Win: Jophery Lake (8-1) Loss: Jack Palmer (10-2)
Save: Rey Santana (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Jophery Lake pitching. Bob Eyre grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph Smith is hit by a pitch. Mandy Hughes singles past the third baseman. Ralph Smith advances to third on the hit. Paul Belle reached on a fielding error by Howard Touchstone. Ralph Smith scores. Matt Morrison pops out to the second baseman. Bruce Blemker 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: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Palmer pitching. Bill Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Joe McNabb grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Ed Schmulbach grounds out to the pitcher. John McGilvray pops out to the first baseman. Jack Palmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Jackie Garoni grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Thompson lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Smith singles to left field. Mandy Hughes grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Howard Touchstone hits a home run. Mike Ulisney pops out to the catcher. Jophery Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Cangelosi singles to left field. Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Paul Belle strikes out. Matt Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Alex Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Garoni flies out to the right fielder. Drummond Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Schmulbach singles to center field. John McGilvray singles to left field. Ed Schmulbach advances to third on the hit. Jack Palmer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ed Schmulbach scores. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bill Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Howard Touchstone doubles to left field. Mike Ulisney grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Touchstone advances to third on the play. Jophery Lake singles to center field. Howard Touchstone scores. Bill Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Ralph Smith singles to center field. Mandy Hughes singles to right field. Paul Belle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ralph Smith advances to third on the play. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe McNabb singles to left field. Joe McNabb steals second. Alex Barrett triples. Joe McNabb scores. Jackie Garoni pops out to the second baseman. Drummond Williamson singles past the second baseman. Alex Barrett scores. Bill Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Drummond Williamson advances to second on the play. Howard Touchstone hits a home run. Drummond Williamson scores. Mike Ulisney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bruce Blemker grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Schmulbach pops out to the second baseman. John McGilvray singles to left field. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Jack Palmer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Randy Sadler singles past the second baseman. Alex Taylor 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. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 St. Louis Bill Bolton pitching. Patrick Speed is pinch hitting for Alex Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Patrick Speed walks. Bill Cangelosi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe McNabb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Carlos Estrada pitching. Ralph Smith flies out to the left fielder. Mandy Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle singles to right field. Matt Morrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alex Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Bruce Blemker walks. Ed Schmulbach doubles to center field. Bruce Blemker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rey Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John McGilvray grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Crawford is pinch hitting for Bill Bolton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Danny Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 7 St. Louis total runners left on base: 2
Batting:2B - Howard Touchstone (10).3B - Alex Barrett (4).HR - Howard Touchstone 2 (8).GIDP - Bill Cangelosi. Baserunning: SB - Joe McNabb (10). Fielding: E - Howard Touchstone.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcus Gannon improves in arm Terry Fordyce improves in arm Bobby Dunham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Benn improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce improves in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Drew Haeffner did not respond to coaching in range Rafael Mayne did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Mayne did not respond to coaching in velocity Klondike Karlon improves in arm