Win: Wilson Rapp (21-3) Loss: Andres Templeton (14-11)
Save: Takeji Tani (10)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Barney Desautels pitching. Boileryard Morrissey singles to left field. Jim White singles to center field. Boileryard Morrissey advances to third on the hit. Yamil McDonald singles to right field. Boileryard Morrissey scores. Jim White is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Wilson Rapp comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eli Locker flies out to the right fielder. Bill Edmondson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Andres Templeton pitching. Riggs Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Parker grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Lauzerique singles to center field. Sid Denehy singles to right field. Bud Lauzerique advances to third on the hit. Jess McMillan singles to left field. Bud Lauzerique scores. Sid Denehy advances to third on the hit. Carlos Meaney singles to left field. Sid Denehy scores. Tom Richie lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jim Tesreau strikes out. Ownie Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Flowers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Jake Holcombe strikes out. Wilson Rapp singles to right field. Riggs Stephenson singles to left field. Frank Parker strikes out. Bud Lauzerique strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Andres Templeton grounds out to the shortstop. Boileryard Morrissey walks. Jim White flies out to the left fielder. Yamil McDonald singles to left field. Eli Locker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yamil McDonald is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Sid Denehy flies out to the center fielder. Jess McMillan pops out to the shortstop. Carlos Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bill Edmondson walks. Bill Edmondson steals second. Jim Tesreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Edmondson advances to third on the play. Ownie Davis strikes out. Joe Flowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Tom Richie singles to right field. Tom Richie steals second. Jake Holcombe flies out to the center fielder. Greg Amole is pinch hitting for Wilson Rapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Greg Amole grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Richie advances to third on the play. Riggs Stephenson singles to center field. Tom Richie scores. Frank Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Adam Schomberg pitching. Andres Templeton strikes out. Boileryard Morrissey flies out to the left fielder. Jim White pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bud Lauzerique lines out to the second baseman. Sid Denehy walks. Jess McMillan strikes out. Carlos Meaney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Yamil McDonald strikes out. Eli Locker walks. Bill Edmondson singles to left field. Eli Locker advances to third on the hit. Jim Tesreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eli Locker scores. Bill Edmondson advances to second on the play. Ownie Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Tom Richie flies out to the center fielder. Jake Holcombe grounds out to the second baseman. Andrew Christiansen is pinch hitting for Adam Schomberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Andrew Christiansen singles to right field. Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Slats Stewart pitching. Joe Flowers strikes out. Jim James is pinch hitting for Andres Templeton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim James flies out to the center fielder. Boileryard Morrissey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Kirk Werth pitching. Frank Parker singles past the third baseman. Bud Lauzerique singles to center field. Frank Parker aggressively advances to third on the hit. Sid Denehy grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Lauzerique advances to second on the play. Jess McMillan grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Parker scores. Bud Lauzerique advances to third on the play. Carlos Meaney doubles to right field. Bud Lauzerique scores. Roy Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Richie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jack Jensen enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jake Holcombe at RF. Jim White flies out to the center fielder. Yamil McDonald strikes out. Eli Locker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Jack Jensen flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Splittorff is pinch hitting for Slats Stewart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Splittorff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Riggs Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Takeji Tani pitching. Bill Edmondson grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Tesreau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ownie Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5 Houston total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jack Jensen is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Ray improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Hotaling improves in power_vs_righty Greg Douglas improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Reitz improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Hotaling did not respond to coaching in CF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Bill Bobb did not respond to coaching in velocity Ralph Deal improves in velocity Pat Brewer did not respond to coaching in arm Pat Brewer improves in arm