Win: Bill Bolton (6-4) Loss: Rey Santana (5-2)
Save: Ken Keatley (40)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Hank Viox pitching. Patrick Speed strikes out. Joe McNabb doubles to center field. Alex Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Jackie Garoni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Harry Thompson pitching. Bob Eyre walks. Scott Chance strikes out. John Marrow singles to center field. Bob Eyre advances to third on the hit. Paul Belle flies out to the left fielder. Matt Morrison singles to center field. Bob Eyre scores. Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Bill Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Howard Touchstone grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Will Sisk lines out to the third baseman. John McGilvray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hank Viox strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buck Avery doubles to center field. Harry Thompson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Patrick Speed singles to center field. Buck Avery scores. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Alex Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Jackie Garoni singles to left field. Patrick Speed scores. Joe McNabb advances to third on the hit. Bill Cangelosi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Chance triples. John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Chance scores. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Bill Thompson lines out to the third baseman. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Avery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Matt Morrison singles to center field. Ralph Smith grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Will Sisk grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Harry Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Speed singles to center field. Joe McNabb lines out to the shortstop. Patrick Speed steals second. Alex Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John McGilvray flies out to the left fielder. Hank Viox grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jackie Garoni flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cangelosi strikes out. Bill Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Marrow grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Howard Touchstone singles to right field. Buck Avery walks. Bill Bolton 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. Carlos Moses is pinch hitting for Harry Thompson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Carlos Moses grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Howard Touchstone advances to third on the play. Patrick Speed singles to right field. Howard Touchstone scores. Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Evelio Morrison pitching. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Smith hits a home run. Will Sisk strikes out. John McGilvray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alex Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Garoni flies out to the right fielder. Bill Cangelosi singles to left field. Bill Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Rey Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Eyre walks. Scott Chance triples. Bob Eyre scores. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle singles to right field. Scott Chance scores. Carlos Estrada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Belle steals second. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ken Keatley pitching. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Avery strikes out. Mark Lachemann is pinch hitting for Carlos Estrada. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Lachemann lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 St. Louis total runners left on base: 6 Houston total runners left on base: 3
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Larry Brandt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rafael Mayne improves in velocity Johnny Chiti improves in power_vs_righty Jeff McCreery did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Urbane Gatewood improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce improves in range Joe McNeil did not respond to coaching in range Terry Fordyce improves in range Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in LF