St. Louis vs. Houston - Play-by-Play - September 26, 2011
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MINUTE MAID PARK
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
CARDINALS 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 1
ASTROS 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
Top 1st
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 0, Houston 0
  • Furcal flied out to right fielder M.Downs.
  • Freese grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Pujols grounded out, shortstop Barmes to first baseman Ca.Lee.
Bot 1st
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 0, Houston 0
  • Bourgeois grounded out, pitcher J.Garcia to first baseman Pujols.
  • Ang.Sanchez struck out.
  • J.Martinez flied out to left fielder Holliday.
Top 2nd
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 0, Houston 0
  • Holliday doubled to center.
  • Berkman lined out to third baseman C.Johnson.
  • Y.Molina walked on four pitches.
  • Theriot fouled out to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Jay grounded out, first baseman Ca.Lee unassisted.
Bot 2nd
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 0, Houston 0
  • Ca.Lee grounded out, third baseman Freese to first baseman Pujols.
  • M.Downs flied out to center fielder Jay.
  • C.Johnson struck out.
Top 3rd
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 1, Houston 0
  • J.Garcia grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Furcal struck out.
  • Freese singled to center.
  • Pujols doubled to left, Freese to third.
  • Holliday singled to left, Freese scored, Pujols to third.
  • Pujols was out advancing, left fielder J.Martinez to catcher Towles, Pujols out.
Bot 3rd
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 1, Houston 2
  • Barmes singled to right.
  • On J.Garcia's wild pitch, Barmes to second.
  • Towles hit an infield single to shortstop, Barmes to third.
  • W.Rodriguez sacrificed, catcher Y.Molina to second baseman Theriot, Barmes scored, Towles to second.
  • Bourgeois doubled to left, Towles scored.
  • Ang.Sanchez struck out.
  • J.Martinez grounded out, pitcher J.Garcia to first baseman Pujols.
Top 4th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 1, Houston 2
  • Berkman flied out to center fielder Bourgeois.
  • Y.Molina walked on a full count.
  • Theriot grounded into a double play, shortstop Barmes to second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee, Y.Molina out.
Bot 4th
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 1, Houston 4
  • Ca.Lee walked.
  • M.Downs homered to left on a 1-0 count, Ca.Lee scored.
  • C.Johnson struck out.
  • Barmes struck out.
  • Towles grounded out, shortstop Furcal to first baseman Pujols.
Top 5th
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • Jay doubled to left.
  • G.Laird pinch-hitting for Garcia.
  • G.Laird walked on a full count.
  • Furcal singled to right, Jay to third, G.Laird to second.
  • Freese grounded into a double play, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to shortstop Barmes to first baseman Ca.Lee, Jay scored, G.Laird to third, Furcal out.
  • Pujols struck out.
Bot 5th
0 run, 2 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • Punto in as shortstop.
  • McClellan pitching.
  • W.Rodriguez doubled to left.
  • Bourgeois grounded out, pitcher McClellan to first baseman Pujols.
  • Ang.Sanchez grounded out, third baseman Freese to first baseman Pujols.
  • J.Martinez singled to center, W.Rodriguez to third.
  • J.Schafer pinch-running for Martinez.
  • Ca.Lee walked on four pitches, J.Schafer to second.
  • M.Downs popped out to second baseman Theriot.
Top 6th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • Bourgeois in as left fielder.
  • J.Schafer in as center fielder.
  • Holliday grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Berkman grounded out, third baseman C.Johnson to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Y.Molina grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
Bot 6th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • M.Boggs pitching.
  • C.Johnson struck out.
  • Barmes grounded out, pitcher M.Boggs to first baseman Pujols.
  • Towles grounded out, shortstop Punto to first baseman Pujols.
Top 7th
0 run, 2 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • Theriot singled to center.
  • Jay singled to left, Theriot to second.
  • Punto sacrificed, catcher Towles to second baseman Ang.Sanchez, Theriot to third, Jay to second.
  • Craig pinch-hitting for M.Boggs.
  • W.Lopez pitching.
  • Craig grounded out, pitcher W.Lopez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Descalso pinch-hitting for Freese.
  • Descalso grounded out, first baseman Ca.Lee to pitcher W.Lopez.
Bot 7th
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 2, Houston 4
  • Descalso in as third baseman.
  • Salas pitching.
  • Shuck pinch-hitting for W.Lopez.
  • Shuck singled to center.
  • Bourgeois grounded into a double play, second baseman Theriot to first baseman Pujols, Shuck out.
  • Ang.Sanchez flied out to right fielder Berkman.
Top 8th
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 4
  • Fe.Rodriguez pitching.
  • Pujols singled to left.
  • Holliday walked on a full count, Pujols to second.
  • W.Wright pitching.
  • Pujols stole third.
  • Holliday stole second.
  • Berkman doubled to left, Pujols scored, Holliday scored.
  • Del Rosario pitching.
  • Y.Molina walked on four pitches.
  • Chambers pinch-running for Berkman.
  • Theriot sacrificed, third baseman C.Johnson to second baseman Ang.Sanchez, Chambers to third, Y.Molina to second.
  • Jay popped out to shortstop Barmes.
  • Punto grounded out, first baseman Ca.Lee to pitcher Del Rosario.
Bot 8th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 4
  • Chambers in as right fielder.
  • J.Schafer fouled out to third baseman Descalso.
  • Ca.Lee struck out.
  • M.Downs struck out.
Top 9th
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 4
  • Melancon pitching.
  • Schumaker pinch-hitting for Salas.
  • Schumaker grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
  • Descalso singled to center.
  • Pujols flied out to center fielder J.Schafer.
  • Holliday grounded out, second baseman Ang.Sanchez to first baseman Ca.Lee.
Bot 9th
0 run, 0 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 4
  • Dotel pitching.
  • C.Johnson lined out to right fielder Chambers.
  • Barmes popped out to shortstop Punto.
  • Towles struck out.
Top 10th
0 run, 1 hit, 0 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 4
  • Chambers lined out to shortstop Barmes.
  • Y.Molina doubled to left.
  • Theriot grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Melancon to third baseman C.Johnson, Y.Molina out.
  • Theriot was caught stealing, catcher Towles to shortstop Barmes, Theriot out.
Bot 10th
1 run, 2 hits, 1 errorSt. Louis 4, Houston 5
  • Bogusevic pinch-hitting for Melancon.
  • Bogusevic doubled to left.
  • Bourgeois safe at first on a sacrifice plus pitcher Dotel's fielding error, Bogusevic to third.
  • Ang.Sanchez hit an infield single to second, Bogusevic scored, Bourgeois to second.
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