FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/05/2000
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1373 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (51-87) 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 10 1
Minnesota Twins (71-66) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 8 2
On Road, Houston Beats Minnesota, 8-6
The Houston Astros handed the Minnesota Twins a loss at Metropolitan Stadium. The final score was 8-6. Major production was provided by Joe Orsulak for Houston. In addition to his 1 single and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 3. He also added 1 walk. The winning pitcher was Luis Castillo. He tossed 113 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. Robert Carson was credited with the save, his 13th in 15 tries.

Houston used a clutch at-bat from Melky Cabrera to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Astros ahead, 4-0. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Astros manager Claybor Finley. "This one was nice to get."

Houston is 51-87 and Minnesota, with the loss, 71-66.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orsulak CF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .324 13 73
M. Cabrera RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .305 14 55
C. Reynolds LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 15 78
W. Cordero SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 18 71
E. Rivera 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 8 55
B. Terry 1B 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .254 21 73
   a-M. Tuiasosopo 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 2 13
S. Martin 2B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 19 53
B. Pena C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .243 11 52
C. d'Arnaud DH 3 1 0 1 0 0 6 .222 2 16
Totals 37 8 10 8 3 0 14      
a - M. Tuiasosopo substituted for B. Terry in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Terry (21, 2nd Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Cabrera (14, 3rd Inning off R. Rhoden, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Orsulak (13, 4th Inning off R. Rhoden, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Orsulak 5 , M. Cabrera 4 , C. Reynolds , W. Cordero , B. Terry 5 , S. Martin , B. Pena 2
2-out RBI: J. Orsulak , B. Terry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cabrera
GIDP: C. d'Arnaud
Sac Fly: C. d'Arnaud
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Reynolds (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-Martin-Terry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Archdeacon RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .143 0 1
K. Miller DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .314 13 65
P. McNulty LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .286 20 87
T. Plouffe 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 16 58
M. Trillo 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 12 59
G. Kingsale CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .241 1 23
E. Lake 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .249 15 64
R. York C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .248 4 25
B. Morgan SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 9 54
Totals 33 6 8 6 6 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Morgan (21, 5th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Archdeacon (2, 7th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lake (15, 5th Inning off L. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. McNulty (20, 9th Inning off J. Reardon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Archdeacon 2 , P. McNulty 4 , T. Plouffe , G. Kingsale , E. Lake 5 , R. York , B. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: P. McNulty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. McNulty 2 , T. Plouffe
GIDP: E. Lake
Sac Fly: R. York
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. York (2)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kingsale (3) , B. Morgan (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Trillo-Morgan-Plouffe)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo W (6-13) 6.0 6 3 2 4 2 1 113 5.25   
B. Kline 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 6.28   
J. Miller 1.1 0 2 2 2 3 0 26 6.16   
J. Reardon 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7.59   
R. Carson SV (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 48
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 27, B. Kline 5, J. Miller 6, J. Reardon 1, R. Carson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 5-10, B. Kline 1-2, J. Miller 1-0, J. Reardon 0-0, R. Carson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 113-68, B. Kline 23-13, J. Miller 26-12, J. Reardon 1-1, R. Carson 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reardon 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden L (7-9) 4.0 6 7 4 1 0 3 58 4.47   
L. Wheat 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 1.42   
S. Runyan 1.0 1 1 0 2 0 0 29 2.70   
R. Meacham 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 27
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 20, L. Wheat 11, S. Runyan 7, R. Meacham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 7-5, L. Wheat 5-3, S. Runyan 1-2, R. Meacham 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 58-36, L. Wheat 33-22, S. Runyan 29-15, R. Meacham 15-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Orsulak
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29716
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