Win: Masahito Watanabe (1-1) Loss: Jim Chambers (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Jophery Lake pitching. Bob Eyre walks. Bob Eyre steals second. Mandy Hughes singles in front of the right fielder. Bob Eyre scores. John Marrow singles to center field. Paul Belle flies out to the right fielder. Matt Morrison grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Marrow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Palmer pitching. Phil Rollins strikes out. Joe McNabb strikes out. Alex Barrett walks. Jackie Garoni singles to center field. Alex Barrett is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach steals second. John McGilvray walks. Passed ball. Ed Schmulbach advances to third. John McGilvray advances to second. Jack Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Bob Eyre singles to center field. Ed Schmulbach scores. John McGilvray uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Eyre is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mandy Hughes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Bill Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Mike Ulisney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Jophery Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Rollins grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bruce Blemker strikes out. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray singles to center field. Jack Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Barrett pops out to the shortstop. Jackie Garoni singles to center field. Drummond Williamson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jackie Garoni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Drummond Williamson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Mandy Hughes singles past the second baseman. John Marrow strikes out. Paul Belle singles to left field. Matt Morrison walks. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Ulisney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray singles to center field. Jack Palmer lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Jophery Lake strikes out. Phil Rollins walks. Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder. Alex Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bob Eyre flies out to the center fielder. Mandy Hughes walks. Evelio Morrison comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mandy Hughes is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Marrow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jackie Garoni singles to center field. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Garoni advances to second on the play. Bill Thompson singles to left field. Jackie Garoni scores. Howard Touchstone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Thompson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Ulisney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Paul Belle grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Bill Cangelosi is pinch hitting for Evelio Morrison. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Cangelosi singles to center field. Phil Rollins grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe McNabb singles to center field. Alex Barrett hits a home run. Joe McNabb scores. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Masahito Watanabe pitching. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. John McGilvray strikes out. 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 lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jim Chambers pitching. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Bill Thompson lines out to the third baseman. Howard Touchstone singles to left field. Mike Ulisney singles to center field. Drummond Williamson scores. Houston total runners left on base: 6 St. Louis total runners left on base: 4
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dennys Connatser did not respond to coaching in speed Earle Sargent improves in contact_vs_lefty Marcus Gannon improves in range Dennys Connatser improves in contact_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 improves in velocity Jake Morrison improves in velocity Ted Kilgus improves in control John Logan improves in contact_vs_righty