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BAL
@CAL		3
8
CLE
@MIL		1
2
NYY
@OAK		6
3
BOS
@SEA		6
5
MIN
@TEX		9
5
KCR
@TOR		3
5		 
(10)
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@CIN		2
3
CHC
@FLA		5
4		 
(10)
SFG
@MON		1
5
LAD
@NYM		3
4
SDP
@PHI		8
3
COL
@PIT		2
0
HOU
@STL		4
5		 
(10)
Saturday, June 1, 1996 7:07
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 34,958, Time of Game: 3:29
Astros
4
27-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
5
25-29
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Cory Bailey (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1   0    4 11  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  2   1    5 12  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .293 .681 14 8 0.020 0.79 0.092 -0.072 -0.2 4 1 SB
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .280 .812 18 12 -0.016 0.60 0.037 -0.053 -0.8 1 1 HBP
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .345 1.168 22 13 -0.001 1.05 0.109 -0.111 0.1 9 2 2B
Derek Bell RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .281 .773 20 13 0.052 0.90 0.096 -0.044 -0.1 0 0
Derrick May LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .762 14 9 -0.050 0.78 0.021 -0.071 -0.4 3 0 2B
   James Mouton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .621 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Spiers PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .449 3 3 -0.075 3.07 0.000 -0.075 -0.3
   Alvin Morman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sean Berry 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .283 .783 14 9 0.172 0.83 0.207 -0.035 1.5 0 0 HR
   Ricky Gutierrez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .682 3 3 -0.067 2.35 0.000 -0.067 -0.2 0 1
Orlando Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .808 7 5 -0.111 0.72 0.000 -0.111 -1.5 0 5 GDP
Rick Wilkins C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .253 .761 25 15 0.008 0.39 0.026 -0.017 0.3 10 1
Shane Reynolds P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .179 .500 14 10 -0.009 0.65 0.019 -0.028 -0.1 1 2 SH
   Dean Hartgraves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Cangelosi LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .718 4 3 0.025 0.67 0.025 0.000 0.4 0 0 2B
Team Totals 39 4 11 4 1 11 .282 .753 158 103 -0.052 0.84 0.632 -0.684 -1.2 28 13
2B: J Bagwell (16, off A Benes); J Cangelosi (2, off J Parrett); D May (4, off A Benes).
HR: S Berry (5, off A Benes; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: S Reynolds (7, off R Honeycutt).
HBP: C Biggio (12, by A Benes).
TB: S Berry 5; D Bell 2; J Bagwell 2; D May 2; J Cangelosi 2; C Biggio; S Reynolds; R Wilkins; B Hunter.
GIDP: O Miller (4).
RBI: S Berry 2 (28); J Bagwell (56); B Hunter (15).
2-out RBI: B Hunter.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bagwell-R Wilkins-J Bagwell.
E: J Mouton (1).
Outfield Assists: B Hunter (J Mabry at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: B Hunter (13, 2nd base off A Benes/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Jordan RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .694 16 13 0.101 1.34 0.156 -0.055 0.4 2 0
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .263 .699 20 10 -0.149 1.89 0.135 -0.284 -0.5 0 4 CS
   Cory Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Ray Lankford CF 3 0 3 2 2 0 .301 .928 27 12 0.418 2.72 0.420 -0.002 2.7 4 0 2·2B,SB,IW
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 .257 .698 25 22 -0.392 2.50 0.000 -0.392 -2.4 0 2
John Mabry 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .328 .853 18 9 -0.034 1.86 0.075 -0.108 0.1 9 0 2B,IW
Tom Pagnozzi C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .316 .867 15 10 -0.085 2.35 0.417 -0.502 -2.6 12 0 HR,GDP
Mark Sweeney LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .807 10 7 -0.030 0.58 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 0 0
   Pat Borders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .324 .701 5 3 -0.036 1.46 0.000 -0.036 -0.3
   Jeff Parrett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Ozzie Smith PH-SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 .652 3 3 0.094 1.89 0.094 0.000 0.4 0 0
Luis Alicea 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .251 .715 13 8 0.388 1.47 0.452 -0.064 1.0 3 2 HR
Andy Benes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .238 4 3 -0.020 0.77 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 0
   Danny Sheaffer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .700 2 2 -0.028 1.08 0.000 -0.028 -0.2
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie McGee LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .308 .799 8 3 0.223 2.18 0.223 0.000 1.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 12 5 5 8 .324 .972 166 105 0.450 1.93 1.972 -1.521 -1.0 30 11
2B: J Mabry (13, off S Reynolds); R Lankford 2 (10, 1 off T Jones, 1 off S Reynolds).
