St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: Saggese (1, VanWey)

Home Runs: Nootbaar (3, 5th inning off Blanco 2 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Nootbaar 3 (10), Saggese (5)

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Contreras 0-1, Pozo 0-1, Donovan 0-1, Nootbaar 1-3, Walker 0-1, Scott II 0-1, Saggese 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Nootbaar 2; Saggese 1

Cardinals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Matz 8/17; Maton 3/3; Helsley 3/4; Fernandez 3/4; Leahy 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Matz-12-3-17-11; Maton-2-2-1-2; Helsley-1-4-7-3; Fernandez-2-2-2-3; Leahy-0-5-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Matz 4-6; Maton 1-1; Helsley 1-2; Fernandez 1-1; Leahy 2-0

Game Scores: S Matz 64

Cardinals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Donovan (2, 2nd base off Scott/Diaz); Burleson (2, 2nd base off Blanco/Diaz); Scott II (6, 2nd base off Scott/Diaz)

Astros Batting

Doubles: Diaz (2, Leahy)

Runs Batted In: Paredes (10)

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Walker 0-1, Rodgers 0-1, Paredes 0-1, Meyers 0-1, Diaz 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Walker 1; Rodgers 1

Astros Pitching

Pitcher Notes: VanWey pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.

Hit By Pitch: Donovan (by Okert)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Okert 1/5; Scott 3/4; Sousa 1/1; Blanco 11/23; VanWey 4/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Okert-1-2-6-3; Scott-4-1-1-3; Sousa-1-0-0-1; Blanco-13-11-12-15; VanWey-3-0-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Okert 0-3; Scott 0-3; Sousa 1-0; Blanco 1-13; VanWey 0-1

Game Scores: R Blanco 43

Astros Fielding

Errors: Smith (2, dropped foul ball)