Inning: 1 Houston Harry Thompson pitching. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance singles to left field. Ralph Smith strikes out. Paul Belle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Kolb pitching. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb walks. Joe McNabb is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jackie Garoni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drummond Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Thompson walks. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John McGilvray singles past the second baseman. Tom Kolb 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 walks. Scott Chance walks. Ralph Smith singles to right field. John McGilvray scores. Bob Eyre scores. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Paul Belle singles to right field. Scott Chance scores. Ralph Smith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Matt Morrison grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Belle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Mike Ulisney singles to right field. Harry Thompson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Mike Ulisney forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker triples. Ed Schmulbach singles to right field. Bruce Blemker scores. Muddy Deal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John McGilvray strikes out. Tom Kolb fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tom Kolb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Barrett singles to left field. Alex Barrett steals second. Jackie Garoni singles to center field. Alex Barrett scores. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Garoni advances to second on the play. Bill Thompson strikes out. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mike Ulisney grounds out to the shortstop. Muddy Deal walks. Phil Rollins grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Paul Belle hits a home run. Alex Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Morrison pops out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Schmulbach walks. Ed Schmulbach is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe McNabb strikes out. Alex Barrett strikes out. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston John McGilvray grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Kolb walks. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Drummond Williamson strikes out. Bill Thompson walks. Bill Thompson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Howard Touchstone reached on a fielding error by Bruce Blemker. Howard Touchstone steals second. Mike Ulisney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison singles to right field. Bruce Blemker singles to right field. Carlos Estrada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Carlos Estrada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Phil Rollins singles to left field. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Phil Rollins advances to third on the hit. Jim Chambers 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 strikes out. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Masahito Watanabe pitching. John McGilvray doubles to right field. 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 grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Eyre flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ben Goossen pitching. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Thompson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Mike Ulisney grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 6 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - John McGilvray (2).3B - Bruce Blemker (3).HR - Paul Belle (6).GIDP - Tom Kolb. Baserunning: CS - Ed Schmulbach (2). Fielding: E - Bruce Blemker.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcus Gannon improves in power_vs_lefty Marcus Gannon improves in arm June Emmerich improves in speed Urbane Gatewood improves in power_vs_righty Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in LF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Louis Errickson did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Chiti improves in arm Joe Leovich did not respond to coaching in control Ted Kilgus did not respond to coaching in control