GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

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 .439 0 9 David Eckstein SS .304 3 29
Chris Burke 2B .231 6 27 Rick Ankiel CF .265 9 31
Lance Berkman 1B .276 31 95 Ryan Ludwick RF .255 14 46
Carlos Lee LF .300 30 113 Skip Schumaker LF .320 2 16
Hunter Pence RF .325 14 60 Miguel Cairo 1B .265 0 5
Mark Loretta SS .286 4 39 Aaron Miles 2B .297 2 31
Ty Wigginton 3B .298 6 17 Kelly Stinnett C .190 1 4
J.R. Towles C .400 1 11 Brad Thompson RHP .143 0 0
Matt Albers RHP .080 0 0 (6-6, 5.14)
(4-9, 6.05) Brendan Ryan 3B .302 4 11</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: HOU - MATT ALBERS (4-9, 6.05)
STL - BRAD THOMPSON (6-6, 5.14)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
3B - RICK REED

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, in from center</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: HOU - MATT ALBERS AND J.R. TOWLES
STL - BRAD THOMPSON AND KELLY STINNETT

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.439, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
C BURKE (.231, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.276, 31 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.304, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.265, 9 HR, 31 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.255, 14 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) 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 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Ankiel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
S Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
M Cairo 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.05

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: B Thompson 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Thompson 2-1.
Batters faced: B Thompson 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.300, 30 HR, 113 RBI)
H PENCE (.325, 14 HR, 60 RBI)
M LORETTA (.286, 4 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302

Totals 4 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2. GIDP - S
Schumaker. Team LOB - 2.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.99

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 13-7; B Thompson 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 2-1; B Thompson 2-1. Batters faced: M Albers 5; B Thompson 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.297, 2 HR, 31 RBI)
K STINNETT (.190, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
B THOMPSON (.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302

Totals 4 0 2 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2. GIDP - S
Schumaker. Team LOB - 2.


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.99

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.05

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 13-7; B Thompson 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 2-1; B Thompson 3-2. Batters faced: M Albers 5; B Thompson 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.298, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
J TOWLES (.400, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
M ALBERS (.080, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Towles c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
M Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301

Totals 7 0 3 0 1 0 5

BATTING: S - B Thompson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2, B
Ryan 1. GIDP - S Schumaker. Team LOB - 3.


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5.93

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.05

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 25-15; B Thompson 20-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 5-1; B Thompson 3-2. Batters faced: M Albers 9; B Thompson 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.306, 1-FOR-1)
R ANKIEL (.270, 1-FOR-1)
R LUDWICK (.255, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301

Totals 7 0 3 0 1 0 5

BATTING: S - B Thompson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2, B
Ryan 1. GIDP - S Schumaker. Team LOB - 3.


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5.93

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 25-15; B Thompson 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 5-1; B Thompson 6-2. Batters faced: M Albers 9; B Thompson 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.429, 0-FOR-1)
C BURKE (.230, 0-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.276, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
C Burke 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
R Ankiel cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301

Totals 10 0 4 0 1 0 6

BATTING: S - B Thompson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2, B
Ryan 1. GIDP - S Schumaker. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Ludwick (4, 2nd base by M Albers/J Towles).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 5.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 36-21; B Thompson 33-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 7-1; B Thompson 6-2. Batters faced: M Albers 12; B Thompson 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 4 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.318, 0-FOR-1)
M CAIRO (.260, 0-FOR-1)
A MILES (.299, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .442
C Burke 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
L Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 12 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Burke. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
R Ankiel cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
S Schumaker lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
M Cairo 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
A Miles 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301

Totals 10 0 4 0 1 0 6

BATTING: S - B Thompson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 2, B
Ryan 1. GIDP - S Schumaker. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Ludwick (4, 2nd base by M Albers/J Towles).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Miles-M Cairo).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 5.87

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.97

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 36-21; B Thompson 37-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 7-1; B Thompson 9-2. Batters faced: M Albers 12; B Thompson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - MATT ALBERS
STL - BRAD THOMPSON

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.299, 0-FOR-1)
H PENCE (.324, 0-FOR-1)
M LORETTA (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .442
C Burke 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
L Berkman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Lee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
J Towles c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381
M Albers p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 12 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Burke. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman, M Loretta-L Berkman).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
R Ankiel cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .275
R Ludwick rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
S Schumaker lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
M Cairo 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
A Miles 2b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301
K Stinnett c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .185
B Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301

Totals 14 0 6 0 1 0 8

BATTING: 2B - M Cairo (2, M Albers). S - B Thompson. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cairo 2, B Ryan 1. GIDP - S Schumaker, K Stinnett. Team LOB
- 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Ludwick (4, 2nd base by M Albers/J Towles).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-A Miles-M Cairo).


----------------------------------------------------
HOUSTON - 000 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 000 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Albers 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 5.82

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Thompson 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.97

Pitches-strikes: M Albers 48-30; B Thompson 37-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Albers 10-1; B Thompson 9-2. Batters faced: M Albers 16; B Thompson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick
Reed.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>