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Cardinals 3 8 0
Astros 3 11 0
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Cardinals 3 8 0
Astros 3 11 0

Kazuo Matsui Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .254
OBP .667 .310
At Bats 3 244
Hits 2 62
• Singles 2 49
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 1 23

Ryan Franklin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 22
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Minute Maid Park - July 22, 2009
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Fielder's Choice
Ryan Franklin
Yadier Molina
Albert Pujols
Joseph Thurston
Mark DeRosa
Brendan Ryan
Skip Schumaker
Colby Rasmus
Ryan Ludwick
Kazuo Matsui
Jeff Keppinger
Chris Coste
Count: 0-1, 1 Out
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs

Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thurston fields it and throws to home to get Coste. Keppinger moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Jeff Keppinger pinch hits for Jose Valverde. Keppinger hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Coste moves to third.
Bottom 9 Coste hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Coste reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Skip Schumaker now playing left field. Ryan Franklin now pitching. Joseph Thurston now playing second base. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 There goes Ankiel. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Matsui applying the tag.
Top 9 DeRosa strikes out.
Top 9 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jose Valverde now pitching. Ludwick strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pence strikes out.
Bottom 8 Blum hits a popup towards short. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tim Byrdak now pitching. Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Matsui hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Coste moves to third. Kata moves to second.
Bottom 7 Matt Kata pinch runs for Lance Berkman. Bourn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lance Berkman pinch hits for Roy Oswalt. Berkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Coste moves to second.
Bottom 7 Coste hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carpenter hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeRosa tags and scores. Molina tags and moves to second.
Top 7 Molina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ludwick scores. DeRosa moves to third.
Top 7 DeRosa takes first base on ball four. Ludwick moves to second.
Top 7 Ankiel hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oswalt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker fields it and throws to second for the out. Bourn scores.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Molina fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bourn moves to third.
Bottom 6 Matsui bunts in front of the plate. Molina fields it and throws to first for the out. Bourn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Bourn takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Rasmus bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Schumaker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Coste strikes out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Pence strikes out.
Top 5 Carpenter strikes out.
Top 5 Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeRosa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Ankiel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blum hits a fly ball into left field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Ludwick strikes out.
Top 4 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rasmus moves to second.
Top 4 Rasmus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out.
Bottom 3 Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Coste hits a fly ball into left field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Oswalt, and towards Tejada, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pence strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 DeRosa hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Ludwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Tejada hits a line drive towards third. DeRosa reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Matsui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourn moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Bourn. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Bourn steals second.
Bottom 1 Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rasmus strikes out.
Top 1 Schumaker strikes out.