Inning: 1 St. Louis Al Carisch pitching. Patrick Speed strikes out. Joe McNabb walks. Alex Barrett lines out to the first baseman. Mike Ulisney doubles to right field. Joe McNabb is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Mutt Hatcher pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Mandy Hughes pops out to the first baseman. John Marrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Drummond Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thompson strikes out. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Paul Belle singles to right field. Matt Morrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Belle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Morrison steals second. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Buck Avery singles to center field. Mutt Hatcher fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mutt Hatcher strikes out. Patrick Speed singles to right field. Joe McNabb walks. Alex Barrett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston John McGilvray grounds out to the shortstop. Al Carisch strikes out. Bob Eyre walks. Mandy Hughes doubles to right field. John Marrow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Mike Ulisney singles to center field. Drummond Williamson walks. Bill Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Ulisney advances to third on the play. Drummond Williamson advances to second on the play. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Buck Avery flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison strikes out. Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mutt Hatcher strikes out. Patrick Speed grounds out to the shortstop. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Alex Barrett lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston John McGilvray doubles to center field. Al Carisch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! John McGilvray scores. Mandy Hughes walks. John Marrow pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Ulisney grounds out to the third baseman. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Bill Thompson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Avery grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Mutt Hatcher. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Evelio Morrison pitching. Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. John McGilvray pops out to the first baseman. Al Carisch lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Eyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Patrick Speed singles to left field. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Patrick Speed aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ben Goossen 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. Alex Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McNabb advances to second on the play. Mike Ulisney grounds out to the pitcher. Drummond Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Mandy Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. John Marrow is hit by a pitch. John Marrow is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Belle singles to right field. Matt Morrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ken Keatley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Thompson hits a home run. Howard Touchstone walks. Buck Avery walks. Carlos Moses is pinch hitting for Evelio Morrison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carlos Moses hits a home run. Howard Touchstone scores. Buck Avery scores. Phil Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patrick Speed flies out to the right fielder. Joe McNabb flies out to the right fielder. Alex Barrett singles to left field. Mike Ulisney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Masahito Watanabe pitching. Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker advances to second on the play. John McGilvray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Blemker advances to third on the play. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Phil Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Sadler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9 Houston total runners LOB: 8
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Chiti did not respond to coaching in speed Mookie Simpson improves in arm Arlas Humphries did not respond to coaching in endurance Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in control
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Urbane Gatewood improves in range Jack Palmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Dunham did not respond to coaching in arm Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in LF