Hawpe Hits Walk Off Grand Slam to Sink Redbirds

June 7:
Cardinals....... 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 0
Astros.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 - 10 10 1

C.Cordero LOSS(0-4), R.Mahay WIN(2-2)
HOME RUNS- G.Atkins(5th), B.Hawpe(9th), M.Alou(8th), M.Napoli(9th)

Ron Mahay had an impressive outing at US Cellular Field as the Houston Astros staged a comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 10 to 8.

Houston won the game with a rally in the 9th inning when they tallied 4 runs on 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Brad Hawpe who excited the crowd when he caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun.

Houston totaled 10 hits on the afternoon.
Mahay(2-2) allowed no runs in 5 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Chad Cordero(0-4) took the loss in relief. He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in 1/3 of an inning.