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On The Field
Busch Stadium
St. Louis, Missouri
Bud Norris
Jaime Garcia
L (5-13)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.1 6 5 5 7 5.05
W (5-7)
IP H ER BB K ERA
6.0 6 3 2 5 4.25
Jason Motte
S (38)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 1 0 0 3 2.94

Cardinals 5, Astros 4
Carlos Beltran appears to be getting his stroke back. Good timing for the St. Louis Cardinals' final playoff push. Beltran snapped a sixth-inning tie with a two-run, pinch-hit double and Allen Craig hit a three-run homer, powering the Cardinals to a 5-4 victory Thursday that held their cushion in the NL wild-card race. The Cardinals lead Milwaukee by 2 1/2 games for the second wild-card spot with 12 games remaining. Los Angeles, which lost 4-1 at...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- B.Laird walked on a full count, Altuve scored, Dominguez to third, Maxwell to second.
Bottom of 1st
- Craig homered to center on a 0-1 count, M.Carpenter scored, Holliday scored.
Top of 3rd
- Maxwell doubled to center, B.Barnes scored.
- B.Laird hit an infield single to shortstop, Maxwell scored.
Bottom of 6th
- Beltran doubled to left, Descalso scored, Kozma scored.
Top of 7th
- B.Barnes singled to left, S.Moore scored.

Season Series
Date Home Time (ET)
Tue 6/25 HOU 8:10 pm
Wed 6/26 HOU 8:10 pm
Tue 7/9 STL 8:15 pm
Wed 7/10 STL 8:15 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J. Altuve, 2B 5 1 2 0 0
2. B. Barnes, CF 4 1 2 1 0
2. B. Wallace, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0
3. M. Dominguez, 3B 5 0 3 0 0
3. J. Schafer, PR 0 0 0 0 0
4. J. Maxwell, RF-LF 3 1 1 1 2
5. J. Martinez, LF 4 0 0 0 0
5. H. Ambriz, P 0 0 0 0 0
5. J. Castro, C 1 0 0 0 0
6. B. Laird, 1B 2 0 1 2 1
6. W. Wright, P 0 0 0 0 0
6. B. Bogusevic, RF-CF 1 0 0 0 1
7. C. Corporan, C 3 0 0 0 0
7. J. Valdez, P 0 0 0 0 0
7. X. Cedeno, P 0 0 0 0 0
8. M. Gonzalez, SS 2 0 0 0 0
8. T. Greene, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0
8. J. Lowrie, PH-SS 0 0 0 0 1
9. B. Norris, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. S. Moore, 1B 1 1 1 0 0
9. M. Downs, PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 4 10 4 6
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J. Jay, CF 4 0 1 0 1
2. M. Carpenter, RF-3B 4 1 1 0 0
3. M. Holliday, LF 4 1 2 0 0
4. A. Craig, 1B 4 1 2 3 0
5. Y. Molina, C 4 0 0 0 0
6. D. Freese, 3B 3 0 2 0 1
6. A. Chambers, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0
7. D. Descalso, 2B 1 1 0 0 2
8. P. Kozma, SS 3 1 0 0 1
9. J. Garcia, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. C. Beltran, PH 1 0 1 2 0
9. E. Mujica, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. M. Boggs, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. M. Rzepczynski, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. F. Salas, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. S. Schumaker, PH 0 0 0 0 1
9. J. Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 5 6
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
B Norris
(L, 5-13)
5.1 6 5 5 5 7 5.05
W Wright 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3.14
H Ambriz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3.86
J Valdez 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 2.16
X Cedeno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4.13
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Garcia
(W, 5-7)
6.0 6 3 3 2 5 4.25
E Mujica
(H, 27)
1.0 3 1 1 1 0 3.25
M Boggs
(H, 32)
0.1 0 0 0 2 0 2.38
M Rzepczynski 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 4.37
F Salas
(H, 7)
0.2 0 0 0 0 2 4.02
J Motte
(S, 38)
1.0 1 0 0 0 3 2.94
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: B Barnes (3), J Maxwell (11)
BASERUNNING
SB: J Schafer (27)
CS: J Altuve (8)
BATTING
2B: A Craig (33), C Beltran (26)
HR: A Craig (22)
BASERUNNING
SB: J Jay (18)
CS: J Jay (7), A Craig (1)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Astros
Jimmy Paredes (HOU - 3B)

News: Paredes went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a run scored and a walk against the Royals on Tuesday.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Bud Norris (HOU - P)

News: Norris threw six scoreless innings and gave up five hits and two walks against the Royals on Tuesday but was forced from the game with back stiffness after throwing just 88 pitches (58 strikes).  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Bud Norris (HOU - P)

News: Norris came out for the seventh inning in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to Kansas City, but was removed before facing a batter with tightness in his back.  (STATS - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Cardinals
Daniel Descalso (STL - 2B)

News: Descalso went 3-for-3 with a double and five RBI in Tuesday's victory over the Padres.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
David Freese (STL - 3B)

News: Freese (thumb) remains out of the Cardinals' lineup Tuesday at the Angels, FOX Sports Midwest reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Shelby Miller (STL - P)

News: Miller gave up three runs and only lasted 5.2 innings in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Padres.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Injury Report
Astros
NameInjuryStatus
B NorrisLeft game - lower back spasmsday-to-day
J MaxwellFractured left handon 15-day DL
J FieldsRight forearm strainon 15-day DL
A WhiteRight elbow strainon 60-day DL
Cardinals
NameInjuryStatus
J GarciaLeft shoulder strainon 15-day DL
J WestbrookRight elbow inflammationon 15-day DL
R FurcalRight elbow surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
J MotteRight elbow surgery - out for seasonon 60-day DL
C CarpenterNerve irritation, right shoulderon 60-day DL

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