BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/17/2009
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BALCO-92
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 603 - SUNDAY, MAY 17TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (26-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals (24-16) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
Astros 2, Cardinals 1
The Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1, at Busch Stadium. Starting pitcher Ryan Dempster was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Dempster, the winner, moves to 2-2. He threw 6 innings of 2-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 1 walk. Getting the save was Matt Mantei, his 11th.

Houston used a clutch hit from Albert Pujols to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to put the Astros ahead, 2-1. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Every loss hurts," said St. Louis manager Chris James. "But this was a tough one."

The first-place Astros go to 26-15.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bartlett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .318 4 15
M. Brantley RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 2 25
R. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 6 20
G. Connors C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .312 6 21
H. Blalock 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 9 22
C. Crawford CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .301 1 13
R. Sexson 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317 4 10
   a-A. Pujols PH, 3B 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .325 14 45
R. Radmanovich LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 5 15
   b-S. Boyd LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 3
T. Perez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 2 13
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 7 10      
a - A. Pujols pinch hit for R. Sexson in the 7th
b - S. Boyd substituted for R. Radmanovich in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols (14, 7th Inning off N. Masset, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett , H. Blalock , C. Crawford 2 , A. Pujols 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Brantley , G. Connors , A. Pujols
GIDP: T. Perez
Sac Bunt: T. Perez
Hit by Pitch: C. Crawford
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Brantley (5) , C. Crawford (12)
CS: M. Brantley (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bartlett-Perez-Sexson, Pujols-Bartlett-Blalock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Suzuki DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .325 0 10
A. Pagan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 0 11
A. Ethier LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 9 31
M. Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285 11 30
D. Young RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .324 3 22
J. Cantu 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 3 15
P. Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .307 7 31
L. Maza SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 6
   a-B. Roberts PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 0 9
R. Paulino C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 6 6      
a - B. Roberts pinch hit for L. Maza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cantu (4, 8th Inning off M. Crudale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Suzuki , J. Cantu 2 , P. Alvarez
2-out RBI: P. Alvarez
GIDP: A. Pagan , R. Paulino
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Young (8)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Maza (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Maza-Cantu-Teixeira)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Dempster W (2-2) 6.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 65 3.41   
E. Bello H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.52   
M. Crudale H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.71   
M. Mantei SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dempster 67
Batters Faced: R. Dempster 20, E. Bello 3, M. Crudale 4, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dempster 9-4, E. Bello 1-2, M. Crudale 1-0, M. Mantei 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dempster 65-47, E. Bello 8-5, M. Crudale 15-8, M. Mantei 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Park 6.1 2 1 1 2 3 0 92 3.77   
N. Masset L (1-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.73   
J. Barraza 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.00   
S. Hawk 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Park 66
Batters Faced: C. Park 24, N. Masset 3, J. Barraza 3, S. Hawk 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Park 9-6, N. Masset 0-1, J. Barraza 1-0, S. Hawk 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Park 92-54, N. Masset 13-9, J. Barraza 16-11, S. Hawk 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Masset 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Park
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Dempster
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 36804
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