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A Houston Astros Historical Simulation beginning in the year 2000. AI will control all teams. Real life transactions and lineups are turned off.

2000 HOUSTON ASTROS
PRIMARY LINEUP
1. Craig Biggio 2B
2. Bill Spiers 3B
3. Moises Alou RF
4. Jeff Bagwell 1B
5. Lance Berkman LF
6. Richard Hidalgo CF
7. Russ Johnson SS
8. Tony Eusebio C

ROTATION
1. Shane Reynolds
2. Jose Lima
3. Chris Holt
4. Wade Miller
5. Scott Elarton

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS
EAST
Boston Red Sox 95-67
Toronto Blue Jays 81-81
New York Yankees 80-82
Baltimore Orioles 76-86
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 74-88

CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 96-66
Chicago White Sox 84-78
Kansas City Royals 78-84
Detroit Tigers 76-86
Minnesota Twins 69-93

WEST
Seattle Mariners 98-64
Oakland Athletics 81-81
Texas Rangers 79-83
Anaheim Angels 71-91

TOP HITTERS
1. Manny Ramirez RF Cleveland Indians
2. Magglio Ordonez RF Chicago White Sox
3. Alex Rodriguez SS Seattle Mariners
4. Carlos Delgado 1B Toronto Blue Jays
5. Nomar Garciaparra SS Boston Red Sox
6. Derek Jeter SS New York Yankees
7. Ray Durham 2B Chicago White Sox
8. Edgar Martinez 1B Seattle Mariners
9. Jason Giambi 1B Oakland Athletics
10. Jim Thome 1B Cleveland Indians

TOP PITCHERS
1. Pedro J Martinez Boston Red Sox
2. Mike Mussina Baltimore Orioles
3. Freddy Garcia Seattle Mariners
4. Chuck Finley Cleveland Indians
5. David Wells Toronto Blue Jays
6. Aaron Sele Seattle Mariners
7. Andy Pettitte New York Yankees
8. Bartolo Colon Cleveland Indians
9. Tim Hudson Oakland Athletics
10. Jamie Moyer Seattle Mariners

NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS
EAST
New York Mets 95-67
Atlanta Braves 88-74
Philadelphia Phillies 79-83
Montreal Expos 73-89
Florida Marlins 71-91

CENTRAL
Houston Astros 95-67
Cincinnati Reds 84-78
St Louis Cardinals 81-81
Pittsburgh Pirates 70-92
Chicago Cubs 66-96
Milwaukee Brewers 65-97

WEST
Colorado Rockies 91-71
San Francisco Giants 90-72
Los Angeles Dodgers 89-73
Arizona Diamondbacks 83-79
San Diego Padres 80-82

TOP HITTERS
1. Larry Walker LF Colorado Rockies
2. Todd Helton 1B Colorado Rockies
3. Barry Bonds LF San Francisco Giants
4. Sammy Sosa RF Chicago Cubs
5. Mark McGwire 1B St Louis Cardinals
6. Moises Alou RF Houston Astros
7. Chipper Jones 3B Atlanta Braves
8. Gary Sheffield LF Los Angeles Dodgers
9. Ken Griffey Jr. CF Cincinnati Reds
10. Sean Casey 1B Cincinnati Reds

TOP PITCHERS
1. Kevin Brown Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Randy D Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Greg Maddux Atlanta Braves
4. Javier Vazquez Montreal Expos
5. Glendon Rusch New York Mets
6. Curt Schilling Philadelphia Phillies
7. Mike Hampton New York Mets
8. Rick Reed New York Mets
9. Kevin Millwood Atlanta Braves
10. Al Leiter New York Mets

2000 MLB TOP PROSPECTS
1. C Josh Phelps Toronto Blue Jays
2. 2B Mike B Young Texas Rangers
3. 1B Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies
4. RHP Brad Penny Florida Marlins
5. CF Milton Bradley Montreal Expos
6. SS Rafael Furcal Atlanta Braves
7. LHP Mark Mulder Oakland Athletics
8. CF Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays
9. 3B Aubrey Huff Tampa Bay Devil Rays
10. LHP Barry Zito Oakland Athletics

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MARCH 29, 2000
Today is Opening Day.

The Astros will begin their season on April 3.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games scheduled today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 8 Chicago Cubs 6

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Rickey Henderson New York Mets 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
2. Mark Grace Chicago Cubs 4 for 4, 2B, 2 R, BB
3. Benny Agbayani New York Mets 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

San Francisco Giants 2B Jeff Kent was injured when he was hit by a pitch during batting practice but was cleared by doctors to return to practice.

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MARCH 30, 2000
The Astros will begin their season in four days.

