St. Louis 7, Houston 4
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(68-87)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 8 0
St. Louis 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 X 7 20 0
WP: B. Thompson (7-6) S: J. Isringhausen (30)
LP: M. Albers (4-10)
(72-82)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 5th: St. Louis
- D. Eckstein doubled to left, B. Ryan scored
- R. Ludwick doubled to shallow left, D. Eckstein scored
Top 6th: Houston
- C. Burke singled to left, J.R. Towles scored
Bot 7th: St. Louis
- R. Ankiel homered to deep right, D. Eckstein scored
- K. Stinnett singled to center, R. Ludwick and M. Cairo scored, A. Miles to third
- S. Taguchi singled to center, A. Miles scored, A. Reyes to second
Top 9th: Houston
- H. Pence homered to deep center, C. Burke and J. Anderson scored
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Anderson cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .432
C. Burke 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .234
L. Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274
C. Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
H. Pence rf 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .325
M. Loretta ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
    W. Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102
    B. Moehler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
    C. Biggio ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
T. Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .297
J.R. Towles c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .391
M. Albers p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .074
    C. Ransom ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
 Totals 32 4 8 4 2 3 10  
 Batting
2B - J Towles (4, B Thompson).
HR - H Pence (15, 9th inning off T Johnson 2 on, 2 Out).
RBI - C Burke (28), H Pence 3 (63).
2-out RBI - C Burke, H Pence 3.
GIDP - C Burke, J Towles.
Team LOB - 3.
 Base Running
CS - H Pence (5, 2nd base by T Percival/K Stinnett).
 
 Fielding
DP - 3 (M Albers-J Towles-L Berkman, M Loretta-L Berkman, C Burke-C Ransom-L Berkman).
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Eckstein ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .308
R. Ankiel cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .277
R. Ludwick rf 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .263
S. Schumaker lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .322
M. Cairo 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .278
    J. Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Miles 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .299
K. Stinnett c 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .197
    A. Pujols ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .322
    A. Reyes pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
    G. Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B. Thompson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136
    J. Edmonds ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
    J. Pineiro pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
    T. Percival p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    S. Taguchi ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
    B. Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Branyan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
B. Ryan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .301
 Totals 39 7 20 7 1 1 16  
 Batting
2B - M Cairo (2, M Albers); D Eckstein 2 (21, W Williams, M Albers); R Ludwick (20, M Albers).
HR - R Ankiel (10, 7th inning off W Williams 1 on, 0 Out).
S - B Thompson.
RBI - D Eckstein (30), R Ludwick (47), R Ankiel 2 (33), A Pujols 2 (98), S Taguchi (25).
2-out RBI - R Ludwick.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cairo 3, S Schumaker 1, B Ryan 2.
GIDP - S Schumaker, K Stinnett, B Ryan.
Team LOB - 10.
 Base Running
SB - B Ryan (6, 2nd base off M Albers/J Towles).
CS - R Ludwick (4, 2nd base by M Albers/J Towles).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (B Ryan-A Miles-M Cairo 2).
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
M. Albers (L, 4-10) 6.0 11 2 2 1 1 0 5.88
W. Williams 0.1 6 5 5 0 0 1 5.27
B. Moehler 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.29
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Thompson (W, 7-6) 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 4.96
T. Percival (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.95
B. Falkenborg 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.62
T. Johnson 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 4.06
J. Isringhausen (S, 30) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20
WP - B Moehler.
Pitches-strikes - M Albers 74-48; W Williams 19-16; B Moehler 25-18; B Thompson 64-43; T Percival 12-6; B Falkenborg 10-6; T Johnson 18-10; J Isringhausen 11-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - M Albers 13-3; W Williams 1-0; B Moehler 4-1; B Thompson 11-5; T Percival 1-1; B Falkenborg 2-1; T Johnson 0-1; J Isringhausen 0-1.
Batters faced - M Albers 27; W Williams 7; B Moehler 7; B Thompson 21; T Percival 3; B Falkenborg 3; T Johnson 6; J Isringhausen 1.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Alfonso Marquez. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Rick Reed.
Time: 2:43.
Attendance: 46,237.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, in from center.
Game Notes
HOUSTON SHORTSTOP MARK LORETTA EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIFTH INNING.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 22, 2007 10:03 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Houston
H. Pence H. Pence
1-3, 1 HR
3 RBI
 St. Louis
R. Ankiel R. Ankiel
3-5, 1 HR
2 RBI