MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/02/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 872 - THURSDAY, MAY 2ND , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Houston Astros (10-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (14-6) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 3
Cardinals Beat Astros in 13
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros, 4-3, in 13 innings in National League action at Busch Stadium. St. Louis pitcher Juan Castillo had a standout performance. St. Louis reliever John Neal picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Miguel Fregoso was saddled with the loss. The Cardinals raised their record to 14-6.

The Cardinals got a clutch hit from center fielder Mario Santiago. In the bottom of the 13th, he hit a run-scoring single to left, to win the game for the Cardinals.

"We had a chance to win," said Houston manager Zeb Currier, "but we didn't get it done."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 7 0 1 0 0 0 4 .228 2 8
J. Johnson 2B 6 0 0 0 0 1 5 .190 4 8
W. Valiente DH 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 .181 4 6
P. Bown CF 4 1 2 0 2 1 1 .360 7 21
H. Takahashi 1B 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 .266 6 10
T. Gibb RF 4 0 1 0 2 0 3 .324 2 7
J. Rodriquez 3B 5 0 0 1 1 1 4 .234 3 14
Z. Atwood LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 3
   a-L. Andersen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 0 0
   b-B. Berg LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .385 0 1
J. McClanahan C 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .260 6 13
Totals 47 3 10 3 7 8 26      
a - L. Andersen pinch hit for Z. Atwood in the 7th
b - B. Berg substituted for L. Andersen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Gibb (10, 7th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Bown (5, 10th Inning off J. Reddington, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Valiente (4, 6th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Darling , W. Valiente 5 , P. Bown 3 , H. Takahashi 2 , T. Gibb 2 , B. Berg , J. McClanahan
2-out RBI: W. Valiente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Darling 2 , J. Johnson , W. Valiente , J. Rodriquez , J. McClanahan
GIDP: J. Johnson , T. Gibb
Sac Fly: B. Berg
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
PB: J. McClanahan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santiago SS, CF 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 .318 0 8
S. Freeman LF 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .355 2 9
P. Lewis 1B 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 .356 4 15
J. Brown 3B 5 2 2 2 1 1 3 .278 5 17
T. Cuevas 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 2 5
   a-D. Smeal C 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 0 3
E. Mason DH 6 0 2 1 0 4 1 .277 3 15
D. Musquiz C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .262 1 7
   b-T. Korf 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Putman RF 6 1 2 0 0 2 2 .262 1 6
B. Forrey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 0 5
   c-R. Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 0 5
   d-O. Cabanas CF, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 3
Totals 50 4 11 4 5 11 23      
a - D. Smeal substituted for T. Cuevas in the 9th
b - T. Korf substituted for D. Musquiz in the 9th
c - R. Rivas pinch hit for B. Forrey in the 9th
d - O. Cabanas substituted for R. Rivas in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Mason (3, 6th Inning off H. Valenzuela, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Brown (5, 1st Inning off H. Valenzuela, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Santiago 2 , S. Freeman 2 , P. Lewis , J. Brown 5 , E. Mason 3 , L. Putman 2
2-out RBI: M. Santiago , J. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Smeal , D. Musquiz , L. Putman , B. Forrey
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Santiago 2 (4) , S. Freeman (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Santiago 2 (3) , J. Brown (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Cuevas-Santiago-Lewis, Santiago-Cuevas-Lewis)
OF assists: 2 (Freeman(Takahashi at 2nd base), Freeman(Gibb at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Valenzuela 5.1 7 3 3 1 4 1 87 5.48   
M. Sandoval 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 36 3.55   
E. Gordon 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.59   
J. Hank 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 2.35   
M. Fregoso L (0-1) 3.1 1 1 1 1 4 0 49 1.04   
J. Norris 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Valenzuela 45
Batters Faced: H. Valenzuela 24, M. Sandoval 10, E. Gordon 1, J. Hank 6, M. Fregoso 12, J. Norris 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Valenzuela 7-5, M. Sandoval 0-6, E. Gordon 0-1, J. Hank 0-2, M. Fregoso 2-4, J. Norris 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Valenzuela 87-59, M. Sandoval 36-23, E. Gordon 2-2, J. Hank 20-9, M. Fregoso 49-32, J. Norris 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Sandoval 1-0 , E. Gordon 1-0 , J. Norris 1-1
WP: H. Valenzuela
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Castillo 8.0 5 1 0 1 4 1 100 3.96   
D. Driskill BS (1) 0.2 0 2 2 4 0 0 33 2.61   
J. Reddington 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.68   
T. Villa 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 1.83   
C. Bryant 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.86   
J. Neal W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Castillo 73
Batters Faced: J. Castillo 30, D. Driskill 7, J. Reddington 6, T. Villa 5, C. Bryant 6, J. Neal 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Castillo 12-6, D. Driskill 1-1, J. Reddington 2-1, T. Villa 0-2, C. Bryant 0-1, J. Neal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Castillo 100-66, D. Driskill 33-12, J. Reddington 23-14, T. Villa 28-15, C. Bryant 21-14, J. Neal 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Reddington 3-0 , J. Neal 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Castillo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 5:00
Attendance: 27794
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