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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

1997-07-28 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 25995 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:20

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 2–1. Todd Stottlemyre earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Jeff Bagwell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	6
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Chris Holt SV: Dennis Eckersley

Umpires — HP: Rich Rieker · 1B: Steve Rippley · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Mark Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Delino DeShields	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dmitri Young	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Lankford	3	0	1	1	1	1
Phil Plantier	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gary Gaetti	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Gant	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Difelice	3	0	0	0	0	0
Royce Clayton	3	1	1	0	0	0
Todd Stottlemyre	3	0	1	1	0	1
David Bell	1	0	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Thomas Howard	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jeff Bagwell	4	1	2	1	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Derek Bell	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sean Berry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	0	0	2
Tim Bogar	2	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Holt	2	0	0	0	0	2
Chuck Carr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Spiers	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Stottlemyre	8.0	5	1	7
Dennis Eckersley	1.0	1	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Holt	8.0	6	0	3
Tom Martin	1.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Delino DeShields: S9/G3+/R4
Dmitri Young: 36(1)/FO/G3S/R3
Ray Lankford: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: 13/G13S
Thomas Howard: 43/G4
Jeff Bagwell: K

Top 2

Phil Plantier: 9/F9M
Gary Gaetti: 63/G6
Ron Gant: 53/G5L

Bot 2

Luis Gonzalez: 8/L8LD
Derek Bell: 7/F7M
Sean Berry: 6/L6

Top 3

Mike Difelice: 63/G6M
Royce Clayton: 8/L8RM
Todd Stottlemyre: K

Bot 3

Brad Ausmus: 9/F9D
Tim Bogar: S8/L89M/R6
Chris Holt: K
Craig Biggio: 4/P4M

Top 4

Delino DeShields: E6/L6
Dmitri Young: 63/G6M.1-2
Ray Lankford: S7/L7S/R4.2-H(UR)
Phil Plantier: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 4

Thomas Howard: K
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LM
Luis Gonzalez: S6/G6M/R4
Derek Bell: W.1-2
Sean Berry: 7/L78XD

Top 5

Gary Gaetti: 8/L89D
Ron Gant: 63/G6
Mike Difelice: 9/L89S

Bot 5

Brad Ausmus: K
Tim Bogar: 8/F8RD
Chris Holt: K

Top 6

Royce Clayton: 9/F89M
Todd Stottlemyre: 13/BG13
Delino DeShields: 43/G4

Bot 6

Craig Biggio: 63/G56
Thomas Howard: K
Jeff Bagwell: S8/G6M/R4
Luis Gonzalez: 3/G3

Top 7

Dmitri Young: S7/L6D/R4
Ray Lankford: 7/F78XD/R4
Phil Plantier: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
Gary Gaetti: K
Ron Gant: 54(1)/FO/G5

Bot 7

Derek Bell: 63/G6M
Sean Berry: 63/G6
Brad Ausmus: K

Top 8

Mike Difelice: 53/G56S
Royce Clayton: D7/G5L/R4
Todd Stottlemyre: D8/L78D.2-H;BX3(865)
Delino DeShields: 43/G4D

Bot 8

Chuck Carr: 3/G3L
Bill Spiers: D8/G4M/R6
Craig Biggio: S5/G56/R3.2-2
Thomas Howard: 6/L6M/LDP.2X2(6)

Top 9

David Bell: K
Ray Lankford: W
Phil Plantier: K
Gary Gaetti: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 9

Jeff Bagwell: HR/F89XD
Luis Gonzalez: K
Derek Bell: K
Sean Berry: E5/G5
Brad Ausmus: SB2/R4
Brad Ausmus: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

Luis Gonzalez ejected by HP umpire Rich Rieker

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