St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

51-46, 25-25 Away

Final

49-46, 27-23 Home


STL
HOU

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

J. Valverde1-2

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

R. Franklin2-1

0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- M Bourn stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- L Berkman hit for R Oswalt.
  3
  1
- M Kata ran for L Berkman.
  3
  1
- 1 Run, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- L. Hawkins pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- R Ankiel caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- R. Franklin pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- S Schumaker in left field.
  3
  2
- J Thurston at second base.
  3
  2
- J Keppinger hit for J Valverde.
  3
  3
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
2
Astros
3

Game 1

21/7

Cardinals
6
Astros
11

Game 2

22/7

Cardinals
3
Astros
4

Game 3

23/7

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 23 July 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 37,619

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Angel Campos
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson

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

J. Valverde1-2

R. Franklin2-1

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Foul Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging