MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/08/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1705 - SATURDAY, JULY 8TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (40-54) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (56-38) 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 0
Astros Slip Past St. Louis, 7-6
The Houston Astros downed the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-6, in 10 innings at Busch Stadium 1997-2005. Kyle Schwarber led the way, going 2-for-3 for Houston. Houston reliever Chad Green picked up the win, upping his record to 2-2. Edward Mujica absorbed the loss. The win puts the Astros at 40-54, while the Cardinals drop to 56-38.

Javier Baez came through with a big-time hit for Houston. The third baseman smacked a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 7-6. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"There's never a lack of effort in our clubhouse. We're willing to do the little things to get the win," Schwarber told the Houston Daily.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .220 11 37
G. Parra CF, LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .293 3 23
J. Baez 2B, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .221 18 44
K. Schwarber LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .229 22 50
   b-D. Solano 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 0 6
J. Mauer 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .302 5 37
   a-T. Lin 3B, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 11
Y. Escobar DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260 9 32
P. Evans 3B, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .203 3 8
F. Galvis SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .236 10 44
D. Freitas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 3 27
Totals 38 7 10 7 3 12 8      
a - T. Lin substituted for J. Mauer in the 8th
b - D. Solano substituted for K. Schwarber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parra (14, 1st Inning off J. Fernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Choo (20, 1st Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mauer (23, 6th Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Schwarber 2 (22, 1st Inning off J. Fernandez, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Sanabia, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Galvis (10, 2nd Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baez (18, 10th Inning off E. Mujica, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Choo 3 , G. Parra 2 , J. Baez 4 , K. Schwarber 8 , J. Mauer 3 , P. Evans , F. Galvis 4
2-out RBI: P. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Evans , F. Galvis
GIDP: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Choo (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andújar RF 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .311 7 52
M. Olson 1B 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .285 18 55
J. Upton DH 5 0 1 0 1 2 4 .289 30 74
A. McCutchen LF 5 2 1 0 0 3 4 .305 9 50
A. Rendon 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 .277 5 35
M. Margot CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 .272 12 48
T. Barnhart C 4 0 1 3 0 2 5 .241 5 39
K. Wong 2B 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 .232 6 44
S. Castro SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .231 2 34
Totals 42 6 13 6 5 10 27      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot (14, 2nd Inning off C. Billingsley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Andújar (7, 1st Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Andújar 5 , M. Olson , J. Upton , A. McCutchen , A. Rendon 3 , M. Margot 2 , T. Barnhart , S. Castro 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Andújar , J. Upton 2 , A. McCutchen , T. Barnhart 2
Sac Fly: T. Barnhart
Hit by Pitch: A. McCutchen
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Andújar (3) , A. McCutchen (11) , A. Rendon 2 (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wong-Castro-Olson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Billingsley 3.2 7 5 5 0 3 1 69 7.14   
M. Wacha 2.0 1 0 0 4 3 0 44 7.31   
T. Clippard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.68   
J. Jimenez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 7.31   
J. Hader H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.19   
C. Leroux H (11) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.79   
C. Green W (2-2), BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 4.82   
M. Adams SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Billingsley 28
Batters Faced: C. Billingsley 18, M. Wacha 11, T. Clippard 1, J. Jimenez 4, J. Hader 1, C. Leroux 4, C. Green 6, M. Adams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Billingsley 5-3, M. Wacha 1-2, T. Clippard 0-1, J. Jimenez 0-1, J. Hader 0-1, C. Leroux 1-0, C. Green 1-2, M. Adams 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Billingsley 69-48, M. Wacha 44-22, T. Clippard 6-3, J. Jimenez 19-11, J. Hader 2-2, C. Leroux 14-9, C. Green 22-11, M. Adams 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wacha 2-0 , T. Clippard 2-0 , M. Adams 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Green
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez 6.0 7 5 5 2 7 2 111 3.71   
D. Altavilla 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.05   
A. Sanabia 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12 3.25   
E. Frieri 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 5.82   
A. Bastardo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.31   
E. Mujica L (2-6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 43
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 26, D. Altavilla 4, A. Sanabia 4, E. Frieri 3, A. Bastardo 0, E. Mujica 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 9-1, D. Altavilla 0-0, A. Sanabia 0-1, E. Frieri 2-0, A. Bastardo 0-0, E. Mujica 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 111-69, D. Altavilla 18-14, A. Sanabia 12-9, E. Frieri 22-14, A. Bastardo 5-2, E. Mujica 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bastardo 1-0
WP: J. Fernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Schwarber
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:17
Attendance: 49594
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