Cardinals 5, Astros 3
Ryan Ludwick watches his seventh-inning homer sail out. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
By B.J. Rains / MLB.com
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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Houston
(1-3)
Lost 2
St. Louis 5, Houston 3
Today's Boxes 4/10/09
DET 15, TEX 2
MIL 4, CHC 3
TOR 13, CLE 7
NYY 4, KC 1
COL 10, PHI 3
BAL 5, TB 4
FLA 5, NYM 4
ATL 6, WSH 5
MIN 12, CWS 5
ARI 9, LAD 4
LAA 6, BOS 3
SEA 5, OAK 4
SD 7, SF 3
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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