The Astros signed free agent RP Damaso Marte to a minor league contract.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
There are no American League games scheduled today.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 1-0 at Chicago Cubs 0-1

OTHER SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 2 New York Mets 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Kevin Tapani Chicago Cubs 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
2. Al Leiter New York Mets 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
3. Rey Ordonez New York Mets 2 for 3, R

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MARCH 31, 2000
The Astros are three days away from their first game of the season.

The Astros signed team doctor Mike Cox to a 5-year, $87,000 per year contract.

New York Yankees C Jim Leyritz announced he will retire at the end of the season.

There are no games scheduled today.

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APRIL 2, 2000
The Astros will begin their season tomorrow.

The Astros signed free agent RP Heath Murray to a 1-year contract worth a total of $208,000.

There are no games scheduled today.

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APRIL 3, 2000
At long last, the Astros begin their season with a three-game series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.

NL Player of the Week: LF Rickey Henderson New York Mets

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers
Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Minnesota Twins
New York Yankees at Anaheim Angels
Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres at New York Mets 1-1
Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs 1-1 at St Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants at Florida Marlins
Los Angeles Dodgers at Montreal Expos

HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
MATCHUPS
SP Shane Reynolds vs Kris Benson Advantage Push
C Mitch Meluskey vs Jason Kendall Advantage Pittsburgh
1B Jeff Bagwell vs Kevin Young Advantage Houston
2B Craig Biggio vs Warren Morris Advantage Houston
3B Bill Spiers vs Mike Benjamin Advantage Houston
SS Russ Johnson vs Pat Meares Advantage Houston
LF Lance Berkman vs Wil Cordero Advantage Houston
CF Richard Hidalgo vs Brian S Giles Advantage Pittsburgh
RF Moises Alou vs John Vander Wal Advantage Houston
Overall Advantage Houston

In the top of the first, a two-out RBI single by Bagwell put the Astros on the board.

After three: Houston 1 Pittsburgh 0.

Nothing of note happened in the middle innings.

After six: Houston 1 Pittsburgh 0.

In the top of the seventh, the Astros loaded the bases with two out. But Reynolds flew to center to retire the side.

In the top of the eighth, Jason Christensen took the mound for the Pirates.

In the top of the ninth, Mike Williams took the mound for the Pirates.

In the bottom of the ninth, Billy Wagner took the mound for the Astros with a one-run lead to protect. With the tying run at third and two down, Wagner struck out pinch hitter Adrian Brown to preserve the shutout.

Final score: Houston 1 Pittsburgh 0.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Shane Reynolds 8.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Kansas City Royals 3
Texas Rangers 5 Chicago White Sox 4 11 innings
Minnesota Twins 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3
New York Yankees 14 Anaheim Angels 9
Oakland Athletics 10 Detroit Tigers 4
Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado Rockies 4 Atlanta Braves 1
Cincinnati Reds 5 Milwaukee Brewers 4
St Louis Cardinals 2 Chicago Cubs 1
Florida Marlins 2 San Francisco Giants 1 12 innings
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Montreal Expos 0
San Diego Padres at New York Mets ppd

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Tino Martinez New York Yankees 3 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, R, BB
2. Kevin Brown Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, W
3. Pat Hentgen St Louis Cardinals 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, W

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APRIL 4, 2000
The Astros have the day off and will resume their season-opening series in Pittsburgh against the Pirates tomorrow.

The Astros signed bench coach Seth Reath to a 2-year, $100,000 per year contract and free agent RP Erik Sabel to a 1-year contract worth a total of $216,000.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 0-1 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-0
Chicago White Sox 0-1 at Texas Rangers 1-0
New York Yankees 1-0 at Anaheim Angels 0-1
Detroit Tigers 0-1 at Oakland Athletics 1-0
Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado Rockies 1-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-1
San Francisco Giants 0-1 at Florida Marlins 1-0
Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 at Montreal Expos 0-1
Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto Blue Jays 10 Kansas City Royals 1
Minnesota Twins 7 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6
Texas Rangers 14 Chicago White Sox 8
New York Yankees 6 Anaheim Angels 2
Detroit Tigers 4 Oakland Athletics 0
Boston Red Sox 4 Seattle Mariners 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 6 Colorado Rockies 5
Florida Marlins 1 San Francisco Giants 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 9 Montreal Expos 4
Philadelphia Phillies 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ryan Dempster Florida Marlins 7.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
2. Russ Ortiz San Francisco Giants 8.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
3. Shawn Green Los Angeles Dodgers 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

A wayward cat got out onto the field during the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Atlanta Braves.

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APRIL 5, 2000
Tonight is the second game in the season-opening series in Pittsburgh between the Astros and the Pirates. Neither team scored a run after the first inning of the season opener.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles (2)
Chicago White Sox 0-2 at Texas Rangers 2-0
Detroit Tigers 1-1 at Oakland Athletics 1-1
Kansas City Royals 0-2 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-2 at Minnesota Twins 2-0
New York Yankees 2-0 at Anaheim Angels 0-2
Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Seattle Mariners 0-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres at New York Mets 1-1 (2)
Colorado Rockies 1-1 at Atlanta Braves 1-1
San Francisco Giants 0-2 at Florida Marlins 2-0
Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 at Montreal Expos 0-2
Milwaukee Brewers 0-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-0
Chicago Cubs 1-2 at St Louis Cardinals 1-0
Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-1

HOUSTON ASTROS (1-0) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Jose Lima vs Jason Schmidt Advantage Push
C Tony Eusebio vs Jason Kendall Advantage Pittsburgh
1B Jeff Bagwell vs Kevin Young Advantage Houston
2B Craig Biggio vs Warren Morris Advantage Houston
3B Bill Spiers vs Mike Benjamin Advantage Houston
SS Russ Johnson vs Pat Meares Advantage Houston
LF Lance Berkman vs Wil Cordero Advantage Houston
CF Richard Hidalgo vs Brian S Giles Advantage Pittsburgh
RF Moises Alou vs John Vander Wal Advantage Houston
Overall Advantage Houston

In the bottom of the first, the Pirates loaded the bases with two out. Lima missed on a full count pitch and the Pirates first run of the season scored on a bases loaded walk. Meares followed with a two-run single.

In the bottom of the second, Morris got an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the third, Biggio broke the Astros 10-inning scoreless streak with a 424 foot two-out solo home run.

After three: Pittsburgh 4 Houston 1.

In the top of the fifth, Alou tied the game with a 361 foot two-out three-run blast.

After six: Houston 4 Pittsburgh 4.

In the top of the seventh, with a runner on first and one out, Josias Manzanillo took the mound for the Pirates. Alou delivered the go-ahead RBI single.

In the top of the eighth, Jason Christiansen took the mound for the Pirates. The Astros loaded the bases with two out. Spiers singled to score one but, on the play, Cordero threw Roger Cedeno out at home as he tried to score from second.

In the bottom of the eighth, Octavio Dotel took the mound for the Astros.

In the top of the ninth, following a lead off walk, Scott Sauerbeck took the mound for the Pirates.

In the bottom of the ninth, Billy Wagner took the mound for the Astros with a two-run lead to protect. With a runner on first and two out, Young popped up to the catcher to end the game.

The Astros got 11 hits in the win.

Final score: Houston 6 Pittsburgh 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Moises Alou 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 5 Cleveland Indians 3 Game 1
Cleveland Indians 12 Baltimore Orioles 7 Game 2
Texas Rangers 6 Chicago White Sox 2
Oakland Athletics 6 Detroit Tigers 3
Kansas City Royals 13 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 Minnesota Twins 4
Anaheim Angels 5 New York Yankees 2
Seattle Mariners 3 Boston Red Sox 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 11 New York Mets 4 Game 1
San Diego Padres 3 New York Mets 1 Game 2
Atlanta Braves 6 Colorado Rockies 1
Florida Marlins 6 San Francisco Giants 5
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Montreal Expos 7
Milwaukee Brewers 6 Cincinnati Reds 4
St Louis Cardinals 5 Chicago Cubs 2
Philadelphia Phillies 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ed Sprague Jr San Diego Padres 5 for 9, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, BB
2. Omar Vizquel Cleveland Indians 5 for 7, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
3. Eric Chavez Oakland Athletics 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

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APRIL 6, 2000
Today concludes the season-opening series in Pittsburgh between the Astros and the Pirates. The Astros will be looking to complete the three-game sweep.

The Astros signed free agent RP Jose Rijo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $282,000 and free agent RP Willie Banks to a 1-year contract worth a total of $216,000.

The Texas Rangers signed free agent 3B Tony Fernandez to a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,440,000.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 1-2 at Toronto Blue Jays 2-1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-2 at Minnesota Twins 2-1
Cleveland Indians 1-1 at Baltimore Orioles 1-1
Chicago White Sox 0-3 at Texas Rangers 3-0
Boston Red Sox 1-1 at Seattle Mariners 1-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 0-3 at Florida Marlins 3-0
Chicago Cubs 1-3 at St Louis Cardinals 2-0
Milwaukee Brewers 1-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 at Montreal Expos 0-3
San Diego Padres 2-0 at New York Mets 1-3
Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 at Arizona Diamondbacks 0-2

HOUSTON ASTROS (2-0) AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES (0-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Chris Holt vs Todd Ritchie Advantage Push
C Mitch Meluskey vs Jason Kendall Advantage Pittsburgh
1B Jeff Bagwell vs Kevin Young Advantage Houston
2B Craig Biggio vs Warren Morris Advantage Houston
3B Bill Spiers vs Mike Benjamin Advantage Houston
SS Russ Johnson vs Pat Meares Advantage Houston
LF Lance Berkman vs Wil Cordero Advantage Houston
CF Richard Hidalgo vs Brian S Giles Advantage Pittsburgh
RF Moises Alou vs John Vander Wal Advantage Houston
Overall Advantage Houston

In the top of the first, Biggio led off the game with a bang! A 362 foot bang. Hidalgo added a two-out RBI single. Meluskey singled to load the bases with two out before Johnson popped up to the pitcher to retire the side.

