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Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

1999-06-23 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 36402 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph from RF · 3:32

Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8–4. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 1st. Shane Reynolds earned the win. Darren Bragg went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	8	12
SLN	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	14

W: Shane Reynolds L: Juan Acevedo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Rich Rieker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	1	2	1	1	0
Bill Spiers	5	0	2	2	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	2	2	1	1	3	0
Derek Bell	5	1	2	0	0	3
Carl Everett	3	1	1	2	1	2
Richard Hidalgo	4	1	1	1	1	1
Tony Eusebio	5	0	2	1	0	0
Ricky Gutierrez	3	1	0	0	1	1
Shane Reynolds	2	0	0	0	1	1
Matt Mieske	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tim Bogar	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Joe McEwing	5	1	2	0	1
Darren Bragg	5	1	2	1	1
Mark McGwire	5	0	3	1	0
Ray Lankford	5	0	1	0	2
Willie McGee	3	1	2	0	1
Edgar Renteria	3	1	2	1	0
Alberto Castillo	3	0	1	0	0
Placido Polanco	4	0	0	1	1
Juan Acevedo	2	0	0	0	2
Eric Davis	2	0	1	0	0
Thomas Howard	1	0	0	0	0
David Howard	1	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Shane Reynolds	6.0	11	5
Jay Powell	2.0	2	2
Trever Miller	1.0	1	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Juan Acevedo	5.2	9	4	4
Garrett Stephenson	1.1	1	1	2
Mike Mohler	2.0	2	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Craig Biggio: 53/G5S
Bill Spiers: 53/G56S
Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: S7/L7S.1-2
Carl Everett: D7/L7LS.2-H;1-H;B-3
Richard Hidalgo: 9/F9M

Bot 1

Joe McEwing: 7/L7M
Darren Bragg: S7/G56
Mark McGwire: 43/G34.1-2
Ray Lankford: K

Top 2

Tony Eusebio: S7/L78S
Ricky Gutierrez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Shane Reynolds: 9/F89S

Bot 2

Willie McGee: S8/G4M
Edgar Renteria: 9/F9D
Alberto Castillo: 53/G56S.1-2
Placido Polanco: 43/G4

Top 3

Craig Biggio: S7/G56
Bill Spiers: 63/G56.1-2
Jeff Bagwell: WP.2-3
Jeff Bagwell: S8/G6M.3-H
Derek Bell: S8/L4MD.1-3
Carl Everett: K
Richard Hidalgo: S9/L4D.3-H;1-2
Tony Eusebio: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Juan Acevedo: K
Joe McEwing: D8/L89S
Darren Bragg: 43/G4.2-3
Mark McGwire: S7/G56.3-H
Ray Lankford: 5/P13

Top 4

Ricky Gutierrez: K
Shane Reynolds: K
Craig Biggio: 8/F8LXD

Bot 4

Willie McGee: S8/L6MD
Edgar Renteria: E2/SH/BG23.1-2
Alberto Castillo: 14/SH/BG2R.2-3;1-2
Placido Polanco: 63/G6.3-H(UR)
Juan Acevedo: K

Top 5

Bill Spiers: S8/L15
Jeff Bagwell: 6(B)6(1)/LDP/L6M
Derek Bell: K

Bot 5

Joe McEwing: S8/G6
Darren Bragg: K
Mark McGwire: 9/F9S
Ray Lankford: S9/G34.1-3
Willie McGee: K

Top 6

Carl Everett: W
Richard Hidalgo: W.1-2
Tony Eusebio: S7/G6.2-H;1-2
Ricky Gutierrez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Shane Reynolds: W
Craig Biggio: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Bill Spiers: 8/F89M

Bot 6

Edgar Renteria: HR/F7D
Alberto Castillo: S7/L78S
Placido Polanco: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Eric Davis: D7/L7LD
Joe McEwing: 63/G6

Top 7

Jeff Bagwell: W
Derek Bell: CS2(24)
Derek Bell: K
Carl Everett: K

Bot 7

Darren Bragg: HR/F7D
Mark McGwire: S8/L4MD
Ray Lankford: 9/F9D
Thomas Howard: 7/F7LM
Edgar Renteria: S9/G4.1-2
Alberto Castillo: 9/F89D

Top 8

Richard Hidalgo: K
Tony Eusebio: 3/G34
Ricky Gutierrez: W
Matt Mieske: D7/L7LD.1-3
Craig Biggio: IW
Bill Spiers: S8/L78S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Jeff Bagwell: W.1-2
Derek Bell: K

Bot 8

Placido Polanco: K
Eric Davis: 9/F89D
Joe McEwing: K

Top 9

Tim Bogar: W
Richard Hidalgo: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6
Tony Eusebio: 3/G3

Bot 9

Darren Bragg: 63/G6
Mark McGwire: D7/L7LS
Ray Lankford: K
David Howard: K

Notes & reviews

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1B umpire Davis left when hit in head by deflected throw; 2B umpire Kulpa moved to 1st
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Umpire Davis returned to 1st and umpire Kulpa to 2nd

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