Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - May 18, 2011

Scores for May 18, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

(15-28, 6-15 away)

(25-19, 13-9 home)

8:15 PM ET, May 18, 2011

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

W: K. Lohse (5-2)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	13	.267	.337	.352
A Sanchez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.260	.314	.323
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.280	.332	.446
C Lee LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.244	.274	.391
B Wallace 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.312	.389	.457
C Johnson 3B	2	0	1	1	1	0	12	.212	.257	.371
C Barmes SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	.196	.318	.321
H Quintero C	3	0	2	0	0	0	6	.245	.280	.319
B Norris P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.125	.176	.188
S Escalona P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
E Del Rosario P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-B Bogusevic PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.474	.333
J Valdez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	31	1	6	1	1	4	111
a-grounded to shortstop for E Del Rosario in the 8th
BATTING 2B: C Lee (7, K Lohse) RBI: C Johnson (17) GIDP: B Bogusevic Astros RISP: 1-2 (B Wallace 0-1, C Johnson 1-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Sanchez-C Barmes-B Wallace).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Norris (L, 2-3)	5.0	7	5	5	3	4	0	91-48	3.93
S Escalona	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	4.50
E Del Rosario	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	4.32
J Valdez	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	6.75
Totals	8.0	10	5	5	4	6	0	135-77
PITCHING IBB: L Berkman (By B Norris) HBP: T Greene (By B Norris) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Norris 14/24; S Escalona 2/3; E Del Rosario 3/4; J Valdez 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Norris 15-10-7-16; S Escalona 2-1-0-2; E Del Rosario 2-1-1-4; J Valdez 3-0-10-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Norris 7-2; S Escalona 2-0; E Del Rosario 2-1; J Valdez 2-0 Game Scores: B Norris 34

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R Theriot SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.304	.362	.338
J Jay CF	4	1	2	2	0	1	10	.322	.420	.492
A Pujols 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	15	.269	.337	.415
M Holliday LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.357	.444	.557
M Hamilton LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.250	.267
T Greene 2B-RF	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	.232	.338	.339
L Berkman RF	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	.349	.455	.683
a-P Kozma PH-2B	1	0	1	1	1	0	12	1.000	1.000	2.000
A Craig 2B-LF	3	0	0	1	1	2	18	.255	.354	.364
Y Molina C	4	1	3	0	0	1	12	.323	.361	.466
D Descalso 3B	3	1	1	0	1	1	23	.221	.303	.347
K Lohse P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.125	.125	.125
b-C Rasmus PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	.303	.391	.458
E Sanchez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	5	10	5	4	6	135
a-doubled to left for L Berkman in the 5th b-grounded to first for K Lohse in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Descalso (7, B Norris); P Kozma (1, B Norris) RBI: J Jay 2 (11), A Pujols (25), A Craig (11), P Kozma (1) S: K Lohse 2-out RBI: A Craig, P Kozma GIDP: D Descalso Cardinals RISP: 4-11 (J Jay 1-1, P Kozma 1-1, K Lohse 0-1, M Hamilton 0-1, T Greene 0-1, D Descalso 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, R Theriot 1-1, C Rasmus 0-1, A Craig 0-1, A Pujols 1-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: T Greene (6, 2nd base off B Norris/H Quintero); J Jay (1, 2nd base off E Del Rosario/H Quintero) CS: D Descalso (1, Home by B Norris/H Quintero) Picked Off: R Theriot (1st base by B Norris); D Descalso (3rd base by H Quintero)
FIELDING DP: 2 (J Jay-R Theriot-A Pujols, P Kozma-R Theriot-A Pujols). Outfield Assist: J Jay (C Johnson at 1st base).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Lohse (W, 5-2)	8.0	6	1	1	1	3	0	102-70	2.17
E Sanchez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	2.65
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	1	4	0	111-77
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Lohse 21/29; E Sanchez 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Lohse 23-7-15-25; E Sanchez 4-1-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 10-10; E Sanchez 1-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 68

			HOU	STL
	3rd	J Jay singled to center, Y Molina and D Descalso scored, R Theriot to second.	0	2
	3rd	A Pujols singled to shallow left, R Theriot scored, J Jay to second.	0	3
	3rd	A Craig walked, J Jay scored, A Pujols to third, L Berkman to second.	0	4
	5th	P Kozma doubled to left, T Greene scored.	0	5
	7th	C Johnson singled to center, C Lee scored.	1	5
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CARDINALS RIGHT FIELDER LANCE BERKMAN LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A RIGHT WRIST INJURY.
CARDINALS LEFT FIELDER MATT HOLLIDAY LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH LEFT QUAD TIGHTNESS.

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	35,298 (80.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:26
Weather	62 degrees, cloudy
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Todd Tichenor, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Wally Bell

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