Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/27)
| Game 1: Monday, September 26 | ||
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| St. Louis | 4 | Final in 10 |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 27 | ||
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| St. Louis | 13 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 28 | ||
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| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 0 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 27, 2011
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: E. Sanchez (3-1)
L: E. Del Rosario (0-3)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| J Jay CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .297 | .344 | .426 |
| D Freese 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .295 | .348 | .435 |
O Dotel P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
d-T Cruz PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .333 | .338 |
| A Pujols 1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .300 | .367 | .544 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .321 | .308 | |
| L Berkman RF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .302 | .413 | .550 |
S Robinson RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
| M Holliday LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | .388 | .525 |
A Craig LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .313 | .362 | .544 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .306 | .350 | .467 |
| S Schumaker 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .284 | .334 | .353 |
c-R Theriot PH-2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .272 | .321 | .342 |
| N Punto SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .277 | .385 | .423 |
| J Westbrook P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .106 | .160 | .213 |
M Boggs P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-C Patterson PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .157 | .189 | .235 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-A Chambers PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .375 | .375 | .625 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
A Rhodes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
F Salas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D Descalso 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .332 | .351 |
| Totals | 40 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 177 | |||
| a-walked for M Boggs in the 4th b-singled to center for M Rzepczynski in the 6th c-tripled to deep right center for S Schumaker in the 7th d-singled to shallow center for O Dotel in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Schumaker (19, H Sosa); L Berkman (23, D Carpenter); A Craig (15, E Del Rosario); N Punto (8, W Wright) 3B: R Theriot (1, W Wright) HR: A Craig (10, 8th inning off F Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out); N Punto (1, 9th inning off J Abreu 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Y Molina (65), S Schumaker 3 (36), J Jay (37), A Craig 4 (39), R Theriot 2 (47), N Punto 2 (19) S: J Westbrook SF: J Jay 2-out RBI: A Craig 4, R Theriot 2, N Punto Cardinals RISP: 6-13 (J Jay 0-1, E Sanchez 0-1, Y Molina 1-2, R Theriot 1-1, A Craig 1-2, D Freese 0-1, N Punto 2-2, S Schumaker 1-1, A Pujols 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Freese (1, 2nd base off H Sosa/J Towles) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (N Punto-S Schumaker-A Pujols). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Westbrook | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 45-29 | 4.66 | |
| M Boggs | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.56 | |
| M Rzepczynski | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 3.97 | |
| E Sanchez (W, 3-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 1.80 | |
| A Rhodes | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 4.15 | |
| F Salas (H, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.28 | |
| O Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.28 | |
| E Jackson | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.58 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 147-95 | ||
| PITCHING A Rhodes pitched to 1 batter in the 7th IBB: C Lee (By J Westbrook) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Westbrook 10/15; M Boggs 2/2; M Rzepczynski 4/8; E Sanchez 4/4; A Rhodes 1/1; F Salas 1/2; O Dotel 1/3; E Jackson 0/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Westbrook 10-4-3-12; M Boggs 1-3-1-1; M Rzepczynski 3-5-5-4; E Sanchez 3-4-1-2; A Rhodes 1-1-0-0; F Salas 2-2-6-1; O Dotel 2-3-0-2; E Jackson 2-0-6-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Westbrook 1-4; M Boggs 1-0; M Rzepczynski 3-0; E Sanchez 2-0; A Rhodes 0-0; F Salas 0-1; O Dotel 1-1; E Jackson 1-2 Game Scores: J Westbrook 24 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| J Shuck CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .273 | .364 | .325 |
| J Altuve 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .275 | .293 | .358 |
| B Bogusevic RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .292 | .354 | .466 |
| C Lee LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .277 | .343 | .448 |
| B Wallace 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .260 | .335 | .370 |
| J Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .291 | .326 | .400 |
| C Barmes SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .246 | .314 | .388 |
| J Towles C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .184 | .256 | .293 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
a-C Johnson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .252 | .292 | .379 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
b-C Corporan PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .254 | .255 |
| H Sosa P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .067 | .176 | .133 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .242 | .260 | .319 | |
J Abreu P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-A Sanchez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .305 | .285 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 147 | |||
| a-struck out looking for D Carpenter in the 6th b-flied out to center for F Rodriguez in the 8th c-singled to left for J Abreu in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Bogusevic (14, J Westbrook) 3B: J Paredes (2, J Westbrook) RBI: J Towles (11), B Wallace 2 (29), J Paredes 2 (18) SF: J Towles GIDP: J Paredes Astros RISP: 3-10 (C Barmes 1-3, J Paredes 1-2, J Towles 0-1, H Sosa 0-1, B Wallace 1-1, C Lee 0-1, B Bogusevic 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Altuve (3, 2nd base by M Rzepczynski) Picked Off: J Altuve (1st base by M Rzepczynski) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Towles (6, throw); J Shuck (1, throw) DP: 1 (B Bogusevic-J Towles). Outfield Assist: B Bogusevic (D Freese at Home, J Jay at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| H Sosa | 3.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62-34 | 5.23 | |
| D Carpenter | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42-30 | 2.93 | |
| E Del Rosario (L, 0-3; B, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 4.58 | |
| W Wright | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 1.50 | |
| F Rodriguez | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25-16 | 3.96 | |
| J Abreu | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19-10 | 2.70 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 177-105 | ||
| PITCHING WP: H Sosa HBP: J Jay (By J Abreu) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: H Sosa 7/16; D Carpenter 7/12; E Del Rosario 3/5; W Wright 1/3; F Rodriguez 4/6; J Abreu 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: H Sosa 10-3-8-13; D Carpenter 3-6-13-8; E Del Rosario 3-1-3-4; W Wright 0-0-1-3; F Rodriguez 5-2-4-5; J Abreu 2-1-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Sosa 3-5; D Carpenter 2-3; E Del Rosario 0-2; W Wright 0-1; F Rodriguez 0-2; J Abreu 1-2 Game Scores: H Sosa 29 | ||||||||||
| STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Towles hit sacrifice fly to right, C Lee scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | B Wallace singled to right, J Altuve and B Bogusevic scored, C Lee to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Paredes tripled to deep center, C Lee and B Wallace scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 4th | Y Molina singled to right center, D Freese scored, L Berkman to third, A Craig to second. | 1 | 5 | |
| 4th | S Schumaker doubled to deep left center, L Berkman, A Craig and Y Molina scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 4th | J Jay hit sacrifice fly to center, S Schumaker scored, N Punto to third, C Patterson to second on throwing error by center fielder J Shuck. | 5 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Paredes grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Bogusevic scored, B Wallace out at second, C Lee to third. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | A Craig doubled to deep right center, L Berkman scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 7th | R Theriot tripled to deep right center, A Craig and Y Molina scored. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7th | N Punto doubled to left, R Theriot scored. | 9 | 6 | |
| 8th | A Craig homered to left (347 feet), A Pujols and L Berkman scored. | 12 | 6 | |
| 9th | N Punto homered to right center (405 feet). | 13 | 6 | |
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| CARDINALS LEFTFIELDER MATT HOLLIDAY LEFT THE GAME IN THE THIRD INNING DUE TO DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT HAND. |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 22,021 (52.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:35 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana Demuth, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
