FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/03/2000
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1356 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (49-87) 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Detroit Tigers (74-61) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Astros Earn 5-4 Win Versus Tigers
The Houston Astros handed the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 defeat at Tiger Stadium. Third Baseman Emmanuel Rivera starred for Houston. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. Houston, at 49-87, occupies 9th place in the National League.

Melky Cabrera drove in one run for Houston. The 26-year old right fielder had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With no one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Ed Lopat. It was his 50th RBI of the season.

Houston manager Claybor Finley commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orsulak CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .322 11 68
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .307 13 50
W. Cordero SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 18 71
L. Biittner DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 9 53
E. Rivera 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .294 8 55
B. Terry 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .248 20 72
S. Martin 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 .238 19 53
   a-C. Reynolds PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 14 77
   b-M. Tuiasosopo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 2 13
W. Roettger LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .279 4 36
B. Pena C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .239 11 52
Totals 35 5 11 5 3 3 14      
a - C. Reynolds pinch hit for S. Martin in the 8th
b - M. Tuiasosopo substituted for C. Reynolds in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Cordero (23, 1st Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Biittner (25, 1st Inning off H. Kuroda, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Martin (18, 4th Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Orsulak (32, 4th Inning off H. Kuroda, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Rivera 2 (29, 5th Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Orsulak (5, 9th Inning off E. Lopat, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rivera (8, 4th Inning off H. Kuroda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Orsulak 5 , W. Cordero 2 , L. Biittner 2 , E. Rivera 8 , S. Martin 2 , W. Roettger 2 , B. Pena
2-out RBI: L. Biittner , B. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cabrera , E. Rivera , S. Martin , B. Pena
GIDP: B. Pena
Sac Bunt: W. Roettger
Sac Fly: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Martin (16)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Cordero (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 4 42
M. Belanger SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 1 27
D. DeShields 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293 13 90
M. Sanó 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .232 16 75
B. Bochte RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .309 24 80
P. Casanova C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .300 5 24
D. Johnson DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .214 4 16
B. Dernier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 2 21
M. Maier LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .208 2 26
Totals 36 4 8 4 1 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Casanova (13, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Johnson (4, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belanger , D. DeShields , M. Sanó 2 , B. Bochte , P. Casanova 2 , D. Johnson 4 , M. Maier
2-out RBI: D. DeShields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bochte , D. Johnson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Belanger (26) , D. DeShields (57)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeShields-Belanger-Remy)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Hendricks 7.0 8 4 4 0 2 1 129 3.72   
D. Sanders 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.75   
B. Kline W (4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 6.45   
D. Carpenter SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Hendricks 47
Batters Faced: K. Hendricks 29, D. Sanders 1, B. Kline 4, D. Carpenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Hendricks 11-8, D. Sanders 0-0, B. Kline 2-0, D. Carpenter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Hendricks 129-83, D. Sanders 1-1, B. Kline 20-14, D. Carpenter 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kline 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Kuroda 7.0 10 4 4 3 3 1 110 3.13   
E. Lopat L (4-3) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Kuroda 41
Batters Faced: H. Kuroda 33, E. Lopat 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Kuroda 10-7, E. Lopat 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Kuroda 110-69, E. Lopat 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Lopat 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Emmanuel Rivera
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 29951
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