Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Sawyer pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Ed Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Lew Tiant pitching. George Bell singles to center field. Bub Groth pops out to the shortstop. George Bell steals second. Fred Lake strikes out. Peaches Martinez walks. Paul Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Charlie Umbricht singles to left field. John Poindexter singles to left field. Charlie Umbricht advances to third on the hit. John Poindexter steals second. Bob Weilman strikes out. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Umbricht scores. John Poindexter advances to third on the play. Earl Stanceu advances to second on the play. Lew Tiant pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jay Veryzer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Harry Daviault walks. Mike Hartenstein strikes out. Bobby Sawyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Perez singles to center field. Charlie Umbricht walks. John Poindexter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis George Bell walks. Bub Groth flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lake walks. Peaches Martinez strikes out. Paul Gibson walks. Jay Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Weilman flies out to the right fielder. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Robinson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hartenstein pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Sawyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Lew Tiant pops out to the catcher. Fred Lord doubles to left field. Ron Gonzalez singles to right field. Fred Lord scores. Ed Perez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Umbricht lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis George Bell flies out to the left fielder. Bub Groth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fred Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston John Poindexter doubles to center field. Bob Weilman strikes out. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. John Poindexter scores. Joan Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Robinson hits a home run. Lew Tiant strikes out. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Peaches Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Paul Gibson flies out to the right fielder. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Ed Perez singles to right field. Charlie Umbricht walks. John Poindexter flies out to the left fielder. Bob Weilman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Harry Daviault strikes out. Mike Hartenstein flies out to the right fielder. Sandy Hutto is pinch hitting for Joan Martin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sandy Hutto singles to left field. Sandy Hutto steals second. George Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brian Counts pitching. Bob Gaw is pinch hitting for Earl Stanceu. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Gaw strikes out. Bob Robinson strikes out. Lew Tiant flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bub Groth grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Lake singles to left field. Peaches Martinez doubles past the right fielder. Fred Lake uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Brower 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. Paul Gibson walks. Jay Veryzer flies out to the right fielder. Harry Daviault grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Gibson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Fred Lord singles to center field. Ron Gonzalez strikes out. Fred Lord steals second. Ed Perez strikes out. Charlie Umbricht grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Mike Hartenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Crespo is pinch hitting for Brian Counts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Crespo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Max Franklin improves in contact_vs_lefty Gene Hopp improves in power_vs_lefty Jack McDowell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Paulette improves in range Shovel Upton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Lutenberg did not respond to coaching in arm Bobby White did not respond to coaching in C
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fred Sowders did not respond to coaching in control Chris Creek did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Hernandez improves in power_vs_lefty Pablo Harrison did not respond to coaching in control Claude Holbert did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Thomson did not respond to coaching in control