Astros 8, Expos 2

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 Houston 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 X 8 9 0 WP: R. Villone (4-2) LP: S. Downs (0-1)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Houston

-J. Bagwell doubled to left, C. Biggio and M. Ensberg scored

-J. Bagwell scored, L. Berkman to third, B. Ausmus to second on balk

Bot 3rd: Houston

-R. Hidalgo homered to left

-B. Ausmus homered to left

Top 7th: Montreal

-O. Cabrera homered to left

-W. Cordero homered to left

Bot 8th: Houston

-J. Kent homered to left

-L. Berkman homered to right

-A. Everett tripled to deep left center, B. Ausmus scored

Montreal
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Macias cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257
J. Carroll 3b	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.266
J. Vidro 2b	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.318
V. Guerrero rf	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.315
O. Cabrera ss	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.302
W. Cordero 1b	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.276
J. Vitiello lf	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.385
R. Calloway ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235
E. Guzman c	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.231
S. Downs p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T.J. Tucker p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125
H. Almonte p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H. Mateo ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.284
R. Biddle p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Corcoran p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	2	5	2	1	9	6

Batting HR - O Cabrera (17, 7th inning off R Villone 0 on, 1 Out), W Cordero (13, 7th inning off R Villone 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - O Cabrera (66), W Cordero (50). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Guzman 1. Team LOB - 3.

Fielding PB - E Guzman.

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio cf	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.261
D. Miceli p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Ensberg 3b	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.288
J. Bagwell 1b	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.271
J. Kent 2b	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.296
R. Hidalgo rf	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.316
L. Berkman lf	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.295
B. Ausmus c	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	.213
A. Everett ss	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	.239
R. Villone p	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.130
B. Lidge p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O. Merced ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244
C. Porter cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Totals	33	8	9	7	3	7	7

Batting 2B - M Ensberg (9, S Downs); J Bagwell (20, S Downs); B Ausmus (9, R Biddle). 3B - A Everett (2, R Biddle). HR - R Hidalgo (20, 3rd inning off S Downs 0 on, 1 Out), B Ausmus (3, 3rd inning off S Downs 0 on, 2 Out), J Kent (15, 8th inning off R Biddle 0 on, 0 Out), L Berkman (21, 8th inning off R Biddle 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Bagwell 2 (72), R Hidalgo (62), B Ausmus (30), J Kent (56), L Berkman (71), A Everett (32). 2-out RBI - B Ausmus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Biggio 1, R Villone 3. Team LOB - 5.

Fielding Outfield assists - L Berkman (V Guerrero at 2nd base).

Montreal
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
S. Downs (L, 0-1)	3.0	5	5	5	3	4	2	15.00
T.J. Tucker	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.16
H. Almonte	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.58
R. Biddle	0.1	4	3	3	0	0	2	3.98
R. Corcoran	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Villone (W, 4-2)	6.1	4	2	2	1	5	2	3.09
B. Lidge	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	2.51
D. Miceli	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.40

WP - R Villone.

IBB - L Berkman (by S Downs), A Everett (by S Downs).

BALK - S Downs.

HBP - A Everett (by T Tucker).

Pitches-strikes - S Downs 67-35; T Tucker 36-23; H Almonte 11-7; R Biddle 23-15; R Corcoran 6-5; R Villone 105-67; B Lidge 19-14; D Miceli 20-12.

Ground balls-fly balls - S Downs 3-2; T Tucker 2-5; H Almonte 1-1; R Biddle 1-0; R Corcoran 0-2; R Villone 5-9; B Lidge 0-1; D Miceli 2-0.

Batters faced - S Downs 17; T Tucker 10; H Almonte 3; R Biddle 5; R Corcoran 2; R Villone 24; B Lidge 5; D Miceli 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Bruce Dreckman. Time: 2:33. Attendance: 32,340. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

THE HOME RUNS BY MONTREAL'S ORLANDO CABRERA AND WIL CORDERO IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING WERE BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Sunday, Aug 10, 2003 5:05 pm ET