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TEX  6
@BAL  4

CLE  9
@CHW  4

NYY  8
@DET  5

DET 12
NYY  4

SEA  2
@KCR  0

(10)
OAK  7
@MIN  2

ANA  2
@TBD  1

BOS  5
@TOR  4

ATL  3
@CIN  1

(8)
HOU 17
STL 11

LAD  5
MIL  0

MON  7
PHI  6

NYM  4
FLA  3

(11)
CHC  6
@PIT  5

ARI  3
@SDP  0

SFG 10
COL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 33,016

Wednesday, July 18, 2001, 6:07PM
Time of Game: 3:39
Cardinals
11
47-46
Lost 1
3rd, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  6  1   2  0  0   11 18  2
Astros          4  2  0   0  8  1   2  0  X   17 16  2
W: R Villone (4-3), L: L Hackman (0-1)
Astros
17
52-41
Won 1
2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .309  .793   20    3   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Robinson PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .690    1    0   0   
P Polanco 3B                  6   1   3   1    0   1  .329  .760   18    0   3   2B
J Edmonds CF                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .289  .903   16    4   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   2    1   2  .201  .775   23    7   0   HR
A Pujols RF                   5   1   2   3    0   2  .327  .997   19    0   0   HR
B Bonilla LF                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .218  .693   17    0   1   
  A Benes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .357         0   0   
  S Clapp 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .467    5    0   1   
E Renteria SS                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .240  .637   14    0   3   2·2B,GDP
E Marrero C                   5   1   2   2    0   2  .288  .761   16    9   0   2B
M Matthews P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    2    0   0   
  L Hackman P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   SH
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 2.417         0   1   
  C Paquette LF               2   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .710    4    1   0   2B
Totals                       44  11  18  11    2  14              158   24   9
BATTING
2B: C Paquette (8, off R Villone); E Marrero (6, off R Oswalt); P Polanco (10, off R Oswalt); E Renteria 2 (8, off R Oswalt, off R Villone).
HR: A Pujols (23, off R Oswalt; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); M McGwire (11, off R Villone; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: L Hackman (1, off R Oswalt).
TB: M McGwire 5; A Pujols 5; E Renteria 4; P Polanco 4; E Marrero 3; J Edmonds 2; C Paquette 2; F Vina 2; B Bonilla; K Robinson.
GIDP: E Renteria (9).
RBI: A Pujols 3 (72); M McGwire 2 (26); E Marrero 2 (10); P Polanco (21); C Paquette (26); F Vina (35); J Edmonds (52).
2-out RBI: P Polanco.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
FIELDING
E: E Marrero (5); F Vina (4).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   4   2   2    0   0  .312  .904   22    4   2   HR,SB,2·HBP
J Lugo SS                     3   1   0   0    2   2  .278  .761   23    3   2   SH
J Bagwell 1B                  5   4   4   5    1   0  .283  .960   26    2   0   HR,3B,2B
L Berkman LF                  5   2   3   2    1   0  .358 1.151   16    0   0   2B
M Alou RF                     4   2   3   3    1   0  .369 1.058   11    2   1   HR,2·2B
R Hidalgo CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .830   20    2   0   3B
V Castilla 3B                 3   1   1   2    1   2  .267  .774   20    0   1   2B,SF
B Ausmus C                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .207  .575   19   14   0   HR
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .690    5    0   2   
  R Villone P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   SH
  O Dotel P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    1    0   0   
Totals                       37  17  16  16    7   8              168   27   8
BATTING
2B: L Berkman (30, off L Hackman); J Bagwell (21, off L Hackman); V Castilla (25, off G Stechschulte); M Alou 2 (21, off G Stechschulte, off M Matthews).
3B: R Hidalgo (2, off A Benes); J Bagwell (2, off A Benes).
HR: B Ausmus (3, off M Matthews; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Biggio (15, off M Matthews; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Bagwell (26, off G Stechschulte; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); M Alou (20, off M Matthews; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: V Castilla (2, off A Benes).
SH: J Lugo (6, off M Matthews); R Villone (3, off G Stechschulte).
HBP: C Biggio 2 (22, by A Benes, by M Matthews).
TB: J Bagwell 10; M Alou 8; C Biggio 5; B Ausmus 5; L Berkman 4; R Hidalgo 3; V Castilla 2.
RBI: J Bagwell 5 (81); M Alou 3 (71); V Castilla 2 (51); B Ausmus 2 (16); C Biggio 2 (44); L Berkman 2 (86).
2-out RBI: J Bagwell 3; C Biggio.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 9 for 16.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Lugo-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
E: C Biggio (7); J Lugo (14).
BASERUNNING
SB: C Biggio (4, 2nd base off A Benes/E Marrero).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Matthews                     2.1   5   6   6    1   3   3   3.95   14   44-27   16· 2· 9    2· 2· 2· 3     25    -     0.66  -0.40
L Hackman, L (0-1)             2     2   3   2    1   1   0   4.82   10   32-17   11· 0· 6    5· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.92  -0.28
G Stechschulte                 0.2   6   5   5    1   0   1   4.60    8   22-13   12· 0· 1    1· 0· 5· 1          1-1    0.74  -0.34
A Benes                        1.1   3   3   3    2   2   0   7.15   10   41-20   10· 5· 5    0· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.04
D Veres                        1.2   0   0   0    2   2   0   3.46    7   29-16    6· 5· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          3-0    0.03   0.01
Totals                         8    16  17  16    7   8   4          49  168-93   55·12·26    9· 6·13· 4          5-1 
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt                       4.1  11   8   7    2   5   1   3.14   27   87-60   32·10·18    9· 1· 9· 1     14    -     1.29  -0.54
R Villone, W (4-3)             2.1   5   3   3    0   4   1   5.93   11   39-28   12· 5·11    0· 1· 5· 1          1-1    0.41  -0.04
O Dotel                        2.1   2   0   0    0   5   0   2.97    9   32-23   12· 6· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.21   0.03
Totals                         9    18  11  10    2  14   2          47  158-111  56·21·34   10· 3·16· 2          2-1 
Balks: L Hackman (1).
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: A Benes (5; C Biggio); M Matthews (4; C Biggio).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 3:39.
Attendance: 33,016.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. P Polanco            3B    2. J Lugo               SS 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. A Pujols             RF    5. M Alou               RF 
6. B Bonilla            LF    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. V Castilla           3B 
8. E Marrero            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. M Matthews           P     9. R Oswalt             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-1  12-  2   20%  78% M Alou          M Matthews      Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores
   t 5   0  6-2  12-  4  -17%  63% A Pujols        R Oswalt        Home Run; Edmonds Scores/unER; McGwire Scores
   t 5   0  6-5  1--  3  -14%  44% E Renteria      R Oswalt        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bonilla to 3B
   t 5   0  6-5  -23  2  -14%  31% E Marrero       R Oswalt        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bonilla Scores; Renteria Scores
   b 5   0  8-7  -2-  1   13%  65% M Alou          L Hackman       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores/No RBI; Alou to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  2   41%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  1   38%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive); Vina Scores; Polanco to 2B
          12-  5   33%  A Pujols        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Polanco to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   O      123  4   39%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   46%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Matthews facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   49%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   47%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
   R      -2-  3   55%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores
          1--  4   59%  L Berkman       Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   78%  M Alou          Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores
   O      ---  3   77%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   77%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   79%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   80%  M Matthews      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  F Vina          Foul Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Matthews facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  4   87%  B Ausmus        Home Run
   O      ---  4   86%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   90%  C Biggio        Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   90%  J Lugo          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   90%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   86%  P Polanco       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3   82%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Polanco Scores
   O      1--  4   85%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   80%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds to 3B
          1-3  7   76%  B Bonilla       Walk; Pujols to 2B
   OO     123  3   89%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Matthews facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   88%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   89%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Luther Hackman replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   88%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   88%  V Castilla      Walk
   O      12-  4   87%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   83%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  L Hackman       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   89%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   90%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Luther Hackman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   90%  R Oswalt        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   86%  J Edmonds       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  8   80%  M McGwire       Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   63%  A Pujols        Home Run; Edmonds Scores/unER; McGwire Scores
          ---  3   58%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   44%  E Renteria      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bonilla to 3B
   RR     -23  2   31%  E Marrero       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bonilla Scores; Renteria Scores
   O      -2-  1   32%  L Hackman       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Marrero to 3B
                  Ron Villone replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   29%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive); Marrero Scores; Vina out at 2B/RF-2B
   O      ---  4   30%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-8, Luther Hackman facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   38%  J Bagwell       Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   51%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell Scores
   R      -2-  1   65%  M Alou          Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Berkman Scores/No RBI; Alou to 2B
   O      -2-  2   59%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      63%  V Castilla      Balk; Alou to 3B
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Luther Hackman pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  5   72%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Alou Scores/unER
   R      -2-  3   80%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Castilla Scores
   O      1--  1   79%  R Villone       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
   R      -2-  4   86%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus Scores/Team unER
          1--  4   87%  J Lugo          Walk; Biggio to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   97%  J Bagwell       Home Run; Biggio Scores/Team unER; Lugo Scores/Team unER; Bagwell Scores/Team unER
          ---  2   97%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   97%  M Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Berkman out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 14.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-14, Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   96%  M McGwire       Home Run
   O      ---  5   97%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 14.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-9, Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
                  Andy Benes replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 6th; Craig Paquette replaces Gene Stechschulte playing LF batting 9th
          ---  9   98%  R Hidalgo       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  1   98%  V Castilla      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Hidalgo Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Villone       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 15.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 9-15, Ron Villone facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   97%  E Renteria      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   98%  E Marrero       Lineout: RF
   R      -2-  1   96%  C Paquette      Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Renteria Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  3   95%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   94%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive); Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 15.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 15-11, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   97%  C Biggio        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   98%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging, Biggio Steals 2B; Biggio to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  3   99%  J Bagwell       Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Biggio Scores
   R      --3  1   99%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Bagwell Scores
          1--  6   99%  M Alou          Walk; Berkman to 2B
                  Dave Veres replaces Fernando Vina pitching and batting 1st; Stubby Clapp replaces Andy Benes playing 2B batting 6th
          12-  4   99%  R Hidalgo       Walk; Berkman to 3B; Alou to 2B
   O      123  7   99%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 17.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 11-17, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  S Clapp         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 17.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 17-11, Dave Veres facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1  100%  O Dotel         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  5  100%  J Lugo          Walk
          1--  7  100%  J Bagwell       Walk; Lugo to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 17.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 11-17, Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 1st
          ---  1  100%  K Robinson      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 17.

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