Houston Astros 18, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Regular Season Game 153
Played on Thursday, September 20, 2007 (N) at Busch Stadium III
HOU N 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 6 2 - 18 23 2 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Anderson cf 6 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 Ausmus 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Berkman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Everett ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Lee lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 Bruntlett lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lamb 3b,1b 5 3 3 1 1 0 5 0 Burke rf 6 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Ransom ss,2b 3 5 3 0 2 0 2 2 Towles c 4 3 4 8 1 0 3 1 Rodriguez p 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 Quintero ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 48 18 23 16 6 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Berkman-Lamb, Ransom-Biggio-Berkman. E: Anderson (1), Ransom (2). BATTING - 2B: Towles 2 (2,off Looper 2); Lamb (13,off Looper); Berkman (22,off Looper); Ransom (1,off Looper). HR: Towles (1,9th inning off Miles 1 on 0 out). SH: Rodriguez (12,off Looper). HBP: Towles (1,by Jimenez); Ransom (2,by Miles). GDP: Biggio (5,off Looper); Ausmus (11,off Miles). IBB: Ransom (1,by Looper). Team LOB: 12.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Branyan 1b,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Miles lf,p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Spiezio 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Barden ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Ludwick rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bennett c,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Cairo 3b,lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Looper p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schumaker lf,rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Totals 33 1 8 1 0 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ryan-Eckstein-Spiezio, Barden-Ryan-Bennett. E: Taguchi (4), Ludwick (1), Ryan (8). BATTING - 2B: Eckstein (19,off Rodriguez); Ludwick (19,off Rodriguez); Ankiel (8,off McLemore). GDP: Taguchi (10,off Rodriguez). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Molina (1,Home by Rodriguez/Towles).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rodriguez W(9-13) 8 7 1 1 0 2 0 29 McLemore 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 3 0 33 WP: Rodriguez 2 (3).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Looper L(12-11) 5.2 9 5 5 3 1 0 28 Cavazos 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 0 6 Jimenez 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 9 Falkenborg 0.2 5 3 3 1 0 0 8 Miles 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 6 Totals 9 23 18 14* 6 3 1 57 * - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied. WP: Falkenborg (1). HBP: Jimenez (3,Towles); Miles (1,Ransom). IBB: Looper (2,Ransom). Inherited Runners - Scored: Cavazos 2-0; Jimenez 2-2; Falkenborg 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Alfonso Marquez Official Scorer: Mike Smith Time of Game: 3:09 Attendance: 42171 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Anderson cf Eckstein ss 2. Biggio 2b Taguchi lf 3. Berkman 1b Ankiel cf 4. Lee lf Spiezio 1b 5. Lamb 3b Ludwick rf 6. Burke rf Molina c 7. Ransom ss Cairo 3b 8. Towles c Looper p 9. Rodriguez p Ryan 2b ASTROS 1ST: Anderson flied to left; Biggio flied to center; Berkman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein doubled to left; Taguchi hit into a double play (first unassisted) [Eckstein out at third (first to third)]; Ankiel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Lee walked; Lamb flied to center; Burke flied to right; Ransom singled to left [Lee to second]; Towles doubled to left [Lee scored, Ransom scored]; Rodriguez batted right handed; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Spiezio flied to center; Ludwick doubled to center; Molina grounded out (pitcher to first); Cairo lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Anderson singled to left; Biggio grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Anderson out at second]; Berkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Looper struck out; Ryan grounded out (second to first); Eckstein flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Lee singled to left; Lamb doubled to right [Lee to third]; Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Ransom was walked intentionally; Towles singled to left [Lee scored, Lamb scored, Ransom to second]; Rodriguez batted right handed; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ransom to third, Towles to second]; Anderson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Taguchi lined to third; Ankiel flied to center; Spiezio flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Biggio flied to center; Berkman doubled to center; Lee grounded out (third to first); Lamb flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Ludwick singled to left; Molina forced Ludwick (second to shortstop); Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Molina to second]; Cairo singled to right [Molina to third]; Molina was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Cairo to second]; Looper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Burke popped to first; Ransom doubled to left; Towles doubled [Ransom scored]; Rodriguez batted right handed; Rodriguez struck out; Anderson walked; CAVAZOS REPLACED LOOPER (PITCHING); Biggio grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Ryan reached on an error by Ransom; Eckstein singled to center [Ryan to second]; Taguchi grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ryan to third, Eckstein out at second]; Ankiel grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: BENNETT REPLACED MOLINA (PLAYING C ); Berkman grounded out (first unassisted); Lee singled to left; Lamb singled to left [Lee to second]; Burke singled to left [Lee scored, Lamb scored (error by Taguchi) (no RBI), Burke to second]; Ransom walked; JIMENEZ REPLACED TAGUCHI (PITCHING); SCHUMAKER REPLACED CAVAZOS (PLAYING LF); Towles was hit by a pitch [Burke to third, Ransom to second]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Anderson singled to left [Burke scored, Ransom scored, Towles to second]; Biggio singled to right [Towles scored, Anderson to third (error by Ludwick), Biggio to second]; Berkman grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R, 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: AUSMUS REPLACED BIGGIO (PLAYING 3B); EVERETT REPLACED BERKMAN (PLAYING SS); BRUNTLETT REPLACED LEE (PLAYING LF); LAMB CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); RANSOM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Spiezio flied to right; Ludwick flied to center; Bennett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: BARDEN REPLACED SPIEZIO (PLAYING SS); BRANYAN REPLACED ECKSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Bruntlett reached on an error by Ryan; Lamb walked [Bruntlett to second]; Burke was called out on strikes; Ransom singled to left [Bruntlett to third, Lamb to second]; MILES REPLACED JIMENEZ (PLAYING LF); FALKENBORG REPLACED LUDWICK (PITCHING); SCHUMAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Towles walked [Bruntlett scored (unearned), Lamb to third, Ransom to second]; Rodriguez singled to right [Lamb scored, Ransom to third, Towles to second]; Falkenborg threw a wild pitch [Ransom scored, Towles to third, Rodriguez to second]; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Towles scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Rodriguez to third]; Ausmus singled to third [Rodriguez scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Everett singled to center [Ausmus to second]; Bruntlett singled to right [Ausmus to third, Everett to second]; Lamb singled to center [Ausmus scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Everett to third, Bruntlett to second]; Burke grounded out (second to first); 6 R (5 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 16, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Cairo singled to center [Cairo to third (error by Anderson)]; Schumaker singled to center [Cairo scored]; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Schumaker to second]; Ryan grounded out (shortstop to first); Branyan flied to right [Schumaker to third]; Miles grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 16, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: BRANYAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MILES CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); STINNETT REPLACED FALKENBORG (PLAYING C ); BENNETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); CAIRO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Ransom was hit by a pitch; Towles homered [Ransom scored]; QUINTERO BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Quintero singled to left; Anderson singled to right [Quintero to second]; Ausmus grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Quintero to third, Anderson out at second]; Everett popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 18, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: MCLEMORE REPLACED QUINTERO (PITCHING); Ankiel doubled to right; Barden flied to left; Stinnett struck out; Bennett popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 18, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 18 23 2 12 Cardinals 1 8 3 5
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