Win: Jim Witt (1-0) Loss: Len Jackson (5-2)
Save: Izumi Kagawa (13)
Inning: 1 Houston Len Jackson pitching. John Burke flies out to the left fielder. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Fiore grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Fred Mura pitching. Billy Moore singles to center field. Leon Polivka singles to right field. Henry Moran flies out to the center fielder. Alex Berberet grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Leon Polivka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Bob Goldman walks. Bob Goldman steals second. Billy McFarland walks. Jim Weaver is hit by a pitch. Milt Krieg grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Goldman scores. Billy McFarland advances to third on the play. Jim Weaver advances to second on the play. Art Viox grounds out to the third baseman. Billy McFarland scores. Jim Weaver advances to third on the play. Fred Mura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Steve Richards grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Christensen singles past the second baseman. Ron Darwin hits a home run. Frank Christensen scores. Len Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Moore singles past the shortstop. Leon Polivka walks. Henry Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston John Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Kesanori Shinohara flies out to the left fielder. Dan Fiore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Alex Berberet singles past the third baseman. Tom Hillegas pops out to the shortstop. Steve Richards walks. Jim Witt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Christensen singles to left field. Alex Berberet scores. Ron Darwin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Richards advances to third on the play. Frank Christensen advances to second on the play. Len Jackson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Houston Bob Goldman strikes out. Billy McFarland flies out to the center fielder. Jim Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Billy Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Leon Polivka pops out to the first baseman. Henry Moran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Milt Krieg flies out to the right fielder. Art Viox singles to left field. Jim Witt lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Burke walks. Kesanori Shinohara pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 St. Louis Alex Berberet walks. Tom Hillegas flies out to the left fielder. Steve Richards flies out to the center fielder. Frank Christensen pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Dan Fiore doubles to right field. Bob Goldman flies out to the right fielder. Billy McFarland singles to center field. Dan Fiore scores. Jim Weaver grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Billy McFarland is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Milt Krieg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Weaver is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Ron Darwin singles to right field. Len Jackson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Len Jackson strikes out. Billy Moore grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Art Viox doubles to left field. Chuck Mueller 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. Hank Shanner is pinch hitting for Jim Witt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank Shanner is hit by a pitch. John Burke doubles to left field. Art Viox scores. Hank Shanner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kesanori Shinohara grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Fiore strikes out. Bob Goldman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 St. Louis Glenn Stein pitching. Leon Polivka singles to right field. Henry Moran walks. Alex Berberet pops out to the second baseman. Tom Hillegas grounds out to the third baseman. Leon Polivka advances to third on the play. Henry Moran advances to second on the play. Steve Richards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston Billy McFarland singles to center field. Jim Weaver hits an infield single to the pitcher. Milt Krieg grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Billy McFarland is out at third base. Livan Kinney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Art Viox strikes out. Jason Hunter is pinch hitting for Glenn Stein. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Hunter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 St. Louis Izumi Kagawa pitching. Frank Christensen singles to right field. Ron Darwin strikes out. Rick Held is pinch hitting for Livan Kinney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rick Held strikes out. Billy Moore grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Christensen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Billy Klaerner pitching. John Burke grounds out to the pitcher. Kesanori Shinohara strikes out. Dan Fiore pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Leon Polivka flies out to the center fielder. Henry Moran walks. Henry Moran is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Berberet pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Houston total runners LOB: 7 St. Louis total runners LOB: 10
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jason Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Claude Crouch improves in velocity Claude Crouch did not respond to coaching in endurance Jason Treadway improves in velocity
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Bullinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Jerry Fifield improves in power_vs_lefty Abraham Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Jeffrey Coggin improves in speed Bob Jones did not respond to coaching in LF