Win: George Gonzalez (1-2) Loss: Kenny Clayton (0-1)
Inning: 1 Houston Damian Jackson pitching. Jack Wehde flies out to the center fielder. Arlie Griffith lines out to the third baseman. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 St. Louis Harold Spalding pitching. Chris LaCock walks. Bobby Crowley grounds out to the shortstop. Chris LaCock advances to second on the play. Matt Kafora walks. Dave Ruebel singles to center field. Chris LaCock scores. Matt Kafora advances to third on the hit. Hideaki Arisawa strikes out. Alvaro Begley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Houston Doug Furillo pops out to the second baseman. Owen Peterson singles to center field. Passed ball. Owen Peterson advances to second. Joe Portocarrero grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Thomas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 St. Louis Yoshiteru Fujisaki flies out to the center fielder. Danny Holly strikes out. Damian Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Houston Tom Beech singles to right field. Harold Spalding lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Wehde grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Beech advances to third on the play. Arlie Griffith hits a home run. Tom Beech scores. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Chris LaCock flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Crowley grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Kafora strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Doug Furillo singles to right field. Owen Peterson flies out to the left fielder. Joe Portocarrero pops out to the third baseman. Frank Thomas doubles to right field. Doug Furillo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Beech grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 St. Louis Dave Ruebel flies out to the left fielder. Hideaki Arisawa walks. Alvaro Begley reached on a fielding error by Jack Wehde. Yoshiteru Fujisaki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Harold Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Wehde grounds out to the shortstop. Arlie Griffith doubles to right field. Ruben Pickering pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis Danny Holly pops out to the second baseman. Damian Jackson strikes out. Chris LaCock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Doug Furillo triples. Owen Peterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doug Furillo scores. Joe Portocarrero singles to center field. Frank Thomas strikes out. Tom Beech strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Bobby Crowley lines out to the shortstop. Matt Kafora grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Ruebel singles to left field. Dave Ruebel steals second. Hideaki Arisawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Houston Charlie Terry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harold Spalding grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Wehde strikes out. Arlie Griffith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Alvaro Begley strikes out. Yoshiteru Fujisaki walks. Danny Holly singles to left field. Stan Day is pinch hitting for Charlie Terry. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Stan Day strikes out. Chris LaCock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Houston George Gonzalez pitching. Ruben Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Furillo grounds out to the second baseman. Owen Peterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Ducky Delis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Crowley doubles to center field. Matt Kafora reached on a fielding error by Doug Furillo. Matt Kafora steals second. Dave Ruebel strikes out. Hideaki Arisawa grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Crowley scores. Matt Kafora advances to third on the play. Alvaro Begley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Joe Portocarrero strikes out. Frank Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Beech grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 St. Louis Kenny Clayton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yoshiteru Fujisaki singles to center field. Danny Holly lines out to the second baseman. Mike Batista is pinch hitting for George Gonzalez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Batista strikes out. Chris LaCock singles to right field. Yoshiteru Fujisaki advances to third on the hit. Bobby Crowley hits a home run. Yoshiteru Fujisaki scores. Chris LaCock scores. Houston total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Raul Masters did not respond to coaching in velocity Raul Masters did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Garbowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Hahn improves in arm Pete Seerey improves in power_vs_righty Pete Seerey improves in range Dick Walsh improves in SS
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Lawing did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in velocity Duke Linton did not respond to coaching in range Al Clark did not respond to coaching in speed Stew Bigbee did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Clark did not respond to coaching in range Les Stahl did not respond to coaching in C