Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - August 01, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 1, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 8/1)

Game 1: Friday, July 31
Houston	3	Final
St. Louis	4	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 1
Houston	1	Final
St. Louis	3	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 2
Houston	2	Final
St. Louis	0	Final
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Astros 1

(51-53, 23-28 away)

Cardinals 3

(58-49, 31-22 home)

Alerts

7:15 PM ET, August 1, 2009

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
STL	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-	3	9	1

W: C. Carpenter (10-3)

L: J. Fulchino (4-4)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.286	.360	.400
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667
a-M Kata PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.214	.227	.238
J Valverde P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K Matsui 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	.254	.310	.337
M Tejada SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	14	.325	.353	.468
C Lee LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	10	.310	.358	.504
G Blum 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	20	.268	.335	.376
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.290	.358	.459
C Coste 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.243	.335	.368
H Quintero C	3	0	3	0	0	0	10	.247	.293	.333
W Rodriguez P	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	.073	.095	.098
J Michaels CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.195	.263	.345
Totals	33	1	8	1	0	5	110
a-struck out swinging for J Fulchino in the 8th
BATTING HR: C Lee (18, 4th inning off C Carpenter 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Lee (64) GIDP: J Michaels Astros RISP: 1-5 (M Tejada 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 0-1, W Rodriguez 1-1, K Matsui 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING CS: M Bourn (10, 2nd base by C Carpenter)
FIELDING E: M Tejada (13, ground ball); H Pence (3, bobble) PB: H Quintero.

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez	4.0	3	1	1	0	4	1	53-36	2.63
J Fulchino (L, 4-4)	3.0	4	1	0	0	3	0	47-34	3.58
J Valverde	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	17-12	2.86
Totals	8.0	9	3	2	0	8	2	117-82
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 9/16; J Fulchino 8/13; J Valverde 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 14-4-7-11; J Fulchino 8-11-5-10; J Valverde 3-4-1-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 5-3; J Fulchino 4-2; J Valverde 0-2 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 56

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Lugo SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	18	.371	.378	.686
M DeRosa 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.217	.267	.536
A Pujols 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.317	.440	.667
M Holliday LF	4	2	3	2	0	1	11	.606	.659	1.061
R Ludwick RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.265	.329	.474
Y Molina C	4	0	3	0	0	1	12	.284	.355	.375
S Schumaker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.296	.356	.393
C Rasmus CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	.252	.303	.427
C Carpenter P	3	1	1	0	0	2	11	.147	.194	.176
Totals	33	3	9	3	0	8	117
BATTING 2B: Y Molina (13, W Rodriguez); C Carpenter (1, J Fulchino) HR: M Holliday 2 (3, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off J Valverde 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Holliday 2 (10), J Lugo (4) SF: J Lugo Cardinals RISP: 0-7 (R Ludwick 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, C Rasmus 0-1, S Schumaker 0-3, A Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: Y Molina (6, 2nd base off J Fulchino/H Quintero)
FIELDING E: C Rasmus (5, catch) DP: 1 (C Carpenter-J Lugo-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Carpenter (W, 10-3)	9.0	8	1	1	0	5	1	110-77	2.10
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	0	5	1	110-77
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Carpenter 21/33 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Carpenter 22-8-19-28 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 16-5 Game Scores: C Carpenter 72

Scoring Summary

			HOU	STL
	2nd	M Holliday homered to right.	0	1
	4th	C Lee homered to left.	1	1
	7th	J Lugo hit sacrifice fly to center, C Carpenter scored.	1	2
	8th	M Holliday homered to center.	1	3
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Game Notes

ASTROS STARTING PITCHER WANDY RODRIGUEZ LEFT THE GAME AFTER FOUR INNINGS WITH A HAMSTRING INJURY.
ASTROS CENTERFIELDER MICHAEL BOURN WAS EJECTED BY SECOND BASE UMPIRE PAUL EMMEL FOR ARGUING A PLAY AT SECOND BASE.

Game Information

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	45,074 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:15
Weather	77 degrees, cloudy
Wind	9 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Bill Hohn, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Gary Darling