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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 11, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 11, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 11, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 11, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Adam Wainwright |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 43,454 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Crawford 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Ed Hickox |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
| Colby Rasmus | Right Fielder |
| Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
| Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
| Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
| Yadier Molina | Catcher |
| Joseph Thurston | Third Baseman |
| Brendan Ryan | Shortstop |
| Adam Wainwright | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 11, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wainwright
There goes Matsui. The throw from Molina and he is out, Schumaker applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Wainwright
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to first for the out. Pence moves to third. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Wainwright
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a line drive towards third. Blum catches it and throws to first to double up Rasmus. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wainwright
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blum for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wainwright
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Oswalt vs. Wainwright
Oswalt bunts towards the mound. Wainwright fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Wainwright covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Oswalt
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Duncan for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Wainwright
Berkman strikes out. There goes Pence. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Wainwright
Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Blum vs. Wainwright
Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Oswalt
Thurston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thurston moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wainwright vs. Oswalt
Wainwright bunts towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. Thurston moves to third. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thurston scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wainwright
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wainwright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Wainwright
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a popup towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Oswalt
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Wainwright
Berkman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Oswalt
Thurston hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Thurston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan bunts towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. Thurston moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Freese vs. Oswalt
David Freese pinch hits for Adam Wainwright.
Freese hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Freese reaches second base with a double. Thurston scores. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freese moves to third. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Oswalt
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching.
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Motte
Tejada hits a line drive into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Motte
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Motte
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thurston vs. Oswalt
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Molina for the double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Oswalt
Khalil Greene pinch hits for Jason Motte.
Greene strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Reyes
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Roy Oswalt.
Michaels strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Reyes
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Wright
Rasmus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Wright
Pujols hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Wright
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Wright
Molina hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Duncan moves to third. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Thurston vs. Wright
Thurston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. Ankiel moves to third. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Wright
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Barden vs. Wright
Brian Barden pinch hits for Dennys Reyes.
Barden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Thompson
Skip Schumaker now playing left field. Brad Thompson now pitching. Joseph Thurston now playing second base. Brian Barden now playing third base.
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Thompson
Berkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Thompson
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barden fields it and throws to first for the out. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Thompson
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Hawkins
Humberto Quintero now catching. LaTroy Hawkins now pitching.
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Hawkins
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
LaRue vs. Hawkins
Jason LaRue pinch hits for Albert Pujols.
LaRue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hawkins
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. LaRue moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ankiel vs. Hawkins
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields the ball and throws to Hawkins covering. Safe. LaRue scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Hawkins
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hawkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Thompson
Jason LaRue now playing first base.
Blum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Thompson
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blum moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Thompson
Bourn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rasmus who is chasing the ball. Bourn reaches third base with a triple. Blum scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Thompson
Jason Smith pinch hits for LaTroy Hawkins.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bourn tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Thompson
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thurston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/11/2009 -- Houston at St. Louis (D)
Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Matsui K, 2b 5 0 1 0 Schumaker S, 2b-lf 4 2 2 1
Pence H, rf 4 0 2 0 Rasmus C, rf 4 2 2 0
Berkman L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 2 2 7
Lee C, lf 3 0 1 0 LaRue J, ph-1b 1 1 0 0
Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Duncan C, lf 4 1 1 0
Blum G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Thompson B, p 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0 Ankiel R, cf 5 0 3 1
Quintero H, c 1 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 5 0 2 0
Bourn M, cf 3 1 1 1 Thurston J, 3b-2b 4 2 3 1
Oswalt R, p 1 0 0 0 Ryan B, ss 3 0 2 0
Michaels J, ph 1 0 0 0 Wainwright A, p 0 0 0 0
Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Freese D, ph 1 1 1 1
Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0
Smith J, ph 0 0 0 1 Greene K, ph 1 0 0 0
Reyes D, p 0 0 0 0
Barden B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
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31 2 7 2 38 11 19 11
Houston 000 000 002 -- 2
St. Louis 001 050 41x -- 11
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (L) 6.0 9 6 6 2 4
Wright W 1.0 7 4 4 0 1
Hawkins L 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright A (W) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4
Motte J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Reyes D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Thompson B 2.0 2 2 2 1 1
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 8, St. Louis 7
2B -- Thurston J, Freese D
3B -- Bourn M
HR -- Pujols A 2
CS -- Matsui K
SH -- Oswalt R, Wainwright A, Ryan B
SF -- Smith J
WP -- Wainwright A
T -- 2:52
A -- 43454
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