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St. Louis Cardinals @
Houston Astros
1997-04-06 Β· Day game Β· Astrodome Β· Att: 18752 Β· 68Β°F, dome, dry Β· Wind to LF Β· 2:44
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3β2. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 8th. Tom Martin earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
W: Tom Martin L: John Frascatore SV: Billy Wagner
Umpires β HP: Joe West Β· 1B: Mike Winters Β· 2B: Jerry Layne Β· 3B: Paul Runge Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ron Gant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Mabry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dmitri Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tom Lampkin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
David Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Gary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Biggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Listach | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Luis Gonzalez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Abreu | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Spiers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tim Bogar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brad Ausmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Derek Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Bagwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Frascatore | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
Jose Lima | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Roberto Mejia: 5/P5DF
- Ron Gant: K
- Royce Clayton: 8/F89XD
Bot 1
- Craig Biggio: 53/BG25
- Pat Listach: HP
- Thomas Howard: D8/L89D/R42.1-H
- Luis Gonzalez: W
- Bobby Abreu: S9/G34/R3.2-3;1-2
- Bill Spiers: 2/P2RF
- Tim Bogar: K
Top 2
- Brian Jordan: S6/G56D/R3
- John Mabry: K
- Dmitri Young: K
- Tom Lampkin: S8/L4MD/R6.1-2
- David Bell: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 2
- Brad Ausmus: 5/L5L
- Shane Reynolds: 63/G6M
- Craig Biggio: 8/L8LD
Top 3
- Todd Stottlemyre: 3/G3
- Roberto Mejia: 63/G6
- Ron Gant: 7/L78D
Bot 3
- Pat Listach: S9/G34/R6
- Thomas Howard: SB2/R6
- Thomas Howard: W
- Luis Gonzalez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Bobby Abreu: K
Top 4
- Royce Clayton: 8/F8RS
- Brian Jordan: S7/G56/R4
- John Mabry: S1/BG5S/R3.1-2
- Dmitri Young: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
- Tom Lampkin: K
Bot 4
- Bill Spiers: K
- Tim Bogar: 9/L9M
- Brad Ausmus: S5/G5L/R3
- Shane Reynolds: K
Top 5
- David Bell: K
- Todd Stottlemyre: W
- Roberto Mejia: K
- Ron Gant: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Bot 5
- Craig Biggio: 7/F78XD
- Pat Listach: 2/G2L
- Thomas Howard: S8/L8LS/R4
- Luis Gonzalez: 7/F78XD
Top 6
- Royce Clayton: 5/P5S
- Brian Jordan: HP
- John Mabry: 7/L78D/R64
- Dmitri Young: W.1-2
- Tom Lampkin: S7/L78S/R6.2-H;1-2
- David Bell: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 6
- Bobby Abreu: K
- Bill Spiers: 31/G3L
- Tim Bogar: 53/G56
Top 7
- Todd Stottlemyre: S9/L8RS/R43
- Roberto Mejia: 23/SH/BG25.1-2
- Ron Gant: D7/L7LS/R6.2-H
- Royce Clayton: 23/G2R.2-3
- Brian Jordan: 6/P56D
Bot 7
- Brad Ausmus: K
- James Mouton: 6/P6
- Craig Biggio: S4/G4M/R3
- Sean Berry: 8/F8LD
Top 8
- John Mabry: 3/G3
- Dmitri Young: 43/G4D
- Tom Lampkin: K
Bot 8
- Ray Montgomery: E6/TH/G56
- Luis Gonzalez: 4/P3
- Derek Bell: 53/G56.1-2
- Bill Spiers: W
- Jeff Bagwell: D7/L7LM/R63.2-H(UR);1-H
- Brad Ausmus: 9/L89D
Top 9
- David Bell: K
- Gary Gaetti: E5/G5
- Roberto Mejia: K
- Ron Gant: K



















