BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/16/2009
 
BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 588 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (25-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (24-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 6 1
Astros Rally to Tally 7-4 Win
Houston picked up a win at Busch Stadium, bumping off the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4. Pitcher Chris Carpenter was a major reason the Astros emerged victorious. Houston, at 25-15, sits in first place in the NL West Division.

Carl Crawford, the two-time Gold Glove Award winner , had a direct impact on the outcome. Crawford contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth inning to put Houston up, 3-2.

"Chris is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Houston manager Craig Biggio.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Boyd CF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 .125 0 3
M. Brantley RF, 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .340 2 25
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .322 13 43
G. Connors C 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 .321 6 21
R. Thompson DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .268 6 20
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .323 4 10
   a-R. Radmanovich PH, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 .161 5 15
H. Blalock 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .270 9 22
A. Rowand LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 1 10
   b-C. Crawford PH, CF 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .294 1 13
T. Perez SS 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 .208 2 13
Totals 32 7 6 7 9 15 19      
a - R. Radmanovich pinch hit for R. Sexson in the 9th
b - C. Crawford pinch hit for A. Rowand in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Perez (2, 8th Inning off J. Barraza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Brantley , A. Pujols , G. Connors , R. Thompson , H. Blalock , T. Perez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Boyd , R. Radmanovich
Sac Fly: G. Connors
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Blalock (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pujols (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .327 0 10
A. Pagan CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .222 0 11
A. Ethier LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328 9 31
   a-C. Gomez LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 1 4
M. Teixeira 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .291 11 30
R. Doumit C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 5 22
D. Young RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .328 3 22
P. Alvarez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .307 7 30
J. Cantu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .197 3 15
B. Roberts SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 0 9
Totals 34 4 6 4 1 8 13      
a - C. Gomez substituted for A. Ethier in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Teixeira (11, 2nd Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Ethier (9, 7th Inning off E. Bello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , A. Ethier 4 , C. Gomez , M. Teixeira 4 , R. Doumit , J. Cantu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cantu
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: P. Alvarez (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Carpenter 6.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 73 4.14   
E. Bello 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 1.59   
J. Beitey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.97   
H. Rivera W (2-0) 1.1 2 2 1 1 2 0 26 1.17   
M. Mantei SV (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carpenter 68
Batters Faced: C. Carpenter 20, E. Bello 3, J. Beitey 1, H. Rivera 7, M. Mantei 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carpenter 7-7, E. Bello 0-2, J. Beitey 1-0, H. Rivera 2-0, M. Mantei 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carpenter 73-51, E. Bello 12-8, J. Beitey 1-1, H. Rivera 26-15, M. Mantei 9-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller 5.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 85 2.28   
S. Hawk H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.60   
N. Masset H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 5.23   
J. Barraza H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12 2.12   
F. Rodney L (1-2), BS (2) 0.0 1 5 5 4 0 0 23 6.07   
J. Peavy 1.0 0 1 1 4 2 0 34 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 68
Batters Faced: A. Miller 19, S. Hawk 4, N. Masset 3, J. Barraza 4, F. Rodney 5, J. Peavy 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 3-4, S. Hawk 1-1, N. Masset 0-1, J. Barraza 0-1, F. Rodney 0-0, J. Peavy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 85-54, S. Hawk 24-14, N. Masset 10-7, J. Barraza 12-9, F. Rodney 23-7, J. Peavy 34-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Peavy 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Carpenter
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 37511
Special Notes: CL Emerson Bello was injured while pitching. Shaun Boyd ties the HOU regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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