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Scores
Standings
CAL
@BAL		13
0
SEA
@BOS		5
8
TOR
@CHW		9
10		 
(10)
MIL
@CLE		5
8
DET
@KCR		7
4
TEX
@MIN		13
2
OAK
@NYY		6
4
CHC
@ATL		3
2
PIT
@COL		9
13
CIN
@FLA		5
6
STL
@HOU		1
4
NYM
@LAD		5
6
PHI
@SDP		2
11
MON
@SFG		2
7
Sunday, August 25, 1996, 7:06
, Astrodome
Attendance: 31,609, Time of Game: 2:47
Cardinals
1
68-62
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
4
70-61
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Donne Wall (8-4)
L: Alan Benes (11-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  3  1
Astros          2  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  8  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 .694 10 7 0.086 0.96 0.126 -0.039 0.6 2 2
Ray Lankford CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 .279 .862 16 8 0.032 1.20 0.089 -0.056 0.7 4 0 SB,HBP
Ron Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .892 15 10 -0.174 1.50 0.000 -0.174 -1.7 3 0
Brian Jordan RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .826 8 4 -0.087 1.28 0.015 -0.102 -0.9 2 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .778 21 12 0.047 1.09 0.107 -0.060 0.6 0 1 2B
John Mabry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .777 9 8 -0.125 1.17 0.000 -0.125 -1.2 3 1
Tom Pagnozzi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .728 14 7 -0.074 0.74 0.000 -0.074 -0.7 5 2
Luis Alicea 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .248 .705 12 9 -0.046 0.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 4 1
Alan Benes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .381 5 5 -0.033 0.65 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 0 0
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .739 6 3 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Cory Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .397 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 3 1 2 8 .097 .306 116 73 -0.387 1.04 0.337 -0.722 -3.3 24 7
2B: G Gaetti (20, off D Wall).
HBP: R Lankford (3, by D Wall).
TB: G Gaetti 3; O Smith.
RBI: G Gaetti (61).
2-out RBI: G Gaetti.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gaetti-L Alicea-J Mabry.
E: O Smith (7).
Baserunning
SB: R Lankford (28, 2nd base off D Wall/K Manwaring).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .760 2 1 0.035 0.87 0.035 0.000 0.4 2 0 HBP
   James Mouton LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 .268 .702 12 7 -0.006 0.36 0.026 -0.032 0.1 0 0 2·CS
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .307 .855 28 18 -0.040 0.64 0.012 -0.053 -0.1 1 1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .314 1.034 13 8 0.159 0.62 0.159 0.000 3.1 10 0 HR
Derek Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .754 25 14 -0.075 0.81 0.000 -0.075 -1.6 1 0
Sean Berry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .792 13 6 -0.006 0.68 0.030 -0.035 -1.2 1 2 HBP,GDP
   Bill Spiers 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .701 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Hunter CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .280 .667 6 4 0.141 1.24 0.164 -0.023 1.2 4 0
Orlando Miller SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .753 13 7 -0.046 0.60 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 0 2
Kirt Manwaring C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .567 11 7 -0.027 0.36 0.000 -0.027 -0.5 7 1
Donne Wall P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .428 8 6 -0.020 0.40 0.000 -0.020 -0.4 1 1
   Derrick May PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .721 2 2 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 0 5 .267 .679 133 80 0.110 0.63 0.426 -0.316 0.2 27 7
HR: J Bagwell (28, off A Benes; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: S Berry (8, by A Benes); J Cangelosi (3, by A Benes).
TB: J Bagwell 6; J Mouton 3; C Biggio; B Hunter.
GIDP: S Berry (9).
RBI: J Bagwell 2 (101); B Hunter 2 (30).
2-out RBI: B Hunter 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: S Berry (22); J Mouton (5).
