FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/24/2001
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 472 - THURSDAY, MAY 24TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (19-30) 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 12 13 0
Houston Astros (23-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 0
Cardinals Rough Up Astros, 12-3
Behind a solid performance from shortstop John Valentin, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros, 12-3. Valentin went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 5 for the Cardinals. Milo Candini earned the win, while 25-year old left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee took the loss for Houston. The last-place Cardinals have won 4 consecutive games.

Early in the game, Valentin had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

Houston manager Claybor Finley said: "We'll put this one in the trash can and get ready for the next game."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Swanson LF 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .284 1 8
J. Valentin SS 5 4 4 5 0 0 0 .241 9 29
M. Kemp RF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .320 6 20
M. Lowell 3B 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 .291 5 26
J. Early C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .295 12 30
B. Browne DH 5 0 1 1 0 4 5 .209 4 20
W. Herzog CF 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 .250 4 13
E. Leon 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .262 3 13
B. Richardson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .222 1 9
   a-M. Colbern PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 2
   b-D. Jimenez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 3 13
Totals 37 12 13 12 5 9 12      
a - M. Colbern pinch hit for B. Richardson in the 7th
b - D. Jimenez substituted for M. Colbern in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valentin 2 (9, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Carroll, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Kemp (6, 2nd Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Leon (3, 4th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Swanson 3 , J. Valentin 10 , M. Kemp 5 , J. Early , B. Browne , E. Leon 4 , B. Richardson
2-out RBI: M. Kemp , W. Herzog
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Leon
Sac Bunt: J. Early
Sac Fly: M. Kemp , W. Herzog
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Swanson (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .308 8 20
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 4 12
C. Reynolds LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 7 34
   a-B. Roser LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .278 1 4
B. Terry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 8 36
J. Orsulak CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .372 10 32
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .337 2 15
L. Biittner DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 3 20
B. Pena C 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .224 3 21
S. Martin 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .204 6 15
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 7 9      
a - B. Roser substituted for C. Reynolds in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Pena (9, 5th Inning off M. Candini, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Roser (1, 8th Inning off J. Suppan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Orsulak (10, 7th Inning off M. Candini, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Cordero , B. Roser 2 , J. Orsulak 5 , B. Pena 2 , S. Martin
2-out RBI: B. Roser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Terry , S. Martin
Team LOB: 4
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Candini W (5-6) 6.2 4 1 1 0 6 1 82 5.91   
J. Suppan 2.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 31 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Candini 68
Batters Faced: M. Candini 24, J. Suppan 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Candini 10-4, J. Suppan 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Candini 82-57, J. Suppan 31-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee L (2-5) 3.0 9 9 9 1 3 3 60 11.25   
G. Frazier 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 0 29 5.95   
R. Carson 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.12   
E. Carroll 2.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 47 3.00   
D. Carpenter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 5
Batters Faced: C. Lee 19, G. Frazier 7, R. Carson 5, E. Carroll 11, D. Carpenter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 3-3, G. Frazier 1-1, R. Carson 1-2, E. Carroll 0-5, D. Carpenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 60-38, G. Frazier 29-16, R. Carson 18-12, E. Carroll 47-27, D. Carpenter 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Frazier 2-2 , E. Carroll 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Valentin
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 21370
Special Notes: LF Carl Reynolds was injured while throwing the ball.
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