Win: Hank Watkins (5-3) Loss: Rey Santana (9-5)
Save: Ed Wilson (19)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Edgar Kattungen pitching. Phil Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Buck Avery bunts for a base hit. Bryce Williamson strikes out. Jim Pruett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Art Luzinski pitching. Scott Chance walks. Masaaki Shibata grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ikuzo Kitabeppu singles to center field. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Masaaki Shibata advances to third on the play. Ikuzo Kitabeppu advances to second on the play. Kenji Takamiya doubles past the right fielder. Masaaki Shibata scores. Ikuzo Kitabeppu scores. Rae Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Rudy James grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Moses lines out to the third baseman. Gavin McManus doubles to center field. Jesse Feldman singles to right field. Gavin McManus scores. Art Luzinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mickey Chiti strikes out. Steve Allen grounds out to the second baseman. Edgar Kattungen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Phil Rollins strikes out. Buck Avery walks. Bryce Williamson strikes out. Jim Pruett singles to left field. Rudy James singles to right field. Buck Avery scores. Jim Pruett advances to third on the hit. Carlos Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance singles to left field. Masaaki Shibata strikes out. Ikuzo Kitabeppu walks. Randy Sadler grounds out to the catcher. Scott Chance advances to third on the play. Ikuzo Kitabeppu advances to second on the play. Kenji Takamiya singles to center field. Scott Chance scores. Ikuzo Kitabeppu scores. Mutt Hatcher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rae Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Gavin McManus grounds out to the second baseman. Jesse Feldman pops out to the first baseman. Mutt Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Mickey Chiti singles to left field. Steve Allen flies out to the center fielder. Edgar Kattungen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Scott Chance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Phil Rollins singles to right field. Buck Avery strikes out. Bryce Williamson doubles to left field. Phil Rollins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Pruett strikes out. Rudy James flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Masaaki Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the pitcher. Randy Sadler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Carlos Moses strikes out. Gavin McManus strikes out. Jesse Feldman singles to right field. Mutt Hatcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jesse Feldman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the pitcher. Rae Wilson triples. Mickey Chiti strikes out. Steve Allen singles to center field. Rae Wilson scores. Tyson Keough comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Kattungen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Phil Rollins walks. Buck Avery grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Rollins advances to second on the play. Bryce Williamson reached on a fielding error by Steve Allen. Jim Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Phil Rollins scores. Rudy James lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman. Masaaki Shibata lines out to the second baseman. Ikuzo Kitabeppu grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Carlos Moses flies out to the center fielder. Gavin McManus hits a home run. Hank Watkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesse Feldman strikes out. Don Skowron is pinch hitting for Tyson Keough. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Skowron grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Rey Santana pitching. Randy Sadler doubles to left field. Kenji Takamiya singles to right field. Randy Sadler scores. Rae Wilson singles past the shortstop. Mickey Chiti grounds out to the second baseman. Kenji Takamiya advances to third on the play. Rae Wilson advances to second on the play. Steve Allen grounds out to the shortstop. Kenji Takamiya scores. Rae Wilson advances to third on the play. Carlos Estrada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Hank Watkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ed Wilson pitching. Phil Rollins strikes out. Buck Avery singles to left field. Bryce Williamson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7 Houston total runners left on base: 5
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Drew Haeffner did not respond to coaching in arm Drummond Williamson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Clemente improves in contact_vs_righty Larry Brandt did not respond to coaching in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Doc Christian did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Schmulbach improves in arm Luke McCoy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Luke McCoy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Schmulbach did not respond to coaching in 1B