Win: George Wilson (14-8) Loss: Harry Thompson (15-9)
Save: Ken Keatley (32)
Inning: 1 Houston Harry Thompson pitching. Mandy Hughes pops out to the third baseman. Scott Chance singles to left field. Scott Chance steals second. Bruce Blemker singles to center field. Scott Chance scores. Matt Morrison walks. Bob Eyre walks. Randy Sadler strikes out. Duke Torgeson singles to right field. Bruce Blemker scores. Matt Morrison scores. Bob Eyre advances to third on the hit. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis George Wilson pitching. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb strikes out. Alex Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Wilson strikes out. Mandy Hughes singles to center field. Mandy Hughes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jackie Garoni strikes out. Carlos Moses flies out to the left fielder. Drummond Williamson singles in front of the left fielder. Howard Touchstone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Bruce Blemker flies out to the left fielder. Matt Morrison strikes out. Bob Eyre walks. Randy Sadler hits a home run. Bob Eyre scores. Carlos Estrada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Torgeson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buck Avery walks. Buck Avery steals second. Carlos Estrada lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. George Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Mandy Hughes lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Barrett walks. Jackie Garoni singles to center field. Alex Barrett advances to third on the hit. Carlos Moses strikes out. Drummond Williamson strikes out. Howard Touchstone lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Scott Chance hits a home run. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Eyre flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buck Avery singles to left field. Carlos Estrada fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Carlos Estrada pops out to the first baseman. Phil Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Randy Sadler singles to center field. Duke Torgeson walks. Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. Randy Sadler scores. George Wilson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Mandy Hughes flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Schmulbach is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jackie Garoni strikes out. Carlos Moses doubles to right field. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Howard Touchstone strikes out. Buck Avery strikes out. Patrick Speed is pinch hitting for Carlos Estrada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patrick Speed walks. Phil Rollins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Taylor pitching. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Torgeson flies out to the center fielder. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Bolton 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. Joe McNabb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clay Mendoza is pinch hitting for Alex Barrett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Clay Mendoza walks. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Clay Mendoza advances to second on the play. Carlos Moses flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston 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 first baseman (unassisted). Mandy Hughes singles to right field. Scott Chance singles to left field. Mandy Hughes advances to third on the hit. Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Mandy Hughes scores. Scott Chance steals second. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Rich Nagy pitching. Drummond Williamson lines out to the shortstop. Howard Touchstone walks. Mike Ulisney is pinch hitting for Buck Avery. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Ulisney singles to center field. Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Alex Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Cangelosi hits an infield single to the shortstop. Phil Rollins doubles past the first baseman. Howard Touchstone scores. Mike Ulisney scores. Bill Cangelosi scores. Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder. Clay Mendoza singles to center field. Phil Rollins scores. Paxton Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni triples. Clay Mendoza scores. Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carlos Moses grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 5 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Batting:HR - Scott Chance (16), Randy Sadler (9).SF - Bruce Blemker.GIDP - George Wilson. Baserunning: SB - Scott Chance 2 (38).CS - Mandy Hughes (16).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Center did not respond to coaching in control Hank Viox did not respond to coaching in control Art Jones improves in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Mayne did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in velocity Vance McMackin improves in arm