Texas Sports

Thursday, April 4, 2002

Astros thump Milwaukee, 15-2

Associated Press

Eight-run fourth inning leads to Houston's first win of young season
   HOUSTON - Daryle Ward, taking Moises Alou's place in the Houston lineup, homered during an eight-run fourth inning and finished with four RBIs as the Astros routed the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 Wednesday night.
   Ward, who got a starting job in the outfield when Alou became a free agent in the offseason and signed with the Chicago Cubs, tied a career high with three hits. He had a three-run homer and later doubled home a run.
   Brad Ausmus also homered and drove in four runs before a crowd of 23,381, the smallest in the three-season history of the ballpark recently renamed Astros Field.
   Roy Oswalt (1-0) went six innings and allowed two runs and four hits, striking out six.
   Oswalt went 14-3 with a 2.73 ERA as a rookie last season. He extended his scoreless streak against the Brewers to 19 innings before they scored in the fifth on pinch-hitter Lenny Harris' RBI single.
   Ruben Quevedo (0-1) went 31/3 innings and allowed eight runs, five of them earned, on four hits and four walks.
   Quevedo set down nine of the first 10 batters before Ausmus reached on an error by shortstop Jose Hernandez to lead off the fourth. With one out, Richard Hidalgo had an RBI single for Houston's first hit.
   Ward's homer made it 4-0, Geoff Blum tripled and Julio Lugo doubled. Mike Buddie then relieved Quevedo and gave up a sacrifice fly to Ausmus, and Jeff Bagwell hit a two-run single.
   Milwaukee AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
   EYoung 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143
   ASanchez cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .286
   Jenkins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .125
   Sexson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250
   Stairs rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
   d-Ochoa ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
   Houston 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .429
   e-Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
   JHernandez ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .333
   Casanova c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .167
   Quevedo p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
   Buddie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   a-LHarris ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500
   LVizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   b-Bako ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
   King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   Nomura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   Totals 31 2 7 2 2 7
   Houston AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
   Biggio 2b 5 1 0 0 1 1 .100
   Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   Ausmus c 4 2 1 4 0 1 .250
   Bagwell 1b 2 2 2 2 2 0 .333
   Dotel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   Merced 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
   Berkman cf-lf 4 2 1 2 1 0 .444
   Hidalgo rf 5 2 2 1 0 0 .400
   Ward lf 4 1 3 4 0 0 .500
   NCruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --
   JVizcno ph-1b-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500
   Blum 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .400
   Lugo ss 5 2 2 1 0 1 .400
   Oswalt p 1 1 0 0 2 0 .000
   BHunter cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500
   Totals 38 15 15 15 6 5
   Milwaukee 000 020 000-2 7 2
   Houston 000 811 50x-15 15 0
   a-singled for Buddie in the 5th. b-popped out for Vizcaino in the 7th. c-doubled for Cruz in the 7th. d-singled for Stairs in the 9th. e-struck out for Houston in the 9th. E-Houston (1), JHernandez (2). LOB-Milwaukee 5, Houston 7. 2B-JHernandez (1), Hidalgo (1), Ward (1), JVizacino (1), Lugo (1). 3B-Blum (1). HR-Berkman (2) off King; Ausmus (1) off King; Ward (1) off Quevedo. RBIs-LHarris 2 (2), Ausmus 4 (4), Bagwell 2 (2), Berkman 2 (4), Hidalgo (1), Ward 4 (4), Blum (1), Lugo (1). SB-ASanchez (2), Stairs (1). SF-Ausmus. GIDP-Stairs, JHernandez, Hidalgo. Runners left in scoring position-Milwaukee 3 (Sexson, Houston, Casanova); Houston 4 (Ausmus 2, Blum 2). Runners moved up-Biggio. DP-Milwaukee 1 (Houston, EYoung and Sexson); Houston 2 (Lugo, Biggio and Bagwell), (Blum, JVizacino and Merced).
   Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
   Quevdo L, 0-1 3ì 4 8 4 4 1 70 10.80
   Buddie í 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
   LVizcaino 2 4 2 2 2 1 47 9.00
   King 1 6 5 5 0 1 35 45.00
   Nomura 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0.00
   Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
   Oswalt W, 1-0 6 5 2 2 2 6 91 3.00
   NCruz 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
   Dotel 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00
   Wagner 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 0.00
   Inherited runners-scored-Buddie 3-3. HBP-by LVizcaino (Bagwell), by Oswalt (Sexson). WP-Buddie. T-3:00. A-23,381 (40,950).
  
  

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