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Series: Game 3 of 3

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St. Louis won 2-1

Game 1: Tuesday, April 26
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 27
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Game 3: Thursday, April 28
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Cardinals 11

(14-11, 8-5 away)

Astros 7

(9-16, 5-8 home)

8:05 PM ET, April 28, 2011

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas 

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W: K. McClellan (4-0)

L: F. Abad (1-2)

S: F. Salas (1)

St. Louis Cardinals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
D Descalso 2B-3B50000327.227.255.364
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D Freese 3B52310016.358.391.481
N Punto 2B-3B
0000000.211.348.263
A Pujols 1B52200022.258.321.485
M Holliday LF41231024.433.542.672
L Berkman RF53450018.410.467.795
0000000.250.382.357
C Rasmus CF31102123.316.400.505
G Laird C40111021.250.333.375
T Greene SS-2B51000216.269.321.423
K McClellan P21110011.333.385.417
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1010003.400.400.600
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0000000.311.361.356
Totals3911151146181   
a-doubled to deep right center for J Motte in the 7th
BATTING
2B: L Berkman (8, N Figueroa); M Hamilton (1, J Valdez)
HR: L Berkman 2 (8, 6th inning off F Abad 2 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off A Rodriguez 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: G Laird (1), M Holliday 3 (16), L Berkman 5 (22), K McClellan (3), D Freese (12)
S: K McClellan
2-out RBI: D Freese, M Holliday 2, L Berkman
GIDP: L Berkman
Cardinals RISP: 8-15 (M Holliday 2-2, K McClellan 1-1, T Greene 0-2, G Laird 1-2, D Descalso 0-3, L Berkman 2-2, D Freese 1-1, C Rasmus 0-1, A Pujols 1-1)
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
SB: C Rasmus (3, 2nd base off N Figueroa/H Quintero)
FIELDING
E: K McClellan (1, ground ball); D Descalso 2 (2, ground ball 2)
PB: G Laird.
St. Louis Cardinals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
K McClellan
(W, 4-0)		5.285522180-503.23
J Motte0.11000104-41.64
M Batista1.232000029-170.82
T Miller0.00001005-14.50
F Salas
(S, 1)		1.110011023-131.08
Totals9.01375441141-85 
PITCHING
T Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
WP: K McClellan
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K McClellan 19/28; J Motte 2/2; M Batista 3/10; T Miller 0/1; F Salas 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K McClellan 11-4-11-24; J Motte 1-1-1-1; M Batista 2-2-3-10; T Miller 1-0-0-0; F Salas 2-3-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K McClellan 8-7; J Motte 0-0; M Batista 2-3; T Miller 0-0; F Salas 2-0
Game Scores: K McClellan 33
Houston Astros
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
M Bourn CF51101024.286.359.396
A Sanchez SS50110011.300.333.380
H Pence RF41211118.294.351.490
C Lee LF5022008.208.245.347
B Wallace 1B41201118.373.441.518
B Hall 2B51100121.228.282.342
C Johnson 3B51220012.202.247.333
H Quintero C51100113.298.344.404
N Figueroa P2000004.222.222.222
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1000004.333.333.333
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1110002.208.208.250
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c-M Downs PH
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Totals42713644141   
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for E Del Rosario in the 6th
b-singled to shallow left for J Valdez in the 8th
c-walked for A Rodriguez in the 9th
BATTING
2B: B Wallace 2 (9, K McClellan, M Batista); M Bourn (8, K McClellan); C Lee (4, K McClellan); C Johnson (5, F Salas)
HR: C Johnson (2, 2nd inning off K McClellan 1 on, 1 Out)
RBI: C Johnson 2 (11), H Pence (20), C Lee 2 (15), A Sanchez (15)
2-out RBI: C Lee 2, A Sanchez
Astros RISP: 4-18 (B Hall 0-3, M Bourn 0-2, A Sanchez 1-3, H Pence 1-3, H Quintero 0-1, B Wallace 0-2, C Lee 1-1, B Bogusevic 0-1, C Johnson 1-2)
Team LOB: 12
BASERUNNING
SB: C Lee (1, 2nd base off K McClellan/G Laird)
FIELDING
E: H Quintero (3, throw); N Figueroa (3, throw)
DP: 1 (B Hall-A Sanchez-B Wallace).
Houston Astros
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
N Figueroa5.064432091-508.28
F Abad
(L, 1-2; B, 1)		0.234410123-136.30
J Fulchino0.042200011-83.86
E Del Rosario0.10000005-25.54
J Valdez2.010002029-199.00
A Rodriguez1.011102122-166.75
Totals9.0151111462181-108 
PITCHING
N Figueroa pitched to 3 batters in the 6th; J Fulchino pitched to 4 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Figueroa 7/22; F Abad 3/6; J Fulchino 3/4; E Del Rosario 0/1; J Valdez 3/7; A Rodriguez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Figueroa 15-4-14-17; F Abad 2-1-5-5; J Fulchino 1-1-2-4; E Del Rosario 1-0-0-1; J Valdez 8-3-3-5; A Rodriguez 3-3-8-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Figueroa 6-6; F Abad 1-1; J Fulchino 0-0; E Del Rosario 1-0; J Valdez 2-2; A Rodriguez 1-0
Game Scores: N Figueroa 38

Scoring Summary

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2ndC Johnson homered to left (429 feet), B Wallace scored.02
3rdH Pence singled to left, M Bourn scored.03
5thG Laird singled to shallow center, L Berkman scored, C Rasmus to second.13
5thC Lee doubled to left, H Pence scored.14
6thM Holliday singled to right center, D Freese scored, A Pujols to second.24
6thL Berkman homered to left (399 feet), A Pujols and M Holliday scored.54
6thK McClellan singled to center, C Rasmus scored, T Greene to second.64
6thD Freese singled to right, T Greene scored, K McClellan to second.74
6thM Holliday singled to shallow right, K McClellan and D Freese scored, A Pujols to second.94
6thL Berkman singled to right, A Pujols scored, M Holliday to third.104
6thA Sanchez singled to right, B Hall scored, B Bogusevic to third, M Bourn to second.105
8thH Pence safe at first on error by third baseman D Descalso, H Quintero scored, J Inglett to second.106
8thC Lee singled to right, J Inglett scored, H Pence to second.107
9thL Berkman homered to right center (467 feet).117
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Game Notes

CARDINALS RIGHTFIELDER LANCE BERKMAN HIT A HOME RUN FROM EACH SIDE OF THE PLATE (SIXTH INNING AS RHB, NINTH INNING AS LHB).

Game Information

StadiumMinute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance26,331 (62.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:24
Weather81 degrees, clear
Wind6 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Cory Blaser