Inning: 1 Houston Clint Kroner pitching. Ed Gagliano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jorge Onslow. Emmett St.Claire strikes out. Ed Gagliano steals third. Toshihiro Nishio doubles to left field. Ed Gagliano scores. Silver Nicholson singles to center field. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Masashi Morinaka singles to center field. Silver Nicholson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Pablo Keller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Shiro Yamauchi pitching. Pat Clark walks. Jorge Onslow lines out to the third baseman. Darrell Putnam grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Andy Kimball doubles to center field. Andy Drews singles to right field. Andy Kimball scores. Shiro Yamauchi pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ed Gagliano strikes out. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Tom Hyde strikes out. Ed George grounds out to the pitcher. Pedro Bowens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the third baseman. Silver Nicholson singles past the first baseman. Masashi Morinaka singles to right field. Silver Nicholson advances to third on the hit. Pablo Keller singles to right field. Silver Nicholson scores. Masashi Morinaka advances to third on the hit. Andy Kimball singles to right field. Masashi Morinaka scores. Pablo Keller is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Andy Drews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buster Sharman pops out to the shortstop. Joe Kline walks. Clint Kroner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Shiro Yamauchi grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Gagliano grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett St.Claire grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jorge Onslow walks. Darrell Putnam walks. Tom Hyde flies out to the left fielder. Ed George strikes out. Pedro Bowens grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Toshihiro Nishio walks. Toshihiro Nishio steals second. Silver Nicholson doubles to left field. Toshihiro Nishio scores. Masashi Morinaka hits a home run. Silver Nicholson scores. Pablo Keller grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Kimball walks. Andy Drews pops out to the third baseman. Shiro Yamauchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buster Sharman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Kline flies out to the center fielder. Clint Kroner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Gagliano singles past the first baseman. Ed Gagliano steals second. Ed Gagliano gets picked off second (1-4). Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Toshihiro Nishio grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Pat Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jorge Onslow singles to center field. Darrell Putnam walks. Tom Hyde strikes out. Ed George grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darrell Putnam is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Silver Nicholson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Masashi Morinaka flies out to the left fielder. Pablo Keller singles to right field. Andy Kimball strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Pedro Bowens flies out to the right fielder. Buster Sharman doubles to center field. Joe Kline pops out to the first baseman. Clint Kroner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Andy Drews singles to left field. Andy Drews steals second. Shiro Yamauchi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ed Gagliano pops out to the second baseman. Emmett St.Claire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Pat Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Jorge Onslow singles to center field. Darrell Putnam pops out to the second baseman. Tom Hyde flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Toshihiro Nishio hits a home run. Johnny Mayne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Silver Nicholson strikes out. Masashi Morinaka strikes out. Pinky Christensen is pinch hitting for Pablo Keller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pinky Christensen singles to right field. Andy Kimball flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Billy Hayward comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ray Lazzeri is pinch hitting for Ed George. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Lazzeri flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Bowens doubles past the third baseman. Buster Sharman grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Kline flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Warren improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Smith improves in arm Ed Isringhausen did not respond to coaching in range Mark Anderson improves in power_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Ennis improves in contact_vs_lefty Stan Falsey did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Ennis did not respond to coaching in speed Mel Moody did not respond to coaching in control