Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Regular Season Game 88
Played on Thursday, July 9, 1998 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 5 10 1 STL N 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 7 4
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 Spiers 3b 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 Bell rf 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Bagwell 1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 Alou lf 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 Everett cf 5 1 2 2 0 3 6 0 Eusebio c 4 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 Gutierrez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 Reynolds p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 5 10 5 3 14 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Spiers-Biggio-Bagwell, Spiers-Biggio-Bagwell, Biggio-Gutierrez-Bagwell. E: Eusebio (1). BATTING - 2B: Alou (19,off Stottlemyre). HR: Everett (9,4th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on 1 out). GDP: Bagwell 2 (8,off Stottlemyre 2). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Bagwell 2 (13,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Pagnozzi,3rd base off Stottlemyre/Pagnozzi); Alou (6,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Pagnozzi).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clayton ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 Lankford cf 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 McGwire 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 7 0 Jordan rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Mabry 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Pagnozzi c 4 1 2 0 0 2 13 1 Hunter lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Croushore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Marrero ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Stottlemyre p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gaetti ph,2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Polanco 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 McGee ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 7 4 4 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Polanco-Clayton-McGwire, Clayton-Polanco-McGwire. E: Clayton (13), McGwire (5), Hunter (3), Polanco (1). BATTING - 2B: Clayton (16,off Reynolds); Hunter (7,off Reynolds). HR: Lankford (12,1st inning off Reynolds 0 on 1 out). SF: Jordan (1,off Henry). GDP: Hunter (4,off Reynolds); Jordan (11,off Reynolds); Gaetti (8,off Wagner). Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING - SB: Lankford (8,2nd base off Henry/Eusebio).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reynolds W(11-5) 7 7 3 3 2 1 1 28 Henry 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 Wagner SV(21) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 4 3 4 4 1 35
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stottlemyre L(9-7) 7 10 5 2 3 10 1 34 Croushore 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 Totals 9 10 5 2 3 14 1 42 Umpires: HP - Steve Rippley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Mike Winters Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 34398 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Biggio 2b Clayton ss 2. Spiers 3b Lankford cf 3. Bell rf McGwire 1b 4. Bagwell 1b Jordan rf 5. Alou lf Mabry 3b 6. Everett cf Pagnozzi c 7. Eusebio c Hunter lf 8. Gutierrez ss Stottlemyre p 9. Reynolds p Polanco 2b ASTROS 1ST: Biggio flied to center; Spiers struck out; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Clayton grounded out (second to first); Lankford homered; McGwire lined to left; Jordan flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Bagwell walked; Bagwell stole second; Alou struck out while Bagwell stole third; Everett struck out; Eusebio singled to center [Bagwell scored]; Gutierrez singled to right [Eusebio to second]; Reynolds lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Mabry walked; Pagnozzi struck out; Hunter grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mabry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Biggio struck out; Spiers walked; Bell singled to third [Spiers to second]; Bagwell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Stottlemyre singled to left; Polanco popped to second; Clayton doubled to left [Stottlemyre to third]; Lankford grounded out (first unassisted) [Stottlemyre scored, Clayton to third]; McGwire walked; Jordan flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 4TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Everett homered; Eusebio singled to right; Gutierrez struck out; Reynolds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 4TH: Mabry flied to center; Pagnozzi singled to center; Hunter flied to center; Stottlemyre flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Biggio struck out (catcher to first); Spiers reached on an error by Hunter [Spiers to second]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Spiers to third]; Bagwell walked; Alou singled to center [Spiers scored (unearned), Bagwell to third]; Alou stole second; Everett struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Polanco grounded out (third to first); Clayton grounded out (third to first); Lankford lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Eusebio singled to center; Gutierrez was called out on strikes; On a bunt Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to second) [Eusebio stayed at first]; Shane Reynolds called for interference; Biggio forced Eusebio (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: McGwire singled to left; Jordan grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [McGwire out at second]; Mabry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: Spiers reached on an error by Polanco [Spiers to first]; Bell singled to right [Spiers to second]; Bagwell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Spiers to third, Bell out at second]; Alou doubled to left [Spiers scored (unearned)]; Everett singled to left [Alou scored (unearned)]; Eusebio flied to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Pagnozzi singled to left; Hunter doubled to left [Pagnozzi to third]; GAETTI BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pagnozzi scored]; MCGEE BATTED FOR POLANCO; McGee grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hunter to third]; Clayton popped to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. ASTROS 8TH: GAETTI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CROUSHORE REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); Gutierrez grounded out (pitcher to first); CLARK BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Clark struck out; Biggio lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: HENRY REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Lankford walked; Lankford stole second [Lankford to third (error by Eusebio)]; McGwire was called out on strikes; Jordan out on a sacrifice fly to center [Lankford scored (unearned)]; Mabry struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 4. ASTROS 9TH: Spiers reached on an error by McGwire; Bell was called out on strikes; Bagwell reached on an error by Clayton [Spiers to second]; Alou struck out; Everett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED HENRY (PITCHING); Pagnozzi struck out; MARRERO BATTED FOR CROUSHORE; Marrero walked; Gaetti grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Marrero out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 10 1 10 Cardinals 4 7 4 4
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