THESHOW
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/21/2041
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THESHOW
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2096 - SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , 2041 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (54-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals (59-37) 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
Cardinals Turn Back Houston, 3-2
St. Louis right-hander Marco Hornby helped his team edge Houston by the score of 3-2. Hornby kept the opposing lineup in check. In 6.1 innings, Hornby surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run. Mario Salazar was called on to finish, recording his 22nd save.

Chris Alexander, who is tied for 5th in the NL with a .300 batting average, came through for St. Louis with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth. The second baseman went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 1 RBI.

Hornby said the team appreciates the support from the fans. "I'm glad we could reward them with a good win," he said after the game.

St. Louis, at 59-37, is 9½ games up in the National League Central Division.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Archuleta CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .230 2 16
J. Rivera DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 12 28
Á. Guzmán LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .303 32 66
J. Robles RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .264 19 50
J. Mercado SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271 24 62
T. Valéncia 1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .240 20 43
E. Sutton 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 10 34
A. Juárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 6 20
I. Camacho C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .220 3 17
Totals 30 2 7 2 4 7 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Valéncia (20, 9th Inning off M. Salazar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Archuleta 2 , J. Mercado , T. Valéncia 4 , E. Sutton 2 , I. Camacho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Juárez
GIDP: J. Archuleta , J. Robles
Sac Fly: T. Valéncia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: Á. Guzmán (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sutton-Mercado-Valéncia)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Alexander 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 11 40
S. Córdova DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302 10 29
E. Johnson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .259 19 61
J. Esparza RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 19 55
L. Dufour SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 11 37
P. Robles LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 7 30
J. Silver 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .281 8 43
J. Días CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 6 15
J. Farmer C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 5 28
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 1 8      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Alexander (21, 1st Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Silver (8, 2nd Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Córdova (10, 3rd Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Alexander (11, 5th Inning off B. Bush, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Alexander 6 , S. Córdova 4 , P. Robles , J. Silver 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Dufour
GIDP: J. Silver
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alexander-Dufour-Johnson, Farmer-Johnson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bush L (6-6) 8.0 6 3 3 2 1 3 95 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bush 57
Batters Faced: B. Bush 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bush 15-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bush 95-61
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hornby W (10-9) 6.1 3 1 1 2 6 0 106 3.78   
D. English H (3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.60   
M. Salazar SV (22) 2.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 29 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hornby 67
Batters Faced: M. Hornby 22, D. English 4, M. Salazar 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hornby 7-4, D. English 0-2, M. Salazar 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hornby 106-62, D. English 9-5, M. Salazar 29-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. English 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Hornby
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 46668
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