Win: Dan McHale (8-6) Loss: Reggie Hall (8-3)
Save: Paddy Cleveland (16)
Inning: 1 Houston Dan McHale pitching. Emil Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster walks. George Foster steals second. Hal Boone pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Reggie Hall pitching. Shano Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Geoff Plantt flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams hits a home run. Kevin Miller singles to right field. Crazy Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mickey Estrada strikes out. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Bancroft walks. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Red Evans flies out to the right fielder. Hank Bitters lines out to the second baseman. Sam Goldsmith walks. Dan McHale strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Reggie Hall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Monte Heving flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Shano Banks walks. Geoff Plantt singles to right field. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kevin Miller strikes out. Crazy Corey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston George Foster strikes out. Hal Boone bunts for a base hit. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Mahkan Singh lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Red Evans doubles to right field. Hank Bitters lines out to the second baseman. Sam Goldsmith bunts for a base hit. Dan McHale grounds out to the second baseman. Red Evans scores. Sam Goldsmith advances to second on the play. Shano Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Bancroft flies out to the left fielder. Gary Smith singles to right field. Reggie Hall lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Emil Bragan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Geoff Plantt strikes out. Mike Williams pops out to the first baseman. Kevin Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Heving strikes out. George Foster singles to right field. Hal Boone doubles to center field. George Foster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Mahkan Singh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Crazy Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Red Evans grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Bitters walks. Lefty Gearin is pinch hitting for Sam Goldsmith. Lefty Gearin reached on a fielding error by Reggie Hall. Dan McHale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jose Niekro enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lefty Gearin at 1B. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Bancroft advances to second on the play. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Reggie Hall. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Carlos Glaviano flies out to the left fielder. Emil Bragan walks. Monte Heving pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Mordecai Lynch pitching. Shano Banks strikes out. Geoff Plantt grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston George Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Boone pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Estrada grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Kevin Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Crazy Corey flies out to the center fielder. Red Evans hits an infield single to the pitcher. Hank Bitters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Paddy Cleveland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mahkan Singh grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Smith bunts for a base hit. John Erickson is pinch hitting for Mordecai Lynch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: King Blackburn improves in arm Charlie Warhop improves in contact_vs_righty King Blackburn improves in arm Mike Weber did not respond to coaching in range King Blackburn improves in RF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Duser did not respond to coaching in control Sid Krueger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Rapp did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sid Krueger improves in arm Oscar Peralta improves in RF