Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 12:45PM CST
On Thursday the St. Louis Cardinals finished a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros, winning the contest 13 to 5. A key contribution came from David Freese, whose three-run homer snapped the Cardinals' streak of seven games without hitting a long ball.
Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Time: 12:45PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 30,343
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
HOU |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Y Molina (25, D Keuchel); M Holliday (30, H Ambriz); J Jay (13, M Storey); A Craig (27, M Storey); S Robinson (8, X Cedeno)
Home Runs: D Freese (17, 4th inning off D Keuchel 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Freese 4 (70), A Craig 3 (65), M Holliday 4 (85), Y Molina (60), R Furcal (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Freese 4, A Craig
Sacrifice Hit: J Jay
Ground Into Double Play: D Freese
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 10-14 (M Holliday 2-3, C Beltran 0-2, T Cruz 1-1, R Furcal 1-1, Y Molina 1-1, A Craig 3-3, D Freese 2-2, S Robinson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Holliday 1; S Robinson 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Westbrook 16-27; B Browning 1-3; E Mujica 3-5; F Salas 2-4; M Rzepczynski 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Westbrook 10-7-8-22; B Browning 4-0-5-1; E Mujica 3-4-4-2; F Salas 1-3-1-2; M Rzepczynski 4-2-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Westbrook 10-4; B Browning 0-0; E Mujica 0-2; F Salas 1-1; M Rzepczynski 2-0
Game Scores: J Westbrook 32

Errors: J Westbrook (5, throw); D Freese (11, ground ball)

Doubles: B Wallace (5, J Westbrook); F Martinez 2 (4, J Westbrook 2); B Francisco (4, J Westbrook)
Runs Batted In: D Keuchel (1), J Altuve 2 (33), S Moore (20)
Sacrifice Flies: D Keuchel; J Altuve; S Moore
Sacrifice Hit: D Keuchel
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (F Martinez 0-1, J Castro 0-2, D Keuchel 0-1, T Greene 0-2, S Moore 0-1, J Altuve 1-1, B Wallace 0-1, B Francisco 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: F Martinez 2; J Castro 1; D Keuchel 1; T Greene 1; B Francisco 1

Pitcher Notes: D Keuchel pitched to 3 batters in the 5th
Hit By Pitch: S Moore (By J Westbrook); B Bogusevic (By J Westbrook)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Keuchel 10-19; H Ambriz 5-6; M Storey 5-8; X Cedeno 3-4; R Cruz 5-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Keuchel 10-3-10-16; H Ambriz 1-3-5-3; M Storey 4-3-10-6; X Cedeno 4-0-1-3; R Cruz 4-1-9-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Keuchel 6-4; H Ambriz 0-0; M Storey 3-2; X Cedeno 0-0; R Cruz 0-1
Game Scores: D Keuchel 31

Double Plays: 1 (S Moore-J Altuve-B Wallace)
Errors: B Wallace (4, throw)
Assists: B Francisco (Y Molina at 2nd base)
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