Win: Alex Steele (5-5) Loss: Scott Reilly (1-4)
Save: Kurt Ramsey (6)
Inning: 1 Houston Alex Steele pitching. Al McGunnigle grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Schullstrom lines out to the first baseman. Jimmy Howell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ted Smith pitching. Rick Huckleberry walks. Reggie Murray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Naoji Takahashi walks. Harry Ryan singles to left field. Naoji Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Jim Fox walks. Hisanobu Inaba strikes out. Bill Lewis singles to right field. Naoji Takahashi scores. Harry Ryan scores. Jim Fox advances to third on the hit. Ted Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Lewis advances to second on the play. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rufus Potts strikes out. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Don Blodell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Howell strikes out. Naoji Takahashi singles to right field. Naoji Takahashi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Willie Nolan singles to left field. Andy Radebaugh pops out to the second baseman. Alex Steele lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Willie Nolan forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rick Huckleberry grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alex Steele is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Harry Ryan strikes out. Jim Fox strikes out. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Reggie Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stanley singles to center field. Rufus Potts flies out to the right fielder. Peaches Martinez hits a home run. Jack Stanley scores. Don Blodell singles to center field. Willie Nolan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bill Lewis walks. Bill Lewis steals second. Ted Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Bill Lewis is thrown out at third. Al McGunnigle singles to left field. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Howell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Andy Radebaugh strikes out. Alex Steele grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Reggie Murray lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Naoji Takahashi flies out to the right fielder. Harry Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Fox singles to left field. Jim Fox steals second. Hisanobu Inaba grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Stanley strikes out. Rufus Potts flies out to the right fielder. Peaches Martinez singles to right field. Don Blodell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Lewis pops out to the catcher. Greg Bell is pinch hitting for Ted Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Greg Bell flies out to the left fielder. Al McGunnigle singles to center field. Heinie Schullstrom flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Scott Reilly pitching. Willie Nolan flies out to the center fielder. Andy Radebaugh doubles to center field. Alex Steele flies out to the right fielder. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Andy Radebaugh scores. Buddy Ruiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Murray walks. Jack Stanley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Jimmy Howell strikes out. Naoji Takahashi grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Ryan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rufus Potts flies out to the left fielder. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Blodell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Kurt Ramsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Fox singles to right field. Hisanobu Inaba flies out to the left fielder. Bill Lewis strikes out. David Clay is pinch hitting for Buddy Ruiz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. David Clay walks. Al McGunnigle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. David Clay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tanyon Surhoff did not respond to coaching in control Ed Perez improves in range Homer Nyman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jerry Zdeb improves in control Al Stidham did not respond to coaching in control Masaji Sogawa improves in contact_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Sowders did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Kommers improves in power_vs_righty C.B. Chatham did not respond to coaching in control Bub Groth improves in power_vs_righty Al Verdel did not respond to coaching in velocity Bobby Sawyer did not respond to coaching in control