St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

74-63, 37-32 Away

Final

71-66, 39-29 Home


STL
HOU

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

CardinalsTop 1st
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- H Pence stole second.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- L. Hawkins pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- R. Villone pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- M Bourn hit for L Hawkins.
  0
  1
- R. Villone pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- M Bourn hit for L Hawkins.
  0
  1
- R. Franklin pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- M Bourn in center field.
  0
  3
- D Erstad in left field.
  0
  3
- R Ankiel hit for R Franklin.
  0
  3
- R Ankiel hit for R Franklin.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
2
Astros
3

Game 1

30/8

Cardinals
5
Astros
8

Game 2

31/8

Cardinals
0
Astros
3

Game 3

31/8

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

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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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

W. Rodriguez8-6

T. Wellemeyer11-6

J. Valverde37

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Ground Out