MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/27/2080
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2686 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2080 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (62-71) 6 2 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 18 25 0
St. Louis Cardinals (72-60) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 2
Huerta Helps Houston Bombard St. Louis
The Houston Astros marched over the St. Louis Cardinals, 18-4, at Busch Stadium. Adrián Huerta, the 36th overall pick in the 2072 draft, led the charge. He was 4-5 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times. By defeating St. Louis, the last-place Astros improved to 62-71.

Houston got a big at-bat from Holguín, Cuba native Mateo Pacheco, who in the top of the fourth hit a bases-clearing double. It was his 33rd double of the season and put the Astros ahead, 13-2.

"We believe in ourselves and we're willing to work hard. It's a good combination," Huerta told the Houston Citizen.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Pacheco SS 7 2 4 3 0 0 1 .268 2 40
M. Balkhi DH 6 2 2 2 0 3 5 .328 12 60
A. Huerta LF 5 3 4 1 1 1 0 .300 15 62
R. Montesino 1B 6 3 2 1 0 2 5 .301 29 70
R. Chavez 3B 6 2 4 4 0 1 2 .295 14 61
E. Romero CF 6 2 3 3 0 0 4 .242 9 44
V. Peña 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .307 10 54
   a-C. Stamper PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 9 31
D. Requena C 6 1 2 1 0 2 4 .275 9 39
S. Tursi Jr. RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 6 .289 2 17
Totals 53 18 25 18 1 9 31      
a - C. Stamper pinch hit for V. Peña in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Montesino 2 (19, 1st Inning off I. Pendergrass, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off Á. Muñoz, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Chavez (32, 1st Inning off I. Pendergrass, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Balkhi (30, 1st Inning off I. Pendergrass, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Romero 2 (23, 2nd Inning off K. Asou, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off K. Asou, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Pacheco (33, 4th Inning off K. Asou, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Huerta (15, 5th Inning off Á. Muñoz, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Balkhi (12, 6th Inning off Á. Muñoz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Pacheco 5 , M. Balkhi 6 , A. Huerta 7 , R. Montesino 4 , R. Chavez 5 , E. Romero 5 , V. Peña 2 , D. Requena 2 , S. Tursi Jr. 2
2-out RBI: M. Pacheco , R. Chavez , E. Romero , V. Peña , D. Requena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Balkhi 2 , E. Romero , S. Tursi Jr.
Sac Fly: S. Tursi Jr.
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pacheco-Peña-Montesino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Jun 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .253 15 49
A. Camargo DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .241 13 38
M. Pham SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .216 2 16
O. Robertson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .237 7 29
T. Collazo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .337 22 79
   a-J. Randell PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 5 40
M. Yamakawa RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 25 71
   b-J. Young PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 0 3
D. Patterson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 7 27
A. Grijalva 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 16 49
D. Battaglia CF, RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .201 0 10
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 7 11      
a - J. Randell pinch hit for T. Collazo in the 8th
b - J. Young pinch hit for M. Yamakawa in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Jun (21, 3rd Inning off Y. Vargas, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Robertson (13, 3rd Inning off Y. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Patterson (2, 2nd Inning off Y. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Jun (15, 5th Inning off Y. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Camargo (13, 5th Inning off Y. Vargas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Jun 7 , A. Camargo 4 , O. Robertson 2 , M. Yamakawa , D. Patterson 3
2-out RBI: O. Robertson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pham , T. Collazo , A. Grijalva
GIDP: D. Patterson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Jun (6) , D. Patterson (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Vargas W (9-11) 8.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 118 5.36   
A. Del Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Vargas 55
Batters Faced: Y. Vargas 33, A. Del Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Vargas 10-7, A. Del Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Vargas 118-75, A. Del Castillo 11-8
Balk: Y. Vargas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Pendergrass L (0-6) 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 0 12 5.28   
K. Asou 3.2 9 8 5 1 4 0 97 3.48   
Á. Muñoz 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 2 58 3.60   
C. Jennette 2.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 48 5.94   
B. Sanya 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Pendergrass 12
Batters Faced: I. Pendergrass 5, K. Asou 23, Á. Muñoz 12, C. Jennette 11, B. Sanya 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Pendergrass 0-0, K. Asou 2-5, Á. Muñoz 4-2, C. Jennette 0-3, B. Sanya 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Pendergrass 12-9, K. Asou 97-67, Á. Muñoz 58-42, C. Jennette 48-32, B. Sanya 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Asou 1-1 , Á. Muñoz 1-0
Balk: K. Asou
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adrián Huerta
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 41019
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