Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 15 0 STL N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 Gutierrez ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 Bell rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Everett cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 Alou lf 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 Hidalgo cf,rf 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 Berry 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 Bogar 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 4 1 1 0 0 0 11 1 Randy Johnson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Powell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 15 7 0 6 27 5 BATTING - 2B: Hidalgo 2 (14,off Oliver,off Witt); Bagwell (32,off Oliver); Gutierrez (24,off King). SH: Randy Johnson (3,off Oliver). SF: Bagwell (5,off Oliver). GDP: Ausmus (18,off Petkovsek). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Biggio (50,2nd base off Witt/Marrero).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Kelly 2b,ss 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 Tatis 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 McGwire 1b 3 0 1 0 2 0 9 0 Jordan cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 Gant lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Marrero c 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 Ordaz ss 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 DeShields ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Oliver p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Petkovsek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Polanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frascatore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McEwing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Witt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Croushore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mabry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Little rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 Totals 34 1 9 1 6 11 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tatis-Kelly-McGwire. BATTING - 2B: Ordaz (4,off Randy Johnson). HR: Kelly (4,1st inning off Randy Johnson 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - CS: Jordan (5,3rd base by Randy Johnson/Ausmus).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Randy Johnson W(10-1) 7 8 1 1 6 8 1 33 Powell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Wagner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 1 1 6 11 1 40
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Oliver L(4-4) 2 8 6 6 0 2 0 14 Petkovsek 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Frascatore 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 Witt 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 Croushore 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 King 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 15 7 7 0 6 0 41 Oliver faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Petkovsek 1-1; Croushore 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Steve Rippley Time of Game: 3:05 Attendance: 38997 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Biggio 2b Kelly 2b 2. Gutierrez ss Tatis 3b 3. Bell rf McGwire 1b 4. Bagwell 1b Jordan cf 5. Alou lf Gant lf 6. Hidalgo cf Marrero c 7. Berry 3b Ordaz ss 8. Ausmus c Oliver p 9. Randy Johnson p Little rf ASTROS 1ST: Biggio was called out on strikes; Gutierrez singled to shortstop; Bell singled to center [Gutierrez to third]; Bagwell lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Gutierrez scored]; Alou singled to shortstop [Bell to second]; Hidalgo doubled to third [Bell scored, Alou scored]; Berry struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Kelly homered; Tatis struck out; McGwire walked; Jordan singled to third [McGwire to second]; Gant popped to third; Marrero singled to center [McGwire out at third (center to first to third), Jordan to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Ausmus singled to center; Randy Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ausmus to second]; Biggio singled to center [Ausmus scored, Biggio to second (on throw)]; Gutierrez flied to center; Bell flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Ordaz doubled to first; Oliver walked; Little struck out; Kelly popped to second; Tatis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Bagwell doubled to third; Alou singled to left [Bagwell scored, Alou to second (on throw)]; PETKOVSEK REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Hidalgo singled to left [Alou to third]; Berry singled to left [Alou scored, Hidalgo to second]; Ausmus grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Hidalgo to third, Berry out at second]; Randy Johnson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: McGwire walked; Jordan singled to right [McGwire to second]; Gant struck out; Marrero struck out; Ordaz walked [McGwire to third, Jordan to second]; HIDALGO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); POLANCO BATTED FOR PETKOVSEK; EVERETT REPLACED BELL (PLAYING CF); Polanco flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: FRASCATORE REPLACED POLANCO (PITCHING); Biggio struck out; Gutierrez grounded out (third to first); Everett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Little was called out on strikes; Kelly flied to left; Tatis flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Bagwell flied to right; Alou singled to right; Hidalgo flied to center; Berry forced Alou (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: McGwire singled to shortstop; Jordan struck out; Gant flied to center; Marrero walked [McGwire to second]; Ordaz singled to third [McGwire to third, Marrero to second]; MCEWING BATTED FOR FRASCATORE; McEwing lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: WITT REPLACED MCEWING (PITCHING); Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Randy Johnson was called out on strikes; Biggio singled; Biggio stole second; Gutierrez lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Little grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly was called out on strikes; Tatis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Everett flied to right; Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: McGwire flied to left; Jordan walked; Gant singled to center [Jordan to second]; Marrero popped to first; Jordan was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: Hidalgo doubled to left; Berry grounded out (third to first); CROUSHORE REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); Ausmus lined to center; CLARK BATTED FOR RANDY JOHNSON; Clark struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: BOGAR REPLACED BERRY (PLAYING 3B); POWELL REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); DESHIELDS BATTED FOR ORDAZ; DeShields struck out; MABRY BATTED FOR CROUSHORE; Mabry grounded out (first unassisted); Little was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: KELLY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); DESHIELDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KING REPLACED MABRY (PITCHING); Biggio singled to left; Gutierrez doubled to left [Biggio scored]; Everett lined to left; Bagwell grounded out (third to first); Alou grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED POWELL (PITCHING); Kelly struck out; Tatis singled to left; McGwire flied to center; Jordan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 15 0 7 Cardinals 1 9 0 12
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