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NYY
@CLE		4
6
LAA
@DET		4
3
TOR
@KCR		4
8
OAK
@SEA		4
3
BOS
@TBR		4
5		 
(11)
MIN
@TEX		5
6		 
(10)
COL
@LAD		7
8		 
(13)
FLA
@MIL		3
0		 
(10)
ATL
@NYM		6
3
PHI
@PIT		6
5
ARI
@SDP		5
1
CIN
@SFG		1
3
HOU
@STL		3
2
CHC
@WSN		3
5
Friday, April 25, 2008 9:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 41,193, Time of Game: 2:47
Astros
3
12-12
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
 at Cardinals
2
14-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  6  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kazuo Matsui 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .676 13 10 -0.054 0.82 0.017 -0.071 -0.5 2 3
Darin Erstad CF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .718 15 11 0.033 0.92 0.090 -0.057 0.2 3 0 2B
Miguel Tejada SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .348 .988 22 12 0.243 1.34 0.295 -0.052 1.3 2 3 3B
Lance Berkman 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .313 1.061 17 10 -0.086 2.13 0.074 -0.160 -1.1 6 1 SF,GDP
Carlos Lee LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .831 16 11 0.346 0.98 0.412 -0.066 0.4 4 0 HR
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Geoff Blum 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .582 20 13 -0.082 0.81 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 1 0
Hunter Pence RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .712 9 6 0.022 0.61 0.045 -0.022 0.1 3 0
J.R. Towles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .840 12 8 -0.104 1.39 0.000 -0.104 -0.8 6 0
Shawn Chacon P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .282 8 7 -0.038 0.76 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 0 0
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .406 6 3 -0.035 1.22 0.000 -0.035 -0.2
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Michael Bourn CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .647 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 1 3 .194 .599 138 91 0.245 1.11 0.933 -0.687 -1.5 27 7
2B: D Erstad (4, off B Looper).
3B: M Tejada (2, off J Isringhausen).
HR: C Lee (5, off J Isringhausen; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: L Berkman (2, off J Isringhausen).
TB: C Lee 4; M Tejada 3; D Erstad 3; H Pence; K Matsui.
GIDP: L Berkman (2).
RBI: C Lee (12); M Tejada (20); L Berkman (21).
2-out RBI: C Lee.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman.
E: G Blum (3).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .313 .852 19 11 -0.054 1.39 0.035 -0.089 -0.7 3 0 GDP
Rick Ankiel CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .244 .770 19 10 -0.210 1.69 0.062 -0.272 -0.2 1 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .375 1.128 22 9 0.001 1.79 0.060 -0.059 -0.3 14 1 IW
Chris Duncan LF 3 0 0 0 2 0 .275 .857 20 12 -0.145 2.22 0.078 -0.223 0.2 4 0
Troy Glaus 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .767 8 7 -0.122 2.21 0.000 -0.122 -1.6 0 1
   Aaron Miles 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .607 9 6 -0.021 0.40 0.000 -0.021 -0.5 0 0
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .310 .687 13 9 0.139 1.00 0.170 -0.031 1.3 0 7
Yadier Molina C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .278 .713 16 4 0.022 0.55 0.029 -0.007 0.5 2 1 IW
Braden Looper P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .708 8 6 -0.042 1.09 0.020 -0.062 -0.6 1 0 SH
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Barton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .872 4 3 -0.007 0.23 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Brendan Ryan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .929 14 8 0.185 2.23 0.243 -0.058 -0.3 1 5 SB
Team Totals 31 2 6 1 8 6 .194 .553 152 85 -0.254 1.50 0.697 -0.951 -2.5 27 15
SH: B Looper (4, off S Chacon).
IBB: A Pujols (7, by J Valverde); Y Molina (1, by S Chacon).
TB: A Kennedy; B Ryan; B Looper; Y Molina; R Ankiel; A Pujols.
GIDP: S Schumaker (6).
RBI: A Kennedy (9).
2-out RBI: A Kennedy.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Kennedy-B Ryan-A Pujols.
Baserunning
SB: B Ryan (1, 2nd base off J Valverde/J Towles).

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
Shawn Chacon 7 5 2 1 6 3 0 2.45 31 111 60 36 7 17 9 13 4 0 58 0.038 0.92 1.5
Wesley Wright, W (3-0) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.68 4 19 10 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Jose Valverde, S (4) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.50 5 22 15 10 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.202 5.38 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 8 6 0 1.00 40 152 85 50 14 21 11 15 4 0 58 0 0 0.254 1.11 2.5

