Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - September 20, 2012

Scores for Sep 20, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

St. Louis won 3-0

(48-102, 16-59 away)

(80-70, 46-29 home)

Coverage: FOX MIDW

1:45 PM ET, September 20, 2012

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

L: B. Norris (5-13)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	14	.291	.340	.394
B Barnes CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	12	.219	.250	.301
b-B Wallace PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.260	.325	.422
M Dominguez 3B	5	0	3	0	0	0	18	.311	.338	.527
J Schafer PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.297	.294
J Maxwell RF-LF	3	1	1	1	2	2	20	.235	.311	.466
J Martinez LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	16	.242	.312	.377
H Ambriz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Castro C	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.259	.341	.366
B Laird 1B	2	0	1	2	1	0	10	.294	.368	.529
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Bogusevic RF-CF	1	0	0	0	1	1	11	.205	.293	.294
C Corporan C	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.257	.293	.457
J Valdez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
X Cedeno P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Gonzalez SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	.232	.278	.325
a-T Greene PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.225	.270	.393
c-J Lowrie PH-SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.252	.341	.446
B Norris P	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	.106	.122	.128
S Moore 1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	.243	.321	.432
d-M Downs PH-RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	.203	.251	.378
Totals	35	4	10	4	6	10	159
a-grounded to second for M Gonzalez in the 6th b-struck out looking for B Barnes in the 8th c-walked for T Greene in the 8th d-walked for S Moore in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Barnes (3, J Garcia); J Maxwell (11, J Garcia) RBI: B Laird 2 (4), J Maxwell (49), B Barnes (7) S: C Corporan 2-out RBI: B Laird 2 GIDP: T Greene, J Martinez Astros RISP: 3-14 (B Barnes 1-1, J Martinez 0-3, J Altuve 0-2, B Wallace 0-1, J Maxwell 1-1, T Greene 0-1, B Bogusevic 0-1, M Dominguez 0-1, C Corporan 0-2, B Laird 1-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: J Schafer (27, 2nd base off J Motte/Y Molina) CS: J Altuve (8, 2nd base by J Garcia/Y Molina) Picked Off: J Altuve (1st base by Y Molina)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Norris (L, 5-13)	5.1	6	5	5	5	7	1	111-60	5.05
W Wright	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	3.14
H Ambriz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	3.86
J Valdez	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	2.16
X Cedeno	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	4.13
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	6	9	1	154-84
PITCHING WP: J Valdez IBB: S Schumaker (By J Valdez) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Norris 10/26; W Wright 2/3; H Ambriz 1/3; J Valdez 2/4; X Cedeno 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Norris 18-9-21-12; W Wright 1-0-1-3; H Ambriz 3-1-3-2; J Valdez 1-2-2-2; X Cedeno 2-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Norris 1-7; W Wright 1-1; H Ambriz 1-0; J Valdez 1-0; X Cedeno 1-0 Game Scores: B Norris 38

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	20	.308	.382	.399
M Carpenter RF-3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	23	.297	.362	.483
M Holliday LF	4	1	2	0	0	2	16	.298	.375	.510
A Craig 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	13	.307	.359	.543
Y Molina C	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.321	.379	.509
D Freese 3B	3	0	2	0	1	1	18	.295	.366	.472
A Chambers PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.333
D Descalso 2B	1	1	0	0	2	1	16	.221	.299	.312
P Kozma SS	3	1	0	0	1	2	21	.257	.297	.429
J Garcia P	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.235	.278	.294
a-C Beltran PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	.268	.343	.493
E Mujica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Boggs P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Rzepczynski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Salas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-S Schumaker PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	.282	.345	.378
J Motte P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	5	9	5	6	9	154
a-doubled to deep center for J Garcia in the 6th b-intentionally walked for F Salas in the 8th
BATTING 2B: A Craig (33, B Norris); C Beltran (26, W Wright) HR: A Craig (22, 1st inning off B Norris 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Craig 3 (86), C Beltran 2 (89) S: D Descalso Cardinals RISP: 2-9 (C Beltran 1-1, J Jay 0-2, P Kozma 0-2, Y Molina 0-1, M Carpenter 0-2, A Craig 1-1) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: J Jay (18, 2nd base off B Norris/C Corporan) CS: J Jay (7, 2nd base by B Norris/C Corporan); A Craig (1, 2nd base by H Ambriz/C Corporan)
FIELDING E: D Freese (16, ground ball) DP: 2 (P Kozma-D Descalso-A Craig, D Freese-D Descalso-A Craig).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Garcia (W, 5-7)	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	0	96-66	4.25
E Mujica (H, 27)	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	20-12	3.25
M Boggs (H, 32)	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	11-2	2.38
M Rzepczynski	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	4.37
F Salas (H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-6	4.02
J Motte (S, 38)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	17-12	2.94
Totals	9.0	10	4	4	6	10	0	159-102
PITCHING M Rzepczynski pitched to 1 batter in the 8th WP: J Garcia; E Mujica First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Garcia 16/26; E Mujica 4/6; M Boggs 1/3; M Rzepczynski 1/1; F Salas 2/2; J Motte 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Garcia 21-8-18-19; E Mujica 2-1-4-5; M Boggs 0-0-1-1; M Rzepczynski 0-0-4-0; F Salas 2-3-1-0; J Motte 4-5-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Garcia 8-4; E Mujica 3-0; M Boggs 1-0; M Rzepczynski 0-0; F Salas 0-0; J Motte 0-0 Game Scores: J Garcia 51

			HOU	STL
	1st	B Laird walked, J Altuve scored, M Dominguez to third, J Maxwell to second.	1	0
	1st	A Craig homered to left center (407 feet), M Carpenter and M Holliday scored.	1	3
	3rd	J Maxwell doubled to deep center, B Barnes scored.	2	3
	3rd	B Laird reached on infield single to second, J Maxwell scored.	3	3
	6th	C Beltran doubled to deep center, D Descalso and P Kozma scored.	3	5
	7th	B Barnes singled to left, S Moore scored.	4	5
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Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	34,788 (79.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:27
Weather	76 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Larry Vanover, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Mike Estabrook

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