In the bottom of the first, with runners at first and second and one out, Vander Wal placed the baseball in almost the exact same spot as Biggio as he gave the Pirates the lead with a 362 foot three-run homer.

In the top of the second, Bagwell got in on the act with a 391 foot two-out three-run homer to the opposite field.

In the bottom of the second, the Pirates tied the game thanks to a two-RBI double by the pitcher Ritchie. Ritchie went on to score from third when Giles beat out the 6-4-3 and the Pirates had regained the lead. With a runner on first and two out, Heath Murray took the mound for the Astros. A pair of walks loaded the bases with two out. Cordero drew a walk on a full count pitch to bring home a run. Finally, Meares grounded back to the pitcher to end the inning.

In the bottom of the third, Morris drove a thigh-high curveball 362 feet for a two-out two-run homer. The third 362-foot home run of the game in the first three innings.

After three: Pittsburgh 9 Houston 5.

In the top of the fifth, with runners at first and second and one out, Graeme Lloyd took the mound for the Pirates and got Johnson to ground into the inning-ending 6-4-3.

In the bottom of the fifth, Benjamin led off with a 408 foot homer. That brought Joe Slusarski out to the mound for the Astros. Giles delivered an RBI single. Vander Wal got a run-scoring double. The Pirates went on to load the bases with one out. Slusarski got Lloyd swinging for the second out. Meares then flew to center to end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, Biggio hit his second solo home run of the game, a 361 foot round-tripper. The Astros went on to load the bases with two out before Hidalgo flew to center to retire the side.

After six: Pittsburgh 12 Houston 6.

In the top of the seventh, a two-out RBI single by Spiers got the Astros a little closer. With runners at first and second and two out, Jimmy Anderson took the mound for the Pirates and got Alou to ground out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the seventh, Mike Maddux took the mound for the Astros. Vander Wal used a sacrifice fly to get another RBI. The Pirates went on to load the bases with two out before Benjamin flew to center to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth, Marc Wilkins took the mound for the Pirates. Bagwell scored from third when Hidalgo grounded into the 5-4-3.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Pirates loaded the bases with two out. Jay Powell took the mound for the Astros and got Kendall to ground to second to end the inning.

The two teams combined for 31 hits in the contest.

Final score: Pittsburgh 13 Houston 8.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
John Vander Wal 3 for 3, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R, 2 BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 7 Toronto Blue Jays 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 Minnesota Twins 6 10 innings
Cleveland Indians 12 Baltimore Orioles 2
Texas Rangers 14 Chicago White Sox 5
Boston Red Sox 8 Seattle Mariners 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 13 Florida Marlins 2
St Louis Cardinals 8 Chicago Cubs 2
Cincinnati Reds 5 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Montreal Expos 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
San Diego Padres 3 New York Mets 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 Philadelphia Phillies 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ellis Burks San Francisco Giants 3 for 4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
2. John Vander Wal Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 3, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, R, 2 BB
3. Warren Morris Pittsburgh Pirates 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

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APRIL 7, 2000
After winning two out of three in Pittsburgh against the Pirates, the Astros begin a six-game home stand with a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Tonight will be the Astros first game ever at Enron Field.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 2-2 at Kansas City Royals 2-2
Cleveland Indians 2-1 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-2
Detroit Tigers 1-2 at Baltimore Orioles 1-2
Toronto Blue Jays 2-2 at Texas Rangers 4-0
Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Anaheim Angels 1-2
Chicago White Sox 0-4 at Oakland Athletics 2-1
New York Yankees 2-1 at Seattle Mariners 1-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 1-3 at Atlanta Braves 2-1
Colorado Rockies 1-2 at Florida Marlins 3-1
San Diego Padres 3-0 at Montreal Expos 1-3
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 at New York Mets 1-4
Chicago Cubs 1-4 at Cincinnati Reds 2-1
Milwaukee Brewers 1-2 at St Louis Cardinals 3-0
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-2

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-1) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (2-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Robert Person vs Wade Miller Advantage Push
C Mike Lieberthal vs Tony Eusebio Advantage Philadelphia
1B Pat Burrell vs Jeff Bagwell Advantage Houston
2B Mickey Morandini vs Craig Biggio Advantage Houston
3B Scott Rolen vs Bill Spiers Advantage Philadelphia
SS Alex Arias vs Russ Johnson Advantage Push
LF Ron Gant vs Lance Berkman Advantage Houston
CF Doug Glanville vs Richard Hidalgo Advantage Houston
RF Bobby Abreu vs Moises Alou Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Houston

In the bottom of the second, the Astros loaded the bases with nobody out on three walks. Person then missed on a full count pitch to Johnson to walk his fourth straight and the Astros had their first run before they got their first hit. Berkman scored from third when Eusebio grounded into the 4-6-3. Miller, the pitcher, got the Astros first hit as he recorded a two-out RBI single.

In the bottom of the third, Alou got a fastball from Person and hammered it 393 feet for a solo home run.

After three: Houston 4 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the fourth, Berkman threw Morandini out at home as he tried to score from second on an Arias single.

In the bottom of the fifth, Alou went deep for the second time in the game as he sent a two-out solo shot 396 feet. That was all for Person as Carlos Reyes took the mound for the Phillies.

In the top of the sixth, with a runner on third and two out, Jay Powell took the mound for the Astros and got Arias to fly out to retire the side.

After six: Houston 5 Philadelphia 0.

In the top of the seventh, Octavio Dotel took the mound for the Astros. Rolen put the Phillies on the board with an RBI triple. Lieberthal added an RBI single. A walk loaded the bases with two out. But Dotel struck Burrell out to retire the side.

In the bottom of the seventh, Bryan Ward took the mound for the Phillies.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Billy Wagner took the mound for the Astros and got Glanville to ground into the double play to retire the side.

In the bottom of the eighth, Scott Aldred took the mound for the Phillies.

In the bottom of the ninth, with runners at first and second and two out, pinch hitter Jimmy Rollins grounded to short but Johnson missed on the throw to first, allowing Rolen to score from second. But Wagner struck Burrell out to end the game with runners at second and third.

The Philadelphia lost despite getting 10 hits in the game.

Final score: Houston 5 Philadelphia 3.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Moises Alou 2 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 13 Minnesota Twins 11
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 Cleveland Indians 0
Detroit Tigers 6 Baltimore Orioles 1
Texas Rangers 4 Toronto Blue Jays 3
Anaheim Angels 13 Boston Red Sox 11
Chicago White Sox 7 Oakland Athletics 6
New York Yankees 10 Seattle Mariners 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 12 Atlanta Braves 3
Florida Marlins 2 Colorado Rockies 0
Montreal Expos 6 San Diego Padres 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 New York Mets 4 14 innings
Cincinnati Reds 6 Chicago Cubs 3
Milwaukee Brewers 11 St Louis Cardinals 5
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 5

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Aaron Boone Cincinnati Reds 2 for 2, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
3. Darin Erstad Anaheim Angels 2 for 4, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, BB



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APRIL 8, 2000
Today is the second game in the series in Houston between the Astros and the Phillies.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 2-2 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-2
Detroit Tigers 2-2 at Baltimore Orioles 1-3
Minnesota Twins 2-3 at Kansas City Royals 3-2
Chicago White Sox 1-4 at Oakland Athletics 2-2
New York Yankees 3-1 at Seattle Mariners 1-3
Toronto Blue Jays 2-3 at Texas Rangers 5-0
Boston Red Sox 2-2 at Anaheim Angels 2-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 3-1 at Montreal Expos 2-3
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 at New York Mets 1-5
Chicago Cubs 1-5 at Cincinnati Reds 3-1
Milwaukee Brewers 2-2 at St Louis Cardinals 3-1
San Francisco Giants 2-3 at Atlanta Braves 2-2
Colorado Rockies 1-3 at Florida Marlins 4-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2-2

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-2) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (3-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Paul Byrd vs Shane Reynolds Advantage Houston
C Mike Lieberthal vs Mitch Meluskey Advantage Philadelphia
1B Pat Burrell vs Jeff Bagwell Advantage Houston
2B Mickey Morandini vs Craig Biggio Advantage Houston
3B Scott Rolen vs Bill Spiers Advantage Philadelphia
SS Alex Arias vs Russ Johnson Advantage Push
LF Ron Gant vs Lance Berkman Advantage Houston
CF Doug Glanville vs Richard Hidalgo Advantage Houston
RF Bobby Abreu vs Moises Alou Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Houston

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Philadelphia 0 Houston 0.

In the top of the fourth, the Phillies scored a run on a Lieberthal single.

In the bottom of the sixth, Hidalgo belted a a two-out two-run shot 368 feet.

