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Harrell got into trouble early as Jay led off with a single. Matt Holliday drew a one-out walk before Allen Craig's single loaded the bases. A sacrifice fly by Yadier Molina gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead.
Harrell limited the damage when he struck out Carlos Beltran to end the inning.
Garcia hit a two-out double to the left-field corner in the second and scored on a single by Jay, which rolled just out of the reach of a diving Jed Lowrie at shortstop and into center field to make it 2-0.
The Astros turned a double play to end the third inning and used another one for the first two outs of the fifth. The Cardinals had the bases loaded when Beltran hit a grounder that Matt Downs grabbed near first. He threw home for the first out before catcher Chris Snyder relayed back to first.
Harrell intentionally walked Daniel Descalso before Pete Kozma grounded out to end the threat.
Kozma continued his solid play in place of injured All-Star shortstop Rafael Furcal and had an RBI double in the eighth.
The Astros couldn't string together any hits through the first six innings. Justin Maxwell singled in the seventh before a single by Brandon Laird with one out sent Maxwell to third. The Astros came away empty after a double play by St. Louis.
Houston interim manager Tony DeFrancesco said Tuesday could be Harrell's last start of the season because the rookie entered the game having pitched more than 182 innings.
NOTES: Cardinals 3B David Freese missed his second straight game after rolling his right ankle in pregame warmups in the batting cage on Monday. He said he has a mild sprain and was sore on Tuesday and that he'll likely miss the last game of the series on Wednesday. ... DeFrancesco said Fernando Abad will likely miss his next start after leaving Monday's game with an oblique strain after 1 2-3 innings. ... The teams wrap up the series on Wednesday when Chris Carpenter makes his second start after missing 150 games with a right shoulder injury. Houston RHP Bud Norris is looking for his first win since May 21.
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