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BOS
@BAL		4
2
MIN
@CHW		2
10
NYY
@DET		5
1
CLE
@KCR		6
2
TEX
@OAK		2
4
ANA
@SEA		8
1
TOR
@TBD		7
11
FLA
@ATL		6
2
ARI
@COL		4
9
SFG
@MIL		5
1
MON
@NYM		6
1
CHC
@PIT		4
5
LAD
@SDP		4
8
HOU
@STL		3
9
Friday, September 20, 2002
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 34,990, Time of Game: 3:22
Astros
3
81-73
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
9
90-63
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Rick White (5-6)
L: Peter Munro (5-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Cardinals       2  2  0   1  0  3   1  0  X    9 14  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 5 1 2 3 0 0 .288 .810 14 10 0.077 0.99 0.165 -0.088 1.8 2 0 HR
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .754 24 17 -0.063 0.61 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 1 1
Lance Berkman RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .298 .999 15 7 -0.021 0.48 0.016 -0.037 -0.4 2 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .291 .925 17 9 0.025 0.64 0.051 -0.025 0.1 9 0
Daryle Ward LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .741 16 8 -0.090 1.00 0.006 -0.096 -0.5 1 0
Mark Loretta SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .298 .764 15 10 0.053 0.65 0.073 -0.021 -0.3 0 2 GDP
Geoff Blum 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .283 .810 19 9 0.073 1.10 0.114 -0.041 0.5 0 2
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 .677 12 9 -0.082 1.22 0.078 -0.160 -0.4 9 1 GDP
Peter Munro P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .325 1 1 -0.089 1.76 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 0 1 GDP
   Alan Zinter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .513 7 5 -0.027 1.19 0.000 -0.027 -0.4
   Nelson Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Orlando Merced PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 .805 4 0 0.022 1.61 0.022 0.000 0.1
   Carlos Hernandez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .388 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jeriome Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brandon Puffer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .791 3 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 6 5 .226 .674 147 88 -0.123 0.87 0.525 -0.648 -1.4 24 9
HR: B Hunter (3, off W Williams; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Hunter 5; B Ausmus 2; M Loretta; J Bagwell; D Ward.
GIDP: M Loretta (7); P Munro (1); B Ausmus (29).
RBI: B Hunter 3 (19).
2-out RBI: B Hunter.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .269 .671 10 5 0.055 0.57 0.100 -0.045 -0.1 2 5 3B
Eli Marrero RF 4 4 4 2 1 0 .261 .773 19 7 0.142 0.53 0.142 0.000 2.4 0 0 HR,SB,IW
Jim Edmonds CF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .308 .981 27 16 0.032 0.65 0.060 -0.028 0.7 5 0 HR,SF
Albert Pujols LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .311 .950 17 9 0.108 0.76 0.129 -0.021 0.8 0 0
Scott Rolen 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .268 .862 21 14 0.021 0.60 0.073 -0.053 0.8 1 3 HR
Tino Martinez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .264 .777 18 13 0.071 0.43 0.090 -0.019 0.2 10 1
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .308 .809 19 9 0.003 0.41 0.034 -0.031 0.2 4 5 HBP
Mike Matheny C 3 1 2 0 1 0 .242 .631 24 15 0.012 0.37 0.036 -0.024 1.1 5 0 SH
Woody Williams P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .207 .640 7 6 -0.047 0.68 0.000 -0.047 -0.9 0 0
   Gabe Molina P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ivan Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .375 1.194 4 3 -0.022 0.79 0.000 -0.022 -0.4
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Cairo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .671 5 3 0.003 0.08 0.003 0.000 0.7
   Steve Kline P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 36 9 14 9 6 8 .389 1.172 173 102 0.378 0.52 0.667 -0.290 5.1 27 14
3B: F Vina (5, off P Munro).
HR: E Marrero (16, off J Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); S Rolen (29, off J Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); J Edmonds (28, off J Robertson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Edmonds (6, off J Robertson).
SH: M Matheny (8, off N Cruz).
IBB: E Marrero (11, by J Robertson).
HBP: E Renteria (4, by B Puffer).
TB: E Marrero 7; S Rolen 5; J Edmonds 4; F Vina 3; M Matheny 2; E Renteria; A Pujols; M Cairo; T Martinez.
RBI: A Pujols 2 (121); J Edmonds 2 (81); E Marrero 2 (60); S Rolen 2 (105); T Martinez (74).
2-out RBI: A Pujols 2; S Rolen; T Martinez.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 3. F Vina-E Renteria-T Martinez; S Rolen-F Vina-T Martinez; T Martinez-E Renteria-T Martinez.
Baserunning
SB: E Marrero (14, 2nd base off P Munro/B Ausmus).

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
Peter Munro, L (5-5) 4 9 5 5 3 5 0 3.24 24 89 52 36 3 13 8 8 6 0 26 -0.283 0.81 -3.1
Nelson Cruz 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.46 4 14 7 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.031 0.76 0.5
Jeriome Robertson 1.2 4 4 4 2 1 3 7.36 11 54 32 19 4 9 2 3 1 3 0 0 -0.127 0.12 -3.5
Brandon Puffer 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.96 6 16 11 6 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0.002 0.01 1.0
Team Totals 8 14 9 9 6 8 3 10.12 45 173 102 63 10 29 16 11 7 3 26 2 0 -0.377 0.87 -5.1

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
Woody Williams 4.2 6 3 3 2 3 1 2.53 21 86 54 36 8 10 8 7 4 1 41 0.008 0.84 -0.8
Gabe Molina 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.74 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.027 1.54 0.2
Dave Veres, H (16) 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.62 5 21 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.064 2.07 0.5
Rick White, W (5-6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.27 3 11 8 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Steve Kline 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.64 6 22 18 12 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.008 0.09 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 6 5 1 3.00 37 147 88 57 14 17 12 13 6 1 41 1 0 0.123 0.52 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: J Robertson (2).
HBP: B Puffer (4; E Renteria).
IBB: J Robertson (2; E Marrero).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Tony Randazzo.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 34,990.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Eli Marrero RF
3 Lance Berkman RF 3 Jim Edmonds CF
4 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 Albert Pujols LF
5 Daryle Ward LF 5 Scott Rolen 3B
6 Mark Loretta SS 6 Tino Martinez 1B
7 Geoff Blum 3B 7 Edgar Renteria SS
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Mike Matheny C
9 Peter Munro P 9 Woody Williams P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU B. Ausmus D. Veres 16% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Loretta to 3B
b2 2-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols P. Munro 11% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina Scores; Marrero Scores; Edmonds to 2B
t5 1-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU B. Hunter W. Williams -11% 79% Home Run; Ausmus Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina P. Munro 9% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Martinez P. Munro 9% 73% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores; Pujols to 2B

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Hunter W. Williams 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Williams 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman W. Williams 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Peter Munro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina P. Munro 9% 64% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-0 0 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Marrero P. Munro 4% 68% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina Scores
b1 1-0 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds P. Munro -1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Marrero to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols P. Munro 2% 68% Walk
b1 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Rolen P. Munro -4% 64% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Martinez P. Munro 9% 73% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores; Pujols to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria P. Munro -3% 70% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell W. Williams 2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Ward W. Williams 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Loretta W. Williams 1% 75% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Matheny P. Munro -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL W. Williams P. Munro -1% 73% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Vina P. Munro 1% 74% Walk
b2 2-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Marrero P. Munro 1% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds P. Munro 2% 77% Walk; Vina to 3B; Marrero to 2B
b2 2-0 2 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols P. Munro 11% 88% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina Scores; Marrero Scores; Edmonds to 2B
b2 4-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL S. Rolen P. Munro -2% 87% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU G. Blum W. Williams -3% 84% Walk
t3 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU B. Ausmus W. Williams -5% 79% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Blum to 2B
t3 0-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU P. Munro W. Williams 9% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Blum to 3B
t3 0-4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R HOU B. Hunter W. Williams -5% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive); Blum Scores
t3 1-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Williams 2% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Peter Munro facing 6-7-8
b3 4-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL T. Martinez P. Munro -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b3 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria P. Munro 1% 85% Single (Ground Ball)
b3 4-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Matheny P. Munro 3% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Renteria to 3B
b3 4-1 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  O STL W. Williams P. Munro -4% 84% Fielder's Choice P; Renteria out at Hm/P-C; Matheny to 2B; Williams to 1B
b3 4-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina P. Munro -2% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
t4 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman W. Williams 2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell W. Williams -2% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Ward W. Williams 3% 85% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Loretta W. Williams -2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ward to 2B
