Win: Frank Shilling (4-1) Loss: Steve Hug (0-2)
Save: Steve Grilli (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Steve Hug pitching. Mark DeMerit doubles past the third baseman. Roy Sievers pops out to the shortstop. Tim Cuellar singles to center field. Mark DeMerit scores. Clay Dalrymple strikes out. Don Hoak grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Frank Shilling pitching. Don Rosenthal strikes out. Bob Williams strikes out. Andy Schorr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Casey Howley. Curt Wade walks. Mickey Vernon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Carlos Guillen walks. Carlos Guillen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lou Atkinson doubles to right field. Casey Howley pops out to the second baseman. Frank Shilling pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Doug Osteen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Woodruff triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Mookie Contreras lines out to the third baseman. Steve Hug grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mark DeMerit singles past the shortstop. Roy Sievers strikes out. Mark DeMerit steals second. Tim Cuellar strikes out. Clay Dalrymple reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mookie Contreras. Mark DeMerit scores. Don Hoak singles to center field. Clay Dalrymple is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Don Rosenthal grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Williams singles to left field. Andy Schorr hits a home run. Bob Williams scores. Curt Wade singles past the second baseman. Curt Wade steals second. Mickey Vernon grounds out to the third baseman. Doug Osteen singles to center field. Curt Wade scores. Ken Woodruff grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Carlos Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Atkinson doubles to center field. Casey Howley grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Shilling pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mookie Contreras pops out to the shortstop. Steve Hug pops out to the shortstop. Don Rosenthal singles to left field. Bob Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Mark DeMerit singles past the shortstop. Mark DeMerit steals second. Roy Sievers grounds out to the second baseman. Mark DeMerit advances to third on the play. Tim Cuellar grounds out to the shortstop. Mark DeMerit scores. Clay Dalrymple flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Andy Schorr hits a home run. Curt Wade singles to center field. Mickey Vernon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Doug Osteen walks. Ken Woodruff singles past the first baseman. Mookie Contreras grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ken Woodruff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Don Hoak walks. Carlos Guillen singles to left field. Lou Atkinson singles to center field. Don Hoak scores. Carlos Guillen advances to third on the hit. Casey Howley singles to center field. Carlos Guillen scores. Lou Atkinson advances to third on the hit. Jack Hayes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Shilling flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lou Atkinson scores. Mark DeMerit reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ken Woodruff. Roy Sievers strikes out. Tim Cuellar grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jack Hayes strikes out. Don Rosenthal flies out to the center fielder. Bob Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Clay Dalrymple grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hoak singles to left field. Carlos Guillen walks. Lou Atkinson hits a home run. Don Hoak scores. Carlos Guillen scores. Steve Carpin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Darrel Paige is pinch hitting for Casey Howley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darrel Paige grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Shilling grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Andy Schorr walks. Curt Wade grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Andy Schorr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Vernon singles to left field. Doug Osteen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mickey Vernon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ken Woodruff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Mark DeMerit grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Sievers grounds out to the second baseman. Art Chech is pinch hitting for Tim Cuellar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Art Chech is hit by a pitch. Hy Mason is pinch hitting for Clay Dalrymple. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hy Mason singles to center field. Don Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mookie Contreras grounds out to the third baseman. Russ Phoenix is pinch hitting for Steve Carpin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Russ Phoenix pops out to the second baseman. Don Rosenthal singles to left field. Don Rosenthal steals second. Hy Mason throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bob Williams singles to center field. Don Rosenthal scores. Bob Williams steals second. Andy Schorr doubles to right field. Bob Williams scores. Steve McAllister 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. Curt Wade singles to right field. Andy Schorr scores. Mickey Vernon doubles to right field. Steve Grilli comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doug Osteen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Owen Miller pitching. Carlos Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Lou Atkinson grounds out to the shortstop. Darrel Paige walks. Darrel Paige steals second. Steve Grilli singles to left field. Darrel Paige scores. Mark DeMerit walks. Roy Sievers walks. Art Chech strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ken Woodruff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mookie Contreras strikes out. Juan Delrosario is pinch hitting for Owen Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Juan Delrosario strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Andy Schorr (5), Mickey Vernon (5).3B - Ken Woodruff (1).HR - Andy Schorr 2 (4).GIDP - Mickey Vernon. Baserunning: SB - Don Rosenthal (3), Bob Williams (3), Curt Wade (2). Fielding: E - Ken Woodruff, Mookie Contreras.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Kenney did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Benzinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Hoover improves in power_vs_lefty Carl Benzinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Cabrera did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lam Jones improves in arm Jim Radke improves in endurance Joe Dicken did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Allen improves in range