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
Braden Looper 7 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.05 23 97 63 39 7 17 12 8 2 0 74 0.403 0.88 3.5
Ryan Franklin, H (8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19 4 15 9 6 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.075 1.40 0.5
Jason Isringhausen, BS (2), L (1-2) 1 3 3 3 0 1 1 6.55 6 26 19 10 2 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.724 1.81 -2.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 1 3 1 3.00 33 138 91 55 10 26 15 14 5 0 74 0 0 -0.246 1.50 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Valverde (3; A Pujols); S Chacon (1; Y Molina).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 41,193.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Kazuo Matsui 2B 1 Skip Schumaker RF
2 Darin Erstad CF 2 Rick Ankiel CF
3 Miguel Tejada SS 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Lance Berkman 1B 4 Chris Duncan LF
5 Carlos Lee LF 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Geoff Blum 3B 6 Adam Kennedy 2B
7 Hunter Pence RF 7 Yadier Molina C
8 J.R. Towles C 8 Braden Looper P
9 Shawn Chacon P 9 Brendan Ryan SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU C. Lee J. Isringhausen 41% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b9 2-3 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Valverde 25% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t9 0-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Tejada J. Isringhausen 24% 32% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Erstad Scores
b9 2-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Duncan J. Valverde 20% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR STL A. Kennedy S. Chacon -17% 26% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Schumaker Scores; Ankiel Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Duncan to 3B; Kennedy 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' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Matsui B. Looper -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU D. Erstad B. Looper 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O HOU M. Tejada B. Looper -3% 48% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Looper -3% 45% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Schumaker S. Chacon -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Ankiel S. Chacon -5% 36% Walk; Schumaker to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols S. Chacon 5% 41% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 12- 8,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan S. Chacon -6% 36% Walk; Schumaker to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Glaus S. Chacon 7% 43% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR STL A. Kennedy S. Chacon -17% 26% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Schumaker Scores; Ankiel Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Duncan to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b1 2-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina S. Chacon -1% 25% Intentional Walk
b1 2-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O STL B. Looper S. Chacon 5% 30% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper -2% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU G. Blum B. Looper -2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Pence B. Looper -1% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Ryan S. Chacon 2% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Chacon 1% 28% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL R. Ankiel S. Chacon -1% 27% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols S. Chacon -1% 26% Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Ankiel to 2B
b2 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan S. Chacon -2% 24% Walk; Ankiel to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b2 2-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus S. Chacon 5% 29% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
Aaron Miles replaces Troy Glaus playing 3B batting 5th
t3 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Towles B. Looper -2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Chacon B. Looper -2% 24% Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
t3 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Matsui B. Looper -1% 23% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 6-7-8
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Kennedy S. Chacon 2% 25% Flyball: RF
b3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL Y. Molina S. Chacon -2% 23% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Looper S. Chacon 1% 24% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Molina to 2B
b3 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL B. Ryan S. Chacon 2% 27% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Erstad B. Looper -3% 24% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Tejada B. Looper -2% 22% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Looper -1% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Chacon 2% 23% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Chacon 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols S. Chacon -1% 23% Walk
b4 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan S. Chacon 2% 25% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper -3% 22% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Blum B. Looper -2% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU H. Pence B. Looper -1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 5-6-7
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles S. Chacon 1% 20% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Kennedy S. Chacon 1% 21% Flyball: LF
b5 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL Y. Molina S. Chacon 1% 22% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
t6 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Towles B. Looper -3% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 0-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU S. Chacon B. Looper -2% 17% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU K. Matsui B. Looper 2% 18% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 0-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Erstad B. Looper -3% 15% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 8-9-1
b6 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Looper S. Chacon -2% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 2-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL B. Ryan S. Chacon 2% 15% Lineout: CF
b6 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL S. Schumaker S. Chacon 3% 18% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
t7 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Tejada B. Looper 6% 24% Walk
t7 0-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO HOU L. Berkman B. Looper -12% 12% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper -1% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Shawn Chacon facing 2-3-4
b7 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Chacon 1% 12% Flyball: LF
b7 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols S. Chacon 1% 13% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan S. Chacon 1% 13% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
Ryan Franklin replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 8th
t8 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum R. Franklin -4% 10% Flyball: CF
t8 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU H. Pence R. Franklin 4% 14% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 0-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Towles R. Franklin -5% 10% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Shawn Chacon (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Cruz R. Franklin -4% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 5-6-7
Wesley Wright replaces Jose Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Miles W. Wright 1% 7% Flyball: LF
b8 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Kennedy W. Wright 0% 7% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina W. Wright -0% 7% Walk
Brian Barton pinch hits for Ryan Franklin (P) batting 8th
b8 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton W. Wright 1% 7% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
Jason Isringhausen replaces Brian Barton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
t9 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Isringhausen -4% 4% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t9 0-2 1 --- 5,(0-2)  HOU D. Erstad J. Isringhausen 5% 9% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9 0-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Tejada J. Isringhausen 24% 32% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Erstad Scores
t9 1-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO HOU L. Berkman J. Isringhausen 7% 40% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Tejada Scores
t9 2-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU C. Lee J. Isringhausen 41% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 3-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum J. Isringhausen -1% 80% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 9-1-2
Jose Valverde replaces Carlos Lee (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Darin Erstad moves from CF to LF
Michael Bourn replaces Wesley Wright (P) playing CF batting 9th
b9 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Ryan J. Valverde -13% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b9 2-3 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  STL S. Schumaker J. Valverde -11% 55% Ryan Steals 2B
b9 2-3 0 -2- 6,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Valverde 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ryan to 3B
b9 2-3 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Valverde 25% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-3 2 --3 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols J. Valverde -4% 80% Intentional Walk
b9 2-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Duncan J. Valverde 20% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

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