September 12, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
ANA 2 DET 3
@BOS 2 CHW 6
@CLE 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 OAK 6
@MIN 5 TOR 5
@NYY 3 TEX 8
@TBD 2 ATL 4
FLA 2 CHC 15
MIL 12 CIN 3
ARI 0 HOU 3
STL 2 MON 5
NYM 3 PHI 13
PIT 4 SDP 8
LAD 7 COL 1
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 52,493

Saturday, September 12, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:36

Cardinals

72-76

Lost 2

3rd, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    3  6  0

W: R Johnson (17-11), L: D Oliver (9-10), S: B Wagner (29)

Astros

96-53

Won 8

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J McEwing 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .347   13    2   1   
  D DeShields PH-2B           0   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .810    6    0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .274  .731   11    0   5   2B,SB
  R Lankford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .921    3    0   0   
  J Mabry 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .697         1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .292 1.202   20    9   0   
B Jordan CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .890   18    1   0   
R Gant LF                     4   0   1   1    0   3  .236  .813   20    0   0   
E Marrero C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .723   20    8   1   
L Ordaz SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .345   13    0   3   
  J Drew PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.166    6    0   0   
D Oliver P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .296   17    0   0   
  R Croushore P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .587    7    0   0   
M Little RF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   12    3   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3  15              166   24  10

BATTING

2B: F Tatis (28, off R Johnson).

TB: F Tatis 2; J McEwing; D Oliver; E Marrero; R Gant.

RBI: R Gant (59); F Tatis (51).

2-out RBI: R Gant.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Gant (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Tatis (11, 3rd base off R Johnson/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   1   1   2    2   1  .328  .919   18    1   1   2B,2·SB,CS
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .702   28    1   2   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .314  .847   15    1   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .962   11    6   1   
M Alou LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .314 1.000   13    0   0   
R Hidalgo CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .784   12    2   0   2B
S Berry 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .931    7    1   2   SH
B Ausmus C                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .705   11   15   0   SB
R Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .059  .118    9    0   0   
  P Incaviglia PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .303   12    0   0   
  S Elarton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       28   3   6   3    4   8              136   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Bell (39, off D Oliver); R Hidalgo (12, off D Oliver); C Biggio (47, off D Oliver).

SH: S Berry (1, off D Oliver).

TB: R Hidalgo 3; D Bell 2; C Biggio 2; J Bagwell; M Alou.

RBI: C Biggio 2 (85); D Bell (104).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ausmus (10, 2nd base off D Oliver/E Marrero); C Biggio 2 (47, 3rd base off D Oliver/E Marrero, 2nd base off D Oliver/E Marrero).

CS: C Biggio (6, 2nd base by D Oliver/E Marrero).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, L (9-10)             6.1   6   3   3    4   6   0   5.55   28  106-61   35·10·16   10· 7· 1· 0     51    -     1.46  -0.21
R Croushore                    1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.80    5   15-10    4· 4· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.88   0.15
Totals                         8     6   3   3    4   8   0          33  121-71   39·14·18   10· 9· 2· 0          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Johnson, W (17-11)           7     4   2   2    2  11   0   3.37   27  126-81   40·26·16    6· 6· 2· 0     70    -     0.94   0.16
S Elarton, H (2)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.21    4   15-8     4· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.63   0.12
B Wagner, S (29)               1     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.18    4   20-13    5· 4· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.19   0.16
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3  15   0          35  161-102  49·30·24    7· 8· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Oliver (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Rich Rieker, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 52,493.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. J McEwing            2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. F Tatis              3B    2. R Gutierrez          SS 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. D Bell               RF 
4. B Jordan             CF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. R Gant               LF    5. M Alou               LF 
6. E Marrero            C     6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. L Ordaz              SS    7. S Berry              3B 
8. D Oliver             P     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Little             RF    9. R Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  123  2   30%  86% C Biggio        D Oliver        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
   b 7   0  2-1  ---  1   13%  49% R Hidalgo       D Oliver        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4  -12%  35% F Tatis         R Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); McEwing Scores
   t 9   2  3-2  -2-  4   11% 100% P Kelly         B Wagner        Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   1  3-2  1--  6    9%  92% J Drew          B Wagner        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  J McEwing       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      1--  4   35%  F Tatis         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); McEwing Scores
   O      -2-  6   39%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
          -2-      36%  B Jordan        Tatis Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   41%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  4   33%  R Gant          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tatis Scores
   O      1--  4   35%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   39%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--      41%  R Gutierrez     Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   37%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      39%  D Bell          Biggio Steals 3B
   RO     --3  7   41%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Biggio Scores
          ---  2   42%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      43%  M Alou          Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
          -2-  3   45%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   40%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   42%  L Ordaz         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          --- 10   39%  D Oliver        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--  6   36%  M Little        Walk; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  J McEwing       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  3   44%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   42%  S Berry         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   40%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   39%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   35%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  5   38%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   41%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   43%  E Marrero       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   48%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--      41%  R Gutierrez     Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   39%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   41%  D Bell          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   38%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   40%  L Ordaz         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   41%  D Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---      43%  M Little        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   40%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   45%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Hidalgo to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  3   40%  S Berry         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      -2-  1   36%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   38%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  F Tatis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   41%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   38%  R Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   35%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   34%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   36%  B Jordan        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   38%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   39%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   35%  D Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   32%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   31%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   33%  L Ordaz         Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   35%  D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   36%  M Little        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   49%  R Hidalgo       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   47%  S Berry         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Hidalgo to 3B
          --3  4   50%  B Ausmus        Walk
                  Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Randy Johnson batting 9th
          1-3      55%  P Incaviglia    Ausmus Steals 2B
          -23  7   56%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  2   86%  C Biggio        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
                  Rich Croushore replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 8th
   O      -23  6   80%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   75%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Elarton replaces Pete Incaviglia pitching and batting 9th; Delino DeShields pinch hits for Joe McEwing batting 1st
          ---  6   66%  D DeShields     Walk
                  Ray Lankford pinch hits for Fernando Tatis batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   74%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   O      1--  5   81%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   87%  B Jordan        Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rich Croushore facing 4-5-6
                  Delino DeShields moves to 2B; John Mabry replaces Ray Lankford playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   85%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   84%  M Alou          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Scott Elarton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   91%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   83%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Luis Ordaz batting 7th
   O      1--  6   92%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rich Croushore batting 8th
          1--      89%  P Kelly         Defensive Indifference; Marrero to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

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