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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on September 20, 2012 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Norris |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jaime Garcia |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 34,788 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Vanover 1B: Dan Bellino 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Mike Estabrook |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
| Brandon Barnes | Center Fielder |
| Matt Dominguez | Third Baseman |
| Justin Maxwell | Right Fielder |
| J.D. Martinez | Left Fielder |
| Brandon Laird | First Baseman |
| Carlos Corporan | Catcher |
| Marwin Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Bud Norris | Pitcher |
| Tony DeFrancesco | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jon Jay | Center Fielder |
| Matt Carpenter | Right Fielder |
| Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
| Allen Craig | First Baseman |
| Yadier Molina | Catcher |
| David Freese | Third Baseman |
| Daniel Descalso | Second Baseman |
| Pete Kozma | Shortstop |
| Jaime Garcia | Pitcher |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 20, 2012
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Garcia
Barnes hits a fly ball into right field. Carpenter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Dominguez vs. Garcia
Dominguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Altuve moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Maxwell vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Dominguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Garcia
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Laird vs. Garcia
Laird takes first base on ball four. Altuve scores. Dominguez moves to third. Maxwell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Norris
Jay hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Norris
Carpenter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Craig vs. Norris
Craig hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Norris
Molina hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Norris
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Descalso vs. Norris
Descalso strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Garcia
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Garcia
Norris hits a line drive into right field. Carpenter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kozma vs. Norris
Kozma hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Norris
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Norris
Jay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Norris
There goes Jay. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Jay steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Carpenter vs. Norris
Carpenter strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Garcia
Barnes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holliday. Barnes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Dominguez vs. Garcia
Dominguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jay. Maxwell reaches second base with a double. Barnes scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Garcia
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Laird vs. Garcia
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maxwell scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Norris
Craig hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Craig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Norris
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Norris
Freese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Descalso vs. Norris
Descalso takes first base on ball four. Craig moves to third. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Kozma vs. Norris
Kozma strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Garcia
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Garcia
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Garcia
Molina fires to first and picks off Altuve. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Norris
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Norris
Jay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Norris
There goes Jay. The throw from Corporan and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Norris
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Garcia
Barnes strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Garcia
Dominguez hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Maxwell vs. Garcia
Maxwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday strikes out. Corporan drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Holliday out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craig vs. Norris
Craig hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Norris
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Maxwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Garcia
Martinez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Descalso reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Garcia
Laird hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. Laird moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Laird is safe. Laird moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Garcia
Tyler Greene pinch hits for Marwin Gonzalez.
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Norris
Tyler Greene now playing shortstop.
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Norris
Descalso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kozma vs. Norris
Kozma takes first base on ball four. Descalso moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Wright
Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Jaime Garcia. Wesley Wright now pitching. Scott Moore now playing first base.
Beltran hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Beltran reaches second base with a double. Descalso scores. Kozma goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Jay vs. Wright
Jay hits a line drive into center field. Barnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beltran moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Carpenter vs. Wright
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Moore scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carpenter for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mujica
Edward Mujica now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Mujica
There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Mujica
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kozma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Barnes vs. Mujica
Barnes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dominguez vs. Mujica
Dominguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barnes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Maxwell vs. Mujica
Maxwell takes first base on ball four. Barnes moves to third. Dominguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Mujica
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Ambriz
Justin Maxwell now playing left field. Hector Ambriz now pitching. Brian Bogusevic now playing right field.
Holliday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Ambriz
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dominguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Ambriz
There goes Craig. The throw from Corporan and he is out, Altuve applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Ambriz
Molina strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Boggs
Mitchell Boggs now pitching.
Bogusevic takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Corporan vs. Boggs
Corporan bunts towards the mound. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogusevic moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Boggs
Jed Lowrie pinch hits for Tyler Greene.
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Downs vs. Rzepczynski
Marc Rzepczynski now pitching. Matt Downs pinch hits for Scott Moore.
Downs takes first base on ball four. Bogusevic moves to third. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Altuve vs. Salas
Fernando Salas now pitching.
Altuve strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Wallace vs. Salas
Brett Wallace pinch hits for Brandon Barnes.
Wallace strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Valdez
Brett Wallace now playing first base. Jose Valdez now pitching. Brian Bogusevic now playing center field. Jason Castro now catching. Jed Lowrie n
Freese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Descalso vs. Valdez
Adron Chambers pinch runs for David Freese.
Descalso bunts towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out. Chambers moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kozma vs. Valdez
There's a wild pitch. Chambers moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Kozma vs. Valdez
Kozma strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Schumaker vs. Valdez
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Fernando Salas.
Schumaker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Jay vs. Cedeno
Xavier Cedeno now pitching.
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dominguez vs. Motte
Matt Carpenter now playing third base. Adron Chambers now playing right field. Jason Motte now pitching.
Dominguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Descalso fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Maxwell vs. Motte
Jordan Schafer pinch runs for Matt Dominguez.
Maxwell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Motte
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bogusevic vs. Motte
There goes Schafer. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Schafer steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bogusevic vs. Motte
Bogusevic strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/2012 -- Houston at St. Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Altuve J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jay J, cf 4 0 1 0
Barnes B, cf 4 1 2 1 Carpenter M, rf-3b 4 1 1 0
Wallace B, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Holliday M, lf 4 1 2 0
Dominguez M, 3b 5 0 3 0 Craig A, 1b 4 1 2 3
Schafer J, pr 0 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 4 0 0 0
Maxwell J, rf-lf 3 1 1 1 Freese D, 3b 3 0 2 0
Martinez J, lf 4 0 0 0 Chambers A, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Ambriz H, p 0 0 0 0 Descalso D, 2b 1 1 0 0
Castro J, c 1 0 0 0 Kozma P, ss 3 1 0 0
Laird B, 1b 2 0 1 2 Garcia J, p 2 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Beltran C, ph 1 0 1 2
Bogusevic B, rf-cf 1 0 0 0 Mujica E, p 0 0 0 0
Corporan C, c 3 0 0 0 Boggs M, p 0 0 0 0
Valdez J, p 0 0 0 0 Rzepczynski M, p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno X, p 0 0 0 0 Salas F, p 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez M, ss 2 0 0 0 Schumaker S, ph 0 0 0 0
Greene T, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0
Lowrie J, ph-ss 0 0 0 0
Norris B, p 2 0 0 0
Moore S, 1b 1 1 1 0
Downs M, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 30 5 9 5
Houston 102 000 100 -- 4
St. Louis 300 002 00x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Norris B (L) 5.1 6 5 5 5 7
Wright W 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Ambriz H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Valdez J 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Cedeno X 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia J (W) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
Mujica E 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Boggs M 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Rzepczynski M* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Salas F 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Motte J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Freese D
DP -- St. Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 11, St. Louis 8
2B -- Barnes B, Maxwell J, Craig A, Beltran C
HR -- Craig A
SB -- Jay J, Schafer J
CS -- Altuve J, Jay J, Craig A
SH -- Corporan C, Descalso D
WP -- Garcia J, Mujica E, Valdez J
T -- 3:27
A -- 34788
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