MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/04/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1488 - TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (31-30) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 0
Houston Astros (31-31) 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 X 5 9 0
Astros Pull Back to .500 With Win Over Cardinals
The Houston Astros got a stellar performance from pitcher Jose Urquidy, who handcuffed the St. Louis offense en route to a win, 5-2, at Minute Maid Park. In 5.1 innings, Urquidy surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. With the win, Houston pushed its record to 31-31.

José Abreu dealt the Cardinals a blow in the bottom of the fourth. Batting with runners on 2nd and 3rd and Houston leading 1-0, Abreu, who led the AL in RBI with 123 in 2019, hit a 2-2 changeup for a 2-run single.

"That's a solid team effort right there," said Abreu. "Everyone's feeling positive after that win."
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 0 0 4 .280 9 28
B. Donovan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .252 0 8
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .269 9 30
N. Gorman DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .193 15 33
L. Nootbaar CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .295 12 42
D. Carlson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 5 19
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .243 5 20
A. Burleson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263 9 22
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .273 7 23
Totals 36 2 10 2 3 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Gorman (5, 2nd Inning off J. Urquidy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Edman (1, 9th Inning off R. Montero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Edman 3 , B. Donovan 2 , N. Arenado , N. Gorman 2 , D. Carlson , W. Contreras , A. Burleson , P. Goldschmidt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado , N. Gorman , W. Contreras 2
Sac Fly: N. Gorman
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 10 33
   a-W. Tovar 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 0 5
K. Tucker RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 6 18
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .293 19 37
C. McCormick LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .262 11 27
M. Dubon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 3 21
J. Correa 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .237 0 9
J. Pena SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .218 3 18
C. Salazar C 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .197 1 3
J. Abreu 1B 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 .280 8 23
Totals 33 5 9 5 1 8 12      
a - W. Tovar substituted for J. Altuve in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (17, 1st Inning off T. Hence, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Salazar (4, 3rd Inning off T. Hence, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 2 , Y. Alvarez 2 , C. McCormick , M. Dubon , J. Correa , J. Pena , C. Salazar 2 , J. Abreu
2-out RBI: Y. Alvarez , J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Altuve , C. McCormick 2 , C. Salazar
Hit by Pitch: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hence L (4-5) 5.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 96 4.11   
A. Granillo 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 2.90   
Y. Koike 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 22 1.88   
G. Gallegos 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hence 49
Batters Faced: T. Hence 22, A. Granillo 6, Y. Koike 5, G. Gallegos 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hence 8-2, A. Granillo 4-0, Y. Koike 0-1, G. Gallegos 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hence 96-63, A. Granillo 22-16, Y. Koike 22-14, G. Gallegos 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Gallegos 2-0
WP: T. Hence
Hit Batsmen: T. Hence
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Urquidy W (4-3) 5.1 5 1 1 1 3 0 95 3.18   
K. Graveman H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.13   
B. Abreu H (4) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.97   
R. Montero 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 4.88   
R. Pressly SV (16) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Urquidy 56
Batters Faced: J. Urquidy 22, K. Graveman 6, B. Abreu 6, R. Montero 3, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Urquidy 1-12, K. Graveman 2-2, B. Abreu 1-2, R. Montero 1-0, R. Pressly 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Urquidy 95-58, K. Graveman 22-16, B. Abreu 22-11, R. Montero 11-7, R. Pressly 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Graveman 1-0 , R. Pressly 1-0
WP: B. Abreu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Urquidy
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 26320
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