MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/16/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 11902 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (66-81) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (71-74) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 4 11 0
Cardinals Rebuff Astros, 4-2
St. Louis beat Houston on the strength of starting pitcher Tim Redding's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. J.C. Romero locked down his 1st save. The win puts the Cardinals at 71-74, while the Astros drop to 66-81.

Brian Giles, who finished 5th in the NL in runs with 143 in 1996, helped out the St. Louis cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a 2-run single. For the game, the left fielder went 2 for 5 with 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"When Tim is on, he can really move the ball around," said St. Louis manager Jason Howard.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .267 6 52
R. Doumit LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .278 11 38
D. Young 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .309 5 36
G. Zaun C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .264 12 65
C. Koskie 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .262 10 76
J. Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 5 46
B. Hall RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .228 9 41
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 6 49
Z. Greinke P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .119 0 4
   J. Germano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 2
   a-K. Rhodes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 5 24
   J. Duchscherer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Orie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 4 27
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 7 13      
a - K. Rhodes pinch hit for J. Germano in the 7th
b - K. Orie pinch hit for J. Duchscherer in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Young (17, 1st Inning off T. Redding, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Graffanino (18, 9th Inning off J. Romero, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Koskie (10, 2nd Inning off T. Redding, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Doumit (11, 3rd Inning off T. Redding, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Doumit 4 , D. Young 4 , G. Zaun , C. Koskie 4 , T. Graffanino 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Zaun , B. Hall , K. Orie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Figgins (7)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Greinke (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Graffanino-Lugo-Young)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Giles LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .304 0 8
D. Jimenez 2B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .285 16 54
M. McGwire 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .202 31 83
J. Edmonds CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .301 37 87
J. Hardy SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .290 23 81
R. Branyan RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .171 0 8
S. Burroughs 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .273 0 1
J. Valentin C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .241 6 33
T. Redding P 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .196 4 9
   S. Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 10 48
   J. Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 7 24
   B. Traber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 3
   J. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 11 24      
a - J. Jones pinch hit for S. Kline in the 6th
b - A. Gonzalez pinch hit for J. Isringhausen in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jimenez (23, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , D. Jimenez 4 , J. Edmonds 2 , J. Hardy , R. Branyan , S. Burroughs , J. Valentin
2-out RBI: J. Edmonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Hardy 2 , R. Branyan , T. Redding
GIDP: S. Burroughs
Sac Bunt: T. Redding
Hit by Pitch: D. Jimenez , J. Valentin
Team LOB: 12
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke L (8-14) 5.1 11 4 4 1 6 0 104 3.65   
J. Germano 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4.04   
J. Duchscherer 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 25 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 35
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 29, J. Germano 3, J. Duchscherer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 4-5, J. Germano 1-0, J. Duchscherer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 104-65, J. Germano 8-6, J. Duchscherer 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Germano 1-0
Hit Batsmen: Z. Greinke , J. Duchscherer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Redding W (4-12) 5.1 5 2 2 3 4 2 88 5.06   
S. Kline H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.68   
J. Isringhausen H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.60   
B. Traber H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.97   
J. Romero SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Redding 51
Batters Faced: T. Redding 23, S. Kline 2, J. Isringhausen 3, B. Traber 4, J. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Redding 2-9, S. Kline 1-1, J. Isringhausen 1-0, B. Traber 2-0, J. Romero 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Redding 88-49, S. Kline 11-8, J. Isringhausen 12-9, B. Traber 19-13, J. Romero 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Kline 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Redding
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 37328
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