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August 30, 2008

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Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 9 0
Astros 8 14 0
Top 9 R H E
Cardinals 5 9 0
Astros 8 14 0

Ryan Ludwick Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .000 .379
At Bats 4 447
Hits 0 136
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 32
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 98

Jose Valverde Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 35
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Minute Maid Park - August 30, 2008
Out
Jose Valverde
Humberto Quintero
Lance Berkman
Geoff Blum
Ty Wigginton
Miguel Tejada
Darin Erstad
Michael Bourn
Hunter Pence
Ryan Ludwick
Aaron Miles

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 5 9 0 6
Houston Astros 8 14 0 4
Winning Pitcher Brian Moehler
Losing Pitcher Braden Looper
Save Jose Valverde
Game Winning RBI Hunter Pence
Attendance 37,569
Time of Game 2 hours 54 minutes
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Mather hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nick Stavinoha pinch hits for Cesar Izturis. Stavinoha strikes out. There goes Miles. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 9 Darin Erstad now playing left field. Ty Wigginton now playing third base. Geoff Blum now playing second base. Michael Bourn now playing center fieMiles hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mark Loretta pinch hits for LaTroy Hawkins. Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Quintero hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Newhan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Newhan hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ryan Franklin now pitching. Aaron Miles now playing second base. Pence hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 LaRue strikes out.
Top 8 Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Glaus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Berkman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Berkman reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Tejada 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.
Bottom 7 Joe Mather now playing center field. Wigginton is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Ankiel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Pujols hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Doug Brocail now pitching. Ludwick strikes out.
Top 7 Mather strikes out.
Top 7 Joe Mather pinch hits for Skip Schumaker. There goes Izturis. The throw from Quintero and he is safe. Izturis steals second.
Top 7 Tim Byrdak now pitching. Izturis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kennedy scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Reggie Abercrombie pinch hits for Brian Moehler. Abercrombie hits a popup towards short. Izturis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jason LaRue now catching. Brad Thompson now pitching. Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Josh Phelps pinch hits for Russ Springer. Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phelps for the out.
Top 6 Molina hits a fly ball into center field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kennedy moves to third.
Top 6 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Kennedy reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Glaus strikes out.
Bottom 5 Newhan strikes out.
Bottom 5 Russ Springer now pitching. Pence strikes out.
Bottom 5 Blum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Berkman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Schumaker who is chasing the ball. Berkman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 5 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ankiel strikes out.
Top 5 Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ludwick strikes out.
Top 5 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newhan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Wigginton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaus fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Erstad hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Moehler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Glaus fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Izturis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Newhan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Looper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Quintero hits a fly ball towards center. Schumaker catches it and throws to second to double up Pence.
Bottom 3 Molina fires to first and picks off Newhan.
Bottom 3 Newhan takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pence hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Wigginton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Glaus takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Ankiel hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pujols hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Pujols reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Ludwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ludwick for the out.
Bottom 2 Blum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Izturis scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 2 Berkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Tejada hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Molina fields it and throws to first for the out. Wigginton moves to second.
Bottom 2 Wigginton hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Molina fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Schumaker strikes out.
Top 2 Izturis hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Looper bunts towards first. Berkman scoops it up and throws to first, with Newhan covering, for the out. Molina moves to second.
Top 2 Molina hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Erstad hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moehler strikes out.
Bottom 1 Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Izturis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Newhan hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Newhan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Pence hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Blum hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Blum reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. Berkman moves to third.
Bottom 1 Berkman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 1 Wigginton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Erstad hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kennedy hits a fly ball into left field. Wigginton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Glaus strikes out.
Top 1 Ankiel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Pujols hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schumaker moves to second.
Top 1 Ludwick strikes out.
Top 1 Schumaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.