MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 885 - FRIDAY, MAY 3RD , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (11-10) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals (14-7) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Astros Top Cardinals, 4-1, Behind Okuhara
Kihachi Okuhara, who leads the AL in strikeouts with 35, pitched a gem in leading Houston to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The defeat makes St. Louis 14-7.

Okuhara, the winner, is now 4-0, after putting the clamps on the St. Louis offense. In 8 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 2 hits, while collecting 7 Ks.

"Kihachi did a heck of a job," said Houston manager Zeb Currier.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .226 2 8
J. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .193 4 9
W. Valiente DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .184 4 7
P. Bown CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .346 7 21
H. Takahashi 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .259 6 10
T. Gibb RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .315 2 8
J. Rodriquez 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .254 3 14
Z. Atwood LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .279 0 4
M. Jones C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .286 2 7
Totals 31 4 6 4 4 12 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Atwood (4, 1st Inning off C. Fama, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Valiente (1, 1st Inning off C. Fama, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Darling , J. Johnson , W. Valiente 3 , J. Rodriquez 2 , Z. Atwood 2
2-out RBI: Z. Atwood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Atwood , M. Jones
GIDP: T. Gibb
Sac Fly: T. Gibb
Hit by Pitch: H. Takahashi
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Santiago SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 0 8
   a-S. Freeman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .365 2 9
D. Musquiz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 1 7
R. Rivas RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 0 5
P. Lewis 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355 4 15
O. Cabanas 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 3
J. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Anderson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 2 4
L. Putman DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266 1 6
B. Forrey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 0 5
Totals 30 1 3 0 0 8 3      
a - S. Freeman pinch hit for M. Santiago in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Putman (2, 3rd Inning off K. Okuhara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Freeman , P. Lewis , L. Putman 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivas
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Cabanas-Lewis)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Okuhara W (4-0) 8.0 2 1 1 0 7 0 95 3.72   
J. Hank SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Okuhara 81
Batters Faced: K. Okuhara 26, J. Hank 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Okuhara 8-9, J. Hank 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Okuhara 95-62, J. Hank 15-8
WP: K. Okuhara
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fama L (3-1) 7.0 5 4 4 3 6 0 116 3.71   
J. Reddington 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 21 3.45   
J. Neal 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fama 54
Batters Faced: C. Fama 29, J. Reddington 5, J. Neal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fama 6-8, J. Reddington 0-0, J. Neal 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fama 116-69, J. Reddington 21-11, J. Neal 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Neal 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Fama
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kihachi Okuhara
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 31964
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