Win: Parker Hill (1-3) Loss: Know Your Role Jabroni (7-9)
Save: Joe Scherbarth (28)
Inning: 1 Houston Know Your Role Jabroni pitching. Lee Jones walks. Sailor Abstein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walt Breton walks. Bort Thompson doubles to left field. Walt Breton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Rice walks. Jose Orador doubles to left field. Bort Thompson scores. Charlie Rice uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick McCracken strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Parker Hill pitching. Jim Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Dom Terry is hit by a pitch. Parker Hill lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Dom Terry forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Jones singles to left field. Sailor Abstein doubles to right field. Parker Hill scores. Lee Jones uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Breton singles past the first baseman. Sailor Abstein scores. Bort Thompson strikes out. Charlie Rice doubles to right field. Walt Breton scores. Jose Orador singles to center field. Rick McCracken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jonathan Radford flies out to the center fielder. Mike Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Parker Hill strikes out. Lee Jones walks. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Lou Sadek strikes out. Kenny Madison grounds out to the second baseman. Know Your Role Jabroni is hit by a pitch. Jim Petkovsek walks. Rodney Mikkelsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Walt Breton hits a home run. Bort Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Rice walks. Jose Orador strikes out. Rick McCracken lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Dave Graham strikes out. Jonathan Radford flies out to the right fielder. Mike Valdez singles to right field. Hank Hale singles to left field. Lou Sadek lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Parker Hill flies out to the center fielder. Lee Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Kenny Madison strikes out. Know Your Role Jabroni strikes out. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Breton walks. Walt Breton steals second. Bort Thompson singles to left field. Walt Breton is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Charlie Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen singles to right field. Dave Graham strikes out. Jonathan Radford grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rodney Mikkelsen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Valdez singles to center field. Jonathan Radford advances to third on the hit. Hank Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Jose Orador grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick McCracken grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dom Terry singles to center field. Ossie Evans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Parker Hill singles past the second baseman. Lee Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Parker Hill is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Lou Sadek singles to center field. Kenny Madison pops out to the shortstop. Herm Poetz is pinch hitting for Ossie Evans. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herm Poetz strikes out. Jim Petkovsek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rich Gates pitching. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin is pinch hitting for Walt Breton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Bort Thompson flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen strikes out. Dave Graham strikes out. Move-up Maloney is pinch hitting for Jonathan Radford. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Move-up Maloney walks. Mike Valdez hits a home run. Move-up Maloney scores. Hank Hale flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Charlie Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Orador strikes out. Rey Munoz is pinch hitting for Rick McCracken. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rey Munoz singles to left field. Dom Terry singles to center field. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Parker Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Abe walks. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 St. Louis Luis Palacios pitching. Lou Sadek strikes out. Kenny Madison hits a home run. Thomas Herc Hauk is pinch hitting for Rich Gates. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Thomas Herc Hauk singles to right field. Jim Petkovsek doubles to center field. Thomas Herc Hauk uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dave Graham hits a home run. Jim Petkovsek scores. Joe Scherbarth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Move-up Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 11 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Sailor Abstein (14), Bort Thompson (19), Charlie Rice (5), Jose Orador (7).HR - Walt Breton (20).GIDP - Sailor Abstein.HBP - Dom Terry (2). Baserunning: SB - Walt Breton (14).
Game Notes Move-up Maloney is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Neiger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Neiger improves in arm Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Manny Riley improves in power_vs_righty John Neiger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hector Choate improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chad Kisinger did not respond to coaching in control Charley Rollins improves in control Dave Hess did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dick Seminara improves in arm Jack Escobar did not respond to coaching in arm Nap Freeman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty