Thursday, September 16, 1999
Phillies 8, Astros 6
HOUSTON — The Philadelphia Phillies stopped their 11-game losing streak and ended Houston's team-record 12-game winning string, beating the Astros 8-6 Wednesday night on Doug Glanville's career-high five hits.
The Astros had their lead in the NL Central cut to three games by Cincinnati, which beat Chicago 5-4.
The Phillies won hours after announcing ace Curt Schilling would not pitch again this season because of shoulder problems. Philadelphia won for only the second time in 20 games.
Glanville opened the 10th with a single off Doug Henry (2-3) and stole second. After a one-out walk to Bobby Abreu, Mike Lieberthal hit an RBI double and Rico Brogna added an RBI single.
The Astros scored twice in the ninth off Wayne Gomes (5-5) to tie it at 6.
Ken Caminiti had an infield single that shortstop Desi Relaford threw away for a run, and Houston loaded the bases with no outs. Paul Bako grounded into a double play, scoring a run that made it 6-all.
Billy Brewer got two outs for his first save since 1994 with Kansas City.
Glanville homered, doubled and singled three times to finish 5-for-6. Pinch-hitter Alex Arias hit a tying triple in the eighth off reliever Jay Powell and Glanville and Lieberthal added run-scoring singles to make it 6-4.
Caminiti hit a two-run homer, his 10th, and drove in three runs for Houston.
Astros starter Scott Elarton struck out a career-high 10 in six innings. He left with a 4-3 lead.
Glanville led off the third with his career-high ninth home run, surpassing last year's total.
One out later, Abreu walked. With two outs, Elarton walked Brogna, Kevin Jordan and Marlon Anderson to force home the go-ahead run.
Person pitched six-plus innings, striking out eight.
NOTES: Abreu stole two bases to become the seventh player in Phillies history to reach 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in a season. The last one to do it was Von Hayes in 1989. ... Jeff Bagwell, hitting .125 (2-for-16) on the homestand, did not start. Rookie Daryle Ward started at first base. ... The Astros have drawn 2,444,846 fans at home this year, their last in the Astrodome. They need only 5,606 more to set a franchise record. ... Houston had been 71-2 this year when leading after seven innings. ... The Phillies have not lost 12 in a row since dropping a major league-record 23 straight in 1961.
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