Win: Collin Taylor (8-4) Loss: Jack Palmer (13-3)
Save: Rey Santana (26)
Inning: 1 St. Louis Jack Palmer pitching. Phil Rollins triples. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Phil Rollins scores. Alex Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the pitcher. Joe McNabb advances to second on the play. Drummond Williamson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Houston Collin Taylor pitching. Bob Eyre strikes out. Scott Chance walks. John Marrow grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scott Chance is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Paul Belle pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Bill Thompson strikes out. Howard Touchstone singles to center field. Mark Lachemann strikes out. Collin Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Matt Morrison strikes out. Ralph Smith strikes out. Will Sisk grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Phil Rollins hits a home run. Joe McNabb grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Garoni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston John McGilvray flies out to the center fielder. Jack Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Eyre grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Drummond Williamson strikes out. Bill Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Howard Touchstone strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Scott Chance flies out to the left fielder. John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 St. Louis Mark Lachemann strikes out. Collin Taylor grounds out to the third baseman. Phil Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Matt Morrison walks. Ralph Smith flies out to the center fielder. Will Sisk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Morrison is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John McGilvray hits a home run. Will Sisk scores. Jack Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Joe McNabb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Jackie Garoni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Chance grounds out to the second baseman. John Marrow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Drummond Williamson hits a home run. Bill Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Thompson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ralph Smith. Howard Touchstone singles to left field. Bill Thompson scores. Howard Touchstone steals second. Mark Lachemann doubles to left field. Howard Touchstone scores. Collin Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Rollins walks. Joe McNabb singles to right field. Mark Lachemann scores. Phil Rollins is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Alex Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Paul Belle singles to left field. Paul Belle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Smith grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jim Chambers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jackie Garoni flies out to the left fielder. Drummond Williamson flies out to the center fielder. Bill Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Will Sisk grounds out to the second baseman. John McGilvray strikes out. Randy Sadler is pinch hitting for Jim Chambers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Sadler lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ben Goossen pitching. Howard Touchstone walks. Mark Lachemann flies out to the right fielder. Collin Taylor lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Phil Rollins lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bob Eyre grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Chance doubles to left field. Evelio Morrison 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. John Marrow grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Belle singles to center field. Scott Chance scores. Rey Santana comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Morrison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 St. Louis total runners LOB: 4 Houston total runners LOB: 2
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leo Mills did not respond to coaching in velocity Johnny Chiti improves in speed Joe Leovich did not respond to coaching in velocity Drew Haeffner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Burba did not respond to coaching in velocity Urbane Gatewood improves in contact_vs_righty Earle Sargent did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Marcus Gannon improves in range Terry Fordyce improves in 3B