Cardinals 3-0 Astros (12 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

5-2, 5-2 home


HOU
STL

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

K. Lohse2-0

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

W. Rodriguez0-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- S Schumaker in left field.
  0
  3
- B Ryan at second base.
  0
  3
- B Barden at third base.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- J Thurston hit for B Ryan.
  0
  3
- K Greene stole second.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- K. Lohse pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J Thurston at second base.
  0
  3
- D Erstad hit for J Valverde.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch
1 Single

Astros
3
Cardinals
5

Game 1

11/4

Astros
2
Cardinals
11

Game 2

11/4

Astros
0
Cardinals
3

Game 3

12/4

Busch Stadium

7:15 PM, 12 April 2009

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 36,310

Game Time:2:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford

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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