St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 10
Played on Friday, April 11, 1997 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
STL N    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  6  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     2   0   0   1       1   0       2   5
Mouton rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Bagwell 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   0      12   3
Bell cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gonzalez lf                   4   1   4   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Bogar ss                      3   0   1   1       0   0       2   3
  Listach ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ausmus c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
  Spiers ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Reynolds p                    3   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
  Howard ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2       2   7      24  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bogar-Biggio-Bagwell.
E: Reynolds (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Reynolds (1,off Osborne).
SF: Biggio (1,off Osborne).
GDP: Johnson (1,off Batchelor).
Team LOB: 7.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Clayton ss                    4   2   2   1       0   0       2   6
Sweeney rf                    3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Young 1b                      3   1   1   1       1   0      11   1
Gant lf                       4   1   2   2       0   1       1   0
Mabry cf                      3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   3
Lampkin c                     3   0   1   0       0   1       6   1
Mejia 2b                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bell 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Osborne p                     2   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  DeShields ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batchelor p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eckersley p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4       3   8      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Young-Clayton.

BATTING - 
2B: Clayton (3,off Reynolds).
HR: Clayton (1,1st inning off Reynolds 0 on 0 out); Gant (1,8th inning off
Reynolds 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Gaetti (2,off Reynolds).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Sweeney (1,2nd base by Reynolds/Ausmus).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Reynolds L(1-1)               8     6   4   4   3   8   2  33

WP: Reynolds (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Osborne                       7     7   2   2   2   4   0  30
Batchelor W(1-1)              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Eckersley SV(1)               1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     8   2   2   2   7   0  36


Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian Gibbons
Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 23744


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Biggio              2b        Clayton             ss
2. Mouton              rf        Sweeney             rf
3. Bagwell             1b        Young               1b
4. Bell                cf        Gant                lf
5. Gonzalez            lf        Mabry               cf
6. Johnson             3b        Gaetti              3b
7. Bogar               ss        Lampkin             c
8. Ausmus              c         Mejia               2b
9. Reynolds            p         Osborne             p

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio walked; Mouton was called out on strikes;
Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Biggio to second];
Bell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Clayton homered; Sweeney struck out but advanced
to first on a wild pitch; Sweeney was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Young walked; Gant was called out on
strikes; Mabry grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez singled to right; Johnson grounded out
(third to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Bogar grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gonzalez to third]; BELL REPLACED MEJIA
(PLAYING 2B); Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Lampkin
was called out on strikes; Bell reached on an error by Reynolds
(assist by Bagwell); Osborne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds doubled to left; Biggio flied to right;
Mouton grounded out (third to first); Bagwell walked; Bell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Clayton doubled to left; Sweeney grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clayton to third]; Young singled to right
[Clayton scored]; Gant grounded out (second to first) [Young to
second]; Mabry grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Johnson singled to center
[Gonzalez to second]; Bogar singled to left [Gonzalez scored,
Johnson to second]; Ausmus singled to shortstop [Johnson to
third, Bogar to second]; Reynolds struck out; Biggio out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored, Bogar to third]; Mouton
forced Ausmus (shortstop to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Gaetti grounded out (third to first); Lampkin
singled to right; Bell was called out on strikes; Osborne was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Bagwell lined to pitcher; Bell grounded out (third
to first); Gonzalez singled to right; Johnson popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Clayton grounded out (pitcher to first); Sweeney
grounded out (second to first); Young grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Bogar grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
flied to center; Reynolds flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gant singled to second; Mabry struck out; Gaetti
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gant
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Biggio popped to shortstop; Mouton was called out on
strikes; Bagwell flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Lampkin grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
popped to second; DESHIELDS BATTED FOR OSBORNE; DeShields
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BATCHELOR REPLACED DESHIELDS (PITCHING); Bell lined
to second; Gonzalez singled to right; Johnson grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Clayton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sweeney walked; Young forced Sweeney (first to shortstop); Gant
homered [Young scored]; Mabry walked; Gaetti struck out; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 9TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED BATCHELOR (PITCHING); LISTACH
BATTED FOR BOGAR; Listach was called out on strikes; SPIERS
BATTED FOR AUSMUS; Spiers struck out; HOWARD BATTED FOR
REYNOLDS; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           2   8   1    7
 Cardinals        4   6   0    5


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