St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
2
–
8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt MorrisL | 7.1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 69 |
| Mike Busby | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 116 | 69 |
| Jay PowellW | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 5th
Matt Morris grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Fernando Tatis scores. Placido Polanco to 3rd.
1–0
▲ 6th
Brian Jordan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. Ray Lankford scores.
2–0
▼ 6th
Derek Bell hits a home run (20). Carl Everett scores.
2–2
▼ 8th
Moises Alou doubles (31) on a line drive to left fielder Ron Gant. Derek Bell scores. Jeff Bagwell to 3rd.
2–3
▼ 8th
Ricky Gutierrez doubles (22) on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Jordan. Jeff Bagwell scores. Moises Alou scores. Sean Berry to 3rd.
2–5
▼ 8th
Brad Ausmus singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Sean Berry scores. Ricky Gutierrez scores.
2–7
▼ 8th
Craig Biggio grounds out, shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire. Brad Ausmus scores. Dave Clark to 2nd.
2–8
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BDelino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFRay Lankford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFBrian Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRon Gant | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SSPlacido Polanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PMatt Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PMike Busby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJoe McEwing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CEli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CFCarl Everett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFDerek Bell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFMoises Alou | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BSean Berry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CBrad Ausmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Hampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJay Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDave Clark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBilly Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |