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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

1997-07-30 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 28204 · 68°F, dome, dry · 3:04

Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–4. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 3rd. Darryl Kile earned the win and Tom Martin picked up the save. Craig Biggio went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	11
HOU	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	3		7	11

W: Darryl Kile L: Tony Fossas SV: Tom Martin

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

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Delino DeShields	4	1	2	1	1	0
Willie McGee	5	1	1	0	0	2
Ray Lankford	4	1	1	0	1	2
Ron Gant	4	0	1	2	0	0
Gary Gaetti	4	0	1	1	0	1
John Mabry	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Difelice	3	0	0	0	0	1
Royce Clayton	4	1	3	0	0	1
Alan Benes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Livingstone	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dmitri Young	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Sheaffer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	2	3	3	1	0
Bill Spiers	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	1	0	0	1	1
J. R. Phillips	2	0	1	1	0	1
Luis Gonzalez	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	2	0	2	2	1	0
Tony Eusebio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Carr	4	0	2	0	0	1
Darryl Kile	3	0	0	0	0	2
Derek Bell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Bogar	0	1	0	0	1	0
Thomas Howard	0	1	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alan Benes	6.0	9	3	4
T. J. Mathews	1.0	0	0	1
Tony Fossas	0.0	1	1	0
Mark Petkovsek	0.1	1	1	0
Rigo Beltran	0.2	0	1	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Darryl Kile	8.0	10	1	7
Tom Martin	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Delino DeShields: 43/G34D
Willie McGee: K
Ray Lankford: K23

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: W
Bill Spiers: S4/G4M.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: 9/F9M/R6.2-3
J. R. Phillips: 7/SF/F78S/R2.3-H
Luis Gonzalez: 5/P5SF

Top 2

Ron Gant: 63/G6
Gary Gaetti: 9/F9M
John Mabry: 31/G3

Bot 2

Ricky Gutierrez: W
Tony Eusebio: 9/P34D
Chuck Carr: CS2(26)
Chuck Carr: S9/G34/R6
Darryl Kile: 5/L5

Top 3

Mike Difelice: 53/G5L
Royce Clayton: D9/L9LM/R4
Alan Benes: 63/G6M.2-3
Delino DeShields: S4/G4M/R3.3-H
Willie McGee: 43/G4

Bot 3

Craig Biggio: S8/G6M/R4
Bill Spiers: S7/L56D/R5.1-3
Jeff Bagwell: SB2
Jeff Bagwell: W
J. R. Phillips: K
Luis Gonzalez: 7/SF/F78S/R5.3-H
Ricky Gutierrez: T9/L9LM/R42.2-H;1-H
Tony Eusebio: 4/L4

Top 4

Ray Lankford: K
Ron Gant: 53/G56
Gary Gaetti: 8/L8LM

Bot 4

Chuck Carr: S9/G34/R6
Darryl Kile: K
Craig Biggio: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bill Spiers: 7/L7D

Top 5

John Mabry: S8/G6M/R4
Mike Difelice: 46(1)/FO/G4
Royce Clayton: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
Alan Benes: 3/BP13S
Delino DeShields: 43/G4

Bot 5

Jeff Bagwell: 53/G5L
J. R. Phillips: S9/G3+/R6
Luis Gonzalez: 36(1)/FO/G3S/R1
Ricky Gutierrez: S7/L56D/R6.1-2
Tony Eusebio: 13/G13S

Top 6

Willie McGee: 43/G4
Ray Lankford: S8/G6M/R6
Ron Gant: SB2/R4
Ron Gant: 8/F89D/R4.2-3
Gary Gaetti: K

Bot 6

Chuck Carr: K
Darryl Kile: K
Craig Biggio: S7/G56/R6
Bill Spiers: 3/G3S

Top 7

John Mabry: 7/F78XD
Mike Difelice: K
Royce Clayton: K

Bot 7

Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8LD
Derek Bell: K
Luis Gonzalez: 53/G5

Top 8

Scott Livingstone: K
Delino DeShields: S5/G5L
Willie McGee: S8/L8LS/R6.1-2
Ray Lankford: W.2-3;1-2
Ron Gant: S8/G6M/R4.3-H;2-H;1-2
Gary Gaetti: S7/G56.2-H;1X3(7564)
John Mabry: S9/G34/R6.1-2
Dmitri Young: 43/G4D

Bot 8

Tim Bogar: W
Tony Eusebio: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
Chuck Carr: 2/BP2LF
Thomas Howard: W.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: T9/L9LM/R42.3-H;2-H;1-H
Bill Spiers: W
Jeff Bagwell: K
Derek Bell: 43/G34

Top 9

Royce Clayton: D9/L9LM/R4U6
Danny Sheaffer: 43/G4.2-3
Delino DeShields: W
Willie McGee: K
Ray Lankford: DI.1-2
Ray Lankford: 7/L7D