St. Louis (36-27) at Houston (32-30)

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Cards looking for a good night's sleep

Gene Duffey / Special to MLB.com
The St. Louis Cardinals could certainly use a good night's sleep before facing the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the series on Saturday night.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Adam Wainwright

  • RHP
  • (5-3) 3.12 ERA
Cardinals: Wainwright was inconsolable after his last outing, in which he was brilliant through six innings only to fall apart in the seventh. Historically, that's been a good sign. When Wainwright is disappointed in his game, he tends to bounce back extremely strong. He also loves facing the rival Astros, against whom he's tossed two excellent games already this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 21-16 3.49 365.2 112 266 .251
Season 5-3 3.12 86.2 19 58 .227
June 0-1 5.63 8.0 2 4 .241
Vs. Houston 2-0 2.12 17.0 3 14 .136

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/07/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 36 27 .571 3.5 21-13 15-14
Houston Astros (NL Central) 32 30 .516 7.0 16-9 16-21
Stats - 06/07/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
STL .275 290 56 278 28 367 3.93 565.2 567 190 359
HOU .261 280 61 264 63 374 4.41 540.2 577 182 395
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Astros have tough road ahead

Jim Molony / MLB.com
After a 2-7 road trip, a nine-game homestand doesn't get much easier for the Astros as they take on St. Louis, Milwaukee and the New York Yankees. First up is Game 2 against the Cardinals on Saturday.
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Astros probable pitcher

Shawn Chacon

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 4.41 ERA
Astros: Chacon suffered his first loss of the season in abbreviated fashion, throwing 40 pitches over one inning during a landslide defeat by the Brewers. Chacon yielded four runs, walked two and hit two. The right-hander has faced the Cardinals twice this year. He took a no-decision on April 8 at home, yielding three runs over six innings. On May 27, Chacon allowed two runs over seven innings in a winning effort at Busch Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 45-59 4.94 905.2 464 615 .260
Season 2-1 4.41 69.1 30 49 .258
June 0-1 36.00 1.0 2 2 .400
Vs. St. Louis 1-0 2.70 20.0 10 12 .232

Cardinals hitters vs Shawn Chacon

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .250 4 1 3
Lugo, Julio - - - - .500 6 0 2
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier .200 5 0 0 .250 12 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert .444 9 1 1 .300 20 2 2
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Schumaker, Skip .111 9 0 0 .385 13 0 2
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Astros hitters vs Adam Wainwright

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berkman, Lance .333 6 2 2 .300 20 2 4
Blum, Geoff .000 1 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Bogusevic, Brian - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bourgeois, Jason - - - - - - - -
Bourn, Michael .143 7 0 0 .222 9 0 0
Johnson, Chris - - - - - - - -
Keppinger, Jeff - - - - .000 2 0 0
Lee, Carlos .000 6 0 0 .077 13 0 3
Manzella, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Matsui, Kazuo .250 8 1 1 .333 12 1 1
Maysonet, Edwin - - - - - - - -
Pence, Hunter .000 7 0 0 .294 17 1 1
Quintero, Humberto - - - - .400 5 0 1
Ramirez, Yordany - - - - - - - -
Sutil, Wladimir - - - - .000 2 0 0
Towles, J.R. .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Vallejo, Jose - - - - - - - -

Cardinals prevail over Astros (37-27) (32-31)

Cardinals 8, Astros 4

Cards' bats break out

Gene Duffey / Special to MLB.com
Adam Wainwright suffered a middle-finger strain in the sixth inning on Saturday, but things otherwise went swimmingly for the Cardinals as they evened this three-game series with a win over the Astros, thanks to a seven-run outburst in the second inning.

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Series at a Glance

 

Chacon struggles

Krysten Oliphant / MLB.com
Astros starter Shawn Chacon was saddled with his second loss of the season on Saturday, in large part due to a second-inning meltdown that saw the Cardinals score seven runs. The Astros hitters tried to rally but fell short in the end.
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Cardinals 8, Astros 4

St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, CF5132011.306
Barton, LF3111111.242
  Perez, C, P0000000.000
  Franklin, P0000000.000
Pujols, 1B3100203.352
Ludwick, RF-LF4223103.310
Glaus, 3B4121101.265
Molina, Y, C4011003.296
Kennedy, 2B4100114.248
Wainwright, P3120011.225
  McClellan, P0000000.000
  Flores, Ra, P0000000.000
  a-Mather, PH-RF0000100.241
Izturis, C, SS4000004.247
Totals3481187421 

a-Walked for Flores, Ra in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Barton (5, Chacon), Schumaker (13, Chacon), Glaus (16, Chacon), Ludwick (16, Sampson).
3B: Schumaker (3, Chacon).
HR: Glaus (7, 2nd inning off Chacon, 0 on, 0 out), Ludwick (14, 2nd inning off Chacon, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Schumaker 6; Barton 2; Ludwick 6; Glaus 6; Molina, Y; Wainwright 2.
RBI: Glaus (38), Schumaker 2 (22), Barton (7), Ludwick 3 (46), Molina, Y (24).
2-out RBI: Schumaker 2; Barton; Ludwick 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ludwick; Wainwright; Kennedy; Pujols.
S: Barton.
SF: Molina, Y.
GIDP: Ludwick.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Molina, Y (1, 2nd base by Chacon/Ausmus).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kennedy-Izturis, C-Pujols, Izturis, C-Kennedy-Pujols).
 
HoustonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Pence, RF5132012.300
Matsui, 2B5020014.279
Tejada, SS5121002.304
Berkman, 1B4110103.374
Erstad, LF4000113.289
Wigginton, 3B4110010.283
  Sampson, P0000000.105
  c-Lee, PH1000002.254
Bourn, CF4031010.224
Ausmus, C4030001.221
Chacon, P1000011.130
  a-Abercrombie, PH1000000.000
  Wright, P0000000.000
  b-Blum, PH1000003.248
  Villarreal, P0000000.000
  Byrdak, P0000000.250
  Loretta, 3B1000012.283
Totals4041542723 

a-Lined out for Chacon in the 5th. b-Popped out for Wright in the 6th. c-Flied out for Sampson in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Berkman (23, Wainwright), Bourn (4, Perez, C), Matsui (10, Franklin).
HR: Pence (8, 5th inning off Wainwright, 0 on, 1 out), Tejada (7, 7th inning off McClellan, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Pence 6; Matsui 3; Tejada 5; Berkman 2; Wigginton; Bourn 4; Ausmus 3.
RBI: Pence 2 (35), Bourn (11), Tejada (39).
2-out RBI: Pence.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Erstad; Matsui 2; Lee.
GIDP: Berkman; Pence.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ausmus-Tejada, Wigginton-Matsui-Berkman).
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wainwright (W, 6-3)5.07221413.14
McClellan 1.05220212.51
Flores, Ra (H, 11)1.00000003.57
Perez, C (H, 3)1.02000101.86
Franklin 1.01001002.54
 
HoustonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Chacon (L, 2-2)5.010773224.96
Wright 1.00000204.29
Villarreal 0.20002004.85
Byrdak 1.00002000.52
Sampson 1.11110005.56

Wainwright pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
McClellan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Pujols (by Chacon), Pujols (by Chacon).
Pitches-strikes: Wainwright 73-47, McClellan 23-18, Flores, Ra 3-3, Perez, C 23-15, Franklin 16-9, Chacon 88-47, Wright 12-7, Villarreal 15-6, Byrdak 18-9, Sampson 13-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wainwright 6-5, McClellan 0-1, Flores, Ra 2-1, Perez, C 2-0, Franklin 2-1, Chacon 8-4, Wright 0-1, Villarreal 2-0, Byrdak 1-2, Sampson 0-4.
Batters faced: Wainwright 22, McClellan 8, Flores, Ra 3, Perez, C 4, Franklin 5, Chacon 26, Wright 3, Villarreal 4, Byrdak 5, Sampson 5.
Inherited runners-scored: McClellan 1-1, Byrdak 2-0, Sampson 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:09.
Att: 39,811.
June 7, 2008

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