Win: George Wilson (8-5) Loss: Collin Taylor (5-4)
Save: Ken Keatley (18)
Inning: 1 Houston Collin Taylor pitching. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mandy Hughes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis George Wilson pitching. Bill Cangelosi singles to center field. Joe McNabb doubles to left field. Bill Cangelosi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Drummond Williamson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Randy Sadler pops out to the shortstop. Danny Crawford grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Howard Touchstone singles to right field. Mike Ulisney flies out to the left fielder. Collin Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Ed Schmulbach walks. John McGilvray strikes out. George Wilson 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: 3 St. Louis Bill Cangelosi strikes out. Joe McNabb flies out to the right fielder. Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Eyre singles to center field. Scott Chance singles to center field. Mandy Hughes singles past the second baseman. Bob Eyre scores. Scott Chance advances to third on the hit. Mandy Hughes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Randy Sadler grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Chance scores. Danny Crawford singles to right field. Bruce Blemker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jackie Garoni strikes out. Drummond Williamson strikes out. Bill Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Ed Schmulbach flies out to the center fielder. John McGilvray grounds out to the pitcher. George Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Howard Touchstone grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Ulisney walks. Collin Taylor fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Collin Taylor strikes out. Bill Cangelosi singles to center field. Mike Ulisney advances to third on the hit. Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Eyre walks. Bob Eyre steals second. Scott Chance singles to right field. Bob Eyre scores. Mandy Hughes flies out to the right fielder. Scott Chance is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Randy Sadler grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Alex Barrett reached on a fielding error by Danny Crawford. Jackie Garoni flies out to the center fielder. Drummond Williamson strikes out. Bill Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Crawford grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bruce Blemker grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Schmulbach strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Howard Touchstone doubles to center field. Mike Ulisney flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Speed is pinch hitting for Collin Taylor. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Patrick Speed strikes out. Bill Cangelosi singles to left field. Howard Touchstone scores. Joe McNabb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Houston Masahito Watanabe pitching. John McGilvray strikes out. George Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Eyre pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Alex Barrett flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Williamson singles to center field. Bill Thompson reached on a fielding error by Danny Crawford. Bill Bolton 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. Howard Touchstone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Houston Scott Chance singles to left field. Mandy Hughes walks. Randy Sadler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Scott Chance advances to third on the play. Danny Crawford 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. Mike Ulisney walks. Buck Avery is pinch hitting for Masahito Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buck Avery strikes out. Bill Cangelosi lines out to the second baseman. Joe McNabb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 2 St. Louis total runners LOB: 9
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Terry Fordyce improves in power_vs_lefty Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Phelan did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Leonard improves in arm Terry Fordyce did not respond to coaching in 3B
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rafael Mayne did not respond to coaching in endurance Rafael Mayne improves in control Joe Leovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Chiti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty