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Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

2011-07-26 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 35588 · 93°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:34

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 3–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 1st. Jake Westbrook earned the win and Fernando Salas picked up the save. Albert Pujols went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
SLN	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		3	11

W: Jake Westbrook L: Brett Myers SV: Fernando Salas

Umpires — HP: Cory Blaser · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Mike DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	4	1	2	0	1	0
Jose Altuve	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Lee	4	0	2	1	0	0
Brett Wallace	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Barmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Humberto Quintero	3	0	1	0	0	1
Brett Myers	2	0	0	0	1	0
Angel Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Michaels	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Downs	1	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Skip Schumaker	4	0	2	0	0
Jon Jay	4	1	1	0	0
Albert Pujols	4	1	2	2	0
Lance Berkman	2	0	0	0	0
David Freese	3	1	2	1	0
Colby Rasmus	3	0	1	0	1
Yadier Molina	3	0	1	0	1
Daniel Descalso	3	0	2	0	0
Jake Westbrook	2	0	0	0	2
Nick Punto	2	0	0	0	0
Tony Cruz	1	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Myers	8.0	11	0	4

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Westbrook	6.0	7	1	3
Trever Miller	0.0	1	0	0
Jason Motte	1.0	0	0	1
Lance Lynn	1.0	0	0	0
Fernando Salas	1.0	0	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Bourn: 43/G4S-
Jose Altuve: S5/G
Hunter Pence: S8/G6M.1-3
Carlos Lee: FC5/G5-.3XH(52);1-2
Brett Wallace: K

Bot 1

Skip Schumaker: S8/L8RM
Jon Jay: 46(1)/FO/G4
Albert Pujols: HR/F8LXD+/UREV.1-H
Lance Berkman: 7/F7S
David Freese: 9/L89D+

Top 2

Chris Johnson: 43/G4MD-
Clint Barmes: S8/G6+
Humberto Quintero: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
Brett Myers: 13/G13-

Bot 2

Colby Rasmus: S8/L8RS
Yadier Molina: 54(1)3/GDP/G56-
Daniel Descalso: S1/G23-
Jake Westbrook: K

Top 3

Michael Bourn: D7/F78D+
Jose Altuve: K
Hunter Pence: 31/G34-.2-3
Carlos Lee: S9/G4.3-H
Brett Wallace: HP.1-2
Chris Johnson: 7/F8LM

Bot 3

Skip Schumaker: 43/G34
Jon Jay: 3/G
Albert Pujols: 63/G6-

Top 4

Clint Barmes: 8/F8RXD+
Humberto Quintero: S4/G4M
Brett Myers: W.1-2
Michael Bourn: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Jose Altuve: 43/G4+

Bot 4

Lance Berkman: 31/G3-
David Freese: S7
Colby Rasmus: 46(1)/FO/G4-
Yadier Molina: S8/L8RS.1-2
Daniel Descalso: S/BR/G6S.2X3(6);1-2

Top 5

Hunter Pence: 1/F13-
Carlos Lee: S7
Brett Wallace: 46(1)/FO/G4MS-
Chris Johnson: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 5

Jake Westbrook: K
Skip Schumaker: S16/G15
Jon Jay: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

Clint Barmes: 63/G6
Humberto Quintero: K
Brett Myers: 143/G13-

Bot 6

Albert Pujols: 9/F9D
Nick Punto: 31/G3
David Freese: HR/F9D+
Colby Rasmus: K

Top 7

Michael Bourn: S8/G4+
Jose Altuve: 9/F9LM
Hunter Pence: SB2
Hunter Pence: K
Carlos Lee: 8/F8LD

Bot 7

Yadier Molina: K
Daniel Descalso: 43/G4S-
Tony Cruz: 53/G56-

Top 8

Brett Wallace: 53/G56
Chris Johnson: 63/G6
Clint Barmes: 63/G6S

Bot 8

Skip Schumaker: 6!3/G6
Jon Jay: S7
Albert Pujols: S7/G56.1-2
Nick Punto: 7/LDP/L7D.1X1(763)

Top 9

Angel Sanchez: K
Jason Michaels: K
Michael Bourn: W
Matt Downs: DI.1-2
Matt Downs: K

Notes & reviews

replay,1,pujoa001,SLN,reynj901,STL10,O,N,I,,H $Albert Pujols' fly hit on the top of the wall and caromed back onto the field; it was ruled a home run but the Astros argued the call; acting crew chief Jim Reynolds watched the replay and upheld the call

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