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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 2009
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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 August 26, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 26, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Oswalt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joel Pineiro |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 40,311 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Doug Eddings 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Jeff Keppinger | Third Baseman |
| Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
| Chris Coste | Catcher |
| Roy Oswalt | Pitcher |
| Cecil Cooper | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skip Schumaker | Second Baseman |
| Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
| Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
| Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
| Mark DeRosa | Third Baseman |
| Rick Ankiel | Right Fielder |
| Yadier Molina | Catcher |
| Brendan Ryan | Shortstop |
| Joel Pineiro | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
August 26, 2009
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Pineiro
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pineiro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Pineiro
Pence hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Pineiro
Berkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Schumaker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Holliday vs. Oswalt
Holliday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schumaker scores. Rasmus moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
DeRosa vs. Oswalt
DeRosa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Rasmus scores. Holliday goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeRosa moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina 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 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Pineiro
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Pineiro
Tejada hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Keppinger vs. Pineiro
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pineiro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Oswalt
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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pineiro vs. Oswalt
Pineiro hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Pineiro
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Pineiro
Coste hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Pineiro covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Pineiro
Oswalt strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Holliday vs. Oswalt
Holliday hits a fly ball towards right. Pence catches it and throws to first to double up Pujols. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Pineiro
Bourn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Pineiro
Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Berkman vs. Pineiro
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bourn scores. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Lee vs. Pineiro
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pence scores. Berkman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Pineiro
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pineiro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Keppinger vs. Pineiro
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pineiro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeRosa vs. Oswalt
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan is hit by the pitch. DeRosa moves to third. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Pineiro vs. Oswalt
Pineiro strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Oswalt covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Pineiro
Matsui hits a line drive towards short. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Coste vs. Pineiro
Coste strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Oswalt vs. Pineiro
Oswalt hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee. Pujols reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Oswalt
Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeRosa vs. Oswalt
DeRosa is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Ankiel vs. Oswalt
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. DeRosa moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Molina vs. Oswalt
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Pineiro
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Pineiro
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Pineiro
Berkman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Pineiro
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Oswalt
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pineiro vs. Oswalt
Pineiro bunts towards the mound. Oswalt fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Schumaker vs. Oswalt
Schumaker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Matsui reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Oswalt
Rasmus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Pujols vs. Oswalt
Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Pineiro
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schumaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Pineiro
Keppinger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Pineiro
Matsui hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coste vs. Pineiro
Coste hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Fulchino
Jeff Fulchino now pitching.
Holliday takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
DeRosa vs. Fulchino
DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. Holliday moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Fulchino
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Fulchino
Molina hits a popup, foul, towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Erstad vs. Pineiro
Darin Erstad pinch hits for Jeff Fulchino.
Erstad strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Pineiro
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pineiro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Pineiro
Pence hits a fly ball into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Gervacio
Samuel Gervacio now pitching.
Ryan bunts towards third. Keppinger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thurston vs. Gervacio
Joseph Thurston pinch hits for Joel Pineiro.
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thurston for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Byrdak
Tim Byrdak now pitching. Julio Lugo pinch hits for Skip Schumaker.
Lugo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Byrdak
There goes Lugo. The throw from Coste and he is safe. Lugo steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rasmus vs. Byrdak
Rasmus strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching. Joseph Thurston now playing second base.
Berkman hits a line drive into center field. Rasmus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching.
Lee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rasmus. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Franklin
Edwin Maysonet pinch runs for Carlos Lee.
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeRosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Maysonet moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Keppinger vs. Franklin
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/2009 -- Houston at St. Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Bourn M, cf 4 1 1 0 Schumaker S, 2b 4 1 1 0
Pence H, rf 4 1 1 0 Lugo J, ph 0 0 0 0
Berkman L, 1b 4 0 2 1 Miller T, p 0 0 0 0
Lee C, lf 4 0 3 1 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0
Maysonet E, pr 0 0 0 0 Rasmus C, cf 5 1 2 0
Tejada M, ss 4 0 0 0 Pujols A, 1b 4 0 2 0
Keppinger J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Holliday M, lf 3 1 1 1
Matsui K, 2b 3 0 1 0 DeRosa M, 3b 3 0 2 2
Coste C, c 3 0 0 0 Ankiel R, rf 3 0 0 0
Oswalt R, p 2 0 0 0 Molina Y, c 4 0 1 0
Fulchino J, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan B, ss 3 0 1 0
Erstad D, ph 1 0 0 0 Pineiro J, p 2 0 0 0
Gervacio S, p 0 0 0 0 Thurston J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Byrdak T, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 8 2 32 3 10 3
Houston 000 200 000 -- 2
St. Louis 300 000 00x -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt R (L) 6.0 10 3 3 1 3
Fulchino J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Gervacio S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Byrdak T 0.1 0 0 0 1 1
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Pineiro J (W) 8.0 7 2 2 0 5
Miller T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Franklin R (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Houston 1, St. Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 4, St. Louis 11
2B -- DeRosa M, Pujols A, Lee C
SB -- Lugo J
SH -- Pineiro J
HBP -- by Oswalt R (Ryan B), by Oswalt R (DeRosa M)
T -- 2:22
A -- 40311
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