St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 24, 2012

Scores for Sep 24, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/24)

(83-71, 37-42 away)

(50-104, 34-45 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, September 24, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: L. Lynn (17-7)

L: F. Abad (0-6)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Jay CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.300	.373	.392
C Beltran RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	13	.268	.341	.491
M Holliday LF	5	0	1	2	0	3	30	.297	.377	.507
T Rosenthal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Craig 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	18	.308	.358	.537
Y Molina C	3	1	2	1	1	0	17	.321	.379	.510
D Freese 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.373	.471
M Carpenter 3B	3	1	2	0	1	1	22	.304	.372	.482
D Descalso 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.226	.303	.322
P Kozma SS	3	2	2	2	1	0	12	.298	.358	.596
L Lynn P	2	1	0	0	0	2	13	.063	.098	.063
a-S Schumaker PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	.279	.341	.374
S Freeman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Robinson LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.305	.333
Totals	35	6	9	6	3	10	160
a-grounded to pitcher for L Lynn in the 8th
BATTING 3B: D Descalso (6, F Rodriguez) HR: P Kozma (2, 2nd inning off F Rodriguez 1 on, 2 Out); Y Molina (21, 4th inning off F Rodriguez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Descalso (24), P Kozma 2 (7), Y Molina (71), M Holliday 2 (100) S: J Jay, L Lynn 2-out RBI: D Descalso, P Kozma 2 GIDP: P Kozma Cardinals RISP: 2-9 (C Beltran 0-1, M Holliday 1-1, J Jay 0-1, P Kozma 1-2, D Descalso 0-1, A Craig 0-1, M Carpenter 0-1, S Schumaker 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 2 (P Kozma-D Descalso-A Craig, P Kozma-A Craig).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Lynn (W, 17-7)	7.0	5	1	1	2	9	0	108-66	3.69
S Freeman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	5.30
T Rosenthal	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	3.15
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	11	0	125-79
PITCHING WP: L Lynn HBP: F Martinez (By L Lynn) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Lynn 19/29; S Freeman 1/3; T Rosenthal 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Lynn 21-12-15-18; S Freeman 1-1-2-2; T Rosenthal 0-3-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Lynn 7-6; S Freeman 0-2; T Rosenthal 2-0 Game Scores: L Lynn 70

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Lowrie SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	11	.257	.344	.457
S Moore RF-2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	16	.261	.337	.467
B Wallace 1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	18	.257	.325	.432
J Maxwell CF-RF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.230	.309	.464
F Martinez LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	8	.210	.273	.380
b-M Downs PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.201	.249	.374
B Laird 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	10	.304	.360	.478
J Castro C	4	1	0	0	0	3	16	.259	.339	.377
M Gonzalez 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.234	.280	.327
B Bogusevic CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	14	.202	.295	.290
F Abad P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143
F Rodriguez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.000	.000
J Valdez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Paredes PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.194	.243	.239
C Fick 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	32	1	6	1	2	11	125
a-flied out to center for J Valdez in the 7th b-flied out to right for F Martinez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Lowrie (18, L Lynn) RBI: S Moore (25) 2-out RBI: S Moore GIDP: J Maxwell, B Bogusevic Astros RISP: 1-8 (F Rodriguez 0-1, S Moore 1-2, J Maxwell 0-2, B Wallace 0-1, J Lowrie 0-1, B Laird 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: B Wallace (7, catch); B Bogusevic (5, bobble); B Laird (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Lowrie-S Moore-B Wallace).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
F Abad (L, 0-6)	1.2	0	1	1	1	2	0	30-18	5.12
F Rodriguez	4.1	7	3	3	0	5	2	72-45	5.50
J Valdez	1.0	1	2	1	2	2	0	29-17	2.79
C Fick	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	4.37
R Cruz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-9	6.05
Totals	9.0	9	6	5	3	10	2	160-97
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Abad 3/6; F Rodriguez 11/19; J Valdez 5/8; C Fick 2/4; R Cruz 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Abad 6-2-7-3; F Rodriguez 18-6-7-14; J Valdez 2-7-4-4; C Fick 0-0-4-4; R Cruz 5-1-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Abad 2-1; F Rodriguez 5-3; J Valdez 1-1; C Fick 2-1; R Cruz 1-1 Game Scores: F Abad 52

			STL	HOU
	2nd	D Descalso tripled to right, M Carpenter scored.	1	0
	2nd	P Kozma homered to left (390 feet), D Descalso scored.	3	0
	2nd	S Moore singled to right, J Castro scored, M Gonzalez to third.	3	1
	4th	Y Molina homered to left (402 feet).	4	1
	7th	M Holliday singled to center, P Kozma and L Lynn scored, J Jay to third, M Holliday to second on error by centerfielder B Bogusevic.	6	1
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ASTROS PITCHER FERNANDO ABAD LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT OBLIQUE.
CARDINALS THIRD BASEMAN DAVID FREESE LEFT THE GAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIRST INNING WITH A RIGHT ANKLE INJURY.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	12,584 (29.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:03
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Chris Conroy, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Ed Hickox

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