BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/04/2012
 
BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1664 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (78-32) 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 0 0 11 16 3
St. Louis Cardinals (42-72) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Astros Reel Off Another Win
The Houston Astros soundly defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-3, at Busch Stadium. Brandon Wood let his bat do the talking. He went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for Houston. Houston has now won 6 in a row.

Jacoby Ellsbury, the Houston left fielder, contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to make the score 3-0, Astros. For the game, Ellsbury was 1 for 5, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

St. Louis manager Chris James said: "You try to find positives. We have to regroup and put this game behind us."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .200 1 7
F. Guzman 3B 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 .196 0 7
M. Brantley CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .361 17 81
A. Pujols 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .329 25 92
L. Comollo DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .319 37 108
Y. Cespedes RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .301 12 64
   a-S. Boyd PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 2 15
B. Wood 2B 5 3 3 2 0 1 3 .164 1 10
K. Johnson SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .276 15 48
B. Inge C 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .268 0 8
Totals 40 11 16 11 5 8 19      
a - S. Boyd pinch hit for Y. Cespedes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Comollo (40, 3rd Inning off K. Slowey, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Cespedes (22, 3rd Inning off K. Slowey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Brantley (37, 5th Inning off K. Slowey, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Wood (3, 5th Inning off K. Slowey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (25, 3rd Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ellsbury , M. Brantley 4 , A. Pujols 5 , L. Comollo 3 , Y. Cespedes 3 , B. Wood 4 , K. Johnson 2 , B. Inge
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , Y. Cespedes , B. Wood , K. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Cespedes , B. Wood 2
Sac Fly: J. Ellsbury , L. Comollo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Brantley (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Wood (2) , K. Johnson 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnson-Wood-Pujols, Ellsbury-Guzman)
OF assists: 1 (Ellsbury(Gathright at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gathright CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .202 1 13
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 17 55
   a-P. Fielder PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 4 11
A. Ethier LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 11 48
M. Trumbo DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .251 16 58
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .193 10 44
E. Hernandez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .320 0 1
D. Mesoraco C 4 1 0 0 0 1 5 .154 1 2
E. Bonifacio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 0
T. Escobar SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .210 3 27
Totals 38 3 10 3 0 9 23      
a - P. Fielder pinch hit for M. Teixeira in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Escobar (12, 3rd Inning off F. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hernandez (1, 4th Inning off F. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Trumbo 2 (16, 5th Inning off F. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Norton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gathright , M. Teixeira , M. Trumbo 5 , E. Hernandez 3 , E. Bonifacio , T. Escobar 3
2-out RBI: T. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Fielder , M. Trumbo , P. Alvarez , D. Mesoraco , E. Bonifacio , T. Escobar
GIDP: A. Ethier
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mesoraco-Bonifacio)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Rijo W (10-5) 5.2 8 3 1 0 6 0 94 3.26   
O. Blanco 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.80   
T. Norton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
D. Rondon 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rijo 51
Batters Faced: F. Rijo 26, O. Blanco 4, T. Norton 4, D. Rondon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rijo 2-7, O. Blanco 1-3, T. Norton 1-1, D. Rondon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rijo 94-64, O. Blanco 14-10, T. Norton 17-10, D. Rondon 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Blanco 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller L (6-8) 2.2 5 5 5 0 3 1 58 3.83   
K. Slowey 2.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 43 4.92   
J. Hanrahan 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 31 4.30   
A. Bastardo 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 41 4.55   
N. Feliz 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 27
Batters Faced: A. Miller 13, K. Slowey 12, J. Hanrahan 8, A. Bastardo 9, N. Feliz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 3-2, K. Slowey 2-4, J. Hanrahan 1-2, A. Bastardo 0-3, N. Feliz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 58-38, K. Slowey 43-27, J. Hanrahan 31-17, A. Bastardo 41-21, N. Feliz 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hanrahan 1-1 , N. Feliz 2-0
WP: A. Miller , K. Slowey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Wood
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (89 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 33715
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