NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS HOUSTON ST LOUIS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Josh Anderson CF .444 0 8 David Eckstein SS .300 3 29 Chris Burke 2B .231 6 27 Rick Ankiel CF .273 9 30 Lance Berkman 1B .276 30 93 Ryan Ludwick RF .256 14 46 Carlos Lee LF .299 30 113 Scott Spiezio 1B .257 3 29 Hunter Pence RF .323 14 60 Skip Schumaker LF .315 2 16 Ty Wigginton 3B .301 6 16 Yadier Molina C .279 6 40 Cody Ransom SS .318 1 3 Miguel Cairo 3B .267 0 5 J.R. Towles C .412 1 9 Joel Pineiro RHP .077 0 0 Brandon Backe RHP .400 0 0 (5-3, 4.50) (1-1, 4.86) Aaron Miles 2B .297 2 31</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS WARMUPS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE (1-1, 4.86) STL - JOEL PINEIRO (5-3, 4.50) UMPIRES: HP - RICK REED 1B - TIM TIMMONS 2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ 3B - CHUCK MERIWETHER WEATHER: 84 Degrees, clear WIND: 7 mph, out to left</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS STARTING BATS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE AND J.R. TOWLES STL - JOEL PINEIRO AND YADIER MOLINA DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.444, 0 HR, 8 RBI) C BURKE (.231, 6 HR, 27 RBI) L BERKMAN (.276, 30 HR, 93 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY LANCE BERKMAN (31) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JOEL PINEIRO SCORED CHRIS BURKE. CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 2, ST LOUIS 0 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.299, 30 HR, 113 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY TY WIGGINTON SCORED CARLOS LEE. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3 ST LOUIS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C RANSOM (.318, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 3 4 0 ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.300, 3 HR, 29 RBI) R ANKIEL (.273, 9 HR, 30 RBI) R LUDWICK (.256, 14 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432 C Burke 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 L Berkman 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 C Lee lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 B Backe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 7 3 4 3 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 R Ankiel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 S Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 3 -- 3 ST LOUIS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.86 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 1 4 3 3 0 1 1 4.94 Pitches-strikes: J Pineiro 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: J Pineiro 2-0. Batters faced: J Pineiro 7. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT SPIEZIO SCORED RICK ANKIEL. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3 ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.315, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 3 4 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 3 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J TOWLES (.412, 1 HR, 9 RBI) B BACKE (.400, 0 HR, 0 RBI) J ANDERSON (.432, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .432 C Burke 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 L Berkman 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 C Lee lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 B Backe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 7 3 4 3 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 R Ankiel cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .257 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 BATTING: SF - S Spiezio. RBI - S Spiezio (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 3 -- 3 ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.09 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 1 4 3 3 0 1 1 4.94 Pitches-strikes: B Backe 22-14; J Pineiro 32-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B Backe 2-1; J Pineiro 2-0. Batters faced: B Backe 6; J Pineiro 7. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 0 3 5 0 ST LOUIS 1 1 3 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: M CAIRO (.267, 0 HR, 5 RBI) J PINEIRO (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI) A MILES (.297, 2 HR, 31 RBI)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .447 C Burke 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 L Berkman 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 C Lee lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 B Backe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 10 3 5 3 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - J Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Pineiro/Y Molina). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 R Ankiel cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .257 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 M Cairo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 J Pineiro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 BATTING: SF - S Spiezio. RBI - S Spiezio (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 30 -- 3 ST LOUIS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.09 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 4.85 Pitches-strikes: B Backe 22-14; J Pineiro 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B Backe 2-1; J Pineiro 2-2. Batters faced: B Backe 6; J Pineiro 10. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 0 3 5 0 ST LOUIS 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.234, 1-FOR-1) L BERKMAN (.278, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI) C LEE (.300, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .447 C Burke 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 L Berkman 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 C Lee lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 B Backe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 10 3 5 3 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - J Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Pineiro/Y Molina). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 R Ankiel cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .257 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 8 1 3 1 0 1 4 BATTING: SF - S Spiezio. RBI - S Spiezio (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 30 -- 3 ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.82 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 4.85 Pitches-strikes: B Backe 32-20; J Pineiro 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B Backe 2-3; J Pineiro 2-2. Batters faced: B Backe 9; J Pineiro 10. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 0 0 3 5 0 ST LOUIS 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.302, 1-FOR-1) R ANKIEL (.271, 0-FOR-1) R LUDWICK (.258, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .447 C Burke 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 L Berkman 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 C Lee lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 B Backe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 13 3 5 3 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - J Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Pineiro/Y Molina). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 R Ankiel cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 R Ludwick rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .257 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 8 1 3 1 0 1 4 BATTING: SF - S Spiezio. RBI - S Spiezio (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 300 -- 3 ST LOUIS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.82 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 3 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.75 Pitches-strikes: B Backe 32-20; J Pineiro 58-35. Ground balls-fly balls: B Backe 2-3; J Pineiro 4-2. Batters faced: B Backe 9; J Pineiro 13. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 0 0 3 5 0 ST LOUIS 1 0 0 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: H PENCE (.322, 0-FOR-1) T WIGGINTON (.307, 1-FOR-1, RBI) C RANSOM (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">HOUSTON (3) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .447 C Burke 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 L Berkman 1b 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 C Lee lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .322 T Wigginton 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307 C Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 B Backe p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Totals 13 3 5 3 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - C Burke (17, J Pineiro); C Lee (41, J Pineiro). HR - L Berkman (31, 1st inning off J Pineiro 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - L Berkman 2 (95), T Wigginton (17). 2-out RBI - T Wigginton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Ransom 1. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - J Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Pineiro/Y Molina). ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .302 R Ankiel cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .269 R Ludwick rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 S Spiezio 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .256 S Schumaker lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .319 Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 M Cairo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 J Pineiro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Totals 11 1 3 1 1 1 7 BATTING: SF - S Spiezio. RBI - S Spiezio (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Molina 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON - 300 -- 3 ST LOUIS - 100 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era B Backe 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.58 ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era J Pineiro 3 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.75 Pitches-strikes: B Backe 45-26; J Pineiro 58-35. Ground balls-fly balls: B Backe 2-6; J Pineiro 4-2. Batters faced: B Backe 13; J Pineiro 13. UMPIRES: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Alfonso Marquez. 3B--Chuck Meriwether. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to left.</div>
NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - HOUSTON 3 0 0 0 3 6 0 ST LOUIS 1 0 0 1 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - BRANDON BACKE STL - JOEL PINEIRO DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.319, 1-FOR-1) Y MOLINA (.278, 0-FOR-1) M CAIRO (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>
