Cardinals 6-1 Astros (29 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

31-23, 18-11 home


HOU
STL

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

A. Wainwright5-2

8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

W. Rodriguez1-1

4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 4 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- R Ankiel grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Ryan safe at third on throwing error by second baseman K Matsui.
  0
  0
- A Pujols scored, R Ludwick to third on wild pitch by W Rodriguez.
  0
  3
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AstrosTop 2nd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- J. Cassel pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- A. Wainwright pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J Towles safe at first on error by shortstop C Izturis.
  1
  6
- G Blum hit for J Cassel.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
CardinalsBottom 8th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- C Duncan hit for A Wainwright.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- C. Perez pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch
1 Ground Out

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, 29 May 2008

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 41,115

Game Time:2:23

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

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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