FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/16/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 925 - MONDAY, JULY 16TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (36-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Houston Astros (44-49) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 X 7 11 0
St. Louis Upended by Houston, 7-1
St. Louis had no answer for Houston Astros hurler Cliff Lee, who overwhelmed Cardinals hitters as the Astros coasted to victory, 7-1. The winning pitcher was Lee, now 7-8. He tossed 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 7. After today's action, Houston sits at 44-49; St. Louis slips to 36-59.

Regardless of the outcome, those who came to Minute Maid Park for the National League contest enjoyed being there.

"Cliff did a good job of shutting their lineup down," said Houston manager Claybor Finley.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Swanson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 3 14
J. Valentin SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .218 15 43
C. Keller DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 7 13
W. Horton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .276 13 46
J. Early C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 20 58
M. Lowell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 9 46
C. Fullis CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261 4 12
B. Browne RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 7 25
E. Leon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .258 4 22
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (14, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Fullis (4, 7th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 2 , M. Lowell , C. Fullis 4
2-out RBI: C. Fullis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Horton
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Leon-Horton)
PB: J. Early
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .309 16 43
M. Cabrera RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .288 8 27
C. Reynolds LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .308 11 58
B. Terry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .282 14 66
J. Orsulak CF 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .319 10 44
E. Rivera 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .283 7 37
L. Biittner DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .275 5 38
B. Pena C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .235 5 31
S. Martin 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .212 16 43
   a-E. Escobar 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 5 15
Totals 33 7 11 6 5 4 19      
a - E. Escobar substituted for S. Martin in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Orsulak (16, 5th Inning off K. Gibson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: W. Cordero (2, 3rd Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Orsulak (5, 4th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Cordero 4 , M. Cabrera , C. Reynolds , J. Orsulak 6 , E. Rivera , L. Biittner 2 , E. Escobar
2-out RBI: L. Biittner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Cabrera 2 , B. Terry , B. Pena , S. Martin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Cordero (38)
CS: M. Cabrera (6)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gibson L (3-2) 7.0 9 5 4 4 4 0 106 4.50   
E. Fallenstein 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 23 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gibson 41
Batters Faced: K. Gibson 32, E. Fallenstein 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gibson 8-7, E. Fallenstein 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gibson 106-65, E. Fallenstein 23-14
WP: K. Gibson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee W (7-8) 6.2 3 1 1 2 7 1 98 7.24   
D. Carpenter 2.1 0 0 0 0 5 0 33 5.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 69
Batters Faced: C. Lee 25, D. Carpenter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 7-6, D. Carpenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 98-63, D. Carpenter 33-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Lee
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 14237
Special Notes: 2B Stu Martin was injured in a collision at a base.
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