St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros - August 30,2008

3rd inning: 8!/FDP.2X2(86) **Cardinal center fielder Skip Schumaker dove for Humberto Quintero's liner**
3rd inning: 8!/FDP.2X2(86) **and bounced up quickly to make a throw; the ball was ruled a catch by 2B**
3rd inning: 8!/FDP.2X2(86) **umpire Marvin Hudson but it appeared to be a trap; Astros manager Cecil**
3rd inning: 8!/FDP.2X2(86) **Cooper argued the call and was ejected by 1B umpire Mike Winters**

St. Louis Cardinals - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Skip Schumaker	cf	28.209	L	3	1	1	0	0	1	.308	128	271
	Joe Mather	ph-cf	26.038	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.237	53	53
2	Ryan Ludwick	rf	30.048	R	5	0	0	0	0	3	.304	126	350
3	Albert Pujols	1b	28.227	R	4	2	4	2	0	0	.362	122	1213
4	Rick Ankiel	lf	29.042	L	4	1	1	3	0	1	.270	115	215
5	Troy Glaus	3b	32.027	R	3	0	0	0	1	2	.270	132	1376
6	Adam Kennedy	2b	32.233	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	.273	96	1208
7	Yadier Molina	c	26.048	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.311	113	518
	Jason LaRue	c	34.164	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.236	44	824
8	Braden Looper	p	33.307	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.269	34	635
	Josh Phelps	ph	30.110	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	2	448
	Aaron Miles	2b	31.259	B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.317	109	618
9	Cesar Izturis	ss	28.202	B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.251	111	879
	Nick Stavinoha	ph	26.119	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.219	16	16
Totals

2B: Albert Pujols (36), Adam Kennedy (13)

HR: Albert Pujols (29), Rick Ankiel (25)

RBI: Albert Pujols 2 (89), Rick Ankiel 3 (71)

SH: Braden Looper (12)

SB: Aaron Miles (2), Cesar Izturis (17)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Darin Erstad	cf-lf	34.087	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	.293	119	1526
2	Ty Wigginton	lf-3b	30.324	R	3	1	2	2	0	0	.303	93	767
3	Miguel Tejada	ss	34.097	R	4	1	1	0	0	0	.282	132	1688
4	Lance Berkman	1b	32.202	B	2	2	2	0	2	0	.335	133	1346
5	Geoff Blum	3b-2b	35.126	B	4	2	2	3	0	0	.245	94	1114
6	Hunter Pence	rf	25.139	R	4	1	2	3	0	1	.262	131	240
7	David Newhan	2b	34.358	L	3	0	2	0	1	1	.261	44	393
8	Humberto Quintero	c	29.028	R	4	0	1	0	0	0	.232	42	135
9	Brian Moehler	p	36.243	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.026	25	149
	Reggie Abercrombie	ph	27.046	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	22	168
	Mark Loretta	ph	37.016	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	87	1606
Totals

2B: Miguel Tejada (30), Lance Berkman (42), Geoff Blum (10), David Newhan (5)

3B: Lance Berkman (4)

HR: Ty Wigginton (20), Geoff Blum (13), Hunter Pence (20)

RBI: Ty Wigginton 2 (50), Geoff Blum 3 (44), Hunter Pence 3 (68)

HBP: Ty Wigginton (8)

GDP: Ty Wigginton (6), Miguel Tejada (25), Geoff Blum (4), Mark Loretta (8)

St. Louis Cardinals - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Braden Looper	R	L 12-11	4.1	11	8	8	3	1	3	4.27	1.34	28	631
2	Russ Springer	R		0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.51	1.21	59	653
3	Brad Thompson	R		2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.70	1.38	22	149
4	Ryan Franklin	R		1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	1.56	61	377
Totals				0.0

HB: Brad Thompson (2)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Braden Looper (81-46-35), Russ Springer (14-9-5), Brad Thompson (24-13-11), Ryan Franklin (12-8-4)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Brian Moehler	R	W 10-5	6.0	7	3	3	1	6	1	4.02	1.33	26	278
2	Tim Byrdak	L		0.1	0	1	1	1	1	0	3.81	1.37	50	194
3	Doug Brocail	R		0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.37	1.26	63	597
4	LaTroy Hawkins	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.59	1.25	46	677
5	Jose Valverde	R	SV 36	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.82	1.21	62	315
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Brian Moehler (93-64-29), Tim Byrdak (14-7-7), Doug Brocail (10-7-3), LaTroy Hawkins (13-9-4), Jose Valverde (12-9-3)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
St. Louis Cardinals	SLN	74-62		3	0	0		0	0	0		2	0	0		5	9	0		3	4	9	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	70-66		6	0	0		0	2	0		0	0	x		8	14	0		4	6	12	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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