Win: Jerry Henderson (11-7) Loss: Jay Bailey (7-5)
Save: Bruno Berryhill (29)
Inning: 1 Houston Jay Bailey pitching. Dick Babb hits a home run. Ron Renteria walks. Ted Chamberlain reached on a fielding error by Gene Poole. Denny Coakley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ted Chamberlain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Smith strikes out. Gary Benn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jerry Henderson pitching. Kevin Storti flies out to the left fielder. Rich Gozzo flies out to the left fielder. Fredegar Bolger singles past the shortstop. Vern Tabler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Mark Nilsson hits a home run. Jerry Henderson strikes out. Dick Babb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Gene Poole strikes out. Jack Twombly flies out to the right fielder. Fred Weinert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Ron Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Coakley singles to center field. Chris Smith singles to left field. Gary Benn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Denny Coakley is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Cole Miner flies out to the right fielder. Jay Bailey strikes out. Kevin Storti grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Eddy Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Mark Nilsson grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Henderson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Fred Weinert. Dick Babb pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Rich Gozzo flies out to the center fielder. Fredegar Bolger strikes out. Vern Tabler walks. Gene Poole singles to center field. Vern Tabler advances to third on the hit. Jack Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Ron Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the third baseman. Denny Coakley hits a home run. Roy West comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Fred Weinert walks. Cole Miner walks. Roy West lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kevin Storti flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Weinert scores. Rich Gozzo singles to center field. Cole Miner scores. Fredegar Bolger singles to left field. Rich Gozzo advances to third on the hit. Vern Tabler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Gary Benn singles to left field. Eddy Rodriguez strikes out. Gary Benn steals second. Mark Nilsson strikes out. Jerry Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Gene Poole flies out to the right fielder. Jack Twombly grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Weinert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dick Babb singles to center field. Ron Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Ted Chamberlain strikes out. Denny Coakley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dick Babb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Cole Miner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cristian Pache is pinch hitting for Roy West. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cristian Pache grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Storti walks. Rich Gozzo walks. Fredegar Bolger walks. Vern Tabler strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Milt Warren pitching. Chris Smith flies out to the center fielder. Gary Benn walks. Gary Benn steals second. Eddy Rodriguez hits a home run. Gary Benn scores. Jimmy Houck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Nilsson grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Henderson singles to right field. Dick Babb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Gene Poole flies out to the left fielder. Jack Twombly hits a home run. Fred Weinert singles to left field. Cole Miner flies out to the right fielder. Norm Rose is pinch hitting for Jimmy Houck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Norm Rose walks. Kevin Gaspar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Storti strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Buddy Robertson pitching. Ron Renteria pops out to the second baseman. Ted Chamberlain grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Coakley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bruno Berryhill comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rich Gozzo singles to center field. Fredegar Bolger flies out to the left fielder. Vern Tabler grounds out to the catcher. Rich Gozzo advances to second on the play. Gene Poole grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 8 St. Louis total runners LOB: 11
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Art Falsey did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Martin did not respond to coaching in control Dummy Schaffernoth did not respond to coaching in control Tom Dotter did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Stanton did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rube Niemiec did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dee Rainey did not respond to coaching in arm Matt Grimes did not respond to coaching in control Yoshiyuki Suzuki did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty