Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
5
–
8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BackeL | 5.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 68 |
| Russ Springer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19 |
| John Franco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Chad Harville | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt MorrisW | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 59 |
| Jimmy Journell | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 |
| Ray King | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Julian Tavarez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| Jason IsringhausenS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Jeff Bagwell singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. Adam Everett scores.
1–0
▼ 1st
Albert Pujols homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. David Eckstein scores.
1–2
▼ 1st
Reggie Sanders triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Willy Taveras. Scott Rolen scores.
1–3
▼ 1st
Mark Grudzielanek singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Jason Lane. Reggie Sanders scores.
1–4
▼ 2nd
Scott Rolen singles on a line drive to left fielder Orlando Palmeiro. Larry Walker scores. Jim Edmonds to 2nd.
1–5
▲ 3rd
Jeff Bagwell doubles (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Jim Edmonds. Brandon Backe scores.
2–5
▼ 3rd
David Eckstein doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Orlando Palmeiro. Mark Grudzielanek scores.
2–6
▼ 3rd
Larry Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Orlando Palmeiro. David Eckstein scores.
2–7
▼ 5th
David Eckstein singles on a fly ball to center fielder Willy Taveras. Mark Grudzielanek scores. David Eckstein out at 1st on the throw, center fielder Willy Taveras to pitcher Brandon Backe.
2–8
▲ 6th
Brad Ausmus walks. Mike Lamb scores. Jason Lane to 3rd. Chris Burke to 2nd.
3–8
▲ 6th
Willy Taveras reaches on a throwing error by shortstop David Eckstein. Jason Lane scores. Chris Burke to 3rd. Brad Ausmus to 2nd.
4–8
▲ 6th
Craig Biggio grounds into a double play, third baseman Scott Rolen to first baseman Albert Pujols. Chris Burke scores. Brad Ausmus out at 3rd. Craig Biggio out at 1st.
5–8
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSAdam Everett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFOrlando Palmeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJeff Bagwell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BMike Lamb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFJason Lane | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BChris Burke | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CBrad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CFWilly Taveras | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrandon Backe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PHCraig Biggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRuss Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLuke Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJohn Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PChad Harville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDavid Eckstein | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RFLarry Walker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BAlbert Pujols | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJim Edmonds | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3BScott Rolen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFReggie Sanders | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PJulian Tavarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BAbraham O. Nunez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMark Grudzielanek | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PJason Isringhausen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PMatt Morris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHRoger Cedeno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJimmy Journell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRay King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFSo Taguchi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |