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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 21, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 21, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Lohse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 34,705 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Mark Wegner 3B: Rick Reed |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Lugo | Second Baseman |
| Brendan Ryan | Shortstop |
| Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
| Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Third Baseman |
| Jason LaRue | Catcher |
| Skip Schumaker | Center Fielder |
| Kyle Lohse | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Dave Clark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 21, 2009
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Rodriguez
Lugo hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Rodriguez
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pujols scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Holliday moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Pence throws the ball in to Quintero who tags DeRosa trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Holliday scores. Ludwick goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Holliday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lohse
Tejada hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lohse
Berkman hits a line drive towards third. DeRosa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Rodriguez
LaRue hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
Schumaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaRue moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lohse vs. Rodriguez
Lohse bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Lugo vs. Rodriguez
Lugo hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LaRue tags and scores. Schumaker tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ryan vs. Rodriguez
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schumaker scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Lohse
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohse covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lohse
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Lohse
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohse covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Rodriguez
LaRue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Lohse
Quintero hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lohse
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
Schumaker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lohse vs. Rodriguez
Lohse strikes out. Quintero drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lohse out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Rodriguez
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Rodriguez
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lohse
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lohse
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Lohse
Blum hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Blum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Lohse
Pence hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lugo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Lohse
Matsui takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Lohse
Quintero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blum scores. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Lohse
Aaron Boone pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez.
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Paronto
Chad Paronto now pitching.
DeRosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Paronto
LaRue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Paronto
Schumaker hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. LaRue moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lohse vs. Paronto
Lohse bunts towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lugo vs. Paronto
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Paronto
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Lohse
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Lohse
Berkman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Lohse
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohse covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Gervacio
Samuel Gervacio now pitching.
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Gervacio
Holliday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ludwick vs. Gervacio
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields it, throws to second to get Holliday. There's the throw to home to get Pujols, for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Gervacio
There goes Ludwick. The throw from Quintero and he is out, Matsui applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching.
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Motte
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Motte
Quintero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Motte
Jeff Keppinger pinch hits for Samuel Gervacio.
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Lopez
Wilton Lopez now pitching.
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Lopez
LaRue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Lopez
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Lopez
Khalil Greene pinch hits for Jason Motte.
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. McClellan
Kyle McClellan now pitching.
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. McClellan
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. McClellan
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Colby Rasmus pinch hits for Julio Lugo.
Rasmus hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hawkins
Ryan hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Hawkins
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. McClellan
Colby Rasmus now playing center field. Skip Schumaker now playing second base.
Lee hits a line drive towards third. DeRosa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. McClellan
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. McClellan
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/2009 -- St. Louis at Houston (N)
St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Lugo J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Bourn M, cf 4 0 0 0
Rasmus C, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 4 1 1 1
Ryan B, ss 5 0 1 1 Berkman L, 1b 4 1 2 1
Pujols A, 1b 5 1 2 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0
Holliday M, lf 4 1 2 1 Blum G, 3b 4 1 1 0
Ludwick R, rf 4 1 1 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 0 0
DeRosa M, 3b 4 2 3 4 Matsui K, 2b 2 0 0 0
LaRue J, c 4 1 2 0 Quintero H, c 3 0 2 1
Schumaker S, cf-2b 4 1 3 0 Rodriguez W, p 1 0 0 0
Lohse K, p 2 0 0 0 Boone A, ph 1 0 0 0
Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Paronto C, p 0 0 0 0
Greene K, ph 1 0 0 0 Gervacio S, p 0 0 0 0
McClellan K, p 0 0 0 0 Keppinger J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lopez W, p 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0
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37 7 15 7 32 3 6 3
St. Louis 321 001 000 -- 7
Houston 100 011 000 -- 3
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Lohse K (W) 6.0 5 3 3 1 4
Motte J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
McClellan K 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez W (L) 5.0 9 6 6 0 5
Paronto C 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Gervacio S 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Lopez W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Hawkins L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- St. Louis 1, Houston 1
LOB -- St. Louis 5, Houston 3
2B -- Pujols A 2, DeRosa M, Blum G
HR -- Tejada M, DeRosa M 2, Berkman L
CS -- Ludwick R
SH -- Lohse K
SF -- Lugo J
T -- 2:19
A -- 34705
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