Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 4, St. Louis 1
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 22107
Final Scoring Summary
 
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St. Louis 000000100120
Houston 00201001-4110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
St. Louis 37-26 18-12 19-14 L1
Houston 24-38 12-18 12-20 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 12-18 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 19-14 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cardinals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Bud Norris pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.67. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 6 saves for the season. Jaime Garcia took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Lance Berkman had the only homerun for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   Houston
Jaime Garcia Player Bud Norris
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 8.0
1 Strikeouts 2
7 Hits 1
5.40 ERA 1.12
Hitting
St. Louis   Houston
Lance Berkman Player Jason Michaels
1 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
1 HR 0
4 TB 2
.333 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
St. Louis 2 1 6 .077 2 1 5 0 0
Houston 11 0 16 .324 3 4 2 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .304 after a win and .436 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .541 after a win and .654 after a loss.