St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 50
Played on Monday, May 27, 2002 (D) at Astros Field

STL N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  0  -   4  9  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   3 10  0
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Vina 2b                       4   0   1   0       1   0       4   4
Polanco 3b                    5   2   3   0       0   0       1   2
Pujols lf                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Edmonds cf                    2   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Martinez 1b                   4   1   2   2       0   0      11   0
Renteria ss                   3   0   0   1       0   0       0   4
Marrero rf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Matheny c                     3   0   0   0       0   2       6   1
Kile p                        2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Cairo ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stechschulte p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Veres p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Drew ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Isringhausen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4       2   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 4. Matheny-Martinez, Polanco-Vina-Martinez, Kile-Vina-Martinez, Kile-Vina-Martinez.

BATTING - 
2B: Polanco (6,off Oswalt).
HR: Martinez (6,8th inning off Oswalt 1 on 1 out).
SH: Matheny (2,off Oswalt).
SF: Renteria (1,off Oswalt); Edmonds (1,off Oswalt).
IBB: Edmonds (7,by Oswalt).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Vina (10,2nd base off Dotel/Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lugo ss                       5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Biggio 2b                     4   1   1   0       1   0       3   1
Berkman cf                    4   2   2   3       0   2       4   0
Bagwell 1b                    2   0   1   0       2   1       6   0
Ward lf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Hidalgo rf                    4   0   2   0       0   1       2   0
Ensberg 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Vizcaino ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Ausmus c                      3   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
  Zaun ph                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oswalt p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Stone p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Dotel p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Merced ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Hunter pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   3  10   3       4   6      27   5

BATTING - 
2B: Hidalgo (7,off Kile); Bagwell (15,off Kile).
HR: Berkman 2 (17,6th inning off Kile 0 on 0 out,8th inning off Stechschulte
1 on 1 out).
SH: Zaun (2,off Isringhausen).
HBP: Oswalt (1,by Kile).
GDP: Ensberg (8,off Kile); Biggio (4,off Kile); Hidalgo (6,off Kile).
Team LOB: 8.

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Kile                          6     8   1   1   1   4   1  24
Stechschulte W(6-1)           1.1   1   2   2   1   1   1   6
Veres                         0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3
Isringhausen SV(14)           1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        9    10   3   3   4   6   2  38

HBP: Kile (7,Oswalt).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Oswalt L(5-3)                 7.1   9   4   4   1   4   1  32
Stone                         0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Dotel                         1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     9   4   4   2   6   1  38

IBB: Oswalt (2,Edmonds).

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Mark Barron, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 30543


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Vina                2b        Lugo                ss
2. Polanco             3b        Biggio              2b
3. Pujols              lf        Berkman             cf
4. Edmonds             cf        Bagwell             1b
5. Martinez            1b        Ward                lf
6. Renteria            ss        Hidalgo             rf
7. Marrero             rf        Ensberg             3b
8. Matheny             c         Ausmus              c
9. Kile                p         Oswalt              p

CARDINALS 1ST: Vina singled to center; Polanco grounded out
(third to first) [Vina to second]; Pujols flied to right;
Edmonds grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Lugo singled to left; Biggio flied to left; Berkman
struck out while Lugo was picked off first (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Martinez popped to second; Renteria grounded out
(second to first); Marrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Bagwell struck out; Ward struck out; Hidalgo
doubled; Ensberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Matheny popped to second; Kile was called out on
strikes; Vina lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus flied to center; Oswalt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lugo singled to right; Biggio singled
[Lugo to third]; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Polanco singled to right; Pujols popped to
catcher in foul territory; Edmonds singled to right [Polanco to
second]; Martinez singled to right [Polanco to third, Edmonds to
second]; Renteria hit a sacrifice fly to center [Polanco
scored]; Marrero forced Edmonds (third unassisted) [Martinez to
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bagwell doubled to left; Ward popped to third in
foul territory; Hidalgo singled to center [Bagwell to third];
Ensberg grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Hidalgo out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Matheny was called out on strikes; Kile struck
out; Vina grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus singled to left; Oswalt was hit by a pitch
[Ausmus to second]; Lugo forced Oswalt (shortstop to second)
[Ausmus to third]; Biggio grounded into a double play (pitcher
to second to first) [Lugo out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Polanco doubled to right; Pujols lined to left;
Edmonds was walked intentionally; Martinez flied to right;
Renteria flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Berkman homered; Bagwell walked; Ward flied to
right; Hidalgo grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Bagwell out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
1, Astros 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Marrero singled to left; Matheny out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Marrero to second]; CAIRO
BATTED FOR KILE; Cairo popped to shortstop; Vina popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: STECHSCHULTE REPLACED CAIRO (PITCHING); Ensberg
grounded out (second to first); Ausmus flied to center; Oswalt
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Astros 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Polanco singled to left; Pujols singled to right
[Polanco to third]; Edmonds hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Polanco scored]; Martinez homered [Pujols scored]; STONE
REPLACED OSWALT (PITCHING); Renteria grounded out (pitcher to
first); Marrero struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Lugo grounded out (shortstop to first); Biggio
walked; Berkman homered [Biggio scored]; VERES REPLACED
STECHSCHULTE (PITCHING); Bagwell walked; Ward flied to right;
Hidalgo struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: DOTEL REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Matheny was
called out on strikes; DREW BATTED FOR VERES; Drew flied to
center; Vina walked; Vina stole second; Polanco popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED DREW (PITCHING); VIZCAINO
BATTED FOR ENSBERG; Vizcaino singled to left; ZAUN BATTED FOR
AUSMUS; Zaun out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Vizcaino to second]; MERCED BATTED FOR DOTEL; Merced walked;
HUNTER RAN FOR MERCED; Lugo grounded out (first unassisted)
[Vizcaino to third, Hunter to second]; Biggio grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        4   9   0    7
 Astros           3  10   0    8


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