Win: Yoshihisa Nakatani (3-1) Loss: Jack Teacher (8-11)
Save: Jeff Ritchie (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Jack Teacher pitching. Jack Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. John Hassey grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Franklin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Hal Bair pitching. Scott Kretsch walks. Oscar Vaughn singles to right field. Bill Shirley walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Kretsch scores. Christian Monsour strikes out. James Helms walks. Ty Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Houston Jim Barber flies out to the left fielder. Ralph Bateman lines out to the shortstop. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Edgardo Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Teacher grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kretsch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Carl pops out to the second baseman. Hal Bair flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn walks. Bill Shirley strikes out. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Tibbs strikes out. John Hassey triples. Barney Franklin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jim Barber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Christian Monsour grounds out to the third baseman. James Helms pops out to the shortstop. Ty Graham reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jack Tibbs. Edgardo Boone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ralph Bateman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Gutierrez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Shirley. Jeff Lavender grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Carl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jack Teacher flies out to the left fielder. Scott Kretsch grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Nagy is pinch hitting for Hal Bair. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Paul Nagy walks. Jack Tibbs pops out to the third baseman. John Hassey lines out to the shortstop. Barney Franklin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Yoshihisa Nakatani pitching. Bill Shirley strikes out. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the shortstop. Christian Monsour grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jim Barber strikes out. Ralph Bateman pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Gutierrez doubles to center field. Jeff Lavender lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis James Helms strikes out. Ty Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgardo Boone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Trea Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Shirley at 2B. Joe Carlos enters the game as a defensive replacement for Edgardo Boone at CF. Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Ralph Carl. Otis Tepedino strikes out. Clarence Paris is pinch hitting for Yoshihisa Nakatani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Clarence Paris grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Tibbs singles to center field. John Hassey singles to center field. Jack Tibbs advances to third on the hit. Ray Blaylock 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. Barney Franklin hits a home run. Jack Tibbs scores. John Hassey scores. Jim Barber pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jeff Ritchie pitching. Jamison Reid is pinch hitting for Ray Blaylock. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jamison Reid grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kretsch singles to center field. Oscar Vaughn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott Kretsch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Trea Tucker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Ben McEntire pitching. Ralph Bateman lines out to the second baseman. Lefty Gutierrez singles to center field. Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Otis Tepedino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Christian Monsour grounds out to the third baseman. James Helms lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 5 St. Louis total runners LOB: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Molinaro improves in velocity Joe Scott did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Scott improves in power_vs_lefty Guy Walker did not respond to coaching in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jesus Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Volpe improves in arm Charlie Pride improves in contact_vs_righty Henry McHenry improves in control