t4 1-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum W. Williams 4% 87% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Peter Munro facing 2-3-4
b4 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL E. Marrero P. Munro 2% 88% Single (Ground Ball)
b4 4-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds P. Munro -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging, Marrero Steals 2B
b4 4-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols P. Munro -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Rolen P. Munro 5% 91% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores
b4 5-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Martinez P. Munro -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
t5 1-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus W. Williams -3% 87% Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
Alan Zinter pinch hits for Peter Munro (P) batting 9th
t5 1-5 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU A. Zinter W. Williams 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU B. Hunter W. Williams -11% 79% Home Run; Ausmus Scores
t5 3-5 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio W. Williams 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman W. Williams -2% 79% Walk
Gabe Molina replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Bagwell G. Molina -3% 76% Walk; Berkman to 2B
t5 3-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Ward G. Molina 5% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 7-8-9
Nelson Cruz replaces Alan Zinter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria N. Cruz 2% 84% Walk
b5 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Matheny N. Cruz -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Renteria to 2B
Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Gabe Molina (P) batting 9th
b5 5-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL I. Cruz N. Cruz -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b5 5-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Vina N. Cruz -2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 6-7-8
Dave Veres replaces Ivan Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Loretta D. Veres -5% 73% Walk
t6 3-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU G. Blum D. Veres -9% 65% Walk; Loretta to 2B
t6 3-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU B. Ausmus D. Veres 16% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Loretta to 3B
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Nelson Cruz (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU O. Merced D. Veres -2% 79% Walk
Carlos Hernandez pinch runs for Orlando Merced (PH) batting 9th
t6 3-5 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O HOU B. Hunter D. Veres 7% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros' Jeriome Robertson facing 2-3-4
Jeriome Robertson replaces Carlos Hernandez (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL E. Marrero J. Robertson 7% 92% Home Run (LF-CF)
b6 6-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Edmonds J. Robertson 4% 95% Home Run
b6 7-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Robertson -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b6 7-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL S. Rolen J. Robertson 2% 97% Home Run (CF-RF)
b6 8-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Martinez J. Robertson -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 8-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Robertson -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Cardinals' Rick White facing 2-3-4
Rick White replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. White 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman R. White 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell R. White 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Astros' Jeriome Robertson facing 8-9-1
b7 8-3 0 --- 11,(3-2)  STL M. Matheny J. Robertson 0% 99% Walk
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Rick White (P) batting 9th
b7 8-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Cairo J. Robertson 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Matheny to 2B
b7 8-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Cairo J. Robertson 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny to 3B
b7 8-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina J. Robertson -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cairo to 2B
b7 8-3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL E. Marrero J. Robertson 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b7 8-3 1 123 7,(2-2)  RO STL J. Edmonds J. Robertson 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Matheny Scores; Cairo to 3B
Brandon Puffer replaces Jeriome Robertson pitching and batting 9th
b7 9-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols B. Puffer -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 5-6-7
Steve Kline replaces Miguel Cairo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU D. Ward S. Kline -1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 3-9 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Loretta S. Kline 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t8 3-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum S. Kline 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Astros' Brandon Puffer facing 5-6-7
b8 9-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen B. Puffer -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 9-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Martinez B. Puffer -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b8 9-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Renteria B. Puffer 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
b8 9-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Matheny B. Puffer 0% 100% Single (Ground Ball); Renteria to 2B
b8 9-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Kline B. Puffer -0% 100% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 8-9-1
t9 3-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus S. Kline 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Jason Lane pinch hits for Brandon Puffer (P) batting 9th
t9 3-9 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lane S. Kline 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-9 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU B. Hunter S. Kline 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 9.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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