Win: Carlos Estrada (1-0) Loss: Phil Williams (0-1)
Save: Rey Santana (7)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Kolb pitching. Phil Rollins grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Alex Barrett strikes out. Jackie Garoni singles to left field. Joe McNabb advances to third on the hit. Bill Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Houston Collin Taylor pitching. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. John Marrow hits a home run. Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Drummond Williamson strikes out. Howard Touchstone singles to center field. Buck Avery grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Randy Sadler lines out to the first baseman. Will Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Collin Taylor grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Phil Rollins grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McNabb doubles to center field. Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Mandy Hughes singles to left field. Tom Kolb lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance doubles to center field. John Marrow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jackie Garoni walks. Jackie Garoni steals second. Bill Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Jackie Garoni advances to third on the play. Drummond Williamson walks. Howard Touchstone grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Sadler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Buck Avery singles to right field. Collin Taylor 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 grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Buck Avery advances to third on the play. Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Will Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Mandy Hughes strikes out. Tom Kolb grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Alex Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Bill Thompson singles to center field. Drummond Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Chance strikes out. John Marrow hits a home run. Paul Belle singles to center field. Matt Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Howard Touchstone strikes out. Buck Avery grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Collin Taylor. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Cangelosi singles to center field. Phil Rollins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Carlos Estrada pitching. Randy Sadler singles to center field. Randy Sadler steals second. Will Sisk flies out to the center fielder. Mandy Hughes strikes out. Tom Kolb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Alex Barrett singles to center field. Jackie Garoni doubles to right field. Phil Williams 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. Bill Thompson walks. Drummond Williamson hits a home run. Alex Barrett scores. Jackie Garoni scores. Bill Thompson scores. Howard Touchstone singles to left field. Buck Avery hits an infield single to the shortstop. Carlos Moses is pinch hitting for Carlos Estrada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Moses walks. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Houston Masahito Watanabe pitching. Bob Eyre flies out to the left fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. John Marrow doubles to left field. Paul Belle singles to left field. John Marrow scores. Matt Morrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Vinnie Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thompson hits a home run. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Rey Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Will Sisk flies out to the right fielder. Mandy Hughes reached on a fielding error by Jackie Garoni. Danny Crawford is pinch hitting for Vinnie Ray. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Crawford flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10 Houston total runners LOB: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in control Jake Morrison did not respond to coaching in velocity Klondike Karlon did not respond to coaching in speed Mookie Simpson improves in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chuck Davis improves in power_vs_righty Marcus Gannon improves in power_vs_righty Jack Palmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Ownie Matteson did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF