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Standings
SEA
@BAL		3
4
CAL
@BOS		3
5
DET
@CHW		3
9
KCR
@MIL		2
3
OAK
@NYY		6
8
CLE
@TEX		10
9
MIN
@TOR		6
8
PIT
@ATL		6
1
FLA
@CIN		3
2
CHC
@COL		2
8
MON
@LAD		8
6		 
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PHI
@SDP		2
8
NYM
@SFG		1
10
HOU
@STL		15
5
Saturday, April 23, 1994 7:05
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 40,113, Time of Game: 3:31
Astros
15
9-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Cardinals
5
10-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Darryl Kile (2-1)
L: Rene Arocha (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  1   4  1  0   1  6  1   15 18  1
Cardinals       0  1  1   1  0  0   2  0  0    5  5  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
James Mouton RF 5 1 2 4 0 1 .193 .544 27 15 -0.041 0.95 0.046 -0.087 2.7 2 0 HR,HBP
Steve Finley CF 5 2 4 3 1 0 .290 .924 20 9 0.094 0.98 0.201 -0.107 1.9 2 0 HR,SB,CS
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 2 1 1 0 .345 .970 25 14 0.092 0.46 0.133 -0.041 0.2 0 0 2·2B
   Tom Edens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Eusebio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 2 1 0 1 1 .379 1.047 27 14 0.027 0.61 0.082 -0.055 0.6 11 1 2B
Kevin Bass LF 6 4 5 3 0 0 .444 1.143 26 17 0.195 0.67 0.199 -0.004 3.6 5 0 HR,2B
Chris Donnels 3B-2B 5 2 2 1 1 0 .375 1.382 28 13 0.111 0.58 0.140 -0.029 2.4 2 3 HR
Scott Servais C 4 0 1 1 1 0 .146 .502 24 13 0.044 0.61 0.077 -0.033 -0.1 3 0
   Sid Bream PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   John Hudek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andy Stankiewicz SS 3 3 1 0 3 0 .375 1.045 27 9 0.109 0.55 0.111 -0.002 1.6 1 4
Darryl Kile P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 8 -0.073 1.48 0.000 -0.073 -1.1 0 1 2·SH
   Andujar Cedeno PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 1.208 6 2 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.1
   Doug Drabek PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Brian Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ken Caminiti PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .140 .506 11 7 -0.011 0.17 0.000 -0.011 -1.2 0 1
Team Totals 42 15 18 13 9 4 .429 1.348 233 122 0.549 0.69 0.991 -0.442 10.4 27 10
2B: K Bass (2, off R Arocha); C Biggio 2 (9, 2 off R Arocha); J Bagwell (2, off R Rodriguez).
HR: K Bass (1, off V Palacios; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); S Finley (4, off V Palacios; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Donnels (3, off R Rodriguez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Mouton (1, off V Palacios; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: D Kile 2 (2, 2 off R Arocha).
HBP: J Mouton (1, by R Arocha).
TB: K Bass 9; S Finley 7; J Mouton 5; C Donnels 5; C Biggio 4; J Bagwell 2; A Stankiewicz; S Servais.
RBI: J Mouton 4 (4); K Bass 3 (7); S Finley 3 (7); C Donnels (3); C Biggio (3); S Servais (6).
2-out RBI: J Mouton 4; S Finley 3; K Bass; C Biggio.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 21.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bagwell.
E: K Bass (1).
Baserunning
SB: S Finley (2, 2nd base off R Arocha/T McGriff).
CS: S Finley (2, 2nd base by R Arocha/T McGriff).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Lankford CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .333 .997 19 9 -0.061 1.09 0.055 -0.116 -0.5 3 0
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .576 13 9 -0.153 1.35 0.000 -0.153 -1.6 3 3
   Jose Oquendo SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .788 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 1
Gregg Jefferies 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .404 1.114 17 9 0.113 0.84 0.139 -0.026 0.8 9 1 SB
Todd Zeile 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .222 .802 17 8 0.091 1.05 0.163 -0.072 2.0 0 2 2·HR
Bernard Gilkey LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .339 .877 23 12 -0.023 0.72 0.033 -0.056 -0.3 1 1
John Mabry RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .750 14 9 0.065 0.69 0.101 -0.036 0.6 2 0 2B
Luis Alicea 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .704 17 10 -0.069 0.59 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 4 4
Terry McGriff C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .741 17 8 0.025 0.67 0.058 -0.034 0.2 4 2 HBP
Rene Arocha P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 5 1 0.067 1.78 0.067 0.000 0.6 0 1
   Tom Urbani P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 5 1 0.016 1.26 0.016 0.000 0.1 0 1
   John Habyan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Geronimo Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .892 1 1 -0.021 0.73 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
   Rich Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Vicente Palacios P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Stan Royer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 32 5 5 5 5 4 .156 .664 152 80 0.050 0.86 0.632 -0.583 0.4 27 17
2B: J Mabry (1, off D Kile).
HR: T Zeile 2 (5, 1 off B Williams, 1 off D Kile; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: T McGriff (1, by D Kile).
TB: T Zeile 8; J Mabry 2; R Lankford; G Jefferies.
RBI: T Zeile 3 (9); G Jefferies (9); J Mabry (1).
2-out RBI: T Zeile 2; G Jefferies.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
PB: T McGriff (3).
E: L Alicea (1).
Outfield Assists: B Gilkey (D Kile at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: G Jefferies (1, 2nd base off D Kile/S Servais).

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
Darryl Kile, W (2-1) 6 3 3 3 5 3 1 3.75 27 110 54 31 7 16 6 12 5 0 52 -0.017 1.11 0.0
Brian Williams 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.76 5 23 13 8 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.033 0.50 -1.5
Tom Edens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 10 7 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
John Hudek 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 9 6 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 5 5 5 4 2 5.00 38 152 80 46 9 25 11 17 6 0 52 0 0 -0.049 0.69 -0.4

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
Rene Arocha, L (1-2) 3.2 9 6 4 2 1 0 5.75 23 95 54 42 5 7 12 7 6 0 22 -0.391 1.19 -3.5
Tom Urbani 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 5.59 4 18 7 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 -0.061 0.73 -0.9
John Habyan 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 5 17 11 6 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 -0.007 0.50 0.4
Rich Rodriguez 1.1 4 5 5 4 0 1 6.75 12 56 25 14 5 6 1 7 3 0 0 0 -0.068 0.20 -2.6
Vicente Palacios 1.2 4 3 3 1 3 3 4.22 10 47 25 18 2 5 2 4 4 0 3 3 -0.021 0.07 -3.9
Team Totals 9 18 15 13 9 4 4 13.00 54 233 122 85 12 25 20 20 13 0 22 7 5 -0.548 0.86 -10.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Arocha (1); V Palacios (2).
HBP: R Arocha (2; J Mouton); D Kile (2; T McGriff).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:31.
