Cardinals 4,
Astros 3
| W: | T. Miller (3-0) |
| L: | A. Arias (2-1) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (24) |
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .288 | .362 |
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .257 | .314 |
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .325 | .354 |
| C Lee LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .357 |
J Michaels PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .266 |
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .268 | .336 |
| H Pence RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | .293 | .362 |
| I Rodriguez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .251 | .281 |
| C Coste 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .248 | .342 |
| B Moehler P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .000 | .000 |
W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
a-M Kata PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .233 |
A Arias P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 155 | ||
| a-singled to left for W Wright in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bourn 2 (20, M Boggs 2); C Lee (19, M Boggs) RBI: M Tejada 2 (62), M Kata (5) S: K Matsui 2-out RBI: M Kata GIDP: C Coste, M Tejada Astros RISP: 2-9 (M Tejada 1-3, G Blum 0-1, M Kata 1-1, M Bourn 0-1, I Rodriguez 0-2, B Moehler 0-1) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (11, 2nd base off M Boggs/J LaRue) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Pence (2, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (G Blum-K Matsui-C Coste). Outfield Assist: M Bourn (J LaRue at Home). | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Moehler | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 98-66 | 4.99 |
| W Wright | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 5.84 |
| A Arias (L, 2-1; B, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 2.33 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 119-77 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Arias IBB: A Pujols (By B Moehler); R Ludwick (By A Arias) HBP: A Pujols (By A Arias) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Moehler 17/27; W Wright 1/1; A Arias 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Moehler 13-10-23-20; W Wright 0-0-0-1; A Arias 1-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 9-5; W Wright 0-0; A Arias 2-0 Game Scores: B Moehler 56 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Schumaker 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .300 | .360 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .375 | .394 |
| A Pujols 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .320 | .443 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .586 | .649 |
| R Ludwick RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .268 | .333 |
| R Ankiel CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .240 | .291 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .215 | .268 |
| J LaRue C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .301 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| M Boggs P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 |
a-A Wainwright PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .150 | .150 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | |
T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Y Molina C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .351 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 119 | ||
| a-struck out bunting foul for M Boggs in the 5th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Holliday (6, A Arias) 3B: J Lugo (3, B Moehler) HR: M Derosa (7, 7th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Holliday 2 (8), M DeRosa (11), R Ankiel (30) S: B Thompson GIDP: M DeRosa Cardinals RISP: 3-6 (M Holliday 1-1, M DeRosa 0-1, R Ludwick 0-1, R Ankiel 1-2, S Schumaker 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Ludwick (4, 2nd base off B Moehler/I Rodriguez) CS: M Holliday (1, 2nd base by B Moehler/I Rodriguez) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Ankiel (4, catch); J LaRue (1, throw) DP: 2 (S Schumaker-A Pujols-J Lugo, J Lugo-A Pujols). | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Boggs | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99-55 | 3.29 |
| B Thompson | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37-26 | 4.95 |
| T Miller (W, 3-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 1.98 |
| R Franklin (S, 24) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-11 | 1.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 155-96 | |
| PITCHING HBP: G Blum (By M Boggs) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Boggs 15/25; B Thompson 5/11; T Miller 1/1; R Franklin 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Boggs 20-11-10-14; B Thompson 8-4-5-9; T Miller 1-1-2-0; R Franklin 4-1-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Boggs 6-4; B Thompson 3-3; T Miller 0-0; R Franklin 2-1 Game Scores: M Boggs 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | STL | |||
| 1st | M Tejada singled to center, M Bourn scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Holliday singled to left, J Lugo scored, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | M Tejada grounded out to second, K Matsui scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | M DeRosa homered to left. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Kata singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, C Coste to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Holliday doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | R Ankiel singled to left, M Holliday scored, R Ludwick to second. | 3 | 4 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 43,760 (99.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
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