St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
4
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Acevedo | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 56 |
| Rick Croushore | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 |
| Manny AybarL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Reynolds | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 98 | 69 |
| Scott ElartonW | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 |
| Billy WagnerS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Fernando Tatis hits a home run (17).
1–0
▼ 2nd
Shane Reynolds grounds out, shortstop Edgar Renteria to first baseman Mark McGwire. Richard Hidalgo scores. Tony Eusebio to 3rd. Ricky Gutierrez to 2nd.
1–1
▼ 3rd
Bill Spiers grounds out, second baseman Joe McEwing to first baseman Mark McGwire. Jeff Bagwell scores. Carl Everett to 3rd.
1–2
▼ 3rd
Richard Hidalgo reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Edgar Renteria. Carl Everett scores.
1–3
▲ 6th
Edgar Renteria singles on a line drive to right fielder Derek Bell. Joe McEwing scores.
2–3
▼ 6th
Craig Biggio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Darren Bragg. Ricky Gutierrez scores.
2–4
▲ 8th
Mark McGwire singles on a ground ball to left fielder Richard Hidalgo. Placido Polanco scores. Joe McEwing to 2nd.
3–4
▲ 8th
Ray Lankford singles on a ground ball to right fielder Derek Bell. Joe McEwing scores. Mark McGwire to 2nd.
4–4
▼ 8th
Craig Biggio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Darren Bragg. Glen Barker scores. Jack Howell to 2nd.
4–5
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BJoe McEwing | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSEdgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRay Lankford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PManny Aybar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFWillie McGee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CAlberto Castillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CFDarren Bragg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PHThomas Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJuan Acevedo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PRick Croushore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BPlacido Polanco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFDerek Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PBilly Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCarl Everett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBill Spiers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LFRichard Hidalgo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CTony Eusebio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFGlen Barker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRicky Gutierrez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PShane Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PScott Elarton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJack Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CPaul Bako | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |