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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
2000-04-12 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 38783 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:51
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–5. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 2nd. Yorkis Perez earned the win and Billy Wagner picked up the save. Richard Hidalgo went 3-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Yorkis Perez L: Dave Wainhouse SV: Billy Wagner
Umpires — HP: Mark Hirschbeck · 1B: Wally Bell · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fernando Vina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Edgar Renteria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Lankford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Edmonds | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Matheny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Benes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shawon Dunston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roger Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bill Spiers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jeff Bagwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Richard Hidalgo | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Moises Alou | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Eusebio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Bogar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Octavio Dotel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mitch Meluskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Daryle Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Benes | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Mark Thompson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Wainhouse | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Dotel | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
 Yorkis Perez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay Powell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Wagner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Fernando Vina: 9/F9D
- Edgar Renteria: K
- Ray Lankford: K
Bot 1
- Roger Cedeno: K
- Bill Spiers: 9/F9D
- Jeff Bagwell: K
Top 2
- Fernando Tatis: S/G56-
- Jim Edmonds: CS2(26)
- Jim Edmonds: HR/F7D+
- Thomas Howard: W
- Craig Paquette: K
- Mike Matheny: K/C
Bot 2
- Richard Hidalgo: HR/F7LD+
- Moises Alou: HR/F7D+
- Russ Johnson: K/C
- Tony Eusebio: 9/F89D
- Tim Bogar: K/C
Top 3
- Andy Benes: S9/L4
- Fernando Vina: S/F78M.1-2
- Edgar Renteria: 5(2)/FO/G5-.1-2
- Ray Lankford: K
- Fernando Tatis: K
Bot 3
- Octavio Dotel: K/C
- Roger Cedeno: 8/F8LXD
- Bill Spiers: K
Top 4
- Jim Edmonds: D/F89D+
- Thomas Howard: T/F8RXD+.2-H
- Craig Paquette: S7/G56+.3-H
- Mike Matheny: 5/FL/P23F
- Andy Benes: 34/SH/BG23-.1-2
- Fernando Vina: 8/F8LXD
Bot 4
- Jeff Bagwell: K
- Richard Hidalgo: D7/F7LD+
- Moises Alou: 53/G56+
- Russ Johnson: W
- Tony Eusebio: S7/G6+.2-H;1-2
- Tim Bogar: K
Top 5
- Edgar Renteria: 9/F9S
- Ray Lankford: 7/F7LD
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F7D
Bot 5
- Octavio Dotel: K/C
- Roger Cedeno: 43/G4
- Bill Spiers: W
- Jeff Bagwell: D9/F9LM+.1-H;B-3(THH)
- Richard Hidalgo: W
- Moises Alou: 8/F89XD
Top 6
- Jim Edmonds: W
- Thomas Howard: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Craig Paquette: 7/F78M
- Mike Matheny: 8/F8LXD+
- Eric Davis: S9/L9M+
- Fernando Vina: W.1-2
- Edgar Renteria: 8/P6MD
Bot 6
- Russ Johnson: S7/L7S
- Tony Eusebio: CS2(24)
- Tony Eusebio: 53/G5
- Tim Bogar: HR/F7LD+
- Mitch Meluskey: 8/F8RXD+
Top 7
- Ray Lankford: 53/G5
- Fernando Tatis: 2/FL/P2RF
- Jim Edmonds: K/C
Bot 7
- Roger Cedeno: E6/TH1/G6
- Bill Spiers: SB2
- Bill Spiers: W
- Jeff Bagwell: 7/F7S
- Richard Hidalgo: D7/L7D+.2-H(UR);1-H
- Moises Alou: IW
- Russ Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S-.2-3
Top 8
- Thomas Howard: K
- Craig Paquette: 63/G6
- Mike Matheny: 9/F9D
Bot 8
- Tony Eusebio: 9/FL/F9LMF
- Tim Bogar: S7/G56+
- Daryle Ward: WP.1-2
- Daryle Ward: 13/G34S-.2-3
- Roger Cedeno: K/C
Top 9
- Shawon Dunston: 4/P3D
- Fernando Vina: 13/G
- Edgar Renteria: 9/F9M