Inning: 1 Houston Terry Hunter pitching. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Morrison singles to left field. Shawn Ashford flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Roger Niemann pitching. Alex Berberet grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Patton flies out to the center fielder. Buck Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Billy McFarland pops out to the catcher. Reid Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Duffy Moss hits a home run. Frank Christensen flies out to the left fielder. Kazuto Yamamura grounds out to the pitcher. Andy Garibay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Pete Dodd reached on a fielding error by Duffy Moss. Pete Dodd is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roger Niemann flies out to the center fielder. Harry Klawitter walks. Harry Klawitter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Waddy Messenger grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Berberet flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Rick Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Ashford flies out to the center fielder. Doyle Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Fred Patton walks. Fred Patton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Mathewson singles to left field. Duffy Moss strikes out. Frank Christensen singles to left field. Buck Mathewson advances to third on the hit. Kazuto Yamamura grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Billy McFarland doubles to center field. Reid Johnson strikes out. Dan Fiore hits a home run. Billy McFarland scores. Pete Dodd grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Niemann flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Andy Garibay pops out to the shortstop. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Terry Hunter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Harry Klawitter singles to left field. Harry Klawitter is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Morrison walks. Rick Morrison steals second. Shawn Ashford grounds out to the third baseman. Doyle Reynolds triples. Rick Morrison scores. Billy McFarland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Alex Berberet flies out to the right fielder. Fred Patton flies out to the center fielder. Buck Mathewson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Reid Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Fiore strikes out. Pete Dodd pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Duffy Moss walks. Duffy Moss steals second. Frank Christensen pops out to the third baseman. Duffy Moss is out trying to steal third. Kazuto Yamamura singles to center field. Andy Garibay walks. Waddy Messenger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Roger Niemann strikes out. Harry Klawitter singles to right field. Rick Morrison pops out to the first baseman. Harry Klawitter steals second. Johnny Jones 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. Shawn Ashford singles to right field. Harry Klawitter scores. Doyle Reynolds lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Juan Patterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Billy McFarland at 2B. Don Look enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pete Dodd at 3B. Gary Farnsworth is pinch hitting for Johnny Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gary Farnsworth flies out to the center fielder. Alex Berberet pops out to the second baseman. Fred Patton hits a home run. Buck Mathewson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Mick Balaz pitching. Juan Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Reid Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Fiore hits an infield single to the catcher. Don Look hits a home run. Dan Fiore scores. Billy Klaerner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Niemann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Duffy Moss strikes out. Frank Christensen walks. Kazuto Yamamura grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Billy McFarland (11).3B - Doyle Reynolds (13).HR - Dan Fiore (8), Don Look (13). Baserunning: SB - Harry Klawitter (17), Rick Morrison (4).CS - Harry Klawitter 2 (19), Pete Dodd (2).
Game Notes Johnny Jones is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Goldman improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Naton did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Krieg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Butler did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lew Ibanez did not respond to coaching in control Yuniesky Sanchez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jeff Gonzalez improves in control Hank Nahorodny improves in power_vs_righty