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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 28, 2011
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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 July 28, 2011 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 28, 2011 |
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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 | July 28, 2011 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wandy Rodriguez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jaime Garcia |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 38,794 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Reynolds 1B: Mike DiMuro 2B: Cory Blaser 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Jose Altuve | Second Baseman |
Jason Bourgeois | Left Fielder |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Carlos Lee | First Baseman |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
Clint Barmes | Shortstop |
Carlos Corporan | Catcher |
Wandy Rodriguez | Pitcher |
Brad Mills | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Nick Punto | Second Baseman |
Jon Jay | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
David Freese | Third Baseman |
Gerald Laird | Catcher |
Ryan Theriot | Shortstop |
Corey Patterson | Right Fielder |
Jaime Garcia | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
July 28, 2011
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Garcia
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Altuve vs. Garcia
There goes Bourn. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Bourn steals third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bourn tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bourgeois vs. Garcia
Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Garcia
There goes Bourgeois. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Bourgeois steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Garcia
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Garcia
The ball gets by Laird for a passed ball. Bourgeois moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Garcia
Lee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Rodriguez
Punto 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Rodriguez
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
There goes Pujols. The throw from Corporan and he is safe. Pujols steals third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garcia
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Garcia
Barmes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laird settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Rodriguez
Freese 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 -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laird vs. Rodriguez
Laird hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Laird moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Rodriguez
Patterson hits a ball on the ground into right field. Pence picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Pence. Laird scores. Theriot goes all the way around to score. Patterson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Rodriguez
There goes Patterson. The throw from Corporan and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rodriguez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garcia for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Garcia
Tony Cruz now catching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Garcia
Bourn bunts towards first. Pujols fields the ball and throws to Garcia covering. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Punto vs. Rodriguez
Punto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Rodriguez
Jay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bourn. Jay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Pujols reaches second base with a double. Jay scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Rodriguez
Freese 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. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourgeois vs. Garcia
Daniel Descalso now playing second base.
Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Garcia
Pence hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Holliday. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Garcia
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pence scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Garcia
There's a wild pitch. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Garcia
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Holliday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Garcia
Barmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Descalso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Rodriguez
Patterson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Garcia
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese juggles the ball. That's an error on Freese. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Garcia
Bourn takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Altuve vs. Garcia
Altuve hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bourgeois vs. Garcia
Bourgeois hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Rodriguez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pence vs. Garcia
The ball gets by Cruz for a passed ball. Bourgeois moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Pence vs. Garcia
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rodriguez
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Rodriguez
Descalso hits a popup towards short. Barmes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Rodriguez
Jay strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Garcia
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Garcia
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Garcia
Barmes hits a fly ball into right field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Corporan vs. Garcia
Corporan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Garcia
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Descalso reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Rodriguez
Pujols strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Rodriguez
Holliday hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Rodriguez
Freese 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
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Rzepczynski
Daniel Descalso now playing third base. Marc Rzepczynski now pitching. Skip Schumaker now playing second base.
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altuve vs. Rzepczynski
Altuve hits a line drive into right field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bourgeois vs. Rzepczynski
Bourgeois strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rodriguez
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Theriot vs. Rodriguez
Theriot hits a popup towards short. Barmes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Rodriguez
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Rzepczynski
Pence hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Patterson. Pence reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Rzepczynski
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rzepczynski
Yadier Molina now catching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barmes vs. Rzepczynski
Barmes 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 8
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Escalona
Sergio Escalona now pitching.
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Escalona
Descalso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Escalona
Jay strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Corporan vs. Dotel
Octavio Dotel now pitching.
Corporan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Theriot scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Dotel
Brett Wallace pinch hits for Sergio Escalona.
Wallace hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Dotel
Bourn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Altuve vs. Dotel
Altuve hits a fly ball into right field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Melancon
Mark Melancon now pitching.
Pujols hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Altuve reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Melancon
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Melancon covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lohse vs. Melancon
Kyle Lohse pinch hits for Octavio Dotel.
Lohse hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops it up and throws to first, with Melancon covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/28/2011 -- Houston at St. Louis (N) Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Bourn M, cf 3 1 2 0 Punto N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Altuve J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Descalso D, 2b-3b 2 0 0 0 Bourgeois J, lf 4 0 2 1 Jay J, cf 4 1 1 0 Pence H, rf 4 1 2 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 0 2 1 Lee C, 1b 4 2 2 2 Holliday M, lf 3 0 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 3 0 0 1 Freese D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Barmes C, ss 4 0 1 0 Rzepczynski M, p 0 0 0 0 Corporan C, c 3 0 0 0 Dotel O, p 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez W, p 3 1 0 0 Lohse K, ph 1 0 0 0 Escalona S, p 0 0 0 0 Laird G, c 1 1 1 0 Wallace B, ph 1 0 0 0 Cruz T, c 2 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 0 0 0 0 Theriot R, ss 3 1 0 0 Patterson C, rf 3 0 1 1 Garcia J, p 2 0 0 0 Schumaker S, 2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 9 5 31 3 5 2 Houston 100 211 000 -- 5 St. Louis 021 000 000 -- 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Rodriguez W (W) 7.0 5 3 1 1 6 Escalona S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Melancon M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Garcia J (L) 6.0 8 5 4 2 3 Rzepczynski M 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 Dotel O 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Altuve J, Pence H, Freese D DP -- Houston 1, St. Louis 2 LOB -- Houston 6, St. Louis 2 2B -- Bourn M, Pujols A 2, Jay J, Pence H 2, Bourgeois J HR -- Lee C SB -- Bourn M, Bourgeois J, Pujols A CS -- Patterson C SF -- Altuve J, Johnson C WP -- Garcia J PB -- Laird G, Cruz T T -- 2:48 A -- 38794
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