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TOR
@BOS		7
6
SEA
@CHW		5
6		 
(11)
LAA
@DET		1
2
KCR
@MIN		1
6
CLE
@OAK		14
3
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@TBD		4
2		 
(10)
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@TEX		1
2		 
(12)
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@ARI		1
5
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@COL		0
3
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@HOU		4
5
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@LAD		11
5
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@MIL		2
0
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@NYM		3
4		 
(12)
ATL
@PHI		4
5
FLA
@WSN		6
5
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 37,305, Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
4
17-11
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
 at Astros
5
18-9
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Roy Oswalt (5-1)
L: Jason Marquis (3-3)
S: Brad Lidge (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   1  1  1    4  6  0
Astros          3  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    5 10  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .771 15 11 -0.073 0.98 0.014 -0.086 -0.6 0 7
John Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .417 1.060 18 13 -0.023 1.18 0.090 -0.113 -0.3 1 0 2B,GDP
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .330 1.378 17 10 -0.057 1.20 0.049 -0.106 0.4 9 0 HR
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .202 .692 19 13 0.065 1.74 0.130 -0.065 0.1 5 0 SB
Juan Encarnacion RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .622 14 9 0.014 1.42 0.056 -0.043 -0.2 3 0 HBP
Scott Spiezio 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .271 .896 14 11 -0.107 1.97 0.075 -0.181 0.1 1 0 HR
Gary Bennett C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .538 12 10 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 5 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .801 4 3 -0.145 5.49 0.000 -0.145 -0.5
Hector Luna 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .360 .916 10 7 0.015 0.68 0.053 -0.038 0.6 0 1 HR
Jason Marquis P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .188 .485 5 5 0.035 0.96 0.053 -0.018 0.2 0 1
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Gall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 8 6 -0.026 1.01 0.000 -0.026 -0.2
   Brian Falkenborg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 6 4 0 6 .182 .691 136 98 -0.357 1.38 0.520 -0.876 -0.9 24 9
2B: J Rodriguez (4, off B Lidge).
HR: S Spiezio (3, off R Oswalt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); A Pujols (15, off R Oswalt; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); H Luna (2, off R Oswalt; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Encarnacion (3, by B Lidge).
TB: H Luna 4; A Pujols 4; S Spiezio 4; J Rodriguez 2; J Marquis; J Edmonds.
GIDP: J Rodriguez (3).
RBI: S Spiezio (11); A Pujols (33); H Luna (7); J Edmonds (20).
2-out RBI: S Spiezio.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: J Edmonds (3, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 .305 .856 21 13 -0.001 0.58 0.042 -0.043 -0.3 1 2
   Eric Bruntlett 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .685 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willy Taveras CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .292 .693 20 11 0.160 0.65 0.165 -0.005 2.1 2 0 3B
Lance Berkman 1B 5 1 3 3 0 1 .352 1.111 27 17 0.165 0.88 0.195 -0.030 2.3 9 3 2·2B
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 1.153 16 8 -0.038 0.91 0.043 -0.080 -0.7 1 3
Preston Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231 .655 11 8 -0.062 0.60 0.009 -0.071 -0.8 0 0
Jason Lane RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .204 .778 11 7 -0.016 0.63 0.011 -0.027 -0.5 3 0 SF
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .362 .903 21 12 0.011 0.35 0.027 -0.016 -0.0 7 0 2B
Adam Everett SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 .657 18 9 -0.061 0.68 0.002 -0.063 -0.9 2 3 IW
Roy Oswalt P 3 0 0 0 1 0 .105 .296 15 11 -0.016 0.54 0.025 -0.041 -0.6 1 1
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 5 10 5 5 5 .303 .839 160 96 0.142 0.65 0.519 -0.376 0.7 27 12
2B: L Berkman 2 (7, 1 off J Marquis, 1 off B Thompson); B Ausmus (4, off J Marquis).
3B: W Taveras (2, off J Marquis).
SF: J Lane (1, off J Marquis).
IBB: A Everett (1, by B Thompson).
TB: L Berkman 5; W Taveras 5; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio; M Ensberg; P Wilson.
RBI: L Berkman 3 (34); W Taveras (7); J Lane (12).
2-out RBI: W Taveras; L Berkman.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Oswalt-A Everett-L Berkman.
E: M Ensberg (6).

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, L (3-3) 5.2 8 5 5 4 3 0 5.50 29 117 70 43 7 20 10 12 2 0 32 -0.139 0.77 -1.1
Brad Thompson 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.71 7 20 10 7 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 1 -0.019 0.37 -0.1
Brian Falkenborg 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 3 23 16 9 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 5 5 0 5.62 39 160 96 59 11 26 14 15 2 0 32 1 1 -0.142 1.38 -0.7

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
Roy Oswalt, W (5-1) 8 4 3 3 0 5 3 2.86 28 116 83 49 7 27 13 10 1 0 67 0.278 0.79 1.3
Brad Lidge, S (10) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 6 20 15 6 7 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.080 3.73 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 0 6 3 4.00 34 136 98 55 14 29 14 13 2 0 67 0 0 0.358 0.65 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Lidge (1; J Encarnacion).
IBB: B Thompson (1; A Everett).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chad Fairchild, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 37,305.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 David Eckstein SS 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 John Rodriguez LF 2 Willy Taveras CF
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Lance Berkman 1B
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Morgan Ensberg 3B
5 Juan Encarnacion RF 5 Preston Wilson LF
6 Scott Spiezio 3B 6 Jason Lane RF
7 Gary Bennett C 7 Brad Ausmus C
8 Hector Luna 2B 8 Adam Everett SS
9 Jason Marquis P 9 Roy Oswalt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles B. Lidge 14% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-5 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Spiezio B. Lidge 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 14% 77% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Biggio Scores; Taveras Scores
t9 3-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL J. Rodriguez B. Lidge -9% 83% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 3-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  R HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 8% 90% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Biggio 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' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Eckstein R. Oswalt 2% 52% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez R. Oswalt 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 5% 64% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Biggio to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RR HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 14% 77% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Biggio Scores; Taveras Scores
b1 2-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis 4% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berkman to 3B
b1 2-0 0 1-3 3,(0-2)  O HOU P. Wilson J. Marquis -4% 77% Strikeout Looking
b1 2-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO HOU J. Lane J. Marquis 1% 79% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Berkman Scores
b1 3-0 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Marquis 1% 80% Walk; Ensberg to 2B
b1 3-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Marquis -2% 77% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds R. Oswalt 2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt -7% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt 1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
b2 3-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU R. Oswalt J. Marquis 2% 77% Walk
b2 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis -2% 74% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b2 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 2% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Oswalt to 2B
b2 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis -3% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Oswalt to 3B
b2 3-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL H. Luna R. Oswalt 3% 73% Flyball: RF
t3 1-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL J. Marquis R. Oswalt 2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Eckstein R. Oswalt -1% 74% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t3 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez R. Oswalt 2% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b3 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Wilson J. Marquis -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lane J. Marquis -1% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Marquis 2% 75% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
b3 3-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Marquis -2% 72% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt 3% 75% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 1-3 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds R. Oswalt 2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 1% 78% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
b4 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt J. Marquis -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 1% 76% Walk
b4 3-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 2% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Taveras to 3B
b4 3-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis -4% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL H. Luna R. Oswalt 1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
b5 3-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU P. Wilson J. Marquis -2% 79% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Lane J. Marquis -1% 78% Popfly: 3B
b5 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Marquis -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
t6 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Marquis R. Oswalt -5% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Eckstein R. Oswalt 5% 77% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO STL J. Rodriguez R. Oswalt 7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
b6 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Marquis -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt J. Marquis -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Biggio J. Marquis 1% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  R HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 8% 90% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Biggio Scores
Brad Thompson replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-1 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R HOU L. Berkman B. Thompson 4% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Taveras Scores
b6 5-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg B. Thompson -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
t7 1-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt -5% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds R. Oswalt 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-2, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 5-6-7
b7 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU P. Wilson B. Thompson 1% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b7 5-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Lane B. Thompson -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B; Wilson to 2B
b7 5-2 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Thompson -1% 94% Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Wilson to 3B
b7 5-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU A. Everett B. Thompson 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU R. Oswalt B. Thompson -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
t8 2-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt 2% 95% Flyball: RF
t8 2-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL H. Luna R. Oswalt -5% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball)
John Gall pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 9th
t8 3-5 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL J. Gall R. Oswalt 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL D. Eckstein R. Oswalt 1% 94% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Brian Falkenborg facing 1-2-3
Brian Falkenborg replaces John Gall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Falkenborg -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU W. Taveras B. Falkenborg -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-3 2 --- 11,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Falkenborg -0% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 2-3-4
Brad Lidge replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st
t9 3-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL J. Rodriguez B. Lidge -9% 83% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 3-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols B. Lidge 7% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rodriguez to 3B
t9 3-5 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Edmonds B. Lidge -8% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
t9 4-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion B. Lidge -5% 77% Edmonds Steals 2B
t9 4-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Encarnacion B. Lidge -6% 71% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-5 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Spiezio B. Lidge 14% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Gary Bennett (C) batting 7th
t9 4-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles B. Lidge 14% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 5.

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