Win: Harry Williams (2-1) Loss: Roger Rivera (0-3)
Save: Tom Welteroth (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Roger Rivera pitching. Dave Spurgeon singles to right field. Skeeter Shannon pops out to the catcher. Oscar Miller singles to center field. Dave Spurgeon advances to third on the hit. Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to center field. Dave Spurgeon scores. Oscar Miller advances to third on the hit. Paul Marion flies out to the left fielder. Joe Bullard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Harry Williams pitching. Ricky Faedo grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Shifflett walks. Slim Shifflett steals second. Shinji Morikawa throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Melido Escalera grounds out to the second baseman. Slim Shifflett scores. Mark Milligan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Shinji Morikawa grounds out to the third baseman. John Kiely doubles to left field. Harry Williams singles to right field. John Kiely scores. Harry Williams steals second. Dave Spurgeon walks. Skeeter Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Oscar Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Pat Adams walks. Pat Adams steals second. Cookie Brenneman pops out to the shortstop. Morris Mumphrey hits an infield single to the third baseman. Pete Pregenzer walks. Roger Rivera grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi singles to center field. Shigeo Yoshitoshi steals second. Paul Marion singles in front of the right fielder. Shigeo Yoshitoshi scores. Joe Bullard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shinji Morikawa singles to center field. John Kiely flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ricky Faedo lines out to the first baseman. Slim Shifflett singles to center field. Melido Escalera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Slim Shifflett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Milligan walks. Pat Adams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Harry Williams singles to left field. Dave Spurgeon lines out to the shortstop. Skeeter Shannon singles to left field. Oscar Miller singles to left field. Harry Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Fogarty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shigeo Yoshitoshi hits an infield single to the shortstop. Paul Marion singles to right field. Skeeter Shannon scores. Oscar Miller scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi advances to third on the hit. Joe Bullard singles to left field. Shigeo Yoshitoshi scores. Craig Howell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinji Morikawa walks. John Kiely grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Paul Marion scores. Joe Bullard advances to third on the play. Shinji Morikawa advances to second on the play. Harry Williams is hit by a pitch. Dave Spurgeon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Cookie Brenneman singles to right field. Cookie Brenneman steals second. Morris Mumphrey strikes out. Pete Pregenzer walks. Craig Howell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ricky Faedo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Skeeter Shannon doubles to center field. Oscar Miller singles to center field. Skeeter Shannon scores. Shigeo Yoshitoshi walks. Paul Marion strikes out. Joe Bullard grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Miller advances to third on the play. Shigeo Yoshitoshi advances to second on the play. John Barnes 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. Shinji Morikawa pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Slim Shifflett strikes out. Melido Escalera singles to right field. Melido Escalera is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark Milligan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Kiely pops out to the shortstop. Harry Williams singles to center field. Dave Spurgeon singles to left field. Skeeter Shannon flies out to the right fielder. Oscar Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Pat Adams hits a home run. Cookie Brenneman is hit by a pitch. Cookie Brenneman steals second. Morris Mumphrey grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Pregenzer singles to center field. John Barnes singles to right field. Cookie Brenneman scores. Ricky Faedo flies out to the left fielder. Slim Shifflett bunts for a base hit. Melido Escalera hits a home run. Pete Pregenzer scores. John Barnes scores. Slim Shifflett scores. Steve Brittain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Milligan walks. Pat Adams flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the center fielder. Paul Marion grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bullard walks. Shinji Morikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Cookie Brenneman doubles to left field. Morris Mumphrey singles to right field. Cookie Brenneman scores. Morris Mumphrey steals second. Pete Pregenzer grounds out to the pitcher. John Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ricky Faedo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston John Kiely singles to right field. Rip Solano is pinch hitting for Jeff Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rip Solano flies out to the center fielder. Dave Spurgeon pops out to the third baseman. Skeeter Shannon grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Brian Powers pitching. Slim Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Melido Escalera grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Milligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Oscar Miller flies out to the center fielder. Gomer Oulliber 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. Shigeo Yoshitoshi flies out to the right fielder. Paul Marion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Tom Welteroth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Adams grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cookie Brenneman grounds out to the third baseman. Morris Mumphrey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 14 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Skeeter Shannon (4), John Kiely (1).GIDP - Joe Bullard.HBP - Harry Williams (1). Baserunning: SB - Shigeo Yoshitoshi (2), Harry Williams (1). Fielding: E - Shinji Morikawa.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ryan Rice did not respond to coaching in range Dave Zachary did not respond to coaching in control Lou Dopson improves in power_vs_righty Jim Weihe did not respond to coaching in range Lou Dopson improves in arm Al Killian improves in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ryan Sadowski did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Henry Deininger improves in power_vs_righty Bob Vernon did not respond to coaching in control Ryan Sadowski improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Scheibeck did not respond to coaching in arm Henry Deininger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty