Win: Juice Gossage (3-2) Loss: Herman Bradley (2-2)
Save: Ben Holt (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Juice Gossage pitching. Jack Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Steve Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Franklin singles to left field. Clarence Paris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Herman Bradley pitching. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the pitcher. James Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Monsour flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Lefty Gutierrez hits a home run. Paul Nagy grounds out to the second baseman. John Hassey singles to left field. Jeff Lavender singles to right field. John Hassey advances to third on the hit. Herman Bradley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Edgardo Boone lines out to the third baseman. Bill Shirley grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Kretsch doubles to left field. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Franklin walks. Clarence Paris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jamison Reid flies out to the center fielder. Juice Gossage grounds out to the pitcher. Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Lefty Gutierrez singles past the third baseman. Paul Nagy strikes out. John Hassey pops out to the shortstop. Jeff Lavender strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis James Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Christian Monsour singles to center field. Edgardo Boone flies out to the center fielder. Bill Shirley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Herman Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Scott Kretsch grounds out to the third baseman. Smooth Ed Simpson pops out to the third baseman. Jamison Reid strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman. Clarence Paris hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. Paul Nagy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Juice Gossage grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Vaughn singles to right field. Oscar Vaughn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). James Helms grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John Hassey grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Lavender singles to left field. Herman Bradley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Tibbs pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Christian Monsour singles to right field. Edgardo Boone doubles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. Bill Shirley singles to center field. Christian Monsour scores. Edgardo Boone scores. Scott Kretsch walks. Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Jamison Reid flies out to the center fielder. Juice Gossage pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Carlos enters the game as a defensive replacement for Edgardo Boone at CF. Trea Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Shirley at 2B. Steve Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Franklin flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Paris pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop. James Helms walks. Christian Monsour grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ben McEntire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Holt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Paul Nagy grounds out to the second baseman. John Hassey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Scott improves in speed Stan Bithorn did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Moore did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dutch McDooly did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Volpe improves in range Charlie Pride improves in contact_vs_righty Ike Dietrich improves in arm