April 11, 1997 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
TEX 3 SEA 5
@BOS 3 CLE 15
ANA 3 DET 5
CHW 4 OAK 3
@NYY 1
(12) FLA 10
@CIN 0 SDP 8
@PHI 3 LAD 7
@PIT 1 STL 4
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 23,744

Friday, April 11, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:41

Astros

6-4

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  X    4  6  0

W: R Batchelor (1-1), L: S Reynolds (1-1), S: D Eckersley (1)

Cardinals

2-6

Won 2

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .300  .783   11    2   5   SF
J Mouton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .634   18    0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .890   16   12   3   
D Bell CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .139  .392   18    0   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   4   0    0   0  .353  .862   16    0   0   
R Johnson 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .539   15    0   1   GDP
T Bogar SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .100  .350    5    2   3   
  P Listach PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .579    6    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .689   11    7   1   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .929    6    0   0   
S Reynolds P                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .500    8    1   2   2B
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.431    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   8   2    2   7              134   24  15

BATTING

2B: S Reynolds (1, off D Osborne).

SF: C Biggio (1, off D Osborne).

TB: L Gonzalez 4; S Reynolds 2; B Ausmus; T Bogar; R Johnson.

GIDP: R Johnson (1).

RBI: T Bogar (1); C Biggio (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Bogar-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: S Reynolds (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .212  .606    6    2   6   HR,2B
M Sweeney RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .730   14    2   0   CS
D Young 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.059   12   11   1   
R Gant LF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .182  .600   13    1   0   HR
J Mabry CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .208  .546   15    2   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .254   19    0   3   GDP
T Lampkin C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .190  .417   12    6   1   
R Mejia 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .210         0   0   
  D Bell 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    2   0   
D Osborne P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    1   0   
  D DeShields PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .786    7    0   0   
  R Batchelor P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3   8              118   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Clayton (3, off S Reynolds).

HR: R Gant (1, off S Reynolds; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); R Clayton (1, off S Reynolds; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Clayton 6; R Gant 5; D Young; T Lampkin.

GIDP: G Gaetti (2).

RBI: R Gant 2 (3); D Young (4); R Clayton (2).

2-out RBI: R Gant 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Young-R Clayton.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Sweeney (1, 2nd base by S Reynolds/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Reynolds, L (1-1)            8     6   4   4    3   8   2   2.82   33  115-74   35·16·23   17· 3· 2· 0     59    -     1.05  -0.10
Totals                         8     6   4   4    3   8   2          33  115-74   35·16·23   17· 3· 2· 0           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Osborne                      7     7   2   2    2   4   0   4.15   30  107-68   40·10·18   11· 7· 6· 0     57    -     1.41   0.22
R Batchelor, W (1-1)           1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   11-6     5· 1· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.92   0.11
D Eckersley, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   16-11    5· 2· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   7   0          36  134-85   50·13·22   13· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Reynolds (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian Gibbons.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 23,744.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             2B    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. J Mouton             RF    2. M Sweeney            RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. D Young              1B 
4. D Bell               CF    4. R Gant               LF 
5. L Gonzalez           LF    5. J Mabry              CF 
6. R Johnson            3B    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. T Bogar              SS    7. T Lampkin            C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. R Mejia              2B 
9. S Reynolds           P     9. D Osborne            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-2  1--  2   38%  93% R Gant          S Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  12-  1  -11%  51% T Bogar         D Osborne       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez Scores; Johnson to 2B
   t 8   1  2-2  1--  6   11%  61% R Johnson       R Batchelor     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  1   10%  65% R Clayton       S Reynolds      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  2-1  12-  7   -9%  41% B Ausmus        D Osborne       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B; Bogar to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   52%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   65%  R Clayton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   68%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Sweeney to 1B
   O      1--      63%  D Young         Sweeney Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   65%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   60%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   57%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   59%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   62%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
                  David Bell replaces Roberto Mejia playing 2B batting 8th
   O      --3  3   66%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   64%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  T Lampkin       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   63%  D Bell          Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B to 1B)
   O      1--  3   61%  D Osborne       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Donovan Osborne facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   54%  S Reynolds      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   59%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  2   63%  J Mouton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   62%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  7   67%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  R Clayton       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   71%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Clayton to 3B
   R      --3  1   77%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clayton Scores
   O      1--  2   76%  R Gant          Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  4   73%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   69%  L Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   62%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  1   51%  T Bogar         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gonzalez Scores; Johnson to 2B
          12-  7   41%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Johnson to 3B; Bogar to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  2   50%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores; Bogar to 3B
   O      1-3  4   56%  J Mouton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   53%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   56%  T Lampkin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   53%  D Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   50%  D Osborne       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Donovan Osborne facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  J Bagwell       Lineout: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   55%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   54%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   57%  R Johnson       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   54%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   52%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   56%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   58%  S Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   63%  R Gant          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   58%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  5   50%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  C Biggio        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  8   57%  J Mouton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   59%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   55%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   52%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  Delino DeShields pinch hits for Donovan Osborne batting 9th
   O      ---  7   50%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Rich Batchelor facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Batchelor replaces Delino DeShields pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   55%  D Bell          Lineout: 2B
          ---  3   50%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  6   61%  R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   56%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   61%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  D Young         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  2   93%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
          ---  5   93%  J Mabry         Walk
   O      1--  6   92%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rich Batchelor pitching and batting 9th; Pat Listach pinch hits for Tim Bogar batting 7th
   O      ---  6   96%  P Listach       Strikeout Looking
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

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