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BAL
@ANA		4
2
DET
@BOS		3
14
NYY
@CLE		9
4
KCR
@OAK		9
3
MIN
@SEA		3
4
TBD
@TEX		7
5
CHW
@TOR		7
3
FLA
@ARI		10
6
MON
@ATL		5
6		 
(10)
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@CHC		5
6		 
(10)
LAD
@COL		10
18
PHI
@NYM		8
5
CIN
@PIT		1
3
SFG
@SDP		4
2
HOU
@STL		8
11
Friday, September 17, 1999 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 37,027, Time of Game: 3:21
Astros
8
91-58
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
11
69-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 21 GB
L: Jose Lima (20-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  1  1   0  2  2   0  0  0    8  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   9  1  1   0  0  X   11 18  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .300 .853 19 12 0.015 0.75 0.083 -0.067 0.1 3 1
Bill Spiers RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .297 .778 26 14 0.035 0.60 0.077 -0.042 0.3 1 0 3B
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 3 2 2 1 1 .308 1.065 18 10 0.265 0.92 0.283 -0.018 3.3 6 0 HR,2B,HBP
Carl Everett CF 3 1 1 1 2 2 .334 .997 20 9 0.002 1.24 0.086 -0.084 1.1 4 0 HR
Ken Caminiti 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .293 .868 18 10 0.062 1.47 0.144 -0.082 1.1 0 2 HR,HBP
Daryle Ward LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .267 .783 29 21 -0.070 1.24 0.054 -0.125 -0.7 1 0 SF
Tony Eusebio C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277 .725 17 11 -0.075 0.63 0.000 -0.075 -1.3 5 0
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .288 .748 13 8 -0.040 0.67 0.020 -0.060 -0.6 4 4
Jose Lima P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .088 .215 3 3 -0.026 0.66 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 1 SH
   Brian Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Stan Javier PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .687 7 3 0.030 0.69 0.030 0.000 0.4
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .783 6 4 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 32 8 8 8 6 13 .250 1.015 176 105 0.182 0.92 0.777 -0.595 3.0 24 9
2B: J Bagwell (35, off G Stephenson).
3B: B Spiers (5, off G Stephenson).
HR: J Bagwell (41, off M Aybar; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); K Caminiti (11, off G Stephenson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); C Everett (24, off G Stephenson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: D Ward (2, off G Stephenson).
SH: J Lima (13, off G Stephenson).
HBP: J Bagwell (11, by G Stephenson); K Caminiti (2, by G Stephenson).
TB: J Bagwell 6; C Everett 4; B Spiers 4; K Caminiti 4; C Biggio; D Ward.
RBI: D Ward 2 (24); K Caminiti 2 (48); J Bagwell 2 (118); C Everett (102); C Biggio (69).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2; C Biggio.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
E: J Lima (2).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Edgar Renteria SS 5 1 0 0 1 1 .277 .734 28 16 -0.033 0.79 0.041 -0.074 -1.3 0 2
Willie McGee LF-RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .267 .606 8 8 0.109 1.08 0.131 -0.022 1.0 1 0
Mark McGwire 1B 5 1 2 4 0 1 .277 1.092 14 9 0.308 1.18 0.368 -0.060 2.5 5 1 HR
Thomas Howard RF 4 3 4 1 1 0 .287 .756 19 10 0.157 0.54 0.157 0.000 2.4 2 0 HR
   Joe McEwing LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .736 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 .289 .928 24 15 0.080 0.98 0.136 -0.055 1.3 1 0 HR
   Placido Polanco 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .676 1 1 -0.013 0.46 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 0 0
J.D. Drew CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .243 .764 17 9 -0.010 0.76 0.037 -0.047 1.1 1 1 3B,HBP,SF
Adam Kennedy 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .303 .825 15 9 0.002 0.73 0.058 -0.056 -0.9 3 2
Eli Marrero C 5 0 1 1 0 1 .194 .536 18 14 -0.011 0.81 0.068 -0.079 -0.4 13 0
Garrett Stephenson P 2 1 2 0 0 0 .095 .238 5 5 0.059 0.78 0.059 0.000 0.6 0 1 2B
   David Howard PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .210 .577 4 3 0.052 0.31 0.052 0.000 1.0 HR
   Manny Aybar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .462 1.115 4 2 -0.020 0.69 0.000 -0.020 -0.5
   Heathcliff Slocumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Marcus Jensen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .550 7 3 0.001 0.23 0.001 0.000 0.1
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Mohler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 41 11 18 11 3 5 .439 1.283 164 104 0.681 0.81 1.108 -0.426 6.5 27 8
2B: G Stephenson (1, off J Lima).
3B: J Drew (6, off J Powell).
HR: T Howard (3, off J Lima; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Howard (1, off B Williams; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); F Tatis (29, off J Lima; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M McGwire (56, off J Lima; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: J Drew (3, off J Lima).
HBP: J Drew (6, by T Miller).
