Cardinals 11, Astros 2

W:	J. Pineiro (15-11)
L:	Y. Bazardo (0-2)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
S Schumaker 2B-LF	5	1	1	1	0	1	14	.306	.364
C Rasmus CF	4	3	3	1	1	0	19	.258	.312
A Pujols 1B	4	0	2	1	1	1	20	.330	.448
J LaRue C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.295
M Holliday LF	3	1	1	0	1	0	17	.358	.416
T Miller P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
T Wellemeyer P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.128	.128
R Ankiel RF	5	2	2	0	0	2	19	.236	.288
M DeRosa 3B	5	2	2	2	0	0	15	.243	.306
Y Molina C-1B	5	1	2	2	0	0	12	.290	.365
J Lugo SS	4	1	0	1	1	0	20	.286	.357
J Pineiro P	2	0	1	1	0	0	8	.145	.197
a-J Thurston PH-2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.232	.322
Totals	39	11	15	9	4	4	147
a-singled to center for J Pineiro in the 8th
BATTING 2B: Y Molina (23, J Valverde) 3B: R Ankiel (2, J Valverde) HR: C Rasmus (16, 7th inning off T Byrdak 0 on, 1 Out); Y Molina (6, 8th inning off C Paronto 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: S Schumaker (35), A Pujols (129), M DeRosa 2 (28), J Lugo (12), J Pineiro (4), C Rasmus (51), Y Molina 2 (51) S: J Pineiro 2-out RBI: S Schumaker, A Pujols, J Pineiro GIDP: R Ankiel Cardinals RISP: 4-11 (M DeRosa 1-3, J Pineiro 1-1, J Lugo 0-2, R Ankiel 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, S Schumaker 1-1, A Pujols 1-2) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 2 (S Schumaker-J Lugo-A Pujols, J Lugo-J Thurston-Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Pineiro (W, 15-11)	7.0	5	1	1	2	4	0	87-63	3.24
T Miller	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	8-6	1.98
T Wellemeyer	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-16	5.81
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	6	0	116-85
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Pineiro 22/27; T Miller 1/3; T Wellemeyer 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Pineiro 22-4-16-21; T Miller 1-1-2-2; T Wellemeyer 2-3-7-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 12-5; T Miller 0-0; T Wellemeyer 3-1 Game Scores: J Pineiro 65

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
M Bourn CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.291	.361
M Tejada SS	4	1	3	1	0	0	9	.303	.332
L Berkman 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.270	.397
C Lee LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.302	.348
G Blum 3B	2	0	1	1	1	0	13	.255	.319
H Pence RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	11	.286	.350
J Keppinger 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.259	.326
J Towles C	4	0	0	0	0	2	11	.100	.182
Y Bazardo P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	.198	.277
D Brocail P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
b-C Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.105	.150
C Paronto P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	32	2	8	2	2	6	116
a-struck out swinging for W Wright in the 5th b-grounded to third for T Byrdak in the 7th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada 2 (43, J Pineiro, T Miller); G Blum (14, J Pineiro) RBI: G Blum (48), M Tejada (78) SF: G Blum GIDP: H Pence, J Keppinger Astros RISP: 1-7 (G Blum 0-1, H Pence 0-2, C Lee 1-2, J Keppinger 0-1, L Berkman 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Keppinger-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Y Bazardo (L, 0-2)	3.2	6	6	6	2	2	0	56-35	9.55
W Wright	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	25-15	5.89
D Brocail	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	3.07
T Byrdak	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	14-8	3.29
C Paronto	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	22-16	18.69
J Valverde	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	20-14	2.16
Totals	9.0	15	11	11	4	4	2	147-96
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Y Bazardo 14/18; W Wright 3/6; D Brocail 2/3; T Byrdak 4/5; C Paronto 5/7; J Valverde 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Y Bazardo 9-5-7-14; W Wright 5-1-5-4; D Brocail 3-0-2-3; T Byrdak 2-2-2-2; C Paronto 5-1-3-7; J Valverde 0-4-5-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Bazardo 5-3; W Wright 3-0; D Brocail 2-1; T Byrdak 1-1; C Paronto 2-1; J Valverde 2-1 Game Scores: Y Bazardo 25

Scoring Summary
			STL	HOU
	3rd	S Schumaker singled to center, J Lugo scored.	1	0
	3rd	A Pujols singled to center, S Schumaker scored, C Rasmus to third.	2	0
	3rd	C Rasmus scored, A Pujols out at second on runner's fielder's choice.	3	0
	4th	M DeRosa singled to right center, M Holliday scored, R Ankiel to second.	4	0
	4th	J Lugo grounded out to shortstop, R Ankiel scored.	5	0
	4th	J Pineiro singled to center, M DeRosa scored.	6	0
	4th	G Blum hit sacrifice fly to left, M Tejada scored.	6	1
	5th	R Ankiel grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Rasmus scored, M Holliday out at second.	7	1
	7th	C Rasmus homered to right.	8	1
	8th	Y Molina homered to left, M DeRosa scored.	10	1
	8th	M Tejada doubled to right, M Bourn scored.	10	2
	9th	M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop, R Ankiel scored.	11	2
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Game Information
Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	32,644 (79.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:43
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Rick Reed, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg

St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 9/22)

Philadelphia	9	Final
Florida	3

Detroit	3	Final
Cleveland	1

LA Dodgers	14	Final
Washington	2

Cincinnati	10	Final
Pittsburgh	4

Baltimore	5	Final
Toronto	6	in 11

Seattle	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3

Atlanta	3	Final
NY Mets	1

Chi Cubs	7	Final
Milwaukee	2

St. Louis	11	Final
Houston	2

Boston	1	Final
Kansas City	5

Philadelphia	0	Final
Florida	3

Minnesota	8	Final
Chi White Sox	6

San Diego	10	Final
Colorado	11

San Francisco	8	Final
Arizona	10

NY Yankees	6	Final
LA Angels	5

Texas	1	Final
Oakland	9

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