Final
St. Louis Cardinals
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73-76 3 St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
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96-54 2 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, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    J.D. Drew flies out to left fielder Moises Alou.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 1st
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio doubles (48) on a fly ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez lines into a double play, second baseman Delino DeShields to shortstop Luis Ordaz. Craig Biggio out at 3rd. Ricky Gutierrez out at 1st.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell grounds out, third baseman John Mabry to first baseman Mark McGwire.

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

    Ray Lankford grounds out, third baseman Tim Bogar to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant grounds out, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    John Mabry grounds out, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 2nd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford, deflected by pitcher Kent Mercker.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou singles on a ground ball to first baseman Mark McGwire. Jeff Bagwell to 2nd.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Richard Hidalgo called out on strikes and Moises Alou caught stealing 2nd, catcher Eli Marrero to second baseman Delino DeShields to catcher Eli Marrero. Jeff Bagwell to 3rd.

  4. B
    S
    O

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

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

    Tim Bogar singles on a ground ball to shortstop Luis Ordaz. Brad Ausmus to 2nd.

  6. B
    S
    O

    Sean Bergman strikes out swinging.

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

    Luis Ordaz strikes out swinging, catcher Brad Ausmus to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Kent Mercker grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Eli Marrero strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 3rd
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.

  3. B
    S
    O

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

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell doubles (29) on a fly ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Derek Bell scores.

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

    Moises Alou grounds out, third baseman John Mabry to first baseman Mark McGwire.

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

    Delino DeShields hits a home run (7).

    St. Louis Cardinals
    1
    Houston Astros
    2
  2. B
    S
    O

    J.D. Drew strikes out swinging.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Mark McGwire grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Ray Lankford strikes out swinging.

Houston Astros Bottom 4th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Richard Hidalgo flies out to right fielder J. D. Drew.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus pops out to pitcher Kent Mercker.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Tim Bogar flies out to right fielder J. D. Drew.

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

    Ron Gant singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez.

  2. B
    S
    O

    John Mabry called out on strikes.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Luis Ordaz singles on a fly ball to center fielder Richard Hidalgo. Ron Gant to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Kent Mercker grounds into a double play, second baseman Craig Biggio to shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Luis Ordaz out at 2nd. Kent Mercker out at 1st.

Houston Astros Bottom 5th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Sean Bergman grounds out, third baseman Fernando Tatis to first baseman John Mabry.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio grounds out, catcher Eli Marrero to first baseman John Mabry.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez grounds out, shortstop Luis Ordaz to first baseman John Mabry.

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

    Eli Marrero flies out to center fielder Richard Hidalgo.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields singles on a fly ball to third baseman Tim Bogar.

  3. B
    S
    O

    J.D. Drew strikes out swinging.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis grounds out, shortstop Ricky Gutierrez to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 6th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell doubles (30) on a fly ball to left fielder Ron Gant.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Richard Hidalgo strikes out swinging.

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

    Ray Lankford strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant grounds out, third baseman Tim Bogar to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

  3. B
    S
    O

    John Mabry doubles (21) on a fly ball to left fielder Moises Alou.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Tom Lampkin flies out to right fielder Derek Bell.

Houston Astros Bottom 7th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Brad Ausmus called out on strikes.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Tim Bogar grounds out, third baseman John Mabry to first baseman Tom Lampkin.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Sean Bergman flies out to shortstop Fernando Tatis.

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

    Brian Jordan flies out to right fielder Derek Bell.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Eli Marrero walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Delino DeShields grounds out, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell. Eli Marrero to 2nd.

  4. B
    S
    O

    J.D. Drew walks.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Fernando Tatis doubles (29) on a line drive to left fielder Moises Alou. Eli Marrero scores. J.D. Drew scores. Fernando Tatis out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Moises Alou to catcher Brad Ausmus to third baseman Tim Bogar.

    St. Louis Cardinals
    3
    Houston Astros
    2
Houston Astros Bottom 8th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Craig Biggio strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ricky Gutierrez walks.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Derek Bell flies out to right fielder Brian Jordan.

  4. B
    S
    O

    Jeff Bagwell singles on a ground ball to shortstop Fernando Tatis. Ricky Gutierrez to 2nd.

  5. B
    S
    O

    Moises Alou strikes out swinging.

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

    Ray Lankford strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Ron Gant pops out to catcher Brad Ausmus.

  3. B
    S
    O

    John Mabry grounds out, second baseman Craig Biggio to first baseman Jeff Bagwell.

Houston Astros Bottom 9th
  1. B
    S
    O

    Carl Everett strikes out swinging.

  2. B
    S
    O

    Bill Spiers flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.

  3. B
    S
    O

    Dave Clark flies out to center fielder Ray Lankford.

Date
September 14, 1998 (Mon) @ 12:05 AM
Series
3 of 3
Venue
Astrodome
Attendance
52,338
First Pitch
12:05 AM
Duration
2h 40m
Weather
Dome / 72°F / Wind: 0 mph, mph

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