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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