Win: Tom Gomez (13-6) Loss: Kenny Swartwood (1-13)
Inning: 1 Houston Kenny Swartwood pitching. Al Womack doubles to center field. Tom McLean flies out to the left fielder. Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman. Al Womack advances to third on the play. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tom Gomez pitching. Ed Sulik strikes out. Fred Pactwa walks. Pat Delmas strikes out. Manny Burton walks. Billy Roberts grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Manny Burton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Letto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Jack Miller walks. Charlie Locke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Sparky Gazella hits a home run. Tom Woodson strikes out. John Lowe grounds out to the third baseman. Kenny Swartwood grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Gomez grounds out to the pitcher. Al Womack flies out to the left fielder. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Ed Sulik grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Pactwa grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Delmas pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Bill Vedder flies out to the right fielder. Shane Chiwitt singles to left field. Manny Bober singles to left field. Shane Chiwitt advances to third on the hit. Mike Letto hits a home run. Shane Chiwitt scores. Manny Bober scores. Ryan Bayless comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Locke hits a home run. Tom Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Manny Burton hits a home run. Billy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Sparky Gazella singles to right field. Tom Woodson grounds out to the catcher. Sparky Gazella advances to second on the play. John Lowe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Walter Best comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Womack singles to left field. Tom McLean grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Al Womack is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Vedder strikes out. Shane Chiwitt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Walter Best strikes out. Ed Sulik flies out to the left fielder. Fred Pactwa walks. Pat Delmas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Manny Bober grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Letto walks. Jack Miller walks. Charlie Locke strikes out. Tom Gomez singles to right field. Mike Letto scores. Jack Miller advances to third on the hit. Al Womack singles to center field. Jack Miller scores. Tom McLean strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 St. Louis Manny Burton grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Roberts walks. Sparky Gazella strikes out. Tom Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Bill Vedder grounds out to the second baseman. Shane Chiwitt flies out to the center fielder. Manny Bober flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis John Lowe walks. Roxy Downey is pinch hitting for Walter Best. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roxy Downey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed Sulik flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Bryce Graham pitching. Mike Letto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Locke singles past the shortstop. Tom Gomez lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 St. Louis Fred Pactwa grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Delmas flies out to the right fielder. Manny Burton walks. Billy Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Al Womack walks. Tom McLean pops out to the second baseman. Al Womack steals second. Bill Vedder pops out to the third baseman. Shane Chiwitt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 St. Louis Ralph Kimmick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sparky Gazella pops out to the catcher. Tom Woodson walks. John Lowe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Bill Vedder is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Roy Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Bowerman improves in velocity Mike Tauscher improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Kolb improves in range March Minton did not respond to coaching in velocity Lew Getz did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Tauscher improves in CF
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: David Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Segura did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Mason did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Battey improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. David Jones did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty