FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/16/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 925 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (46-49) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 9 2
Houston Astros (37-56) 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 7 13 1
Astros Nudge Past Cardinals, 7-6
The Houston Astros grabbed a win, 7-6, over the St. Louis Cardinals at Minute Maid Park. Houston first baseman Stu Martin went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. The setback makes St. Louis 46-49.

Carl Reynolds was 1-4, while adding 2 RBI for Houston. The fan favorite had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 6-6 tie with a run-scoring ground out off Nick Pivetta. It was his 52nd RBI of the season.

"Nothing is scripted in this game," said Reynolds.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Swanson LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .264 1 11
E. Leon SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 6 44
W. Horton 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .297 27 74
J. Russell DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .290 2 15
B. Browne RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .247 20 63
D. Jimenez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 2 24
R. Mueller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 6 27
P. Scanlon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217 2 6
A. Escobar CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .219 5 24
   a-J. Valentin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 18 54
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 8 8      
a - J. Valentin pinch hit for A. Escobar in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Russell (2, 1st Inning off J. Lima, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Leon (6, 5th Inning off J. Lima, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Escobar (5, 7th Inning off J. Lima, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Swanson , E. Leon 5 , W. Horton , J. Russell 5 , B. Browne , P. Scanlon , A. Escobar 4
2-out RBI: E. Leon , J. Russell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Browne , R. Mueller
Sac Bunt: E. Leon
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Browne (5)
CS: W. Horton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jimenez (3) , P. Scanlon (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jimenez-Leon-Horton)
PB: R. Mueller
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Orsulak CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .303 8 49
M. Cabrera RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .309 10 34
C. Reynolds LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .301 10 52
L. Biittner DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .284 7 40
W. Cordero SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .289 12 43
B. Terry 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .242 10 41
   a-M. Tuiasosopo 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 8
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 5 43
B. Pena C 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .228 6 34
S. Martin 2B, 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .246 16 41
Totals 36 7 13 7 2 4 17      
a - M. Tuiasosopo substituted for B. Terry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Martin (11, 2nd Inning off J. Welch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Martin (16, 4th Inning off J. Welch, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Orsulak 3 , M. Cabrera , C. Reynolds , L. Biittner 2 , W. Cordero 2 , B. Terry , E. Rivera , S. Martin 6
2-out RBI: J. Orsulak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cabrera , B. Terry
GIDP: B. Pena
Sac Bunt: S. Martin
Sac Fly: C. Reynolds
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Orsulak (20) , W. Cordero (22)
CS: C. Reynolds (6)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Cordero (10)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Welch 6.1 11 6 5 2 1 1 108 4.46   
N. Pivetta L (3-6) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 23 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Welch 28
Batters Faced: J. Welch 33, N. Pivetta 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Welch 9-8, N. Pivetta 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Welch 108-69, N. Pivetta 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pivetta 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lima 6.1 7 6 4 2 5 3 107 6.41   
B. Kline W (3-3) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 6.82   
D. Carpenter SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lima 42
Batters Faced: J. Lima 28, B. Kline 7, D. Carpenter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lima 9-4, B. Kline 3-1, D. Carpenter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lima 107-66, B. Kline 26-16, D. Carpenter 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kline 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Stu Martin
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 19264
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