HR: T Pagnozzi (4, off X Hernandez; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); L Alicea (4, off T Jones; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: J Mabry (4, by T Jones); R Lankford (7, by T Jones).
TB: T Pagnozzi 5; R Lankford 5; L Alicea 4; J Mabry 2; R Clayton 2; O Smith; W McGee; B Jordan.
GIDP: T Pagnozzi (4).
RBI: L Alicea 2 (20); R Lankford 2 (38); T Pagnozzi (19).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clayton-L Alicea-J Mabry.
Baserunning
SB: R Lankford (11, 2nd base off T Jones/R Wilkins).
CS: R Clayton (6, 2nd base by S Reynolds POCS).

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
Shane Reynolds 6.1 6 0 0 1 5 0 3.48 24 92 63 37 17 9 9 9 5 0 65 0.328 0.93 3.1
Dean Hartgraves, H (3) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.18 4 11 7 4 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 -0.130 1.36 -0.9
Todd Jones, BS (6) 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 3.38 12 51 27 13 6 8 3 3 2 0 2 2 -0.291 3.85 -1.5
Alvin Morman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.06 1 7 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.059 2.28 0.2
Xavier Hernandez, L (0-2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.32 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.417 1.84 0.0
Team Totals 9.1 12 5 5 5 8 2 4.82 42 166 105 59 26 20 13 16 9 0 65 3 2 -0.451 0.84 1.0
D Hartgraves faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Andy Benes 6 7 3 3 0 6 1 5.06 25 99 63 37 6 20 7 11 5 0 52 -0.060 0.75 0.1
Rick Honeycutt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 4 11 7 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.53 0.5
Jeff Parrett 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 3.90 9 32 21 11 5 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.055 0.56 0.0
Cory Bailey, W (3-1) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.97 4 16 12 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.142 2.40 0.5
Team Totals 10 11 4 4 1 11 1 3.60 42 158 103 58 16 29 15 14 6 0 52 0 0 0.049 1.93 1.2
Balks: R Honeycutt (1).
WP: T Jones (2).
HBP: A Benes (2; C Biggio).
IBB: T Jones 2 (5; J Mabry, R Lankford).
Pickoffs: S Reynolds (1; R Clayton, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Rich Rieker.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 34,958.
Field Condition: Damp.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Brian Jordan RF
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Royce Clayton SS
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Ray Lankford CF
4 Derek Bell RF 4 Gary Gaetti 3B
5 Derrick May LF 5 John Mabry 1B
6 Sean Berry 3B 6 Tom Pagnozzi C
7 Orlando Miller SS 7 Mark Sweeney LF
8 Rick Wilkins C 8 Luis Alicea 2B
9 Shane Reynolds P 9 Andy Benes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL L. Alicea T. Jones 45% 64% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Smith Scores
b10 4-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Pagnozzi X. Hernandez 42% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 2-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO STL T. Pagnozzi T. Jones -39% 17% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B
b8 0-3 0 123 5,(3-1)  RR STL R. Lankford T. Jones 33% 69% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Jordan Scores; Clayton to 3B
b9 4-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Clayton T. Jones -20% 63% Strikeout Swinging

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' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -2% 50% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes -11% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Biggio Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes 3% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Bagwell to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. May A. Benes 3% 45% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan S. Reynolds -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Clayton S. Reynolds -2% 41% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford S. Reynolds 2% 43% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
b1 0-1 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Reynolds -3% 40% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU S. Berry A. Benes -3% 36% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO HOU O. Miller A. Benes 7% 43% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU R. Wilkins A. Benes 1% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry S. Reynolds -3% 42% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi S. Reynolds -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL M. Sweeney S. Reynolds -1% 39% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Reynolds A. Benes 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 2% 43% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
t3 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio A. Benes -1% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 2% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL L. Alicea S. Reynolds -3% 41% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Benes S. Reynolds -2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Jordan S. Reynolds -1% 38% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU D. Bell A. Benes -4% 34% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. May A. Benes 3% 38% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR HOU S. Berry A. Benes -17% 20% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Bell Scores
t4 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes 1% 21% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 3-0 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU R. Wilkins A. Benes 1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Clayton S. Reynolds 4% 26% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b4 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-1)  O STL R. Lankford S. Reynolds -7% 19% Clayton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b4 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford S. Reynolds 3% 22% Walk
b4 0-3 1 1-- 8,(1-2)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Reynolds -3% 19% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry S. Reynolds -2% 17% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU S. Reynolds A. Benes -2% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t5 3-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 2% 17% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes 2% 18% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes -1% 17% Hunter Steals 2B
t5 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 2% 19% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi S. Reynolds -3% 17% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Sweeney S. Reynolds -2% 15% Flyball: LF
