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Houston Astros' Michael Bourn had two hits and Carlos Lee drove in the lone run Tuesday for the Astros, who have lost five straight overall and been outscored 49-21 during a nine-game road losing streak - the club’s longest since an 11-game skid April 16-May 8, 2005. He’s hit .325 in his last 21 games at Busch Stadium. He has been one of the Astros’ few bright spots, batting .404 while hitting in all 11 games since the All-Star break. Astros' Bud Norris has allowed four runs and nine hits in each of his last two starts - including a combined five homers - while going 0-1. The latest came over 6 1-3 innings of a 4-2 loss to the Cubs on Friday.
St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols has homered three times the last six games, all in the first inning, driving in seven runs during that stretch. He hit his 23rd homer - a two-run shot - as St. Louis won for the fifth time in six games, 3-1 on Tuesday. Cardinals' hitting .377 with four home runs and 14 RBIs his last 13 home games versus Houston. Cardinals' Chris Carpenter is 5-0 with a 2.15 ERA in six starts since he went 0-5 with a 4.62 ERA his previous seven outings. He’s gone at least eight innings in four of his last five starts, including Friday when he gave up four runs and 10 hits in eight innings of a 6-4 win at Pittsburgh. Watch Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Live TV Channel FSH and FSMW.