4/7/2008
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Astros | 5 | 9 | 0 |
W – Jose Valverde (2-0)L – Kyle McClellan (0-1)
Cardinals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Izturis SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .663 | 0.02 |
| Rick Ankiel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | 1.049 | -0.13 |
| Albert Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .946 | -0.09 |
| Troy Glaus 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .681 | 0.02 |
| Ryan Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .969 | 0.31 |
| Chris Duncan LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .543 | -0.07 |
| Yadier Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .848 | -0.10 |
| Todd Wellemeyer P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.04 |
| Brian Barton PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | 1.227 | — |
| Skip Schumaker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .211 | -0.08 |
| Rico Washington LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | — |
| Aaron Miles 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | -0.18 |
Batting
2B Troy Glaus (3), Ryan Ludwick (3)
RBI Troy Glaus (3), Ryan Ludwick 2 (5)
Astros Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bourn CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .665 | 0.02 |
| Hunter Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .171 | .400 | -0.08 |
| Lance Berkman 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .921 | 0.15 |
| Carlos Lee LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .970 | 0.13 |
| Darin Erstad PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .778 | — |
| Miguel Tejada SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .890 | 0.30 |
| Geoff Blum 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .846 | -0.05 |
| Mark Loretta 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .530 | -0.07 |
| J.R. Towles C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .944 | 0.04 |
| Wandy Rodriguez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.12 |
| José Cruz Jr. PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .611 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 0.32 |
Batting
HR Lance Berkman (2), Carlos Lee (3), Miguel Tejada (2), J.R. Towles (2)
RBI Lance Berkman (4), Carlos Lee (4), Miguel Tejada 2 (6), J.R. Towles (4)
Baserunning
SB Michael Bourn 2 (6)
Cardinals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Wellemeyer | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 2.25 | 0.07 |
| Kelvin Jimenez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.00 | -0.03 |
| Kyle McClellan(L, 0-1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | -0.36 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 32 | — | -0.32 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Todd Wellemeyer 87-60, Kelvin Jimenez 16-9, Kyle McClellan 3-2
Astros Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 2.92 | 0.43 |
| Doug Brocail(H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 | 0.08 |
| Jose Valverde(W, 2-0, BS, 1) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11.25 | -0.33 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 34 | — | 0.18 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Wandy Rodriguez 91-65, Doug Brocail 5-5, Jose Valverde 25-13
Cardinals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Izturis SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .663 | 0.02 |
| Rick Ankiel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | 1.049 | -0.13 |
| Albert Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .946 | -0.09 |
| Troy Glaus 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .681 | 0.02 |
| Ryan Ludwick RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .969 | 0.31 |
| Chris Duncan LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .543 | -0.07 |
| Yadier Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .848 | -0.10 |
| Todd Wellemeyer P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -0.04 |
| Brian Barton PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 | 1.227 | — |
| Skip Schumaker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .211 | -0.08 |
| Rico Washington LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | — |
| Aaron Miles 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | -0.18 |
Batting
2B Troy Glaus (3), Ryan Ludwick (3)
RBI Troy Glaus (3), Ryan Ludwick 2 (5)
Cardinals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Wellemeyer | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 2.25 | 0.07 |
| Kelvin Jimenez | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.00 | -0.03 |
| Kyle McClellan(L, 0-1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | -0.36 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 32 | — | -0.32 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Todd Wellemeyer 87-60, Kelvin Jimenez 16-9, Kyle McClellan 3-2
