St. Louis 13, Houston 5
Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:45 PM
When: 1:45 PM ET, Thursday, August 23, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature:
90°
Umpires:
Home -
D.J. Reyburn, 1B -
Phil Cuzzi, 2B -
Manny Gonzalez, 3B -
Gerry Davis
Attendance:
30343
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
39-86 |
27-35 |
12-51 |
L7 |
| St. Louis
|
68-56 |
40-26 |
28-30 |
W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 40-26 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 12-51 record on the road.
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St. Louis has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Astros have won 1 of their last 10 games.
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Jake Westbrook pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.67. Dallas Keuchel took the loss for Houston.
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David Freese had the only homerun for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Houston |
|
St. Louis |
|
Ben Francisco | Player |
David Freese
|
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
4 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
4 |
TB |
6 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Houston
|
11 |
0 |
15 |
.314 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| St. Louis
|
17 |
1 |
25 |
.436 |
7 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Cincinnati. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .552 after a win and .544 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game on the road against NY Mets. The Astros have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .282 after a loss.
