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TOR
@LAA		4
0
BAL
@BOS		6
4		 
(13)
TEX
@CLE		3
6
CHW
@DET		4
5
NYY
@KCR		6
2
MIN
@SEA		3
2
OAK
@TBR		2
7
LAD
@CHC		4
5
ATL
@COL		9
8		 
(11)
STL
@HOU		4
5
ARI
@NYM		5
4
CIN
@PIT		6
1
MIA
@SDP		9
8		 
(12)
MIL
@SFG		6
4
PHI
@WSN		3
4		 
(11)
Friday, May 4, 2012, 7:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 27,201, Time of Game: 2:59
Cardinals
4
16-10
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Astros
5
12-14
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Lucas Harrell (2-2)
L: Kyle Lohse (4-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  2
Astros          2  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .874 20 16 0.030 1.68 0.151 -0.121 -0.1 2 6
Jon Jay CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .414 .996 18 12 -0.177 1.99 0.107 -0.284 -0.4 3 0 GDP
Matt Holliday LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .255 .747 18 13 0.052 1.57 0.181 -0.130 1.0 0 0 3B
Allen Craig 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .808 14 9 -0.023 1.68 0.091 -0.113 0.2 10 0 SF
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .954 9 7 -0.049 1.05 0.048 -0.097 -0.2 0 1 2B
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .919 18 10 -0.058 1.51 0.060 -0.118 -0.4 4 1
Matt Carpenter RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .268 .798 20 13 -0.017 1.64 0.113 -0.130 0.2 3 0
Skip Schumaker 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .308 .842 16 7 0.103 1.35 0.132 -0.029 0.7 2 1
Kyle Lohse P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .077 6 5 -0.051 1.50 0.000 -0.051 -0.4 0 0 SH
   Daniel Descalso PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .658 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Shane Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .351 .886 1 1 -0.073 3.30 0.000 -0.073 -0.5
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Beltran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .913 2 1 -0.056 2.03 0.000 -0.056 -0.2
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 2 3 6 .265 .669 142 94 -0.319 1.63 0.883 -1.202 -0.2 24 9
2B: D Freese (4, off L Harrell).
3B: M Holliday (1, off L Harrell).
SF: A Craig (1, off L Harrell).
SH: K Lohse (3, off L Harrell).
TB: M Holliday 4; D Freese 2; R Furcal 2; J Jay 2; S Schumaker; Y Molina.
GIDP: J Jay (3).
RBI: A Craig (4); M Holliday (18).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
E: A Craig (1); M Carpenter (2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jordan Schafer CF 4 2 0 0 1 1 .261 .689 26 13 0.079 1.05 0.143 -0.064 0.8 4 0 2·SB
Jose Altuve 2B 5 2 2 3 0 0 .360 .954 14 9 0.205 1.34 0.291 -0.085 2.0 1 3 HR,SB
J.D. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 .793 10 5 -0.051 0.99 0.032 -0.083 -0.6 1 0
Carlos Lee 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278 .721 26 17 0.110 0.94 0.128 -0.018 1.1 11 0
Jed Lowrie SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .338 .944 8 8 0.022 1.16 0.088 -0.066 0.1 1 5 2B
Brian Bogusevic RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .707 13 7 -0.073 1.27 0.005 -0.078 -0.8 1 0
Chris Johnson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .773 18 10 -0.133 1.25 0.000 -0.133 -1.5 2 3
Chris Snyder C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .154 .497 20 12 0.028 0.76 0.063 -0.036 0.3 6 0
Lucas Harrell P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .600 10 8 0.012 0.99 0.026 -0.013 0.1 0 2 SH
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 -0.012 1.27 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Downs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .690 2 1 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Brett Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 4 3 .250 .708 150 92 0.178 1.08 0.776 -0.597 1.2 27 13
2B: J Lowrie (4, off F Salas).
HR: J Altuve (2, off K Lohse; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: W Wright (1, off F Salas); L Harrell (1, off K Lohse).
