Win: Billy Mercedes (3-4) Loss: George Sullivan (2-5)
Save: Dutch Mills (12)
Inning: 1 St. Louis George Sullivan pitching. Shano Banks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Bitters strikes out. Mike Williams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Billy Mercedes pitching. Monte Heving walks. Hy Harder grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Randy Niekro walks. Randy Niekro steals second. Hal Boone pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Kevin Miller flies out to the left fielder. Crazy Corey hits a home run. Red Evans reached on a fielding error by Hal Boone. Sam Goldsmith bunts for a base hit. Kuper Brown pops out to the third baseman. Billy Mercedes lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Mahkan Singh flies out to the left fielder. Ellis Schurr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Shano Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Bitters doubles to center field. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Miller pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Joe Eckert grounds out to the pitcher. George Sullivan flies out to the left fielder. Monte Heving pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Crazy Corey strikes out. Red Evans pops out to the shortstop. Sam Goldsmith pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Hy Harder singles to left field. Randy Niekro singles to center field. Hal Boone pops out to the second baseman. Emil Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Mahkan Singh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Kuper Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Mercedes grounds out to the pitcher. Shano Banks flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ellis Schurr singles to center field. Joe Eckert strikes out. John Erickson is pinch hitting for George Sullivan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Erickson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis George Waddell pitching. Hank Bitters flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams singles to right field. Mike Williams steals second. Kevin Miller walks. Crazy Corey walks. Red Evans grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams scores. Kevin Miller advances to third on the play. Crazy Corey advances to second on the play. Lefty Gearin is pinch hitting for Sam Goldsmith. Lefty Gearin hits an infield single to the third baseman. Kevin Miller scores. Kuper Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Jose Niekro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Gearin at 1B. Monte Heving flies out to the left fielder. Hy Harder strikes out. Randy Niekro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Billy Mercedes flies out to the center fielder. Shano Banks grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Bitters singles to right field. Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Hal Boone walks. Emil Bragan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Boone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mahkan Singh walks. Ellis Schurr grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Bragan advances to third on the play. Mahkan Singh advances to second on the play. Joe Eckert pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Kevin Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Crazy Corey flies out to the left fielder. Red Evans singles to right field. Jose Niekro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for George Waddell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Glaviano singles to left field. Monte Heving doubles to right field. Carlos Glaviano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hy Harder grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Niekro flies out to the center fielder. Hal Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ray Turbeville pitching. Kuper Brown strikes out. Felix Figueroa is pinch hitting for Billy Mercedes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Felix Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Shano Banks strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Dutch Mills pitching. Emil Bragan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mahkan Singh strikes out. Lee Mossi is pinch hitting for Ellis Schurr. Lee Mossi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sid Krueger improves in contact_vs_righty Oscar Peralta improves in range Bobby Decker did not respond to coaching in endurance Charlie Rapp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Oscar Skowron did not respond to coaching in RF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hod Pedrique did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Platte did not respond to coaching in velocity Dusty Morris did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Colpaert improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Mellana did not respond to coaching in 2B