St. Louis Cardinals
Houston Astros
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4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter | 8.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 71 |
| Ryan FranklinL | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 56 |
| Tim Byrdak | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jose ValverdeW | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 5th
Mark DeRosa homers (16) on a fly ball to right field.
1–0
▼ 6th
Carlos Lee grounds into a force out, second baseman Skip Schumaker to shortstop Brendan Ryan. Michael Bourn scores. Miguel Tejada out at 2nd. Carlos Lee to 1st.
1–1
▲ 7th
Yadier Molina singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Lee. Ryan Ludwick scores. Mark DeRosa to 3rd.
2–1
▲ 7th
Brendan Ryan out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Bourn. Mark DeRosa scores. Yadier Molina to 2nd.
3–1
▼ 7th
Kazuo Matsui singles on a line drive to center fielder Colby Rasmus. Ivan Rodriguez scores. Chris Coste to 3rd. Matt Kata to 2nd.
3–2
▼ 9th
Chris Coste doubles (11) on a fly ball to center fielder Colby Rasmus. Ivan Rodriguez scores.
3–3
▼ 9th
Miguel Tejada singles on a ground ball to left fielder Skip Schumaker. Jeff Keppinger scores. Kazuo Matsui to 2nd.
3–4
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFSkip Schumaker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFColby Rasmus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BAlbert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRyan Ludwick | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFRick Ankiel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRyan Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BMark DeRosa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CYadier Molina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSBrendan Ryan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PChris Carpenter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJoe Thurston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFMichael Bourn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BKazuo Matsui | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMiguel Tejada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFCarlos Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BGeoff Blum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFHunter Pence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CIvan Rodriguez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BChris Coste | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PRoy Oswalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLance Berkman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRMatt Kata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTim Byrdak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLaTroy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJose Valverde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJeff Keppinger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |