MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
10/02/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2896 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-88) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Houston Astros (76-79) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 X 6 15 0
Spears Hits 2 home runs in Astros Win
A 4-RBI performance from the two-time All-Star Claude Spears helped the Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-4. Jesús Mejía converted his 5th save in 5 tries. The second-place Astros improved to 76-79.

Starlin Castro, who is a five-time All-Star, helped out the Houston cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the designated hitter went 1 for 2 with a double.

Houston manager Dejan Spasic commended his team for delivering "maximum effort."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Romero 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 13 65
A. Morales DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 4 29
   a-E. Suarez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 1 26
J. Álvarez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .262 8 50
J. Heyward CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .267 15 61
R. Ramirez RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .361 0 5
C. Jarvis SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .265 2 37
K. Kiermaier LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .277 4 10
L. Tirado 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .229 1 23
I. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .210 10 36
Totals 37 4 10 4 1 11 19      
a - E. Suarez inserted as DH in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morales (16, 5th Inning off G. Connolly, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Romero (34, 9th Inning off J. Mejía, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Álvarez (8, 1st Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Tirado (1, 2nd Inning off G. Connolly, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Romero 3 , A. Morales 3 , J. Álvarez 4 , R. Ramirez , C. Jarvis 3 , L. Tirado 4
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , R. Ramirez , C. Jarvis , L. Tirado , I. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: R. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jarvis (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jarvis-Tirado-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .308 13 70
A. Morrison C 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .257 19 63
C. Spears CF 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .296 11 69
J. Jacobson DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .260 18 90
   a-S. Castro DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .333 0 4
M. Olson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 24 62
   b-U. Ok PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 8 66
   c-S. Gennett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 2 38
J. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 6 27
J. Lowery LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .248 10 49
B. Antonelli 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .226 4 32
E. van Zandvliet SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .187 1 35
Totals 38 6 15 6 2 10 18      
a - S. Castro inserted as DH in the 7th
b - U. Ok pinch hit for M. Olson in the 7th
c - S. Gennett substituted for U. Ok in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jacobson (38, 1st Inning off E. Stainforth, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Antonelli (24, 6th Inning off E. Stainforth, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Spears (31, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Castro (3, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Spears 2 (11, 1st Inning off E. Stainforth, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off K. Crockett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Thomas , A. Morrison 2 , C. Spears 11 , J. Jacobson 2 , S. Castro 2 , U. Ok , J. Gonzáles , J. Lowery , B. Antonelli 2 , E. van Zandvliet 2
2-out RBI: C. Spears , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Thomas , J. Gonzáles , B. Antonelli
GIDP: J. Jacobson
Team LOB: 10
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Stainforth 5.2 9 3 3 2 6 1 95 4.06   
N. Acosta H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.93   
F. Lopez BS (3) 0.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 16 4.66   
K. Crockett L (3-5) 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 20 3.76   
C. Salazar 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Stainforth 43
Batters Faced: E. Stainforth 27, N. Acosta 2, F. Lopez 6, K. Crockett 4, C. Salazar 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Stainforth 6-4, N. Acosta 0-1, F. Lopez 2-0, K. Crockett 0-0, C. Salazar 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Stainforth 95-57, N. Acosta 7-5, F. Lopez 16-12, K. Crockett 20-12, C. Salazar 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Acosta 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Connolly 6.2 7 4 4 1 9 2 93 4.21   
L. Madden W (8-10) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.76   
J. Mejía SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 52
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 29, L. Madden 6, J. Mejía 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 7-4, L. Madden 1-1, J. Mejía 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 93-61, L. Madden 22-14, J. Mejía 15-11
Hit Batsmen: G. Connolly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Claude Spears
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 27041
Special Notes: CF Arturo Morales was injured while running the bases. SP Greg Connolly was injured while pitching.
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