Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals
6
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3
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon BackeW | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 52 |
| Dennis Sarfate | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| Chad Qualls | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 |
| Stephen Randolph | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 |
| Brad LidgeS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel PineiroL | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 111 | 66 |
| Tyler Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Russ Springer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Ryan Franklin | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| Randy Flores | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| Mike Maroth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Lance Berkman homers (31) on a line drive to center field. Chris Burke scores.
2–0
▲ 1st
Ty Wigginton singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Skip Schumaker. Carlos Lee scores. Ty Wigginton to 2nd.
3–0
▼ 1st
Scott Spiezio out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Pence. Rick Ankiel scores.
3–1
▼ 5th
Rick Ankiel grounds into a force out, pitcher Brandon Backe to shortstop Cody Ransom. Aaron Miles scores. David Eckstein out at 2nd. Rick Ankiel to 1st.
3–2
▲ 8th
J.R. Towles doubles (3) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Skip Schumaker. Hunter Pence scores. Cody Ransom scores.
5–2
▲ 8th
Josh Anderson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Randy Flores. J.R. Towles scores. Orlando Palmeiro to 2nd.
6–2
▼ 9th
Albert Pujols walks. Rick Ankiel scores. Ryan Ludwick to 3rd. Scott Spiezio to 2nd.
6–3
Box Score
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFJosh Anderson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BChris Burke | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLance Berkman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LFCarlos Lee | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFHunter Pence | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFEric Bruntlett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BTy Wigginton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| SSCody Ransom | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ.R. Towles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| PBrandon Backe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PDennis Sarfate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHOrlando Palmeiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PChad Qualls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PStephen Randolph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrad Lidge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSDavid Eckstein | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFRick Ankiel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RFRyan Ludwick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BScott Spiezio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LFSkip Schumaker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHAlbert Pujols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PRAnthony Reyes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CYadier Molina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BMiguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoel Pineiro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTyler Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRuss Springer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHBrendan Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PRyan Franklin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRandy Flores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJim Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PMike Maroth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BAaron Miles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |