MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/23/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1799 - TUESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (60-50) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (57-53) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Cardinals Stay Hot, Beat Astros, 4-1
Jose Fernandez pitched a gem to lead St. Louis to victory over the Houston Astros, 4-1. Fernandez yielded 1 run over 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 3, and struck out 8. His record improves to 8-5. AJ Ramos, credited with the save, is now 3 for 4 in save opportunities.

The Cardinals got a big at-bat from catcher Tucker Barnhart. For the game, Barnhart went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

"Jose made some big pitches when he needed to," said Cardinals manager AU Cards.

St. Louis has run its win streak to 5 in a row.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .255 11 32
J. Baez SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .284 31 74
J. Upton DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .287 45 92
E. Hernández LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 7 12
P. Evans 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 1 1
G. Parra RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 12 51
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 21 56
N. Hoerner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 8 27
D. Freitas C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 4 21
Totals 29 1 6 1 3 11 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Baez (31, 1st Inning off J. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Baez 6 , P. Evans , G. Parra , D. Freitas
GIDP: C. Biggio , E. Hernández , B. Buxton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Biggio (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baez (17)
Double Plays: 1 (Baez-Hoerner-Biggio)
OF assists: 1 (Hernández(Castro at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 6 42
R. Laureano RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 15 49
M. Olson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .249 32 71
M. Andújar LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .294 20 68
T. Barnhart C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .251 7 33
A. Rendon 3B 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .269 20 65
D. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .262 1 33
A. Pujols DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .187 10 36
S. Castro 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 10 42
Totals 31 4 8 4 4 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Olson (19, 5th Inning off D. Braden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Olson (32, 1st Inning off D. Braden, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Barnhart (7, 1st Inning off D. Braden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Margot , M. Olson 6 , M. Andújar , T. Barnhart 4 , A. Rendon , A. Pujols , S. Castro
2-out RBI: M. Olson , T. Barnhart , A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rendon , A. Pujols , S. Castro
GIDP: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Rendon-Castro-Olson, Castro-Fletcher-Olson, Castro-Fletcher-Olson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Braden L (8-6) 5.0 8 4 3 2 4 2 93 5.24   
C. Green 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.67   
R. Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.90   
J. Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 5.79   
J. Diekman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Braden 39
Batters Faced: D. Braden 25, C. Green 3, R. Stanek 3, J. Jimenez 3, J. Diekman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Braden 5-5, C. Green 0-2, R. Stanek 1-1, J. Jimenez 1-0, J. Diekman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Braden 93-60, C. Green 7-6, R. Stanek 7-5, J. Jimenez 18-7, J. Diekman 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Green 1-0 , J. Diekman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernandez W (8-5) 5.1 4 1 1 3 8 1 89 3.50   
B. Raley H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.93   
N. Anderson H (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.02   
V. Arano H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.72   
A. Ramos SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernandez 61
Batters Faced: J. Fernandez 21, B. Raley 1, N. Anderson 4, V. Arano 3, A. Ramos 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernandez 5-1, B. Raley 1-0, N. Anderson 0-1, V. Arano 1-0, A. Ramos 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernandez 89-52, B. Raley 2-2, N. Anderson 13-10, V. Arano 9-5, A. Ramos 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Raley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Fernandez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium 1997-2005
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 49635
Special Notes: SP Jose Fernandez was injured while pitching.
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