St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

89-63, 43-31 Away

Final

70-81, 42-35 Home


STL
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	3	1	0	1	2	1	11	15	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0

J. Pineiro15-11

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Y. Bazardo0-2

3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- Y. Bazardo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- Y. Bazardo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- Y. Bazardo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- C Rasmus scored, A Pujols out at second on runner's fielder's choice.
  3
  0
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- Y. Bazardo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- W. Wright pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- W. Wright pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- D Erstad hit for W Wright.
  7
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- D. Brocail pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- T. Byrdak pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Pineiro pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- C Johnson hit for T Byrdak.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- C. Paronto pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- J Thurston hit for J Pineiro.
  10
  1
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- T. Miller pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- S Schumaker in left field.
  10
  1
- J LaRue catching.
  10
  1
- Y Molina at first base.
  10
  1
- J Thurston at second base.
  10
  1
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J. Valverde pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- T. Wellemeyer pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Cardinals
7
Astros
3

Game 1

22/9

Cardinals
11
Astros
2

Game 2

23/9

Cardinals
0
Astros
3

Game 3

24/9

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 23 September 2009

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 32,644

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Rick Reed
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg

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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J. Pineiro15-11

Y. Bazardo0-2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking
5 Ground Out