MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/06/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2656 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (70-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Houston Astros (69-71) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Cardinals Beat Houston, 2-1
St. Louis rode a fine outing from starter Marco Gonzales to victory over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. The final score was 2-1. St. Louis raised its record to 70-69 with the win.

One significant plate appearance for St. Louis came with one out in the top of the ninth inning. Cardinals right fielder Jason Heyward hit a solo home run, which helped his team go on to win.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Heyward.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Cortés CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 10 60
L. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .289 7 28
D. Paulino 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .259 18 61
C. Ratzlaff LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .177 8 27
A. Hanson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 4 24
J. Heyward RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .216 18 52
C. Jarvis SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 1 26
Y. Grandal C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225 6 40
B. Lawrie DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 13 36
   a-Z. Taylor DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181 10 30
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 7 12      
a - Z. Taylor inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Cortés (26, 1st Inning off B. García, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Heyward (19, 6th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Heyward (18, 9th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Cortés 2 , D. Paulino , J. Heyward 7 , C. Jarvis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jarvis , B. Lawrie 2
GIDP: S. Cortés
Sac Fly: L. Díaz
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .276 11 61
A. Ríos LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .254 10 38
   a-J. Lowery PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 5 43
S. Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 18 57
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245 21 55
S. Castro SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 5 11
J. Jacobson RF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 19 60
A. Morrison C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .243 11 30
S. Gennett DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 1 40
U. Ok 2B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .282 3 25
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 6 14      
a - J. Lowery pinch ran for A. Ríos in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ríos (13, 5th Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ríos 3 , S. Jones , A. Morrison , U. Ok 3
2-out RBI: A. Ríos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowery , S. Jones , M. Andujar 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Morrison
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. García (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Castro-Ok-Jones)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gonzales 5.1 6 1 1 0 4 0 80 2.74   
D. Robertson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.93   
D. Roach 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.87   
E. Stainforth W (8-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.50   
T. Rosenthal SV (38) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 56
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 22, D. Robertson 2, D. Roach 5, E. Stainforth 3, T. Rosenthal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 5-7, D. Robertson 1-1, D. Roach 2-1, E. Stainforth 1-2, T. Rosenthal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 80-55, D. Robertson 7-5, D. Roach 18-8, E. Stainforth 11-8, T. Rosenthal 15-10
Hit Batsmen: D. Roach
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. García 4.2 4 1 1 2 4 0 85 3.87   
G. Connolly 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.02   
D. Storen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.42   
L. Madden 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.22   
R. Rodriguez L (1-11) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. García 54
Batters Faced: B. García 20, G. Connolly 5, D. Storen 3, L. Madden 3, R. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. García 4-6, G. Connolly 1-1, D. Storen 2-0, L. Madden 0-2, R. Rodriguez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. García 85-48, G. Connolly 17-11, D. Storen 13-7, L. Madden 14-11, R. Rodriguez 11-6
WP: B. García
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marco Gonzales
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 36503
Special Notes: LF António Ríos was injured while running the bases.
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