TB: T Howard 7; M McGwire 5; F Tatis 5; D Howard 4; J Drew 4; W McGee 3; G Stephenson 3; A Kennedy; E Marrero.
RBI: M McGwire 4 (131); J Drew (32); D Howard (6); E Marrero (34); W McGee (20); A Kennedy (14); F Tatis (96); T Howard (18).
2-out RBI: M McGwire 4; F Tatis; E Marrero; T Howard; W McGee.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Drew-A Kennedy.
Outfield Assists: J Drew (K Caminiti at 2nd base).

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
Jose Lima, L (20-8) 3.2 11 9 9 1 3 3 3.67 23 77 56 40 9 7 7 12 6 0 5 -0.628 1.24 -6.9
Brian Williams 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4.26 7 24 17 13 1 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 -0.030 0.22 -0.3
Trever Miller 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.40 11 41 19 13 2 4 3 5 2 0 0 0 -0.031 0.57 0.1
Jay Powell 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 5 22 12 8 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.22 0.6
Team Totals 8 18 11 11 3 5 4 12.38 46 164 104 74 15 15 14 23 11 0 5 0 0 -0.681 0.92 -6.5

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
Garrett Stephenson, W (6-1) 5 7 6 6 3 6 2 3.78 26 97 61 32 8 21 6 9 2 0 32 -0.249 0.85 -3.2
Manny Aybar 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4.91 5 24 14 10 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.072 0.81 -1.4
Heathcliff Slocumb, H (5) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.33 6 30 18 6 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.101 0.63 1.1
Rich Croushore 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.84 2 12 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.119 1.22 -1.0
Mike Mohler, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.36 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.070 2.92 0.6
Ricky Bottalico, S (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.42 2 9 5 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.088 1.83 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 8 8 6 13 3 8.00 42 176 105 54 16 35 10 11 2 0 32 4 0 -0.181 0.81 -3.0
R Croushore faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: M Aybar (2).
WP: None.
HBP: T Miller (4; J Drew); G Stephenson 2 (5; K Caminiti, J Bagwell).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 37,027.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 5mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Craig Biggio 2B 1 Edgar Renteria SS
2 Bill Spiers RF 2 Willie McGee LF
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Carl Everett CF 4 Thomas Howard RF
5 Ken Caminiti 3B 5 Fernando Tatis 3B
6 Daryle Ward LF 6 J.D. Drew CF
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Adam Kennedy 2B
8 Ricky Gutierrez SS 8 Eli Marrero C
9 Jose Lima P 9 Garrett Stephenson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 3-4 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR STL M. McGwire J. Lima 36% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Stephenson Scores; Renteria Scores; McGee Scores
b4 2-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  R STL W. McGee J. Lima 11% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Kennedy Scores; Stephenson to 3B; Renteria to 2B
t6 6-10 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell M. Aybar -10% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores
b4 0-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis J. Lima 9% 29% Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Howard to 3B; Tatis to 2B/Adv on E1
t1 0-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti G. Stephenson -8% 33% Hit By Pitch; Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Everett to 2B

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' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Stephenson 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Spiers G. Stephenson -2% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Stephenson -8% 42% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Spiers to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Everett G. Stephenson -1% 41% Walk
t1 0-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  R HOU K. Caminiti G. Stephenson -8% 33% Hit By Pitch; Spiers Scores; Bagwell to 3B; Everett to 2B
t1 1-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  ROO HOU D. Ward G. Stephenson 4% 36% Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bagwell Scores; Everett to 3B; Caminiti out at 2B/CF-2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Lima -2% 34% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee J. Lima -2% 32% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. McGwire J. Lima -1% 31% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio G. Stephenson 2% 33% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 2-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU R. Gutierrez G. Stephenson -2% 31% Walk
t2 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lima G. Stephenson 2% 33% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R HOU C. Biggio G. Stephenson -7% 25% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gutierrez Scores
t2 3-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O HOU B. Spiers G. Stephenson 2% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL T. Howard J. Lima 4% 30% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
b2 0-3 0 1-- 6,(0-2)  O STL F. Tatis J. Lima -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Drew J. Lima -3% 24% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Kennedy J. Lima -2% 22% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Stephenson -2% 20% Hit By Pitch
t3 3-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Everett G. Stephenson -3% 16% Walk; Bagwell to 2B
t3 3-0 0 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti G. Stephenson 1% 18% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Bagwell to 3B
t3 3-0 1 1-3 9,(1-2)  R HOU D. Ward G. Stephenson -5% 12% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Bagwell Scores; Everett to 3B
t3 4-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio G. Stephenson 3% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU R. Gutierrez G. Stephenson 2% 18% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero J. Lima -2% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL G. Stephenson J. Lima 3% 19% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria J. Lima -3% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  STL W. McGee J. Lima 2% 18% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Stephenson to 3B
b3 0-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL M. McGwire J. Lima -4% 13% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 9-1-2
t4 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Lima G. Stephenson 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Stephenson 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 4-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Spiers G. Stephenson -1% 14% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t4 4-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Stephenson 2% 16% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Jose Lima facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL T. Howard J. Lima 3% 19% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis J. Lima 9% 29% Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Howard to 3B; Tatis to 2B/Adv on E1
b4 0-4 0 -23 3,(0-2)  RO STL J. Drew J. Lima -2% 27% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores; Tatis to 3B
b4 1-4 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Kennedy J. Lima 6% 33% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Tatis Scores
b4 2-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero J. Lima -4% 29% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 2-4 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL G. Stephenson J. Lima 3% 32% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Kennedy to 2B
b4 2-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria J. Lima 4% 36% Walk; Kennedy to 3B; Stephenson to 2B
b4 2-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  R STL W. McGee J. Lima 11% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Kennedy Scores; Stephenson to 3B; Renteria to 2B
b4 3-4 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR STL M. McGwire J. Lima 36% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Stephenson Scores; Renteria Scores; McGee Scores
b4 7-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Howard J. Lima 6% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 8-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  R STL F. Tatis J. Lima 4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Brian Williams replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 9th
b4 9-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL J. Drew B. Williams 0% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b4 9-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Kennedy B. Williams -1% 93% Flyball: CF
9 runs, 9 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
t5 4-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R HOU C. Everett G. Stephenson -4% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t5 5-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU K. Caminiti G. Stephenson -6% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 6-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Ward G. Stephenson 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
t5 6-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio G. Stephenson 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
t5 6-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez G. Stephenson 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Astros' Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
b5 9-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Marrero B. Williams -1% 87% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
David Howard pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson (P) batting 9th
b5 9-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R STL D. Howard B. Williams 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 10-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria B. Williams -1% 91% Lineout: SS
b5 10-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL W. McGee B. Williams 0% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b5 10-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. McGwire B. Williams -1% 91% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-10, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 9-1-2
Manny Aybar replaces David Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Stan Javier pinch hits for Brian Williams (P) batting 9th
t6 6-10 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU S. Javier M. Aybar -3% 88% Walk
t6 6-10 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Aybar 3% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 6-10 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Spiers M. Aybar -1% 90% Balk; Biggio to 2B
t6 6-10 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Spiers M. Aybar 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-10 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR HOU J. Bagwell M. Aybar -10% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Biggio Scores
t6 8-10 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Everett M. Aybar 1% 84% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-8, Astros' Trever Miller facing 4-5-6
Trever Miller replaces Stan Javier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 10-8 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Howard T. Miller 2% 86% Walk
b6 10-8 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL F. Tatis T. Miller -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b6 10-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Drew T. Miller 2% 86% Hit By Pitch; Howard to 2B
b6 10-8 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Kennedy T. Miller -2% 84% Flyball: CF; Howard to 3B
b6 10-8 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R STL E. Marrero T. Miller 7% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Howard Scores; Drew to 3B
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Manny Aybar (P) batting 9th
b6 11-8 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Perez T. Miller -2% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Placido Polanco replaces Fernando Tatis playing 3B batting 5th
t7 8-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti H. Slocumb 3% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Ward H. Slocumb 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 8-11 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio H. Slocumb 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-8, Astros' Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
b7 11-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Renteria T. Miller -1% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b7 11-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee T. Miller -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 11-8 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire T. Miller 0% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 11-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL T. Howard T. Miller 1% 93% Single to CF (Pop Fly); McGwire to 2B
b7 11-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco T. Miller -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 8-9-1
t8 8-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez H. Slocumb 3% 95% Groundout: P-1B
Russ Johnson pinch hits for Trever Miller (P) batting 9th
t8 8-11 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU R. Johnson H. Slocumb 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 8-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio H. Slocumb 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-8, Astros' Jay Powell facing 6-7-8
Jay Powell replaces Russ Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 11-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew J. Powell 1% 98% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b8 11-8 0 --3 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Kennedy J. Powell -1% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b8 11-8 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Marrero J. Powell -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Marcus Jensen pinch hits for Heathcliff Slocumb (P) batting 9th
b8 11-8 2 --3 7,(3-2)  STL M. Jensen J. Powell 0% 97% Walk
b8 11-8 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O STL E. Renteria J. Powell -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 2-3-4
Rich Croushore replaces Marcus Jensen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Joe McEwing replaces Thomas Howard (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Willie McGee moves from LF to RF
t9 8-11 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Spiers R. Croushore -4% 92% Walk
t9 8-11 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell R. Croushore -8% 84% Walk; Spiers to 2B
Mike Mohler replaces Rich Croushore pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-11 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Everett M. Mohler 7% 91% Strikeout Swinging
Ricky Bottalico replaces Mike Mohler pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-11 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O HOU K. Caminiti R. Bottalico 4% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Spiers to 3B; Bagwell to 2B
t9 8-11 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O HOU D. Ward R. Bottalico 5% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 8, Cardinals 11.

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