Win: Hurricane Ned Lane (5-2) Loss: Rolando Moreno (5-2)
Save: Brian Mitchell (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Mark Callahan pitching. Lee Jones strikes out. Danny Chambers strikes out. Bort Thompson singles to left field. Sailor Abstein doubles to left field. Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rolando Moreno pitching. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jonathan Radford hits a home run. Mike Valdez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton strikes out. Frank Sizemore singles past the shortstop. Dom Terry singles to left field. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the hit. Rolando Moreno walks. Lee Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore scores. Danny Chambers grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Herm Poetz pops out to the shortstop. Lou Sadek hits a home run. Kenny Madison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mark Callahan strikes out. Jim Petkovsek hits a home run. Dave Graham singles to right field. Jonathan Radford flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Mike Valdez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Graham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Frank Sizemore steals second. Dom Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Rolando Moreno singles to center field. Frank Sizemore is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Herm Poetz walks. Lou Sadek strikes out. Kenny Madison singles to center field. Herm Poetz advances to third on the hit. Mark Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Jones singles to left field. Danny Chambers strikes out. Bort Thompson strikes out. Sailor Abstein bunts for a base hit. Hurricane Ned Lane 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. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek flies out to the center fielder. Dave Graham singles to center field. Jonathan Radford grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Graham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Valdez walks. Jiro Tominaga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Breton flies out to the right fielder. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Rolando Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Herm Poetz grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Sadek doubles to left field. Kenny Madison lines out to the second baseman. Hurricane Ned Lane pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Lee Jones walks. Danny Chambers walks. Bort Thompson strikes out. Sailor Abstein pops out to the second baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Jones is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Graham flies out to the center fielder. Jonathan Radford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Walt Breton singles to right field. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry strikes out. Rick McCracken is pinch hitting for Rolando Moreno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rick McCracken strikes out. Lee Jones singles to center field. Walt Breton scores. Frank Sizemore advances to third on the hit. Danny Chambers flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Mike Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Poetz singles to left field. Lou Sadek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Brian Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bort Thompson strikes out. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 12 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Rey Munoz improves in range Rey Munoz improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Willy Tavares improves in control
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Nap Freeman improves in range Jack Escobar improves in speed Rufio Valenzuela did not respond to coaching in arm Darrell Hannah improves in speed Tim Alcock improves in contact_vs_righty Dean Williams improves in contact_vs_righty