Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 5, Houston 0
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 72°
Umpires: Home - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Dan Bellino, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth
Attendance: 39062
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 000000000051
St. Louis 02010002-581
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 48-101 32-43 16-58 L2
St. Louis 79-70 45-29 34-41 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 45-29 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 16-58 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Lance Lynn pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.79. Jason Motte closed out the game to get the save and has 37 saves for the season. Lucas Harrell took the loss for Houston.
  • Yadier Molina, David Freese hit homeruns for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   St. Louis
Lucas Harrell Player Lance Lynn
Loss W/L Win
5.2 IP 6.1
7 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 3
4.76 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Houston   St. Louis
Brandon LairdPlayer Yadier Molina
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 5 0 7 .156 11 0 2 0 1
St. Louis 8 2 14 .258 10 5 2 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .521 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .320 after a loss.