MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/25/2012
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 8750 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (85-70) 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Houston Astros (68-87) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
Cardinals Claim 4-2 Triumph
St. Louis Cardinals starter Jarrod Parker hurled his team past the Houston Astros, 4-2. Parker yielded 2 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 16-8. The save went to David Carpenter, his 3rd this season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Miguel Cabrera? The St. Louis first baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the first inning to put the Cardinals on top, 1-0. For the game, Cabrera had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest," said Parker. "Obviously."

The win gives St. Louis a season record of 85-70.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Teahen CF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .297 14 61
A. Machado 2B 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 .213 9 35
M. Cabrera 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .320 25 87
B. Butler RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .296 20 101
R. Vazquez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 28 98
M. Moustakas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 7 16
M. Jacobs C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 9 36
   a-T. Pham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199 5 20
   c-B. Pena C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 2 25
R. Brignac SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .189 2 11
J. Parker P 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .139 2 4
   C. Hynes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Durazo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   D. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4 2 8 9      
a - T. Pham pinch hit for M. Jacobs in the 9th
b - E. Durazo pinch hit for C. Hynes in the 9th
c - B. Pena substituted for T. Pham in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera (48, 1st Inning off J. Karp, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Teahen (45, 7th Inning off J. Karp, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Durazo (3, 9th Inning off T. McFarland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Teahen (14, 3rd Inning off J. Karp, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Parker (2, 5th Inning off J. Karp, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Machado (9, 5th Inning off J. Karp, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Teahen 7 , A. Machado 4 , M. Cabrera 3 , R. Brignac , J. Parker 4 , E. Durazo 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Teahen , M. Cabrera , R. Vazquez 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Machado (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Brignac-Cabrera, Brignac-Machado-Cabrera, Brignac-Machado-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .275 10 39
C. Coghlan 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 18 72
   b-G. Sanchez PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247 3 9
D. Stubbs CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .264 9 51
J. Reddick LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .247 18 80
M. Giles 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .300 18 83
C. Santana C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 10 57
J. Peralta 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .267 9 63
J. Karp P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .043 0 0
   a-B. Eldred PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252 18 54
   M. Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   T. McFarland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Gonzales PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 1 5
D. Strange-Gordon SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .417 0 2
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 7 18      
a - B. Eldred pinch hit for J. Karp in the 7th
b - G. Sanchez pinch hit for C. Coghlan in the 8th
c - M. Gonzales pinch hit for T. McFarland in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Coghlan (44, 1st Inning off J. Parker, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Peralta (26, 5th Inning off J. Parker, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Coghlan 2 , D. Stubbs , M. Giles 2 , J. Peralta 3 , M. Gonzales , D. Strange-Gordon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Merrifield , J. Reddick 2
GIDP: W. Merrifield , D. Stubbs , J. Reddick
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Giles (11)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Parker W (16-8) 7.0 6 2 2 2 5 0 96 3.64   
C. Hynes H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.98   
D. Carpenter SV (3) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 1.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Parker 60
Batters Faced: J. Parker 28, C. Hynes 3, D. Carpenter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Parker 9-5, C. Hynes 1-0, D. Carpenter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Parker 96-61, C. Hynes 14-7, D. Carpenter 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hynes 1-0
WP: J. Parker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karp L (13-9) 7.0 8 4 4 2 6 3 108 2.99   
M. Moore 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.21   
T. McFarland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karp 49
Batters Faced: J. Karp 30, M. Moore 3, T. McFarland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karp 10-4, M. Moore 1-1, T. McFarland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karp 108-72, M. Moore 11-8, T. McFarland 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jarrod Parker
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 31553
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