Win: Eric Tarbert (1-1) Loss: Lew Ibanez (1-1)
Save: Mike Henrich (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Lew Ibanez pitching. Harry Klawitter singles to right field. Dan Fiore strikes out. Bobby Medlinger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Klawitter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doyle Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Eric Tarbert pitching. Buck Mathewson doubles to right field. Waddy Messenger grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Berberet singles to center field. Buck Mathewson is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Frank Christensen singles to center field. Steve Richards singles to right field. Alex Berberet scores. Frank Christensen advances to third on the hit. Fred Patton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Reid Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Goldman singles to right field. Passed ball. Bob Goldman advances to second. Don Look pops out to the second baseman. Shawn Ashford singles to right field. Bob Goldman scores. Eric Tarbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Duffy Moss grounds out to the shortstop. Glen Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Harry Klawitter grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Fiore strikes out. Bobby Medlinger reached on a fielding error by Waddy Messenger. Doyle Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buck Mathewson flies out to the right fielder. Waddy Messenger strikes out. Alex Berberet walks. Alex Berberet steals second. Frank Christensen pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Reid Johnson walks. Bob Goldman pops out to the shortstop. Don Look singles past the shortstop. Reid Johnson advances to third on the hit. Shawn Ashford singles to left field. Reid Johnson scores. Don Look advances to third on the hit. Eric Tarbert grounds out to the third baseman. Don Look scores. Shawn Ashford advances to second on the play. Harry Klawitter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Steve Richards hits an infield single to the first baseman. Fred Patton flies out to the left fielder. Duffy Moss strikes out. Glen Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dan Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger walks. Doyle Reynolds pops out to the second baseman. Reid Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Lew Ibanez strikes out. Buck Mathewson triples. Waddy Messenger flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Buck Mathewson scores. Alex Berberet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Goldman strikes out. Don Look hits a home run. Shawn Ashford grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Tarbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Frank Christensen grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Richards grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Patton singles past the first baseman. Duffy Moss pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Livan Kinney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Klawitter flies out to the right fielder. Dan Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Medlinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Glen Williams walks. Nap Durham is pinch hitting for Livan Kinney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Nap Durham strikes out. Glen Williams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Buck Mathewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Johnny Jones pitching. Doyle Reynolds singles past the shortstop. Reid Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jim Weaver is pinch hitting for Bob Goldman. Jim Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Waddy Messenger singles to right field. Alex Berberet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Waddy Messenger advances to second on the play. Frank Christensen grounds out to the second baseman. Waddy Messenger advances to third on the play. Steve Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Don Look grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Ashford doubles to left field. Frank Vaughn is pinch hitting for Eric Tarbert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Vaughn strikes out. Harry Klawitter hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dan Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Henrich pitching. Fred Patton strikes out. Duffy Moss strikes out. Glen Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Milt Krieg improves in contact_vs_lefty John Burke improves in arm Roy Donahue did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ryoichi Kawashima did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Burke did not respond to coaching in 1B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Kelly did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jeff Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in endurance Tom Chen improves in contact_vs_righty