FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/09/2000
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 80 - SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (2-6) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (4-4) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 X 3 5 1
Houston 3-1 Losers to Cardinals
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros. St. Louis won it, 3-1. St. Louis starter Jeff Suppan was in command. Houston drops to 2-6.

Shortstop John Valentin made an impact for St. Louis, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Luis Castillo in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Valentin was 1 for 3 with a double and a walk, while scoring 2 times.

Suppan told the St. Louis Herald: "Win or lose, I don't want to see our team outhustled."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orsulak CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182 0 0
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 .303 1 2
L. Biittner DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .385 1 4
E. Rivera 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .292 0 2
S. Martin 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 2 3
W. Roettger LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .455 0 2
B. Pena C 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .238 1 4
C. d'Arnaud SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 6 .125 0 0
M. Tuiasosopo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .182 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 6 8 22      
BATTING
Total Bases: L. Biittner , E. Rivera 2 , S. Martin , W. Roettger , C. d'Arnaud , M. Tuiasosopo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Biittner , E. Rivera , C. d'Arnaud , M. Tuiasosopo 2
Sac Bunt: W. Roettger , B. Pena
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orsulak (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (d'Arnaud-Martin-Rivera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valentin SS 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .250 1 5
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 2 4
W. Horton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296 4 7
   a-D. Jimenez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2
M. Lowell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .320 2 4
B. Browne DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 1 2
E. Swanson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .143 0 0
E. Leon 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .308 1 5
M. Colbern C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Escobar CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .208 0 3
Totals 27 3 5 2 6 9 18      
a - D. Jimenez substituted for W. Horton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (2, 5th Inning off L. Castillo, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ozuna (3, 8th Inning off D. Sanders, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 2 , M. Ozuna 3 , M. Lowell , E. Leon
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , M. Ozuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Swanson , M. Colbern
GIDP: M. Colbern
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Escobar (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jimenez (1)
OF assists: 1 (Swanson(Rivera at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo L (0-2) 6.0 3 2 2 4 7 0 113 7.20   
D. Sanders 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 23 3.38   
D. Carpenter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 61
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 24, D. Sanders 6, D. Carpenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 6-4, D. Sanders 1-0, D. Carpenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 113-70, D. Sanders 23-13, D. Carpenter 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Carpenter 3-1
WP: D. Carpenter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Suppan W (1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 4 4 0 106 2.70   
N. Pivetta H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 0 39 4.50   
S. Burnett H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10.80   
V. Colbert SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Suppan 60
Batters Faced: J. Suppan 26, N. Pivetta 9, S. Burnett 1, V. Colbert 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Suppan 10-4, N. Pivetta 0-3, S. Burnett 0-0, V. Colbert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Suppan 106-59, N. Pivetta 39-21, S. Burnett 5-3, V. Colbert 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Burnett 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Suppan
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 29882
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