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Thursday, June 7, 2012, 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 22,265, Time of Game: 3:45
Cardinals
14
30-28
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Astros
2
24-33
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Lance Lynn (9-2)
L: J.A. Happ (4-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  1  1   7  0  2   14 16  0
Astros          1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  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 2 3 2 0 1 .319 .814 22 15 0.111 0.92 0.156 -0.045 1.3 0 2
   Daniel Descalso PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .701 3 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 1 1
Carlos Beltran RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 .276 .928 16 10 0.108 0.82 0.135 -0.028 0.8 1 0 HR,SF
   Tony Cruz C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .375 4 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 2 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 1 2 0 2 1 .276 .825 21 10 0.042 0.45 0.052 -0.010 0.9 2 0
   Matt Adams 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .806 6 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Allen Craig 1B-LF 5 2 3 2 1 1 .382 1.174 29 18 0.106 0.80 0.150 -0.045 2.1 5 0
David Freese 3B 5 2 2 6 1 3 .271 .841 24 14 -0.068 0.73 0.027 -0.095 3.9 0 1 2·HR
Yadier Molina C 2 1 1 0 3 0 .328 .902 24 9 0.085 0.72 0.095 -0.011 1.3 11 0
   Eduardo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steven Hill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .429 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3
   Sam Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tyler Greene 2B-SS 6 1 1 0 0 2 .210 .669 24 16 -0.033 0.81 0.041 -0.075 -1.4 0 1
Shane Robinson CF 5 3 3 2 1 0 .276 .703 29 19 0.095 0.71 0.157 -0.062 2.1 2 0 HR
Lance Lynn P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 9 6 -0.057 1.60 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 0 0 2·SH
   Adron Chambers PH-RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .667 18 10 -0.002 0.01 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 41 14 16 14 10 11 .390 1.183 233 137 0.387 0.69 0.813 -0.430 9.8 27 5
HR: C Beltran (16, off J Happ; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); D Freese 2 (12, 1 off W Wright, 1 off B Bogusevic; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); S Robinson (2, off R Cruz; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: C Beltran (1, off J Happ).
SH: L Lynn 2 (4, 1 off J Happ, 1 off D Carpenter).
TB: D Freese 8; S Robinson 6; C Beltran 4; A Craig 3; R Furcal 3; M Holliday 2; Y Molina; T Greene.
RBI: D Freese 6 (40); S Robinson 2 (9); R Furcal 2 (28); C Beltran 2 (44); A Craig 2 (26).
2-out RBI: D Freese 4; A Craig 2.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 5 for 14.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jordan Schafer CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .251 .653 19 10 -0.056 1.07 0.014 -0.070 -0.5 2 0
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Castro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .720 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .323 .828 12 10 -0.102 1.05 0.000 -0.102 -1.3 4 1
Jed Lowrie SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .881 11 9 0.052 0.65 0.109 -0.057 1.2 1 2 HR,2B
J.D. Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240 .710 18 8 0.018 0.54 0.046 -0.028 -0.3 2 0
Brett Wallace 1B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .429 1.101 15 11 0.001 0.78 0.055 -0.054 -0.2 4 2 2B
Chris Johnson 3B-RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .291 .785 16 11 0.021 0.91 0.083 -0.062 0.2 0 2 2B
Brian Bogusevic RF-P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .226 .642 14 8 -0.020 0.62 0.030 -0.050 -0.5 1 0
Chris Snyder C-1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .198 .633 16 11 -0.034 0.83 0.033 -0.067 -0.2 11 0
J.A. Happ P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .258 5 3 -0.046 1.31 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 0 1
   David Carpenter P 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3 2 0.053 1.23 0.053 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Rhiner Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Justin Maxwell PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .762 4 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 2 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 2 13 .206 .632 133 86 -0.113 0.79 0.423 -0.536 -2.2 27 8
2B: B Wallace (2, off L Lynn); J Lowrie (11, off F Salas); C Johnson (12, off L Lynn).
HR: J Lowrie (10, off L Lynn; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Lowrie 6; C Johnson 2; B Wallace 2; C Snyder; B Bogusevic; D Carpenter.
RBI: C Johnson (27); J Lowrie (24).
2-out RBI: J Lowrie.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: C Snyder (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
Lance Lynn, W (9-2) 6 6 2 2 2 11 1 2.66 26 103 63 29 11 23 5 9 5 0 61 0.113 1.09 0.8
Eduardo Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 3 11 8 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Fernando Salas 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.94 4 13 10 6 1 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Sam Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 3 6 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 13 1 2.00 36 133 86 42 16 28 8 14 7 0 61 0 0 0.114 0.69 2.2

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
J.A. Happ, L (4-6) 4.2 5 4 4 5 6 1 4.54 24 106 64 44 10 10 4 9 2 0 39 -0.282 1.16 -2.4
David Carpenter 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.57 7 39 26 19 2 5 4 1 1 0 3 0 -0.039 0.90 -0.5
Rhiner Cruz 1 3 5 5 2 3 1 5.40 8 38 17 5 4 8 2 1 0 0 3 0 -0.040 0.34 -1.5
Wesley Wright 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.86 4 9 4 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 3 -0.024 0.10 -4.3
Brandon Lyon 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.31 4 14 6 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Brian Bogusevic 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 18.00 7 27 20 17 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.5
Team Totals 9 16 14 14 10 11 4 14.00 54 233 137 94 17 26 14 19 6 0 39 9 3 -0.385 0.79 -9.8
Balks: None.
WP: J Happ (3); B Lyon (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Conroy, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 3:45.
Attendance: 22,265.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Jordan Schafer CF
2 Carlos Beltran RF 2 Jose Altuve 2B
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Jed Lowrie SS
4 Allen Craig 1B 4 J.D. Martinez LF
5 David Freese 3B 5 Brett Wallace 1B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Chris Johnson 3B
7 Tyler Greene 2B 7 Brian Bogusevic RF
8 Shane Robinson CF 8 Chris Snyder C
9 Lance Lynn P 9 J.A. Happ P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R STL A. Craig J. Happ 13% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Furcal Scores; Holliday to 3B
t5 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Beltran J. Happ 12% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R HOU J. Lowrie L. Lynn -11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 0-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Furcal J. Happ 9% 46% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Greene Scores; Robinson to 3B
b2 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Johnson L. Lynn -8% 20% Double to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Wallace Scores

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' J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Happ -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Beltran J. Happ -2% 46% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Happ -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Schafer L. Lynn 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Altuve L. Lynn 1% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  R HOU J. Lowrie L. Lynn -11% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Martinez L. Lynn 1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL A. Craig J. Happ -2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Happ -2% 35% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Happ -1% 34% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Wallace L. Lynn -5% 28% Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b2 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Johnson L. Lynn -8% 20% Double to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Wallace Scores
b2 2-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic L. Lynn 3% 23% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Snyder L. Lynn -3% 20% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Johnson to 3B
b2 2-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Happ L. Lynn 5% 24% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 2-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Schafer L. Lynn -1% 23% Walk; Snyder to 2B
b2 2-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Altuve L. Lynn 5% 28% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Greene J. Happ 4% 32% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 12,(3-2)  STL S. Robinson J. Happ 7% 38% Walk; Greene to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Lynn J. Happ -1% 38% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Greene to 3B; Robinson to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Furcal J. Happ 9% 46% Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Greene Scores; Robinson to 3B
t3 1-2 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO STL C. Beltran J. Happ 1% 47% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Robinson Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Holliday J. Happ 2% 49% Walk; Furcal to 2B
t3 2-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R STL A. Craig J. Happ 13% 62% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Furcal Scores; Holliday to 3B
t3 3-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Happ -5% 57% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 3-4-5
b3 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lowrie L. Lynn 3% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Martinez L. Lynn 2% 62% Lineout: LF
b3 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Wallace L. Lynn 1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Happ 4% 67% Walk
t4 3-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Greene J. Happ 3% 69% Wild Pitch; Molina to 2B
t4 3-2 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Greene J. Happ -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Molina to 3B
t4 3-2 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Robinson J. Happ -6% 62% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t4 3-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Lynn J. Happ -4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Johnson L. Lynn 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic L. Lynn 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Snyder L. Lynn 1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal J. Happ -2% 62% Flyball: CF
t5 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Beltran J. Happ 12% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 4-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Holliday J. Happ 2% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t5 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Craig J. Happ -2% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Freese J. Happ 1% 76% Walk; Holliday to 2B
t5 4-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Happ 2% 78% Walk; Holliday to 3B; Freese to 2B
David Carpenter replaces J.A. Happ pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Greene D. Carpenter -5% 73% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 9-1-2
b5 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU D. Carpenter L. Lynn -5% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b5 2-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Schafer L. Lynn 5% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Altuve L. Lynn 4% 76% Flyball: RF
b5 2-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lowrie L. Lynn 3% 79% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Astros' David Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t6 4-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  STL S. Robinson D. Carpenter 2% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 4-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL L. Lynn D. Carpenter -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Robinson to 2B
t6 4-2 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  R STL R. Furcal D. Carpenter 7% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Robinson Scores
t6 5-2 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Beltran D. Carpenter -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t6 5-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Holliday D. Carpenter 1% 87% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Beltran to 2B
t6 5-2 2 12- 10,(3-2)  STL A. Craig D. Carpenter 1% 88% Walk; Beltran to 3B; Holliday to 2B
Rhiner Cruz replaces David Carpenter pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Freese R. Cruz -3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Lance Lynn facing 4-5-6
b6 2-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Martinez L. Lynn -5% 81% Walk
b6 2-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Wallace L. Lynn 4% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson L. Lynn 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Bogusevic L. Lynn -3% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 3B
b6 2-5 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Snyder L. Lynn 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros' Rhiner Cruz facing 6-7-8
t7 5-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL Y. Molina R. Cruz 1% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t7 5-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Greene R. Cruz -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR STL S. Robinson R. Cruz 7% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Molina Scores
Adron Chambers pinch hits for Lance Lynn (P) batting 9th
t7 7-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Chambers R. Cruz -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Furcal R. Cruz 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 7-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Beltran R. Cruz 0% 97% Walk; Furcal to 2B
t7 7-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday R. Cruz 0% 97% Walk; Furcal to 3B; Beltran to 2B
Wesley Wright replaces Rhiner Cruz pitching and batting 9th
t7 7-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Craig W. Wright 1% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Furcal Scores; Beltran to 3B; Holliday to 2B
t7 8-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR STL D. Freese W. Wright 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Beltran Scores; Holliday Scores; Craig Scores
t7 12-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina W. Wright 0% 100% Walk
t7 12-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Greene W. Wright -0% 100% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-12, Cardinals' Eduardo Sanchez facing 9-1-2
Eduardo Sanchez replaces Yadier Molina (C) pitching and batting 6th
Tony Cruz replaces Carlos Beltran (RF) playing C batting 2nd
Adron Chambers moves from PH to RF
Justin Maxwell pinch hits for Wesley Wright (P) batting 9th
b7 2-12 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Maxwell E. Sanchez 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b7 2-12 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Schafer E. Sanchez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 2-12 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Altuve E. Sanchez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-2, Astros' Brandon Lyon facing 8-9-1
Brandon Lyon replaces Jordan Schafer (CF) pitching and batting 1st
Justin Maxwell moves from PH to CF
t8 12-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Robinson B. Lyon -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 12-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Chambers B. Lyon 0% 100% Walk
Daniel Descalso pinch hits for Rafael Furcal (SS) batting 1st
t8 12-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Descalso B. Lyon 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Chambers to 2B
t8 12-2 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL D. Descalso B. Lyon -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 12-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Cruz B. Lyon 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-12, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 3-4-5
Fernando Salas replaces Eduardo Sanchez pitching and batting 6th
Matt Adams replaces Matt Holliday (LF) playing 1B batting 3rd
Daniel Descalso moves from PH to 2B
Tyler Greene moves from 2B to SS
Allen Craig moves from 1B to LF
b8 2-12 0 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU J. Lowrie F. Salas -0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b8 2-12 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Martinez F. Salas 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-12 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Wallace F. Salas 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
b8 2-12 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Johnson F. Salas 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-2, Astros' Brian Bogusevic facing 3-4-5
Brian Bogusevic moves from RF to P
Jason Castro replaces Brandon Lyon (P) playing C batting 1st
Chris Snyder moves from C to 1B
Brett Wallace moves from 1B to 3B
Chris Johnson moves from 3B to RF
t9 12-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Adams B. Bogusevic -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 12-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Craig B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 12-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL D. Freese B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Craig Scores
Steven Hill pinch hits for Fernando Salas (P) batting 6th
t9 14-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Hill B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Reached on E3 (Pop Fly to Weak 2B-1B)
t9 14-2 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Greene B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 14-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Robinson B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hill to 2B
t9 14-2 2 12- 7,(1-2)  O STL A. Chambers B. Bogusevic 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 14, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-14, Cardinals' Sam Freeman facing 7-8-9
Sam Freeman replaces Steven Hill (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b9 2-14 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Bogusevic S. Freeman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b9 2-14 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Snyder S. Freeman 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b9 2-14 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Maxwell S. Freeman 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14, Astros 2.

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