MLB Season Review: St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 2-1 in three-game series
National League’s St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros fought it out in a thrilling three game series. Cardinals were remarkable and did a significant job as they confirmed a 2-1 victory in the series after defeating the Astros comfortably.
Let us take an overview and see how the Cardinals dominated the Astros.
Game 1 – April 26: St. Louis Cardinals 5 – Houston Astros 6
Astros directed a 6-5 win in the first game, as Bud Norris was impressive with his pitching. He had six strike-outs with an ERA of 3.86 in the Astros convincing victory. Bill Hall said, “I hit the same ground ball and if they're in double play depth it's
probably another double play ball, but being that it was infield-in, it found a hole.”
Cardinals’ batters were able to score only five runs in the first game. Jaime Garcia threw beautifully for the Cardinals but that was not enough to earn a win for his team. He was able to strike-out only six batters on his 91 pitches and permitted six hits
with three earned runs.
Game 2 – April 27: St. Louis Cardinals 6 – Houston Astros 5
During the second game, Cardinals outshined the Astros 6-5. Cardinals’ starter, Kyle Lohse threw the ball in good line as he pitched seven innings and surrendered just one walk and four hits on his 97 pitches. Lohse had two strike-outs with an ERA of 1.64.
Speaking to reporters, Lohse said, “I think now is when I'm starting to feel it a little more, when you kind of let down ... glad to get it together enough to go out there.”
Astros struggled with the bat and were able to score just five runs until the end of the game. J.A. Happ had a shaky day with the ball as he threw five innings with an ERA of 6.35 and gave away five hits, two runs, two walks, two homers and two earned runs
on his 101 pitches.
Game 3 – April 28: St. Louis Cardinals 11 – Houston Astros 7
During the final game of the series, Astros lost 11-7. Cardinals’ right-fielder Lance Berkman shined as he completed three runs including five RBIs and went 4-for-5 with an average of .410. Cardinals’ starter, Kyle McClellan pitched just over five innings
and allowed eight hits, five runs, five earned runs including two strike-outs.
Astros were able to post only seven runs in the series finale and failed to overcome the Cardinals. Nelson Figueroa pitched five innings and gave away four runs, six hits, four earned runs and three walks on his 91 pitches. However, a decent team effort
kept the Cardinals on top against the inconsistent Astros throughout the series.
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