TB: J Altuve 5; J Lowrie 3; C Lee 2; C Snyder; L Harrell.
RBI: J Altuve 3 (13); J Lowrie (10); C Lee (14).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Altuve-J Lowrie-C Lee.
E: C Johnson (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Altuve (5, 2nd base off K Lohse/Y Molina); J Schafer 2 (11, 2nd base off M Rzepczynski/Y Molina, 3rd base off K Lohse/Y Molina).

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
Kyle Lohse, L (4-1) 5 7 5 3 1 3 1 2.11 25 99 64 42 4 18 10 11 4 0 39 -0.293 1.24 -2.6
Fernando Salas 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.10 7 31 20 14 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.055 0.86 0.6
Victor Marte 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18 2 8 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.030 1.23 0.3
Marc Rzepczynski 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45 4 12 6 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.028 0.48 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 3 4 3 1 3.38 38 150 92 60 6 26 16 15 4 0 39 1 0 -0.180 1.63 -1.2

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
Lucas Harrell, W (2-2) 5.1 7 4 3 2 3 0 4.76 26 105 65 42 8 15 13 8 4 0 41 -0.189 1.29 -2.1
Wesley Wright, H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 3 8 8 5 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.072 2.60 0.5
Wilton Lopez, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.35 3 9 7 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.165 2.28 0.8
Fernando Rodriguez, H (3) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75 4 12 7 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.117 1.68 0.5
Brett Myers, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 3 8 7 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.155 2.94 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 3 6 0 3.00 39 142 94 57 11 26 18 12 4 0 41 3 0 0.320 1.08 0.2
W Wright faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: L Harrell (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Lance Barrett.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 27,201.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Jordan Schafer CF
2 Jon Jay CF 2 Jose Altuve 2B
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 J.D. Martinez LF
4 Allen Craig 1B 4 Carlos Lee 1B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Jed Lowrie SS
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Brian Bogusevic RF
7 Matt Carpenter RF 7 Chris Johnson 3B
8 Skip Schumaker 2B 8 Chris Snyder C
9 Kyle Lohse P 9 Lucas Harrell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Jay B. Myers 24% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR HOU J. Altuve K. Lohse 23% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Harrell Scores/unER; Schafer Scores
t3 2-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL M. Holliday L. Harrell -15% 63% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jay Scores
t9 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Furcal B. Myers -11% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  R STL A. Craig L. Harrell -9% 42% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores/No RBI/unER

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' Lucas Harrell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Furcal L. Harrell -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Jay L. Harrell 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Furcal to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Holliday L. Harrell 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Furcal to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  R STL A. Craig L. Harrell -9% 42% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores/No RBI/unER
t1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese L. Harrell 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Schafer K. Lohse 4% 48% Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Altuve K. Lohse 6% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schafer to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Martinez K. Lohse -6% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Lee K. Lohse 5% 53% Schafer Steals 3B; Altuve Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Lee K. Lohse 8% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Schafer Scores/unER; Altuve to 3B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Lowrie K. Lohse 7% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Altuve Scores; Lee to 2B
b1 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic K. Lohse -3% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lee to 3B
b1 2-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O HOU C. Johnson K. Lohse -4% 61% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL Y. Molina L. Harrell 2% 63% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t2 1-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Carpenter L. Harrell -3% 61% Walk
t2 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker L. Harrell -4% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Carpenter to 2B
t2 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Lohse L. Harrell 3% 60% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Carpenter to 3B; Schumaker to 2B
t2 1-2 2 -23 4,(2-2)  R STL R. Furcal L. Harrell -9% 51% Balk; Carpenter Scores; Schumaker to 3B
t2 2-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal L. Harrell 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
b2 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Snyder K. Lohse -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU L. Harrell K. Lohse 3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Schafer K. Lohse 4% 59% Reached on E3 (throw to 2B)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Harrell to 2B
b2 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR HOU J. Altuve K. Lohse 23% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Harrell Scores/unER; Schafer Scores
b2 5-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Martinez K. Lohse -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 5-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee K. Lohse -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 2-3-4
t3 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Jay L. Harrell -4% 77% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t3 2-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL M. Holliday L. Harrell -15% 63% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jay Scores
t3 3-5 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO STL A. Craig L. Harrell 2% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Holliday Scores
