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Red Evans singles to right field. Nyls Nichols flies out to the right fielder. Shano Banks walks. Lee Shinall flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Carlos Glaviano grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eckert grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Bailor flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jhordy Alvarez pops out to the third baseman. Joe Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bernie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Jack Burns. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lee Mossi flies out to the right fielder. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ismael Barton pitching. Frank Hopkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Emil Bragan at 2B. Peanuts McKelvy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Carlos Glaviano at 1B. Mike Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Miller doubles to center field. Red Evans grounds out to the pitcher. Tomas Granger is pinch hitting for Nyls Nichols. Tomas Granger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Kuper Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tomas Granger at 2B. Hy Harder flies out to the right fielder. Randy Niekro grounds out to the second baseman. Monte Heving grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ray Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shano Banks doubles to center field. Jose Niekro is pinch hitting for Lee Shinall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Niekro singles to right field. Jhordy Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Joe Smith strikes out. Bernie Barton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners left on base: 12 Houston total runners left on base: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Bushelman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Charlie Rapp improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Perez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Rapp improves in power_vs_lefty Sid Krueger did not respond to coaching in 3B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Hal Boone did not respond to coaching in range Joe Bancroft did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Dusty Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Mellana did not respond to coaching in 2B