NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (18) VS ST LOUIS (1) - FINAL HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 6 0 3 3 1 0 2 .444 C Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .247 B Ausmus 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 L Berkman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 A Everett ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 C Lee lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .299 E Bruntlett lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 M Lamb 3b-1b 5 3 3 1 1 0 2 .292 C Burke rf 6 1 1 1 0 1 8 .231 C Ransom ss-2b 3 5 3 0 2 0 0 .318 J Towles c 4 3 4 8 1 0 0 .412 W Rodriguez p 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .128 a-H Quintero ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 48 18 23 16 6 3 25 a-singled to left for W Rodriguez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Towles 2 (2, B Looper 2); M Lamb (13, B Looper); L Berkman (22, B Looper); C Ransom (1, B Looper). HR - J Towles (1, 9th inning off A Miles 1 on, 0 Out). S - W Rodriguez. RBI - J Towles 8 (9), C Burke (27), J Anderson 3 (8), C Biggio (48), W Rodriguez (2), B Ausmus (25), M Lamb (40). 2-out RBI - J Towles 2, J Anderson 2, C Biggio, B Ausmus, M Lamb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Everett 1, C Biggio 1, L Berkman 2, M Lamb 1, C Burke 2, W Rodriguez 1, J Anderson 2. GIDP - C Biggio, B Ausmus. Team LOB - 12. FIELDING: E - C Ransom (2, ground ball); J Anderson (1, bobble). DP: 2 (L Berkman-M Lamb, C Ransom-C Biggio-L Berkman). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 R Branyan 1b-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 S Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles lf-p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 R Ankiel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 S Spiezio 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Barden ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 R Ludwick rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256 B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 G Bennett c-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cairo 3b-lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .267 B Looper p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schumaker lf-rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Totals 33 1 8 1 0 3 13 BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (19, W Rodriguez); R Ludwick (19, W Rodriguez); R Ankiel (8, M McLemore). RBI - S Schumaker (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, G Bennett 1, M Cairo 1, R Ankiel 1, B Looper 1. GIDP - S Taguchi. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: CS - Y Molina (1, Home by W Rodriguez/J Towles). FIELDING: E - S Taguchi (4, throw); R Ludwick (1, throw); B Ryan (8, ground ball). DP: 2 (B Ryan-D Eckstein-S Spiezio, B Barden-B Ryan-G Bennett). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 020 201 562 -- 18 ST LOUIS - 000 000 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez (W, 9-13) 8 7 1 1 0 2 0 4.66 M McLemore 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.94 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper (L, 12-11) 5 2/3 9 5 5 3 1 0 4.67 A Cavazos 2/3 3 4 4 1 0 0 9.95 K Jimenez 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 7.71 B Falkenborg 2/3 5 3 3 1 0 0 6.00 A Miles 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 WP - W Rodriguez 2, B Falkenborg. IBB - C Ransom (by B Looper). HBP - J Towles (by K Jimenez); C Ransom (by A Miles). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 88-58; M McLemore 16-9; B Looper 98-63; A Cavazos 24-13; K Jimenez 33-17; B Falkenborg 24-13; A Miles 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 10-10; M McLemore 0-2; B Looper 8-8; A Cavazos 2-0; K Jimenez 1-0; B Falkenborg 2-0; A Miles 2-1. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 29; M McLemore 4; B Looper 28; A Cavazos 6; K Jimenez 9; B Falkenborg 8; A Miles 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. T--3:09. Att--42,171. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (18) AT ST LOUIS (1) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee walked. M Lamb flied out to center. C Burke flied out to right. C Ransom singled to left, C Lee to second. J Towles doubled to left, C Lee and C Ransom scored. W Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee singled to left. M Lamb doubled to right, C Lee to third. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. C Ransom intentionally walked. J Towles singled to left, C Lee and M Lamb scored, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, C Ransom to third, J Towles to second. J Anderson grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 6TH: C Burke popped out to first. C Ransom doubled to left. J Towles hit a ground rule double to right, C Ransom scored. W Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Anderson walked. A Cavazos relieved B Looper. C Biggio grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 7TH: G Bennett catching. L Berkman grounded out to first. C Lee singled to left. M Lamb singled to left, C Lee to second. C Burke singled to left, C Lee scored, M Lamb to third, M Lamb scored, C Burke to second on throwing error by left fielder S Taguchi. C Ransom walked. K Jimenez relieved A Cavazos. S Schumaker in left field. J Towles hit by pitch, C Burke to third, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez struck out looking. J Anderson singled to left, C Burke and C Ransom scored, J Towles to second. C Biggio singled to right, J Towles scored, J Anderson to second, J Anderson to third, C Biggio to second on throwing error by right fielder R Ludwick. L Berkman grounded out to pitcher. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors) HOUSTON 10, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 8TH: B Barden at shortstop. R Branyan at first base. E Bruntlett safe at first on error by second baseman B Ryan. M Lamb walked, E Bruntlett to second. C Burke struck out looking. C Ransom singled to left, E Bruntlett to third, M Lamb to second. A Miles in left field. B Falkenborg relieved K Jimenez. S Schumaker in right field. J Towles walked, E Bruntlett scored, M Lamb to third, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez singled to right, M Lamb scored, C Ransom to third, J Towles to second. C Ransom scored, J Towles to third, W Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by B Falkenborg. J Anderson grounded out to shortstop, J Towles scored, W Rodriguez to third. B Ausmus reached on infield single to third, W Rodriguez scored. A Everett singled to center, B Ausmus to second. E Bruntlett singled to right, B Ausmus to third, A Everett to second. M Lamb singled to center, B Ausmus scored, A Everett to third, E Bruntlett to second. C Burke grounded out to second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 16, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 8TH: M Cairo singled to deep center, M Cairo to third on error by center fielder J Anderson. S Schumaker singled to center, M Cairo scored. S Schumaker to second on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. B Ryan grounded out to shortstop. R Branyan flied out to right, S Schumaker to third. A Miles grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 16, ST LOUIS 1. HOUSTON 9TH: R Branyan at third base. A Miles relieved B Falkenborg. K Stinnett catching. G Bennett at first base. M Cairo in left field. C Ransom hit bypitch. J Towles homered to left, C Ransom scored. H Quintero hit for W Rodriguez. H Quintero singled to left. J Anderson singled to right, H Quintero to second. B Ausmus grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Anderson out at second, H Quintero to third. A Everett popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 18, ST LOUIS 1.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOUSTON (18) AT ST LOUIS (1) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Houston Starting Lineups -- J Anderson CF, C Biggio 2B, L Berkman 1B, C Lee LF, M Lamb 3B, C Burke RF, C Ransom SS, J Towles C, W Rodriguez LHP. St Louis Starting Lineups -- D Eckstein SS, S Taguchi LF, R Ankiel CF, S Spiezio 1B, R Ludwick RF, Y Molina C, M Cairo 3B, B Ryan 2B, B Looper RHP. Umpires -- Chuck Meriwether (HP), Rick Reed (1B), Tim Timmons (2B), Alfonso Marquez (3B). Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 7 mph. HOUSTON 1ST: J Anderson flied out to left. C Biggio flied out to center. L Berkman flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 1ST: D Eckstein doubled to deep left. S Taguchi lined out to first, D Eckstein tagged out at third. R Ankiel grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 0, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 2ND: C Lee walked. M Lamb flied out to center. C Burke flied out to right. C Ransom singled to left, C Lee to second. J Towles doubled to left, C Lee and C Ransom scored. W Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 2ND: S Spiezio flied out to center. R Ludwick doubled to deep left center. Y Molina grounded out to pitcher. M Cairo lined out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 3RD: J Anderson singled to left. C Biggio grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Anderson out at second. L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 3RD: B Looper struck out swinging. B Ryan grounded out to second. D Eckstein flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 4TH: C Lee singled to left. M Lamb doubled to right, C Lee to third. C Burke grounded out to shortstop. C Ransom intentionally walked. J Towles singled to left, C Lee and M Lamb scored, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, C Ransom to third, J Towles to second. J Anderson grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 4TH: S Taguchi lined out to third. R Ankiel flied out to center. S Spiezio flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 5TH: C Biggio flied out to center. L Berkman doubled to deep center. C Lee grounded out to third. M Lamb flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 5TH: R Ludwick singled to left. Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Ludwick out at second. Y Molina to second on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. M Cairo singled to right, Y Molina to third. Y Molina caught stealing home, catcher to third, M Cairo to second on runner's fielder's choice. B Looper struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 4, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 6TH: C Burke popped out to first. C Ransom doubled to left. J Towles hit a ground rule double to right, C Ransom scored. W Rodriguez struck out swinging. J Anderson walked. A Cavazos relieved B Looper. C Biggio grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 5, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 6TH: B Ryan safe at first on error by shortstop C Ransom. D Eckstein singled to center, B Ryan to second. S Taguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Eckstein out at second, B Ryan to third. R Ankiel grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) HOUSTON 5, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 7TH: G Bennett catching. L Berkman grounded out to first. C Lee singled to left. M Lamb singled to left, C Lee to second. C Burke singled to left, C Lee scored, M Lamb to third, M Lamb scored, C Burke to second on throwing error by left fielder S Taguchi. C Ransom walked. K Jimenez relieved A Cavazos. S Schumaker in left field. J Towles hit by pitch, C Burke to third, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez struck out looking. J Anderson singled to left, C Burke and C Ransom scored, J Towles to second. C Biggio singled to right, J Towles scored, J Anderson to second, J Anderson to third, C Biggio to second on throwing error by right fielder R Ludwick. L Berkman grounded out to pitcher. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 2 Errors) HOUSTON 10, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 7TH: B Ausmus at third base. A Everett at shortstop. E Bruntlett in left field. M Lamb at first base. C Ransom at second base. S Spiezio flied out to right. R Ludwick flied out to center. G Bennett flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 10, ST LOUIS 0. HOUSTON 8TH: B Barden at shortstop. R Branyan at first base. E Bruntlett safe at first on error by second baseman B Ryan. M Lamb walked, E Bruntlett to second. C Burke struck out looking. C Ransom singled to left, E Bruntlett to third, M Lamb to second. A Miles in left field. B Falkenborg relieved K Jimenez. S Schumaker in right field. J Towles walked, E Bruntlett scored, M Lamb to third, C Ransom to second. W Rodriguez singled to right, M Lamb scored, C Ransom to third, J Towles to second. C Ransom scored, J Towles to third, W Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by B Falkenborg. J Anderson grounded out to shortstop, J Towles scored, W Rodriguez to third. B Ausmus reached on infield single to third, W Rodriguez scored. A Everett singled to center, B Ausmus to second. E Bruntlett singled to right, B Ausmus to third, A Everett to second. M Lamb singled to center, B Ausmus scored, A Everett to third, E Bruntlett to second. C Burke grounded out to second. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 16, ST LOUIS 0. ST LOUIS 8TH: M Cairo singled to deep center, M Cairo to third on error by center fielder J Anderson. S Schumaker singled to center, M Cairo scored. S Schumaker to second on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. B Ryan grounded out to shortstop. R Branyan flied out to right, S Schumaker to third. A Miles grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) HOUSTON 16, ST LOUIS 1. HOUSTON 9TH: R Branyan at third base. A Miles relieved B Falkenborg. K Stinnett catching. G Bennett at first base. M Cairo in left field. C Ransom hit by pitch. J Towles homered to left, C Ransom scored. H Quintero hit for W Rodriguez. H Quintero singled to left. J Anderson singled to right, H Quintero to second. B Ausmus grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Anderson out at second, H Quintero to third. A Everett popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 18, ST LOUIS 1. ST LOUIS 9TH: M McLemore relieved W Rodriguez. R Ankiel doubled to deep right. B Barden flied out to left. K Stinnett struck out swinging. G Bennett popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) HOUSTON 18, ST LOUIS 1.</div>
Astros pound out 23 hits, crush Cardinals <h3>HOUSTON 18, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By James Walsh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros have been out of theplayoff race for a while, but apparently the offense has notgiven up on the season. September call-up J.R. Towles had three hits and afranchise-record eight RBI as the Astros pounded out 23 hits andoverpowered the St. Louis Cardinals, 18-1, in the opener of afour-game series on Thursday. Starter Wandy Rodriguez (9-13) kept the Cardinals off the boarduntil the eighth for Houston, which scored 15 or more runs forthe second time in its last five games after not accomplishingthe feat in the season's first 148 contests. When the season began, this series looked to be an importantone, as it featured the teams that have won the last threeNational League championships. But with less than two weeksleft in the campaign, both clubs find themselves mere bystandersas the Chicago Cubs (80-73) and Milwaukee Brewers (78-74)battle for the National League Central Division title. Making only his fourth start as catcher for the Astros, Towlesconnected for a two-run double in the second inning and drove intwo more with a line-drive single to left in the fourth. Hisdouble to right in the sixth plated another run and gave Houstona comfortable 5-0 lead. Towles added a bases-loaded walk in the eighth and his firstcareer home run, a two-run shot in the ninth, to complete hisnight. The 23-year old from Crosby, Texas made his major league debuton September 5 and entered this game with three hits and no RBIin 11 at-bats. Towles started the year with the Class A SalemAvalanche, was promoted to Class AA in May and on to Class AAARound Rock in August, appearing in the All-Star Futures Game inJuly. Towles' production provided Rodriguez an opportunity for a rareroad victory. The lefthander entered the game with a 2-10record and an NL-high 7.31 ERA in 14 starts away from home. Rodriguez picked up his first win in five career starts againstthe Cardinals, allowing only one run and five hits whilestriking out two and not issuing a walk in eight innings. St. Louis starter Braden Looper (12-11) suffered his first lossin five starts as the Cardinals lost for the 13th time in 15games. Making his 29th start of the season, the convertedcloser was charged with five runs and nine hits while walkingthree in 5 2/3 frames. The Astros turned the game into a laugher, scoring five runs inthe seventh and six more in the eighth off St. Louis' beleaguredbullpen. The output eclipsed the season-high 15 runs Houstonscored against Pittsburgh just four days ago. David Eckstein and Ryan Ludwick had two hits apiece for thedefending World Series champion Cardinals (71-81), who fell 81/2 games behind the idle Cubs with 10 games to play.
Astros pound out 23 hits, crush Cardinals <h3>HOUSTON 18, ST LOUIS 1</h3>By James Walsh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros have been out of theplayoff race for a while, but apparently the offense has notgiven up on the season. September call-up J.R. Towles had three hits and afranchise-record eight RBI as the Astros pounded out 23 hits andoverpowered the St. Louis Cardinals, 18-1, in the opener of afour-game series on Thursday. Starter Wandy Rodriguez (9-13) kept the Cardinals off the boarduntil the eighth for Houston, which scored 15 or more runs forthe second time in its last five games after not accomplishingthe feat in the season's first 148 contests. When the season began, this series looked to be an importantone, as it featured the teams that have won the last threeNational League championships. But with less than two weeksleft in the campaign, both clubs find themselves mere bystandersas the Chicago Cubs (80-73) and Milwaukee Brewers (78-74)battle for the National League Central Division title. Making only his fourth start as catcher for the Astros, Towlesconnected for a two-run double in the second inning and drove intwo more with a line-drive single to left in the fourth. Hisdouble to right in the sixth plated another run and gave Houstona comfortable 5-0 lead. Towles added a bases-loaded walk in the eighth and his firstcareer home run, a two-run shot in the ninth, to complete hisnight. "It was the J.R. Towles show tonight, he set the tone," Astrosinterim manager Cecil Cooper said. "How about that, a franchiserecord, eight RBI. It takes some guys two weeks to get that,and he did it in one night. That's pretty nice." The 23-year old from Crosby, Texas made his major league debuton September 5 and entered this game with three hits and one RBIin 11 at-bats. Towles started the year with the Class A SalemAvalanche, was promoted to Class AA in May and on to Class AAARound Rock in August, appearing in the All-Star Futures Game inJuly. "That's pretty impressive to come from A-ball to the big leaguesin one year," Cooper said. "He is definitely someone to looktoward the future with." "I can't even describe it," Towles said. "This is the lastthing I thought would happen to me. Coming up to the bigleagues was pretty impressive, but this is beyond words rightnow." Towles' production provided Rodriguez an opportunity for a rareroad victory. The lefthander entered the game with a 2-10record and an NL-high 7.31 ERA in 14 starts away from home. "Wandy was real good," Cooper said. "It looked like he had somepep in his step tonight. He showed that he is a qualitybig-league pitcher. He made pitches and his command was goodtonight." Rodriguez picked up his first win in five career starts againstthe Cardinals, allowing only one run and five hits whilestriking out two and not issuing a walk in eight innings. "The whole game, I tried to concentrate on making good pitches,and that's what I did," said Rodriguez, who threw only 88pitches - 58 for strikes. "I've been through so many highs andlows." St. Louis starter Braden Looper (12-11) suffered his first lossin five starts as the Cardinals lost for the 13th time in 15games. Making his 29th start of the season, the convertedcloser was charged with five runs and nine hits while walkingthree in 5 2/3 frames. "I felt all right, it's just that everything was up," Loopersaid. "I kept trying to make adjustments, and every time I madea good pitch, they'd hit that, too. I just didn't give us achance." The Astros turned the game into a laugher, scoring five runs inthe seventh and six more in the eighth off St. Louis' beleaguredbullpen. The output eclipsed the season-high 15 runs Houstonscored against Pittsburgh just four days ago. "(The Astros) came out and played a good ballgame," saidinfielder Aaron Miles, who pitched the ninth inning for theCardinals. "They swung the bats real well today. You've got tohave a short memory and come in the next day positive and knowit's a new ballgame." David Eckstein and Ryan Ludwick had two hits apiece for thedefending World Series champion Cardinals (71-81), who fell 81/2 games behind the idle Cubs with 10 games to play.
