Win: Steve Gordon (5-4) Loss: Floyd Spicoli (6-4)
Save: Joe Cordova (14)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Floyd Spicoli pitching. Sid Krueger flies out to the left fielder. Shano Banks walks. Mike Williams strikes out. Karl Lemaster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Steve Gordon pitching. Monte Heving hits an infield single to the second baseman. George Foster pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Monte Heving advances to third on the hit. Hal Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Monte Heving scores. Emil Bragan singles to center field. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the hit. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Hank Bitters grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bushelman pops out to the third baseman. George Stechschulte pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Mickey Estrada strikes out. Dick Crist grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Floyd Spicoli flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Shane Nance flies out to the center fielder. Steve Gordon strikes out. Sid Krueger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Monte Heving grounds out to the third baseman. George Foster strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Shano Banks grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Karl Lemaster singles to right field. Hank Bitters walks. Joe Bushelman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Hal Boone grounds out to the second baseman. Emil Bragan strikes out. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis George Stechschulte grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Nance singles to center field. Steve Gordon pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Sid Krueger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mickey Estrada strikes out. Dick Crist flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Spicoli grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Shano Banks pops out to the first baseman. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Karl Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. George Foster pops out to the second baseman. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Hank Bitters singles to center field. Hank Bitters steals second. Joe Bushelman singles to left field. Hank Bitters scores. George Stechschulte walks. Geoff Plantt is pinch hitting for Shane Nance. Geoff Plantt pops out to the second baseman. Red Evans is pinch hitting for Steve Gordon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Red Evans singles to center field. Joe Bushelman scores. George Stechschulte advances to third on the hit. Sid Krueger walks. Shano Banks strikes out. Mike Williams walks. George Stechschulte scores. Karl Lemaster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Handrahan pitching. Kevin Miller enters the game as a defensive replacement for Geoff Plantt at LF. Hal Boone singles to left field. Emil Bragan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Boone is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Smith singles to right field. Emil Bragan advances to third on the hit. Mickey Estrada strikes out. Dick Crist flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hank Bitters singles to right field. George Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Joe Bushelman strikes out. George Stechschulte walks. Kevin Miller strikes out. Bill Handrahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Eddie Milner is pinch hitting for George Ford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Eddie Milner pops out to the second baseman. Monte Heving flies out to the right fielder. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Johnny Platte pitching. Sid Krueger triples. Shano Banks grounds out to the second baseman. Sid Krueger scores. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Karl Lemaster walks. Hank Bitters walks. Joe Bushelman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Cordova comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Bancroft singles to left field. Hal Boone singles to center field. Emil Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft advances to third on the play. Hal Boone advances to second on the play. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Bancroft scores. Hal Boone advances to third on the play. Carlos Glaviano is pinch hitting for Mickey Estrada. Carlos Glaviano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tio Gromme did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kevin Stephens improves in arm Santiago Lima did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Rapp improves in contact_vs_lefty Yunier Arias did not respond to coaching in 1B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gus Layne did not respond to coaching in control Willie Howley did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Morrison improves in range Al Graham improves in power_vs_lefty