FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/10/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 90 - TUESDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (6-3) 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 8 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (3-6) 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 11 0
Astros Get Past St. Louis, 8-7
The Houston Astros withstood an impressive performance by St. Louis right fielder Matt Kemp to defeat the Cardinals, 8-7, at Busch Stadium. Kemp was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 times. The win puts Houston at 6-3.

Carl Reynolds was 1 for 4 with a double for Houston. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the top of the ninth. With no one out and a runner on 3rd, he broke a 7-7 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Bucky Brandon. It was his 8th RBI of the season.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Reynolds.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .257 1 3
M. Cabrera RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .343 1 1
C. Reynolds LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 8
J. Orsulak CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .484 2 5
E. Rivera 3B, 1B 5 1 1 3 0 0 3 .312 1 6
B. Pena C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269 0 2
L. Biittner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 3
S. Martin 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .231 0 3
G. Arias 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .333 2 4
   a-B. Terry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 3 8
   b-E. Escobar 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3
Totals 34 8 11 8 5 1 15      
a - B. Terry pinch hit for G. Arias in the 8th
b - E. Escobar substituted for B. Terry in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Reynolds (3, 6th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Martin (1, 7th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cabrera (1, 9th Inning off B. Brandon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Orsulak (2, 4th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Rivera (1, 6th Inning off C. George, 2 on, 1 out) , W. Cordero (1, 7th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Arias (2, 7th Inning off C. George, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Cordero 4 , M. Cabrera 3 , C. Reynolds 2 , J. Orsulak 6 , E. Rivera 4 , L. Biittner , S. Martin 4 , G. Arias 4
2-out RBI: J. Orsulak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Cordero 2 , B. Pena
GIDP: E. Rivera , G. Arias
Sac Bunt: S. Martin
Sac Fly: C. Reynolds
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valentin SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .194 1 3
M. Kemp RF 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 .242 1 1
W. Horton 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .276 1 5
J. Early C 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .222 4 10
E. Swanson CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .348 0 2
E. Leon 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .241 0 1
B. Browne DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .148 0 0
D. Jimenez 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .389 1 2
L. Whisenton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 13 18      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Swanson (3, 7th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Early 2 (4, 1st Inning off M. Oquist, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Kemp (1, 3rd Inning off M. Oquist, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jimenez (1, 6th Inning off J. Reardon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , M. Kemp 6 , W. Horton , J. Early 8 , E. Swanson 3 , B. Browne , D. Jimenez 4
2-out RBI: E. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Horton , E. Leon , L. Whisenton
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Leon-Valentin-Horton, Jimenez-Leon-Horton)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oquist 4.2 8 5 5 1 6 2 88 6.55   
J. Reardon 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 2 34 8.10   
E. Carroll W (1-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 31 1.42   
B. Parker SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 33
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 23, J. Reardon 9, E. Carroll 7, B. Parker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 3-5, J. Reardon 2-1, E. Carroll 0-1, B. Parker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 88-59, J. Reardon 34-21, E. Carroll 31-19, B. Parker 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reardon 2-0 , E. Carroll 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. George 6.0 7 6 6 4 1 3 88 7.07   
K. Gibson 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 25 4.05   
B. Brandon L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. George 31
Batters Faced: C. George 27, K. Gibson 6, B. Brandon 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. George 6-9, K. Gibson 3-0, B. Brandon 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. George 88-51, K. Gibson 25-13, B. Brandon 25-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Kemp
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 23281
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