Win: Mutt Hatcher (11-7) Loss: George Wilson (3-5)
Inning: 1 St. Louis George Wilson pitching. Phil Rollins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Avery flies out to the left fielder. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Jackie Garoni walks. Carlos Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Mutt Hatcher pitching. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Blemker singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Patrick Speed pops out to the first baseman. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the third baseman. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ralph Smith singles to right field. Randy Sadler walks. Doc Christian walks. Duke Torgeson strikes out. George Wilson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mutt Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Phil Rollins strikes out. Buck Avery walks. Alex Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance hits a home run. Matt Morrison walks. Matt Morrison is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bruce Blemker lines out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jackie Garoni walks. Jackie Garoni is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Carlos Moses strikes out. Patrick Speed strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Ralph Smith doubles to center field. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Christian walks. Duke Torgeson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Drummond Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Mutt Hatcher singles to left field. Phil Rollins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston George Wilson strikes out. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Buck Avery singles to left field. Alex Barrett strikes out. Jackie Garoni doubles to left field. Carlos Moses singles to left field. Buck Avery scores. Jackie Garoni scores. Patrick Speed grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Moses advances to second on the play. Drummond Williamson walks. Howard Touchstone walks. Mutt Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Houston Bruce Blemker pops out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. Ralph Smith walks. Randy Sadler strikes out. Doc Christian strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Phil Rollins strikes out. Buck Avery hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alex Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Garoni doubles past the first baseman. Buck Avery scores. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Duke Torgeson strikes out. Hilly Billy is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hilly Billy grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Chance reached on a 2-base throwing error by Phil Rollins. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ben Goossen pitching. Patrick Speed flies out to the center fielder. Drummond Williamson walks. Howard Touchstone walks. Mutt Hatcher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mutt Hatcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drummond Williamson advances to third on the play. Howard Touchstone advances to second on the play. Phil Rollins hits a home run. Drummond Williamson scores. Howard Touchstone scores. Rich Nagy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Buck Avery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Cangelosi walks. Alex Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bruce Blemker pops out to the first baseman. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Ralph Smith doubles to center field. Alex Taylor 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. Randy Sadler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jackie Garoni strikes out. Carlos Moses pops out to the shortstop. Patrick Speed singles to center field. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Patrick Speed advances to third on the hit. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Doc Christian grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Torgeson grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Hitzel is pinch hitting for Rich Nagy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Hitzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11 Houston total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clay Mendoza did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jack Minor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Uke Espino did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Minor improves in range
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roger Yingling did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Benn did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Viox did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Center improves in control