Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Myers
  
  Jay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paredes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Craig vs. Myers
  
  Craig hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jay moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Pujols vs. Myers
  
  Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jay scores. Craig moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
  Berkman vs. Myers
  
  Berkman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Craig scores. Pujols moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Freese vs. Myers
  
  Freese hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martinez. Freese reaches second base with a double. Pujols scores. Berkman moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Molina vs. Myers
  
  Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paredes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
  Schumaker vs. Myers
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berkman scores. Freese moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Punto vs. Myers
  
  Punto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Freese scores. Schumaker moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Carpenter vs. Myers
  
  Carpenter bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jay vs. Myers
  
  Jay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Shuck vs. Carpenter
  
  Shuck hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Altuve vs. Carpenter
  
  Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Punto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Carpenter
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Craig vs. Myers
  
  Craig strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Myers
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Berkman vs. Myers
  
  Berkman strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Carpenter
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Carpenter
  
  Bogusevic strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Carpenter
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Myers
  
  Freese hits a line drive towards right. Bogusevic chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Bogusevic. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Molina vs. Myers
  
  Molina hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Freese moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Schumaker vs. Myers
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Altuve fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Freese moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Punto vs. Myers
  
  Punto is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Carpenter vs. Myers
  
  Carpenter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Freese scores. Punto moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Jay vs. Myers
  
  Jay hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Carpenter
  
  Barmes strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Quintero vs. Carpenter
  
  Quintero hits a line drive 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: ---
  Myers vs. Carpenter
  
  Myers strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craig vs. Myers
  
  Craig hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Myers
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Berkman vs. Myers
  
  Berkman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paredes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Shuck vs. Carpenter
  
  Shuck hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Altuve vs. Carpenter
  
  Altuve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Carpenter
  
  Martinez strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Carpenter
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Myers
  
  Freese hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Shuck. Freese reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Molina vs. Myers
  
  Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Schumaker vs. Myers
  
  Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Freese scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Punto vs. Myers
  
  Punto hits a popup towards short. Barmes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Carpenter
  
  Bogusevic hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Carpenter
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Carpenter
  
  Barmes strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Lopez
  
  Wilton Lopez now pitching.
  
  Carpenter strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Lopez
  
  Jay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Craig vs. Lopez
  
  Craig hits a line drive towards short. Barmes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Pujols vs. Lopez
  
  Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Quintero vs. Carpenter
  
  Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wallace vs. Carpenter
  
  Brett Wallace pinch hits for Wilton Lopez.
  
  Wallace 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, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Shuck vs. Carpenter
  
  Shuck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Altuve vs. Carpenter
  
  Altuve takes first base on ball four. Shuck moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Martinez vs. Carpenter
  
  Martinez 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 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Berkman vs. Harrell
  
  Lucas Harrell now pitching.
  
  Berkman hits a popup towards short. Barmes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Freese vs. Harrell
  
  Freese strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Molina vs. Harrell
  
  Molina strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Carpenter
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Berkman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bogusevic vs. Carpenter
  
  Bogusevic strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Paredes vs. Carpenter
  
  Paredes strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schumaker vs. Rodriguez
  
  Aneury Rodriguez now pitching.
  
  Schumaker hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Punto vs. Rodriguez
  
  Punto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Altuve settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Carpenter vs. Rodriguez
  
  Carpenter hits a fly ball into right field. Bogusevic settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barmes vs. Carpenter
  
  Daniel Descalso now playing third base. Ryan Theriot now playing second base. Skip Schumaker now playing right field.
  
  Barmes hits a popup towards third. Descalso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Corporan vs. Carpenter
  
  Carlos Corporan pinch hits for Humberto Quintero.
  
  Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Carpenter
  
  Chris Johnson pinch hits for Aneury Rodriguez.
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Jay vs. Pendleton
  
  Carlos Corporan now catching. Lance Pendleton now pitching.
  
  Jay hits a fly ball into left field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Craig vs. Pendleton
  
  Craig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pujols vs. Pendleton
  
  Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Shuck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Descalso vs. Pendleton
  
  Descalso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Theriot vs. Pendleton
  
  Theriot hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shuck vs. Carpenter
  
  Allen Craig now playing first base. Adron Chambers now playing left field.
  
  Shuck hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Altuve vs. Carpenter
  
  Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Descalso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 8 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Carpenter
  
  Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/28/2011 -- St. Louis at Houston (N)

  St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Jay J, cf             4  1  1  0   Shuck J, cf           4  0  1  0   
Craig A, lf-1b        5  2  2  1   Altuve J, 2b          3  0  1  0   
Pujols A, 1b          5  1  1  1   Martinez J, lf        4  0  0  0   
Chambers A, lf        0  0  0  0   Lee C, 1b             3  0  0  0   
Berkman L, rf         4  1  1  1   Bogusevic B, rf       3  0  0  0   
Descalso D, 3b        1  0  1  0   Paredes J, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Freese D, 3b          4  3  2  1   Barmes C, ss          3  0  0  0   
Theriot R, 2b         1  0  0  0   Quintero H, c         2  0  0  0   
Molina Y, c           4  0  1  0   Corporan C, ph-c      1  0  0  0   
Schumaker S, 2b-rf    4  0  1  2   Myers B, p            1  0  0  0   
Punto N, ss           3  0  1  1   Lopez W, p            0  0  0  0   
Carpenter C, p        4  0  1  1   Wallace B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Harrell L, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Rodriguez A, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson C, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Pendleton L, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 12  8                        29  0  2  0

St. Louis        501 010 001 --  8
Houston          000 000 000 --  0

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (W)       9.0  2  0  0  1 11

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Myers B (L)           5.0 10  7  6  1  3
Lopez W               1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Harrell L             1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Rodriguez A           1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Pendleton L           1.0  2  1  1  0  0

E -- Bogusevic B
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- St. Louis 6, Houston 3
2B -- Freese D 2
HR -- Craig A
T -- 2:20
A -- 24358

    

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