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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies

1997-05-16 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 13456 · 60°F, night, dry · Wind 23 mph to RF · 3:09

Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 12–7. Houston Astros put up 7 in the 1st. Chris Holt earned the win. Craig Biggio went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	11
PHI	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	7	13

W: Chris Holt L: Mark Leiter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Larry Poncino · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	2	2	4	1	0
Thomas Howard	6	1	2	0	0	2
Jeff Bagwell	2	2	1	1	4	0
Luis Gonzalez	2	1	1	1	2	0
Bobby Abreu	2	2	1	1	3	0
Bill Spiers	4	0	0	1	0	1
Ricky Gutierrez	3	2	2	0	0	1
Brad Ausmus	4	2	2	3	1	1
Chris Holt	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Ramos	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Martin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregg Jefferies	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Morandini	4	2	3	1	1	0
Scott Rolen	5	1	1	3	0	1
Darren Daulton	3	0	1	1	0	2
Mike Lieberthal	5	0	2	0	0	1
Rico Brogna	3	1	2	1	1	0
Wendell Magee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Stocker	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ricky Otero	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rex Hudler	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Jordan	2	1	1	0	0	0
Derrick May	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ruben Amaro	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Holt	6.0	6	3	2
Ramon Garcia	0.2	5	0	0
Tom Martin	1.1	1	0	0
John Hudek	1.0	1	1	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Leiter	0.1	5	1	0
Mike Mimbs	1.2	3	7	1
Reggie Harris	3.0	1	2	3
Erik Plantenberg	2.0	0	1	0
Jerry Spradlin	1.0	1	0	1
Ken Ryan	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: HR/F9D
Thomas Howard: D9/G3L/R6
Jeff Bagwell: W
Luis Gonzalez: S9/G34/R3.2-H;1-2
Bobby Abreu: S9/G34/R6.2-H;1-3
Bill Spiers: 7/SF/F7D/R4.3-H
Ricky Gutierrez: HP.1-2
Brad Ausmus: HR/F78XD.2-H;1-H
Chris Holt: 63/G6
Craig Biggio: W
Thomas Howard: S4/G34.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: W.2-3;1-2
Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8LD

Bot 1

Gregg Jefferies: W
Mickey Morandini: S7/L56D/R5.1-2
Scott Rolen: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Darren Daulton: K

Top 2

Bobby Abreu: W
Bill Spiers: 53/G5.1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: S1/G25.2-H(E1/TH);B-2
Brad Ausmus: W
Chris Holt: 54/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
Craig Biggio: HR/F7LD.3-H;2-H
Thomas Howard: K

Bot 2

Mike Lieberthal: S9/L4D/R4
Rico Brogna: S9/L89S/R4.1-2
Wendell Magee: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Kevin Stocker: 9/F9M

Top 3

Jeff Bagwell: W
Luis Gonzalez: W.1-2
Bobby Abreu: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Spiers: 52(3)/FO/G5.2-3;1-2;B-1
Ricky Gutierrez: K
Brad Ausmus: 53/G5

Bot 3

Ricky Otero: 43/G4M
Gregg Jefferies: 13/G34S
Mickey Morandini: 5/P56S

Top 4

Chris Holt: 7/L7M
Craig Biggio: 4/P4
Thomas Howard: 31/G34

Bot 4

Scott Rolen: 63/G6M
Darren Daulton: K
Mike Lieberthal: 53/G5

Top 5

Jeff Bagwell: 7/F7M
Luis Gonzalez: W
Bobby Abreu: W.1-2
Bill Spiers: K
Ricky Gutierrez: S1/G25.2-3;1-2
Brad Ausmus: K

Bot 5

Rico Brogna: W
Rex Hudler: E5/G5.1-2;B-1
Kevin Stocker: W.2-3;1-2
Ricky Otero: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
Gregg Jefferies: 7/F78D

Top 6

Chris Holt: 63/G6
Craig Biggio: 63/G6M
Thomas Howard: 63/G6MS

Bot 6

Mickey Morandini: S9/G34/R4
Scott Rolen: 5/L5
Darren Daulton: D8/L89XD/R4.1-H
Mike Lieberthal: 3/P3F
Rico Brogna: S8/G4M/R6.2-H
Rex Hudler: 63/G6

Top 7

Jeff Bagwell: W
Ken Ramos: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bobby Abreu: 53/G56

Bot 7

Kevin Stocker: D7/L7LS/R6
Ricky Otero: 8/F8LM/R4
Kevin Jordan: S7/L78M/R5.2-3
Mickey Morandini: S7/L56D/R5.3-H;1-2
Scott Rolen: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Derrick May: 43/G4
Mike Lieberthal: D8/L78M/R6
Rico Brogna: 13/G13

Top 8

Bill Spiers: 8/F8RM
Tim Bogar: 9/F9M
Brad Ausmus: DGR/L9LS
Tom Martin: K

Bot 8

Rex Hudler: 8/L8RD
Kevin Stocker: 6/P78S
Ricky Otero: S8/F8RM/R4
Kevin Jordan: 9/F9M

Top 9

Craig Biggio: 43/G4S
Thomas Howard: K
Jeff Bagwell: HR/F7D
Ken Ramos: 8/F8RS

Bot 9

Mickey Morandini: W
Scott Rolen: K
Derrick May: S39/G3+/R5.1-3
Mike Lieberthal: K
Ruben Amaro: DI.1-2
Ruben Amaro: 9/L9M

Notes & reviews

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