Win: George Kahdot (8-10) Loss: Hideo Sasaki (7-9)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Hideo Sasaki pitching. Terry Pawelek singles to right field. Terry Pawelek steals second. Rube Collins strikes out. Piggy Dashiell grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pat Adams walks. Cookie Brenneman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston George Kahdot pitching. Skeeter Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Dave Spurgeon singles to center field. Paul Marion singles to left field. Dave Spurgeon advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Yoshitoshi strikes out. Shinji Morikawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Maury Berry singles past the third baseman. Ernie Yellen doubles to center field. Mark Milligan strikes out. George Kahdot grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Pawelek singles to left field. Maury Berry scores. Ernie Yellen scores. Rube Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Kerry East strikes out. Angel Freeman strikes out. John Kiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Piggy Dashiell walks. Pat Adams strikes out. Cookie Brenneman strikes out. Maury Berry singles to right field. Ernie Yellen walks. Mark Milligan walks. Piggy Dashiell scores. George Kahdot singles to center field. Maury Berry scores. Ernie Yellen scores. Mark Milligan advances to third on the hit. Terry Pawelek singles to center field. Mark Milligan scores. Jeff Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Collins singles to right field. Piggy Dashiell singles to center field. George Kahdot scores. Terry Pawelek scores. Pat Adams hits a home run. Rube Collins scores. Piggy Dashiell scores. Cookie Brenneman doubles to right field. Maury Berry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Hamilton pops out to the second baseman. Skeeter Shannon singles to center field. Dave Spurgeon strikes out. Paul Marion grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Ernie Yellen strikes out. Mark Milligan strikes out. George Kahdot singles to center field. Terry Pawelek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi doubles to center field. Shinji Morikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Kerry East grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rube Collins walks. Piggy Dashiell walks. Pat Adams doubles to center field. Rube Collins scores. Piggy Dashiell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Brian Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Cookie Brenneman strikes out. Maury Berry flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Yellen walks. Mark Milligan grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Yellen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston John Kiely doubles to left field. Brian Powers lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Skeeter Shannon reached on a 2-base throwing error by Cookie Brenneman. John Kiely scores. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Marion walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to left field. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 St. Louis George Kahdot flies out to the right fielder. Terry Pawelek strikes out. Rube Collins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Kerry East flies out to the left fielder. Angel Freeman flies out to the right fielder. John Kiely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Piggy Dashiell strikes out. Pat Adams pops out to the first baseman. Cookie Brenneman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Bateman is pinch hitting for Brian Powers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Bateman walks. Skeeter Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Dave Spurgeon walks. Paul Marion grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Steve Brittain pitching. Pete Pregenzer is pinch hitting for Maury Berry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Pregenzer singles past the third baseman. Ernie Yellen strikes out. Mark Milligan grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Pregenzer advances to second on the play. George Kahdot grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to left field. Shinji Morikawa flies out to the left fielder. Kerry East strikes out. Angel Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Terry Pawelek flies out to the right fielder. Rube Collins hits a home run. Piggy Dashiell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reid Thiel is pinch hitting for Pat Adams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Reid Thiel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Kiely walks. Leon Baker is pinch hitting for Steve Brittain. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kiely steals second. Leon Baker walks. Skeeter Shannon hits a home run. John Kiely scores. Leon Baker scores. Dave Spurgeon strikes out. Paul Marion walks. Shigeo Yoshitoshi hits a home run. Paul Marion scores. Shinji Morikawa singles to left field. Kerry East singles to center field. Shinji Morikawa advances to third on the hit. Angel Freeman flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Kiely singles to right field. Shinji Morikawa scores. Leon Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8 Houston total runners LOB: 11
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Slim Shifflett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Tracy improves in power_vs_righty Bill Gonzales improves in arm John Christenson improves in arm Dave Tracy improves in contact_vs_righty John Christenson improves in speed
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mung Daal did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mung Daal improves in range Jack Scarritt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Danny Henion did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Scarritt improves in speed Lou Dopson improves in arm