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Houston Astros 7–5 St. Louis Cardinals: MLB regular season, 21 September 2000
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–5 at Busch Stadium I on 21 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
21 September 2000 · Busch Stadium I
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The game
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–5 at Busch Stadium I on 21 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Houston Astros scored 7 runs, while the home St. Louis Cardinals finished with 5. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 2–0 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 3, Houston Astros scored 2 runs in the top half and St. Louis Cardinals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–2 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 4, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 4–3 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 5, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 5–3 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 6, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 6–3 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 7, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 6–4 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 9, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half and St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 7–5 St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitching decisions
Tony McKnight was credited with the pitching win. Andy Benes was charged with the loss.
Octavio Dotel recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Houston Astros finished with 12 hits and 1 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 11 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Houston Astros 69 wins and 84 losses.
The season record shown with this result was St. Louis Cardinals 90 wins and 63 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 |
Sources
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