Inning: 1 Houston Lou Dillard pitching. Jim Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Harry Klawitter strikes out. Dan Fiore flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Ikki Kangaki pitching. Alex Berberet grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Mathewson strikes out. Glen Calhoun singles to right field. Waddy Messenger pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Billy McFarland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Ashford grounds out to the pitcher. Don Look grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Fred Patton strikes out. Frank Christensen walks. Duffy Moss strikes out. Andy Garibay grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Christensen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Reid Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Doyle Reynolds flies out to the center fielder. Ikki Kangaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Lou Dillard singles to right field. Alex Berberet walks. Buck Mathewson walks. Glen Calhoun strikes out. Waddy Messenger grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Jim Weaver strikes out. Harry Klawitter strikes out. Dan Fiore reached on a fielding error by Andy Garibay. Billy McFarland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Fred Patton strikes out. Frank Christensen hits a home run. Duffy Moss singles to center field. Andy Garibay walks. Lou Dillard lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Berberet hits an infield single to the shortstop. Duffy Moss scores. Roger Niemann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Shawn Ashford singles to center field. Don Look singles to right field. Reid Johnson strikes out. Doyle Reynolds strikes out. Roger Niemann pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Glen Calhoun walks. Waddy Messenger grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Glen Calhoun is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Patton strikes out. Frank Christensen singles to right field. Waddy Messenger advances to third on the hit. Duffy Moss flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Jim Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Harry Klawitter flies out to the left fielder. Dan Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Andy Garibay strikes out. Lou Dillard singles to center field. Alex Berberet grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Billy McFarland flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Ashford strikes out. Don Look flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Buck Mathewson walks. Mike Henrich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glen Calhoun strikes out. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Fred Patton walks. Frank Christensen grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Reid Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Doyle Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Joe Correll is pinch hitting for Mike Henrich. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Correll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jack Butler pitching. Duffy Moss grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Garibay strikes out. Lou Dillard walks. Cliff Stovall is pinch running for Lou Dillard on 1st base. Alex Berberet hits a home run. Cliff Stovall scores. Will Hodgson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Buck Mathewson walks. Glen Calhoun triples. Buck Mathewson scores. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Mathis pitching. Jim Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Klawitter walks. Dan Fiore lines out to the third baseman. Billy McFarland lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Pena improves in arm Milt Krieg did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jesse Sothoron did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Massa did not respond to coaching in control John Burke did not respond to coaching in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jimmy Kelly improves in control Hal Ortiz did not respond to coaching in velocity Jimmy Kelly improves in velocity Tom Chen improves in arm