Astros 8-2 Cardinals (28 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

30-23, 17-11 home


HOU
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	12	0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	1

S. Chacon2-0

7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

B. Looper6-4

4.1 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Single
- C Lee singled to center, M Bourn and K Matsui scored, L Berkman to third, C Lee to second on throwing error by center fielder R Ankiel.
  2
  0
- J Towles picked off first.
  4
  0
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 1st
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- B. Looper pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- B Barton hit for R Springer.
  8
  1
- S Schumaker to second on wild pitch by S Chacon.
  8
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- M. Parisi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- B Barton in left field.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- M. Parisi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- S. Chacon pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- R. Flores pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- B Ryan hit for R Flores.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- K. McClellan pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J Cruz Jr hit for C Lee.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- O. Villarreal pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- J Cruz Jr in left field.
  8
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
8
Cardinals
2

Game 1

28/5

Astros
1
Cardinals
6

Game 2

29/5

Astros
2
Cardinals
3

Game 3

30/5

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 28 May 2008

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 41,104

Game Time:2:36

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

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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Houston Astros

St. Louis Cardinals

S. Chacon2-0

B. Looper6-4

Game Information

2024 National League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Single