St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

Aug 30, 2008

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	9	0	6
HOU	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	-	8	14	0	4

loss:

B. Looperwin: Houston Astros logo

B. Moehlersave: Houston Astros logo

J. Valverde

Scoring Summary

STLHOU

1
Rick Ankiel homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Skip Schumaker scores. Albert Pujols scores. [3 runs]
30
1
Ty Wigginton homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Darin Erstad scores. [2 runs]
32
1
Geoff Blum doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Rick Ankiel. Miguel Tejada scores. Lance Berkman to 3rd. [1 run]
33
1
Hunter Pence homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores. Geoff Blum scores. [3 runs]
36
5
Geoff Blum homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores. [2 runs]
38
7
Albert Pujols homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. Cesar Izturis scores. [2 runs]
58

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Skip SchumakerCF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.308
Joe MatherPH-CF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.237
2Ryan LudwickRF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.304
3Albert Pujols1B	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.362
4Rick AnkielLF	1	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	.270
5Troy Glaus3B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.270
6Adam Kennedy2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Ryan FranklinP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
7Yadier MolinaC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.311
Jason LaRueC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236
8Braden LooperP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
Russ SpringerP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Josh PhelpsPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
Brad ThompsonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Aaron Miles2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.317
9Cesar IzturisSS	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.251
Nick StavinohaPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.219
TOTAL	9	35	5	5	10	2	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Braden LooperRHP	4.1	11	8	8	1	3	3	83	4.27
Russ SpringerRHP	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	2.51
Brad ThompsonRHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	4.70
Ryan FranklinRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.52

TOTAL	8.0	14	8	8	3	3	3	134	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Darin ErstadCF-LF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.295
2Ty WiggintonLF-3B	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.303
3Miguel TejadaSS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.281
4Lance Berkman1B	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	.335
5Geoff Blum3B-2B	2	4	2	3	0	0	1	3	.245
6Hunter PenceRF	2	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	.262
7David Newhan2B	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.261
Michael BournCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221
8Humberto QuinteroC	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.232
9Brian MoehlerP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.026
Reggie AbercrombiePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Tim ByrdakP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Doug BrocailP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LaTroy HawkinsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mark LorettaPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.266
Jose ValverdeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

TOTAL	14	32	8	8	3	3	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brian MoehlerRHP	6.0	7	3	3	6	1	1	94	4.02
Tim ByrdakLHP	0.1	0	1	1	1	1	0	14	3.81
Doug BrocailRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	10	4.37
LaTroy HawkinsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.59
Jose ValverdeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	3.82
TOTAL	9.0	9	5	5	10	2	2	143	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLHOU

TOP 1
SINGLE — Skip Schumaker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Miguel Tejada.
00
STRIKEOUT — Ryan Ludwick strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Albert Pujols singles on a line drive to left fielder Ty Wigginton. Skip Schumaker to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — Rick Ankiel homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Skip Schumaker scores. Albert Pujols scores. [3 runs]
30
STRIKEOUT — Troy Glaus strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
30
FLYOUT — Adam Kennedy flies out to left fielder Ty Wigginton. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Darin Erstad singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rick Ankiel.
30
HOME RUN — Ty Wigginton homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Darin Erstad scores. [2 runs]
32
DOUBLE — Miguel Tejada hits a ground-rule double (30) on a fly ball down the right-field line.
32
WALK — Lance Berkman walks.
32
DOUBLE — Geoff Blum doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Rick Ankiel. Miguel Tejada scores. Lance Berkman to 3rd. [1 run]
33
HOME RUN — Hunter Pence homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores. Geoff Blum scores. [3 runs]
36
DOUBLE — David Newhan doubles (5) on a fly ball to left fielder Rick Ankiel.
36
GROUNDOUT — Humberto Quintero grounds out, shortstop Cesar Izturis to first baseman Albert Pujols. [1 out]
36
STRIKEOUT — Brian Moehler strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
36
FLYOUT — Darin Erstad flies out to right fielder Ryan Ludwick. [3 outs]
36

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Team Stats

STL

HOU

5Runs8

9Hits14

0Errors0

.257Batting Avg.438

35At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits8

2Home Runs3

5Runs-Batted-In8

2Walks3

2Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts3

6Left on Base4

17Total Bases29

Game Details

Saturday, August 30, 2008 · 7:05 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 37,569 (91.3%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed