Win: Juice Gossage (11-12) Loss: Joe Chesnes (6-5)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Joe Chesnes pitching. Drew Benintendi grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shirley grounds out to the shortstop. Oscar Vaughn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Juice Gossage pitching. John Hassey grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Tibbs grounds out to the third baseman. Barney Franklin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis James Helms doubles to center field. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! James Helms advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Christian Monsour singles to left field. James Helms scores. Paul Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Christian Monsour advances to second on the play. Edgardo Boone pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Clarence Paris singles to left field. Lefty Gutierrez flies out to the center fielder. Red Sojo singles to left field. Steve Martinez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Juice Gossage strikes out. Drew Benintendi flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shirley pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jim Stratton strikes out. Joe Chesnes grounds out to the pitcher. John Hassey pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Oscar Vaughn grounds out to the shortstop. James Helms strikes out. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jack Tibbs pops out to the pitcher. Barney Franklin strikes out. Clarence Paris singles to left field. Lefty Gutierrez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Christian Monsour strikes out. Paul Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Edgardo Boone singles to right field. Juice Gossage pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Red Sojo pops out to the third baseman. Steve Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Jim Stratton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Drew Benintendi strikes out. Bill Shirley strikes out. Oscar Vaughn singles to right field. James Helms grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Oscar Vaughn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Barber is pinch hitting for Joe Chesnes. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Barber grounds out to the pitcher. John Hassey strikes out. Jack Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Ed Cornell pitching. Smooth Ed Simpson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Christian Monsour doubles to center field. Paul Jackson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Edgardo Boone singles to center field. Juice Gossage strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Barney Franklin pops out to the third baseman. Clarence Paris singles to center field. Lefty Gutierrez walks. Red Sojo grounds out to the shortstop. Clarence Paris advances to third on the play. Lefty Gutierrez advances to second on the play. Steve Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Drew Benintendi flies out to the left fielder. Bill Shirley pops out to the first baseman. Oscar Vaughn triples. James Helms strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Trea Tucker enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Shirley at 2B. Scott Kretsch enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Jackson at 3B. Otis Tepedino is pinch hitting for Jim Stratton. Otis Tepedino strikes out. Paul Nagy is pinch hitting for Ed Cornell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Nagy flies out to the center fielder. John Hassey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jim Johnson pitching. Jeff Lavender enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otis Tepedino at RF. Smooth Ed Simpson flies out to the left fielder. Christian Monsour grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Kretsch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Jack Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Franklin strikes out. Clarence Paris pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6 Houston total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dickey Stephens did not respond to coaching in control Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in endurance Henry McHenry did not respond to coaching in velocity Dutch McDooly did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hiroshi Imakurusu did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Podres improves in arm Ray Miller improves in control Ray Miller improves in velocity Joe Scott did not respond to coaching in 1B