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Cardinals streaking
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Cardinals 11, Astros 2
Albert Pujols' seven RBIs on Saturday matched his career high. (Tom Gannam/AP)
Adam Wainwright scattered four hits and three walks to toss five scoreless frames and Albert Pujols launched a grand slam and a three-run homer as the Cards captured their third straight win.
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Series at a glance:
HOU
Houston (1-4)
Lost 3
St. Louis 11, Houston 2   STL
St. Louis (4-2)
Won 3
April 11, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Houston
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   2 7 0
St. Louis
0 0 1 0 5 0 4 1 X   11 19 0
Standings thru 4/11/09  |  Recap: HOU | STL  |  Gameday  |  Astros stats  |  Cardinals stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui, K, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238
Pence, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .368
Berkman, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .250
Lee, Ca, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .263
Tejada, M, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .263
Blum, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .429
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263
  Quintero, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bourn, CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .316
Oswalt, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Michaels, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Wright, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hawkins, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Smith, J, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 8 17  

a-Struck out for Oswalt in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Hawkins in the 9th.

BATTING
3B: Bourn (1, Thompson, B).
TB: Matsui, K; Pence 2; Lee, Ca; Blum; Rodriguez, I; Bourn 3.
RBI: Bourn (3), Smith, J (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tejada, M 3; Matsui, K 2; Blum.
SAC: Oswalt.
SF: Smith, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Matsui, K (2, 2nd base by Wainwright/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Berkman-Tejada, M, Matsui, K-Tejada, M-Berkman, Blum-Berkman).

 
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B-LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .412
Rasmus, RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .250
Pujols, 1B 4 2 2 7 0 0 1 .429
  d-LaRue, PH-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Duncan, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .294
  Thompson, B, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ankiel, CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 .250
Molina, Y, C 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .286
Thurston, 3B-2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .538
Ryan, SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .333
Wainwright, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
  a-Freese, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
  Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Greene, K, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190
  Reyes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Barden, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
Totals 38 11 19 11 2 6 16  

a-Doubled for Wainwright in the 5th. b-Struck out for Motte in the 6th. c-Grounded into a double play for Reyes in the 7th. d-Grounded into a forceout for Pujols in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Thurston (4, Oswalt), Freese (2, Oswalt).
HR: Pujols 2 (3, 5th inning off Oswalt, 3 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Wright, W, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Schumaker 2; Rasmus 2; Pujols 8; Duncan; Thompson, B; Ankiel 3; Molina, Y 2; Thurston 4; Ryan 2; Freese 2.
RBI: Schumaker (2), Freese (2), Pujols 7 (9), Thurston (4), Ankiel (2).
2-out RBI: Ankiel.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rasmus; Molina, Y.
SAC: Wainwright; Ryan.
GIDP: Thurston; Barden.
Team RISP: 7-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

 
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt (L, 0-2) 6.0 9 6 6 2 4 1 6.23
Wright, W 1.0 7 4 4 0 1 1 18.00
Hawkins 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 9.00
 
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 1.74
Motte 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15.43
Reyes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Thompson, B 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7.20

WP: Wainwright.
Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 89-59, Wright, W 28-17, Hawkins 26-16, Wainwright 102-61, Motte 19-12, Reyes 14-10, Thompson, B 31-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Oswalt 8-1, Wright, W 1-0, Hawkins 2-0, Wainwright 8-2, Motte 0-0, Reyes 1-1, Thompson, B 4-1.
Batters faced: Oswalt 27, Wright, W 9, Hawkins 6, Wainwright 21, Motte 4, Reyes 3, Thompson, B 9.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Ed Hickox.
Weather: 58 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 43,454.
April 11, 2009

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