St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - April 07, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 7, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/7)

Game 1: Monday, April 7
St. Louis	3	Final
Houston	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, April 8
St. Louis	5	Final
Houston	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, April 9
St. Louis	6	Final
Houston	4	Final
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Cardinals 3

(5-2, 0-1 away)

Astros 5

(3-5, 1-0 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, April 7, 2008

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	6	0
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	9	0

W: J. Valverde (2-0)

L: K. McClellan (0-1)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Izturis SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.211
R Ankiel CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.296
A Pujols 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333
T Glaus 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.240
R Ludwick RF	4	0	1	2	0	3	1	.304
C Duncan LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.143
K McClellan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Y Molina C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.318
T Wellemeyer P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-B Barton PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455
b-S Schumaker PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
K Jimenez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Washington LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
A Miles 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	32	3	6	3	2	7	9
a-hit for T Wellemeyer in the 8th b-grounded to shortstop for B Barton in the 8th
BATTING 2B: T Glaus (3, W Rodriguez); R Ludwick (3, J Valverde) RBI: T Glaus (3), R Ludwick 2 (5) 2-out RBI: T Glaus, R Ludwick 2 GIDP: S Schumaker Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ludwick 1, Y Molina 1 Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 2 (T Glaus-C Izturis-A Pujols, T Glaus-A Miles-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Wellemeyer	7.0	5	2	2	1	7	2	87-60	2.25
K Jimenez	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	16-9	9.00
K McClellan (L, 0-1)	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3-2	6.75
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	2	7	4	106-71
PITCHING Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 25; K Jimenez 5; K McClellan 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wellemeyer 11-3; K Jimenez 1-1; K McClellan 0-0 Game Scores: T Wellemeyer 65

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Bourn CF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.250
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.171
L Berkman 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.240
C Lee LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.303
D Erstad PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
M Tejada SS	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.267
G Blum 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.308
M Loretta 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.190
J Towles C	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.222
W Rodriguez P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-J Cruz Jr PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	5	9	5	2	7	9
a-grounded to first for D Brocail in the 8th
BATTING HR: L Berkman (2, 7th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 0 Out); C Lee (3, 7th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 0 Out); J Towles (2, 8th inning off K Jimenez 0 on, 0 Out); M Tejada (2, 9th inning off K McClellan 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman (4), C Lee (4), J Towles (4), M Tejada 2 (6) GIDP: W Rodriguez, M Loretta Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Lee 1 Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn 2 (6, 2nd base off K Jimenez/Y Molina, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/Y Molina) Picked Off: L Berkman (1st base by Y Molina)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez	7.1	3	0	0	0	6	0	91-65	2.92
D Brocail (H, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-5	2.45
J Valverde (W, 2-0; B, 1)	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	25-13	11.25
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	2	7	0	121-83
PITCHING IBB: C Duncan (By J Valverde) Batters faced: W Rodriguez 25; D Brocail 1; J Valverde 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 8-8; D Brocail 2-0; J Valverde 1-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 78

Scoring Summary

			STL	HOU
	7th	L Berkman homered to center.	0	1
	7th	C Lee homered to left.	0	2
	8th	J Towles homered to left.	0	3
	9th	T Glaus singled to left, A Miles scored, C Izturis to second.	1	3
	9th	R Ludwick doubled to deep right center, C Izturis and T Glaus scored.	3	3
	9th	M Tejada homered to right, D Erstad scored.	3	5
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