St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
8
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt MorrisW | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 125 | 80 |
| Mike Timlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| Steve Kline | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Luther Hackman | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernández | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 56 |
| Ricky Stone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Nelson CruzL | 1.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 |
| Scott Linebrink | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| Octavio Dotel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 2nd
Eli Marrero triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Lance Berkman. Mike DiFelice scores.
1–0
▼ 3rd
Richard Hidalgo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Albert Pujols. Carlos Hernandez scores. Brad Ausmus scores. Jeff Bagwell to 3rd.
1–2
▲ 5th
Albert Pujols hits a home run (1).
2–2
▲ 7th
Albert Pujols out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lance Berkman. Fernando Vina scores.
3–2
▲ 8th
Mike DiFelice hits a home run (2).
4–2
▲ 8th
Eli Marrero hits a home run (1).
5–2
▲ 9th
Albert Pujols doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Lance Berkman. J.D. Drew scores.
6–2
▲ 9th
Mike DiFelice hit by pitch. Kerry Robinson scores. Jim Edmonds to 3rd. Edgar Renteria to 2nd.
7–2
▲ 9th
Miguel Cairo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Richard Hidalgo. Jim Edmonds scores.
8–2
▼ 9th
Lance Berkman doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. Orlando Merced scores. Jeff Bagwell scores.
8–4
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BFernando Viña | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BPlacido Polanco | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BEduardo Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RFJ.D. Drew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFAlbert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LFKerry Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJim Edmonds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSEdgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CMike DiFelice | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BEli Marrero | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BTino Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PMatt Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PMike Timlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PSteve Kline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMiguel Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PLuther Hackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BCraig Biggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CBrad Ausmus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CFLance Berkman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRichard Hidalgo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LFDaryle Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3BMorgan Ensberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SSAdam Everett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PCarlos Hernández | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRicky Stone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHGeoff Blum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PNelson Cruz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PScott Linebrink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POctavio Dotel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHOrlando Merced | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |