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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2009-08-02 · Day game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 45227 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 2 mph to RF · 2:41
Houston Astros defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–0. Bud Norris earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Bud Norris L: Adam Wainwright SV: Jose Valverde
Umpires — HP: Bill Hohn · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Gary Darling · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kazuo Matsui | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Geoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Norris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Coste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skip Schumaker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Colby Rasmus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Albert Pujols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Holliday | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Ankiel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yadier Molina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Lugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Wainwright | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Thurston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Khalil Greene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Ludwick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Norris | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 Wesley Wright | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Sampson | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Valverde | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
 Jason Motte | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Blake Hawksworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Bourn: 53/G5
- Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6
- Hunter Pence: K
Bot 1
- Skip Schumaker: K
- Colby Rasmus: W
- Albert Pujols: 9/F89M
- Matt Holliday: 43/G4
Top 2
- Carlos Lee: 8/F8RD
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Geoff Blum: 8/F8LD
Bot 2
- Rick Ankiel: 3/G34
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Yadier Molina: 63/G6
Top 3
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Jeff Keppinger: 43/G4
- Bud Norris: S1/G-
- Michael Bourn: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 3
- Julio Lugo: 43/G4M
- Adam Wainwright: 43/G4
- Skip Schumaker: 53/G56S+
Top 4
- Kazuo Matsui: D8/F8RXD+
- Hunter Pence: S8/L8RS+.2-3
- Carlos Lee: K
- Miguel Tejada: SB2
- Miguel Tejada: S6/G56.3-H;2-3
- Geoff Blum: 5/P5F
- Ivan Rodriguez: 3!/F3DF-
Bot 4
- Colby Rasmus: 3/G34
- Albert Pujols: W
- Matt Holliday: 6/F7S
- Rick Ankiel: 3/G34S
Top 5
- Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8LD
- Bud Norris: 63/G6
- Michael Bourn: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Mark DeRosa: 3/F3F-
- Yadier Molina: 9/F9S
- Julio Lugo: 53/BG15+
Top 6
- Kazuo Matsui: 63/G6
- Hunter Pence: S5/L56+
- Carlos Lee: 4/F3D-
- Miguel Tejada: S9/L89S+.1-3
- Geoff Blum: K
Bot 6
- Adam Wainwright: S8/L4D
- Skip Schumaker: 9/F9M
- Colby Rasmus: W.1-2
- Albert Pujols: 5/IF/P6MS-
- Matt Holliday: K
Top 7
- Ivan Rodriguez: S14/G15
- Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RM
- Bud Norris: 3/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Michael Bourn: D7/L78M.2-H
- Kazuo Matsui: 6/L6
Bot 7
- Rick Ankiel: 6/F6D-
- Mark DeRosa: W
- Yadier Molina: S7/L8LM.1-3
- Julio Lugo: K
- Joe Thurston: K
Top 8
- Hunter Pence: K
- Carlos Lee: 8/L8LD+
- Miguel Tejada: HP
- Geoff Blum: K
Bot 8
- Khalil Greene: 9/F9D+
- Ryan Ludwick: S7/G56+
- Albert Pujols: K+CS2(24)/DP
Top 9
- Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9D+
- Jeff Keppinger: 3/G3
- Chris Coste: 53/G5
Bot 9
- Matt Holliday: 63/G6
- Rick Ankiel: W
- Mark DeRosa: 8/F8LD
- Yadier Molina: 43/G34