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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
2009-07-22 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 37619 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:28
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 9th. Jose Valverde earned the win. Mark DeRosa went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
W: Jose Valverde L: Ryan Franklin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Angel Campos · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Bob Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skip Schumaker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colby Rasmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Ludwick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rick Ankiel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Yadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brendan Ryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Coste | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lance Berkman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
 Ryan Franklin | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Tim Byrdak | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 LaTroy Hawkins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Skip Schumaker: K
- Colby Rasmus: K
- Albert Pujols: 8/F8RD
Bot 1
- Michael Bourn: S1/G15
- Kazuo Matsui: SB2
- Kazuo Matsui: S8/G4M+.2-3
- Miguel Tejada: 5/L56+
- Carlos Lee: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 2
- Ryan Ludwick: S8/G6M+
- Rick Ankiel: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Mark DeRosa: 7/L7M
Bot 2
- Geoff Blum: 8/F8RXD+
- Hunter Pence: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4
Top 3
- Yadier Molina: 63/G6
- Brendan Ryan: 163/G15
- Chris Carpenter: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Chris Coste: 7/F7D+
- Roy Oswalt: 43/G4
- Michael Bourn: 3/G34S
Top 4
- Skip Schumaker: 13/G
- Colby Rasmus: S9/G34
- Albert Pujols: 63/G6S.1-2
- Ryan Ludwick: K
Bot 4
- Kazuo Matsui: 8/F8LD
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
- Carlos Lee: S8/L8RM
- Geoff Blum: 7/F78D
Top 5
- Rick Ankiel: 4/F4-
- Mark DeRosa: HR/F9D+
- Yadier Molina: 63/G6
- Brendan Ryan: S8/L8LS
- Chris Carpenter: K
Bot 5
- Hunter Pence: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: W
- Chris Coste: K
- Roy Oswalt: 63/G6
Top 6
- Skip Schumaker: D7/L5D+
- Colby Rasmus: FC2.2X3(25)
- Albert Pujols: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 6
- Michael Bourn: W
- Kazuo Matsui: 23/SH.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S21.2-3
- Carlos Lee: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
- Geoff Blum: 13/G13
Top 7
- Ryan Ludwick: S16/G15-
- Rick Ankiel: 6/L6+
- Mark DeRosa: W.1-2
- Yadier Molina: S7/L78S+.2-H;1-3
- Brendan Ryan: 8/SF/F8LS.3-H;1-2(THH)
- Chris Carpenter: 8/F89XD+
Bot 7
- Hunter Pence: 63/G6
- Ivan Rodriguez: D8/F8LXD+
- Chris Coste: S6/G56+.2-2
- Lance Berkman: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
- Michael Bourn: K
- Kazuo Matsui: S8/L6MD+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F89D
Top 8
- Skip Schumaker: 53/G56+
- Colby Rasmus: 7/F7M
- Albert Pujols: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Carlos Lee: 63/G6
- Geoff Blum: 6/F6MD-
- Hunter Pence: K
Top 9
- Ryan Ludwick: K
- Rick Ankiel: S8/G4
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Yadier Molina: CS2(24)
Bot 9
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/G4M+
- Chris Coste: D8/L8LXD+.1-H
- Jeff Keppinger: S7/G56+.2-3
- Michael Bourn: 7
- Kazuo Matsui: FC4/G4S.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L56+.2-H;1-2