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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2009-04-10 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 37224 · 45°F · Wind 9 mph from LF · 2:54
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 5–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 3rd. Joel Pineiro earned the win and Kyle McClellan picked up the save. Ryan Ludwick went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
W: Joel Pineiro L: Mike Hampton SV: Kyle McClellan
Umpires — HP: Ed Hickox · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Hunter Pence | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lance Berkman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Geoff Blum | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Darin Erstad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skip Schumaker | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Khalil Greene | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Albert Pujols | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Ludwick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Duncan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Yadier Molina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Rick Ankiel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 David Freese | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joel Pineiro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colby Rasmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hampton | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Geoff Geary | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Brocail | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Tim Byrdak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Pineiro | 6.2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 Josh Kinney | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Jason Motte | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle McClellan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6S
- Hunter Pence: 13/G-
- Lance Berkman: 63/G4M
Bot 1
- Skip Schumaker: S56/G56
- Khalil Greene: K
- Albert Pujols: 8/F8LS
- Ryan Ludwick: W.1-2
- Chris Duncan: S9/G34.2-H;1-3
- Yadier Molina: W.1-2
- Rick Ankiel: K
Top 2
- Carlos Lee: S9/G4
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9D
- Geoff Blum: W.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: 3/LDP/L34.1X1(3)
Bot 2
- David Freese: 43/G4
- Joel Pineiro: 53/G56S-
- Skip Schumaker: 3/G34S
Top 3
- Michael Bourn: 43/G4S
- Mike Hampton: 53/G5
- Kazuo Matsui: S7/L6D
- Hunter Pence: K
Bot 3
- Khalil Greene: HP
- Albert Pujols: W.1-2
- Ryan Ludwick: D9/L89M.2-H;1-3
- Chris Duncan: 8/F8LS
- Yadier Molina: 13/G15-.3-H;2-3
- Rick Ankiel: 31/G34S-
Top 4
- Lance Berkman: 13/G15
- Carlos Lee: S8/G6
- Miguel Tejada: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 4
- David Freese: K
- Joel Pineiro: K
- Skip Schumaker: S4/G4
- Khalil Greene: W.1-2
- Albert Pujols: 54(1)/FO/G5+
Top 5
- Geoff Blum: S8/G4M
- Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Michael Bourn: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Ryan Ludwick: 7/F7D
- Chris Duncan: K
- Yadier Molina: 8/L8LM+
Top 6
- Jason Smith: K23
- Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6S-
- Hunter Pence: S8/G6
- Lance Berkman: D8/L8RXD+.1-H
- Carlos Lee: 53/G56-
Bot 6
- Rick Ankiel: W
- David Freese: 9/F9LD+
- Joel Pineiro: 2/BP2RF-
- Skip Schumaker: D7/L8LM+.1-H
- Khalil Greene: 43/G4
Top 7
- Miguel Tejada: 3/F3D-
- Geoff Blum: D7/G5F-
- Ivan Rodriguez: 13/G13
- Michael Bourn: S7/L7S+.2-3
- Darin Erstad: W.1-2
- Kazuo Matsui: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Hunter Pence: K
Bot 7
- Albert Pujols: 3/F3DF-
- Ryan Ludwick: HR/F8LXD+
- Chris Duncan: W
- Yadier Molina: SB2
- Yadier Molina: W
- Rick Ankiel: W.2-3;1-2
- David Freese: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 8
- Lance Berkman: 8/F8LM
- Carlos Lee: HR/F7LD+
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4
- Geoff Blum: 3/L3+
Bot 8
- Colby Rasmus: 6/F6D-
- Skip Schumaker: K
- Khalil Greene: 43/G6M
Top 9
- Ivan Rodriguez: S8/G4M
- Michael Bourn: 7/F7M
- Jeff Keppinger: S9/L9S.1-2
- Kazuo Matsui: K
- Hunter Pence: 54(1)/FO/G56