St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. Glaus3B |
A. Miles2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .368 | .424 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .303 | .450 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 | .378 | .598 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .469 | .645 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .342 | .521 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 | .372 | .472 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .314 | .336 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .356 | .392 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .314 | .398 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .327 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .352 | .392 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .314 | .302 |
| 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
a-grounded to first for R Springer in the 6th
b-struck out looking for S Schumaker in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BA Pujols (36, B Moehler); A Kennedy (13, B Moehler)
- HRR Ankiel (25, 1st inning off B Moehler 2 on, 1 Out); A Pujols (29, 7th inning off D Brocail 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIR Ankiel 3 (71), A Pujols 2 (89)
- 2Out RBIA Pujols 2
- SHB Looper
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBC Izturis (17, 2nd base off T Byrdak/H Quintero); A Miles (2, 2nd base off J Valverde/H Quintero)
- Fielding
- DP5 (C Izturis-A Pujols, S Schumaker-C Izturis, T Glaus-A Kennedy-A Pujols, A Kennedy-C Izturis-A Pujols, A Miles-C Izturis-A Pujols)
- AssistsS Schumaker (H Pence at 2nd base)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. ErstadCF-LF |
T. WiggintonLF-3B |
G. Blum3B-2B |
H. PenceRF |
M. BournCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .326 | .384 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .370 | .560 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .316 | .414 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .334 | .432 | .609 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .288 | .436 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .303 | .446 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .301 | .449 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .279 | .298 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .256 | .312 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .026 | .119 | .053 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .219 | .433 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .338 | .376 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 32 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
a-popped out to shortstop for B Moehler in the 6th
b-grounded to shortstop for L Hawkins in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Tejada (30, B Looper); G Blum (10, B Looper); D Newhan (5, B Looper); L Berkman (42, B Thompson)
- 3BL Berkman (4, B Looper)
- HRT Wigginton (20, 1st inning off B Looper 1 on, 0 Out); H Pence (20, 1st inning off B Looper 2 on, 0 Out); G Blum (13, 5th inning off B Looper 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIT Wigginton 2 (50), G Blum 3 (44), H Pence 3 (68)
- GIDPG Blum; T Wigginton; M Tejada; M Loretta
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- Picked OffD Newhan (1st base by B Looper)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Looper(L,12-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 83-48 | 4.27 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.51 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-13 | 4.70 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.52 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 134-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Looper 7-3; R Springer 0-0; B Thompson 5-1; R Franklin 2-1
- Game ScoresB Looper 7
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Moehler(W,10-5) |
L. Hawkins(H,6) |
J. Valverde(S,36) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 94-65 | 4.02 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 3.81 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-7 | 4.37 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.59 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.82 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 143-97 |
- Pitching
- HBPT Wigginton (By B Thompson)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Moehler 6-6; T Byrdak 0-0; D Brocail 1-0; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 1-1
- Game ScoresB Moehler 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Ankiel homered to right, S Schumaker and A Pujols scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | T Wigginton homered to right, D Erstad scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1st | G Blum doubled to left, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to third. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1st | H Pence homered to right, L Berkman and G Blum scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5th | G Blum homered to right, L Berkman scored. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7th | A Pujols homered to left, C Izturis scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Daikin Park
12:05 AM, 31 August 2008
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,569
Game Time:2:54
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- First Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Second Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Third Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

