Inning: 1 Houston Emil Coombs pitching. Jason Garrett grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Dailey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Elio Stafford pitching. Red Williamson pops out to the shortstop. Willie Perez singles to left field. Dick Heaton singles to center field. Willie Perez advances to third on the hit. Del Baczewski pops out to the second baseman. Frank Donahue flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Jeff Womack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Merchant strikes out. Denny Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Desmond Russell strikes out. Cole Arft singles in front of the center fielder. Foster Winchester grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Johnson singles to left field. Sam Prokopec flies out to the left fielder. Elio Stafford fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Elio Stafford strikes out. Jason Garrett pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Emil Coombs doubles past the center fielder. Red Williamson pops out to the first baseman. Willie Perez singles to center field. Emil Coombs scores. Dick Heaton pops out to the shortstop. Willie Perez steals second. Del Baczewski walks. Frank Donahue hits a home run. Willie Perez scores. Del Baczewski scores. Desmond Russell grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Sam Veryzer walks. Jim Dailey walks. Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Veryzer advances to third on the play. Jim Dailey advances to second on the play. Tim Merchant singles to right field. Sam Veryzer scores. Jim Dailey scores. Denny Mendoza grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tim Merchant is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Johnson singles to left field. Denny Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Sam Prokopec walks. Ernie Scioscia is pinch hitting for Elio Stafford. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ernie Scioscia strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jeff Watkins pitching. Cole Arft walks. Foster Winchester singles to right field. Cole Arft advances to third on the hit. Emil Coombs flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cole Arft scores. Tom Andrews comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Williamson singles past the first baseman. Foster Winchester advances to third on the hit. Willie Perez strikes out. Dick Heaton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jim Dailey. Foster Winchester scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Red Williamson scores. Del Baczewski doubles to right field. Dick Heaton scores. Frank Donahue reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tim Merchant. Del Baczewski scores. Desmond Russell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Jason Garrett singles to right field. Sam Veryzer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jason Garrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Dailey singles to right field. Jeff Womack flies out to the right fielder. Tim Merchant grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Dailey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Cole Arft grounds out to the second baseman. Foster Winchester grounds out to the third baseman. Emil Coombs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Denny Mendoza pops out to the shortstop. Bob Johnson walks. Sam Prokopec doubles to center field. Bob Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Andrews grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jason Garrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Red Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Willie Perez singles to center field. Dick Heaton walks. Del Baczewski reached on a fielding error by Bob Johnson. Frank Donahue walks. Willie Perez scores. Desmond Russell grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Heaton scores. Del Baczewski advances to third on the play. Frank Donahue advances to second on the play. Cole Arft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Sam Veryzer walks. Jim Dailey doubles to left field. Jeff Womack grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Veryzer scores. Jim Dailey advances to third on the play. Tim Merchant strikes out. Denny Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Foster Winchester singles to left field. Emil Coombs lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Foster Winchester forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Red Williamson singles to left field. Willie Perez flies out to the right fielder. Dick Heaton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Bob Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Prokopec walks. Matt Bush is pinch hitting for Tom Andrews. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt Bush pops out to the first baseman. Jason Garrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mark Laabs pitching. Sadie Vaughan is pinch hitting for Del Baczewski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sadie Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Donahue hits a home run. Henry Edwards is pinch hitting for Desmond Russell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Henry Edwards walks. Don Brynan is pinch hitting for Cole Arft. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Henry Edwards is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Brynan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Sam Veryzer flies out to the left fielder. Jim Dailey flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Womack strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Val Maldoran did not respond to coaching in control Jan Fraiser did not respond to coaching in control Carol Lam improves in speed Bra'Tac did not respond to coaching in velocity John Sheppard improves in speed Carson Beckett did not respond to coaching in velocity Anubis did not respond to coaching in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Vandenberg did not respond to coaching in range Lou Werts did not respond to coaching in range Lou Werts did not respond to coaching in arm Howard Santorini did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Werts did not respond to coaching in speed Doug Mimbs improves in contact_vs_righty Lyle Darensbourg did not respond to coaching in CF