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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 12, 2000
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 12, 2000 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Benes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Octavio Dotel |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,783 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Hirschbeck 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Dan Iassogna |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fernando Vina | Second Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Thomas Howard | Right Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | First Baseman |
| Mike Matheny | Catcher |
| Andy Benes | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Richard Hidalgo | Left Fielder |
| Moises Alou | Right Fielder |
| Russ Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Octavio Dotel | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 12, 2000
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Dotel
Vina hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Dotel
Renteria strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Dotel
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benes
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Benes
Spiers hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Dotel
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Dotel
There goes Tatis. The throw from Eusebio and he is out, Bogar applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Dotel
Edmonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Dotel
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Dotel
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Dotel
Matheny is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Benes
Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Benes
Alou hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Benes
Eusebio hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Benes
Bogar is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benes vs. Dotel
Benes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vina vs. Dotel
Vina hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Benes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Dotel
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Vina moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lankford vs. Dotel
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Dotel
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dotel vs. Benes
Dotel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benes
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Benes
Spiers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Dotel
Edmonds hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno. Edmonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Dotel
Howard hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple. Edmonds scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Paquette vs. Dotel
Paquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Dotel
Matheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Spiers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benes vs. Dotel
Benes bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Vina vs. Dotel
Vina hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hidalgo vs. Benes
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Benes
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Benes
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Eusebio vs. Benes
Eusebio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bogar vs. Benes
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Dotel
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Dotel
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Dotel
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dotel vs. Benes
Dotel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Benes
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Benes
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Benes
Bagwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Spiers goes all the way around to score. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hidalgo vs. Benes
Hidalgo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Alou vs. Benes
Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Dotel
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dotel
Howard hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Dotel
Paquette hits a fly ball into left field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matheny vs. Dotel
Matheny hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Dotel
Eric Davis pinch hits for Andy Benes.
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Vina vs. Dotel
Vina takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Dotel
Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Thompson
Mark Thompson now pitching.
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Thompson
There goes Johnson. The throw from Matheny and he is out, Vina applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Thompson
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Thompson
Bogar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meluskey vs. Thompson
Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Octavio Dotel.
Meluskey hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Perez
Yorkis Perez now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Perez
Tatis hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Eusebio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Perez
Edmonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Wainhouse
Shawon Dunston now playing left field. Dave Wainhouse now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Renteria. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Wainhouse
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Matheny and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Spiers vs. Wainhouse
Spiers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Bagwell vs. Wainhouse
Bagwell hits a fly ball into left field. Dunston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Hidalgo vs. Wainhouse
Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dunston. Hidalgo reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores. Spiers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Wainhouse
Alou is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Wainhouse
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hidalgo moves to third. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Perez
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Powell
Jay Powell now pitching.
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Matheny vs. Powell
Matheny hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Wainhouse
Eusebio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Wainhouse
Bogar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Wainhouse
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jay Powell.
There's a wild pitch. Bogar moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Wainhouse
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wainhouse fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogar moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Wainhouse
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Wagner
Billy Wagner now pitching.
Dunston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Wagner
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wagner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Wagner
Renteria hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/2000 -- St. Louis at Houston (N)
St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Vina F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cedeno R, cf 5 1 0 0
Renteria E, ss 5 0 0 0 Spiers B, 3b 2 2 0 0
Lankford R, lf 4 0 0 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Wainhouse D, p 0 0 0 0 Hidalgo R, lf 3 2 3 3
Tatis F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Alou M, rf 3 1 1 1
Edmonds J, cf 3 3 2 1 Johnson R, 2b 3 0 1 0
Howard T, rf 3 2 2 3 Eusebio T, c 4 0 1 1
Paquette C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Bogar T, ss 4 1 2 1
Matheny M, c 4 0 0 0 Dotel O, p 2 0 0 0
Benes A, p 1 0 1 0 Meluskey M, ph 1 0 0 0
Davis E, ph 1 0 1 0 Perez Y, p 0 0 0 0
Thompson M, p 0 0 0 0 Powell J, p 0 0 0 0
Dunston S, lf 1 0 0 0 Ward D, ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 32 7 9 7
St. Louis 010 202 000 -- 5
Houston 020 111 20x -- 7
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Benes A 5.0 5 4 4 3 9
Thompson M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Wainhouse D (L) 2.0 2 2 1 2 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel O 6.0 9 5 5 3 6
Perez Y (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Powell J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Wagner B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Renteria E
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- St. Louis 6, Houston 6
2B -- Edmonds J, Hidalgo R 2, Bagwell J
3B -- Howard T
HR -- Edmonds J, Hidalgo R, Alou M, Howard T, Bogar T
SB -- Cedeno R
CS -- Tatis F, Johnson R
SH -- Benes A
WP -- Wainhouse D
T -- 2:51
A -- 38783
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