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September 12, 2002

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Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	12	0
Astros	6	9	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Cardinals	3	12	0
Astros	6	9	1

Tino Martinez Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.268
OBP	.500	.341
At Bats	4	467
Hits	2	125
• Singles	2	82
• Doubles	0	24
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	18
Walks	0	53
RBI’s	1	68

Billy Wagner Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
4	2	31

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Minute Maid Park - September 12, 2002

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Strikeout

Billy Wagner

Brad Ausmus

Jeff Bagwell

Craig Biggio

Jose Vizcaino

Adam Everett

Lance Berkman

Brian Hunter

Jason Lane

Tino Martinez

Scott Rolen

Albert Pujols

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals	3	12	0	13
Houston Astros	6	9	1	6
Winning Pitcher	Octavio Dotel
Losing Pitcher	Dave Veres
Save	Billy Wagner
Game Winning RBI	Jose Vizcaino
Attendance	26,365
Time of Game	3 hours 17 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Martinez strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vizcaino fields it and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to third. Rolen moves to second.

Top 9 Rolen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pujols moves to second.

Top 9 Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 9 Adam Everett now playing shortstop. Brad Ausmus now catching. Jose Vizcaino now playing third base. Billy Wagner now pitching. Edmonds is called out on strikes.

Bottom 8 Orlando Merced pinch hits for Octavio Dotel. Gabe Molina now pitching. Merced strikes out.

Bottom 8 Zaun hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Lane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Vizcaino hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 8 Mike Crudale now pitching. Loretta takes first base on ball four. Bagwell moves to second.

Bottom 8 Bagwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Berkman strikes out.

Bottom 8 Dave Veres now pitching. Biggio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 8 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Vina hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Drew moves to second.

Top 8 J.D. Drew pinch hits for Jeff Fassero. Drew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 8 Matheny is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Octavio Dotel now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Hunter hits a line drive into right field. Marrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Daryle Ward pinch hits for Tom Gordon. Jeff Fassero now pitching. Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Zaun hits a fly ball into right field. Marrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Rolen hits a fly ball into right field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Pujols strikes out.

Top 7 Tom Gordon now pitching. Edmonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Lane is called out on strikes.

Bottom 6 Vizcaino hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Edmonds. Vizcaino reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 6 Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. White fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Rick White now pitching. Bagwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Loretta fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Vina hits a fly ball into left field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores.

Top 6 Wilson Delgado pinch hits for Chuck Finley. Jeriome Robertson now pitching. Delgado bunts towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. Martinez moves to third. Matheny moves to second.

Top 6 Matheny takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 There goes Martinez. The throw from Zaun and he is safe. Martinez steals second.

Top 6 Brad Lidge now pitching. Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Biggio takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to second.

Bottom 5 Hunter takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Carlos Hernandez. Hidalgo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Finley fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Zaun hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Edmonds who is chasing the ball. Lane reaches third base with a triple.

Top 5 Renteria hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Rolen takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Loretta fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Edmonds for the out.

Bottom 4 Vizcaino strikes out.

Bottom 4 Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Bagwell strikes out.

Top 4 Marrero strikes out.

Top 4 Vina takes first base on ball four. Matheny moves to third. Finley moves to second.

Top 4 Finley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Loretta fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Matheny moves to second.

Top 4 Matheny takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Martinez hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Renteria hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hunter. Renteria reaches second base with a double. Rolen goes all the way around to score.

Top 4 Rolen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Berkman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vina catches it and throws to first to double up Biggio.

Bottom 3 Biggio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Marrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Pujols hits a fly ball towards right. Lane catches it and throws to first to double up Edmonds.

Top 3 Edmonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vina moves to third.

Top 3 Marrero strikes out.

Top 3 Vina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Zaun hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pujols. Zaun reaches second base with a double. Loretta scores. Lane goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Lane takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Loretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pujols. Loretta reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Bagwell strikes out.

Top 2 Finley hits a fly ball into right field. Lane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Matheny takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second.

Top 2 Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pujols scores. There goes Rolen trying to get to third. Lane throws the ball in to Loretta, who tags Rolen for the out. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Renteria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio misplays the ball. That's an error on Biggio. Pujols moves to second.

Top 2 Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Berkman strikes out.

Bottom 1 Biggio is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out.

Top 1 Edmonds hits a line drive towards the mound. Hernandez catches it and throws to first to double up Marrero.

Top 1 Marrero takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Vina hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Biggio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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