Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Regular Season Game 154
Played on Friday, September 21, 2007 (N) at Busch Stadium III
HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 6 13 1 STL N 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Anderson cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Burke 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 Berkman 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 0 Lee lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 Pence rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Bruntlett rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Wigginton 3b 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 Ransom ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 3 Towles c 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 Backe p 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 6 13 6 4 6 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Backe-Ransom-Berkman. E: Bruntlett (8). BATTING - 2B: Burke (17,off Pineiro); Lee (41,off Pineiro); Ransom (2,off Franklin); Towles (3,off Franklin). HR: Berkman (31,1st inning off Pineiro 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - CS: Anderson (1,2nd base by Pineiro/Molina); Bruntlett (3,2nd base by Maroth/Molina).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 Ankiel cf 4 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 Ludwick rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 Spiezio 1b 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 Schumaker lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Pujols ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Reyes pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Molina c 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Cairo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Pineiro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ryan ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maroth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miles 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 2 Totals 34 3 8 3 7 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Molina-Miles. BATTING - 2B: Schumaker (9,off Backe). SF: Spiezio (3,off Backe). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Ankiel (1,2nd base off Randolph/Towles).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Backe W(2-1) 6 6 2 2 2 2 0 25 Sarfate 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 Qualls 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Randolph 0.2 0 1 1 3 0 0 5 Lidge SV(16) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 3 3 7 4 0 42 Inherited Runners - Scored: Lidge 3-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pineiro L(5-4) 5.2 8 3 3 3 4 1 27 Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Franklin 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 0 5 Flores 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Maroth 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 13 6 6 4 6 1 42 Inherited Runners - Scored: Johnson 2-0; Flores 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Chuck Meriwether Official Scorer: Gary Mueller Time of Game: 3:38 Attendance: 43677 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Anderson cf Eckstein ss 2. Burke 2b Ankiel cf 3. Berkman 1b Ludwick rf 4. Lee lf Spiezio 1b 5. Pence rf Schumaker lf 6. Wigginton 3b Molina c 7. Ransom ss Cairo 3b 8. Towles c Pineiro p 9. Backe p Miles 2b ASTROS 1ST: Anderson grounded out (second to first); Burke doubled to right; Berkman homered [Burke scored]; Lee doubled to right; Pence struck out; Wigginton singled to left [Lee scored, Wigginton to second (on throw)]; Ransom grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein singled to center; Ankiel forced Eckstein (pitcher to shortstop); Ludwick singled to center [Ankiel to third]; Spiezio out on a sacrifice fly to right [Ankiel scored]; Schumaker singled to right [Ludwick to second]; Molina forced Schumaker (third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 2ND: Towles flied to right; Backe popped to second; Anderson singled to center; Anderson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Cairo popped to shortstop; Pineiro struck out; Miles flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Burke grounded out (third to first); Berkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Eckstein walked; Ankiel flied to right; Ludwick popped to third; Spiezio popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Pence singled to left; Wigginton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pence to second]; Ransom walked; Towles forced Ransom (third to second) [Pence to third]; Backe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Schumaker doubled to center; Molina reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play [Schumaker out at third (pitcher to shortstop), Molina out at first (shortstop to first)]; Cairo flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Anderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Burke popped to second; Berkman walked; Lee singled to right [Berkman to second]; Pence flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Pineiro flied to left; On a bunt Miles singled to third; Eckstein singled to right [Miles to third]; Ankiel forced Eckstein (pitcher to shortstop) [Miles scored]; Ludwick popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wigginton struck out; Ransom flied to center; Towles walked; Backe singled to left [Towles to second]; JOHNSON REPLACED PINEIRO (PITCHING); Anderson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Spiezio walked; Schumaker was called out on strikes; Molina lined to left; Cairo flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 7TH: SPRINGER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); On a bunt Burke grounded out (pitcher to first); Berkman struck out; Lee flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 7TH: RYAN BATTED FOR SPRINGER; SARFATE REPLACED BACKE (PITCHING); Ryan walked; Miles popped to third; Eckstein singled to right [Ryan to third]; Ankiel struck out; Ludwick struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 8TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Pence singled to second; Wigginton flied to right; Ransom doubled [Pence to third]; Towles doubled to left [Pence scored, Ransom scored]; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR SARFATE; Palmeiro singled to left [Towles to third]; FLORES REPLACED FRANKLIN (PITCHING); Anderson singled to pitcher [Towles scored, Palmeiro to second]; Burke forced Anderson (shortstop to second) [Palmeiro to third]; Berkman grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 8TH: BRUNTLETT REPLACED PENCE (PLAYING RF); QUALLS REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); Spiezio grounded out (second to first); Schumaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Molina reached on an error by Bruntlett [Molina to second]; Cairo singled to right [Molina to third]; EDMONDS BATTED FOR FLORES; Edmonds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: MAROTH REPLACED EDMONDS (PITCHING); Lee flied to right; Bruntlett walked; Wigginton struck out while Bruntlett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: RANDOLPH REPLACED QUALLS (PITCHING); Miles popped to second; Eckstein popped to third; Ankiel walked; Ankiel stole second; Ludwick walked; Spiezio walked [Ankiel to third, Ludwick to second]; PUJOLS BATTED FOR SCHUMAKER; LIDGE REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); Pujols walked [Ankiel scored, Ludwick to third, Spiezio to second]; REYES RAN FOR PUJOLS; Molina forced Reyes (shortstop to second); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 13 1 9 Cardinals 3 8 0 12
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