After six: Houston 2 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the seventh, pinch hitter Kevin Jordan delivered a game-tying two-out run-scoring single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Scott Aldred took the mound for the Phillies. A two-out RBI single by Alou gave the Astros the lead back.

In the top of the eighth, Jose Cabrera took the mound for the Astros and struck out the side.

In the bottom of the eighth, following a lead off walk, Cliff Politte took the mound for the Phillies.

In the top of the ninth, Joe Slusarski took the mound for the Astros with a one-run lead to protect. After giving up a lead off single, Slusarski got Burrell to ground into the 6-4-3. With bases empty and two out, Arias grounded to short to end the game.

Astros pitching combined to record 12 strikeouts.

Final score: Houston 3 Philadelphia 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Shane Reynolds 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2
Baltimore Orioles 4 Detroit Tigers 3
Minnesota Twins 5 Kansas City Royals 2
Oakland Athletics 15 Chicago White Sox 3
Seattle Mariners 7 New York Yankees 6
Texas Rangers 13 Toronto Blue Jays 4
Anaheim Angels 6 Boston Red Sox 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Diego Padres 6 Montreal Expos 3
New York Mets 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 10 innings
Chicago Cubs 3 Cincinnati Reds 2
Milwaukee Brewers 6 St Louis Cardinals 2
Atlanta Braves 9 San Francisco Giants 6
Florida Marlins 8 Colorado Rockies 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 8 Arizona Diamondbacks 7

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Frank Catalanotto Texas Rangers 5 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
2. Mark Kotsay Florida Marlins 4 for 4, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 4 R, BB
3. Rafael Palmeiro Texas Rangers 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R

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APRIL 9, 2000
The Astros look to complete the three-game series sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies today in Houston. The Phillies have lost three straight.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 2-3 at Baltimore Orioles 2-3
Toronto Blue Jays 2-4 at Texas Rangers 6-0
Minnesota Twins 3-3 at Kansas City Royals 3-3
Boston Red Sox 2-3 at Anaheim Angels 3-2
Chicago White Sox 1-5 at Oakland Athletics 3-2
Cleveland Indians 3-2 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-3
New York Yankees 3-2 at Seattle Mariners 2-3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
San Francisco Giants 2-4 at Atlanta Braves 3-2
Colorado Rockies 1-4 at Florida Marlins 5-1
San Diego Padres 4-1 at Montreal Expos 2-4
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 at New York Mets 2-5
Chicago Cubs 2-5 at Cincinnati Reds 3-2
Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 at St Louis Cardinals 3-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2-3

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (2-3) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (4-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Curt Schilling vs Scott Elarton Advantage Philadelphia
C Tom Prince vs Tony Eusebio Advantage Houston
1B Pat Burrell vs Jeff Bagwell Advantage Houston
2B Mickey Morandini vs Craig Biggio Advantage Houston
3B Scott Rolen vs Bill Spiers Advantage Philadelphia
SS Alex Arias vs Russ Johnson Advantage Push
LF Ron Gant vs Lance Berkman Advantage Houston
CF Doug Glanville vs Richard Hidalgo Advantage Houston
RF Bobby Abreu vs Moises Alou Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Houston

In the top of the first, a Burrell two-out single scored one.

In the bottom of the first, a 388 foot three-run homer by Alou put the Astros in the lead. The Astros scored another run on a Hidalgo double.

After three: Houston 4 Philadelphia 1.

In the top of the fourth, Burrell scored from third when Arias grounded to short.

In the top of the sixth, Arias delivered a run-scoring single to make it a one-run game. Schilling brought home the tying run with a two-out infield single.

In the bottom of the sixth, pinch hitter Ken Caminiti put the Astros back in the lead with an RBI single. With runners at first and second and one out, Ed Vosberg took the mound for the Phillies. Biggio greeted him with an RBI double. Spiers followed with a run-scoring single.

After six: Houston 7 Philadelphia 4.

In the top of the seventh, Jose Cabrera took the mound for the Astros.

In the bottom of the seventh, with a runner on first and one out, Carlos Reyes took the mound for the Phillies. Hidalgo greeted him with a 417 foot two-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, following a lead off double, Steve Schrenk took the mound for the Astros. Biggio greeted him with an RBI single.

In the top of the ninth, Jay Powell took the mound for the Astros with a six-run lead to protect. The Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Abreu drew a walk to bring home a run. With the bases still loaded with one out, Billy Wagner took the mound for the Astros. Wagner got Burrell on strikes for the second out. Then Gant flew to right to end the game.

The two teams combined for 25 hits in the contest.

Final score: Houston 10 Philadelphia 5.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Richard Hidalgo 2 for 3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore Orioles 4 Detroit Tigers 3 10 innings
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Texas Rangers 6
Kansas City Royals 8 Minnesota Twins 6
Boston Red Sox 8 Anaheim Angels 2
Oakland Athletics 12 Chicago White Sox 8
Cleveland Indians 9 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6
Seattle Mariners 8 New York Yankees 7 10 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 9 San Francisco Giants 6
Florida Marlins 12 Colorado Rockies 3
San Diego Padres 5 Montreal Expos 2
New York Mets 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Cincinnati Reds 9 Chicago Cubs 2
St Louis Cardinals 7 Milwaukee Brewers 6
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Nomar Garciaparra Boston Red Sox 3 for 4, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Pedro J Martinez Boston Red Sox 9.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 15 K, W
3. Frank E Thomas Chicago White Sox 2 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB

Atlanta Braves C Javy Lopez had a five-hit game.

San Diego Padres 1B Ryan Klesko will miss 2 days due to knee tendinitis he suffered while jogging.

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APRIL 10, 2000
The Astros will conclude their first home stand of the season with a three-game series against the St Louis Cardinals. The Astros are 3-0 on this home stand.

AL Player of the Week: 3B Frank Catalanotto Texas Rangers

NL Player of the Week: RF Ellis Burks San Francisco Giants

WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Florida Marlins
2. Texas Rangers
3. Houston Astros
4. San Diego Padres
5. Atlanta Braves
6. Cleveland Indians
7. Oakland Athletics
8. Cincinnati Reds
9. St Louis Cardinals
10. Kansas City Royals
11. Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Baltimore Orioles
13. Seattle Mariners
14. Arizona Diamondbacks
15. Boston Red Sox
16. Anaheim Angels
17. Milwaukee Brewers
18. New York Yankees
19. Toronto Blue Jays
20. Minnesota Twins
21. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
22. New York Mets
23. Pittsburgh Pirates
24. Detroit Tigers
25. Philadelphia Phillies
26. Montreal Expos
27. San Francisco Giants
28. Chicago Cubs
29. Colorado Rockies
30. Chicago White Sox

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 3-4 at Kansas City Royals 4-3
Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 at Anaheim Angels 3-3
Cleveland Indians 4-2 at Oakland Athletics 4-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 4-2 at Chicago Cubs 2-6
Florida Marlins 6-1 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-3
Cincinnati Reds 4-2 at Colorado Rockies 1-5
New York Mets 3-5 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-6
Arizona Diamondbacks 3-3 at San Diego Padres 5-1

ST LOUIS CARDINALS (4-2) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (5-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Matt Morris vs Jose Lima Advantage Houston
C Mike Matheny vs Mitch Meluskey Advantage Houston
1B Mark McGwire vs Jeff Bagwell Advantage Push
2B Fernando Vina vs Craig Biggio Advantage Push
3B Placido Polanco vs Bill Spiers Advantage Push
SS Edgar Renteria vs Russ Johnson Advantage Push
LF Ray Lankford vs Lance Berkman Advantage Houston
CF Jim Edmonds vs Richard Hidalgo Advantage St Louis
RF J D Drew vs Moises Alou Advantage Houston
Overall Advantage Houston

In the top of the first, Berkman threw Drew out at home as he tried to score from second on an Edmonds single.

In the bottom of the second, Bagwell led off with a 385 foot jack.

After three: Houston 1 St Louis 0.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Astros loaded the bases with nobody out. The Cardinals had intentionally walked Johnson to get to Lima and he made them pay with an RBI single. Biggio followed with his own run-scoring single but, on the play, Edmonds threw Johnson out at home as he tried to score from second. The Astros reloaded the bases with two out for Bagwell and he brought two home with a single. That was it for Morris. With runners at first and second and two out, Gary Glover took the mound for the Cardinals. Berkman singled to left but Lankford threw Alou out at home as he tried to score from second. The Astros had put together a four-run inning and the Cardinals were fortunate it hadn't been worse.

In the top of the sixth, Edmonds hit a two-run homer 386 feet and just like that the Cardinals were back in the game.
McGwire then made it back-to-back home runs with a 346 foot shot.

In the bottom of the sixth, Glover struck out the side around a two-out walk to Johnson.

After six: Houston 5 St Louis 3.

In the top of the seventh, Mike Maddux took the mound for the Astros. Drew made it a one-run game with a 441 foot two-out solo longball.

In the bottom of the seventh, Mike Matthews took the mound for the Cardinals.

In the top of the eighth, after Maddux hit Edmonds with a pitch to lead off, Octavio Dotel took the mound for the Astros.

In the top of the ninth, Billy Wagner took the mound for the Astros with a one-run lead to protect. And he retired the side in order to record the save.

Final score: Houston 5 St Louis 4.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jeff Bagwell 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Kansas City Royals 12 Minnesota Twins 6
Toronto Blue Jays 8 Anaheim Angels 7
Oakland Athletics 10 Cleveland Indians 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 4 Atlanta Braves 0
Florida Marlins 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Colorado Rockies 12 Cincinnati Reds 10
New York Mets 4 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 San Diego Padres 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Jason Giambi Oakland Athletics 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
2. Joe Randa Kansas City Royals 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
3. Kevin Tapani Chicago Cubs 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

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APRIL 11, 2000
Tonight is the second game in the series in Houston between the Astros and the St Louis Cardinals. The Astros won the series opener to improve to 4-0 at their new ballpark.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle Mariners 3-3 at Detroit Tigers 2-4
Texas Rangers 6-1 at New York Yankees 3-3
Minnesota Twins 3-5 at Boston Red Sox 3-3
Chicago White Sox 1-6 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-4
Baltimore Orioles 3-3 at Kansas City Royals 5-3
Cleveland Indians 4-3 at Oakland Athletics 5-2
Toronto Blue Jays 4-4 at Anaheim Angels 3-4

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 at San Francisco Giants 2-5
Montreal Expos 2-5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2-4
Cincinnati Reds 4-3 at Colorado Rockies 2-5
Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 at San Diego Padres 5-2

ST LOUIS CARDINALS (4-3) AT HOUSTON ASTROS (6-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Darryl Kile vs Chris Holt Advantage Push
C Mike Matheny vs Tony Eusebio Advantage Houston
1B Mark McGwire vs Jeff Bagwell Advantage Push
2B Fernando Vina vs Craig Biggio Advantage Push
3B Placido Polanco vs Bill Spiers Advantage Push
SS Shawon Dunston vs Russ Johnson Advantage Push
LF Ray Lankford vs Lance Berkman Advantage Houston
CF Jim Edmonds vs Richard Hidalgo Advantage St Louis
RF J D Drew vs Moises Alou Advantage Houston
Overall Advantage Houston

In the top of the first, McGwire knocked in a run with a two-out single.

After three: St Louis 1 Houston 0.

In the top of the fourth, Kile knocked in a run with a single. The Cardinals went on to load the bases with one out. Holt missed on a full count pitch to bring home a run. Drew then scored from third on a passed ball.

In the bottom of the fifth, Johnson got a run-scoring double to put the Astros on the board. Eusebio added a sacrifice fly to get an RBI. An RBI single by pinch hitter Ken Caminiti made it a one-run game.

In the top of the sixth, Joe Slusarski took the mound for the Astros.

After six: St Louis 4 Houston 3.

In the top of the seventh, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out. Jay Powell took the mound for the Astros. On his very first pitch, Matheny took him 385 feet for a grand slam.

In the top of the eighth, Heath Murray took the mound for the Astros. A McGwire double scored one. With runners at second and third and nobody out, Murray struck out three in a row.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Astros loaded the bases with nobody out. Johnson reached on an infield single to bring home a run. Eusebio flew to right for the first out without bringing home a run. Pinch hitter Roger Cedeno got an RBI when he grounded into the 3-6 fielder's choice. Biggio made it a two-run game with a two-out two-run double. With a runner on second and two out, Dave Veres took the mound for the Cardinals. The Astros reloaded the bases with two out but Veres struck Bagwell out to end the inning.

In the top of the ninth, Jose Cabrera took the mound for the Astros.

In the bottom of the ninth, following a lead off double, Heathcliff Slocumb took the mound for the Cardinals. With runners at first and second and two out, pinch hitter Daryle Ward tied the game with a two-run double in his first at bat of the season.

After nine: St Louis 9 Houston 9.

In the top of the tenth, Mike Maddux took the mound for the Astros. With runners at the corners and two out, Octavio Dotel took the mound for the Astros. Dunston singled to give the Cardinals the lead back.

In the bottom of the tenth, with runners at first and third and two out, Berkman flew to right to end the game.

The two teams combined for 32 hits in the contest. Cardinals batters also struck out 11 times.

Final score: St Louis 10 Houston 9 10 innings.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Mike Matheny 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 11 Minnesota Twins 2
Texas Rangers 11 New York Yankees 7
Detroit Tigers 11 Seattle Mariners 5
Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0
Toronto Blue Jays 7 Anaheim Angels 3
Cleveland Indians 4 Oakland Athletics 2
Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals ppd

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 San Francisco Giants 3
Montreal Expos 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 15 innings
Colorado Rockies 7 Cincinnati Reds 6
San Diego Padres 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 1

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Woody Williams 8.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 K, W
2. Ivan Rodriguez Texas Rangers 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Mike Matheny St Louis Cardinals 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R



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