FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/08/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 70 - SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (2-5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (3-4) 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 6 10 1
St. Louis Beats Houston, 6-3
The St. Louis Cardinals besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Houston shortstop Wil Cordero by beating the Astros, 6-3, at Busch Stadium. Cordero hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Picking up the win was Zach Davies. He went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 10 hits. The right--hander struck out 7 and walked 0. The loss drops the Astros to 2-5.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from designated hitter Derek Bell. For the game, Bell went 1 for 3 with a double and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 1st double of the season gave St. Louis a 3-2 lead.

St. Louis manager David Mandel commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .345 1 1
S. Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 2 3
C. Reynolds CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .444 0 6
W. Cordero SS 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .320 2 6
W. Roettger LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .444 0 2
B. Gulden DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
C. d'Arnaud 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   a-J. Orsulak PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
M. Tuiasosopo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 0 0
   b-L. Biittner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 1 4
C. Cannizzaro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   c-B. Terry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 1 4
Totals 36 3 11 3 0 8 17      
a - J. Orsulak pinch hit for C. d'Arnaud in the 9th
b - L. Biittner pinch hit for M. Tuiasosopo in the 9th
c - B. Terry pinch hit for C. Cannizzaro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gulden (1, 2nd Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cabrera (2, 3rd Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Reynolds (8, 4th Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Cordero 2 (2, 4th Inning off Z. Davies, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off Z. Davies, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 3 , S. Martin , C. Reynolds 2 , W. Cordero 8 , W. Roettger , B. Gulden 3 , J. Orsulak , M. Tuiasosopo
2-out RBI: W. Cordero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Cordero 2 , M. Tuiasosopo , C. Cannizzaro
GIDP: C. Cannizzaro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cabrera (2) , S. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Tuiasosopo-Cordero-Lima, Martin-Cordero-Tuiasosopo, Cordero-Martin-Tuiasosopo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .240 1 4
D. Bell DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .167 0 2
M. Kemp CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .357 3 6
W. Horton 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333 4 7
M. Lowell 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .318 2 4
B. Browne RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .192 1 2
E. Swanson LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
D. Jimenez 2B 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 .250 1 2
R. Mueller C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .353 0 0
Totals 30 6 10 6 4 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Horton (1, 4th Inning off J. Lima, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Bell (1, 5th Inning off J. Lima, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Lowell (2, 2nd Inning off J. Lima, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Jimenez (1, 6th Inning off J. Lima, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , D. Bell 2 , M. Kemp 2 , W. Horton 3 , M. Lowell 5 , E. Swanson , D. Jimenez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lowell , E. Swanson , D. Jimenez
GIDP: J. Valentin , W. Horton , M. Lowell
Sac Bunt: E. Swanson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Swanson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Mueller (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Valentin-Jimenez, Valentin-Jimenez-Horton)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lima L (0-1) 5.1 9 6 6 2 6 2 89 7.94   
J. Reardon 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 29 16.88   
G. Frazier 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 15.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lima 30
Batters Faced: J. Lima 26, J. Reardon 6, G. Frazier 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lima 4-5, J. Reardon 3-0, G. Frazier 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lima 89-61, J. Reardon 29-14, G. Frazier 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Davies W (1-1) 8.0 10 3 3 0 7 2 117 3.86   
V. Colbert SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Davies 57
Batters Faced: Z. Davies 32, V. Colbert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Davies 7-8, V. Colbert 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Davies 117-78, V. Colbert 16-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wil Cordero
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 29854
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