Win: Dolan Valdivielso (2-0) Loss: Chris Creek (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Chris Creek pitching. Fred Lord grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Hopp strikes out. Bobby White pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Dolan Valdivielso pitching. Paul Gibson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Andrew grounds out to the third baseman. Bryan Drews flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Houston Earl Stanceu strikes out. Bob Weilman strikes out. Archie Griffin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Harry Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Fred Lake walks. Bob Crawford walks. Jay Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Bob Gaw strikes out. Dick Rettig pops out to the shortstop. Dolan Valdivielso lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Chris Creek grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Gibson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Andrew singles to right field. Passed ball. Bob Andrew advances to second. Bryan Drews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Fred Lord grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp singles to left field. Bobby White strikes out. Earl Stanceu strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Harry Daviault grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jay Veryzer grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Lake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Bob Weilman grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Griffin strikes out. Bob Gaw walks. Dick Rettig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Bob Crawford strikes out. Jay Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Chris Creek singles to left field. Paul Gibson walks. Bob Andrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Houston Dolan Valdivielso flies out to the right fielder. Fred Lord pops out to the second baseman. Gene Hopp pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bryan Drews strikes out. Harry Daviault pops out to the second baseman. Jay Veryzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Bobby White grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Stanceu walks. Bob Weilman singles to right field. Earl Stanceu advances to third on the hit. Archie Griffin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Weilman advances to second on the play. Bob Gaw doubles past the right fielder. Earl Stanceu scores. Bob Weilman scores. Joe Small 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 1st. Dick Rettig doubles to left field. Bob Gaw scores. Dolan Valdivielso flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Fred Lake grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Crawford flies out to the right fielder. Jay Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Fred Lord singles to center field. Gene Hopp grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bobby White reached on a fielding error by Fred Lake. Earl Stanceu hits a home run. Bobby White scores. Bob Weilman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Mike Hartenstein is pinch hitting for Joe Small. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Hartenstein grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Gibson walks. Bob Andrew flies out to the center fielder. Paul Gibson steals second. Bobby White throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Bryan Drews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Bobby Sawyer pitching. Archie Griffin strikes out. Phil Rivera is pinch hitting for Bob Gaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Rivera grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Rettig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Harry Daviault pops out to the second baseman. Jay Veryzer grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lake walks. Bob Crawford triples. Fred Lake scores. Bill Anderson 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. Jay Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 3 St. Louis total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Paulette did not respond to coaching in arm Jimmy Hassler improves in contact_vs_righty Narciso Hopper improves in contact_vs_lefty Max Franklin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Narciso Hopper improves in arm Harry Valdes improves in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Silverio did not respond to coaching in velocity Ollie Aust improves in contact_vs_righty Sean Krausse improves in control John Burris did not respond to coaching in control Sean Krausse did not respond to coaching in control John Burris did not respond to coaching in control