Baserunning
CS: J Mouton 2 (9, 2nd base by A Benes/T Pagnozzi 2).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Benes, L (11-8) 6 5 3 3 0 4 1 4.99 24 95 54 32 10 12 4 14 7 0 54 -0.108 0.73 -0.1
Cory Bailey 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.32 6 29 19 16 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.024 0.31 -1.9
Mark Petkovsek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.14 2 11 7 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.020 0.23 1.8
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 0 5 1 4.50 32 135 80 53 13 14 7 18 9 0 54 2 0 -0.112 1.04 -0.2
C Bailey faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Donne Wall, W (8-4) 7 3 1 1 2 7 0 4.11 27 95 60 28 16 16 4 13 6 0 72 0.285 0.99 2.4
Xavier Hernandez, S (4) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.77 7 21 13 8 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.103 1.23 1.0
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 1.00 34 116 73 36 17 20 8 15 6 0 72 0 0 0.388 0.63 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: D Wall (5; R Lankford); A Benes 2 (6; J Cangelosi, S Berry).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Rich Rieker.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 31,609.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Ozzie Smith SS 1 John Cangelosi LF
2 Ray Lankford CF 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Ron Gant LF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Brian Jordan RF 4 Derek Bell RF
5 Gary Gaetti 3B 5 Sean Berry 3B
6 John Mabry 1B 6 Brian Hunter CF
7 Tom Pagnozzi C 7 Orlando Miller SS
8 Luis Alicea 2B 8 Kirt Manwaring C
9 Alan Benes P 9 Donne Wall P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 16% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berry to 2B
t8 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL O. Smith X. Hernandez -9% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B/Adv on E7
t6 0-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R STL G. Gaetti D. Wall -9% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 8% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores
t8 1-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant X. Hernandez 7% 90% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL O. Smith D. Wall -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford D. Wall -6% 41% Hit By Pitch; Smith to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall 5% 46% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan D. Wall 4% 51% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Wall 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Cangelosi A. Benes 4% 58% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -3% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Biggio to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Biggio to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes -4% 54% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  HOU S. Berry A. Benes 3% 57% Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 16% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berry to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes -3% 71% Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
James Mouton replaces John Cangelosi playing LF batting 1st
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Mabry D. Wall 2% 73% Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 2% 74% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL L. Alicea D. Wall 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU K. Manwaring A. Benes -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Wall A. Benes -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Mouton A. Benes 1% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -2% 72% Mouton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Donne Wall facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes D. Wall 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith D. Wall 2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford D. Wall 1% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -2% 76% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 8% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bagwell Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes -1% 83% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU S. Berry A. Benes -1% 82% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall 2% 85% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
t4 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan D. Wall 1% 86% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  STL G. Gaetti D. Wall -2% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t4 0-3 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Mabry D. Wall 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes -1% 86% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 3-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Manwaring A. Benes -0% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 2% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Alicea D. Wall 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Benes D. Wall 1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Wall A. Benes -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU J. Mouton A. Benes 1% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b5 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -2% 88% Mouton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 3-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -0% 87% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
t6 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL O. Smith D. Wall 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford D. Wall -3% 87% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging, Lankford Steals 2B
t6 0-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL B. Jordan D. Wall -2% 88% Walk
t6 0-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R STL G. Gaetti D. Wall -9% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
t6 1-3 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry D. Wall 7% 85% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 3-4-5
b6 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 2% 87% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bagwell to 1B
b6 3-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes -2% 85% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b6 3-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU S. Berry A. Benes -2% 84% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 3-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes -1% 82% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Donne Wall facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 3% 86% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t7 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Alicea D. Wall 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Sweeney D. Wall 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Cory Bailey facing 7-8-9
Cory Bailey replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU O. Miller C. Bailey -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Manwaring C. Bailey -1% 88% Flyball: CF
Derrick May pinch hits for Donne Wall (P) batting 9th
b7 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. May C. Bailey -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
Xavier Hernandez replaces Derrick May (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL O. Smith X. Hernandez -9% 78% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B/Adv on E7
t8 1-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford X. Hernandez 5% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Smith to 3B
t8 1-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant X. Hernandez 7% 90% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t8 1-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan X. Hernandez 4% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Cory Bailey facing 1-2-3
b8 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Mouton C. Bailey 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b8 3-1 0 1-- 11,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio C. Bailey 1% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mouton to 2B
b8 3-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R HOU J. Bagwell C. Bailey 3% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mouton Scores; Biggio to 3B
Mark Petkovsek replaces Cory Bailey pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 1-3 9,(3-2)  O HOU D. Bell M. Petkovsek -1% 98% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b8 4-1 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO HOU S. Berry M. Petkovsek -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 5-6-7
Bill Spiers replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 5th
t9 1-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL G. Gaetti X. Hernandez 2% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 1-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Mabry X. Hernandez 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t9 1-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi X. Hernandez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

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