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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 23, 1997
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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 23, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Stottlemyre |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 33,376 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Bruce Dreckman 2B: Jerry Layne 3B: Mike Winters |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Thomas Howard | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Sean Berry | Third Baseman |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Chris Holt | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Delino DeShields | Second Baseman |
| Dmitri Young | First Baseman |
| Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| John Mabry | Right Fielder |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Todd Stottlemyre | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 23, 1997
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
There goes Bagwell. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Bagwell steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berry vs. Stottlemyre
Berry strikes out. There goes Bell. The throw from Lampkin to second, and Bell is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stottlemyre
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Stottlemyre
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Holt
Gaetti hits a line drive towards third. Berry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Holt
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Holt
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. DeShields settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Stottlemyre
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Holt
Lampkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stottlemyre vs. Holt
Stottlemyre bunts towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. Lampkin moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lampkin scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Holt
Gaetti hits a popup towards third. Berry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Stottlemyre
Ausmus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Ausmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Stottlemyre
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ausmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Holt vs. Stottlemyre
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Stottlemyre
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ausmus scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stottlemyre
Howard takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Stottlemyre
Bagwell is hit by the pitch. Biggio moves to third. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Stottlemyre
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Biggio scores. Howard moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Stottlemyre
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Holt
Mabry hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Holt
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Holt
Lampkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Livingstone vs. Holt
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Todd Stottlemyre.
Livingstone hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berry for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Frascatore
Ausmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Frascatore
There goes Ausmus. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Ausmus steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bogar vs. Frascatore
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Holt vs. Frascatore
Holt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Holt
DeShields takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Holt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeShields moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gant vs. Holt
Gant hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. DeShields moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lankford vs. Holt
Lankford takes first base on ball four. Gant moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaetti vs. Magnante
Mike Magnante now pitching.
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeShields tags and scores. Gant tags and moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Mabry vs. Magnante
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Frascatore
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Beltran
Rigo Beltran now pitching.
Howard hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mabry who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Biggio goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bagwell vs. Beltran
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Beltran
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to home to get Howard. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Beltran
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Berry vs. Beltran
Berry hits a fly ball into right field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Magnante
Clayton bunts towards the mound. Magnante fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Magnante
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Magnante
Mike Gallego pinch hits for Rigo Beltran.
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Ludwick
Eric Ludwick now pitching.
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Ludwick
Bogar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Magnante vs. Ludwick
Magnante strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Magnante
DeShields hits a popup towards short. Bogar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Magnante
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Magnante
Gant strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Ludwick
Biggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Ludwick
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Ludwick
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Biggio scores. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Ludwick
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ludwick
Bell takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Berry vs. Ludwick
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Magnante
Chuck Carr now playing center field. Ricky Gutierrez now playing third base.
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Magnante
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Carr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Magnante
Mabry hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Petkovsek
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petkovsek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Petkovsek
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Mike Magnante.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Clayton hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Lima
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Lima
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek.
Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1997 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Biggio C, 2b 3 4 2 1 DeShields D, 2b 3 1 1 1
Howard T, cf 4 1 3 3 Young D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Carr C, cf 0 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 4 0 2 0
Bagwell J, 1b 2 1 1 1 Lankford R, cf 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez L, lf 4 0 1 1 Gaetti G, 3b 3 0 0 1
Bell D, rf 3 0 2 1 Mabry J, rf 4 0 0 0
Berry S, 3b 5 0 0 0 Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez R, 3b 0 0 0 0 Lampkin T, c 3 1 1 0
Ausmus B, c 5 1 2 0 Stottlemyre T, p 0 0 0 0
Bogar T, ss 5 0 0 0 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0
Holt C, p 3 0 0 0 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0
Magnante M, p 1 0 0 0 Beltran R, p 0 0 0 0
Phillips J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gallego M, ph 1 0 0 0
Lima J, p 0 0 0 0 Ludwick E, p 0 0 0 0
Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0
Sheaffer D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 30 2 5 2
Houston 300 201 010 -- 7
St.Louis 001 010 000 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Holt C 4.1 5 2 2 4 0
Magnante M (W) 3.2 0 0 0 0 2
Lima J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre T (L) 4.0 6 5 5 5 4
Frascatore J* 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Beltran R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Ludwick E 2.0 2 1 1 2 3
Petkovsek M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 11, St.Louis 7
2B -- Ausmus B
3B -- Howard T
HR -- Howard T
SB -- Bagwell J, Ausmus B
CS -- Bell D
SH -- Stottlemyre T
SF -- Gaetti G
HBP -- by Stottlemyre T (Bagwell J)
T -- 2:52
A -- 33376
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