Win: Brian Mitchell (3-3) Loss: Joe Scherbarth (3-6)
Inning: 1 Houston Rick Stelmaszek pitching. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Chambers doubles to center field. Richie Tenenbaum singles to center field. Jose Orador singles to right field. Danny Chambers scores. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Orador is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mamoru Abe singles to left field. Richie Tenenbaum scores. Kyle Barry Larkin advances to third on the hit. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Rolando Moreno pitching. Jim Petkovsek singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Petkovsek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jonathan Radford singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen advances to third on the hit. Mike Valdez singles to right field. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Jonathan Radford advances to third on the hit. Hank Hale strikes out. Herm Poetz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Walt Breton singles to center field. Walt Breton steals second. The catcher fields the ball and Walt Breton is thrown out at third. Lee Jones singles to right field. Danny Chambers walks. Richie Tenenbaum grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Lou Sadek grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Kenny Madison flies out to the center fielder. Rick Stelmaszek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Jose Orador strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Mikkelsen singles to right field. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Mike Valdez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Frank Sizemore grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Breton grounds out to the second baseman. Rolando Moreno pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Hank Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Herm Poetz walks. Herm Poetz steals second. Lou Sadek flies out to the left fielder. Kenny Madison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Chambers strikes out. Richie Tenenbaum doubles to left field. Jose Orador strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rick Stelmaszek strikes out. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Mamoru Abe triples. Frank Sizemore flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mamoru Abe scores. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jonathan Radford grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Valdez pops out to the catcher. Hank Hale grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Rolando Moreno strikes out. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Chambers singles to right field. Richie Tenenbaum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Herm Poetz flies out to the right fielder. Lou Sadek singles to center field. Kenny Madison strikes out. Thomas Herc Hauk is pinch hitting for Rick Stelmaszek. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Thomas Herc Hauk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lou Sadek is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Brian Mitchell pitching. Jose Orador flies out to the right fielder. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the third baseman. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Charlie Rice enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kyle Barry Larkin at RF. Jim Petkovsek singles past the shortstop. Rodney Mikkelsen singles to center field. Jim Petkovsek advances to third on the hit. Joe Scherbarth 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. Jonathan Radford singles to left field. Jim Petkovsek scores. Rodney Mikkelsen advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Mike Valdez singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Jonathan Radford advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Hank Hale doubles to right field. Jonathan Radford scores. Mike Valdez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herm Poetz flies out to the left fielder. Lou Sadek walks. Kenny Madison strikes out. Brian Mitchell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Frank Sizemore walks. Walt Breton strikes out. Rick McCracken is pinch hitting for Joe Scherbarth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rick McCracken reached on a fielding error by Kenny Madison. Lee Jones grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dennis Miklos improves in power_vs_lefty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Miklos improves in contact_vs_lefty Cris Harbidge improves in range John Neiger improves in speed Jackson Tulsa did not respond to coaching in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Davey Boy Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Huck Locke did not respond to coaching in speed Rufio Valenzuela improves in contact_vs_lefty Davey Boy Smith improves in range Dean Williams improves in arm Darrell Hannah improves in contact_vs_lefty