Inning: 1 Houston Roberto Phillips pitching. Lee Jones singles to center field. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Jones advances to second on the play. Walt Breton flies out to the center fielder. Bort Thompson walks. Joe McManus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Gharrity pitching. Jim Petkovsek is hit by a pitch. Benny Hockett walks. Rodney Mikkelsen hits a home run. Jim Petkovsek scores. Benny Hockett scores. Dave Graham strikes out. Mike Valdez grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hale flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Rick McCracken strikes out. Frank Sizemore strikes out. Dom Terry walks. Jack Gharrity strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga walks. Jonathan Radford hits a home run. Jiro Tominaga scores. Luis Palacios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Hockett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Lee Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Walt Breton strikes out. Sailor Abstein gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Graham singles to left field. Mike Valdez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bort Thompson doubles to center field. Joe McManus strikes out. Rick McCracken grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Sizemore grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Hank Hale singles to right field. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hale advances to second on the play. Jonathan Radford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Hale advances to third on the play. Roberto Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Dom Terry strikes out. Luis Palacios grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek flies out to the center fielder. Benny Hockett hits a home run. Rodney Mikkelsen flies out to the right fielder. Dave Graham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Walt Breton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Sailor Abstein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bort Thompson singles to center field. Joe McManus flies out to the right fielder. Rick McCracken walks. Frank Sizemore singles to center field. Walt Breton scores. Dom Terry singles to center field. Bort Thompson scores. Rick McCracken scores. Mamoru Abe is pinch hitting for Luis Palacios. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Mike Valdez pops out to the shortstop. Hank Hale bunts for a base hit. Jiro Tominaga singles to center field. Jonathan Radford pops out to the catcher. Herm Poetz is pinch hitting for Roberto Phillips. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Herm Poetz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Houston Ossie Evans pitching. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Sailor Abstein singles to left field. Walt Breton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek flies out to the left fielder. Benny Hockett flies out to the center fielder. Rodney Mikkelsen singles to center field. Dave Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Bort Thompson singles past the third baseman. Joe McManus grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bort Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick McCracken grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joe McManus advances to second on the play. Frank Sizemore hits a home run. Joe McManus scores. Rich Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dom Terry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Valdez grounds out to the third baseman. Hank Hale singles to center field. Rolando Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Jonathan Radford walks. Rich Gates pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Jose Orador is pinch hitting for Rolando Moreno. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jose Orador strikes out. Lee Jones singles to left field. Sailor Abstein flies out to the center fielder. Lee Jones is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Upham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in control Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Barney Courtright did not respond to coaching in velocity Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Charley Rollins did not respond to coaching in velocity Rufio Valenzuela did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chardee McDennis improves in range Calvin Stapleton improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Adams improves in range Dean Williams improves in power_vs_lefty