St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
7
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6
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent BottenfieldW | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 68 |
| John Frascatore | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 19 |
| Rick CroushoreS | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 21 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane ReynoldsL | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 45 |
| Trever Miller | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 21 |
| Bob Scanlan | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Mike Magnante | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Ron Gant doubles (9) on a ground ball to third baseman Sean Berry. Brian Jordan scores. John Mabry to 3rd.
1–0
▲ 2nd
Tom Lampkin doubles (7) on a ground ball to second baseman Craig Biggio. John Mabry scores. Ron Gant scores.
3–0
▼ 2nd
Tony Eusebio grounds out, third baseman John Mabry to first baseman Mark McGwire. Carl Everett scores.
3–1
▲ 3rd
Ron Gant hits a home run (11). John Mabry scores.
5–1
▼ 3rd
Derek Bell doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Craig Biggio scores. Derek Bell to 3rd.
5–2
▼ 4th
Craig Biggio singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ron Gant. Tony Eusebio scores.
5–4
▲ 5th
Ray Lankford hits a home run (8).
6–4
▲ 5th
Mark McGwire hits a home run (33).
7–4
▼ 7th
Carl Everett singles on a line drive to left fielder Ron Gant.
7–5
▼ 9th
Carl Everett called out on strikes.
7–6
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoyce Clayton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFRay Lankford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RFBrian Jordan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BJohn Mabry | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFWillie McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRon Gant | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2BDelino DeShields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTom Lampkin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BDavid Howard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PKent Bottenfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHBrian R. Hunter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Frascatore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PRick Croushore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDerek Bell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFMoises Alou | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCarl Everett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BSean Berry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CTony Eusebio | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PShane Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTrever Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJ.R. Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PBob Scanlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Magnante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBill Spiers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBilly Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |