MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/30/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 857 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (13-6) 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (5-14) 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 7 10 0
Smolka Propels Cardinals to 7-4 Win
The St. Louis Cardinals grabbed a win, 7-4, over the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium. St. Louis first baseman Bryan Smolka slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. St. Louis has a mark of 5-14 after the win.

In the first inning, Smolka had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 3-0.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Cardinals manager Leyland Thomas. "This one was nice to get."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gomez LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .310 2 11
   a-S. Lentz PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 4
R. Lazzaro CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .221 4 12
A. Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 3 9
J. Cinnamon RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .352 8 17
K. Stewart 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .329 8 19
A. Bruckerhoff 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269 1 4
   b-M. Carocci PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .636 0 1
   c-J. Otis 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 2
F. Kelsay 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .167 3 8
E. Ellsworth SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 0 1
M. Hu C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 4 7
   d-S. Kuhlman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 12 11      
a - S. Lentz pinch hit for R. Gomez in the 7th
b - M. Carocci pinch hit for A. Bruckerhoff in the 8th
c - J. Otis substituted for M. Carocci in the 8th
d - S. Kuhlman pinch hit for M. Hu in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Gomez (4, 3rd Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Hu (4, 5th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cinnamon (5, 8th Inning off D. Avery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Bruckerhoff (1, 2nd Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Cinnamon (8, 4th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Kelsay (3, 7th Inning off T. Vaccaro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gomez 2 , J. Cinnamon 7 , A. Bruckerhoff 4 , F. Kelsay 4 , E. Ellsworth , M. Hu 2
2-out RBI: A. Bruckerhoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gomez , R. Lazzaro , F. Kelsay
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lazzaro (3)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Kelsay (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martinez LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .211 0 0
J. Saxton DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .233 0 4
B. Smolka RF, 1B 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 .235 5 8
R. Collier 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .253 3 8
   a-B. Rinehart RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 0 1
B. Arnett 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 .200 3 9
J. Goldberg CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .257 0 1
B. Herian SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .200 0 7
T. Purkey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .162 1 5
J. Rush C 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .130 0 4
Totals 34 7 10 7 5 11 20      
a - B. Rinehart substituted for R. Collier in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: D. Martinez (1, 1st Inning off R. Lord, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Saxton (2, 4th Inning off R. Lord, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Smolka 2 (5, 1st Inning off R. Lord, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off V. Geiger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Martinez 3 , J. Saxton 4 , B. Smolka 10 , R. Collier , J. Goldberg 2
2-out RBI: , B. Smolka 2 , R. Collier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martinez , R. Collier , B. Arnett 2 , J. Rush
Sac Bunt: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Goldberg (3)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Lord L (2-2) 3.2 6 5 5 3 4 1 88 3.52   
L. DeWolfe 2.2 3 1 1 2 3 0 40 1.42   
V. Geiger 1.2 1 1 1 0 4 1 28 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lord 28
Batters Faced: R. Lord 20, L. DeWolfe 14, V. Geiger 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lord 2-5, L. DeWolfe 3-2, V. Geiger 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lord 88-53, L. DeWolfe 40-24, V. Geiger 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. DeWolfe 1-1 , V. Geiger 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Vaccaro W (1-2) 6.0 7 4 4 1 10 3 105 4.97   
D. Avery H (3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 0.00   
J. McCullough SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Vaccaro 51
Batters Faced: T. Vaccaro 26, D. Avery 8, J. McCullough 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Vaccaro 2-6, D. Avery 3-2, J. McCullough 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Vaccaro 105-67, D. Avery 30-17, J. McCullough 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Avery 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Smolka
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 27183
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