t3 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Freese L. Harrell -5% 60% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 4-5 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  O STL Y. Molina L. Harrell 4% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 4-5 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter L. Harrell 4% 67% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
b3 5-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie K. Lohse -2% 65% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic K. Lohse -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson K. Lohse -1% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 8-9-1
t4 4-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker L. Harrell 3% 66% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 4-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL K. Lohse L. Harrell 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Furcal L. Harrell 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
b4 5-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Snyder K. Lohse 3% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 5-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Harrell K. Lohse -1% 71% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Snyder to 2B
b4 5-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Schafer K. Lohse -3% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Altuve K. Lohse -3% 65% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 2-3-4
t5 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay L. Harrell 3% 68% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. Holliday L. Harrell -4% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 4-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Craig L. Harrell 4% 68% Lineout: CF
t5 4-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Freese L. Harrell 3% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
b5 5-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Martinez K. Lohse 3% 75% Walk
b5 5-4 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Lee K. Lohse 5% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
b5 5-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lowrie K. Lohse -5% 75% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b5 5-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Bogusevic K. Lohse -3% 72% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Martinez to 3B
b5 5-4 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson K. Lohse -5% 67% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Lucas Harrell facing 6-7-8
t6 4-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL Y. Molina L. Harrell -6% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 4-5 0 1-- 8,(2-2)  O STL M. Carpenter L. Harrell 6% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker L. Harrell -6% 60% Walk; Molina to 2B
Wesley Wright replaces Lucas Harrell pitching and batting 9th
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Daniel Descalso batting 9th
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Kyle Lohse (P) batting 9th
t6 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Robinson W. Wright 7% 68% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t6 4-5 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O STL R. Furcal W. Wright 7% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 8-9-1
Fernando Salas replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU C. Snyder F. Salas 3% 78% Walk
b6 5-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU W. Wright F. Salas -1% 77% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Snyder to 2B
b6 5-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Schafer F. Salas -3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 5-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Altuve F. Salas -3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 2-3-4
t7 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL J. Jay W. Wright -7% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Wilton Lopez replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Holliday W. Lopez 7% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig W. Lopez 5% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Freese W. Lopez 4% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 3-4-5
b7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Martinez F. Salas -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 5-4 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O HOU C. Lee F. Salas -1% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 5-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Lowrie F. Salas 2% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
Victor Marte replaces Fernando Salas pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Bogusevic V. Marte 1% 79% Walk
b7 5-4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Johnson V. Marte -3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Fernando Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
Fernando Rodriguez replaces Wilton Lopez pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina F. Rodriguez 5% 81% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Carpenter F. Rodriguez 4% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker F. Rodriguez -3% 82% Walk
Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Victor Marte (P) batting 9th
t8 4-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Beltran F. Rodriguez 6% 87% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Marc Rzepczynski facing 8-9-1
Marc Rzepczynski replaces Carlos Beltran (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Snyder M. Rzepczynski -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
Matt Downs pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b8 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Downs M. Rzepczynski -1% 85% Popfly: 2B
b8 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Schafer M. Rzepczynski 1% 86% Walk
b8 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Altuve M. Rzepczynski 1% 87% Schafer Steals 2B
b8 5-4 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Altuve M. Rzepczynski -2% 84% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Brett Myers facing 1-2-3
Brett Myers replaces Matt Downs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Furcal B. Myers -11% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 4-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL J. Jay B. Myers 24% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Holliday B. Myers 3% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.

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