Cardinals 5, 
Astros 4
| W: | K. Lohse (7-2) |
| L: | W. Rodriguez (2-2) |
| SV: | R. Franklin (8) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Ryan SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| J Mather CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .347 |
| R Ludwick RF-LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .305 |
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| B Barton LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Lohse P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 |
| a-C Izturis PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Schumaker CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| A Miles 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .305 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | |
| a-hit by pitch for K Lohse in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: B Barton (8), B Ryan 2 (4) SF: B Barton 2-out RBI: B Ryan 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ludwick 1, A Miles 1, A Pujols 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T Glaus-A Miles-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse (W, 7-2) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 91-57 | 3.92 |
| R Villone | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 4.07 |
| R Springer (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.76 |
| C Perez (H, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 1.74 |
| R Flores (H, 12) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.50 |
| R Franklin (S, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-11 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 139-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Lohse 24; R Villone 1; R Springer 4; C Perez 3; R Flores 2; R Franklin 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 9-6; R Villone 0-0; R Springer 2-0; C Perez 1-0; R Flores 0-1; R Franklin 0-0 Game Scores: K Lohse 51 | |||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| H Pence RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .297 |
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| M Tejada SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .300 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .372 |
| C Lee LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| R Abercrombie PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Erstad PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .224 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| W Rodriguez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| M Loretta 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .278 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |
| a-doubled to right for D Brocail in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: H Pence (16, K Lohse); B Ausmus (4, R Springer); D Erstad (10, R Flores) HR: L Berkman (18, 3rd inning off K Lohse 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Berkman 3 (51), B Ausmus (7) S: K Matsui GIDP: T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Bourn 2, L Berkman 1, W Rodriguez 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (13, 2nd base off K Lohse/Y Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Wigginton (5, ground ball); M Bourn (5, fly ball) | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Rodriguez (L, 2-2) | 6.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 101-66 | 1.99 |
| D Brocail | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-14 | 2.43 |
| J Valverde | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-5 | 3.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 142-85 | |
| PITCHING WP: W Rodriguez IBB: A Pujols (By D Brocail) HBP: R Ludwick (By W Rodriguez); C Izturis (By W Rodriguez) Batters faced: W Rodriguez 28; D Brocail 6; J Valverde 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 6-7; D Brocail 1-1; J Valverde 3-0 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 62 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | HOU | |||
 | 3rd | L Berkman homered to right center, H Pence and M Tejada scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 7th | B Barton hit sacrifice fly to right, R Ludwick scored, T Glaus to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 7th | T Glaus scored, Y Molina to third, C Izturis to second on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | B Ryan singled to center, Y Molina and C Izturis scored, B Ryan to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | J Mather safe at second on error by center fielder M Bourn, B Ryan scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | B Ausmus doubled to deep right, M Bourn scored. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 39,923 (97.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 8th 2008
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 12 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | in 12 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |