Astros 3, Cardinals 2
Braden Looper retired 16 straight batters at one point Friday. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Cardinals starter Braden Looper tossed seven scoreless innings, but closer Jason Isringhausen's struggles continued, as the veteran was touched up for three runs in the ninth inning, including a solo homer by Astros slugger Carlos Lee.
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Houston 3, St. Louis 2
Today's Boxes 4/25/08
LAA 4, DET 3
CLE 6, NYY 4
PHI 6, PIT 5
ATL 6, NYM 3
TB 5, BOS 4
WSH 5, CHC 3
FLA 3, MIL 0
TEX 6, MIN 5
KC 8, TOR 4
ARI 5, SD 1
OAK 4, SEA 3
SF 3, CIN 1
LAD 8, COL 7
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Standings thru 4/25/08 | Recap: HOU | STL | Gameday | Astros stats | Cardinals stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Erstad , CF-LF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .308
Tejada , SS3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .348
Berkman , 1B3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .313
Lee , LF4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
Valverde , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blum , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
Pence , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Towles , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
Chacon , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
a-Cruz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .087
Wright , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bourn , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Totals 31 3 6 3 1 3 6
BATTING 2B : Erstad (4, Looper).3B : Tejada (2, Isringhausen).HR : Lee (5, 9th inning off Isringhausen, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Matsui; Erstad 3; Tejada 3; Lee 4; Pence.RBI : Tejada (20), Berkman (21), Lee (12).2-out RBI : Lee.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Berkman.SF : Berkman.GIDP : Berkman.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING E : Blum (3, throw).DP : (Matsui-Tejada-Berkman).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , RF4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .313
Ankiel , CF4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .244
Pujols , 1B3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .375
Duncan , LF3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .275
Glaus , 3B2 0 0 0 0 2 6 .268
Miles , 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Kennedy , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .310
Molina , C2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .278
Looper , P2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250
Franklin , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Barton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
Isringhausen , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429
Totals 31 2 6 1 8 6 20
BATTING TB : Ankiel; Pujols; Kennedy; Molina; Looper; Ryan.RBI : Kennedy (9).2-out RBI : Kennedy.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Looper 2; Glaus 2; Ryan; Duncan.S : Looper.GIDP : Schumaker.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Ryan (1, 2nd base off Valverde/Towles).FIELDING DP : (Kennedy-Ryan-Pujols).
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chacon 7.0 5 2 1 6 3 0 2.45
Wright (W, 3-0)1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.68
Valverde (S, 4)1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7.50
IBB : Molina (by Chacon), Pujols (by Valverde).Pitches-strikes : Chacon 111-60, Wright 19-10, Valverde 22-15, Looper 97-63, Franklin 15-9, Isringhausen 26-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Chacon 6-12, Wright 0-1, Valverde 1-1, Looper 13-6, Franklin 1-2, Isringhausen 1-1.Batters faced : Chacon 31, Wright 4, Valverde 5, Looper 23, Franklin 4, Isringhausen 6.Umpires : HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Jeff Nelson.Weather : 53 degrees, rain.Wind : 11 mph, L to R.T : 2:47 (2:00 delay).Att : 41,193.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
