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Both Astros and Cardinals in need of a spark
Jun 3, 2007 - 12:40 PM h Astros and Cardinals in need of a spark* ==============================================St Louis (23-30) at Houston (23-32), 2:05 pm EDT
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- A pair of teams looking to rebound from disappointing starts meet Sunday when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game series.
St. Louis, the defending World Series champions, has not been above .500 this season since starting 6-5. Houston meanwhile is trying to forget about their 10-game losing skid which came to an end on Thursday.
Cardinals starter Braden Looper (6-4, 3.65 ERA) has pitched well this season, but when he has pitched bad, he has pitched very bad. That was the case in his last start on Tuesday when he allowed six run in 5 2/3 innings during the team's 8-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Looper won his only start against Houston on May 6, holding the team to one run in six innings as the Cardinals prevailed, 3-1.
Jason Jennings (0-1, 2.12) makes his second start for the Astros since returning from the disabled list with elbow tendinitis. He pitched five scoreless innings in the Astros' 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday and did not factor in the decision.
Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer and Adam Everett and Luke Scott each added solo shots in Houston's 8-3 win here on Saturday. Hunter Pence had two hits and is hitting .421 (16-of-38) in his last 10 games with eight multi-hit contests.
Lance Berkman has 782 RBI and needs one more to pass Bob Watson for fourth place on Houston's all-time list.
Since May 27, Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with five home runs and eight RBI.
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FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
ST LOUIS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
10 R H E
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ST LOUIS 3 8 11 0
HOUSTON 1 6 11 0 (FINAL 10)
BATTERIES: STL
Jun 3 5:05 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK LORETTA (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
10TH OFF JASON ISRINGHAUSEN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 6
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.235, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:56 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Miller relieved D Wheeler.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8
HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Edmonds (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
Jun 3 4:50 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
HOU: TREVER MILLER (0-0, 6.91) IN THE 10TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
Jun 3 4:50 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
2 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF DAN WHEELER SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
Jun 3 4:50 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
2 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF DAN WHEELER SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:50 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SO TAGUCHI (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
10TH OFF DAN WHEELER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Jun 3 4:38 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SO TAGUCHI (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
10TH OFF DAN WHEELER.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:38 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Miles hit for B Ryan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.264, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
Jun 3 4:35 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Ausmus catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5
HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B Ryan (.000, 0-FOR-3)
Jun 3 4:35 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 8 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 9 0 (TOP 10)
CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
HOU - DAN WHEELER
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.000, 0-FOR-3)
S TAGUCHI (.250, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
D ECKSTEIN (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
Jun 3 4:34 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY HUNTER PENCE (5) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF RYAN FRANKLIN.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.316, 0-FOR-3)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:16 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF CHAD QUALLS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 4
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.242, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:11 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MARK LORETTA SCORED ERIC MUNSON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M LORETTA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
HOUSTON 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LAMB (.267, 1-FOR-3)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 4:03 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED MORGAN ENSBERG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, E MUNSON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
HOUSTON 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.325, 0-FOR-3)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 3:57 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MORGAN ENSBERG SCORED LUKE SCOTT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ENSBERG ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E MUNSON (.200, 0-FOR-2)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 3:50 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HUNTER PENCE SCORED ORLANDO PALMEIRO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H PENCE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.318, 0-FOR-2)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 3:33 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JIM EDMONDS SCORED SCOTT SPIEZIO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J EDMONDS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 4
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.238, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 3:19 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARY BENNETT SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G BENNETT ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 3
HOUSTON 0 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.000, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 3:00 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JUAN ENCARNACION (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF JASON JENNINGS.
CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 2, HOUSTON 0
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.241, 0-FOR-1)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 2:58 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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ST LOUIS 1 1 1 0
HOUSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - BRADEN LOOPER
HOU - JASON JENNINGS
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.333, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
M LAMB (.264, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
H PENCE (.358, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
Cardinals vs. AstrosJun 3 2:09 PM
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