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LAA
@BOS		13
6
CLE
@CHW		5
6
BAL
@DET		14
7
TEX
@KCR		14
9
NYY
@MIN		4
3		 
(10)
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@OAK		2
5
TBD
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6
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@COL		5
7
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@HOU		11
9
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@LAD		1
2
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@NYM		1
5
ARI
@PHI		6
10
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@PHI		3
5
ATL
@PIT		1
0
CHC
@SDP		11
5
FLA
@WSN		3
7
Saturday, June 4, 2005 3:11PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 39,288, Time of Game: 3:14
Cardinals
11
36-19
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
9
20-34
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 15½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  8   0  0  1   0  1  0   11 14  2
Astros          0  1  0   3  1  1   2  1  0    9 12  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 5 2 2 0 1 1 .303 .768 28 14 0.168 0.63 0.177 -0.009 1.6 0 2
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .272 .927 27 15 -0.097 0.66 0.006 -0.103 -1.0 2 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .335 1.019 18 8 0.029 0.81 0.079 -0.050 0.3 14 0 HR,IW
Reggie Sanders LF 4 2 4 5 1 0 .261 .868 18 11 0.380 0.90 0.380 0.000 5.3 2 0 HR,3·2B
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .325 .832 16 11 -0.037 0.42 0.011 -0.047 -1.2 4 6
Larry Walker RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .252 .779 8 7 0.038 0.48 0.062 -0.024 0.7 1 0 3B
   John Mabry RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .776 11 6 -0.007 0.41 0.004 -0.011 -0.1 0 0
Scott Seabol 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .276 .654 17 8 0.035 0.42 0.041 -0.005 0.6 1 4
   Abraham Nunez PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .277 .774 6 4 0.009 0.47 0.020 -0.011 0.4 0 1
Yadier Molina C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .611 15 12 -0.081 0.42 0.000 -0.081 -2.2 3 1 2·GDP
Jason Marquis P 3 2 3 2 0 0 .375 1.037 10 8 0.082 0.44 0.082 0.000 2.4 0 1 HR
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .379 1 1 -0.005 0.22 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Alberto Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   So Taguchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .671 2 2 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 11 14 11 7 6 .359 1.174 177 107 0.508 0.57 0.862 -0.352 6.4 27 16
2B: R Sanders 3 (8, 1 off C Harville, 1 off C Qualls, 1 off W Rodriguez).
3B: L Walker (1, off W Rodriguez).
HR: A Pujols (14, off C Qualls; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Marquis (1, off W Rodriguez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Sanders (11, off W Rodriguez; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: A Pujols (8, by W Rodriguez).
TB: R Sanders 10; J Marquis 6; A Pujols 4; L Walker 3; D Eckstein 2; S Seabol; A Nunez; M Grudzielanek.
GIDP: Y Molina 2 (5).
RBI: R Sanders 5 (28); J Marquis 2 (6); A Pujols (44); A Nunez (13); L Walker (22); S Seabol (5).
2-out RBI: J Marquis 2; R Sanders.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Seabol-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.
E: J Marquis (1); S Seabol (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .644 11 7 -0.022 0.51 0.022 -0.044 -0.2 2 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .758 4 3 -0.048 1.86 0.000 -0.048 -0.2
Chris Burke LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .214 .542 23 14 -0.010 0.70 0.082 -0.092 1.0 0 0 2·2B,CS,HBP
Craig Biggio 2B 5 2 0 0 0 1 .277 .827 19 14 -0.039 0.50 0.017 -0.056 0.1 2 6
Lance Berkman 1B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .253 .759 12 8 0.084 0.63 0.122 -0.038 2.0 13 0 HR
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .287 .914 11 7 0.144 0.61 0.160 -0.016 2.0 0 4 HR
Jason Lane RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .224 .682 15 9 -0.004 0.92 0.083 -0.087 -0.5 2 0 3B,GDP
Adam Everett SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 .247 .716 12 11 -0.020 0.77 0.039 -0.060 0.9 1 3 SF
Humberto Quintero C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 15 8 -0.006 0.66 0.041 -0.047 0.4 6 0
Wandy Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Brandon Backe P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .668 5 3 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 1
   Chad Harville P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
   Mike Lamb PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .628 5 3 -0.038 1.34 0.000 -0.038 -0.5
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Self PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .537 9 6 -0.017 0.64 0.000 -0.017 -0.1
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 12 8 0 3 .324 .928 146 96 0.007 0.69 0.566 -0.560 4.4 27 14
2B: C Burke 2 (3, 2 off J Marquis).
