Win: Johnny Platte (1-1) Loss: Mike Ludwig (1-1)
Save: Jim Miller (1)
Inning: 1 Houston Bobby Alvarez pitching. King Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Warhop grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Scott James pitching. Ernie Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Seamus Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Jake Rosenfeld pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Otto Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Hayes strikes out. Carlos Allen singles to left field. Quintin Redbone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Steve Pirtle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Alex Gedeon singles to right field. Scott James lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Geno Barron strikes out. Bobby Alvarez doubles to left field. Ernie Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Seamus Donovan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Charlie Warhop doubles to right field. Tom Ryan singles to left field. Charlie Warhop scores. George Foster grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Ryan advances to second on the play. Leo Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Smith grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jake Rosenfeld grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Myers walks. Dave Hayes walks. Carlos Allen singles to left field. Otto Myers scores. Dave Hayes advances to third on the hit. Quintin Redbone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Pirtle singles to center field. Alex Gedeon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Pirtle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Scott James lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. King Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Geno Barron flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Alvarez grounds out to the third baseman. Ernie Alvarez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Charlie Warhop pops out to the first baseman. Tom Ryan grounds out to the shortstop. George Foster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Seamus Donovan walks. Jake Rosenfeld strikes out. Otto Myers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Leo Johnson strikes out. Gary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pirtle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Dave Hayes lines out to the shortstop. Carlos Allen flies out to the right fielder. Quintin Redbone doubles to left field. Geno Barron flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Alex Gedeon flies out to the right fielder. Carl Lloyd is pinch hitting for Scott James. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Carl Lloyd flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn singles to right field. King Blackburn steals second. Paul Curd 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 grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Johnny Platte pitching. Zeb Hudgens is pinch hitting for Paul Curd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Zeb Hudgens flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Alvarez strikes out. Seamus Donovan walks. Jake Rosenfeld grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Mike Ludwig pitching. Tom Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. George Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Johnson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Otto Myers lines out to the shortstop. Dave Hayes strikes out. Carlos Allen walks. Carlos Allen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Houston Gary Smith singles to right field. Steve Pirtle strikes out. Alex Gedeon strikes out. Kim Clark is pinch hitting for Johnny Platte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Kim Clark singles to left field. Gary Smith advances to third on the hit. King Blackburn reached on a fielding error by Otto Myers. Gary Smith scores. Charlie Warhop flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 St. Louis Jim Miller pitching. Quintin Redbone singles to center field. Geno Barron walks. Hiroshi Maruo is pinch hitting for Mike Ludwig. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiroshi Maruo flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Alvarez strikes out. Seamus Donovan walks. Jake Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Houston total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 8
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Savransky improves in arm Mack Kilroy improves in contact_vs_lefty Fresco Knisely improves in power_vs_lefty Bronson Landrum 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: Takashi Zauchin did not respond to coaching in speed Wilson Walker improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Berardino improves in speed Scott Berardino improves in contact_vs_righty Takashi Zauchin did not respond to coaching in 3B