St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
5
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren OliverW | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 98 | 62 |
| Mike Busby | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 |
| Ricky BottalicoS | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 23 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane ReynoldsL | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 65 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 24 |
| Trever Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 3rd
Craig Biggio hits a home run (2).
0–1
▲ 4th
Eric Davis triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Carl Everett. Mark McGwire scores.
1–1
▲ 4th
Fernando Tatis singles on a line drive to left fielder Richard Hidalgo. Eric Davis scores.
2–1
▲ 4th
Eli Marrero triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Derek Bell. Fernando Tatis scores.
3–1
▲ 4th
Joe McEwing singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. Eli Marrero scores.
4–1
▲ 4th
Darren Oliver doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Hidalgo. Joe McEwing scores.
5–1
▼ 4th
Craig Biggio grounds out, second baseman Joe McEwing to first baseman Mark McGwire. Tony Eusebio scores. Ricky Gutierrez to 3rd.
5–2
▼ 6th
Alex Diaz grounds out, second baseman Joe McEwing to first baseman Mark McGwire. Ricky Gutierrez scores.
5–3
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFDarren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SSEdgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFEric Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2BPlacido Polanco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJ.D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CEli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJoe McEwing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PDarren Oliver | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PMike Busby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHWillie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRicky Bottalico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RFDerek Bell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3BKen Caminiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LFRichard Hidalgo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCarl Everett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CTony Eusebio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PShane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHAlex Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PScott Elarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBill Spiers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTrever Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |