April 16, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 9
SEA 5 TBD 6
@BOS 2 DET 8
NYY 1 KCR 7
CHW 2 OAK 8
TEX 2 TOR 7
BAL 6 ARI 10
SFG 4 CIN 6
PIT 5 STL 5
@HOU 3 CHC 9
@MIL 4 MON 6
@NYM 4 PHI 17
FLA 3 SDP 3
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 40,387

Friday, April 16, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Cardinals

6-3

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  0
Astros          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 11  1

W: D Oliver (1-1), L: S Reynolds (2-1), S: R Bottalico (1)

Astros

5-5

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg LF                    3   0   0   0    2   2  .263  .943   25    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .794   15    1   5   
M McGwire 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .290 1.205   12   14   0   2B,GDP
E Davis RF                    4   1   1   1    0   3  .156  .425   21    1   0   3B
  P Polanco 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .863         0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .945   13    1   4   GDP
J Drew CF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .115  .387   22    1   0   
E Marrero C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .842   10    5   2   3B
J McEwing 2B-RF               4   1   2   1    0   1  .414  .916   17    4   3   
D Oliver P                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.250   10    0   1   2B
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W McGee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .494    3    0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    4  13              148   27  15

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (2, off S Reynolds); D Oliver (1, off S Reynolds).

3B: E Marrero (1, off S Reynolds); E Davis (1, off S Reynolds).

TB: D Oliver 3; E Davis 3; E Marrero 3; J McEwing 2; M McGwire 2; F Tatis; E Renteria.

GIDP: M McGwire (2); F Tatis (1).

RBI: E Marrero (3); E Davis (4); F Tatis (9); J McEwing (5); D Oliver (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Tatis-M McGwire; E Renteria-M McGwire.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   2  .256  .845   20    4   3   HR
D Bell RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .651   16    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   3   0    2   0  .355  .996   22    4   0   2B
K Caminiti 3B                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .185  .666   20    1   2   
R Hidalgo LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .205  .689   35    1   0   GDP
C Everett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .351  .929    9    2   0   2B
T Eusebio C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .764   17   13   0   2B
R Gutierrez SS                3   1   2   0    1   1  .409 1.162   16    2   1   3B
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .900    8    0   0   SH
  A Diaz PH                   1   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
  S Elarton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .857    5    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3  11   3    5   7              171   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Eusebio (2, off R Bottalico); J Bagwell (1, off D Oliver); C Everett (3, off D Oliver).

3B: R Gutierrez (2, off D Oliver).

HR: C Biggio (2, off D Oliver; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

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

TB: C Biggio 5; R Gutierrez 4; J Bagwell 4; T Eusebio 3; C Everett 2; R Hidalgo.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (2).

RBI: C Biggio 2 (4); A Diaz (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Gutierrez-C Biggio-J Bagwell; K Caminiti-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: K Caminiti (3).

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, W (1-1)              5.2   9   3   3    2   2   1   3.55   27   98-62   35· 9·18   14· 6· 3· 0     39    -     1.11   0.05
M Busby, H (3)                 1.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   8.44    6   22-12    5· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.95   0.10
R Bottalico, S (1)             2     1   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    8   40-23    8· 9· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.15   0.20
Totals                         9    11   3   3    5   7   1          41  160-97   48·21·28   17· 8· 4· 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
S Reynolds, L (2-1)            6     8   5   5    1  10   0   3.79   27   97-65   29·21·15    7· 5· 4· 0     45    -     0.85  -0.24
S Elarton                      2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    9   38-24   13·10· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.89   0.07
T Miller                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    3   11-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4  13   0          39  146-95   46·32·17    9· 7· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Oliver (1); S Reynolds (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 40,387.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D Bragg              LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. D Bell               RF 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. E Davis              RF    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. F Tatis              3B    5. R Hidalgo            LF 
6. J Drew               CF    6. C Everett            CF 
7. E Marrero            C     7. T Eusebio            C  
8. J McEwing            2B    8. R Gutierrez          SS 
9. D Oliver             P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  5-3  12-  2   20%  80% R Hidalgo       M Busby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
   t 4   0  1-0  -2-  6   15%  61% E Davis         S Reynolds      Triple to CF (Line Drive); McGwire Scores
   t 4   1  1-2  1--  2   14%  76% E Marrero       S Reynolds      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tatis Scores
   b 8   0  5-3  ---  4  -11%  71% T Eusebio       R Bottalico     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  4  -11%  33% C Biggio        D Oliver        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  E Renteria      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   47%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   45%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   48%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--  5   46%  K Caminiti      Walk; Bagwell to 2B
          12-      44%  R Hidalgo       Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 3B; Caminiti to 2B
   O      -23 11   50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   48%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   46%  J Drew          Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   45%  E Marrero       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   39%  C Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     -2-  6   49%  T Eusebio       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   48%  R Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  D Oliver        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   47%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   44%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   33%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   36%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   33%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   36%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF
          1--  3   34%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   38%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   46%  M McGwire       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  6   61%  E Davis         Triple to CF (Line Drive); McGwire Scores
   R      --3  2   65%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores
   O      1--  4   62%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   76%  E Marrero       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Tatis Scores
   R      --3  3   80%  J McEwing       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Marrero Scores
   R      1--  1   88%  D Oliver        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McEwing Scores
   O      -2-  5   86%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   84%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   81%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   75%  R Gutierrez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Eusebio to 2B
   O      12-  4   77%  S Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Eusebio to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
   RO     -23  1   79%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B; Eusebio Scores; Gutierrez to 3B
   O      --3  3   83%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   85%  M McGwire       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   83%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   80%  F Tatis         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   73%  J Bagwell       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   78%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  3   82%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  1   85%  C Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   84%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   84%  J McEwing       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      84%  D Oliver        Wild Pitch; McEwing to 2B
   O      -2-  4   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   85%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   79%  R Gutierrez     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Alex Diaz pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   RO     --3  3   79%  A Diaz          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Gutierrez Scores
                  Mike Busby replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   77%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   81%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Elarton replaces Alex Diaz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   83%  D Bragg         Walk
          1--  2   87%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bragg to 2B
   O      12-  4   83%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   80%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   77%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Busby facing 3-4-5
                  Placido Polanco replaces Eric Davis playing 2B batting 4th; Joe McEwing moves to RF
          ---  7   70%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--  5   59%  K Caminiti      Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   OO     12-  2   80%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  3   85%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   87%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  E Marrero       Lineout: SS
   O      1--  8   84%  J McEwing       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for Mike Busby batting 9th
   O      1--  3   82%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Ricky Bottalico facing 7-8-9
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Willie McGee pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   71%  T Eusebio       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   79%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Scott Elarton batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   86%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   92%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Trever Miller replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  D Bragg         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   92%  E Renteria      Walk
   OO     1--  3   90%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Ricky Bottalico facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   95%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   88%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--      87%  K Caminiti      Defensive Indifference; Bagwell to 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  6  100%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

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