FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
05/15/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 393 - TUESDAY, MAY 15TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (19-21) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Montreal Expos (22-16) 5 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 X 11 13 1
Expos Flush Astros, 11-4
The Montreal Expos saddled the Houston Astros with a loss at Stade Olympique. The final score was 11-4. Eddie Mathews was 3 for 5, including 2 singles and 1 home run. The Montreal third baseman scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Montreal has 3 straight wins, Houston 3 straight losses.

Early in the game, right fielder Rafael Palmeiro had a run-scoring double for Montreal. It was his 9th double of the season and put the Expos on top, 1-0.

"Their at-bats were really impressive against us," said losing manager Claybor Finley.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .340 7 19
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 4 12
C. Reynolds CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .331 6 27
B. Terry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 6 27
L. Biittner DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .252 3 16
S. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 6 14
G. Arias 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .308 8 18
W. Roettger LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 3 6
   a-B. Roser PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 1 2
B. Gulden C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .242 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 1 14      
a - B. Roser pinch hit for W. Roettger in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Biittner (8, 4th Inning off D. Gee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Biittner (3, 2nd Inning off D. Gee, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Cordero (7, 3rd Inning off D. Gee, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Arias (8, 9th Inning off J. Kaprielian, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Cordero 5 , M. Cabrera , L. Biittner 6 , G. Arias 5 , W. Roettger , B. Roser , B. Gulden
2-out RBI: , W. Cordero 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Cordero , S. Martin
GIDP: W. Cordero , L. Biittner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Arias (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Cordero-Terry, Terry-Cordero-Terry)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hale LF 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .273 8 18
E. Mathews 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .293 15 34
A. LaRoche 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .371 11 30
R. Palmeiro RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .287 10 32
   a-B. Gardner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 0 2
T. Hundley C 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 .265 7 25
G. Shuba DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .252 10 19
G. Pena 2B 3 2 2 2 0 1 1 .219 3 7
   b-M. Moustakas PH, 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 4
G. Parra CF 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .234 2 16
P. Janish SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220 2 17
   c-T. Cullen PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 11 13 11 3 8 10      
a - B. Gardner substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 7th
b - M. Moustakas pinch hit for G. Pena in the 7th
c - T. Cullen pinch hit for P. Janish in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Palmeiro (9, 1st Inning off B. Backe, 2 on, 1 out) , G. Parra (12, 1st Inning off B. Backe, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Parra (2, 4th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hale (8, 4th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Shuba (10, 5th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Pena (3, 5th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Mathews (15, 6th Inning off G. Frazier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hale 5 , E. Mathews 6 , A. LaRoche 2 , R. Palmeiro 2 , G. Shuba 4 , G. Pena 5 , G. Parra 6
2-out RBI: G. Pena , G. Parra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Janish
GIDP: A. LaRoche , R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Pena (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Janish-Pena-LaRoche, Cullen-Moustakas-LaRoche)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Backe L (2-3) 2.2 5 5 5 2 1 0 58 5.55   
J. Reardon 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 2 30 4.09   
B. Kline 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 2 30 8.80   
G. Frazier 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 4.08   
R. Carson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Backe 23
Batters Faced: B. Backe 15, J. Reardon 8, B. Kline 5, G. Frazier 7, R. Carson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Backe 4-3, J. Reardon 1-1, B. Kline 0-0, G. Frazier 4-0, R. Carson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Backe 58-32, J. Reardon 30-19, B. Kline 30-16, G. Frazier 23-15, R. Carson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reardon 1-0 , G. Frazier 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gee W (3-3) 7.2 8 3 3 1 1 2 106 3.80   
J. Kaprielian 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 20 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gee 51
Batters Faced: D. Gee 31, J. Kaprielian 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gee 13-7, J. Kaprielian 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gee 106-71, J. Kaprielian 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kaprielian 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Mathews
Ballpark: Stade Olympique
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 26805
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