St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 106
Played on Monday, July 28, 1997 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A DeShields 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Young 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Bell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lankford cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 Plantier rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Gaetti 3b,1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Gant lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Difelice c 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Clayton ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 Stottlemyre p 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 5 27 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Clayton. E: Bell (3). BATTING - 2B: Clayton (26,off Holt); Stottlemyre (4,off Holt). GDP: Plantier (2,off Holt). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - CS: Young (5,2nd base by Holt/Ausmus).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Howard cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 10 1 Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Bell rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Berry 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Mouton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 Bogar ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Carr ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holt p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Spiers ph,ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 9 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ausmus-Bogar, Bogar-Biggio-Bagwell. E: Bogar (5). BATTING - 2B: Spiers (16,off Stottlemyre). HR: Bagwell (28,9th inning off Eckersley 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Mouton (8,2nd base off Eckersley/Difelice).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Stottlemyre W(10-7) 8 5 0 0 1 7 0 29 Eckersley SV(26) 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 9 1 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Holt L(7-7) 8 6 2 1 0 3 0 28 Martin 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 5 0 32 Umpires: HP - Rich Rieker, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck Ejections: Luis Gonzalez by Rich Rieker [Balls and strikes] Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 25995 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. DeShields 2b Biggio 2b 2. Young 1b Howard cf 3. Lankford cf Bagwell 1b 4. Plantier rf Gonzalez lf 5. Gaetti 3b Bell rf 6. Gant lf Berry 3b 7. Difelice c Ausmus c 8. Clayton ss Bogar ss 9. Stottlemyre p Holt p CARDINALS 1ST: DeShields singled to right; Young forced DeShields (first to shortstop); Lankford was called out on strikes while Young was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Plantier flied to right; Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Gant grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Gonzalez lined to center; Bell flied to left; Berry lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Difelice grounded out (shortstop to first); Clayton lined to center; Stottlemyre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus flied to right; Bogar singled to center; Holt struck out; Biggio popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: DeShields reached on an error by Bogar; Young grounded out (shortstop to first) [DeShields to second]; Lankford singled to left [DeShields scored (unearned)]; Plantier grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lankford out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howard struck out; Bagwell flied to center; Gonzalez singled to shortstop; Bell walked [Gonzalez to second]; Berry lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Gaetti lined to center; Gant grounded out (shortstop to first); Difelice lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus struck out; Bogar flied to center; Holt was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Clayton flied to right; On a bunt Stottlemyre grounded out (pitcher to first); DeShields grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard was called out on strikes; Bagwell singled to center; Gonzalez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Young singled to left; Lankford flied to left; Plantier singled to left [Young to second]; Gaetti struck out; Gant forced Plantier (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: BELL REPLACED YOUNG (PLAYING 3B); GAETTI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Difelice grounded out (third to first); Clayton doubled to left; Stottlemyre doubled to center [Clayton scored, Stottlemyre out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; DeShields grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: CARR BATTED FOR BOGAR; Carr grounded out (first unassisted); SPIERS BATTED FOR HOLT; Spiers doubled to center; Biggio singled to third [Spiers stayed at second]; Howard lined into a double play to shortstop [Spiers out at second (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. CARDINALS 9TH: CARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SPIERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MARTIN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Bell struck out; Lankford walked; Plantier struck out; Gaetti forced Lankford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Bagwell homered; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Luis Gonzalez ejected by HP umpire Rich Rieker; Bell was called out on strikes; Berry reached on an error by Bell; MOUTON RAN FOR BERRY; Mouton stole second; Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 6 1 3 Astros 1 6 1 6
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