Win: Joe Stottlemyre (21-3) Loss: Bob Osborne (7-9)
Inning: 1 Houston Joe Stottlemyre pitching. Ron Renteria walks. Ron Renteria steals second. Eddy Rodriguez pops out to the first baseman. Eric Eichrodt strikes out. Denny Coakley singles past the shortstop. Gary Benn walks. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 St. Louis Bob Osborne pitching. Frank Terwilliger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jean Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Rich Gozzo singles to right field. Ed Daniel singles to left field. Hideo Choshi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Mark Nilsson flies out to the right fielder. Dick Babb singles in front of the center fielder. Bob Osborne lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ron Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Vern Tabler flies out to the center fielder. Cole Miner grounds out to the second baseman. J.T. Posada doubles to right field. Joe Stottlemyre grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Eddy Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Eric Eichrodt singles to center field. Denny Coakley strikes out. Eric Eichrodt is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Frank Terwilliger grounds out to the pitcher. Jean Johnson singles to left field. Rich Gozzo strikes out. Ed Daniel hits a home run. Jean Johnson scores. Hideo Choshi hits a home run. Frank Traxler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vern Tabler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Gary Benn grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Nilsson singles to right field. Dick Babb singles to center field. Frank Traxler flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Cole Miner singles to left field. Cole Miner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). J.T. Posada strikes out. Joe Stottlemyre singles to center field. Frank Terwilliger grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Stottlemyre is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Ron Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Eddy Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Eichrodt doubles to right field. Denny Coakley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jean Johnson singles to left field. Rich Gozzo pops out to the catcher. Jean Johnson steals second. Ed Daniel bunts for a base hit. Hideo Choshi strikes out. Vern Tabler reached on a 2-base throwing error by Eddy Rodriguez. Jean Johnson scores. Cole Miner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Benn lines out to the shortstop. Chris Smith doubles to left field. Mark Nilsson doubles to left field. Chris Smith scores. Dick Babb singles past the third baseman. Dick Babb is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Traxler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis J.T. Posada walks. Cristian Pache is pinch hitting for Joe Stottlemyre. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Cristian Pache doubles to center field. J.T. Posada uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Terwilliger singles to center field. Cristian Pache scores. Jean Johnson doubles to center field. Frank Terwilliger uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Gozzo singles to left field. Jean Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ed Daniel singles to left field. Rich Gozzo advances to third on the hit. Hideo Choshi walks. Vern Tabler strikes out. Cole Miner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Houston Jay Bailey pitching. Ron Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Eric Eichrodt walks. Denny Coakley grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Eric Eichrodt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis J.T. Posada flies out to the center fielder. Diego Schroll is pinch hitting for Jay Bailey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Diego Schroll walks. Frank Terwilliger singles to center field. Diego Schroll advances to third on the hit. Jean Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Diego Schroll scores. Frank Terwilliger advances to second on the play. Rich Gozzo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Steve Balcena pitching. Gary Benn singles to right field. Chris Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mark Nilsson singles to right field. Dick Babb pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ed Daniel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hideo Choshi pops out to the first baseman. Vern Tabler singles to center field. Vern Tabler is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Ted Chamberlain is pinch hitting for Frank Traxler. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ted Chamberlain strikes out. Ron Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Eddy Rodriguez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eric Eichrodt singles to center field. Denny Coakley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 12 St. Louis total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Eric Eichrodt (20), Chris Smith (14), Mark Nilsson (11).GIDP - Chris Smith. Baserunning: SB - Ron Renteria (10).CS - Eric Eichrodt (8), Dick Babb (4). Fielding: E - Eddy Rodriguez.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mark Stanton improves in power_vs_righty Randy Martin did not respond to coaching in control Randy Martin did not respond to coaching in velocity George Molyneaux improves in control Jose Mamaux did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Niemiec did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Buster Lapihuska did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Angel Passeau improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Fred Weinert did not respond to coaching in C