Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 8, St. Louis 2
Saturday, May 5, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, May 5, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Lance Barrett, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 23633
Final Scoring Summary
 
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St. Louis 100000010260
Houston 40020002-861
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
St. Louis 16-11 8-4 8-7 L3
Houston 13-14 9-5 4-9 W5
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 9-5 record at home this season. The St. Louis Cardinals have a 8-7 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Astros have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Bud Norris pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.58. Jaime Garcia took the loss for St. Louis.
  • Jed Lowrie, Chris Johnson hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
St. Louis   Houston
Jaime Garcia Player Bud Norris
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 3
9.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
St. Louis   Houston
Daniel Descalso Player Justin Maxwell
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
1 TB 4
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
St. Louis 6 0 6 .188 6 2 4 2 0
Houston 6 2 15 .207 4 8 4 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .583 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .636 after a loss.