Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 23, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 2002 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 4 1 2 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b,ss 5 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 2 1
Berkman cf,lf 3 0 1 0
Ward lf 4 0 2 2
  Borbon p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Reynolds p 2 0 0 0
  Hunter cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 10 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 4 1 1 0
Drew rf 4 1 2 1
Pujols 3b 4 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 5 1 3 2
Martinez 1b 3 0 1 1
Marrero lf,c 3 0 1 1
DiFelice c 2 0 1 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hackman p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Polanco ss 4 0 0 0
Morris p 2 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph,lf 2 1 2 0
Totals 34 5 11 5
Houston 300 100 0004100
St. Louis 011 000 21x5110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds   6.0 7 2 2 2 2
  Borbon   0.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Dotel  L (2-2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Wagner   0.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   4.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Crudale   2.2 1 0 0 1 4
  Hackman  W (1-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Houston Bagwell (14,off Morris); Berkman (8,off Morris); Hunter (1,off Hackman), St. Louis Marrero (4,off Reynolds); Difelice (2,off Reynolds); Edmonds (13,off Borbon); Vina (15,off Wagner).  HR–St. Louis Edmonds (11,2nd inning off Reynolds 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reynolds (8,off Morris).  HBP–Ausmus (3,by Morris); Pujols (4,by Borbon).  IBB–Martinez (5,by Borbon).  SB–Bagwell (3,2nd base off Isringhausen/Marrero); Drew (6,2nd base off Reynolds/Ausmus).  CS–Cairo (1,2nd base by Borbon/Ausmus).  HBP–Borbon (1,Pujols); Morris (4,Ausmus).  IBB–Borbon (1,Martinez).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:19.  A–38,772.
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