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Standings
BAL
@ANA		6
3
DET
@BOS		1
9
NYY
@CLE		4
5
KCR
@OAK		4
8
MIN
@SEA		0
5
TBD
@TEX		1
6
CHW
@TOR		7
4
FLA
@ARI		6
8		 
(10)
MON
@ATL		4
3
MIL
@CHC		7
4		 
(14)
LAD
@COL		5
4
PHI
@NYM		1
11
CIN
@PIT		3
0
SFG
@SDP		5
11
HOU
@STL		6
13
Saturday, September 18, 1999 12:15PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 45,536, Time of Game: 3:29
Astros
6
91-59
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
13
70-78
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 20 GB
W: Darren Oliver (8-9)
L: Mike Hampton (20-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    6 11  2
Cardinals       0  3  0   8  0  0   2  0  X   13 13  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio LF-2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .301 .856 21 11 0.013 0.86 0.072 -0.058 0.6 0 1 SB
   Carlos Hernandez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 1 1 -0.041 1.73 0.000 -0.041 -0.8 1 3
Stan Javier RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .274 .685 13 11 -0.009 0.88 0.052 -0.062 -0.9 3 0 GDP
   Ryan Thompson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .673 4 2 -0.035 1.28 0.000 -0.035 -0.8 0 0
   Doug Henry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .306 1.061 21 11 0.029 0.81 0.067 -0.038 0.2 1 1
   Lance Berkman 1B-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .715 4 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 1 0
Carl Everett CF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .337 1.000 10 8 0.125 0.74 0.149 -0.023 1.7 2 0 CS
   Glen Barker CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .710 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 2 2 1 2 1 .298 .878 18 8 0.124 0.76 0.124 0.000 2.0 0 3 IW
Russ Johnson 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .781 10 7 -0.017 1.35 0.059 -0.076 -0.4 3 1
   Brian Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wade Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Daryle Ward PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .770 3 2 -0.013 0.25 0.000 -0.013 -0.9 4 0
Tony Eusebio C 5 0 2 1 0 2 .279 .726 18 13 -0.097 0.68 0.015 -0.112 -0.4 4 0
Ricky Gutierrez SS 3 0 1 1 2 1 .288 .752 22 10 0.126 0.82 0.130 -0.005 1.1 3 2 GDP,IW
Mike Hampton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .765 7 5 -0.074 1.80 0.000 -0.074 -1.1 1 0 SH
   Bill Spiers LF-RF 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296 .778 10 5 0.038 0.56 0.040 -0.002 0.9 1 0
Team Totals 35 6 11 6 8 10 .314 .756 162 97 0.167 0.86 0.708 -0.541 1.0 24 12
SH: M Hampton (5, off D Oliver).
IBB: K Caminiti (4, by D Oliver); R Gutierrez (4, by D Oliver).
TB: C Everett 3; K Caminiti 2; T Eusebio 2; C Biggio; R Gutierrez; S Javier; R Johnson.
GIDP: S Javier (5); R Gutierrez (8).
RBI: C Everett 2 (104); R Gutierrez (24); K Caminiti (49); B Spiers (35); T Eusebio (28).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Hernandez-R Gutierrez-L Berkman; K Caminiti-R Johnson-J Bagwell.
E: C Biggio (10); R Johnson (7).
Outfield Assists: C Biggio (A Castillo at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (26, 2nd base off D Oliver/A Castillo).
