Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Alvarez pitching. King Blackburn pops out to the second baseman. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Bancroft flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jim Miller pitching. Oscar Peralta walks. Oscar Peralta steals second. Ernie Alvarez grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Peralta advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Manny Ortiz singles past the third baseman. Oscar Peralta scores. Carlos Allen strikes out. Zeb Hudgens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Bobby Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Tom Ryan doubles to center field. Gary Smith singles to center field. Tom Ryan scores. George Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Dave Hayes grounds out to the shortstop. Seamus Donovan strikes out. Otto Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Alex Gedeon walks. Jim Miller lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Warhop strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 St. Louis Bobby Alvarez strikes out. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Alvarez walks. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bobby Morrison walks. Tom Ryan strikes out. Gary Smith flies out to the right fielder. George Foster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Carlos Allen strikes out. Zeb Hudgens singles to center field. Dave Hayes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Zeb Hudgens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Seamus Donovan singles past the third baseman. Otto Myers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Seamus Donovan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Alex Gedeon grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Pirtle is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn singles to center field. King Blackburn steals second. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Johnny Platte pitching. Bobby Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Peralta strikes out. Ernie Alvarez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Bobby Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ryan strikes out. Joe Bancroft steals second. Gary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Manny Ortiz grounds out to the pitcher. Carlos Allen singles to left field. Zeb Hudgens strikes out. Dave Hayes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston George Foster flies out to the center fielder. Alex Gedeon walks. Leo Johnson is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Johnson walks. King Blackburn walks. Ruden Saez 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. Charlie Warhop strikes out. Joe Bancroft singles to center field. Alex Gedeon scores. Leo Johnson scores. King Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Bobby Morrison hits an infield single to the pitcher. King Blackburn scores. Tom Ryan singles to right field. Joe Bancroft scores. Gary Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Ryan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Putsy Haas pitching. Seamus Donovan singles to center field. Otto Myers reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Ryan. Jake Rosenfeld is pinch hitting for Ruden Saez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Rosenfeld walks. Oscar Peralta singles to left field. Seamus Donovan scores. Otto Myers scores. Ernie Alvarez walks. Manny Ortiz singles to left field. Jake Rosenfeld scores. Oscar Peralta scores. Joe Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Allen strikes out. Zeb Hudgens strikes out. Dave Hayes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Mike Ludwig pitching. George Foster singles to right field. Alex Gedeon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Vladimir Fossas is pinch hitting for Joe Murphy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Vladimir Fossas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alan Embre pitching. Seamus Donovan doubles to right field. Otto Myers strikes out. Hiroshi Maruo is pinch hitting for Mike Ludwig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hiroshi Maruo walks. Oscar Peralta singles to left field. Seamus Donovan scores. Ernie Alvarez grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroshi Maruo advances to third on the play. Oscar Peralta advances to second on the play. Manny Ortiz singles to center field. Hiroshi Maruo scores. Oscar Peralta scores. Larry Berblinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Allen hits a home run. Manny Ortiz scores. Zeb Hudgens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Hudson pitching. Bob Larkin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ernie Alvarez at 1B. King Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Warhop singles to right field. Joe Bancroft singles past the third baseman. Charlie Warhop advances to third on the hit. Bobby Morrison strikes out. Tom Ryan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 9 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Fresco Knisely improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Sanberg improves in control Mike Scharein improves in power_vs_righty Frank Leppert improves in contact_vs_righty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Benson Little did not respond to coaching in velocity Buddy Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Berardino improves in power_vs_righty Marcos Vassell did not respond to coaching in velocity Urbane Halliday improves in 3B