Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - April 10, 2009

Scores for Apr 10, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 4/10)

(1-3, 0-1 away)

(3-2, 3-2 home)

8:15 PM ET, April 10, 2009

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Matsui 2B	4	0	1	1	1	1	23	.250	.368	.563
H Pence RF	5	1	1	0	0	2	18	.333	.353	.800
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	11	.286	.412	.571
C Lee LF	4	1	3	1	0	0	12	.250	.250	.500
M Tejada SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.333	.412	.333
G Blum 3B	3	1	2	0	1	0	14	.500	.583	.600
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
I Rodriguez C	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.250	.294	.500
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	18	.313	.313	.313
M Hampton P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
a-J Smith PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
G Geary P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-D Erstad PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000	.333	.000
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Keppinger 3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	.571	.571	1.000
Totals	35	3	11	3	3	4	136
a-struck out swinging for M Hampton in the 6th b-walked for G Geary in the 7th
BATTING 2B: L Berkman (1, J Pineiro); G Blum (1, J Pineiro) HR: C Lee (1, 8th inning off J Kinney 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Berkman (2), K Matsui (2), C Lee (1) 2-out RBI: L Berkman, K Matsui GIDP: M Tejada, I Rodriguez Astros RISP: 1-7 (H Pence 0-2, I Rodriguez 0-2, M Bourn 1-1, C Lee 0-1, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING DP: 1 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Hampton (L, 3-4)	5.0	4	3	3	4	5	0	92-53	5.40
G Geary	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-10	4.50
D Brocail	1.0	1	1	1	3	0	1	24-8	7.71
T Byrdak	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	5	5	8	6	1	147-80
PITCHING HBP: K Greene (By M Hampton) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Hampton 15/24; G Geary 3/5; D Brocail 1/6; T Byrdak 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Hampton 16-6-17-14; G Geary 1-1-4-4; D Brocail 0-0-5-3; T Byrdak 3-2-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hampton 6-4; G Geary 1-2; D Brocail 2-1; T Byrdak 1-1 Game Scores: M Hampton 48

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Schumaker 2B-LF	5	1	3	1	0	1	18	.385	.429	.462
K Greene SS	3	1	0	0	1	1	26	.200	.304	.250
A Pujols 1B	3	1	0	0	1	0	11	.412	.545	.647
R Ludwick RF	3	1	2	2	1	0	19	.400	.438	.867
C Duncan LF	3	0	1	1	1	1	16	.308	.500	.615
B Ryan PR-2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.167
Y Molina C	2	0	0	1	2	0	14	.250	.350	.563
R Ankiel CF	2	1	0	0	2	1	16	.133	.278	.133
D Freese 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.200	.250	.300
B Barden 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200
J Pineiro P	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.000	.000	.000
J Kinney P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-C Rasmus PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.167	.333	.167
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K McClellan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	5	6	5	8	6	147
a-popped out to shortstop for J Kinney in the 8th
BATTING 2B: R Ludwick (1, M Hampton); S Schumaker (1, G Geary) HR: R Ludwick (2, 7th inning off D Brocail 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Duncan (3), R Ludwick 2 (4), Y Molina (4), S Schumaker (1) 2-out RBI: C Duncan, S Schumaker GIDP: D Freese Cardinals RISP: 2-9 (K Greene 0-1, R Ludwick 1-1, R Ankiel 0-2, Y Molina 0-1, D Freese 0-1, C Duncan 1-2, A Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: B Ryan (1, 2nd base off D Brocail/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING DP: 3 (A Pujols, D Freese-S Schumaker-A Pujols, K Greene-S Schumaker-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Pineiro (W, 5-5)	6.2	8	2	2	1	2	0	95-64	2.70
J Kinney (H, 2)	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	1	23-12	5.40
J Motte (H, 11)	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	27.00
K McClellan (S, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	3	4	1	136-88
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Pineiro 17/26; J Kinney 5/7; J Motte 2/3; K McClellan 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Pineiro 17-5-19-23; J Kinney 5-2-1-4; J Motte 3-0-2-3; K McClellan 2-1-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 14-3; J Kinney 1-2; J Motte 0-1; K McClellan 1-0 Game Scores: J Pineiro 51

			HOU	STL
	1st	C Duncan singled to right, S Schumaker scored, R Ludwick to third.	0	1
	3rd	R Ludwick doubled to right center, K Greene scored, A Pujols to third.	0	2
	3rd	Y Molina grounded out to pitcher, A Pujols scored, R Ludwick to third.	0	3
	6th	L Berkman doubled to deep right center, H Pence scored.	1	3
	6th	S Schumaker doubled to deep left, R Ankiel scored.	1	4
	7th	K Matsui walked, G Blum scored, M Bourn to third, D Erstad to second.	2	4
	7th	R Ludwick homered to center.	2	5
	8th	C Lee homered to left.	3	5
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Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	37,224 (84.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:54
Weather	45 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi

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