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Houston Astros 6–3 St. Louis Cardinals: MLB regular season, 2 July 2000
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–3 at Busch Stadium I on 2 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
2 July 2000 · Busch Stadium I
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The game
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–3 at Busch Stadium I on 2 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Houston Astros scored 6 runs, while the home St. Louis Cardinals finished with 3. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 0–1 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 2, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 1–1 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 4, Houston Astros scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 2–1 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 5, Houston Astros scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 5–1 St. Louis Cardinals.
In inning 6, St. Louis Cardinals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Houston Astros 5–2 St. Louis Cardinals. In inning 8, 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 6–3 St. Louis Cardinals.
Pitching decisions
Scott Elarton was credited with the pitching win. Darryl Kile was charged with the loss.
Marc Valdes recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Houston Astros finished with 10 hits and 1 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
St. Louis Cardinals finished with 8 hits and 1 errors, alongside 3 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 28 wins and 53 losses.
The season record shown with this result was St. Louis Cardinals 48 wins and 33 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 3 |
Sources
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