MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/14/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1898 - MONDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-60) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 10 0
Houston Astros (51-77) 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Schwarber Socks Cardinals in 5-4 Astros Win
The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-4, in part because of designated hitter Kyle Schwarber. Schwarber was 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks for the Astros. CC Sabathia, who finished 2nd in the AL in innings pitched with 234.2 in 2010, was the winning pitcher. Over 6.1 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. The last-place Cardinals have dropped 7 straight games.

Shin-Soo Choo chipped in a run-scoring single for Houston in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"No one likes losing," said St. Louis manager AU Cards. "But we'll turn this thing around."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Andújar RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283 10 61
J. Upton DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .278 35 91
M. Olson 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .285 26 73
A. McCutchen LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .310 13 71
   a-L. Forsythe PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 5 17
   c-V. Robles LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 0 11
A. Rendon 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .282 6 53
T. Barnhart C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .235 5 46
M. Margot CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .249 12 55
D. Fletcher 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .212 1 7
   b-K. Wong PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .234 9 51
S. Castro SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .228 4 43
Totals 35 4 10 3 5 8 22      
a - L. Forsythe pinch hit for A. McCutchen in the 8th
b - K. Wong pinch hit for D. Fletcher in the 8th
c - V. Robles substituted for L. Forsythe in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Andújar , M. Olson , A. McCutchen , L. Forsythe , A. Rendon 2 , T. Barnhart 3 , S. Castro
2-out RBI: S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Castro 2
GIDP: M. Olson
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Fletcher-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .235 20 58
M. Prado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 9 47
J. Baez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .232 23 56
K. Schwarber DH 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .215 30 62
J. Mauer 1B, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .321 8 53
F. Galvis SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 13 55
G. Parra LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .276 4 27
L. Martin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 1 5
D. Freitas C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .205 6 36
   a-P. Evans 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 3 8
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 7 9      
a - P. Evans substituted for D. Freitas in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: K. Schwarber 2 (30, 2nd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Choo (20, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baez (23, 7th Inning off A. Bastardo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Choo 5 , J. Baez 4 , K. Schwarber 8 , F. Galvis , G. Parra , L. Martin , D. Freitas
2-out RBI: S. Choo , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Prado , D. Freitas
GIDP: M. Prado
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Galvis-Baez-Mauer)
OF assists: 1 (Martin(Rendon at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Anderson L (8-8) 5.1 8 4 4 1 5 3 98 4.83   
E. Frieri 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.09   
A. Bastardo 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 23 4.69   
S. Solis 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Anderson 40
Batters Faced: B. Anderson 25, E. Frieri 2, A. Bastardo 5, S. Solis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Anderson 8-3, E. Frieri 2-0, A. Bastardo 1-1, S. Solis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Anderson 98-66, E. Frieri 11-6, A. Bastardo 23-9, S. Solis 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia W (7-14) 6.1 8 3 3 2 5 0 97 5.63   
C. Green H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.93   
J. Hader H (15) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 3.86   
T. Clippard H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 4.75   
T. Rosenthal SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 48
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 27, C. Green 2, J. Hader 2, T. Clippard 5, T. Rosenthal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 3-9, C. Green 1-0, J. Hader 0-0, T. Clippard 1-1, T. Rosenthal 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 97-62, C. Green 6-5, J. Hader 8-6, T. Clippard 20-9, T. Rosenthal 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clippard 1-1
WP: C. Sabathia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Schwarber
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park 2000-2016
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 23801
Special Notes: LF Andrew McCutchen was injured on a defensive play.
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