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Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 27, 2011
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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 April 27, 2011 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 2011 |
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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 | April 27, 2011 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Lohse |
Home Starting Pitcher | J.A. Happ |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 27,857 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Cory Blaser 1B: Ed Rapuano 2B: Alfonso Marquez 3B: Ed Hickox |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
David Freese | Third Baseman |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
Lance Berkman | Right Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Tyler Greene | Shortstop |
Jon Jay | Center Fielder |
Kyle Lohse | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Angel Sanchez | Shortstop |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Brett Wallace | First Baseman |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
J.R. Towles | Catcher |
Joe Inglett | Second Baseman |
J.A. Happ | Pitcher |
Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
April 27, 2011
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Happ
Punto hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Happ
Freese hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Happ
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Punto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Lohse
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Lohse
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Happ
Holliday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Happ
Berkman hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Happ
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Happ
Greene hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Punto reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Lohse
Wallace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lohse
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Happ
Jay hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lohse vs. Happ
Lohse strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Happ
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Inglett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Lohse
Towles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Inglett vs. Lohse
Inglett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Lohse
Happ takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourn for the out. Towles moves to third. Happ moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Sanchez vs. Lohse
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Happ
Freese hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Inglett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Happ
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Happ
Holliday hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Happ
Berkman strikes out. Towles drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Berkman out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lohse
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Lohse
Wallace hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Lohse
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Happ
Molina hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Happ
Greene hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Happ
Jay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lohse vs. Happ
Lohse strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Happ
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Inglett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Happ
Freese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Lohse
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inglett vs. Lohse
Inglett strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Lohse
Matt Downs pinch hits for J.A. Happ.
Downs hits a popup towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Del Rosario
Enerio Del Rosario now pitching.
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Del Rosario
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Del Rosario
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Holliday moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Molina vs. Del Rosario
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Lohse
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohse covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Lohse
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Lohse
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Del Rosario
Greene strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Del Rosario
Jay hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohse vs. Del Rosario
Lohse bunts towards the mound. Del Rosario fields it and throws to first for the out. Jay moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Punto vs. Del Rosario
Punto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jay scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Del Rosario
There goes Punto. The throw from Towles and he is safe. Punto steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Freese vs. Del Rosario
Freese is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Valdez
Jose Valdez now pitching.
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Punto scores. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Holliday vs. Valdez
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Freese scores. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Valdez
Berkman hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Pujols scores. Holliday moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Molina vs. Valdez
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Lohse
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Lohse
Wallace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berkman. Wallace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Lohse
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Towles vs. Lohse
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Rodriguez
Aneury Rodriguez now pitching. Joe Inglett now playing third base. Jason Bourgeois now playing second base.
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inglett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jay vs. Rodriguez
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Rodriguez
Mark Hamilton pinch hits for Kyle Lohse.
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Inglett vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Inglett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jay. Inglett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bourgeois vs. Franklin
Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Inglett moves to third. Bourgeois moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Bourn vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Sanchez vs. Salas
Fernando Salas now pitching.
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Punto fields it and throws to second for the out. Inglett scores. Bourgeois moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Pence vs. Salas
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourgeois scores. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Salas
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Wallace vs. Salas
Wallace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanchez scores. Pence moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Bogusevic vs. Salas
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Aneury Rodriguez.
Bogusevic hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Punto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Melancon
Mark Melancon now pitching.
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Melancon
Freese hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Melancon
Pujols takes first base on ball four. Freese moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Holliday vs. Melancon
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bourgeois fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Sanchez
Eduardo Sanchez now pitching.
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inglett vs. Sanchez
Inglett hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bourgeois vs. Sanchez
Bourgeois hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Holliday who is chasing the ball. Bourgeois reaches third base with a triple. Inglett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bourn vs. Sanchez
Bourn hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bourgeois tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Sanchez
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Berkman. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Sanchez
Pence strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/2011 -- St. Louis at Houston (N) St. Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Punto N, 2b 5 1 2 1 Bourn M, cf 3 0 0 1 Freese D, 3b 4 1 2 0 Sanchez A, ss 5 1 2 1 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 1 1 Pence H, rf 5 0 1 1 Holliday M, lf 4 1 3 2 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0 Berkman L, rf 4 0 2 1 Wallace B, 1b 4 0 3 1 Molina Y, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 3 0 0 0 Greene T, ss 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez A, p 0 0 0 0 Jay J, cf 3 1 2 0 Bogusevic B, ph 1 0 0 0 Lohse K, p 2 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Hamilton M, ph 1 0 0 0 Towles J, c 4 0 1 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Inglett J, 2b-3b 4 2 2 0 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0 Happ J, p 0 0 0 0 Salas F, p 0 0 0 0 Downs M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanchez E, p 0 0 0 0 Del Rosario E, p 0 0 0 0 Valdez J, p 0 0 0 0 Bourgeois J, 2b 2 2 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 6 14 6 36 5 11 5 St. Louis 000 110 400 -- 6 Houston 000 000 032 -- 5 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Lohse K (W) 7.0 4 0 0 1 2 Franklin R* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 Miller T+ 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 Salas F 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Sanchez E (S) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Happ J (L) 5.0 5 2 2 2 5 Del Rosario E 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 Valdez J 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 Rodriguez A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Melancon M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 1 batter in 8th DP -- St. Louis 1, Houston 5 LOB -- St. Louis 7, Houston 7 2B -- Wallace B, Inglett J, Sanchez A 3B -- Bourgeois J HR -- Holliday M, Greene T SB -- Punto N SH -- Lohse K SF -- Bourn M HBP -- by Del Rosario E (Freese D) T -- 3:16 A -- 27857
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