Complex sentence: The next batter for the Cardinals was pitcher Jeff Suppan, and the first pitch to Suppan from the Astros Roger Clemens was hardly even in the air when Womack sprinted towards home plate.
Split into simpler sentences: The next batter for the Cardinals was pitcher Jeff Suppan. The first pitch to Suppan from the Astros' Roger Clemens was hardly even in the air when Womack sprinted towards home plate.