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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 25, 2008 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 25, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 25, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shawn Chacon |
Home Starting Pitcher | Braden Looper |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 41,193 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Adrian Johnson 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Jeff Nelson |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Darin Erstad | Center Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Geoff Blum | Third Baseman |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
J.R. Towles | Catcher |
Shawn Chacon | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skip Schumaker | Right Fielder |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
Troy Glaus | Third Baseman |
Adam Kennedy | Second Baseman |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Braden Looper | Pitcher |
Brendan Ryan | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 25, 2008
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Looper
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Looper
Erstad hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Erstad reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Looper
Tejada hits a popup towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Looper
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Chacon
Schumaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Chacon
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Chacon
Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Chacon
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Schumaker moves to third. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Glaus vs. Chacon
Glaus strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Chacon
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Blum. Schumaker scores. Ankiel scores. Duncan moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Molina vs. Chacon
Molina is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Looper vs. Chacon
Looper hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Looper
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Looper
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Looper
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Chacon
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Chacon
Schumaker hits a line drive towards third. Blum reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Chacon
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Chacon
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chacon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Chacon
Duncan takes first base on ball four. Ankiel moves to third. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Glaus vs. Chacon
Glaus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Looper
Aaron Miles now playing third base.
Towles strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Looper
Chacon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Looper scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chacon for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Looper
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Chacon
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Chacon
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Looper vs. Chacon
Looper bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Matsui covering, for the out. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Chacon
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Looper
Erstad hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Looper
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Looper
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Chacon
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Chacon
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Chacon
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Chacon
Duncan hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Looper
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Looper
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Looper
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Chacon
Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Chacon
Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Chacon
Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Looper
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chacon vs. Looper
Chacon strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Looper
Matsui hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Erstad vs. Looper
Erstad hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Looper vs. Chacon
Looper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Chacon
Ryan hits a line drive into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Chacon
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Looper
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Looper
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Looper
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Chacon
Ankiel hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Chacon
Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Chacon
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Franklin
Pence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Towles vs. Franklin
Towles hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Franklin
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Shawn Chacon.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Miles vs. Wright
Wesley Wright now pitching.
Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Wright
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Wright
Molina takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Wright
Brian Barton pinch hits for Ryan Franklin.
Barton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Isringhausen
Jason Isringhausen now pitching.
Matsui strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Matsui out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Isringhausen
Erstad hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Isringhausen
Tejada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ankiel who is chasing the ball. Tejada reaches third base with a triple. Erstad goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Berkman vs. Isringhausen
Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tejada tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Isringhausen
Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blum vs. Isringhausen
Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Isringhausen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Valverde
Darin Erstad now playing left field. Jose Valverde now pitching. Michael Bourn now playing center field.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Schumaker vs. Valverde
There goes Ryan. The throw from Towles and he is safe. Ryan steals second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Valverde
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ankiel vs. Valverde
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Pujols vs. Valverde
Pujols is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Valverde
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/25/2008 -- Houston at St. Louis (N) Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Matsui K, 2b 4 0 1 0 Schumaker S, rf 4 1 0 0 Erstad D, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Ankiel R, cf 4 1 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 1 1 1 Pujols A, 1b 3 0 1 0 Berkman L, 1b 3 0 0 1 Duncan C, lf 3 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 4 1 1 1 Glaus T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Valverde J, p 0 0 0 0 Miles A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Blum G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kennedy A, 2b 4 0 1 1 Pence H, rf 3 0 1 0 Molina Y, c 2 0 1 0 Towles J, c 3 0 0 0 Looper B, p 2 0 1 0 Chacon S, p 2 0 0 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0 Barton B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wright W, p 0 0 0 0 Isringhausen J, p 0 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 0 0 0 0 Ryan B, ss 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 6 3 31 2 6 1 Houston 000 000 003 -- 3 St. Louis 200 000 000 -- 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Chacon S 7.0 5 2 1 6 3 Wright W (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Valverde J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Looper B 7.0 2 0 0 1 2 Franklin R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Isringhausen J (L) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 E -- Blum G DP -- Houston 1, St. Louis 1 LOB -- Houston 3, St. Louis 11 2B -- Erstad D 3B -- Tejada M HR -- Lee C SB -- Ryan B SH -- Looper B SF -- Berkman L T -- 2:47 A -- 41193
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