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@BAL		6
3
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@BOS		7
0
TOR
@CHW		4
5
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@CLE		5
6		 
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@DET		4
1
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@KCR		5
4
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@NYY		15
6
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@CIN		4
6
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@LAD		5
7
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@PIT		2
4
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@SDP		2
6
NYM
@SFG		13
6
HOU
@STL		0
3
Tuesday, August 16, 1988 7:35
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 26,044, Time of Game: 2:46
Astros
0
64-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Cardinals
3
52-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 18½ GB
W: Scott Terry (3-3)
L: Jim Deshaies (8-10)
S: Ken Dayley (4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    3  7  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gerald Young CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 .669 11 8 0.050 1.22 0.113 -0.064 0.7 6 0 SB
Bill Doran 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .716 16 8 -0.026 1.16 0.062 -0.088 -0.5 1 1
Terry Puhl RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .887 8 3 -0.013 0.83 0.030 -0.043 -0.2 0 0
   Jim Pankovits PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .616 3 2 -0.148 2.78 0.000 -0.148 -1.4
   Casey Candaele RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .458 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Glenn Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .818 14 11 -0.091 0.92 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 6 0
Denny Walling 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .652 13 8 -0.068 0.90 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 0 1
   Ken Caminiti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .506 1 1 -0.008 0.34 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
Billy Hatcher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .677 9 4 -0.058 0.60 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 4 0
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .266 .660 5 4 0.033 0.48 0.043 -0.010 0.3 2 2
Alex Trevino C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .239 .681 10 6 0.050 1.06 0.075 -0.025 0.4 5 0
Jim Deshaies P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .044 .130 7 6 -0.076 1.70 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 0 1
   Kevin Bass PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .718 1 1 -0.043 1.61 0.000 -0.043 -0.5
   Larry Andersen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 2 4 .194 .436 98 62 -0.398 1.03 0.323 -0.722 -3.9 24 5
TB: R Ramirez 2; A Trevino 2; G Young 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Deshaies (1); B Doran (7).
Baserunning
SB: G Young (58, 2nd base off S Terry/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .270 .675 8 7 0.141 0.84 0.163 -0.022 1.4 3 0 3·SB
Ozzie Smith SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .271 .672 17 11 0.054 0.56 0.073 -0.019 0.6 0 4 2·SB
Terry Pendleton 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .260 .679 17 11 0.050 0.91 0.085 -0.035 0.3 2 2 2B,SF
Tom Brunansky RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .254 .786 16 10 -0.015 0.67 0.014 -0.029 -0.6 0 0 SF
Willie McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 .688 12 9 -0.007 0.45 0.022 -0.030 -0.4 2 0
Jose Oquendo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 .671 18 11 -0.022 0.57 0.023 -0.045 -0.1 2 6
Tom Pagnozzi 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .608 10 6 -0.035 0.58 0.003 -0.039 -0.4 11 0
   John Costello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Dayley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 4 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 1
Tony Pena C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .653 11 8 -0.036 0.50 0.000 -0.036 -0.6 4 0
Scott Terry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 5 -0.023 0.43 0.000 -0.023 -0.3 0 1
   Mike Laga 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .337 6 4 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 3 0
Team Totals 30 3 7 2 2 5 .233 .531 127 86 0.101 0.63 0.383 -0.284 -0.5 27 14
2B: T Pendleton (17, off J Deshaies).
SF: T Pendleton (3, off J Deshaies); T Brunansky (5, off J Deshaies).
TB: T Pendleton 2; V Coleman 2; O Smith 2; T Pagnozzi; W McGee.
RBI: T Brunansky (71); T Pendleton (45).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
TP: 1. T Pendleton-J Oquendo-M Laga.
Baserunning
SB: O Smith 2 (41, 2nd base off J Deshaies/A Trevino, 2nd base off L Andersen/A Trevino); V Coleman 3 (61, 3rd base off J Deshaies/A Trevino, 2nd base off J Deshaies/A Trevino 2).

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
Jim Deshaies, L (8-10) 6 6 3 2 2 4 0 3.26 26 94 62 38 8 16 6 14 5 0 52 -0.115 0.77 -0.4
Larry Andersen 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.98 8 33 24 14 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.11 0.9
Team Totals 8 7 3 2 2 5 0 2.25 34 127 86 52 13 21 10 17 5 0 52 0 0 -0.101 1.03 0.5

