Inning: 1 St. Louis Joe Murphy pitching. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harvey Gruber grounds out to the second baseman. Manny Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Houston Hiram Davis pitching. Gary Smith walks. King Blackburn grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Bancroft doubles past the third baseman. Tom Ryan singles to right field. Joe Bancroft scores. Carl Lloyd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Carlos Allen singles to left field. Carlos Allen steals second. Zeb Hudgens pops out to the third baseman. Dave Hayes strikes out. Bob Larkin singles to left field. Carlos Allen scores. Otto Myers pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Pettit singles to center field. Zak Stafford singles to right field. Ed Pettit advances to third on the hit. Larry Macha grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Pettit scores. Zak Stafford advances to second on the play. Joe Murphy strikes out. Gary Smith pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 St. Louis Hiram Davis singles to center field. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hiram Davis advances to second on the play. Harvey Gruber walks. Manny Ortiz singles past the first baseman. Hiram Davis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carlos Allen bunts for a base hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Zeb Hudgens singles to right field. Harvey Gruber scores. Manny Ortiz scores. Dave Hayes hits a home run. Carlos Allen scores. Zeb Hudgens scores. Doug Sanberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Larkin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Passed ball. Bob Larkin advances to second. Otto Myers flies out to the right fielder. Hiram Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston King Blackburn doubles to left field. Joe Bancroft doubles to right field. King Blackburn scores. Tom Ryan singles to left field. Joe Bancroft scores. Carl Lloyd singles to left field. Mike Ludwig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Pettit grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ryan advances to third on the play. Carl Lloyd advances to second on the play. Zak Stafford strikes out. Larry Macha flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 St. Louis Oscar Peralta grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harvey Gruber flies out to the center fielder. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Doug Sanberg grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Smith strikes out. King Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Carlos Allen lines out to the shortstop. Zeb Hudgens walks. Dave Hayes flies out to the left fielder. Bob Larkin walks. Otto Myers grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Larkin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Joe Bancroft strikes out. Tom Ryan walks. Tom Ryan steals second. Carl Lloyd singles to right field. Tom Ryan scores. Ed Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Carl Lloyd steals second. Zak Stafford singles past the shortstop. Carl Lloyd scores. Zak Stafford steals second. Larry Macha pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Ludwig strikes out. Oscar Peralta grounds out to the pitcher. Harvey Gruber strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston George Foster is pinch hitting for Doug Sanberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Smith grounds out to the shortstop. King Blackburn singles to right field. Joe Bancroft singles to right field. Tom Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jim Miller pitching. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Carlos Allen singles past the first baseman. Zeb Hudgens singles to left field. Carlos Allen advances to third on the hit. Dave Hayes doubles to left field. Carlos Allen scores. Zeb Hudgens uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Price comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Larkin grounds out to the pitcher. Otto Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Carl Lloyd strikes out. Ruden Saez 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. Ed Pettit reached on a fielding error by Carlos Allen. Zak Stafford hits a home run. Ed Pettit scores. Larry Macha strikes out. Leo Johnson is pinch hitting for Joe Price. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leo Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alan Embre pitching. Ernie Alvarez is pinch hitting for Ruden Saez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Alvarez pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Peralta singles to center field. Harvey Gruber triples. Oscar Peralta scores. Manny Ortiz singles past the first baseman. Harvey Gruber scores. Bill Swift comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlos Allen singles to center field. Manny Ortiz advances to third on the hit. Zeb Hudgens flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Manny Ortiz scores. Carlos Allen steals second. Dave Hayes singles to right field. Carlos Allen scores. Dave Hayes steals second. Bob Larkin singles to center field. Dave Hayes scores. Otto Myers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Javier Zamaya pitching. Gary Smith flies out to the center fielder. King Blackburn strikes out. Joe Bancroft grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Jake Rosenfeld is pinch hitting for Javier Zamaya. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Rosenfeld grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Peralta flies out to the right fielder. Harvey Gruber walks. Harvey Gruber steals second. Manny Ortiz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Hudson pitching. Tom Ryan grounds out to the pitcher. Al Graham is pinch hitting for Carl Lloyd. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Graham flies out to the right fielder. Ed Pettit singles to right field. Zak Stafford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7 Houston total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Dave Hayes (2).3B - Harvey Gruber (1).HR - Dave Hayes (2).SF - Zeb Hudgens. Baserunning: SB - Harvey Gruber (1), Carlos Allen 2 (5), Dave Hayes (3). Fielding: E - Carlos Allen.
Batting:2B - King Blackburn (2), Joe Bancroft 2 (4).HR - Zak Stafford (1).GIDP - King Blackburn. Baserunning: SB - Tom Ryan (3), Carl Lloyd (1), Zak Stafford (3). Fielding: PB - Larry Macha.
Game Notes Ernie Alvarez is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Cody Boone did not respond to coaching in control Buddy Sullivan did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Berardino did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Benson Little did not respond to coaching in velocity Christian Ramos improves in LF
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Goodall improves in control Jim Hanson improves in power_vs_lefty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lew Scranton improves in contact_vs_lefty Mack Kilroy did not respond to coaching in 2B