Attendance: 40,113.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 James Mouton RF 1 Ray Lankford CF
2 Steve Finley CF 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Craig Biggio 2B 3 Gregg Jefferies 1B
4 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 Todd Zeile 3B
5 Kevin Bass LF 5 Bernard Gilkey LF
6 Chris Donnels 3B 6 John Mabry RF
7 Scott Servais C 7 Luis Alicea 2B
8 Andy Stankiewicz SS 8 Terry McGriff C
9 Darryl Kile P 9 Rene Arocha P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R HOU S. Finley R. Arocha 12% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stankiewicz Scores
b3 1-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL G. Jefferies D. Kile -11% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); McGriff Scores; Smith to 2B
t4 3-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha 11% 72% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Finley Scores
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Zeile D. Kile -11% 45% Home Run (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R HOU C. Donnels R. Arocha 11% 59% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Bass Scores/unER/No RBI

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rene Arocha facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Mouton R. Arocha -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU S. Finley R. Arocha 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha -4% 46% Finley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha 2% 48% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. Arocha -3% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Lankford D. Kile -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL O. Smith D. Kile 7% 49% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Lankford out at 1B/1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL G. Jefferies D. Kile 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Rene Arocha facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU K. Bass R. Arocha 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Donnels R. Arocha 3% 56% Wild Pitch; Bass to 2B
t2 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Donnels R. Arocha -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bass to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 6,(2-2)  R HOU S. Servais R. Arocha 6% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bass Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Stankiewicz R. Arocha 3% 64% Walk; Servais to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Kile R. Arocha -3% 61% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Servais to 3B; Stankiewicz to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Mouton R. Arocha 1% 63% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O HOU S. Finley R. Arocha -7% 56% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Zeile D. Kile -11% 45% Home Run (Line Drive)
b2 1-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL B. Gilkey D. Kile 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry D. Kile 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Alicea D. Kile 1% 50% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Rene Arocha facing 3-4-5
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha -3% 47% Lineout: RF
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. Arocha -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU K. Bass R. Arocha 2% 48% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 1-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R HOU C. Donnels R. Arocha 11% 59% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Bass Scores/unER/No RBI
t3 2-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU S. Servais R. Arocha -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
b3 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL T. McGriff D. Kile -4% 52% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Arocha D. Kile -7% 45% Walk; McGriff to 2B
b3 1-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford D. Kile 6% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith D. Kile 5% 56% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; McGriff to 3B; Smith to 1B
b3 1-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL G. Jefferies D. Kile -11% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); McGriff Scores; Smith to 2B
b3 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Zeile D. Kile 5% 50% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Rene Arocha facing 8-9-1
t4 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU A. Stankiewicz R. Arocha 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t4 2-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Kile R. Arocha -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Stankiewicz to 2B
t4 2-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Mouton R. Arocha -4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R HOU S. Finley R. Arocha 12% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Stankiewicz Scores
t4 3-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha 1% 61% Finley Steals 2B
t4 3-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  R HOU C. Biggio R. Arocha 11% 72% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Finley Scores
t4 4-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell R. Arocha 1% 73% Walk
t4 4-2 2 12- 9,(3-2)  R HOU K. Bass R. Arocha 9% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Biggio Scores; Bagwell to 3B
Tom Urbani replaces Rene Arocha pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Donnels T. Urbani 6% 87% Passed Ball; Bagwell Scores/unER/No RBI; Bass to 2B
t4 6-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Donnels T. Urbani -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
b4 2-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL B. Gilkey D. Kile -3% 83% Walk
b4 2-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Mabry D. Kile -10% 72% Double to CF (Line Drive); Gilkey Scores
b4 3-6 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL L. Alicea D. Kile 5% 77% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 3-6 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL T. McGriff D. Kile 3% 80% Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul); Mabry to 3B
b4 3-6 2 --3 5,(3-1)  STL T. Urbani D. Kile -2% 79% Walk
b4 3-6 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Lankford D. Kile 5% 84% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Tom Urbani facing 7-8-9
t5 6-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU S. Servais T. Urbani 2% 86% Walk
t5 6-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Stankiewicz T. Urbani 3% 88% Walk; Servais to 2B
t5 6-3 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Kile T. Urbani -3% 86% Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 3B; Stankiewicz to 2B; Kile to 1B
John Habyan replaces Tom Urbani pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Mouton J. Habyan -2% 83% Popfly: CF
t5 6-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RO HOU S. Finley J. Habyan 5% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Stankiewicz Scores; Kile out at 3B/LF-3B-SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
