Win: John Cox (1-0) Loss: Curt Bauer (0-2)
Save: Les Archer (1)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Curt Bauer pitching. Willie Perez strikes out. Bob Ferraro singles to left field. Fergie Glenn strikes out. Frank Donahue hits a home run. Bob Ferraro scores. Fran Berg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston John Cox pitching. Walter Harriman grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Womack strikes out. Sam Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Howard Santorini grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Vandenberg singles to center field. Foster Winchester strikes out. John Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Bush grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Acastus Kolya grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carol Lam grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Willie Perez flies out to the left fielder. Bob Ferraro strikes out. Fergie Glenn walks. Frank Donahue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ronon Dex grounds out to the pitcher. Anubis doubles to right field. Curt Bauer grounds out to the second baseman. Anubis advances to third on the play. Walter Harriman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Fran Berg flies out to the center fielder. Howard Santorini grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Vandenberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Jeff Womack walks. Sam Veryzer flies out to the center fielder. Matt Bush grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Womack advances to second on the play. Acastus Kolya grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Foster Winchester flies out to the right fielder. John Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Perez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Carol Lam strikes out. Ronon Dex grounds out to the shortstop. Anubis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bob Ferraro flies out to the center fielder. Fergie Glenn grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Donahue flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Curt Bauer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Walter Harriman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Curt Bauer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jeff Womack pops out to the shortstop. Sam Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Fran Berg strikes out. Howard Santorini grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Vandenberg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Matt Bush grounds out to the pitcher. Acastus Kolya strikes out. Carol Lam grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Foster Winchester walks. John Cox lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie Perez strikes out. Bob Ferraro singles to left field. Foster Winchester is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ronon Dex grounds out to the shortstop. Anubis grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Garrett is pinch hitting for Curt Bauer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jason Garrett singles to left field. Walter Harriman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Bra Tac pitching. Fergie Glenn singles to center field. Frank Donahue singles to left field. Fran Berg grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Fergie Glenn advances to third on the play. Howard Santorini grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Les Archer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jeff Womack singles to left field. Sam Veryzer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jeff Womack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Bush flies out to the center fielder. Sam Veryzer steals second. Acastus Kolya singles to left field. Carol Lam flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 6
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Smith did not respond to coaching in control Phil Fryman improves in range Dick Hicks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lyle Darensbourg improves in contact_vs_righty Art Wilhelm improves in range Don Ritter improves in speed Russ Reipschlager did not respond to coaching in 2B
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Nemo Canate improves in contact_vs_righty Eli Weir did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hiroaki Tanabe did not respond to coaching in velocity Jenn Keller did not respond to coaching in velocity Hank Landry did not respond to coaching in speed Hank Landry improves in range Aiden Ford did not respond to coaching in RF