BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/24/2017
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BALCO-92
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 700 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (26-19) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Houston Astros (30-18) 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 X 7 9 1
Astros Net 7-2 Win
The Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 7-2, in favor of Houston. Michael Brantley led the way, going 2-for-3 for the home team. Jaime Garcia, the winner, is now 3-1. He struck out 3 and walked 2 over 5.1 innings, while allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. Houston, at 30-18, is 5 games up in the NL West Division.

The Astros got a big at-bat from third baseman Justin Turner. For the game, Turner went 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 8th home run of the season gave Houston a 3-2 lead.

Brantley told the media after that game that the mood in the clubhouse is "extremely positive" after a win like that.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Crawford 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 9 23
A. Russell SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .314 8 22
H. Ramirez CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .297 9 26
M. Trumbo DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .199 14 40
   a-J. Vinicio DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
D. Bote 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .239 2 5
M. Chapman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 4 24
A. Casey RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 6 15
   b-A. Gordon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 6 18
J. McCann C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 3 10
   c-J. Jay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 1 7
M. Orpen LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307 8 17
Totals 33 2 5 2 2 7 13      
a - J. Vinicio inserted as DH in the 6th
b - A. Gordon pinch hit for A. Casey in the 9th
c - J. Jay pinch hit for J. McCann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ramirez (5, 3rd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Vinicio (1, 9th Inning off O. Blanco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Ramirez (9, 1st Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Russell , H. Ramirez 6 , J. Vinicio 2 , D. Bote
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bote , J. Jay , M. Orpen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Crawford-Bote)
OF assists: 1 (Casey(Sanchez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Turner 3B 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 .363 8 33
J. Martinez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .263 5 22
M. Brantley CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .382 19 52
L. Comollo LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .364 13 46
E. Longoria 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 10 35
A. Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .270 12 39
Y. Cespedes RF 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .303 5 30
G. Sanchez C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .255 6 22
D. Espinosa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .195 5 24
Totals 31 7 9 7 6 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Comollo (20, 1st Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Martinez (14, 3rd Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Sanchez (10, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Brantley 2 (19, 1st Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Turner (8, 5th Inning off J. Musgrove, 1 on, 1 out) , L. Comollo (13, 7th Inning off T. Gott, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Cabrera (12, 7th Inning off T. Gott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Turner 4 , J. Martinez 2 , M. Brantley 8 , L. Comollo 6 , A. Cabrera 4 , G. Sanchez 3
2-out RBI: J. Turner , M. Brantley 2 , A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martinez , E. Longoria , D. Espinosa
GIDP: L. Comollo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Turner (6)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove L (3-2) 5.2 7 5 5 3 3 3 101 4.78   
P. Maton 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 21 1.04   
T. Gott 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 2 24 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 35
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 25, P. Maton 4, T. Gott 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 9-3, P. Maton 0-0, T. Gott 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 101-62, P. Maton 21-7, T. Gott 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Maton 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia W (3-1) 5.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 86 4.64   
J. Burton H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.86   
T. Guerrieri H (9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.04   
O. Blanco 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 55
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 22, J. Burton 2, T. Guerrieri 6, O. Blanco 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 10-3, J. Burton 0-1, T. Guerrieri 2-2, O. Blanco 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 86-56, J. Burton 6-5, T. Guerrieri 21-16, O. Blanco 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Brantley
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 34367
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