CS: C Everett (5, 3rd base by D Oliver POCS).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Edgar Renteria SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 .277 .736 20 8 0.016 0.69 0.042 -0.026 0.1 0 1
   Willie McGee PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .604 6 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3
   Alan Benes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Placido Polanco 2B-3B 6 1 3 1 0 0 .281 .685 15 12 0.125 0.76 0.130 -0.005 -0.1 4 5 GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .277 1.093 18 11 0.000 1.45 0.124 -0.124 0.4 3 0 2B,GDP
   Manny Aybar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .889 4 2 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
   Mike Mohler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Kennedy 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .825 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 1
Fernando Tatis 3B 2 2 0 0 2 1 .288 .928 29 14 0.013 0.62 0.042 -0.030 0.3 1 1 HBP
   Luis Ordaz PR-3B-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .111 .311 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Eduardo Perez LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .429 1.071 8 4 0.038 1.12 0.058 -0.020 0.4 0 0
   Thomas Howard PH-RF 3 2 2 3 0 0 .294 .785 7 5 0.068 0.57 0.068 0.000 2.9 1 0 HR
J.D. Drew CF 3 2 1 4 2 0 .244 .776 27 12 0.218 0.74 0.232 -0.014 3.0 1 0 HR
Alberto Castillo C 4 1 2 1 1 2 .277 .698 20 10 0.173 0.82 0.178 -0.004 1.4 10 0
Joe McEwing RF-LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .277 .733 23 15 0.021 0.77 0.071 -0.050 -0.5 2 0
Darren Oliver P 2 0 2 2 0 0 .279 .648 8 7 -0.004 1.38 0.034 -0.037 1.2 0 3 SH
   David Howard PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .578 6 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 3 0
Team Totals 35 13 13 12 10 4 .371 1.093 191 106 0.665 0.78 0.979 -0.313 8.5 27 12
2B: M McGwire (20, off M Hampton).
HR: T Howard (4, off D Henry; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); J Drew (12, off M Hampton; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs).
SH: D Oliver (8, off M Hampton).
HBP: F Tatis (14, by B Williams).
TB: T Howard 5; J Drew 4; P Polanco 3; D Oliver 2; M McGwire 2; A Castillo 2; J McEwing; E Renteria.
GIDP: M McGwire (11); P Polanco (7).
RBI: J Drew 4 (36); T Howard 3 (21); D Oliver 2 (6); P Polanco (17); A Castillo (30); M McGwire (132).
2-out RBI: D Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Renteria-P Polanco-M McGwire; L Ordaz-A Kennedy-D Howard.
E: F Tatis 2 (16).

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
Mike Hampton, L (20-4) 3.1 8 8 7 4 0 1 3.06 21 76 40 25 5 10 9 8 3 0 10 -0.523 1.41 -5.2
Brian Williams 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 4.67 6 29 19 12 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 2 -0.141 0.93 -4.0
Wade Miller 2.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 9.72 11 41 20 12 3 5 2 4 1 0 2 0 0.009 0.07 1.6
Doug Henry 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 4.93 9 45 27 11 9 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 -0.011 0.03 -0.9
Team Totals 8 13 13 10 10 4 2 11.25 47 191 106 60 21 25 17 15 6 0 10 4 2 -0.666 0.86 -8.5

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
Darren Oliver, W (8-9) 6 8 4 4 5 8 0 4.23 30 113 69 36 10 23 11 6 2 0 43 -0.165 1.05 -0.6
Manny Aybar 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.08 5 18 10 7 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.042 0.35 -2.1
Lance Painter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.94 1 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 -0.040 1.06 -1.0
Juan Acevedo, H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.17 2 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.076 1.50 1.6
Mike Mohler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.26 3 9 7 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.6
Alan Benes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 11 6 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 8 10 0 6.00 44 162 97 51 17 29 15 11 4 0 43 6 1 -0.166 0.78 -1.0
L Painter faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Hampton (7).
HBP: B Williams (5; F Tatis).
IBB: D Oliver 2 (4; R Gutierrez, K Caminiti).
Pickoffs: D Oliver (6; C Everett, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 3:29.
Attendance: 45,536.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Craig Biggio LF 1 Edgar Renteria SS
2 Stan Javier RF 2 Placido Polanco 2B
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Carl Everett CF 4 Fernando Tatis 3B
5 Ken Caminiti 3B 5 Eduardo Perez LF
6 Russ Johnson 2B 6 J.D. Drew CF
7 Tony Eusebio C 7 Alberto Castillo C
8 Ricky Gutierrez SS 8 Joe McEwing RF
9 Mike Hampton P 9 Darren Oliver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR STL J. Drew M. Hampton 19% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball); Tatis Scores; Perez Scores
b4 5-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL M. McGwire M. Hampton 12% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Polanco to 3B
t3 3-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU R. Gutierrez D. Oliver -10% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caminiti Scores; Johnson to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 4,(1-2)  RR HOU C. Everett D. Oliver -9% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Biggio Scores; Javier Scores; Bagwell to 2B
b4 4-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL P. Polanco M. Hampton 8% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); McEwing Scores/unER; Renteria 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' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio D. Oliver -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU S. Javier D. Oliver -5% 41% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Biggio to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell D. Oliver -7% 35% Walk; Biggio to 3B; Javier to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 4,(1-2)  RR HOU C. Everett D. Oliver -9% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Biggio Scores; Javier Scores; Bagwell to 2B
t1 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R HOU K. Caminiti D. Oliver -6% 19% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bagwell Scores; Everett to 2B
t1 3-0 0 12- 5,(3-2)  HOU R. Johnson D. Oliver -3% 16% Everett Caught Stealing (PO) 3B, safe on E5; Caminiti to 2B
t1 3-0 0 -23 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Johnson D. Oliver 3% 19% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Oliver 5% 24% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
t1 3-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Gutierrez D. Oliver -1% 23% Intentional Walk
t1 3-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Hampton D. Oliver 5% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria M. Hampton -2% 26% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL P. Polanco M. Hampton 2% 28% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b1 0-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO STL M. McGwire M. Hampton -5% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
t2 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio D. Oliver -2% 21% Walk
t2 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Javier D. Oliver 2% 23% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Oliver 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging, Biggio Steals 2B
t2 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Everett D. Oliver 2% 27% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Tatis M. Hampton 4% 30% Walk
b2 0-3 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Perez M. Hampton 6% 36% Walk; Tatis to 2B
b2 0-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RRR STL J. Drew M. Hampton 19% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball); Tatis Scores; Perez Scores
b2 3-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Castillo M. Hampton 4% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 3-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. McEwing M. Hampton -3% 55% Lineout: SS
b2 3-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Oliver M. Hampton -3% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Castillo out at 2B/LF-2B
b2 3-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria M. Hampton 2% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Oliver to 2B
b2 3-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  STL P. Polanco M. Hampton 3% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Oliver to 3B; Renteria to 2B
b2 3-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O STL M. McGwire M. Hampton -7% 50% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
t3 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU K. Caminiti D. Oliver -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t3 3-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU R. Johnson D. Oliver -6% 40% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Caminiti to 2B
t3 3-3 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Oliver 6% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R HOU R. Gutierrez D. Oliver -10% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Caminiti Scores; Johnson to 2B
t3 4-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Hampton D. Oliver 3% 39% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
t3 4-3 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Oliver 6% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
b3 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL F. Tatis M. Hampton -3% 42% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Perez M. Hampton -2% 40% Flyball: RF
b3 3-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew M. Hampton -1% 38% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
t4 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU S. Javier D. Oliver 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Oliver 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t4 4-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Everett D. Oliver -2% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Everett to 2B/Adv on E5
t4 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Caminiti D. Oliver -1% 39% Intentional Walk
t4 4-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Johnson D. Oliver 5% 44% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
b4 3-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Castillo M. Hampton 5% 48% Walk
b4 3-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  STL J. McEwing M. Hampton 7% 56% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Castillo to 2B
b4 3-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Oliver M. Hampton -1% 55% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Castillo to 3B; McEwing to 2B
b4 3-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Renteria M. Hampton 7% 62% Wild Pitch; Castillo Scores/No RBI; McEwing to 3B
b4 4-4 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL E. Renteria M. Hampton 2% 64% Walk
b4 4-4 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL P. Polanco M. Hampton 8% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); McEwing Scores/unER; Renteria to 2B
b4 5-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL M. McGwire M. Hampton 12% 84% Double to RF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Polanco to 3B
Brian Williams replaces Russ Johnson (2B) pitching and batting 6th
Craig Biggio moves from LF to 2B
Bill Spiers replaces Mike Hampton (P) playing LF batting 9th
b4 6-4 1 -23 5,(1-2)  STL F. Tatis B. Williams 0% 84% Hit By Pitch
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Eduardo Perez (LF) batting 5th
b4 6-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  R STL T. Howard B. Williams 5% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polanco Scores; McGwire to 3B; Tatis to 2B
