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MLB SCOREBOARD: Game Log

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St. Louis Cardinals 5 Houston Astros 1

Posted: Wednesday September 26, 2001 11:40 PM

St Louis Starting Lineups -- Miguel Cairo 2B, Placido Polanco 3B, Mark Mcgwire 1B, Albert Pujols LF, Jim Edmonds CF, Craig Paquette RF, Edgar Renteria SS, Mike Matheny C, Darryl Kile RHP.

Houston Starting Lineups -- Craig Biggio 2B, Julio Lugo SS, Jeff Bagwell 1B, Lance Berkman LF, Richard Hidalgo CF, Orlando Merced RF, Vinny Castilla 3B, Brad Ausmus C, Ron Villone LHP.

Umpires -- Cederstrom (HP), Hudson (1B), T Welke (2B), Joyce (3B).

Gametime Weather : 76 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 3 mph.

ST LOUIS 1ST : Cairo safe at second on right fielder O Merced's fielding error. P Polanco flied out to center. M Mcgwire struck out swinging. Pujols walked. Edmonds walked, Cairo to third, Pujols to second. Paquette flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 1ST : Biggio grounded out to shortstop. Lugo singled to center. Bagwell lined out to right. L Berkman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 2ND : Renteria struck out swinging. M Matheny grounded out to second. Kile grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 2ND : Hidalgo flied out to left. O Merced flied out to center. Castilla grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 3RD : Cairo lined out to deep left. P Polanco grounded out to second. M Mcgwire struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 3RD : Ausmus grounded out to third. Villone struck out swinging. Biggio struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 0, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 4TH : Pujols struck out swinging. Edmonds doubled to left. Paquette singled to left, Edmonds scored. Renteria struck out swinging. M Matheny flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 4TH : Lugo reached on infield single. Bagwell walked, Lugo to second. L Berkman struck out looking. Hidalgo struck out swinging. O Merced flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 1, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 5TH : Kile struck out looking. Cairo singled to center. P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cairo out at second. M Mcgwire homered to left center, P Polanco scored. Pujols struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 5TH : Castilla singled to center. Ausmus flied out to center. Vizcaino hit for Villone. Vizcaino struck out swinging. Biggio walked, Castilla to second. Lugo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 6TH : Nelson Cruz relieved Ron Villone. Edmonds singled to right center. Paquette grounded into double play, third to second to first, Edmonds out at second. Renteria struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 6TH : Bagwell singled to center. L Berkman struck out swinging. Hidalgo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bagwell out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 3, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 7TH : M Matheny singled to left. M Matheny to second on left fielder L Berkman's fielding error. Kile sacrificed M Matheny to third. Drew hit for Cairo. Drew hit sacrifice fly to right, M Matheny scored. P Polanco flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) ST LOUIS 4, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 7TH : P Polanco at second. Paquette at third. Drew in right. O Merced struck out swinging. Castilla lined out to shortstop. Ausmus struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 4, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 8TH : Octavio Dotel relieved Nelson Cruz. M Mcgwire homered to left center. Pujols struck out swinging. Edmonds walked. Paquette popped out to second. Renteria flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 8TH : Tj Mathews relieved Darryl Kile. Saturria in left. G Barker hit for Dotel. G Barker grounded out to pitcher. Biggio lined out to center. Lugo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 0.

ST LOUIS 9TH : Scott Linebrink relieved Octavio Dotel. M Matheny doubled to left center. Bonilla hit for Saturria. Bonilla struck out swinging. Drew flied out to deep right, M Matheny to third. P Polanco grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 0.

HOUSTON 9TH : K Robinson in left. Bagwell homered to left. Steve Kline relieved Tj Mathews. L Berkman popped out to second. Hidalgo grounded out to shortstop. O Merced fouled out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 1.

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