Cardinals 1, 
Astros 0
| W: | A. Wainwright (15-7) |
| L: | W. Rodriguez (12-8) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (33) |
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .292 | .367 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .279 | .342 |
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .278 | .412 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .309 | .357 |
| M Tejada SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .307 | .336 |
| G Blum 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .259 | .323 |
J Keppinger PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .342 |
| K Matsui 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .237 | .288 |
| H Quintero C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .248 | .302 |
a-D Erstad PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .216 | .296 |
C Coste C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .314 |
| W Rodriguez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .102 | .120 |
b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .228 | .285 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 123 | ||
| a-grounded to second for H Quintero in the 8th b-struck out swinging for W Rodriguez in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bourn (24, A Wainwright) S: K Matsui Astros RISP: 0-5 (J Michaels 0-1, H Pence 0-1, C Lee 0-1, D Erstad 0-1, L Berkman 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Rodriguez (L, 12-8) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 93-64 | 2.82 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.99 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 108-75 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 15/25; L Hawkins 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 24-6-16-18; L Hawkins 1-3-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 7-8; L Hawkins 2-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 72 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Lugo 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .291 | .345 |
a-R Ankiel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .233 | .280 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| B Ryan SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .297 | .340 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .317 | .440 |
| M Holliday LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .387 | .446 |
| R Ludwick RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .266 | .327 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .231 | .307 |
| Y Molina C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .290 | .364 |
| C Rasmus CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .252 | .310 |
| A Wainwright P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .155 | .167 |
b-S Schumaker PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .295 | .356 |
| Totals | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 108 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for J Lugo in the 8th b-grounded to shortstop for A Wainwright in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (31, W Rodriguez) RBI: A Pujols (107) Cardinals RISP: 0-2 (M Holliday 0-1, R Ludwick 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Wainwright (W, 15-7) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 114-75 | 2.50 |
| R Franklin (S, 33) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-3 | 1.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 123-78 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Wainwright 16/27; R Franklin 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Wainwright 22-5-28-20; R Franklin 0-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Wainwright 12-7; R Franklin 2-1 Game Scores: A Wainwright 81 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | STL | |||
 | 1st | A Pujols doubled to left, B Ryan scored. | 0 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 40,512 (92.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:10 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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