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
Scott Terry, W (3-3) 6.2 5 0 0 1 3 0 3.00 26 79 50 32 6 12 12 10 4 0 66 0.294 0.99 2.6
John Costello, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.98 3 8 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 -0.070 1.35 -0.5
Ken Dayley, S (4) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93 4 11 8 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.176 0.97 1.8
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 4 0 0.00 33 98 62 41 7 14 15 12 5 0 66 4 0 0.400 0.63 3.9
J Costello faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: J Deshaies (5); J Costello (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 26,044.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 99° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Gerald Young CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Bill Doran 2B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Terry Puhl RF 3 Terry Pendleton 3B
4 Glenn Davis 1B 4 Tom Brunansky RF
5 Denny Walling 3B 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Billy Hatcher LF 6 Jose Oquendo 2B
7 Rafael Ramirez SS 7 Tom Pagnozzi 1B
8 Alex Trevino C 8 Tony Pena C
9 Jim Deshaies P 9 Scott Terry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-3 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OOO HOU J. Pankovits K. Dayley 15% 98% Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 0-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Doran J. Costello -6% 83% Walk
b3 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 6% 76% Double to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Smith to 3B
t5 0-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Deshaies S. Terry 6% 78% Strikeout (missed bunt)
t5 0-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O HOU G. Young S. Terry 5% 83% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU G. Young S. Terry -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Doran S. Terry -3% 44% Young Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Doran S. Terry 4% 48% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Puhl S. Terry 3% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O HOU G. Davis S. Terry 4% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL V. Coleman J. Deshaies 4% 58% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL O. Smith J. Deshaies 3% 61% Coleman Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  STL O. Smith J. Deshaies 3% 64% Coleman Steals 3B
b1 0-0 0 --3 6,(3-2)  R STL O. Smith J. Deshaies 1% 65% Balk; Coleman Scores
b1 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL O. Smith J. Deshaies 3% 68% Walk
b1 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies -3% 66% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b1 1-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Brunansky J. Deshaies -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL W. McGee J. Deshaies 2% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Smith to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O STL J. Oquendo J. Deshaies -4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU D. Walling S. Terry 2% 64% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Hatcher S. Terry 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Ramirez S. Terry 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Deshaies -2% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Pena J. Deshaies -1% 63% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Terry J. Deshaies -1% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Trevino S. Terry 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Deshaies S. Terry 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU G. Young S. Terry 1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL V. Coleman J. Deshaies -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL O. Smith J. Deshaies 2% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 2% 70% Smith Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 6% 76% Double to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Smith to 3B
b3 1-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO STL T. Brunansky J. Deshaies 1% 77% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Smith Scores
b3 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee J. Deshaies -2% 75% Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran S. Terry 3% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU T. Puhl S. Terry -3% 75% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Davis S. Terry 3% 78% Lineout: 3B
t4 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Walling S. Terry 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Oquendo J. Deshaies 2% 83% Walk
b4 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Deshaies -2% 81% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b4 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena J. Deshaies -2% 79% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
b4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Terry J. Deshaies -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Hatcher S. Terry 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Ramirez S. Terry -3% 77% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
t5 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU A. Trevino S. Terry -5% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez to 2B
t5 0-2 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Deshaies S. Terry 6% 78% Strikeout (missed bunt)
t5 0-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O HOU G. Young S. Terry 5% 83% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL V. Coleman J. Deshaies 2% 85% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
b5 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith J. Deshaies -2% 83% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 1% 84% Coleman Steals 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- 1,(1-0)  STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 2% 86% Coleman Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Coleman to 3B
b5 2-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO STL T. Pendleton J. Deshaies 2% 89% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Coleman Scores/unER
b5 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Brunansky J. Deshaies -0% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Doran S. Terry 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Puhl S. Terry 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis S. Terry 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Jim Deshaies facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee J. Deshaies -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
b6 3-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Oquendo J. Deshaies -0% 91% Flyball: LF
b6 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pagnozzi J. Deshaies 0% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Pena J. Deshaies -1% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 5-6-7
t7 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Walling S. Terry 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Hatcher S. Terry 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Ramirez S. Terry -1% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
t7 0-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU A. Trevino S. Terry -2% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
John Costello replaces Tom Pagnozzi (1B) pitching and batting 7th
Mike Laga replaces Scott Terry (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Jim Deshaies (P) batting 9th
t7 0-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Bass J. Costello 4% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 9-1-2
Larry Andersen replaces Kevin Bass (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Laga L. Andersen -0% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL V. Coleman L. Andersen -0% 94% Flyball: LF
b7 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL O. Smith L. Andersen 0% 95% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
b7 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Pendleton L. Andersen 0% 95% Smith Steals 2B
b7 3-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pendleton L. Andersen -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' John Costello facing 1-2-3
t8 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU G. Young J. Costello -4% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 0-3 0 1-- HOU B. Doran J. Costello -1% 89% Balk; Young to 2B
t8 0-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Doran J. Costello -6% 83% Walk
Ken Dayley replaces John Costello pitching and batting 7th
Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Terry Puhl (RF) batting 3rd
t8 0-3 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OOO HOU J. Pankovits K. Dayley 15% 98% Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Larry Andersen facing 4-5-6
Casey Candaele replaces Jim Pankovits (PH) playing RF batting 3rd
b8 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Brunansky L. Andersen -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. McGee L. Andersen -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b8 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Oquendo L. Andersen 0% 98% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b8 3-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL K. Dayley L. Andersen -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 4-5-6
t9 0-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU G. Davis K. Dayley 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Denny Walling (3B) batting 5th
t9 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti K. Dayley 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 0-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Hatcher K. Dayley 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

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