Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 4, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 2003 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 6 1 2 0
Blum 3b 4 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ss 2 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 5 1 1 1
Berkman lf 3 1 0 0
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 1 1 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 5 2 3 5
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Hunter rf 1 0 0 0
Moehler p 2 0 0 0
  Munro p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph,3b 3 0 0 0
Totals 43 6 7 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 5 1 2 0
Renteria ss 6 1 0 0
Edmonds cf 4 2 4 4
  Palmeiro pr,rf 1 0 1 0
Pujols lf 5 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 3 0 1 0
Martinez 1b 5 0 1 0
Marrero rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Matheny c 5 0 2 0
Tomko p 2 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 0 0
  Painter p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 13 5
Houston 500 000 000 001670
St. Louis 101 030 000 0005131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler   4.2 8 5 5 2 2
  Munro   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Wagner   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Stone  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Lidge  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
12.0
13
5
5
4
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Tomko   6.0 5 5 0 3 3
  Painter   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Calero   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Kline   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Springer  L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
12.0
7
6
1
4
6

  E–Marrero (1).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Biggio (1,off Springer), St. Louis Edmonds 2 (2,off Moehler,off Dotel); Vina (2,off Moehler).  HR–Houston Ausmus 2 (2,1st inning off Tomko 3 on, 2 out,12th inning off Springer 0 on, 0 out), St. Louis Edmonds 2 (2,3rd inning off Moehler 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Moehler 1 on, 2 out); Pujols (2,5th inning off Moehler 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Vina (2,by Lidge).  CS–Rolen (1,2nd base by Wagner/Ausmus); Marrero (1,2nd base by Stone/Ausmus); Vina (1,3rd base by Lidge/Ausmus).  HBP–Lidge (1,Vina).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–3:34.  A–32,661.
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