Inning: 1 St. Louis Vic McIntosh pitching. Cole Miner strikes out. Rich Gozzo grounds out to the second baseman. Jean Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Kazuteru Yamamoto pitching. Ron Renteria grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Eichrodt grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Frank Terwilliger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gene Poole flies out to the left fielder. J.T. Posada doubles to right field. Ed Farr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ed High singles to center field. Gary Benn lines out to the shortstop. Eddy Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed High is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hersh Nieves doubles to right field. Eddy Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Chamberlain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ivan Holbrook grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuteru Yamamoto grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cole Miner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Vic McIntosh grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Renteria singles to left field. Eric Eichrodt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rich Gozzo grounds out to the second baseman. Jean Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Terwilliger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Chris Smith singles to center field. Ed High walks. Gary Benn singles to center field. Chris Smith is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ed High advances to third on the play. Eddy Rodriguez walks. Hersh Nieves hits a home run. Ed High scores. Gary Benn scores. Eddy Rodriguez scores. Kim Schreckengost comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Chamberlain walks. Vic McIntosh fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic McIntosh strikes out. Ted Chamberlain steals second. Ron Renteria walks. Eric Eichrodt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Gene Poole strikes out. J.T. Posada grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Farr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Chris Smith flies out to the center fielder. Ed High strikes out. Gary Benn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ivan Holbrook strikes out. Kim Schreckengost walks. Cole Miner singles to center field. Kim Schreckengost advances to third on the hit. Rich Gozzo strikes out. Jean Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Eddy Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Hersh Nieves grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ted Chamberlain pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Frank Terwilliger flies out to the right fielder. Gene Poole strikes out. J.T. Posada grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Vic McIntosh flies out to the center fielder. Fred Weinert is pinch hitting for Ron Renteria. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Weinert grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Eichrodt doubles to left field. Chris Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis John Bollweg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Weinert at 2B. Ed Farr strikes out. Elmer Kerrigan is pinch hitting for Ivan Holbrook. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Elmer Kerrigan strikes out. Waite Washington is pinch hitting for Kim Schreckengost. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Waite Washington hits an infield single to the first baseman. Diego Schroll is pinch hitting for Cole Miner. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Waite Washington steals second. Diego Schroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Al Fisher pitching. Ed High singles to center field. Ed High is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gary Benn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddy Rodriguez singles past the second baseman. Hersh Nieves pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rich Gozzo strikes out. Jack Twombly is pinch hitting for Jean Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Twombly flies out to the center fielder. Frank Terwilliger singles to left field. Gene Poole doubles to left field. Frank Terwilliger uses his aggressiveness and scores. J.T. Posada flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ed High is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Parsons improves in power_vs_lefty Vern Tabler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Foster Lamar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Houck did not respond to coaching in endurance
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in control Duke Overy did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Dotter did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.