3B: J Lane (2, off B Thompson).
HR: L Berkman (3, off B Thompson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Ensberg (11, off J Marquis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: A Everett (3, off A Reyes).
HBP: C Burke (1, by B Thompson).
TB: M Ensberg 6; L Berkman 5; C Burke 4; J Lane 3; A Everett 2; W Taveras; H Quintero.
GIDP: J Lane (3).
RBI: L Berkman 3 (10); A Everett 2 (20); H Quintero (1); C Burke (4); M Ensberg (28).
2-out RBI: L Berkman 2; A Everett; H Quintero.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Ensberg-C Biggio-L Berkman; A Everett-C Biggio-L Berkman.
Baserunning
CS: C Burke (2, 3rd base by J Marquis/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jason Marquis, W (7-3) 5.2 10 6 3 0 1 1 3.50 26 88 56 41 2 13 15 10 3 0 32 -0.085 0.55 -3.4
Randy Flores, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 1 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0.038 1.34 0.5
Brad Thompson 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 3.29 6 25 15 10 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.149 0.71 -2.4
Alberto Reyes, H (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.11 3 18 13 8 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.095 1.22 0.4
Jason Isringhausen, S (17) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.86 3 10 9 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.094 1.22 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 9 6 0 3 2 6.00 39 146 96 67 10 19 20 15 4 0 32 3 1 -0.007 0.57 -4.4
B Thompson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wandy Rodriguez, L (1-2) 2.2 9 9 9 2 4 2 10.67 18 71 45 25 7 13 1 11 4 0 6 -0.479 1.04 -7.6
Brandon Backe 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 4.54 11 41 22 15 1 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.12 0.4
Chad Harville 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.28 6 25 15 10 3 2 1 4 2 0 3 0 -0.009 0.43 0.3
John Franco 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 3 14 8 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.16 0.5
Chad Qualls 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.47 5 14 10 7 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.050 0.37 -0.5
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8.15 3 12 7 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 11 11 7 6 3 11.00 46 177 107 62 13 32 12 21 8 0 6 3 0 -0.508 0.69 -6.4
Balks: W Rodriguez (1).
WP: None.
HBP: B Thompson (2; C Burke).
IBB: W Rodriguez (1; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 39,288.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR STL R. Sanders W. Rodriguez 24% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Marquis Scores; Eckstein Scores; Pujols Scores
t3 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Eckstein W. Rodriguez 11% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Marquis to 3B; Eckstein to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -11% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b7 6-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU L. Berkman B. Thompson -10% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R STL R. Sanders W. Rodriguez 10% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Eckstein W. Rodriguez 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds W. Rodriguez 2% 56% Balk; Eckstein to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds W. Rodriguez -4% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols W. Rodriguez -3% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  R STL R. Sanders W. Rodriguez 10% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Eckstein Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Grudzielanek W. Rodriguez -3% 55% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Burke J. Marquis 2% 59% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis 1% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Walker W. Rodriguez -2% 58% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Seabol W. Rodriguez 2% 61% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL Y. Molina W. Rodriguez -5% 56% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 3% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -11% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lane J. Marquis 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Marquis 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Marquis W. Rodriguez 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Eckstein W. Rodriguez 11% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Marquis to 3B; Eckstein to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 1-1 0 -23 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds W. Rodriguez -6% 60% Lineout: P
t3 1-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols W. Rodriguez 1% 61% Intentional Walk
t3 1-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRRR STL R. Sanders W. Rodriguez 24% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Marquis Scores; Eckstein Scores; Pujols Scores
t3 5-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Grudzielanek W. Rodriguez 1% 86% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t3 5-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R STL L. Walker W. Rodriguez 6% 92% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Grudzielanek Scores
t3 6-1 1 --3 6,(3-2)  R STL S. Seabol W. Rodriguez 2% 94% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
t3 7-1 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina W. Rodriguez -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t3 7-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL J. Marquis W. Rodriguez 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball); Seabol Scores
Brandon Backe replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
t3 9-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Eckstein B. Backe -0% 97% Popfly: SS
8 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b3 1-9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Marquis 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
b3 1-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Backe J. Marquis 0% 98% Flyball: RF
b3 1-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 2-3-4
t4 9-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds B. Backe -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 9-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols B. Backe 0% 98% Walk
t4 9-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Sanders B. Backe 0% 98% Walk; Pujols to 2B
t4 9-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Grudzielanek B. Backe -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t4 9-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Walker B. Backe -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
John Mabry replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 6th
b4 1-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Burke J. Marquis -1% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
b4 1-9 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis -2% 95% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Burke to 3B
b4 1-9 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  R HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis -2% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Burke Scores; Biggio to 2B
b4 2-9 0 12- 3,(2-0)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -4% 90% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Biggio to 3B; Berkman to 2B
b4 2-9 0 123 3,(2-0)  ROO HOU J. Lane J. Marquis 5% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Biggio Scores/unER; Berkman to 3B
b4 3-9 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU A. Everett J. Marquis -3% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Berkman Scores/unER
b4 4-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU H. Quintero J. Marquis 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Astros' Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
t5 9-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Seabol B. Backe -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 9-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina B. Backe -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 9-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  STL J. Marquis B. Backe 0% 93% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 9-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Eckstein B. Backe 0% 94% Walk; Marquis to 2B
t5 9-4 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds B. Backe 1% 94% Walk; Marquis to 3B; Eckstein to 2B
Chad Harville replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th
t5 9-4 2 123 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols C. Harville -2% 93% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
b5 4-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Harville J. Marquis 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis -2% 92% Single to P (Ground Ball); Taveras to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b5 4-9 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  R HOU C. Burke J. Marquis -5% 87% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF); Taveras Scores/unER
b5 5-9 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis 4% 91% Burke Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b5 5-9 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis 1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Chad Harville facing 4-5-6
t6 9-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Sanders C. Harville 2% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 9-5 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Grudzielanek C. Harville -0% 94% Flyball: CF; Sanders to 3B
t6 9-5 1 --3 8,(3-2)  STL J. Mabry C. Harville 0% 94% Walk
Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Scott Seabol (3B) batting 7th
t6 9-5 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R STL A. Nunez C. Harville 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanders Scores; Mabry to 2B
t6 10-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO STL Y. Molina C. Harville -2% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-10, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 4-5-6
Abraham Nunez moves from PH to 3B
b6 5-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 5-10 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 5-10 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lane J. Marquis 2% 96% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 5-10 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU A. Everett J. Marquis -1% 94% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ensberg to 3B
b6 5-10 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R HOU H. Quintero J. Marquis -4% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Everett to 3B
Randy Flores replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Chad Harville (P) batting 9th
b6 6-10 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Lamb R. Flores 4% 94% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-6, Astros' John Franco facing 9-1-2
John Franco replaces Mike Lamb (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 9th
t7 10-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Cedeno J. Franco -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 10-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Eckstein J. Franco -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 10-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Franco -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-10, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
Brad Thompson replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-10 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU W. Taveras B. Thompson 2% 95% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b7 6-10 1 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU C. Burke B. Thompson -2% 93% Hit By Pitch
b7 6-10 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Thompson 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 6-10 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU L. Berkman B. Thompson -10% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
b7 8-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg B. Thompson 2% 86% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-8, Astros' Chad Qualls facing 3-4-5
Chad Qualls replaces John Franco pitching and batting 9th
t8 10-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Pujols C. Qualls 7% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 11-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL R. Sanders C. Qualls 2% 95% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t8 11-8 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Grudzielanek C. Qualls -1% 94% Lineout: 1B
t8 11-8 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Mabry C. Qualls -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 11-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Nunez C. Qualls -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
b8 8-11 0 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Lane B. Thompson -8% 83% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
Alberto Reyes replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-11 0 --3 4,(0-2)  RO HOU A. Everett A. Reyes 5% 88% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lane Scores
b8 9-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Quintero A. Reyes 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
Todd Self pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
b8 9-11 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O HOU T. Self A. Reyes 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 9.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-9, Astros' Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
Russ Springer replaces Todd Self (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 11-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina R. Springer -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
So Taguchi pinch hits for Alberto Reyes (P) batting 9th
t9 11-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Taguchi R. Springer -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 11-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Eckstein R. Springer -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 9.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 9-11, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
Jason Isringhausen replaces So Taguchi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Willy Taveras (CF) batting 1st
b9 9-11 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro J. Isringhausen 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 9-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Burke J. Isringhausen 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 9-11 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Isringhausen 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 9.

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