Schumaker's single in 9th lifts Cards, ends Astros' streak
Published 4/28/2008 at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Skip Schumaker singled to left to score pinch-runner Cesar Izturis in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory that snapped the Houston Astros' six-game winning streak.
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