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (18) VS ST LOUIS (1) - FINAL HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 6 0 3 3 1 0 2 .444 C Biggio 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .247 B Ausmus 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .236 L Berkman 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 A Everett ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 C Lee lf 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .299 E Bruntlett lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 M Lamb 3b-1b 5 3 3 1 1 0 2 .292 C Burke rf 6 1 1 1 0 1 8 .231 C Ransom ss-2b 3 5 3 0 2 0 0 .318 J Towles c 4 3 4 8 1 0 0 .412 W Rodriguez p 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .128 a-H Quintero ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 M McLemore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 48 18 23 16 6 3 25 a-singled to left for W Rodriguez in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Towles 2 (2, B Looper 2); M Lamb (13, B Looper); L Berkman (22, B Looper); C Ransom (1, B Looper). HR - J Towles (1, 9th inning off A Miles 1 on, 0 Out). S - W Rodriguez. RBI - J Towles 8 (9), C Burke (27), J Anderson 3 (8), C Biggio (48), W Rodriguez (2), B Ausmus (25), M Lamb (40). 2-out RBI - J Towles 2, J Anderson 2, C Biggio, B Ausmus, M Lamb. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Everett 1, C Biggio 1, L Berkman 2, M Lamb 1, C Burke 2, W Rodriguez 1, J Anderson 2. GIDP - C Biggio, B Ausmus. Team LOB - 12. FIELDING: E - C Ransom (2, ground ball); J Anderson (1, bobble). DP: 2 (L Berkman-M Lamb, C Ransom-C Biggio-L Berkman). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 R Branyan 1b-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 S Taguchi lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 K Jimenez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 A Miles lf-p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 R Ankiel cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 S Spiezio 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 B Barden ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .148 R Ludwick rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .256 B Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 Y Molina c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 G Bennett c-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 M Cairo 3b-lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .267 B Looper p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .196 A Cavazos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Schumaker lf-rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .315 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Totals 33 1 8 1 0 3 13 BATTING: 2B - D Eckstein (19, W Rodriguez); R Ludwick (19, W Rodriguez); R Ankiel (8, M McLemore). RBI - S Schumaker (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, G Bennett 1, M Cairo 1, R Ankiel 1, B Looper 1. GIDP - S Taguchi. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: CS - Y Molina (1, Home by W Rodriguez/J Towles). FIELDING: E - S Taguchi (4, throw); R Ludwick (1, throw); B Ryan (8, ground ball). DP: 2 (B Ryan-D Eckstein-S Spiezio, B Barden-B Ryan-G Bennett). ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 020 201 562 -- 18 ST LOUIS - 000 000 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era W Rodriguez (W, 9-13) 8 7 1 1 0 2 0 4.66 M McLemore 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.94 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper (L, 12-11) 5 2/3 9 5 5 3 1 0 4.67 A Cavazos 2/3 3 4 4 1 0 0 9.95 K Jimenez 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 7.71 B Falkenborg 2/3 5 3 3 1 0 0 6.00 A Miles 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 9.00 WP - W Rodriguez 2, B Falkenborg. IBB - C Ransom (by B Looper). HBP - J Towles (by K Jimenez); C Ransom (by A Miles). Pitches-strikes: W Rodriguez 88-58; M McLemore 16-9; B Looper 98-63; A Cavazos 24-13; K Jimenez 33-17; B Falkenborg 24-13; A Miles 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: W Rodriguez 10-10; M McLemore 0-2; B Looper 8-8; A Cavazos 2-0; K Jimenez 1-0; B Falkenborg 2-0; A Miles 2-1. Batters faced: W Rodriguez 29; M McLemore 4; B Looper 28; A Cavazos 6; K Jimenez 9; B Falkenborg 8; A Miles 6. UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso Marquez. T--3:09. Att--42,171. Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