b4 7-4 1 123 8,(3-2)  R STL J. Drew B. Williams 4% 93% Walk; McGwire Scores; Tatis to 3B; Howard to 2B
b4 8-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Castillo B. Williams 3% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Tatis Scores; Howard to 3B; Drew to 2B
b4 9-4 1 123 6,(1-2)  O STL J. McEwing B. Williams -2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 9-4 2 123 5,(1-2)  RR STL D. Oliver B. Williams 3% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Howard Scores/Team unER; Drew Scores/Team unER; Castillo to 2B
Wade Miller replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 6th
b4 11-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria W. Miller -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
8 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
Joe McEwing moves from RF to LF
Thomas Howard moves from PH to RF
t5 4-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Oliver 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-11 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU R. Gutierrez D. Oliver 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-11 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Spiers D. Oliver 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-4, Astros' Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
b5 11-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco W. Miller -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 11-4 1 --- 9,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire W. Miller 0% 99% Walk
b5 11-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL F. Tatis W. Miller -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b5 11-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Howard W. Miller 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGwire to 2B
b5 11-4 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Drew W. Miller 0% 99% Walk; McGwire to 3B; Howard to 2B
b5 11-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Castillo W. Miller -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
t6 4-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio D. Oliver -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 4-11 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  OO HOU S. Javier D. Oliver 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 4-11 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Oliver 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-4, Astros' Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
Lance Berkman replaces Jeff Bagwell playing 1B batting 3rd
Carlos Hernandez replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st
Ryan Thompson replaces Stan Javier playing RF batting 2nd
b6 11-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. McEwing W. Miller 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
David Howard pinch hits for Darren Oliver (P) batting 9th
b6 11-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Howard W. Miller -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 11-4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria W. Miller 0% 99% Walk; McEwing to 2B
b6 11-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL P. Polanco W. Miller -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 4-5-6
Manny Aybar replaces Mark McGwire (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
David Howard moves from PH to 1B
t7 4-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Everett M. Aybar -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 4-11 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU K. Caminiti M. Aybar -1% 97% Walk; Everett to 2B
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Wade Miller (P) batting 6th
t7 4-11 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward M. Aybar 1% 98% Flyball: LF
t7 4-11 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R HOU T. Eusebio M. Aybar -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores; Caminiti to 2B
t7 5-11 1 12- 8,(3-2)  HOU R. Gutierrez M. Aybar -2% 95% Walk; Caminiti to 3B; Eusebio to 2B
Lance Painter replaces Manny Aybar pitching and batting 3rd
t7 5-11 1 123 6,(3-2)  R HOU B. Spiers L. Painter -4% 91% Walk; Caminiti Scores; Eusebio to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
Juan Acevedo replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 3rd
t7 6-11 1 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Hernandez J. Acevedo 4% 95% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t7 6-11 2 123 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Thompson J. Acevedo 4% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-6, Astros' Doug Henry facing 3-4-5
Doug Henry replaces Ryan Thompson (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Daryle Ward moves from PH to 1B
Lance Berkman moves from 1B to LF
Bill Spiers moves from LF to RF
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Juan Acevedo (P) batting 3rd
b7 11-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford D. Henry -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 11-6 1 --- 10,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis D. Henry 0% 98% Walk
Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Fernando Tatis (3B) batting 4th
b7 11-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  RR STL T. Howard D. Henry 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Ordaz Scores
b7 13-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew D. Henry -0% 100% Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
b7 13-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Castillo D. Henry -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 13.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-13, Cardinals' Mike Mohler facing 3-4-5
Mike Mohler replaces Ray Lankford (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
Luis Ordaz moves from PR to 3B
t8 6-13 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Mohler 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-13 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Everett M. Mohler 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 6-13 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti M. Mohler 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 13.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 13-6, Astros' Doug Henry facing 8-9-1
Glen Barker replaces Carl Everett playing CF batting 4th
b8 13-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. McEwing D. Henry -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b8 13-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Howard D. Henry 0% 100% Walk
Willie McGee pinch hits for Edgar Renteria (SS) batting 1st
b8 13-6 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee D. Henry -0% 100% Lineout: 1B
b8 13-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL P. Polanco D. Henry -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 13.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-13, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
Alan Benes replaces Willie McGee (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Adam Kennedy replaces Mike Mohler (P) playing 2B batting 3rd
Placido Polanco moves from 2B to 3B
Luis Ordaz moves from 3B to SS
t9 6-13 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Ward A. Benes 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t9 6-13 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU T. Eusebio A. Benes -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 6-13 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU R. Gutierrez A. Benes 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 13.

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