Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
7
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5
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony McKnightW | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 68 |
| Wayne Franklin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Marc Valdes | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 |
| Octavio DotelS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy BenesL | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 49 |
| Alan Benes | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 |
| Gene Stechschulte | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Moises Alou doubles (28). Lance Berkman scores.
1–0
▲ 2nd
Chris Truby grounds into a force out, shortstop Placido Polanco to second baseman Fernando Vina. Moises Alou scores. Mitch Meluskey out at 2nd. Chris Truby to 1st.
2–0
▲ 3rd
Lance Berkman out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eduardo Perez. Julio Lugo scores.
3–0
▲ 3rd
Moises Alou singles on a to left fielder Eduardo Perez. Richard Hidalgo scores.
4–0
▼ 3rd
Placido Polanco singles on a to center fielder Richard Hidalgo. Eduardo Perez scores. Carlos Hernandez scores.
4–2
▼ 4th
Eduardo Perez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Moises Alou. Will Clark scores.
4–3
▲ 5th
Lance Berkman out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder J. D. Drew. Julio Lugo scores. Richard Hidalgo to 3rd.
5–3
▲ 6th
Chris Truby doubles (14). Mitch Meluskey scores.
6–3
▼ 7th
Placido Polanco doubles (12) on a to right fielder Moises Alou. Eli Marrero scores.
6–4
▲ 9th
Richard Hidalgo hits a home run (42).
7–4
▼ 9th
Will Clark singles on a to right fielder Moises Alou. Jim Edmonds scores.
7–5
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSJulio Lugo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BBill Spiers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LFRichard Hidalgo | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LFLance Berkman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CFGlen Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFMoises Alou | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDaryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CMitch Meluskey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BChris Truby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| PTony McKnight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PWayne Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRoger Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMarc Valdes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POctavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BFernando Viña | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFLuis Saturria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJim Edmonds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSPlacido Polanco | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJ.D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGene Stechschulte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHRay Lankford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BWill Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFThomas Howard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFEduardo Perez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CCarlos Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PAlan Benes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BCraig Paquette | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAndy Benes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CEli Marrero | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMark McGwire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CMike Matheny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |