St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
74-63, 37-32 Away
0
74-63, 37-32 Away
Final
71-66, 39-29 Home
3
71-66, 39-29 Home
Cardinals Hitting
a-struck out swinging for R Franklin in the 9th
- Batting
- SHT Wellemeyer
- GIDPA Miles; C Izturis
- Team LOB8
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. ErstadCF-LF |
G. Blum3B |
H. PenceRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .325 | .380 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .369 | .566 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .316 | .415 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .431 | .608 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .285 | .431 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .305 | .446 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .289 | .431 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .301 | .299 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .132 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .174 | .136 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .279 | .297 |
| 28 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
a-bunt grounded out to first for L Hawkins in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BL Berkman (43, T Wellemeyer); M Tejada (31, T Wellemeyer)
- HRT Wigginton (21, 8th inning off R Franklin 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIH Pence (69), T Wigginton 2 (52)
- SHW Rodriguez
- Team LOB4
- Baserunning
- SBH Pence (8, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/Y Molina)
- Fielding
- DP2 (G Blum-D Newhan-L Berkman, M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman)
- AssistsH Pence (A Pujols at 2nd base)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Wellemeyer(L,11-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 98-58 | 3.76 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.98 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-7 | 3.62 |
| 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 111-67 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Wellemeyer 8-9; R Villone 1-0; R Franklin 1-1
- Game ScoresT Wellemeyer 69
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Rodriguez(W,8-6) |
C. Sampson(H,9) |
L. Hawkins(H,7) |
J. Valverde(S,37) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93-63 | 3.76 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-18 | 4.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-13 | 3.75 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 148-102 |
- Pitching
- HBPH Pence (By T Wellemeyer); D Erstad (By R Villone)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 12-1; C Sampson 1-1; L Hawkins 1-1; J Valverde 1-1
- Game ScoresW Rodriguez 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | H Pence singled to center, L Berkman scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 8th | T Wigginton homered to center, D Erstad scored. | 0 | 3 | |
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Daikin Park
7:05 PM, 31 August 2008
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 35,638
Game Time:2:42
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters
- First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Second Base Umpire - Randy Marsh
- Third Base Umpire - Shawn Rakos
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 |
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