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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 2009 |
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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 | August 2, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Norris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Adam Wainwright |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 45,227 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Paul Emmel 2B: Gary Darling 3B: Jerry Meals |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Geoff Blum | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
Bud Norris | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
Rick Ankiel | Right Fielder |
Mark DeRosa | Third Baseman |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Adam Wainwright | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 2, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Norris
Schumaker strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Norris
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Norris
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday 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
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Wainwright
Tejada strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Wainwright
Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Norris
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ankiel for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Norris
DeRosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Norris
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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wainwright
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Wainwright
Keppinger 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 -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wainwright
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wainwright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Norris
Lugo 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wainwright vs. Norris
Wainwright 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Norris
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Matsui reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matsui moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Tejada vs. Wainwright
There goes Pence. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Pence steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Wainwright
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Matsui scores. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Blum vs. Wainwright
Blum hits a popup, foul, towards third. DeRosa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Wainwright
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Norris
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rasmus for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Norris
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Norris
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blum scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ankiel for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Wainwright
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Wainwright
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn 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 5
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Norris
DeRosa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Blum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Norris
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Norris
Lugo bunts towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Wainwright
Pence hits a line drive beyond third. DeRosa can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Wainwright
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Wainwright
Tejada hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Blum vs. Wainwright
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wainwright vs. Norris
Wainwright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Norris
Schumaker hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Norris
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. Wainwright moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Norris
Pujols hits a popup towards third. Keppinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Holliday vs. Norris
Holliday strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wainwright
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wainwright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Wainwright
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Norris vs. Wainwright
Norris bunts towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norris for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bourn vs. Wainwright
Bourn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holliday. Bourn reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Wainwright
Matsui hits a line drive towards short. Lugo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Norris
Ankiel hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Norris
DeRosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Norris
Molina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DeRosa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lugo vs. Norris
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Thurston vs. Norris
Joseph Thurston pinch hits for Adam Wainwright.
Thurston strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching.
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
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 -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Motte
Tejada is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blum vs. Motte
Blum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching. Khalil Greene pinch hits for Skip Schumaker.
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ludwick vs. Sampson
Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Colby Rasmus. Chris Sampson now pitching.
Ludwick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Valverde
Jose Valverde now pitching. Chris Coste now playing first base.
Pujols strikes out. There goes Ludwick. The throw from Rodriguez to second, and Ludwick is out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hawksworth
Khalil Greene now playing third base. Ryan Ludwick now playing right field. Rick Ankiel now playing center field. Mark DeRosa now playing second b
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Hawksworth
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keppinger for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Hawksworth
Coste hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Valverde
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Valverde
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Valverde
DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Valverde
Molina 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
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/2009 -- Houston at St. Louis (D) Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Bourn M, cf 4 0 1 1 Schumaker S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Matsui K, 2b 4 1 1 0 Greene K, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 0 2 0 Rasmus C, cf 1 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 0 0 0 Ludwick R, ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 2 1 Pujols A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Blum G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Holliday M, lf 4 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 Ankiel R, rf-cf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 0 DeRosa M, 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 Keppinger J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 4 0 1 0 Norris B, p 2 0 1 0 Lugo J, ss 3 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Wainwright A, p 2 0 1 0 Sampson C, p 0 0 0 0 Thurston J, ph 1 0 0 0 Coste C, 1b 1 0 0 0 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Hawksworth B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 29 0 3 0 Houston 000 100 100 -- 2 St. Louis 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Norris B (W) 7.0 2 0 0 4 5 Wright W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Sampson C* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 Valverde J (S) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wainwright A (L) 7.0 8 2 2 0 5 Motte J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Hawksworth B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- Houston 7, St. Louis 7 2B -- Matsui K, Bourn M SB -- Pence H CS -- Ludwick R SH -- Norris B HBP -- by Motte J (Tejada M) T -- 2:41 A -- 45227
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