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April 25, 2008

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 1
Cardinals 2 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 3 6 1
Cardinals 2 6 0

Albert Pujols Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .375
OBP .500 .524
At Bats 3 80
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 20
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 17

Jose Valverde Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 1 3
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Busch Stadium - April 25, 2008
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Intentional Walk
Jose Valverde
J.R. Towles
Lance Berkman
Kazuo Matsui
Geoff Blum
Miguel Tejada
Darin Erstad
Michael Bourn
Hunter Pence
Albert Pujols
Brendan Ryan
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs

Pujols is walked intentionally.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ankiel strikes out.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 There goes Ryan. The throw from Towles and he is safe. Ryan steals second.
Bottom 9 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.
Top 9 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Isringhausen covering, for the out.
Top 9 Lee hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tejada tags and scores.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Erstad hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Jason Isringhausen now pitching. Matsui strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Matsui out.
Bottom 8 Brian Barton pinch hits for Ryan Franklin. Barton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Molina takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Kennedy strikes out.
Bottom 8 Wesley Wright now pitching. Miles hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Towles hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ryan Franklin now pitching. Blum hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Pujols hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ankiel hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Tejada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Ryan hits a line drive into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Looper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Erstad hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Matsui hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Chacon strikes out.
Top 6 Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Miles hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Schumaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Duncan hits a line drive into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pujols takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ankiel strikes out.
Bottom 4 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 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.
Top 4 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Erstad hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Looper bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Matsui covering, for the out. Molina moves to second.
Bottom 3 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blum fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Aaron Miles now playing third base. Towles strikes out.
Bottom 2 Glaus strikes out.
Bottom 2 Duncan takes first base on ball four. Ankiel moves to third. Pujols moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chacon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ankiel moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Schumaker hits a line drive towards third. Blum reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Looper hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Molina is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Glaus strikes out.
Bottom 1 Duncan takes first base on ball four. Schumaker moves to third. Ankiel moves to second.
Bottom 1 Pujols hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Matsui settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ankiel takes first base on ball four. Schumaker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schumaker takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Berkman hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Tejada hits a popup towards first. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Erstad hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Schumaker. Erstad reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 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.