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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 21, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on July 21, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 21, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 21, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Todd Wellemeyer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 33,140 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Angel Campos 2B: Jeff Nelson 3B: Mark Carlson |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
Nick Stavinoha | Left Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Mark DeRosa | Third Baseman |
Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
Jason LaRue | Catcher |
Todd Wellemeyer | Pitcher |
Brendan Ryan | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Chris Coste | First Baseman |
Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 21, 2009
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stavinoha vs. Rodriguez
Stavinoha strikes out. Quintero drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stavinoha out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wellemeyer
Bourn bunts towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wellemeyer
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Wellemeyer
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Wellemeyer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Rodriguez
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Rodriguez
LaRue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wellemeyer vs. Rodriguez
Wellemeyer 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
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wellemeyer
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wellemeyer
Blum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Wellemeyer
Pence hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Wellemeyer
Coste hits a fly ball into left field. Stavinoha settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Wellemeyer
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Rodriguez
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
Schumaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stavinoha vs. Rodriguez
Stavinoha hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wellemeyer
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wellemeyer
Bourn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Wellemeyer
There goes Bourn. The throw from LaRue and he is safe. Bourn steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Wellemeyer
Matsui 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Wellemeyer
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourn scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wellemeyer
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Ludwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Rodriguez
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coste scoops it up and throws to first, with Rodriguez covering, for the out. Ludwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
LaRue vs. Rodriguez
LaRue is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Wellemeyer vs. Rodriguez
Wellemeyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wellemeyer
Blum strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wellemeyer
Pence hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coste vs. Wellemeyer
Coste hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stavinoha. Coste reaches second base with a double. Pence goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Quintero vs. Wellemeyer
Quintero strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Wellemeyer
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Stavinoha settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Rodriguez
Ryan 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
Schumaker hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stavinoha vs. Rodriguez
Stavinoha hits a popup, foul, towards first. Coste settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wellemeyer
Bourn bunts in front of the plate. LaRue fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Wellemeyer
Wellemeyer fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Wellemeyer. Bourn moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Matsui vs. Wellemeyer
Matsui strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Tejada vs. Wellemeyer
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bourn scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Kinney
Josh Kinney now pitching.
Lee strikes out. There goes Tejada. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blum vs. Kinney
Blum strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Rodriguez
Ludwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Rodriguez
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Walters
P.J. Walters now pitching.
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Walters
Coste hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Walters
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Rodriguez
Rasmus hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Rodriguez
LaRue hits a line drive towards third. Blum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Rodriguez
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Walters
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stavinoha. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Walters
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matsui vs. Walters
Matsui bunts in front of the plate. LaRue fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Walters
Tejada is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Walters
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Walters
Blum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Walters
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Walters
Coste strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Paronto
Chad Paronto now pitching. Jeff Keppinger now playing second base.
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Ryan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Paronto
Schumaker takes first base on ball four. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Stavinoha vs. Paronto
Stavinoha hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ryan tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Paronto
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ludwick vs. Paronto
Ludwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
DeRosa hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Wright
Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRue vs. Wright
LaRue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Walters
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Walters
Keppinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Quintero moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Quintero moves to third. Keppinger moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Bourn vs. Reyes
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes juggles the ball. That's an error on Reyes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Michaels vs. Motte
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Wesley Wright. Jason Motte now pitching.
Michaels hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Tejada vs. Motte
Tejada hits a line drive into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Quintero tags and scores. Keppinger tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Motte
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Arias
Jason Michaels now playing left field. Alberto Arias now pitching. Joseph Thurston pinch hits for Jason Motte.
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Arias
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Brendan Ryan.
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Coste scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ankiel for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Arias
Schumaker hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/21/2009 -- St. Louis at Houston (N) St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Schumaker S, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bourn M, cf 4 3 2 0 Stavinoha N, lf 3 0 0 1 Matsui K, 2b 3 0 0 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 1 0 Paronto C, p 0 0 0 0 Ludwick R, rf 4 1 2 3 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 DeRosa M, 3b 4 2 2 2 Michaels J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Rasmus C, cf 4 0 0 0 Tejada M, ss 3 1 2 3 LaRue J, c 3 0 1 0 Lee C, lf 5 1 1 4 Wellemeyer T, p 2 0 0 0 Arias A, p 0 0 0 0 Kinney J, p 0 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 3 2 1 1 Walters P, p 1 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 2 2 2 Reyes D, p 0 0 0 0 Coste C, 1b 4 0 1 1 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Quintero H, c 4 1 0 0 Thurston J, ph 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez W, p 3 1 1 0 Ryan B, ss 3 1 1 0 Keppinger J, 2b 1 0 1 0 Ankiel R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 8 6 35 11 11 11 St. Louis 010 000 050 -- 6 Houston 021 110 51x -- 11 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wellemeyer T (L) 4.1 7 5 4 1 4 Kinney J 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Walters P* 2.0 4 6 5 2 2 Reyes D+ 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Motte J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Rodriguez W (W) 7.0 4 1 1 0 5 Paronto C 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 Wright W 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 Arias A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- Wellemeyer T, Ryan B, Reyes D LOB -- St. Louis 4, Houston 5 2B -- Ludwick R, Coste C, Rodriguez W, Ryan B HR -- DeRosa M 2, Pence H, Lee C, Blum G, Ludwick R SB -- Bourn M, Tejada M SH -- Matsui K SF -- Stavinoha N, Tejada M HBP -- by Rodriguez W (LaRue J) WP -- Reyes D PB -- Quintero H T -- 2:53 A -- 33140
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