MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/05/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1508 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (29-33) 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 1
Houston Astros (43-20) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 5 9 1
Cardinals Fall Short, 5-4, at Houston
In a tight contest at Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros edged the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-4. Houston designated hitter Yordan Alvarez, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Hunter Harvey got the save, the 16th for him this season. Houston improves to 43-20 with the win. They lead their division by 8 games.

Alvarez had a timely hit for Houston in the bottom of the seventh. With Houston trailing 4-3, he turned a 1-1 sinker into a 2-run home run. It was his 17th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Houston.

Houston manager Logan F called it "a good, solid win."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Friedl CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .237 4 20
B. Stott 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .266 8 29
B. Anderson 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .258 5 18
J. Westbrook DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .260 3 25
W. Brennan LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .238 0 10
J. Peña SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .259 5 26
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .189 9 21
J. Profar RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .246 6 14
K. Higashioka C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .206 7 18
Totals 38 4 10 4 4 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Friedl (6, 1st Inning off H. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Peña (8, 4th Inning off H. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Stott (8, 6th Inning off P. Murfee, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Friedl 2 , B. Stott 5 , B. Anderson , J. Westbrook , J. Peña 3 , A. Rizzo , J. Profar , K. Higashioka
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Anderson , J. Westbrook , W. Brennan , J. Peña , J. Profar
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rizzo (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Peña-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Friedl(Kim at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 3 23
H. Kim 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307 6 38
L. Nootbaar RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .299 14 48
Y. Alvarez DH 4 3 2 2 0 1 2 .299 17 50
C. Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .293 15 59
T. Murphy C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .240 5 18
L. Urias 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .275 11 32
A. Thomas CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 2 19
J. Ortiz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 1 6
Totals 30 5 9 5 3 1 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Urias (11, 6th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs) , Y. Alvarez (17, 7th Inning off R. Bleier, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim 2 , L. Nootbaar , Y. Alvarez 5 , T. Murphy , L. Urias 4 , A. Thomas , J. Ortiz
2-out RBI: L. Urias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , Y. Alvarez , A. Thomas 2
GIDP: T. Murphy
Sac Fly: T. Murphy , L. Urias
Hit by Pitch: L. Nootbaar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Walker (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Perez 5.2 7 3 2 3 1 1 90 3.84   
E. Pagan H (4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 21 2.78   
R. Bleier L (0-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 4.72   
C. Morris 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 43
Batters Faced: M. Perez 26, E. Pagan 4, R. Bleier 3, C. Morris 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 4-10, E. Pagan 1-1, R. Bleier 2-0, C. Morris 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 90-47, E. Pagan 21-14, R. Bleier 7-4, C. Morris 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pagan 1-0 , R. Bleier 1-1
WP: M. Perez
Hit Batsmen: E. Pagan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brown 4.0 4 2 2 4 3 0 92 5.46   
P. Murfee 1.1 6 2 2 0 0 1 24 2.53   
T. Mayza W (7-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.91   
P. Sewald H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.86   
H. Harvey SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brown 45
Batters Faced: H. Brown 21, P. Murfee 10, T. Mayza 5, P. Sewald 3, H. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brown 5-4, P. Murfee 3-1, T. Mayza 3-2, P. Sewald 0-1, H. Harvey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brown 92-47, P. Murfee 24-18, T. Mayza 21-11, P. Sewald 16-11, H. Harvey 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordan Alvarez
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 40795
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