Win: Jesse Jones (10-11) Loss: Casey Madden (1-3)
Save: Len Dillon (11)
Inning: 1 Houston Jesse Jones pitching. Juan Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Brown strikes out. Roy Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Casey Madden pitching. Ed Flinn strikes out. Alex Berberet singles to center field. Gary Farnsworth singles past the shortstop. Alex Berberet advances to third on the hit. Duffy Moss grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Don Look strikes out. Reid Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Doyle Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Waddy Messenger grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Patton singles to center field. Nap Durham flies out to the left fielder. Andy Garibay doubles to center field. Fred Patton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jesse Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Dodd singles to left field. Rick Morrison pops out to the catcher. Casey Madden lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Juan Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ed Flinn singles to right field. Alex Berberet singles to left field. Ed Flinn advances to third on the hit. Gary Farnsworth flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ed Flinn scores. Duffy Moss flies out to the right fielder. Waddy Messenger singles to right field. Alex Berberet advances to third on the hit. Waddy Messenger steals second. Fred Patton hits an infield single to the first baseman. Alex Berberet scores. Mike Henrich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nap Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Ramon Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roy Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Don Look doubles to right field. Reid Johnson singles to left field. Don Look scores. Reid Johnson steals second. Doyle Reynolds singles to right field. Reid Johnson scores. Pete Dodd singles to left field. Doyle Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Rick Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Andy Garibay grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jesse Jones strikes out. Ed Flinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mike Henrich grounds out to the catcher. Juan Patterson lines out to the first baseman. Ramon Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alex Berberet singles to center field. Gary Farnsworth pops out to the shortstop. Alex Berberet steals second. Duffy Moss doubles to center field. Alex Berberet scores. Waddy Messenger singles to center field. Duffy Moss scores. Bob Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Patton flies out to the right fielder. Nap Durham singles to center field. Waddy Messenger advances to third on the hit. Andy Garibay walks. Jesse Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Roy Donahue doubles to left field. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Reid Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ed Flinn strikes out. Alex Berberet grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Farnsworth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Pete Dodd strikes out. Rick Morrison singles to left field. Bill Muser is pinch hitting for Bob Long. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Muser pops out to the shortstop. Juan Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Johnny Marak pitching. Duffy Moss reached on a 2-base throwing error by Don Look. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Fred Patton pops out to the shortstop. Nap Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ramon Brown reached on a fielding error by Duffy Moss. Roy Donahue strikes out. Don Look flies out to the center fielder. Reid Johnson doubles to left field. Len Dillon 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. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Andy Garibay flies out to the left fielder. Len Dillon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Flinn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Pete Dodd flies out to the center fielder. Rick Morrison singles to right field. Javier Weaver is pinch hitting for Johnny Marak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Javier Weaver singles to center field. Juan Patterson strikes out. Ramon Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Archie Tracy did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Naton did not respond to coaching in control Billy McFarland improves in contact_vs_righty Larry Hill improves in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Balaz did not respond to coaching in control Livan Kinney did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Ibanez improves in velocity Robin Merchant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty