Win: Walt Scanlon (6-2) Loss: Masa Fukae (1-13)
Save: Carlos Estrada (29)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Masa Fukae pitching. Phil Rollins flies out to the right fielder. Buck Avery grounds out to the third baseman. Bryce Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Walt Scanlon pitching. Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Holzemer pops out to the third baseman. Randy Sadler singles to right field. Steve Allen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Alex Barrett strikes out. Carlos Moses strikes out. Red Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rae Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Hilly Billy flies out to the center fielder. Giovanni Buonafortuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Gavin McManus flies out to the right fielder. Frank Slayback grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Scanlon walks. Phil Rollins singles to right field. Buck Avery walks. Bryce Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Houston Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Masa Fukae strikes out. Kenji Takamiya singles to right field. Kenji Takamiya steals second. Mike Holzemer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Moses grounds out to the shortstop. Red Elliott singles to left field. Gavin McManus walks. Red Elliott is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Randy Sadler singles past the shortstop. Steve Allen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Sadler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rae Wilson strikes out. Steve Allen steals second. Hilly Billy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Frank Slayback walks. Walt Scanlon lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Rollins lines out to the shortstop. Buck Avery grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Giovanni Buonafortuna singles to center field. Mike Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Masa Fukae lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Giovanni Buonafortuna forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bryce Williamson pops out to the second baseman. Alex Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Moses singles to center field. Red Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Mike Holzemer grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Steve Allen singles to left field. Steve Allen gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Gavin McManus walks. Frank Slayback strikes out. Jeremy Howard is pinch hitting for Walt Scanlon. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeremy Howard doubles to right field. Gavin McManus uses his aggressiveness and scores. Phil Rollins doubles to left field. Jeremy Howard scores. Buck Avery grounds out to the shortstop. Bryce Williamson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Harry Thompson pitching. Rae Wilson strikes out. Hilly Billy pops out to the shortstop. Giovanni Buonafortuna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alex Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Moses walks. Red Elliott lines out to the shortstop. Gavin McManus singles to center field. Carlos Moses advances to third on the hit. Frank Slayback grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Barrett strikes out. Scott Chance is pinch hitting for Masa Fukae. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Scott Chance walks. Scott Chance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Wilson pitching. Don Skowron is pinch hitting for Harry Thompson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Skowron grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Rollins walks. Buck Avery flies out to the center fielder. Bryce Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Carlos Estrada pitching. Mike Holzemer walks. Randy Sadler pops out to the third baseman. Steve Allen lines out to the shortstop. Mike Holzemer steals second. Rae Wilson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brad Dickey improves in range Alex Taylor improves in control Patrick Speed improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Landrum did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Duke Torgeson improves in power_vs_lefty Duke Torgeson improves in power_vs_lefty Ralph Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Luke McCoy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Schmulbach did not respond to coaching in 1B