MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/05/2037
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2078 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2037 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (53-55) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (79-29) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Astros Deal Cardinals 4-1 Defeat
The Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1. Houston pitcher and Aurora, Colorado, native Jared Birrenkott led the way. Roman Folwell earned the save, his 15th in 16 tries. The 4th-place Astros have a record of 53-55.

The Astros got a big at-bat from second baseman Edwin Saucedo. For the game, Saucedo was 2-3 with 2 doubles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times. In the top of the fifth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 42nd double of the season gave Houston a 2-1 lead.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said St. Louis manager Nate Cards.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Saucedo 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .326 15 53
J. Mejia SS 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .249 17 41
T. Bixby DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321 31 92
N. Micari RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 24 65
K. Monroe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 23 68
J. Landy LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .213 6 19
D. Humphries 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 12 36
J. Hart C 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .278 7 17
C. Patton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .217 10 41
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Saucedo 2 (42, 1st Inning off A. Lawson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Lawson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Saucedo 4 , J. Mejia 2 , N. Micari , J. Landy 2 , J. Hart
2-out RBI: E. Saucedo , J. Mejia , N. Micari
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mejia , K. Monroe 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Saucedo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Landy (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Saucedo-Hart-Monroe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cleveland CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .303 9 40
A. Beran DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .264 11 39
D. Ortega 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .306 27 84
X. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .232 4 39
J. Armbruster LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 1 19
R. Artiga 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 3 34
K. Stringham RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 9 43
J. Salas 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 15
J. Hammersley C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 3 8
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Cleveland (28, 3rd Inning off J. Birrenkott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cleveland 2 , D. Ortega 2 , R. Artiga
2-out RBI: D. Ortega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Espinoza
GIDP: X. Espinoza
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cleveland(Humphries at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Birrenkott W (3-1) 7.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 92 3.46   
T. Villegas H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 4.26   
R. Folwell SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Birrenkott 70
Batters Faced: J. Birrenkott 26, T. Villegas 5, R. Folwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Birrenkott 10-6, T. Villegas 1-0, R. Folwell 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Birrenkott 92-60, T. Villegas 24-12, R. Folwell 8-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lawson L (10-2) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 0 89 2.99   
D. Willis 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 32 2.13   
N. Morris 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.92   
J. Yabbour 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lawson 65
Batters Faced: A. Lawson 26, D. Willis 6, N. Morris 4, J. Yabbour 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lawson 8-7, D. Willis 2-1, N. Morris 0-1, J. Yabbour 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lawson 89-62, D. Willis 32-19, N. Morris 23-13, J. Yabbour 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Yabbour 2-1
WP: A. Lawson
Hit Batsmen: D. Willis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jared Birrenkott
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 45222
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