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September 21, 2000

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 12 1
Cardinals 4 10 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 12 1
Cardinals 4 10 1

Placido Polanco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .323
OBP .750 .348
At Bats 4 303
Hits 3 98
• Singles 2 79
• Doubles 1 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 3 35

Octavio Dotel Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 14
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Busch Stadium - September 21, 2000
Octavio Dotel
Mitch Meluskey
Daryle Ward
Bill Spiers
Chris Truby
Julio Lugo
Richard Hidalgo
Glen Barker
Moises Alou
Placido Polanco
Jim Edmonds
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Polanco is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Edmonds moves to second.
Bottom 9 Richard Hidalgo now playing left field. Glen Barker now playing center field. Octavio Dotel now pitching. Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Luis SaturriaEdmonds takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Glen Barker pinch runs for Lance Berkman. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Polanco fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Berkman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hidalgo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Mike Matheny now catching. Lugo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark McGwire pinch hits for Eli Marrero. There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to third. Paquette moves to second.
Bottom 8 Paquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Marc Valdes now pitching. Tatis is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Wayne Franklin. Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Truby strikes out.
Top 8 Craig Paquette now playing second base. Luis Saturria now playing center field. Gene Stechschulte now pitching. Meluskey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Paquette scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Wayne Franklin now pitching. Drew takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Polanco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Polanco reaches second base with a double. Marrero scores.
Bottom 7 Vina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Marrero hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Marrero reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Craig Paquette pinch hits for Alan Benes. Paquette hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ward strikes out.
Top 7 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Berkman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hidalgo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spiers moves to second.
Top 7 Spiers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Clark takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lugo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 McKnight hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Truby hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drew. Truby reaches second base with a double. Meluskey goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Meluskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Eli Marrero now catching. Alan Benes now pitching. Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Drew hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Polanco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Vina hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Eli Marrero pinch hits for Andy Benes. Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Truby fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive towards short. Polanco reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lugo tags and scores. Hidalgo tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 There goes Hidalgo. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Hidalgo steals second.
Top 5 Hidalgo takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Lugo. The throw from Hernandez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 5 Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lugo is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Hernandez is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Howard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Clark moves to third.
Bottom 4 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berkman. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McKnight is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Truby hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Meluskey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Drew hits a line drive towards first. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Polanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores. Hernandez scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Vina strikes out.
Bottom 3 Benes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third. Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a fly ball towards center. Hidalgo settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hidalgo. Perez moves to second.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hidalgo scores.
Top 3 There goes Hidalgo. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Hidalgo steals second.
Top 3 Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lugo tags and scores.
Top 3 Hidalgo takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spiers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Benes covering, for the out. Lugo moves to third.
Top 3 There goes Lugo. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Lugo steals second.
Top 3 Lugo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Hidalgo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McKnight is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Truby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields it and throws to second for the out. Alou scores.
Top 2 Meluskey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third.
Top 2 Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Alou hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Drew. Alou reaches second base with a double. Berkman scores.
Top 2 Berkman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Howard. Berkman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McKnight fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Vina hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hidalgo hits a line drive towards third. Tatis catches it and throws to first to double up Spiers.
Top 1 Spiers takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Lugo is called out on strikes.