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TEX
@LAA		3
1
BOS
@BAL		3
4
TOR
@CHW		3
2
CLE
@DET		4
5
KCR
@MIN		0
1
OAK
@SEA		2
0
NYY
@TBR		7
8		 
(12)
LAD
@ARI		7
5
PHI
@ATL		4
3		 
(13)
WSN
@FLA		3
1
STL
@HOU		8
0
PIT
@MIL		3
7
CIN
@NYM		0
3
CHC
@SDP		2
9
COL
@SFG		6
3
Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 24,358, Time of Game: 2:20
Cardinals
8
90-72
⇐ Won 2
 at Astros
0
56-106
⇐ Lost 2
W: Chris Carpenter (11-9)
L: Brett Myers (7-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       5  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  1    8 12  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .297 .768 22 12 0.018 0.34 0.037 -0.020 -0.4 1 0
Allen Craig LF-1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .315 .917 16 11 0.047 0.38 0.057 -0.010 0.9 2 0 HR
Albert Pujols 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .299 .906 16 12 0.120 0.45 0.127 -0.007 0.7 7 0
   Adron Chambers LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lance Berkman RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .301 .959 18 13 0.071 0.41 0.076 -0.005 0.6 4 0
   Daniel Descalso 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .687 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 1 1
David Freese 3B 4 3 2 1 0 1 .297 .791 17 10 0.082 0.37 0.083 0.000 2.0 0 3 2·2B
   Ryan Theriot 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .662 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 .814 17 12 -0.017 0.30 0.013 -0.030 -0.2 11 0
Skip Schumaker 2B-RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .283 .685 8 8 0.024 0.29 0.048 -0.024 -0.3 1 2 GDP
Nick Punto SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 .278 .809 21 10 0.031 0.31 0.032 -0.001 0.6 0 1 IW
Chris Carpenter P 4 0 1 1 0 2 .155 .375 14 12 0.015 0.27 0.028 -0.014 0.2 0 1
Team Totals 39 8 12 8 2 6 .308 .777 154 103 0.391 0.33 0.501 -0.111 4.0 27 9
2B: D Freese 2 (16, 2 off B Myers).
HR: A Craig (11, off L Pendleton; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: N Punto (3, by B Myers).
TB: A Craig 5; D Freese 4; C Carpenter; S Schumaker; N Punto; D Descalso; J Jay; Y Molina; L Berkman; A Pujols.
GIDP: S Schumaker (10).
RBI: S Schumaker 2 (38); N Punto (20); C Carpenter (5); A Craig (40); L Berkman (94); D Freese (55); A Pujols (99).
2-out RBI: C Carpenter.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 13.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
J.B. Shuck CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .680 12 9 -0.020 0.23 0.002 -0.022 -0.5 2 0
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .654 11 5 0.004 0.16 0.013 -0.009 0.2 3 2
J.D. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .742 14 10 -0.021 0.21 0.000 -0.021 -0.9 3 0
Carlos Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .788 10 6 -0.023 0.29 0.000 -0.023 -0.6 7 0
Brian Bogusevic RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .287 .805 15 10 -0.014 0.19 0.000 -0.014 -0.5 1 0
Jimmy Paredes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .713 15 10 -0.008 0.10 0.000 -0.008 -0.3 1 1
Clint Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .698 7 7 -0.012 0.16 0.000 -0.012 -0.5 4 7
Humberto Quintero C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .575 6 5 -0.009 0.18 0.000 -0.009 -0.4 6 0
   Carlos Corporan PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .506 3 3 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
Brett Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .384 3 3 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1 0 0
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brett Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .703 6 4 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Lucas Harrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aneury Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .670 4 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Lance Pendleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 2 0 1 11 .069 .169 106 75 -0.109 0.17 0.015 -0.124 -4.0 27 10
TB: J Shuck; J Altuve.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Altuve-C Barmes-C Lee.
E: B Bogusevic (2).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Carpenter, W (11-9) 9 2 0 0 1 11 0 3.45 30 106 75 40 17 18 10 8 2 0 93 0.109 0.17 4.0
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 1 11 0 0.00 30 106 75 40 17 18 10 8 2 0 93 0.109 0.33 4.0

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brett Myers, L (7-14) 5 10 7 6 1 3 0 4.46 26 92 61 42 3 16 12 11 5 0 23 -0.394 0.52 -4.8
Wilton Lopez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.79 4 13 8 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.4
Lucas Harrell 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 3 20 14 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.4
Aneury Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.27 3 8 6 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.4
Lance Pendleton 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.75 5 21 14 10 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.6
Team Totals 9 12 8 7 2 6 1 7.00 41 154 103 68 9 26 15 19 6 0 23 0 0 -0.391 0.17 -4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Myers (5; N Punto).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 24,358.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Jon Jay CF 1 J.B. Shuck CF
2 Allen Craig LF 2 Jose Altuve 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 J.D. Martinez LF
4 Lance Berkman RF 4 Carlos Lee 1B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Brian Bogusevic RF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Jimmy Paredes 3B
7 Skip Schumaker 2B 7 Clint Barmes SS
8 Nick Punto SS 8 Humberto Quintero C
9 Chris Carpenter P 9 Brett Myers P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(1-2)  R STL A. Pujols B. Myers 13% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jay Scores; Craig to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL L. Berkman B. Myers 8% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Craig Scores; Pujols to 3B
t1 2-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL D. Freese B. Myers 7% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pujols Scores; Berkman to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Craig B. Myers 6% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jay to 2B
t1 3-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Schumaker B. Myers 4% 88% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Berkman Scores; Freese to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brett Myers facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Jay B. Myers 4% 54% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Craig B. Myers 6% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Jay to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(1-2)  R STL A. Pujols B. Myers 13% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Jay Scores; Craig to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL L. Berkman B. Myers 8% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Craig Scores; Pujols to 3B
t1 2-0 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL D. Freese B. Myers 7% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pujols Scores; Berkman to 3B
t1 3-0 0 -23 5,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina B. Myers -3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
t1 3-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Schumaker B. Myers 4% 88% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Berkman Scores; Freese to 3B
t1 4-0 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  R STL N. Punto B. Myers 3% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Freese Scores; Schumaker to 2B
t1 5-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Carpenter B. Myers -1% 89% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t1 5-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Jay B. Myers -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Shuck C. Carpenter 1% 89% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Carpenter 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Martinez C. Carpenter 0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
t2 5-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Craig B. Myers -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t2 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols B. Myers -0% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 5-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL L. Berkman B. Myers -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee C. Carpenter 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic C. Carpenter 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Paredes C. Carpenter 0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros' Brett Myers facing 5-6-7
t3 5-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Freese B. Myers 1% 93% Reached on E9 (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 5-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL Y. Molina B. Myers 1% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Freese to 2B
t3 5-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL S. Schumaker B. Myers -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Freese to 3B
t3 5-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  STL N. Punto B. Myers 0% 92% Intentional Walk
t3 5-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  R STL C. Carpenter B. Myers 3% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Freese Scores/unER; Punto to 2B
t3 6-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Jay B. Myers -1% 94% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
b3 0-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Barmes C. Carpenter 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Quintero C. Carpenter 1% 96% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
b3 0-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Myers C. Carpenter 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Brett Myers facing 2-3-4
t4 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Craig B. Myers -0% 96% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 6-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols B. Myers -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Berkman B. Myers -0% 95% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
b4 0-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU J. Shuck C. Carpenter 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Altuve C. Carpenter -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b4 0-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Martinez C. Carpenter 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Lee C. Carpenter 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Brett Myers facing 5-6-7
t5 6-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL D. Freese B. Myers 1% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 6-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina B. Myers -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Freese to 3B
t5 6-0 1 --3 3,(0-2)  RO STL S. Schumaker B. Myers 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Freese Scores
t5 7-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL N. Punto B. Myers -0% 98% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
b5 0-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Bogusevic C. Carpenter 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 0-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Paredes C. Carpenter 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Barmes C. Carpenter 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 9-1-2
Wilton Lopez replaces Brett Myers pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Carpenter W. Lopez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Jay W. Lopez 0% 99% Walk
t6 7-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Craig W. Lopez -0% 99% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t6 7-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols W. Lopez -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
b6 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Quintero C. Carpenter 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Brett Wallace pinch hits for Wilton Lopez (P) batting 9th
b6 0-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace C. Carpenter 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-7 2 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU J. Shuck C. Carpenter -0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 0-7 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Altuve C. Carpenter -0% 99% Walk; Shuck to 2B
b6 0-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Martinez C. Carpenter 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 4-5-6
Lucas Harrell replaces Brett Wallace (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O STL L. Berkman L. Harrell -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 7-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese L. Harrell -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina L. Harrell -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
b7 0-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee C. Carpenter 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b7 0-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic C. Carpenter 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Paredes C. Carpenter 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Aneury Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
Aneury Rodriguez replaces Lucas Harrell pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker A. Rodriguez -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t8 7-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL N. Punto A. Rodriguez -0% 100% Popfly: 2B
t8 7-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Carpenter A. Rodriguez -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
Ryan Theriot replaces David Freese (3B) playing 2B batting 5th
Daniel Descalso replaces Lance Berkman (RF) playing 3B batting 4th
Skip Schumaker moves from 2B to RF
b8 0-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Barmes C. Carpenter 0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
Carlos Corporan pinch hits for Humberto Quintero (C) batting 8th
b8 0-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Corporan C. Carpenter 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Chris Johnson pinch hits for Aneury Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b8 0-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson C. Carpenter 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Lance Pendleton facing 1-2-3
Lance Pendleton replaces Chris Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Corporan moves from PH to C
t9 7-0 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O STL J. Jay L. Pendleton 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 7-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R STL A. Craig L. Pendleton 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 8-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols L. Pendleton 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t9 8-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Descalso L. Pendleton 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 8-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Theriot L. Pendleton 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-8, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
Allen Craig moves from LF to 1B
Adron Chambers replaces Albert Pujols (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
b9 0-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Shuck C. Carpenter 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b9 0-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Altuve C. Carpenter 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 0-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Martinez C. Carpenter 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 0.

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