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Pineiro sharp in win
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Cardinals 5, Astros 3
Ryan Ludwick watches his seventh-inning homer sail out. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
Ryan Ludwick hit his second homer and delivered an RBI double, which was plenty for starter Joel Pineiro, who tossed 6 2/3 frames of two-run ball to notch a victory in his first start of 2009.
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Series at a glance:
HOU
Houston (1-3)
Lost 2
St. Louis 5, Houston 3   STL
St. Louis (3-2)
Won 2
April 10, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Houston
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0   3 11 0
St. Louis
1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 X   5 6 0
Standings thru 4/10/09  |  Recap: HOU | STL  |  Gameday  |  Astros stats  |  Cardinals stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui, K, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .250
Pence, RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .333
Berkman, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
Lee, Ca, LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .250
Tejada, M, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
Blum, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500
  Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250
Bourn, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .313
Hampton, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Smith, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Geary, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Erstad, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  Brocail, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Keppinger, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571
Totals 35 3 11 3 3 4 16  

a-Struck out for Hampton in the 6th. b-Walked for Geary in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Berkman (1, Pineiro), Blum (1, Pineiro).
HR: Lee, Ca (1, 8th inning off Kinney, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Matsui, K; Pence; Berkman 2; Lee, Ca 6; Blum 3; Rodriguez, I; Bourn; Keppinger.
RBI: Berkman (2), Matsui, K (2), Lee, Ca (1).
2-out RBI: Berkman; Matsui, K.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee, Ca; Pence 3.
GIDP: Tejada, M; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Matsui, K-Tejada, M-Berkman).

 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B-LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .385
Greene, K, SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .200
Pujols, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .412
Ludwick, RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .400
Duncan, LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .308
  1-Ryan, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Molina, Y, C 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .250
Ankiel, CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 .133
Freese, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200
  Barden, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Pineiro, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Kinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Rasmus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 5 6 5 8 6 17  

a-Popped out for Kinney in the 8th.
1-Ran for Duncan in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Ludwick (1, Hampton), Schumaker (1, Geary).
HR: Ludwick (2, 7th inning off Brocail, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker 4; Ludwick 6; Duncan.
RBI: Duncan (3), Ludwick 2 (4), Molina, Y (4), Schumaker (1).
2-out RBI: Duncan; Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel 3; Pujols; Greene, K.
GIDP: Freese.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ryan (1, 2nd base off Brocail/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Pujols, Freese-Schumaker-Pujols, Greene, K-Schumaker-Pujols).

 
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hampton (L, 0-1) 5.0 4 3 3 4 5 0 5.40
Geary 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
Brocail 1.0 1 1 1 3 0 1 7.71
Byrdak 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pineiro (W, 1-0) 6.2 8 2 2 1 2 0 2.70
Kinney (H, 2) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5.40
Motte (H, 1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
McClellan (S, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

HBP: Greene, K (by Hampton).
Pitches-strikes: Hampton 92-53, Geary 16-10, Brocail 24-8, Byrdak 15-9, Pineiro 95-64, Kinney 23-12, Motte 13-8, McClellan 5-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hampton 6-3, Geary 1-1, Brocail 1-0, Byrdak 1-0, Pineiro 12-1, Kinney 1-1, Motte 0-1, McClellan 1-0.
Batters faced: Hampton 24, Geary 5, Brocail 6, Byrdak 3, Pineiro 26, Kinney 7, Motte 3, McClellan 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Kinney 2-1, McClellan 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 45 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:54.
Att: 37,224.
April 10, 2009

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