Win: Tom Bevil (10-5) Loss: Paul Howard (4-5)
Save: Rebel Koehler (25)
Inning: 1 Houston J.R. Naylor pitching. Jason Garrett singles to left field. Jason Garrett steals second. Tim Merchant grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Garrett advances to third on the play. Jim Dailey walks. Ernie Scioscia flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jason Garrett scores. Niles Malone walks. Jeff Womack walks. Bob Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Kelly pitching. Cole Arft singles to right field. Dick Heaton walks. Del Baczewski flies out to the left fielder. Frank Donahue strikes out. Hal Fortune pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston John Serum grounds out to the second baseman. Al Kelly pops out to the first baseman. Jason Garrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rusty Tarbert strikes out. Desmond Russell grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Perez singles to center field. J.R. Naylor hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cole Arft strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Tim Merchant strikes out. Jim Dailey singles to left field. Ernie Scioscia flies out to the center fielder. Niles Malone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dick Heaton strikes out. Del Baczewski grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Donahue walks. Hal Fortune grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Donahue is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Jeff Womack flies out to the left fielder. Bob Johnson singles to center field. John Serum strikes out. Al Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rusty Tarbert flies out to the left fielder. Desmond Russell singles to right field. Willie Perez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Desmond Russell advances to second on the play. J.R. Naylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Garrett grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Merchant pops out to the pitcher. Jim Dailey singles to right field. Ernie Scioscia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cole Arft walks. Dick Heaton flies out to the center fielder. Del Baczewski doubles to left field. Cole Arft uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Donahue grounds out to the second baseman. Del Baczewski advances to third on the play. Hal Fortune strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Niles Malone hits a home run. Jeff Womack strikes out. Bob Johnson strikes out. Pavel Chekov is pinch hitting for John Serum. Pavel Chekov strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rev Dem enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pavel Chekov at SS. Rusty Tarbert triples. Desmond Russell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rusty Tarbert scores. Willie Perez grounds out to the shortstop. J.R. Naylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Denny Mendoza is pinch hitting for Al Kelly. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Denny Mendoza pops out to the first baseman. Jason Garrett doubles to right field. Tim Merchant flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tom Bevil pitching. Cole Arft lines out to the third baseman. Dick Heaton singles to right field. Del Baczewski grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Heaton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Donahue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ernie Scioscia doubles to right field. Paul Howard 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. Niles Malone grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Scioscia advances to third on the play. Bob Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hal Fortune grounds out to the pitcher. Rusty Tarbert grounds out to the shortstop. Desmond Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Rev Dem doubles to right field. Danny Relaford is pinch hitting for Tom Bevil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Relaford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rev Dem advances to third on the play. Jason Garrett singles to left field. Rev Dem scores. Les Archer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Merchant flies out to the right fielder. Jim Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rebel Koehler pitching. Willie Perez flies out to the right fielder. Rob Meyer is pinch hitting for Les Archer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rob Meyer walks. Cole Arft singles past the shortstop. Rob Meyer advances to third on the hit. Dick Heaton strikes out. Del Baczewski lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners LOB: 9 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Reynoldz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Elio Stafford did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Trinkle improves in power_vs_righty Tom Andrews did not respond to coaching in velocity John Leslie did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Veryzer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal McManus did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Giannini did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Fergie Glenn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Leja did not respond to coaching in control Mike Leja did not respond to coaching in velocity Fran Berg improves in speed Foster Winchester did not respond to coaching in 1B