b5 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL L. Alicea S. Reynolds -1% 14% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
t6 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU D. May A. Benes -2% 13% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
t6 3-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Berry A. Benes 2% 15% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 3-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes 2% 17% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Andy Benes (P) batting 9th
b6 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Sheaffer S. Reynolds -3% 14% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Jordan S. Reynolds -2% 12% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL R. Clayton S. Reynolds 1% 13% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 0-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford S. Reynolds 3% 17% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Clayton to 3B
b6 0-3 2 1-3 5,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Reynolds -6% 11% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
Rick Honeycutt replaces Danny Sheaffer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU R. Wilkins R. Honeycutt -1% 9% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU S. Reynolds R. Honeycutt 1% 10% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Wilkins to 2B
t7 3-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Hunter R. Honeycutt 2% 11% Flyball: RF
t7 3-0 2 -2- HOU C. Biggio R. Honeycutt -0% 11% Balk; Wilkins to 3B
t7 3-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Honeycutt 2% 13% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 5-6-7
b7 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL J. Mabry S. Reynolds 7% 20% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 0-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi S. Reynolds -7% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Mabry out at Hm/CF-C
Dean Hartgraves replaces Shane Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
Pat Borders pinch hits for Mark Sweeney (LF) batting 7th
b7 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Borders D. Hartgraves -4% 10% Flyball: CF
b7 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Alicea D. Hartgraves -3% 7% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 3-4-5
Jeff Parrett replaces Pat Borders (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Willie McGee replaces Rick Honeycutt (P) playing LF batting 9th
t8 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Parrett 1% 8% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell J. Parrett 1% 9% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU D. May J. Parrett 0% 9% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Dean Hartgraves facing 9-1-2
James Mouton replaces Derrick May playing LF batting 5th
b8 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL W. McGee D. Hartgraves 5% 14% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
b8 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL B. Jordan D. Hartgraves 14% 28% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McGee to 3B; Jordan to 2B/Adv on E7
Todd Jones replaces James Mouton (LF) pitching and batting 5th
John Cangelosi replaces Dean Hartgraves (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 0-3 0 -23 5,(3-1)  STL R. Clayton T. Jones 8% 36% Walk
b8 0-3 0 123 5,(3-1)  RR STL R. Lankford T. Jones 33% 69% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); McGee Scores; Jordan Scores; Clayton to 3B
b8 2-3 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Jones -13% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL J. Mabry T. Jones 1% 56% Intentional Walk
b8 2-3 1 123 3,(1-1)  OO STL T. Pagnozzi T. Jones -39% 17% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Jeff Parrett facing 6-7-8
t9 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Berry J. Parrett 2% 18% Flyball: CF
t9 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU O. Miller J. Parrett 1% 20% Groundout: P-1B
t9 3-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Wilkins J. Parrett -1% 19% Walk
t9 3-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Cangelosi J. Parrett -3% 16% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Wilkins to 3B
t9 3-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  R HOU B. Hunter J. Parrett -9% 8% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Wilkins Scores; Cangelosi to 3B
t9 4-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Parrett 2% 10% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
Ricky Gutierrez replaces Sean Berry playing 3B batting 6th
Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Jeff Parrett (P) batting 7th
b9 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL O. Smith T. Jones 9% 19% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b9 2-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL L. Alicea T. Jones 45% 64% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Smith Scores
b9 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL W. McGee T. Jones 7% 72% Walk
b9 4-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Jordan T. Jones 10% 81% Wild Pitch; McGee to 2B
b9 4-4 0 -2- 8,(2-2)  O STL B. Jordan T. Jones 2% 83% Flyball: CF; McGee to 3B
b9 4-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Clayton T. Jones -20% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-4 2 --3 4,(3-0)  STL R. Lankford T. Jones 1% 64% Intentional Walk
b9 4-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  STL G. Gaetti T. Jones -0% 64% Lankford Steals 2B
b9 4-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Jones -14% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Cory Bailey facing 3-4-5
Cory Bailey replaces Royce Clayton (SS) pitching and batting 2nd
Ozzie Smith moves from PH to SS
t10 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Bailey 6% 56% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t10 4-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU D. Bell C. Bailey -6% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Bill Spiers pinch hits for Todd Jones (P) batting 5th
t10 4-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Spiers C. Bailey 7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t10 4-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez C. Bailey 7% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Astros' Alvin Morman facing 5-6-7
Alvin Morman replaces Bill Spiers (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b10 4-4 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry A. Morman -6% 58% Strikeout Swinging
Xavier Hernandez replaces Alvin Morman pitching and batting 5th
b10 4-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Pagnozzi X. Hernandez 42% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

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