Game Wrapup


	'Pen falters late

Cardinals 5, Astros 3

Miguel Tejada gets plunked in his first at-bat on Tuesday. (Pat Sullivan/AP)

By Alyson Footer / MLB.com

Miguel Tejada continued his hot stretch, putting the Astros in front early with a two-run double in the third inning. The lead lasted until the sixth and became a deficit in the eighth when Geoff Geary gave up a two-out, two-run double to Troy Glaus.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 04/07: HOU 5, STL 3
Tue. 04/08: STL 5, HOU 3
Wed. 04/09: STL 6, HOU 4

St. Louis (6-2)
Won 1

St. Louis 5, Houston 3

Houston (3-6)
Lost 1

April 8, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	6	0
Houston	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Schumaker, RF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.050
Duncan, LF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	.222
Pujols, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.320
Ankiel, CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.300
Glaus, 3B	3	0	1	2	1	1	3	.250
Kennedy, 2B	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	.313
Franklin, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Isringhausen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LaRue, C	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000
Thompson, P	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
a-Barton, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417
Reyes, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Miles, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Izturis, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.174
Totals	29	5	6	5	6	5	12
a-Flied out for Thompson in the 5th.
BATTING 2B: Glaus (4, Geary). 3B: Schumaker (1, Chacon). TB: Schumaker 3; Duncan; Pujols; Ankiel; Glaus 2; Kennedy. RBI: Thompson (2), Duncan (1), Kennedy (2), Glaus 2 (5). 2-out RBI: Kennedy; Glaus 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Izturis 2; LaRue. S: Thompson. SF: Duncan. GIDP: LaRue. Team LOB: 5.

Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bourn, CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	.212
Pence, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.179
Berkman, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.241
Lee, LF	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.278
Tejada, SS	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.273
Blum, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.353
Loretta, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.200
Towles, C	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.238
Chacon, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000
Wright, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Cruz, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Geary, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Villarreal, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Erstad, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300
Totals	34	3	7	2	2	8	10
a-Flied out for Wright in the 7th. b-Struck out for Villarreal in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Berkman (4, Thompson), Tejada (3, Thompson), Blum (1, Franklin). 3B: Pence (1, Reyes). TB: Pence 3; Berkman 2; Tejada 2; Blum 3; Loretta; Towles. RBI: Tejada 2 (8). 2-out RBI: Tejada 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Chacon 2; Berkman; Loretta. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Tejada-Loretta-Berkman).

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Thompson	4.0	5	3	3	2	5	0	2.53
Reyes (W, 1-0)	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.86
Franklin (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.70
Isringhausen (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chacon	6.0	4	3	3	4	2	0	3.75
Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.40
Geary (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	5.40
Villarreal	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50

WP: Thompson.
IBB: Kennedy (by Geary).
HBP: Tejada (by Thompson).
Pitches-strikes: Thompson 87-55, Reyes 38-26, Franklin 9-7, Isringhausen 11-8, Chacon 87-52, Wright 11-7, Geary 24-13, Villarreal 11-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Thompson 4-3, Reyes 3-5, Franklin 1-2, Isringhausen 0-1, Chacon 5-10, Wright 1-0, Geary 1-1, Villarreal 3-0.
Batters faced: Thompson 20, Reyes 10, Franklin 4, Isringhausen 3, Chacon 24, Wright 3, Geary 7, Villarreal 3.
Umpires: HP: CB Bucknor. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Ed Hickox.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 30,184.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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