St. Louis 5, Houston 4
Thursday, September 20, 2012 1:45 PM
When: 1:45 PM ET, Thursday, September 20, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature:
76°
Umpires:
Home -
Larry Vanover, 1B -
Dan Bellino, 2B -
Fieldin Culbreth, 3B -
Mike Estabrook
Attendance:
34788
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
48-102 |
32-43 |
16-59 |
L3 |
| St. Louis
|
80-70 |
46-29 |
34-41 |
W4 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 46-29 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 16-59 record on the road.
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St. Louis has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Jaime Garcia pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.25. Jason Motte closed out the game to get the save and has 38 saves for the season. Bud Norris took the loss for Houston.
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Allen Craig had the only homerun for St. Louis.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
St. Louis |
|
Bud Norris
|
Player |
Jaime Garcia
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
8.44 |
ERA |
4.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Houston
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.286 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| St. Louis
|
9 |
1 |
14 |
.300 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .544 after a win and .521 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .317 after a loss.
