St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
5
–
8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braden LooperL | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 48 |
| Russ Springer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| Brad Thompson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Ryan Franklin | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian MoehlerW | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 94 | 65 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Doug Brocail | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| Jose ValverdeS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Rick Ankiel homers (25) on a fly ball to right field. Skip Schumaker scores. Albert Pujols scores.
3–0
▼ 1st
Ty Wigginton homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Darin Erstad scores.
3–2
▼ 1st
Geoff Blum doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Rick Ankiel. Miguel Tejada scores. Lance Berkman to 3rd.
3–3
▼ 1st
Hunter Pence homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores. Geoff Blum scores.
3–6
▼ 5th
Geoff Blum homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. Lance Berkman scores.
3–8
▲ 7th
Albert Pujols homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. Cesar Izturis scores.
5–8
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFSkip Schumaker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJoe Mather | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFRyan Ludwick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1BAlbert Pujols | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LFRick Ankiel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BTroy Glaus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2BAdam Kennedy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRyan Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJason LaRue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBraden Looper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRuss Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJosh Phelps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrad Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BAaron Miles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSCésar Izturis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PHNick Stavinoha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFDarin Erstad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BTy Wigginton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMiguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLance Berkman | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2BGeoff Blum | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RFHunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BDavid Newhan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CFMichael Bourn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHumberto Quintero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrian Moehler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHReggie Abercrombie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDoug Brocail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMark Loretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |