Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
3
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean BergmanL | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 43 |
| Brian Williams | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 |
| Scott Elarton | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent BottenfieldW | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 108 | 68 |
| Ricky BottalicoS | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Edgar Renteria singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Hidalgo. Fernando Tatis scores. Shawon Dunston to 2nd.
0–1
▼ 2nd
Kent Bottenfield doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Richard Hidalgo. Shawon Dunston scores. Eli Marrero scores.
0–3
▼ 3rd
Mark McGwire hits a home run (22).
0–4
▲ 4th
Carl Everett singles on a ground ball to right fielder Thomas Howard. Jeff Bagwell scores.
1–4
▲ 4th
Richard Hidalgo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ray Lankford. Carl Everett scores.
2–4
▼ 4th
Joe McEwing singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carl Everett. Edgar Renteria scores. Joe McEwing out at 2nd on the throw, center fielder Carl Everett to third baseman Bill Spiers to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.
2–5
▲ 6th
Jeff Bagwell out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Thomas Howard. Bill Spiers scores.
3–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BBill Spiers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| RFDerek Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CFCarl Everett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFRichard Hidalgo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CPaul Bako | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSean Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGlen Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrian Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDaryle Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PScott Elarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFJoe McEwing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFThomas Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRicky Bottalico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRay Lankford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFShawon Dunston | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BPlacido Polanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSEdgar Renteria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CEli Marrero | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKent Bottenfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDarren Bragg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |