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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1981
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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 May 12, 1981 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1981 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 12, 1981 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Forsch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 20,020 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Jim Quick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Sixto Lezcano | Left Fielder |
Gene Tenace | Catcher |
Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Bob Forsch | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Danny Heep | First Baseman |
Art Howe | Third Baseman |
Alan Ashby | Catcher |
Dickie Thon | Second Baseman |
Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 12, 1981
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott strikes out. There goes Templeton. The throw from Ashby to second, and Templeton is out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Forsch
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Forsch
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Forsch
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Knepper
Lezcano hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Knepper
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Lezcano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Forsch
Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Forsch
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heep moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Forsch
Tenace fires to second and picks off Heep for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Knepper
Herr hits a line drive towards short. Reynolds reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Knepper
Forsch hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Forsch
Ashby hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Forsch
Thon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Forsch
Knepper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Knepper
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ashby juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashby. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lezcano vs. Knepper
Lezcano hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hernandez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace 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, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Forsch
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puhl for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Forsch
Reynolds bunts towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Forsch
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Forsch
Heep hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Forsch
Howe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hendrick. Howe reaches second base with a double. Heep moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ashby vs. Forsch
Ashby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thon vs. Forsch
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Knepper
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Knepper
Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Knepper
Forsch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Forsch
Knepper bunts between the mound and first base. Forsch scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knepper for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Forsch
Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Forsch
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Forsch
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Forsch
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Forsch
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Knepper
Lezcano hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Knepper
Tenace hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Forsch
Howe hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Forsch
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Forsch
Thon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Forsch
Knepper hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Knepper
Gary Woods now playing right field. Terry Puhl now playing center field.
Oberkfell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Knepper
There goes Oberkfell. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Oberkfell steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Knepper
Herr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Heep settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Knepper
Tito Landrum pinch hits for Bob Forsch.
Landrum hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Knepper
Templeton hits a line drive into right field. Woods picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Woods. Oberkfell scores. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Knepper
Scott hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sutter
Tito Landrum now playing center field. Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Sutter
Reynolds bunts towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Sutter
Denny Walling pinch hits for Gary Woods.
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Puhl moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Sutter
Cruz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heep vs. Sutter
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heep for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Knepper
Denny Walling now playing right field.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Heep scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Knepper
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lezcano vs. Knepper
Lezcano hits a line drive towards the mound. Knepper reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Sutter
Howe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. Sutter
Rafael Landestoy pinch runs for Art Howe.
There goes Landestoy. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Landestoy steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashby vs. Sutter
Ashby bunts towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Sutter
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Dickie Thon.
Ivie strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Sutter
Kiko Garcia pinch hits for Bob Knepper.
Garcia is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Sutter
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tenace vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Rafael Landestoy now playing second base. Kiko Garcia now playing third base.
Tenace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Tenace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oberkfell vs. Sambito
Oberkfell bunts towards the mound. Sambito fields it and throws to first for the out. Tenace moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herr vs. Sambito
Herr bunts in front of the plate. Ashby juggles the ball. That's an error on Ashby. Tenace scores. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Sambito
Landrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Templeton vs. Sambito
Templeton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ramsey vs. Sambito
Mike Ramsey pinch hits for Bruce Sutter.
Ramsey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Kaat
Jim Kaat now pitching.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pittman vs. Kaat
Joe Pittman pinch hits for Denny Walling.
Pittman hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Kaat
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Landrum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1981 -- St.Louis at Houston (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Templeton G, ss 4 0 2 1 Puhl T, rf-cf 5 0 1 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 0 0 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0 Ramsey M, ph 1 0 0 0 Woods G, rf 0 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 0 0 0 0 Walling D, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 2 0 Pittman J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 0 0 Cruz J, lf 4 1 1 2 Lezcano S, lf 3 0 0 1 Heep D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Tenace G, c 4 1 1 0 Howe A, 3b 4 0 2 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 3 1 1 0 Landestoy R, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Herr T, 2b 3 0 1 1 Ashby A, c 3 0 0 0 Forsch B, p 2 0 0 0 Thon D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Landrum T, ph-cf 2 0 0 0 Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 0 0 0 Garcia K, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 7 3 35 2 7 2 St.Louis 000 100 010 1 -- 3 Houston 000 200 000 0 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Forsch B 7.0 5 2 2 2 1 Sutter B (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Kaat J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Knepper B 9.0 6 2 1 0 3 Sambito J (L) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 E -- Ashby A 3, Woods G DP -- Houston 2 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Houston 8 2B -- Howe A, Tenace G HR -- Cruz J SB -- Hernandez K, Oberkfell K, Landestoy R CS -- Templeton G SH -- Reynolds C, Oberkfell K, Herr T SF -- Lezcano S HBP -- by Sutter B (Garcia K) T -- 2:26 A -- 20020
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