Cardinals 3-1 Astros (2 Aug, 2009) Final Score

St. Louis Cardinals

58-49, 31-22 home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. BournCF	0-3	0	0	0	.286
J. FulchinoP	0-0	0	0	0	.333
M. KataPH	0-1	0	0	0	.214
J. ValverdeP	0-0	0	0	0	.000
K. Matsui2B	0-4	0	0	0	.254
M. TejadaSS	1-4	0	0	0	.325
C. LeeLF	2-4	1	1	1	.310
G. Blum3B	1-4	0	0	0	.268
H. PenceRF	0-4	0	0	0	.290
C. Coste1B	0-3	0	0	0	.243
H. QuinteroC	3-3	0	0	0	.247
W. RodriguezP	1-2	0	0	0	.073
J. MichaelsCF	0-1	0	0	0	.195

pitchers	IP	H	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
W. Rodriguez	4.0	3	1	4	53-36	2.63
J. Fulchino	3.0	4	0	3	47-34	3.58
J. Valverde	1.0	2	1	1	17-12	2.86

HOU

STL

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

12:15 AM, 2 August 2009

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 45,074

Game Time:2:15

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling


HOU
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-	3	9	1

C. Carpenter10-3

9.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

J. Fulchino4-4

3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	STL
2nd	M Holliday homered to right.	0	1
4th	C Lee homered to left.	1	1
7th	J Lugo hit sacrifice fly to center, C Carpenter scored.	1	2
8th	M Holliday homered to center.	1	3

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Astros
3
Cardinals
4

Game 1

1/8

Astros
1
Cardinals
3

Game 2

2/8

Astros
2
Cardinals
0

Game 3

2/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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Game Information

C. Carpenter10-3

J. Fulchino4-4

Scoring Summary

Inning

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