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Final

Defensive missteps tarnish Penny's start

Brad Penny was sharp for six innings, but things came apart in the seventh when he gave up four hits and the Cards committed two errors, allowing the Astros to take the lead. Ryan Ludwick went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

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Houston	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	LOB	AVG
Bourn, CF	5	0	2	1	0	0	.289
Matsui, K, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	4	.175
Berkman, 1B	4	1	1	1	1	1	.197
Lee, Ca, LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	.200
Pence, RF	4	2	2	1	0	0	.241
Blum, 3B	3	1	1	0	2	0	.328
Lyon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lindstrom, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Manzella, SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	.200
Cash, C	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
a-Sullivan, PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	.161
Fulchino, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Sampson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Feliz, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221
Myers, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.071
b-Quintero, PH-C	2	0	1	1	0	0	.255
Totals	34	6	9	6	5	7	.226

a-Singled for Cash in the 7th. b-Singled for Myers in the 7th.

St. Louis	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Rasmus, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.292
Motte, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Boggs, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Stavinoha, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400
Ludwick, RF	4	2	3	1	1	1	1	.274
Pujols, 1B	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.320
Holliday, LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.303
Freese, 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.321
Molina, Y, C	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.290
Schumaker, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.218
Ryan, SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.179
a-Jay, PH-CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.353
Penny, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.067
b-Greene, PH-SS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211
Totals	35	3	11	3	3	4	16	.261

a-Singled for Ryan in the 7th. b-Walked for Penny in the 7th. c-Singled for Boggs in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pence (4, Penny).
HR: Berkman (3, 8th inning off Motte, 0 on, 0 out), Pence (4, 8th inning off Motte, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Bourn 2; Berkman 4; Pence 6; Blum; Manzella; Sullivan; Quintero.
RBI: Manzella (6), Sullivan (3), Quintero (4), Bourn (4), Berkman (8), Pence (10).
2-out RBI: Sullivan; Quintero; Bourn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matsui, K 2.
SF: Manzella.
GIDP: Berkman; Cash.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Manzella (1, 2nd base by Penny/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bourn (Schumaker at home).
DP: 2 (Manzella-Matsui, K-Berkman 2).

BATTING
2B: Ludwick (6, Myers).
TB: Stavinoha; Ludwick 4; Pujols 2; Holliday; Freese; Schumaker; Jay; Penny.
RBI: Holliday (12), Freese (21), Ludwick (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y; Holliday.
GIDP: Molina, Y; Pujols.
Team RISP: 5-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Ryan 2 (5, fielding, throw), Molina, Y (2, missed catch).
DP: 2 (Freese-Schumaker-Pujols, Ryan-Pujols).

Houston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Myers(W, 2-2)	6.0	8	2	2	2	3	3.52
Fulchino(H, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	4.63
Sampson(H, 4)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.32
Lyon(H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52
Lindstrom(S, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.69
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	3	4	4.11

St. Louis	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA
Penny(L, 3-3)	7.0	7	4	0	3	0	1.70
Motte	1.0	2	2	2	2	2	4.26
Boggs	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
Totals	9.0	9	6	2	5	2	2.66

WP: Myers.
HBP: Matsui, K (by Penny), Blum (by Penny).
Pitches-strikes: Myers 103-57, Fulchino 14-8, Sampson 4-2, Lyon 15-11, Lindstrom 13-9, Penny 93-65, Motte 23-18, Boggs 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Myers 7-4, Fulchino 0-1, Sampson 2-0, Lyon 2-1, Lindstrom 1-0, Penny 13-2, Motte 0-1, Boggs 1-1.
Batters faced: Myers 25, Fulchino 4, Sampson 2, Lyon 3, Lindstrom 4, Penny 29, Motte 5, Boggs 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sampson 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 72 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:49.
Att: 35,875.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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