Win: Collin Taylor (14-4) Loss: Len Shifflett (4-18)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Len Shifflett pitching. Phil Rollins singles to center field. Buck Avery grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Rollins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bryce Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Garoni reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ralph Smith. Carlos Moses walks. Alex Barrett singles to center field. Buck Avery scores. Jackie Garoni scores. Carlos Moses advances to third on the hit. Gavin McManus pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Collin Taylor pitching. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. Ralph Smith singles to center field. Luke McCoy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Drummond Williamson strikes out. Collin Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Rollins walks. Buck Avery singles to left field. Phil Rollins advances to third on the hit. Bryce Williamson singles to left field. Phil Rollins scores. Buck Avery advances to third on the hit. Jackie Garoni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler flies out to the right fielder. Kenji Takamiya pops out to the shortstop. Mickey Chiti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Carlos Moses singles to center field. Alex Barrett strikes out. Carlos Moses is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gavin McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Doc Christian grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Len Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance singles to center field. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Drummond Williamson singles past the shortstop. Collin Taylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Collin Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Drummond Williamson advances to second on the play. Phil Rollins doubles to left field. Drummond Williamson scores. Buck Avery pops out to the first baseman. Bryce Williamson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ralph Smith strikes out. Luke McCoy strikes out. Randy Sadler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jackie Garoni doubles to center field. Carlos Moses strikes out. Alex Barrett singles to center field. Jackie Garoni scores. Gavin McManus singles to left field. Alex Barrett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Ben Goossen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gavin McManus steals second. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Kenji Takamiya grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Chiti grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Collin Taylor strikes out. Phil Rollins walks. Buck Avery doubles to right field. Phil Rollins uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bryce Williamson grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Garoni pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ben Goossen flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Carlos Moses strikes out. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Gavin McManus walks. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Barrett advances to third on the play. Gavin McManus advances to second on the play. Collin Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ralph Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Luke McCoy flies out to the right fielder. Randy Sadler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Phil Rollins grounds out to the third baseman. Abe Daal is pinch hitting for Buck Avery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Abe Daal strikes out. Bryce Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Kenji Takamiya lines out to the shortstop. Mickey Chiti walks. Doc Christian walks. Carlos Estrada 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 2nd. Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Ben Goossen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 St. Louis Charlie Fischer pitching. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Patrick Speed is pinch hitting for Carlos Moses. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Patrick Speed strikes out. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Alex Barrett steals second. Gavin McManus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Luke McCoy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 4
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Cromer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in range Mark Lachemann did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Ulisney improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Danny Crawford improves in arm Ed Schmulbach did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Schmulbach improves in range Bruce Blemker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty