Cardinals 7, Astros 3

W:	K. Lohse (6-8)
L:	W. Rodriguez (13-11)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
J Lugo 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	14	.295	.362
b-C Rasmus PH-CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253	.306
B Ryan SS	5	0	1	1	0	1	20	.289	.338
A Pujols 1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	20	.329	.447
M Holliday LF	4	1	2	1	0	1	11	.358	.415
R Ludwick RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	16	.269	.331
M DeRosa 3B	4	2	3	4	0	0	11	.239	.304
J LaRue C	4	1	2	0	0	0	12	.239	.295
S Schumaker CF-2B	4	1	3	0	0	1	13	.307	.366
K Lohse P	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	.206	.250
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-K Greene PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.205	.278
K McClellan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	37	7	15	7	0	6	134
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Motte in the 8th b-lined out to shortstop for J Lugo in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Pujols 2 (42, S Gervacio, W Rodriguez); M DeRosa (10, W Rodriguez) HR: M Derosa 2 (10, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out; 6th inning off C Paronto 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Holliday (50), M DeRosa 4 (26), J Lugo (11), B Ryan (35) S: K Lohse SF: J Lugo 2-out RBI: M Holliday, M DeRosa 3, B Ryan Cardinals RISP: 4-8 (M Holliday 2-2, M DeRosa 1-1, K Lohse 0-1, R Ludwick 0-1, J Lugo 0-1, B Ryan 1-2) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: R Ludwick (2, 2nd base by S Gervacio/H Quintero)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M DeRosa-J Lugo-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Lohse (W, 6-8)	6.0	5	3	3	1	4	2	76-50	4.81
J Motte	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	4.83
K McClellan	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-14	2.78
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	1	8	2	108-74
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Lohse 19/23; J Motte 4/4; K McClellan 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Lohse 18-8-6-18; J Motte 3-2-3-2; K McClellan 4-3-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 9-5; J Motte 1-0; K McClellan 2-2 Game Scores: K Lohse 53

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.289	.360
M Tejada SS	4	1	1	1	0	1	15	.300	.329
L Berkman 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	10	.272	.398
C Lee LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.303	.349
G Blum 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.254	.318
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	16	.287	.351
K Matsui 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	12	.251	.301
H Quintero C	3	0	2	1	0	0	4	.241	.286
W Rodriguez P	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.117	.131
a-A Boone PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.111
C Paronto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
S Gervacio P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-J Keppinger PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.263	.330
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
L Hawkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	32	3	6	3	1	8	108
a-struck out swinging for W Rodriguez in the 5th b-grounded to third for S Gervacio in the 7th
BATTING 2B: G Blum (13, K Lohse) HR: M Tejada (12, 1st inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out); L Berkman (23, 6th inning off K Lohse 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Tejada (77), H Quintero (13), L Berkman (74) GIDP: C Lee Astros RISP: 1-4 (H Pence 0-1, H Quintero 1-1, M Bourn 0-1, A Boone 0-1) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 1 (L Berkman-M Tejada-H Quintero). Outfield Assist: H Pence (M DeRosa at 3rd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (L, 13-11)	5.0	9	6	6	0	5	1	85-57	2.97
C Paronto	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	1	16-13	18.90
S Gervacio	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	2.20
W Lopez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	10.38
L Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-4	2.28
Totals	9.0	15	7	7	0	6	2	134-89
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 9/23; C Paronto 5/6; S Gervacio 1/3; W Lopez 4/4; L Hawkins 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 13-13-13-18; C Paronto 4-4-0-5; S Gervacio 1-1-2-3; W Lopez 2-1-1-4; L Hawkins 1-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 5-4; C Paronto 1-1; S Gervacio 3-0; W Lopez 3-0; L Hawkins 1-2 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 30

Scoring Summary
			STL	HOU
	1st	M Holliday singled to left, A Pujols scored.	1	0
	1st	M DeRosa doubled to deep right, M Holliday and R Ludwick scored, M DeRosa thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.	3	0
	1st	M Tejada homered to left.	3	1
	2nd	J Lugo hit sacrifice fly to right, J LaRue scored, S Schumaker to third.	4	1
	2nd	B Ryan reached on infield single to shortstop, S Schumaker scored.	5	1
	3rd	M DeRosa homered to left.	6	1
	5th	H Quintero singled to left, G Blum scored, K Matsui to second.	6	2
	6th	M DeRosa homered to left.	7	2
	6th	L Berkman homered to left center.	7	3
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	34,705 (84.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:19
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Rick Reed

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)

San Diego	11	Final
Pittsburgh	6	in 11

Baltimore	2	Final
Toronto	9

Atlanta	11	Final
NY Mets	3

Chi Cubs	10	Final
Milwaukee	2

St. Louis	7	Final
Houston	3

Boston	9	Final
Kansas City	12

Minnesota	7	Final
Chi White Sox	0

San Francisco	5	Final
Arizona	4

NY Yankees	2	Final
LA Angels	5

Texas	10	Final
Oakland	3

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