Inning: 1 St. Louis Mickey Bressler pitching. Mike Schellhase singles to left field. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Schellhase is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sumner Jeltz singles to center field. Fred Eayrs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Rich Gates pitching. Katsuhiko Maki singles to right field. Scott Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Katsuhiko Maki advances to second on the play. Bort Thompson singles to left field. Dick Martz strikes out. Joe McManus walks. Alan Trammel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the second baseman. Willie Sawatski singles to center field. Craig King singles to right field. Rich Gates fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Gates flies out to the left fielder. Mike Schellhase hits a home run. Willie Sawatski scores. Craig King scores. Jonathan Radford singles to right field. Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Sailor Abstein strikes out. Larry Manuel grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey Bressler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz flies out to the center fielder. Fred Eayrs flies out to the center fielder. Jiro Tominaga lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the center fielder. Scott Jackson walks. Bort Thompson doubles to right field. Scott Jackson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dick Martz strikes out. Joe McManus lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Willie Sawatski reached on a 2-base throwing error by Larry Manuel. Craig King walks. Rich Gates fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Gates flies out to the center fielder. Mike Schellhase lines out to the shortstop. Jonathan Radford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Craig King is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Alan Trammel flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jonathan Radford. Larry Manuel flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Bressler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Fred Eayrs pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Katsuhiko Maki strikes out. Scott Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Sawatski doubles to center field. Craig King singles to left field. Willie Sawatski scores. Rich Gates fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Gates pops out to the catcher. Mike Schellhase is hit by a pitch. Jonathan Radford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Schellhase is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dick Martz singles to center field. Joe McManus pops out to the shortstop. Alan Trammel strikes out. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Sumner Jeltz singles to right field. Fred Eayrs grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sumner Jeltz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jiro Tominaga hits an infield single to the second baseman. Willie Sawatski singles to center field. Fred Eayrs scores. Jiro Tominaga advances to third on the hit. Al White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig King strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Larry Manuel grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Goodwin is pinch hitting for Al White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt Goodwin singles to left field. Katsuhiko Maki lines out to the second baseman. Scott Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Scherbarth pitching. Rich Gates grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Schellhase walks. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Schellhase is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bort Thompson walks. Dick Martz pops out to the first baseman. Joe McManus flies out to the left fielder. Alan Trammel grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bort Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz singles past the first baseman. Fred Eayrs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jiro Tominaga hits a home run. Willie Sawatski singles to left field. Craig King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Sailor Abstein doubles past the first baseman. Doug Gochnauer 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. Larry Manuel flies out to the left fielder. Old Hank McDonald is pinch hitting for Joe Scherbarth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Old Hank McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Katsuhiko Maki singles to right field. Sailor Abstein scores. Scott Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Willie Sawatski (15).HR - Mike Schellhase (9), Jiro Tominaga (7).GIDP - Fred Eayrs.HBP - Mike Schellhase (2). Fielding: E - Jonathan Radford.
Game Notes Craig King is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Benny Hockett improves in range Herm Poetz did not respond to coaching in range Pat Floyd did not respond to coaching in control Move-up Maloney did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Oberkfell did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Valdez did not respond to coaching in speed Pie Sherry improves in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mel Melton improves in control Charlie Rice did not respond to coaching in range Bill Henriquez improves in speed Mike Besse improves in power_vs_righty Niles Harper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Victor Diaz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty