Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Williams
  
  Hunter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Williams
  
  Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Williams
  
  Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Williams
  
  There's a wild pitch. Biggio moves to third. Bagwell moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  May vs. Williams
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Berry vs. Williams
  
  Berry is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Eusebio vs. Williams
  
  Eusebio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bagwell scores. Berry moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mouton vs. Williams
  
  Mouton hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gutierrez vs. Williams
  
  Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Otero vs. Kile
  
  Otero hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Kile
  
  Morandini hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies strikes out. Eusebio drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jefferies out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Williams
  
  Kile hits a popup towards first. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Williams
  
  Hunter hits a line drive beyond third. Rolen can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Biggio vs. Williams
  
  Biggio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Eisenreich who is chasing the ball. Biggio reaches third base with a triple. Hunter goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 4 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bagwell vs. Williams
  
  Bagwell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Mitchell
  
  Larry Mitchell now pitching.
  
  May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morandini settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berry vs. Mitchell
  
  Berry strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zeile vs. Kile
  
  Zeile hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Kile
  
  Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rolen vs. Kile
  
  Rolen hits a line drive towards short. Gutierrez catches it and tags out Eisenreich for the double play. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eusebio vs. Mitchell
  
  Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mouton vs. Mitchell
  
  Mouton hits a fly ball into center field. Otero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Mitchell
  
  Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zeile scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gutierrez for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lieberthal vs. Kile
  
  Lieberthal hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stocker vs. Kile
  
  Stocker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Kile
  
  Manny Martinez pinch hits for Larry Mitchell.
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otero vs. Kile
  
  Otero 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 

Top 4

• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Blazier
  
  Ron Blazier now pitching.
  
  Kile strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Blazier
  
  Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zeile settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Blazier
  
  Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Blazier
  
  Bagwell takes first base on ball four. Biggio moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 6 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Blazier
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stocker. Biggio scores. Bagwell moves to third. May moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Berry vs. Blazier
  
  Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Kile
  
  Morandini is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zeile vs. Kile
  
  Zeile hits a fly ball into right field. Mouton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eusebio vs. Blazier
  
  Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 7 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mouton vs. Blazier
  
  Mouton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jefferies. Mouton reaches second base with a double. Eusebio goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 8 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gutierrez vs. Blazier
  
  Gutierrez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 8 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kile vs. Blazier
  
  Kile strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 8 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hunter vs. Blazier
  
  Hunter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Otero. Hunter reaches second base with a double. Mouton scores. View Play 
• Astros, 9 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Biggio vs. Blazier
  
  Biggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hunter scores. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bagwell vs. Blazier
  
  Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Kile
  
  Orlando Miller now playing third base.
  
  Eisenreich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rolen vs. Kile
  
  There's a wild pitch. Eisenreich moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rolen vs. Kile
  
  Rolen strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lieberthal vs. Kile
  
  Lieberthal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Stocker vs. Kile
  
  Stocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Eisenreich scores. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Amaro vs. Kile
  
  Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Ron Blazier.
  
  The umpire calls a balk on Kile Stocker moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Amaro vs. Kile
  
  Amaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stocker scores. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Otero vs. Kile
  
  Otero strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Springer
  
  Russ Springer now pitching. Ruben Amaro now playing center field.
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Springer
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eusebio vs. Springer
  
  Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stocker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morandini vs. Kile
  
  Morandini hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jefferies vs. Kile
  
  Jefferies hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zeile vs. Kile
  
  Zeile hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mouton vs. Springer
  
  Mouton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gutierrez vs. Springer
  
  Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kile vs. Springer
  
  Kile strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Kile
  
  Eisenreich hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rolen vs. Kile
  
  Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lieberthal vs. Kile
  
  Lieberthal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Eusebio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stocker vs. Kile
  
  Stocker hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hunter vs. Springer
  
  Hunter hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Biggio vs. Springer
  
  Biggio hits a popup towards short. Stocker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bagwell vs. Springer
  
  Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Amaro vs. Kile
  
  Amaro takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Incaviglia vs. Kile
  
  Pete Incaviglia pinch hits for Russ Springer.
  
  That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Amaro moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Incaviglia vs. Kile
  
  Incaviglia hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hunter. Incaviglia reaches second base with a double. Amaro scores. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morandini vs. Kile
  
  Morandini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Incaviglia scores. Morandini moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jefferies vs. Wall
  
  Donne Wall now pitching.
  
  Jefferies hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morandini moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Zeile vs. Wall
  
  Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Morandini scores. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Wall
  
  Eisenreich 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 

Top 9

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. Parrett
  
  Pete Incaviglia now playing right field. Jeff Parrett now pitching.
  
  May hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lieberthal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Parrett
  
  Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Eusebio vs. Parrett
  
  Eusebio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mouton vs. Parrett
  
  Mouton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morandini fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rolen vs. Wall
  
  Rolen hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lieberthal vs. Wall
  
  Lieberthal strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stocker vs. Wall
  
  Stocker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Amaro vs. Wall
  
  Amaro hits a line drive beyond short. Gutierrez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Stocker moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 10 - Phillies, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Incaviglia vs. Wall
  
  Incaviglia hits a popup towards short. Gutierrez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/11/1996 -- Houston at Philadelphia (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Hunter B, cf          5  3  3  2   Otero R, cf           3  0  0  0   
Biggio C, 2b          5  3  4  2   Springer R, p         0  0  0  0   
Bagwell J, 1b         3  2  1  2   Incaviglia P, ph-rf   2  1  1  1   
May D, lf             5  0  0  1   Morandini M, 2b       4  1  1  1   
Berry S, 3b           2  0  0  0   Jefferies G, lf       4  0  1  0   
Miller O, 3b          2  0  1  0   Zeile T, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Eusebio T, c          5  1  3  1   Eisenreich J, rf      4  1  3  0   
Mouton J, rf          5  1  1  1   Parrett J, p          0  0  0  0   
Gutierrez R, ss       4  0  0  0   Rolen S, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Kile D, p             4  0  0  0   Lieberthal M, c       4  0  0  0   
Wall D, p             0  0  0  0   Stocker K, ss         4  1  3  1   
                                   Williams M, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Mitchell L, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Martinez M, ph        1  0  0  0   
                                   Blazier R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Amaro R, ph-cf        2  1  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 10 13  9                        36  5 11  4

Houston          330 130 000 -- 10
Philadelphia     000 020 030 --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kile D (W)*           7.0  8  5  5  1  5
Wall D                2.0  3  0  0  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams M (L)        1.1  6  6  6  1  0
Mitchell L            1.2  0  0  0  0  1
Blazier R             2.0  5  4  3  1  3
Springer R            3.0  0  0  0  0  1
Parrett J             1.0  2  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Stocker K
DP -- Houston 2, Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Houston 6, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Mouton J, Hunter B, Eisenreich J, Incaviglia P
3B -- Biggio C
HR -- Hunter B, Bagwell J
HBP -- by Williams M (Berry S)
WP -- Williams M, Kile D
Balk -- Kile D
T -- 2:52
A -- 24150

    

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