Win: Mark Callahan (5-14) Loss: Jack Gharrity (7-4)
Inning: 1 Houston Mark Callahan pitching. Lee Jones is hit by a pitch. Danny Chambers lines out to the third baseman. Bort Thompson walks. Sailor Abstein lines out to the shortstop. Kyle Barry Larkin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Gharrity pitching. Jim Petkovsek walks. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Petkovsek advances to second on the play. Dave Graham singles to center field. Jim Petkovsek scores. Jonathan Radford grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Graham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Thomas Herc Hauk singles to left field. Lou Sadek singles to right field. Jonathan Radford scores. Thomas Herc Hauk advances to third on the hit. Move-up Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Frank Sizemore gets picked off first. Dom Terry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Kenny Madison walks. Mark Callahan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Kenny Madison advances to third on the play. Rodney Mikkelsen singles to center field. Kenny Madison scores. Dave Graham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jack Gharrity singles to left field. Lee Jones strikes out. Danny Chambers grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jonathan Radford doubles to center field. Thomas Herc Hauk strikes out. Lou Sadek singles to center field. Jonathan Radford scores. Move-up Maloney singles to left field. Harry Thormahlen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenny Madison strikes out. Mark Callahan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Graham hits a home run. Jonathan Radford flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Walt Breton singles to center field. Frank Sizemore walks. Dom Terry pops out to the second baseman. Harry Thormahlen lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Frank Sizemore advances to second on the play. Frank Sizemore advances to second on the play. Lee Jones singles to center field. Frank Sizemore scores. Danny Chambers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Thomas Herc Hauk grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Sadek strikes out. Move-up Maloney singles to left field. Kenny Madison grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Move-up Maloney is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Bort Thompson singles to right field. Bort Thompson steals second. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bort Thompson advances to third on the play. John Navarro 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 singles past the second baseman. Bort Thompson scores. Walt Breton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kyle Barry Larkin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis John Navarro strikes out. Jim Petkovsek singles to center field. Rodney Mikkelsen walks. Dave Graham lines out to the shortstop. Jonathan Radford hits a home run. Jim Petkovsek scores. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Luis Palacios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Thomas Herc Hauk flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Dom Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Luis Palacios. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Lee Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Tom Guetterman pitching. Lou Sadek grounds out to the second baseman. Move-up Maloney flies out to the center fielder. Kenny Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Danny Chambers flies out to the left fielder. Bort Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Sailor Abstein walks. Charlie Rice is pinch hitting for Kyle Barry Larkin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Rice flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Dave Norman is pinch hitting for John Navarro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Norman singles to center field. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Norman advances to second on the play. Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Dave Graham singles to left field. Dave Norman scores. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Rich Gates pitching. Walt Breton pops out to the second baseman. Rey Munoz is pinch hitting for Frank Sizemore. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rey Munoz grounds out to the shortstop. Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Manny Riley improves in arm Hector Choate improves in arm Manny Riley improves in power_vs_righty John Garland did not respond to coaching in control Rip Creeden improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Andy Walewander did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Hess did not respond to coaching in speed Charley Rollins did not respond to coaching in endurance Charley Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Charley Rollins did not respond to coaching in control Nap Freeman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty