Win: George Cuellar (13-2) Loss: George Wilson (10-8)
Inning: 1 Houston George Cuellar pitching. Bob Eyre hits a home run. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Marrow singles to right field. Paul Belle singles to center field. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman. John Marrow advances to third on the play. Paul Belle advances to second on the play. Matt Morrison pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis George Wilson pitching. Phil Rollins grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Jackie Garoni hits an infield single to the pitcher. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Joe McNabb scores. Alex Barrett scores. Bill Thompson singles to right field. Jackie Garoni scores. Drummond Williamson steals third. Bill Thompson steals second. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Drummond Williamson scores. Bill Thompson advances to third on the play. Buck Avery walks. George Cuellar pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston John McGilvray strikes out. Ed Schmulbach pops out to the catcher. George Wilson singles to right field. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Phil Rollins walks. Joe McNabb pops out to the third baseman. Alex Barrett strikes out. Phil Rollins steals second. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Marrow singles to right field. Paul Belle flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Blemker hits a home run. John Marrow scores. Matt Morrison singles to center field. John McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Drummond Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thompson doubles to right field. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Avery grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. George Wilson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Eyre grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis George Cuellar pops out to the shortstop. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Alex Barrett doubles to left field. Joe McNabb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Drummond Williamson strikes out. Bill Thompson strikes out. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Matt Morrison walks. John McGilvray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Morrison advances to second on the play. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the right fielder. George Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Buck Avery strikes out. George Cuellar grounds out to the second baseman. Phil Rollins grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance singles to left field. John Marrow flies out to the center fielder. Paul Belle walks. Bruce Blemker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Belle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jim Chambers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe McNabb walks. Alex Barrett lines out to the shortstop. Jackie Garoni flies out to the center fielder. Drummond Williamson singles to left field. Joe McNabb advances to third on the hit. Bill Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Matt Morrison reached on a 2-base fielding error by Drummond Williamson. Masahito Watanabe 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. John McGilvray singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach walks. Mandy Hughes is pinch hitting for Jim Chambers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mandy Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Matt Morrison is thrown out at the plate. Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ben Goossen pitching. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Buck Avery strikes out. Carlos Moses is pinch hitting for Masahito Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Moses singles past the shortstop. Phil Rollins hits a home run. Carlos Moses scores. Joe McNabb walks. Alex Barrett hits a home run. Joe McNabb scores. Phil Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Arlas Humphries pitching. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Marrow flies out to the right fielder. Paul Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 10 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Alex Barrett (9), Bill Thompson (12).HR - Phil Rollins (17), Alex Barrett (15). Baserunning: SB - Phil Rollins (14), Drummond Williamson (5), Bill Thompson (6). Fielding: E - Drummond Williamson.
Game Notes Bob Eyre is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Palmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in control Terry Fordyce improves in power_vs_lefty Marcus Gannon improves in power_vs_righty Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in RF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Leovich improves in velocity Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in control Mookie Simpson improves in arm