Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - July 31, 2009

Scores for Jul 31, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 7/31)

(51-52, 23-27 away)

(57-49, 30-22 home)

8:15 PM ET, July 31, 2009

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

L: A. Arias (2-1)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	5	1	2	0	0	2	22	.288	.362	.403
K Matsui 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0	15	.257	.314	.342
M Tejada SS	5	0	1	2	0	0	14	.325	.354	.470
C Lee LF	5	0	2	0	0	0	18	.308	.357	.496
J Michaels PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.266	.349
G Blum 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	17	.268	.336	.378
H Pence RF	1	0	0	0	3	0	22	.293	.362	.464
I Rodriguez C	4	1	1	0	0	3	19	.251	.281	.397
C Coste 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	15	.248	.342	.376
B Moehler P	3	0	0	0	0	2	12	.000	.000	.000
W Wright P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
a-M Kata PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	.220	.233	.244
A Arias P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
Totals	34	3	10	3	5	8	155
a-singled to left for W Wright in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Bourn 2 (20, M Boggs 2); C Lee (19, M Boggs) RBI: M Tejada 2 (62), M Kata (5) S: K Matsui 2-out RBI: M Kata GIDP: C Coste, M Tejada Astros RISP: 2-9 (M Tejada 1-3, G Blum 0-1, M Kata 1-1, M Bourn 0-1, I Rodriguez 0-2, B Moehler 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (11, 2nd base off M Boggs/J LaRue)
FIELDING E: H Pence (2, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (G Blum-K Matsui-C Coste). Outfield Assist: M Bourn (J LaRue at Home).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Moehler	6.2	7	2	2	1	5	1	98-66	4.99
W Wright	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	5.84
A Arias (L, 2-1; B, 2)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	20-10	2.33
Totals	8.0	10	4	4	2	6	1	119-77
PITCHING WP: A Arias IBB: A Pujols (By B Moehler); R Ludwick (By A Arias) HBP: A Pujols (By A Arias) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Moehler 17/27; W Wright 1/1; A Arias 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Moehler 13-10-23-20; W Wright 0-0-0-1; A Arias 1-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 9-5; W Wright 0-0; A Arias 2-0 Game Scores: B Moehler 56

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Schumaker 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	9	.300	.360	.398
J Lugo SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.375	.394	.719
A Pujols 1B	2	1	0	0	1	0	11	.320	.443	.674
M Holliday LF	4	1	4	2	0	0	17	.586	.649	.897
R Ludwick RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	19	.268	.333	.480
R Ankiel CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	12	.240	.291	.411
M DeRosa 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	17	.215	.268	.554
J LaRue C	3	0	2	0	0	0	10	.250	.301	.324
R Franklin P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Boggs P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.222
a-A Wainwright PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.150	.150	.233
B Thompson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.091	.091	.091
T Miller P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Y Molina C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.351	.367
Totals	30	4	10	4	2	6	119
a-struck out bunting foul for M Boggs in the 5th
BATTING 2B: M Holliday (6, A Arias) 3B: J Lugo (3, B Moehler) HR: M Derosa (7, 7th inning off B Moehler 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Holliday 2 (8), M DeRosa (11), R Ankiel (30) S: B Thompson GIDP: M DeRosa Cardinals RISP: 3-6 (M Holliday 1-1, M DeRosa 0-1, R Ludwick 0-1, R Ankiel 1-2, S Schumaker 1-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: R Ludwick (4, 2nd base off B Moehler/I Rodriguez) CS: M Holliday (1, 2nd base by B Moehler/I Rodriguez)
FIELDING E: R Ankiel (4, catch); J LaRue (1, throw) DP: 2 (S Schumaker-A Pujols-J Lugo, J Lugo-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Boggs	5.0	6	2	2	5	5	0	99-55	3.29
B Thompson	2.2	3	1	1	0	2	0	37-26	4.95
T Miller (W, 3-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	1.98
R Franklin (S, 24)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-11	1.33
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	5	8	0	155-96
PITCHING HBP: G Blum (By M Boggs) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Boggs 15/25; B Thompson 5/11; T Miller 1/1; R Franklin 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Boggs 20-11-10-14; B Thompson 8-4-5-9; T Miller 1-1-2-0; R Franklin 4-1-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Boggs 6-4; B Thompson 3-3; T Miller 0-0; R Franklin 2-1 Game Scores: M Boggs 47

			HOU	STL
	1st	M Tejada singled to center, M Bourn scored.	1	0
	4th	M Holliday singled to left, J Lugo scored, A Pujols to second.	1	1
	5th	M Tejada grounded out to second, K Matsui scored.	2	1
	7th	M DeRosa homered to left.	2	2
	8th	M Kata singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, C Coste to second.	3	2
	8th	M Holliday doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored.	3	3
	8th	R Ankiel singled to left, M Holliday scored, R Ludwick to second.	3	4
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Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	43,760 (99.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:55
Weather	78 degrees, clear
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Paul Emmel

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