Win: Eric Kremer (13-6) Loss: Tom Grant (7-13)
Save: Sal Leshnock (37)
Inning: 1 Houston Eric Kremer pitching. Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht strikes out. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Grant pitching. Tsutomu Misawa lines out to the third baseman. Harry Daviault singles to right field. Earl Harper grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Perez flies out to the right fielder. Bob Weilman singles to center field. Al McGunnigle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Kommers singles to right field. Peaches Martinez singles to center field. Bill Kommers advances to third on the hit. Fred Lake grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Kommers scores. Rufus Potts singles to right field. Rufus Potts steals second. Bub Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Purnal Bates grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Grant pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Eric Kremer strikes out. Tsutomu Misawa grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Harry Daviault singles to left field. Earl Harper grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Daviault is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Lutenberg strikes out. Charlie Umbricht singles to right field. Cy Brumley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Umbricht is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bill Kommers grounds out to the third baseman. Peaches Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Al McGunnigle strikes out. Purnal Bates pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rufus Potts hits a home run. Bub Groth flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kremer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tsutomu Misawa singles to center field. Harry Daviault singles to left field. Earl Harper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Fred Lord pops out to the shortstop. Tom Grant grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Lutenberg singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bill Kommers grounds out to the shortstop. Peaches Martinez doubles to center field. Fred Lake singles to left field. Peaches Martinez scores. Rufus Potts flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lake steals second. Bub Groth walks. Eric Kremer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Cy Brumley strikes out. Ed Perez strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tsutomu Misawa flies out to the right fielder. Harry Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Earl Harper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Al McGunnigle singles to right field. Purnal Bates flies out to the right fielder. C.B. Chatham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Al McGunnigle advances to second on the play. Tom Grant strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Kommers singles to right field. Peaches Martinez walks. John Brower comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Lake strikes out. Rufus Potts pops out to the second baseman. Bub Groth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Sal Leshnock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Lutenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Umbricht flies out to the right fielder. Cy Brumley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 3 St. Louis total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes John Brower is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. Sal Leshnock is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Taff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Tanner did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Rivera improves in arm Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity Dolan Valdivielso did not respond to coaching in control Jim Bale did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Escobar improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Escobar improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Escobar improves in power_vs_righty Jay Hernandez improves in arm Dummy Herring improves in power_vs_righty Doc Vines did not respond to coaching in velocity