Cardinals 11, Astros 2
Albert Pujols' seven RBIs on Saturday matched his career high. (Tom Gannam/AP)
By B.J. Rains / MLB.com
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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Houston
(1-4)
Lost 3
St. Louis 11, Houston 2
Today's Boxes 4/11/09
DET 4, TEX 3
TOR 5, CLE 4
PIT 10, CIN 2
CWS 8, MIN 0
SEA 8, OAK 5
BOS 5, LAA 4
NYM 8, FLA 4
ATL 5, WSH 3
CHC 6, MIL 5
BAL 6, TB 0
NYY 6, KC 1
LAD 11, ARI 2
PHI 8, COL 4
SD 6, SF 3
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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