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Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos, played on April 15, 1997 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 15, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 15, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Martinez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Holt |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 18,602 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Randy Marsh 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Mark Barron |
Montreal Expos Lineup
Name | Position |
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F.P. Santangelo | Right Fielder |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Rondell White | Center Fielder |
David Segui | First Baseman |
Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
Pedro Martinez | Pitcher |
Felipe Alou | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
Derek Bell | Center Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
Russ Johnson | Third Baseman |
Pat Listach | Shortstop |
Chris Holt | Pitcher |
Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Expos
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1997
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Holt
Santangelo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. Santangelo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lansing vs. Holt
Lansing bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Santangelo moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Holt
White is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Segui vs. Holt
Segui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santangelo scores. Lansing moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Holt
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Holt
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Holt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Andrews vs. Holt
Andrews strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Martinez
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Martinez
Abreu takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Martinez
Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Abreu moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Holt
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Holt
Santangelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Holt
Lansing strikes out. There goes Santangelo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Holt
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Martinez
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Holt
Segui hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Holt
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Holt
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Martinez
Listach hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Holt vs. Martinez
Holt strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Martinez
Biggio hits a fly ball into right field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Martinez
Abreu strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Holt
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Holt
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Holt
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Martinez
Bagwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell strikes out. There goes Bagwell. The throw from Fletcher to second, and Bagwell is out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Holt
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Holt
Lansing hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Holt
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Martinez
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Martinez
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Martinez
Listach hits a popup towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Martinez
Holt strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Holt
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Holt
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Holt
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Martinez
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Martinez
Abreu hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Martinez
Bagwell strikes out. There goes Abreu. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Martinez
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Holt
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Listach scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Holt
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Andrews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Expos, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Strange vs. Holt
Doug Strange pinch hits for Pedro Martinez.
Strange hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores. View Play -
Expos, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santangelo vs. Lima
Jose Lima now pitching.
Santangelo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abreu who is chasing the ball. Santangelo reaches third base with a triple. Strange goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Expos, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Lansing vs. Lima
Lansing hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santangelo tags and scores. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Lima
White hits a line drive into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of White who is chasing the ball. Gonzalez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Veres
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veres
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Listach vs. Veres
Listach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Lima
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lima covering, for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lima
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Lima
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Lima
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Veres
Joe Orsulak now playing left field. Bill Spiers pinch hits for Jose Lima.
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Veres
Biggio hits a popup beyond second. Lansing can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Veres
Abreu hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bagwell vs. Urbina
Ugueth Urbina now pitching.
There goes Abreu. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Abreu steals second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bagwell vs. Urbina
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Urbina
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Urbina
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Springer
Russ Springer now pitching.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Urbina vs. Springer
Urbina is called out on strikes. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Springer
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Springer
There's a wild pitch. Santangelo moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lansing vs. Springer
Lansing hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Eusebio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Urbina
Eusebio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Segui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Urbina
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 7 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Urbina
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Pat Listach.
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/15/1997 -- Montreal at Houston (N) Montreal AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Santangelo F, rf 4 2 3 1 Biggio C, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lansing M, 2b 3 1 0 1 Abreu B, rf 3 1 2 0 White R, cf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 3 1 1 3 Segui D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Bell D, cf 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez H, lf 4 1 1 3 Gonzalez L, lf 4 1 1 0 Orsulak J, lf 0 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 4 0 0 1 Grudzielanek M, ss 3 0 1 0 Johnson R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Fletcher D, c 4 0 0 0 Listach P, ss 3 0 1 0 Andrews S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Howard T, ph 1 0 0 0 Martinez P, p 2 0 0 0 Holt C, p 2 0 0 0 Strange D, ph 1 1 1 1 Lima J, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 0 0 0 0 Spiers B, ph 1 0 0 0 Urbina U, p 1 0 0 0 Springer R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 9 7 32 5 7 5 Montreal 400 000 300 -- 7 Houston 000 010 130 -- 5 Montreal IP H R ER BB SO Martinez P (W) 6.0 3 1 1 2 5 Veres D 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 Urbina U 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Holt C (L) 6.1 7 6 6 1 3 Lima J 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 Springer R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Montreal 2, Houston 1 LOB -- Montreal 4, Houston 3 2B -- Santangelo F, Grudzielanek M, Andrews S 3B -- Santangelo F, Gonzalez L HR -- Rodriguez H, Johnson R, Bagwell J SB -- Santangelo F, Abreu B 2 CS -- Bagwell J SH -- Lansing M SF -- Lansing M WP -- Springer R T -- 2:30 A -- 18602
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