Win: Roberto Phillips (4-1) Loss: Steve Ramirez (6-4)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Steve Ramirez pitching. William Rawls grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Mikkelsen flies out to the left fielder. Sumner Jeltz doubles to left field. Jonathan Radford walks. Fred Eayrs walks. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Houston Roberto Phillips pitching. Katsuhiko Maki strikes out. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the shortstop. Dom Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Cletus Spuckler is hit by a pitch. Willie Sawatski flies out to the left fielder. Cletus Spuckler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Roberto Phillips singles to center field. William Rawls hits a home run. Roberto Phillips scores. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bort Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Sailor Abstein lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Sumner Jeltz flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Radford singles to center field. Fred Eayrs strikes out. Jiro Tominaga hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cletus Spuckler singles to right field. Jonathan Radford scores. Jiro Tominaga advances to third on the hit. Jose Batista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Sawatski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Rick McCracken singles to left field. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Jose Batista lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Roberto Phillips singles in front of the right fielder. William Rawls singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. William Rawls is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sumner Jeltz reached on a fielding error by Jose Batista. Roberto Phillips scores. Jonathan Radford singles to right field. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Fred Eayrs flies out to the center fielder. Jiro Tominaga flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Dean Throneberry flies out to the right fielder. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Walt Breton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cletus Spuckler walks. Willie Sawatski singles to left field. Cletus Spuckler advances to third on the hit. Roberto Phillips grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Cletus Spuckler scores. William Rawls pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bort Thompson hits a home run. Sailor Abstein doubles to left field. Rick McCracken singles to center field. Sailor Abstein is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Jose Batista flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sumner Jeltz flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Radford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Katsuhiko Maki grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Throneberry singles to center field. Dom Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Dean Throneberry advances to second on the play. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Fred Eayrs grounds out to the shortstop. Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Cletus Spuckler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Rick McCracken singles to left field. Frank Sizemore hits a home run. Rick McCracken scores. Rich Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Niles Harper is pinch hitting for Jose Batista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Niles Harper singles to right field. Katsuhiko Maki pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe Scherbarth pitching. Willie Sawatski walks. Lou Sadek is pinch hitting for Rich Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Sadek doubles to right field. Willie Sawatski uses his aggressiveness and scores. William Rawls grounds out to the second baseman. Lou Sadek advances to third on the play. Rodney Mikkelsen singles to center field. Lou Sadek scores. Sumner Jeltz singles to center field. Rodney Mikkelsen advances to third on the hit. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Fred Eayrs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Doug Gochnauer pitching. Dean Throneberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dom Terry singles to right field. Walt Breton singles to right field. Bort Thompson lines out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga singles past the shortstop. Cletus Spuckler flies out to the center fielder. Willie Sawatski flies out to the right fielder. Kenny Madison is pinch hitting for Doug Gochnauer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kenny Madison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jiro Tominaga is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bert Williams pitching. Rick McCracken flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sizemore singles to right field. Jose Orador is pinch hitting for Joe Scherbarth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Orador grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Katsuhiko Maki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 7
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Nap Freeman improves in arm George Blaylock did not respond to coaching in control Mike Valdez improves in contact_vs_righty Herm Poetz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. George Blaylock did not respond to coaching in velocity
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Thormahlen did not respond to coaching in control Rolando Moreno did not respond to coaching in control John Garland did not respond to coaching in control Kyle 'Barry' Larkin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Anderson improves in power_vs_righty Danny Chambers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty