Win: Jim Valentin (12-7) Loss: Cristian Mole (6-7)
Inning: 1 Houston Jim Valentin pitching. Ivy Aragon singles to left field. Les Forsch strikes out. Nate Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Ivy Aragon advances to second on the play. Danny Kremmel hits an infield single to the third baseman. Toshihiro Nishio flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Cristian Mole pitching. Pat Clark hits a home run. Jim Wine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alan Freeman grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Stahl walks. Buck Green doubles to right field. Rich Stahl uses his aggressiveness and scores. Darrell Putnam triples. Buck Green scores. Kazutomi Kondo singles to right field. Darrell Putnam scores. Ray Murakami strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Drews grounds out to the shortstop. John Kaline lines out to the second baseman. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Valentin strikes out. Pat Clark flies out to the left fielder. Jim Wine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Cristian Mole grounds out to the third baseman. Ivy Aragon flies out to the left fielder. Les Forsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Alan Freeman singles to right field. Rich Stahl doubles to left field. Alan Freeman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Green pops out to the second baseman. Darrell Putnam strikes out. Kazutomi Kondo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Nate Carroll strikes out. Danny Kremmel strikes out. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ray Murakami doubles to left field. Jim Valentin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Clark flies out to the left fielder. Jim Wine walks. Alan Freeman hits a home run. Ray Murakami scores. Jim Wine scores. Rich Stahl walks. Steve Alomar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Buck Green grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rich Stahl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Andy Drews flies out to the right fielder. John Kaline strikes out. Edgar Cooper grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Darrell Putnam grounds out to the shortstop. Kazutomi Kondo flies out to the left fielder. Ray Murakami walks. Jim Valentin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Steve Alomar singles to right field. Ivy Aragon singles to center field. Les Forsch flies out to the right fielder. Nate Carroll strikes out. Danny Kremmel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Pat Clark flies out to the right fielder. Jim Wine hits a home run. Alan Freeman hits a home run. Rich Stahl singles to center field. Buck Green grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Stahl advances to second on the play. Darrell Putnam grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Toshihiro Nishio singles to left field. Andy Drews singles to right field. John Kaline grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Toshihiro Nishio advances to third on the play. Edgar Cooper walks. Ben Hoffman is pinch hitting for Steve Alomar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Hoffman walks. Ivy Aragon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 St. Louis Floyd Gantenbein pitching. Kazutomi Kondo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Murakami walks. Jim Valentin lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Pat Clark singles to center field. Ray Murakami scores. Jim Wine grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Pablo Keller is pinch hitting for Les Forsch. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pablo Keller grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Hooper is pinch hitting for Nate Carroll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Hooper grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Win Sarmiento is pinch hitting for Danny Kremmel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Win Sarmiento grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alan Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Rich Stahl grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Green grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jim Kosco is pinch hitting for Toshihiro Nishio. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Kosco hits a home run. Andy Drews grounds out to the third baseman. John Kaline strikes out. Edgar Cooper singles to right field. Bill Crabtree is pinch hitting for Floyd Gantenbein. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Crabtree is hit by a pitch. Ivy Aragon singles to right field. Edgar Cooper scores. Bill Crabtree advances to third on the hit. Pablo Keller hits a home run. Bill Crabtree scores. Ivy Aragon scores. Jack Hooper singles to center field. Win Sarmiento is hit by a pitch. Jim Kosco grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Rich Stahl (20), Buck Green (15), Ray Murakami (9).3B - Darrell Putnam (4).HR - Pat Clark (11), Jim Wine (13), Alan Freeman 2 (19).GIDP - Jim Wine.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Silver Nicholson improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Necciai did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Gross improves in arm Steve Necciai did not respond to coaching in speed
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Kelly improves in velocity Bill Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Mayne did not respond to coaching in control Dan Dunne did not respond to coaching in control