Aug 18, 2001 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1980 Houston 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 2001 St. Louis 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 0 80 Houston AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg 01 St. Louis AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR Avg Cedeno CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .194 Vina 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 Cruz, J LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .222 Polanco SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .310 Puhl RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 Drew RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400 Howe 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .185 Edmonds CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Ashby C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Pujols 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .368 Cabell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .281 Lankford LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .211 Landestoy 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 McGwire 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Bergman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matheny C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 Reynolds SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Benes, An P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 Niekro, J P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith,D P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 31 2 5 2 2 5 1 2 1 .198 29 3 9 2 2 4 2 0 1 .291 80 Houston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Niekro, J L(1-1) 7.2 9 3 2 1 2 4 119 76 43 2.14 32 135(138) 53 Smith,D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 3.86 1 50(49) 8.0 9 3 2 1 2 4 125 81 44 2.22 33 01 St. Louis IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Benes, An W(1-1) 7.1 4 1 1 0 2 3 113 79 34 3.75 28 100(100) 67 Kline 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 9 1 3.68 2 20(16) Veres S(1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 18 15 3 9.82 4 25(34) + 9.0 5 2 2 1 2 5 141 103 38 4.75 34 HOU: Bergman hit for Landestoy in the 9th 2B-Cedeno(4) Polanco(3) Benes, An(1) 3B-Cabell(1) Cruz, J(1) HR-HOU Howe(1) off Veres(2) in the 9th with bases empty, 377 feet STL Drew(3) off Niekro(3) in the 8th with bases empty, 336 feet CS-Vina RBI-HOU Howe(2) Landestoy(5) STL Drew(7) Pujols(5) SF-Pujols(1) SH-Landestoy(1) PB-Ashby Great-Vina(3) LOB-80 Houston 5 01 St. Louis 6 DP-80 Houston 2 Game MVP:Andy Benes Injury: Niekro, J (today only) Busch Stadium II Time 2:01, 85ø, Clear, Light Rain, Wind: 15 MPH In from LCF Night Game