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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 11, 1968
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on July 11, 1968 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 11, 1968 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nelson Briles |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Al Barlick |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Rusty Staub | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Denis Menke | Second Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Bob Aspromonte | Left Fielder |
| John Bateman | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Curt Flood | Center Fielder |
| Tim McCarver | Catcher |
| Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
| Bobby Tolan | Right Fielder |
| Mike Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
| Nelson Briles | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 11, 1968
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Briles
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Briles
Menke takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Wynn scores. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Briles
Aspromonte hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bateman vs. Briles
Bateman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Dierker
There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a line drive towards first. Cepeda reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan bunts towards third. Rader picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rader. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Briles
Staub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Briles
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Dierker
Briles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Aspromonte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Briles
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Briles
Bateman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarver for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Staub fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Cepeda for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Briles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Briles
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Briles
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Dierker
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Dierker
Maxvill strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Briles
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Briles
Aspromonte is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bateman vs. Briles
Bateman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Briles vs. Dierker
Briles hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Dierker
There goes Brock. The throw from Bateman and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Briles
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Briles
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Briles
There goes Miller. The throw from McCarver and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Briles
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Briles
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Cepeda reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tolan vs. Dierker
Tolan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shannon vs. Dierker
Shannon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Dierker
Roger Maris pinch hits for Julian Javier.
Maris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cepeda moves to third. Tolan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Dierker
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Dal Maxvill.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Briles
Phil Gagliano now playing second base. Dick Schofield now playing shortstop.
Wynn hits a fly ball into right field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Briles
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Briles
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ricketts vs. Dierker
Dave Ricketts pinch hits for Nelson Briles.
Ricketts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Dierker
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Dierker
Flood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarver vs. Dierker
McCarver hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. McCarver reaches third base with a triple. Brock scores. Flood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cepeda vs. Dierker
Cepeda hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCarver scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolan vs. Coombs
Danny Coombs now pitching.
Tolan hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Buzhardt
John Buzhardt now pitching.
There goes Cepeda. The throw from Bateman and he is out, Torres applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Willis
Ron Willis now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a popup towards short. Schofield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bateman vs. Willis
Bateman hits a fly ball into center field. Flood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buzhardt vs. Willis
Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Buzhardt
Shannon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagliano vs. Buzhardt
Gagliano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schofield vs. Buzhardt
Schofield hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Willis
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Willis
Torres bunts towards the mound. Willis fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Willis
Staub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Willis
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Willis
Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Flood who is chasing the ball. Menke reaches third base with a triple. Miller scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Willis
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aspromonte vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schofield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Buzhardt
Ed Spiezio pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bateman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Buzhardt
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flood vs. Buzhardt
There's a wild pitch. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flood vs. Buzhardt
Flood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Aspromonte. Flood reaches second base with a double. Brock scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Blasingame
Wade Blasingame now pitching.
McCarver hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cepeda vs. Dukes
Tom Dukes now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/11/1968, game 1 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Miller N, rf 4 1 2 0 Brock L, lf 4 2 3 0
Torres H, ss 4 0 1 0 Flood C, cf 5 1 2 1
Staub R, 1b 3 1 0 0 McCarver T, c 5 1 1 2
Wynn J, cf 4 2 0 0 Cepeda O, 1b 5 0 3 1
Menke D, 2b 4 1 1 2 Tolan B, rf 3 0 1 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 2 Shannon M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte B, lf 4 0 1 1 Javier J, 2b 2 0 0 0
Bateman J, c 4 0 1 0 Maris R, ph 1 0 1 0
Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0 Gagliano P, 2b 1 0 0 0
Coombs D, p 0 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 2 0 0 0
Buzhardt J, p 1 0 0 0 Edwards J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blasingame W, p 0 0 0 0 Schofield D, ss 1 0 0 0
Dukes T, p 0 0 0 0 Briles N, p 2 0 0 0
Ricketts D, ph 1 0 0 0
Willis R, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Spiezio E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 7 5 38 4 11 4
Houston 300 000 000 2 -- 5
St.Louis 000 000 030 1 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L 7.1 10 3 3 1 5
Coombs D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Buzhardt J (W) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0
Blasingame W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Dukes T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Briles N 8.0 5 3 3 4 5
Willis R (L) 1.2 2 2 2 2 0
Granger W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Rader D
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 8, St.Louis 6
2B -- Cepeda O, Flood C
3B -- McCarver T, Menke D
SB -- Brock L 2
CS -- Miller N, Cepeda O
SH -- Torres H
HBP -- by Briles N (Aspromonte B)
WP -- Buzhardt J
T -- 2:52
A -- 0
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