Jeff Howe

Farmer singles for the sixth Texas hit of the night. He's on first with one out and Gasparino coming to the plate.

Belyeu grounds out back to the pitcher to lead off the sixth.

Forbes is done. Louisville has gone to the bullpen. It'll be righty Justin West for the Cardinals. He's due to face Belyeu, Farmer and Gasparino.

Only 49 pitchers through five for Jared Spencer.

Spencer fires his sixth strikeout of the night to end the fifth. End of 5: Texas 2, Louisville 0

Spencer is just now closing in on 50 pitches.

Spencer gets Lippe to ground into a 5-4-3 double play. Nice work by Spencer and the defense.

Death, taxes and Texas racking up strikeouts at Globe Life.

Louisville gets the leadoff man on base in the fifth. A throwing error by Flores allows the Cardinals to get things going.

M5: Texas 2, Louisville 0

Flores goes down on strikes for the third time tonight. Forbes strikes out the side in the fifth. He's fired 11 strikeouts and retired the last seven Longhorns he's faced.

Rodriguez's third strikeout is the 10th of the night by the Longhorns.

Forbes is closing in on 80 pitches. I can't imagine he'll be back out for the sixth.

Schuessler leads off the fifth with a strikeout. That's the ninth for Forbes tonight.

End of 4: Texas 2, Louisville 0

Jake Munroe strikes out and that ends a quick fourth for Louisville. Spencer has only thrown 39 pitches through four.

Spencer strikes out King, his fourth K of the night. Two quick outs in the fourth for Spencer.

Ethan Mendoza with a nice defensive play to open the bottom of the fourth.

M4: Texas 2, Louisville 0

Mendoza flies out to right to end the top of the fourth. The Longhorns are retired in order by Forbes.

Galvan goes down on strikes for the second time tonight. Two away in the Texas fourth.

Winfield strikes out to lead off the fourth, the seventh of the night by the Longhorns.

End of 3: Texas 2, Louisville 0

Schuessler retires Rose in foul territory and the inning is over. Spencer faces the minimum, allowing one hit and needing only five pitches to get out of the inning.

It's a 1-3-6 putout by the Longhorns. It's hard to run on a lefty.