MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/03/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1476 - MONDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (31-29) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 11 0
Houston Astros (30-31) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Cardinals Take Down Astros, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals weathered an outstanding game by Houston second baseman Jose Altuve to topple the Astros, 5-4. Altuve was 3-4 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 times. Trevor Megill was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 7 save opportunities. With the victory, the Cardinals upped their record to 31-29.

Paul Goldschmidt, who finished 3rd in the NL in slugging percentage with .570 in 2015, aided the St. Louis cause with a run-scoring double in the top of the ninth. For the game, the first baseman was 3 for 5 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk.

"Always feels extra good winning this kind of game," said Goldschmidt.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 5 0 1 1 1 2 4 .282 9 27
B. Donovan 2B 4 0 0 0 2 0 5 .246 0 8
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 2 1 1 0 6 .269 9 30
N. Gorman DH 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 .191 15 32
L. Nootbaar CF 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 .300 12 42
D. Carlson RF 5 2 1 0 1 3 2 .214 5 19
W. Contreras C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .242 5 20
   a-R. Palacios PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 1 13
   b-I. Herrera C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .186 0 6
A. Burleson LF 6 1 2 1 0 1 6 .264 9 22
   c-T. O'Neill LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 3 13
P. Goldschmidt 1B 5 1 3 1 1 0 2 .267 7 23
Totals 43 5 11 4 11 11 34      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for W. Contreras in the 9th
b - I. Herrera substituted for R. Palacios in the 9th
c - T. O'Neill substituted for A. Burleson in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Burleson (8, 5th Inning off L. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Goldschmidt (11, 9th Inning off R. Pressly, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Edman , N. Arenado 2 , D. Carlson , W. Contreras , R. Palacios , A. Burleson 3 , P. Goldschmidt 4
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado , L. Nootbaar , A. Burleson
GIDP: B. Donovan , P. Goldschmidt
Sac Bunt: T. Edman
Hit by Pitch: B. Donovan
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Edman-Donovan-Goldschmidt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .298 10 33
   b-J. Pena SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 3 18
   c-C. Salazar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 1 3
   d-A. Bregman SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 19
K. Tucker RF 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 .249 6 18
Y. Alvarez DH 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .290 19 36
Y. Diaz C 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .285 14 38
C. McCormick LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .262 11 27
   a-J. Dirden PH, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .288 4 18
M. Dubon CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .303 3 21
J. Correa 3B, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 7
J. Abreu 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .279 8 21
W. Tovar SS, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306 0 5
Totals 46 4 12 4 3 8 20      
a - J. Dirden pinch hit for C. McCormick in the 7th
b - J. Pena substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th
c - C. Salazar pinch hit for J. Pena in the 9th
d - A. Bregman substituted for C. Salazar in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker 2 (16, 1st Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Tovar (6, 2nd Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Abreu (10, 4th Inning off G. Graceffo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 3 , K. Tucker 4 , Y. Alvarez , Y. Diaz 2 , C. McCormick , J. Abreu 3 , W. Tovar 2
2-out RBI: J. Altuve , C. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , J. Dirden 2 , M. Dubon
GIDP: Y. Diaz
Sac Fly: Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Altuve-Tovar-Abreu, Altuve-Tovar-Abreu, Dirden-Diaz)
OF assists: 1 (Dirden(Herrera at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graceffo 3.2 6 3 3 1 1 0 60 3.76   
J. Beeks 2.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 41 5.60   
D. Castillo 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.38   
R. Helsley W (3-2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 37 2.67   
T. Megill SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 35
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 18, J. Beeks 9, D. Castillo 9, R. Helsley 9, T. Megill 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 6-4, J. Beeks 4-0, D. Castillo 1-5, R. Helsley 4-1, T. Megill 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 60-38, J. Beeks 41-26, D. Castillo 18-14, R. Helsley 37-26, T. Megill 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Beeks 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Garcia 5.1 6 3 3 2 5 0 88 5.19   
M. Boyd 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 4.71   
B. Abreu H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.15   
R. Pressly BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 21 5.54   
M. Tamarez 1.2 1 0 0 4 0 0 48 4.80   
H. Brown L (2-1) 1.1 1 1 1 3 1 0 33 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Garcia 47
Batters Faced: L. Garcia 23, M. Boyd 5, B. Abreu 4, R. Pressly 7, M. Tamarez 10, H. Brown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Garcia 5-4, M. Boyd 2-1, B. Abreu 1-1, R. Pressly 1-0, M. Tamarez 1-4, H. Brown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Garcia 88-56, M. Boyd 22-14, B. Abreu 16-11, R. Pressly 21-12, M. Tamarez 48-24, H. Brown 33-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Brown 3-0
WP: H. Brown
Hit Batsmen: L. Garcia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Altuve
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:43
Attendance: 33749
Special Notes: SP Gordon Graceffo was injured while pitching.
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