Final
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals STL
72-75 2 St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
Houston Astros Astros Astros HOU
95-53 8 Houston Astros
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Win Probability

STL HOU
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St. Louis Cardinals Top 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields grounds out, pitcher Mike Hampton to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ray Lankford strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell flies out to right fielder Brian Jordan.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brian Jordan strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant singles on a line drive to left fielder Moises Alou.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis flies out to left fielder Moises Alou.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Placido Polanco strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou flies out, shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry grounds out, shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds out, shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Matt Morris called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Eli Marrero flies out to left fielder Moises Alou.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ron Gant.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Hampton grounds out, third baseman Fernando Tatis to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett lines out to center fielder Ray Lankford.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ray Lankford strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Brian Jordan grounds out, third baseman Sean Berry to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell flies out to right fielder Brian Jordan.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Derek Bell to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Sean Berry grounds into a double play, second baseman Delino DeShields to shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire. Moises Alou out at 2nd. Sean Berry out at 1st.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carl Everett.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis singles on a ground ball to left fielder Moises Alou. Ron Gant to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Placido Polanco grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Sean Berry. Ron Gant out at 3rd. Fernando Tatis to 2nd. Placido Polanco to 1st.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Matt Morris grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Fernando Tatis scores. Placido Polanco to 3rd.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    1
    Houston Astros
    0
  5. B
    S
    O

    Eli Marrero pops out to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.

Houston Astros Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez hit by pitch.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus grounds into a double play, second baseman Delino DeShields to shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire. Ricky Gutierrez out at 2nd. Brad Ausmus out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mike Hampton grounds out, third baseman Fernando Tatis to first baseman Mark McGwire.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ray Lankford doubles (34) on a fly ball to center fielder Carl Everett.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Brian Jordan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. Ray Lankford scores.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    0
  5. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant singles on a fly ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez. Brian Jordan to 2nd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis walks. Brian Jordan to 3rd. Ron Gant to 2nd.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Placido Polanco grounds into a force out, third baseman Sean Berry to second baseman Craig Biggio. Fernando Tatis out at 2nd. Placido Polanco to 1st.

Houston Astros Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio strikes out swinging, catcher Eli Marrero to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell hits a home run (20). Carl Everett scores.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    2
  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou doubles (30) on a line drive to first baseman Mark McGwire. Jeff Bagwell to 3rd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Matt Morris intentionally walks Sean Berry.

  7. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds into a double play, third baseman Fernando Tatis to first baseman Mark McGwire. Moises Alou out at 3rd. Ricky Gutierrez out at 1st.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Matt Morris grounds out to pitcher Mike Hampton.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Eli Marrero strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields pops out to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.

Houston Astros Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus grounds out, third baseman Fernando Tatis to first baseman Mark McGwire.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mike Hampton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ron Gant.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio grounds into a double play, shortstop Placido Polanco to second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman Mark McGwire. Mike Hampton out at 2nd. Craig Biggio out at 1st.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Ray Lankford singles on a ground ball to center fielder Carl Everett.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire singles on a line drive to left fielder Moises Alou. Ray Lankford to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Brian Jordan grounds into a double play, third baseman Sean Berry to second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Ray Lankford to 3rd. Mark McGwire out at 2nd. Brian Jordan out at 1st.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant flies out to right fielder Derek Bell.

Houston Astros Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Jordan.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell grounds into a force out, pitcher Matt Morris to shortstop Placido Polanco. Carl Everett out at 2nd. Derek Bell advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Placido Polanco.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell walks.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou doubles (31) on a line drive to left fielder Ron Gant. Derek Bell scores. Jeff Bagwell to 3rd.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    3
  5. B
    S
    O

    Matt Morris intentionally walks Sean Berry.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez doubles (22) on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Jordan. Jeff Bagwell scores. Moises Alou scores. Sean Berry to 3rd.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    5
  7. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Sean Berry scores. Ricky Gutierrez scores.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    7
  8. B
    S
    O

    Dave Clark singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brian Jordan. Brad Ausmus to 3rd.

  9. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio grounds out, shortstop Placido Polanco to first baseman Mark McGwire. Brad Ausmus scores. Dave Clark to 2nd.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    2
    Houston Astros
    8
  10. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett strikes out swinging.

St. Louis Cardinals Top 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Placido Polanco strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Joe McEwing strikes out swinging.

Date
September 12, 1998 (Sat) @ 12:05 AM
Series
1 of 3
Venue
Astrodome
Attendance
52,186
First Pitch
12:05 AM
Duration
2h 34m
Weather
Dome / 72°F / Wind: 0 mph, mph

    • Decisions