Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Saturday, April 5, 1997 (N) at Astrodome

STL N    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  3
HOU N    1  0  0    2  1  1    0  1  x  -   6  7  0
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeShields 2b                  2   1   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Bell 2b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Gant lf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  Batchelor p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clayton ss                    4   0   2   0       0   0       1   6
Jordan cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Young 1b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Gaetti 3b                     3   1   0   0       1   2       1   2
Difelice c                    2   0   0   0       1   0       8   1
  Mabry ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mejia rf,lf                   4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Osborne p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       0   1
  Sweeney ph,rf               2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2       2   8      24  10

FIELDING - 
E: Bell (1), Batchelor (1), Gaetti (2).
PB: Difelice (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Mejia (1,off Fernandez).
HR: DeShields (1,1st inning off Fernandez 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Gaetti (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Eusebio); Young (1,2nd base off Fernandez/Eusebio);
Clayton (2,2nd base off Garcia/Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mouton lf                     4   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   1   1       0   1       4   0
Bell cf                       3   0   0   0       1   2       5   0
Berry 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Spiers pr,3b                0   2   0   0       1   0       1   0
Abreu rf                      4   0   1   1       0   1       5   0
Eusebio c                     4   0   1   2       0   0       8   0
Listach ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Fernandez p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Montgomery ph               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Garcia p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   6   7   5       2   7      27   4

BATTING - 
2B: Berry (1,off Osborne).
3B: Biggio (1,off Osborne).
HR: Mouton (1,5th inning off Osborne 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bell (1,2nd base by Batchelor/Difelice).

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Osborne L(0-1)                6     7   5   4   0   6   1  26
Batchelor                     2     0   1   0   2   1   0   9
Totals                        8     7   6   4   2   7   1  35


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Fernandez W(1-0)              5     4   2   2   2   3   1  21
Garcia SV(1)                  4     3   0   0   0   5   0  15
Totals                        9     7   2   2   2   8   1  36


Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Jerry Layne
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 25957


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. DeShields           2b        Biggio              2b
2. Gant                lf        Mouton              lf
3. Clayton             ss        Bagwell             1b
4. Jordan              cf        Bell                cf
5. Young               1b        Berry               3b
6. Gaetti              3b        Abreu               rf
7. Difelice            c         Eusebio             c
8. Mejia               rf        Listach             ss
9. Osborne             p         Fernandez           p

CARDINALS 1ST: DeShields homered; Gant grounded out (shortstop
to first); Clayton lined to right; Jordan flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio tripled to right; Mouton popped to catcher;
Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Biggio scored]; Bell
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Young lined to right; Gaetti walked; Difelice
lined to center; Gaetti stole second; Mejia doubled to left
[Gaetti scored]; Osborne struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry was called out on strikes; Abreu was called
out on strikes; Eusebio grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt DeShields grounded out (pitcher to
first); Gant struck out; Clayton singled to third; Jordan flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: BELL REPLACED DESHIELDS (PLAYING 2B); Listach flied
to left; Fernandez was called out on strikes; Biggio flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Young singled to center; Gaetti flied to center;
Young stole second; Difelice walked; Mejia flied to right;
Osborne struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Mouton singled to center; Bagwell singled to left
[Mouton to second]; Bell struck out; Berry reached on an error
by Bell [Bagwell to second, Mouton to third]; Abreu singled to
right [Mouton scored, Bagwell to third, Berry to second];
Eusebio forced Abreu (third to second) [Bagwell scored
(unearned), Berry to third]; Listach lined to third; 2 R (1 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Bell flied to center; Gant flied to center;
Clayton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: MONTGOMERY BATTED FOR FERNANDEZ; Montgomery struck
out; Biggio grounded out (first unassisted); Mouton homered;
Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Astros 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: GARCIA REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Jordan
singled to third; Young grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jordan
to second]; Gaetti struck out; Difelice flied to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
doubled to center; SPIERS RAN FOR BERRY; Abreu grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Spiers to third]; Eusebio singled to right
[Spiers scored]; Listach grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: SPIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Mejia
grounded out (shortstop to first); SWEENEY BATTED FOR OSBORNE;
Sweeney singled to right; Bell popped to third; Gant struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: BATCHELOR REPLACED GANT (PITCHING); SWEENEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MEJIA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Garcia flied to center; Biggio reached on an error by Batchelor
[Biggio to second]; Mouton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: Clayton singled to right; Jordan flied to center;
Young flied to left; Clayton stole second; Gaetti struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Bell walked; Bell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Spiers walked; Abreu grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Spiers to second]; Difelice allowed a
passed ball [Spiers to third]; Eusebio reached on an error by
Gaetti [Spiers scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Listach forced
Eusebio (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

CARDINALS 9TH: MABRY BATTED FOR DIFELICE; Mabry flied to right;
Mejia struck out; Sweeney was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        2   7   3    7
 Astros           6   7   0    5


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