Win: Hurricane Ned Lane (7-4) Loss: Luis Palacios (3-4)
Inning: 1 Houston Mark Callahan pitching. Lee Jones strikes out. Rick McCracken singles to right field. Manny Riley hits a home run. Rick McCracken scores. Sailor Abstein strikes out. Kyle Barry Larkin singles to right field. Walt Breton singles to left field. Alexander The Great Malleta strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Mickey Bressler pitching. Rufio Valenzuela is hit by a pitch. Rodney Mikkelsen doubles to right field. Rufio Valenzuela uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Graham singles to left field. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Jonathan Radford doubles to center field. Dave Graham uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Valdez singles to left field. Jonathan Radford scores. Mike Valdez steals second. Jim Petkovsek strikes out. Kenny Madison grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Mamoru Abe flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Bressler grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Mark Callahan strikes out. Rufio Valenzuela grounds out to the second baseman. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Rick McCracken grounds out to the shortstop. Manny Riley flies out to the center fielder. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Dave Graham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Jonathan Radford singles to left field. Mike Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Kyle Barry Larkin strikes out. Walt Breton pops out to the third baseman. Alexander The Great Malleta walks. Alexander The Great Malleta steals second. Mamoru Abe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jim Petkovsek pops out to the third baseman. Kenny Madison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Mickey Bressler singles to center field. Lee Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Bressler advances to second on the play. Rick McCracken singles past the shortstop. Chad Kisinger 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. Manny Riley singles to center field. Mickey Bressler scores. Rick McCracken advances to third on the hit. Sailor Abstein flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick McCracken scores. Kyle Barry Larkin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Manny Riley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Rufio Valenzuela grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Mikkelsen walks. Dave Graham hits a home run. Rodney Mikkelsen scores. Harry Thormahlen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the second baseman. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Walt Breton strikes out. Alexander The Great Malleta walks. Mamoru Abe grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 St. Louis Mike Valdez doubles to right field. Jim Petkovsek walks. Kenny Madison grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Mike Valdez advances to third on the play. Chad Kisinger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Danny Chambers is pinch hitting for Harry Thormahlen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Danny Chambers grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Jones singles to left field. Rick McCracken pops out to the third baseman. Manny Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Jake The Snake Kendall pitching. Rufio Valenzuela strikes out. Rodney Mikkelsen grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Graham flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Sailor Abstein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kyle Barry Larkin grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Breton singles to right field. Alexander The Great Malleta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Jiro Tominaga strikes out. Jonathan Radford strikes out. Mike Valdez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Rich Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the second baseman. Rey Munoz is pinch hitting for Jake The Snake Kendall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rey Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Jones walks. Rick McCracken hits a home run. Lee Jones scores. Brian Mitchell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manny Riley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Luis Palacios pitching. Jim Petkovsek singles to right field. Kenny Madison strikes out. Herm Poetz is pinch hitting for Brian Mitchell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Petkovsek steals second. Herm Poetz walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Rufio Valenzuela strikes out. Rodney Mikkelsen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Houston Hurricane Ned Lane pitching. Sailor Abstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kyle Barry Larkin singles to left field. Walt Breton singles to center field. Alexander The Great Malleta flies out to the left fielder. Mamoru Abe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 St. Louis Dave Graham lines out to the second baseman. Jiro Tominaga grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jonathan Radford hits a home run. Houston total runners left on base: 8 St. Louis total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Rodney Mikkelsen (20), Jonathan Radford (16), Mike Valdez (7).HR - Dave Graham (10), Jonathan Radford (5).GIDP - Kenny Madison.HBP - Rufio Valenzuela (6). Baserunning: SB - Mike Valdez (3), Jim Petkovsek (6).
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in arm Barney Courtright improves in control Lary Hand did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Domingo Petralli did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Wetteland did not respond to coaching in control Hector Choate did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Thomas 'Herc' Hauk did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Walewander did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Adams improves in range Huck Locke improves in arm Andy Walewander improves in range Andy Walewander did not respond to coaching in range