MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/28/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 7180 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (67-76) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 0
Houston Astros (79-64) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 X 5 9 0
Houston Nets 5-4 Win Versus Cardinals
The Houston Astros saddled the St. Louis Cardinals with a loss at Minute Maid Park 2000-2016. The final score was 5-4. Byron Buxton was 2 for 3, including 1 single and 1 home run. The Houston center fielder scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Josh Hader recorded the save, making him 31 for 36. With the win, Houston pushed its record to 79-64.

Buxton had a timely hit for Houston in the bottom of the eighth. With Houston trailing 4-3, he turned a 3-1 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 29th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Houston.

Buxton called the win "an overall solid one."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 9 60
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 25 79
M. Olson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251 44 94
R. Laureano RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 22 61
M. Andújar LF 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .288 26 91
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .238 11 46
S. Castro 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 13 55
V. Robles CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .214 4 17
D. Fletcher SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 3 44
Totals 35 4 9 3 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rendon (31, 3rd Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Andújar 2 (48, 6th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off F. Martes, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Laureano (19, 8th Inning off F. Martes, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Andújar (2, 4th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Robles (2, 7th Inning off E. O'Flaherty, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rendon 2 , R. Laureano 2 , M. Andújar 8 , S. Castro , V. Robles 3 , D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rendon , M. Olson , T. Barnhart , S. Castro , V. Robles
Sac Fly: T. Barnhart
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hoerner SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .236 13 47
C. Biggio 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .255 15 46
J. Upton DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279 56 116
K. Schwarber LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .208 39 76
   a-G. Parra LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 12 53
E. Hernández RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .224 12 25
M. Prado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .317 5 29
E. Aybar 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .191 2 6
B. Buxton CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .203 29 73
J. Mauer C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 4 13
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 7 13      
a - G. Parra substituted for K. Schwarber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Hoerner (13, 8th Inning off S. Solis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Buxton (29, 8th Inning off S. Solis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Hoerner 2 , J. Upton , M. Prado , E. Aybar 2 , B. Buxton 5 , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: C. Biggio , E. Aybar , J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hoerner , C. Biggio , J. Upton , E. Hernández
Hit by Pitch: C. Biggio
Team LOB: 9
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Turnbull 6.0 6 3 3 4 7 0 98 4.65   
N. Anderson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.48   
S. Solis L (5-4), BS (7) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Turnbull 51
Batters Faced: S. Turnbull 29, N. Anderson 3, S. Solis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Turnbull 6-5, N. Anderson 1-2, S. Solis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Turnbull 98-55, N. Anderson 15-10, S. Solis 21-15
WP: S. Turnbull
Hit Batsmen: S. Turnbull
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Billingsley 5.2 6 2 2 0 5 0 91 3.46   
R. Stanek H (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.13   
E. O'Flaherty BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 15 3.82   
F. Martes W (3-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.66   
J. Hader SV (31) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Billingsley 54
Batters Faced: C. Billingsley 23, R. Stanek 1, E. O'Flaherty 5, F. Martes 5, J. Hader 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Billingsley 5-7, R. Stanek 0-0, E. O'Flaherty 2-0, F. Martes 3-0, J. Hader 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Billingsley 91-59, R. Stanek 5-4, E. O'Flaherty 15-10, F. Martes 15-12, J. Hader 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Stanek 1-0
WP: C. Billingsley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Byron Buxton
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park 2000-2016
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 40722
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