Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - August 23, 2012

Scores for Aug 23, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

St. Louis won 3-0

(39-86, 12-51 away)

(68-56, 40-26 home)

Coverage: FOX MIDW

1:45 PM ET, August 23, 2012

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	4	0	2	2	0	1	17	.304	.356	.420
B Bogusevic CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	16	.210	.301	.305
B Wallace 1B	5	1	2	0	0	1	12	.288	.370	.510
B Francisco RF	5	1	3	0	0	1	22	.260	.305	.390
J Castro C	5	0	2	0	0	0	14	.257	.330	.366
T Greene SS	4	0	0	0	1	3	21	.230	.277	.387
S Moore 3B	3	1	0	1	0	1	17	.227	.287	.426
F Martinez LF	4	2	2	0	1	0	15	.159	.178	.318
D Keuchel P	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	.071	.067	.071
H Ambriz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Storey P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-S Pearce PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.271	.357	.373
X Cedeno P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	5	11	4	3	7	146
a-fouled out to catcher for M Storey in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Wallace (5, J Westbrook); F Martinez 2 (4, J Westbrook 2); B Francisco (4, J Westbrook) RBI: D Keuchel (1), J Altuve 2 (33), S Moore (20) S: D Keuchel SF: D Keuchel, J Altuve, S Moore Astros RISP: 2-12 (F Martinez 0-1, J Castro 0-2, D Keuchel 0-1, T Greene 0-2, S Moore 0-1, J Altuve 1-1, B Wallace 0-1, B Francisco 1-3) Team LOB: 12
FIELDING E: B Wallace (4, throw) DP: 1 (S Moore-J Altuve-B Wallace). Outfield Assist: B Francisco (Y Molina at 2nd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Keuchel (L, 1-6)	4.0	5	6	5	1	2	1	59-39	5.40
H Ambriz	1.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	18-12	18.00
M Storey	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	38-23	3.00
X Cedeno	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	0	10-8	4.87
R Cruz	0.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	25-19	6.90
Totals	8.0	17	13	12	3	7	1	150-101
PITCHING D Keuchel pitched to 3 batters in the 5th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Keuchel 10/19; H Ambriz 5/6; M Storey 5/8; X Cedeno 3/4; R Cruz 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Keuchel 10-3-10-16; H Ambriz 1-3-5-3; M Storey 4-3-10-6; X Cedeno 4-0-1-3; R Cruz 4-1-9-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Keuchel 6-4; H Ambriz 0-0; M Storey 3-2; X Cedeno 0-0; R Cruz 0-1 Game Scores: D Keuchel 31

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	4	3	2	0	0	0	20	.316	.393	.418
A Craig 1B	5	2	3	3	0	0	21	.313	.376	.572
M Holliday LF	5	1	2	4	0	0	20	.303	.381	.519
M Carpenter RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.374	.490
C Beltran RF	4	1	0	0	1	1	21	.276	.348	.526
M Rzepczynski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Y Molina C	3	1	2	1	1	0	11	.324	.377	.509
b-T Cruz PH-C	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.232	.242	.358
D Freese 3B	4	1	3	4	1	0	14	.298	.367	.477
D Descalso 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	9	.225	.300	.321
E Mujica P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
F Salas P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
c-S Robinson PH-LF	2	1	1	0	0	1	5	.262	.314	.362
R Furcal SS	4	2	2	1	0	1	13	.269	.333	.355
J Westbrook P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.133	.204	.156
a-R Jackson PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.286	.167
B Browning P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Schumaker 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.300	.371	.400
Totals	39	13	17	13	3	7	150
a-singled to right for J Westbrook in the 5th b-singled to left for Y Molina in the 8th c-doubled to deep left for F Salas in the 8th
BATTING 2B: Y Molina (25, D Keuchel); M Holliday (30, H Ambriz); J Jay (13, M Storey); A Craig (27, M Storey); S Robinson (8, X Cedeno) HR: D Freese (17, 4th inning off D Keuchel 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Freese 4 (70), A Craig 3 (65), M Holliday 4 (85), Y Molina (60), R Furcal (48) S: J Jay 2-out RBI: D Freese 4, A Craig GIDP: D Freese Cardinals RISP: 10-14 (M Holliday 2-3, C Beltran 0-2, T Cruz 1-1, R Furcal 1-1, Y Molina 1-1, A Craig 3-3, D Freese 2-2, S Robinson 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: J Westbrook (5, throw); D Freese (11, ground ball)

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Westbrook (W, 13-9)	5.0	7	5	5	2	1	0	81-47	3.67
B Browning (H, 4)	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-10	5.12
E Mujica (H, 20)	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	16-13	3.47
F Salas	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	4.11
M Rzepczynski	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	21-13	4.76
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	3	7	0	146-90
PITCHING HBP: S Moore (By J Westbrook); B Bogusevic (By J Westbrook) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Westbrook 16/27; B Browning 1/3; E Mujica 3/5; F Salas 2/4; M Rzepczynski 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Westbrook 10-7-8-22; B Browning 4-0-5-1; E Mujica 3-4-4-2; F Salas 1-3-1-2; M Rzepczynski 4-2-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Westbrook 10-4; B Browning 0-0; E Mujica 0-2; F Salas 1-1; M Rzepczynski 2-0 Game Scores: J Westbrook 32

			HOU	STL
	1st	B Francisco reached on infield single to pitcher, B Wallace scored on throwing error by pitcher J Westbrook.	1	0
	2nd	D Keuchel hit sacrifice fly to left, S Moore scored.	2	0
	2nd	J Altuve singled to center, F Martinez scored.	3	0
	4th	J Altuve hit sacrifice fly to center, F Martinez scored.	4	0
	4th	D Freese homered to right (386 feet), C Beltran and Y Molina scored.	4	3
	5th	S Moore hit sacrifice fly to right, B Francisco scored.	5	3
	5th	A Craig reached on infield single to second, R Furcal scored, R Jackson to third, J Jay to second.	5	4
	5th	M Holliday doubled to deep left, R Jackson, J Jay and A Craig scored.	5	7
	5th	Y Molina singled to right, M Holliday scored, Y Molina thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	5	8
	6th	A Craig doubled to right, J Jay scored.	5	9
	8th	R Furcal singled to right, S Robinson scored.	5	10
	8th	A Craig singled to right, R Furcal scored, J Jay to third.	5	11
	8th	M Holliday singled to right center, J Jay scored, A Craig to second.	5	12
	8th	D Freese reached on infield single to shortstop, A Craig scored, M Holliday to third, T Cruz to second.	5	13
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Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	30,343 (69% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	90 degrees, sunny
Wind	2 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Gerry Davis

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