b5 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith D. Kile 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 3-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL G. Jefferies D. Kile -2% 88% Walk
b5 3-7 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL T. Zeile D. Kile 2% 90% Flyball: CF
b5 3-7 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL B. Gilkey D. Kile -1% 90% Jefferies Steals 2B
b5 3-7 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL B. Gilkey D. Kile 2% 92% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cardinals' John Habyan facing 3-4-5
t6 7-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Habyan -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 7-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Habyan -1% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 7-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Bass J. Habyan -0% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Astros' Darryl Kile facing 6-7-8
b6 3-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Mabry D. Kile 2% 92% Popfly: LF
b6 3-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL L. Alicea D. Kile 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 3-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. McGriff D. Kile -1% 92% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGriff to 2B
Geronimo Pena pinch hits for John Habyan (P) batting 9th
b6 3-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Pena D. Kile 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Cardinals' Rich Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
Rich Rodriguez replaces Geronimo Pena (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Donnels R. Rodriguez 3% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 8-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU S. Servais R. Rodriguez -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 8-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Stankiewicz R. Rodriguez -0% 96% Lineout: RF
Andujar Cedeno pinch hits for Darryl Kile (P) batting 9th
t7 8-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU A. Cedeno R. Rodriguez 0% 97% Walk
Doug Drabek pinch runs for Andujar Cedeno (PH) batting 9th
t7 8-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Mouton R. Rodriguez 0% 97% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Drabek to 3B
t7 8-3 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU S. Finley R. Rodriguez 0% 97% Walk; Mouton to 2B
t7 8-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Rodriguez -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Astros' Brian Williams facing 1-2-3
Brian Williams replaces Doug Drabek (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Lankford B. Williams -2% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 3-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL O. Smith B. Williams 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Lankford to 2B
b7 3-8 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL G. Jefferies B. Williams 2% 97% Popfly: LF
b7 3-8 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  RR STL T. Zeile B. Williams -5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lankford Scores
b7 5-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Gilkey B. Williams 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 8-5, Cardinals' Rich Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
t8 8-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell R. Rodriguez 2% 95% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t8 8-5 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU K. Bass R. Rodriguez 2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Bagwell Scores
t8 9-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Donnels R. Rodriguez 1% 98% Walk; Bass to 2B
t8 9-5 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Servais R. Rodriguez -1% 97% Flyball: LF
t8 9-5 1 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Stankiewicz R. Rodriguez 1% 98% Walk; Bass to 3B; Donnels to 2B
Vicente Palacios replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
Ken Caminiti pinch hits for Brian Williams (P) batting 9th
t8 9-5 1 123 5,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti V. Palacios -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t8 9-5 2 123 7,(3-2)  RRRR HOU J. Mouton V. Palacios 3% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bass Scores; Donnels Scores; Stankiewicz Scores
t8 13-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU S. Finley V. Palacios 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t8 14-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU C. Biggio V. Palacios 0% 100% Walk
t8 14-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell V. Palacios 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Biggio to 2B
t8 14-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell V. Palacios -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 14, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-14, Astros' Tom Edens facing 6-7-8
Tom Edens replaces Craig Biggio (2B) pitching and batting 3rd
Chris Donnels moves from 3B to 2B
Ken Caminiti moves from PH to 3B
b8 5-14 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry T. Edens 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b8 5-14 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL L. Alicea T. Edens 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 5-14 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. McGriff T. Edens 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 14, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-5, Cardinals' Vicente Palacios facing 5-6-7
Jose Oquendo replaces Ozzie Smith playing SS batting 2nd
t9 14-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R HOU K. Bass V. Palacios 0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t9 15-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Donnels V. Palacios 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
Sid Bream pinch hits for Scott Servais (C) batting 7th
t9 15-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU S. Bream V. Palacios 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Donnels to 2B
t9 15-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O HOU A. Stankiewicz V. Palacios -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Donnels to 3B
t9 15-5 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti V. Palacios 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 15, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-15, Astros' John Hudek facing 9-1-2
John Hudek replaces Sid Bream (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Tony Eusebio replaces Tom Edens (P) playing C batting 3rd
Stan Royer pinch hits for Vicente Palacios (P) batting 9th
b9 5-15 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Royer J. Hudek 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
b9 5-15 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Hudek 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-15 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Oquendo J. Hudek 0% 100% Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 15, Cardinals 5.

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