Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 3, Houston 1
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 93°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 35588
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 001000000180
St. Louis 20000100-3110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 33-70 17-36 16-34 L5
St. Louis 55-48 27-21 28-27 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 27-21 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 16-34 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Jake Westbrook pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.86. Fernando Salas closed out the game to get the save and has 19 saves for the season. Brett Myers took the loss for Houston.
  • Albert Pujols, David Freese hit homeruns for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   St. Louis
Brett Myers Player Jake Westbrook
Loss W/L Win
8.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 3
11 Hits 7
3.38 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Houston   St. Louis
Michael Bourn Player David Freese
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 8 0 9 .229 7 1 2 1 0
St. Louis 11 2 17 .355 4 3 0 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .537 after a win and .531 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .343 after a loss.