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Standings
TOR
@BAL		1
2
KCR
@CHW		7
1
BOS
@CLE		4
13
DET
@MIN		3
7
SEA
@OAK		9
3
NYY
@TBD		7
1
ANA
@TEX		4
13
FLA
@ATL		6
5		 
(11)
SDP
@COL		11
3
SFG
@LAD		6
0
ARI
@MIL		10
4
MON
@NYM		4
3		 
(10)
CIN
@PHI		2
0
CHC
@PIT		2
8
HOU
@STL		2
3		 
(13)
Saturday, September 20, 2003 1:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 44,878, Time of Game: 4:13
Astros
2
84-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
3
80-76
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
L: Dan Miceli (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    2  8  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    3  9  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 .266 .770 25 16 0.065 1.83 0.201 -0.137 0.7 5 1
Geoff Blum 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .692 14 10 -0.050 2.11 0.162 -0.212 -0.3 1 5 SH,GDP
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 2 2 .273 .888 32 18 -0.183 1.99 0.035 -0.218 -1.2 10 2
Jeff Kent 2B 6 0 1 2 0 1 .299 .871 15 9 -0.112 2.19 0.134 -0.246 0.1 4 2
Lance Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .911 13 6 -0.057 1.09 0.025 -0.082 -0.8 1 0
   Octavio Dotel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .642 2 1 -0.065 2.32 0.000 -0.065 -0.2
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Morgan Ensberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .888 2 1 -0.114 4.46 0.000 -0.114 -0.4
   Dan Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Richard Hidalgo RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 .316 .976 29 16 -0.122 1.52 0.065 -0.187 -0.1 3 0 2B
Brad Ausmus C 5 0 1 0 1 2 .230 .600 25 16 0.050 1.85 0.199 -0.149 -0.6 10 0 SB
Adam Everett SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .694 27 18 -0.246 1.94 0.000 -0.246 -1.5 3 4 SH
Tim Redding P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .204 .501 7 5 0.024 0.83 0.040 -0.016 0.2 0 0
   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .666 3 3 0.042 1.15 0.042 0.000 0.3
   Colin Porter PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .440 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Lane LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 4 3 -0.093 3.27 0.000 -0.093 -0.4 0 0
   Mitch Meluskey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 5 3 -0.103 3.66 0.000 -0.103 -0.3
   Eric Bruntlett LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .607 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 45 2 8 2 6 12 .178 .475 203 125 -0.964 1.91 0.903 -1.868 -4.5 37 16
2B: R Hidalgo (42, off B Tomko).
SH: G Blum (2, off J Simontacchi); A Everett (10, off J Isringhausen).
TB: R Hidalgo 2; G Blum 2; C Biggio; B Ausmus; O Merced; T Redding; J Kent.
GIDP: G Blum (15).
RBI: J Kent 2 (91).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
Fielding
E: J Kent (10).
Outfield Assists: C Biggio (S Rolen at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Ausmus (5, 2nd base off M DeJean/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 5 0 3 0 1 0 .268 .735 22 13 -0.015 2.43 0.215 -0.229 0.4 6 2 SH
Eli Marrero RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .232 .645 20 13 -0.259 2.05 0.000 -0.259 -1.8 4 0
   Mike DeJean P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bo Hart PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .719 3 3 -0.200 4.71 0.000 -0.200 -0.6
   Jason Simontacchi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .132 .289 6 4 -0.058 2.26 0.000 -0.058 -0.2 0 0
Albert Pujols LF 5 1 1 1 2 0 .364 1.122 24 13 0.280 2.22 0.460 -0.180 -0.9 3 0 HR,IW
J.D. Drew CF 4 0 2 1 2 0 .293 .885 23 11 0.106 2.27 0.285 -0.179 1.2 2 0 2B
Scott Rolen 3B 5 0 1 0 1 0 .285 .907 29 15 -0.068 2.63 0.183 -0.250 -1.0 1 3 SB,IW
Tino Martinez 1B 6 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .766 29 18 -0.182 1.99 0.017 -0.199 -1.5 8 3
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 2 1 .330 .878 21 9 0.047 2.66 0.115 -0.068 0.7 1 2 2B,2·IW
Chris Widger C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .564 12 7 -0.087 1.06 0.000 -0.087 -0.6 7 0
   Kerry Robinson PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .612 5 4 -0.058 2.26 0.000 -0.058 -0.2 0 0
   So Taguchi PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .744 8 3 -0.169 5.25 0.000 -0.169 -0.6 0 0
Brett Tomko P 2 1 0 0 0 1 .295 .650 6 5 0.009 1.21 0.044 -0.034 0.1 2 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .672 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Eduardo Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .827 2 1 0.135 1.69 0.171 -0.036 0.7 CS
   Cal Eldred P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Cairo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 .677 7 3 0.055 1.80 0.055 0.000 0.3
   Mike Matheny C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .668 5 2 0.173 2.73 0.173 0.000 0.6 4 0
   Jim Edmonds PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .987 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Joe Girardi C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304 5 3 -0.175 5.63 0.000 -0.175 -0.8 1 0
Team Totals 46 3 9 2 10 10 .196 .644 227 127 -0.466 2.41 1.718 -2.181 -4.3 39 10
2B: E Renteria (46, off R Stone); J Drew (11, off B Wagner).
HR: A Pujols (43, off D Miceli; 13th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: F Vina (3, off B Wagner).
IBB: A Pujols (12, by B Wagner); S Rolen (5, by B Wagner); E Renteria 2 (12, by D Miceli, by B Wagner).
TB: A Pujols 4; F Vina 3; J Drew 3; E Renteria 2; M Matheny; S Rolen.
RBI: J Drew (39); A Pujols (124).
2-out RBI: J Drew.
Team LOB: 17.
With RISP: 1 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Vina-E Renteria-T Martinez.
E: S Rolen (13).
Baserunning
SB: S Rolen (12, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus).
CS: E Perez (2, 2nd base by M Gallo POCS).

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
Tim Redding 5 4 1 1 3 3 0 3.74 23 91 54 32 4 18 8 9 3 0 55 0.189 1.50 1.5
Ricky Stone, H (6) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.28 3 10 6 3 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.028 1.64 0.2
Mike Gallo, BS (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.135 1.69 -0.7
Brad Lidge 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.59 4 17 10 6 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.088 1.83 0.5
Octavio Dotel 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.61 7 36 23 8 6 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.245 1.93 1.0
Billy Wagner 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 1.51 11 38 17 11 2 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0.275 3.77 1.0
Dan Miceli, L (2-4) 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3.24 8 33 16 10 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.225 3.81 0.7
Team Totals 12.1 9 3 2 10 10 1 1.46 57 228 128 71 15 42 18 19 6 0 55 1 1 0.465 1.91 4.3

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
Brett Tomko 6 5 2 2 2 6 0 5.20 25 101 67 37 16 14 7 10 4 0 58 0.082 1.11 1.0
Cal Eldred 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.78 8 23 14 9 0 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.195 1.75 1.0
Jason Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.68 4 10 6 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.138 3.17 0.5
Mike DeJean 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.61 8 38 22 11 5 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.275 2.80 1.0
Jason Simontacchi, W (9-5) 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.44 8 31 16 9 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.275 2.94 1.0
Team Totals 13 8 2 2 6 12 0 1.38 53 203 125 70 23 32 14 21 7 0 58 0 0 0.965 2.41 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: T Redding (3); B Wagner (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Miceli (3; E Renteria); B Wagner 3 (5; S Rolen, E Renteria, A Pujols).
Pickoffs: M Gallo (2; E Perez, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Hohn.
Time of Game: 4:13.
Attendance: 44,878.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Craig Biggio CF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Geoff Blum 3B 2 Eli Marrero RF
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Albert Pujols LF
4 Jeff Kent 2B 4 J.D. Drew CF
5 Lance Berkman LF 5 Scott Rolen 3B
6 Richard Hidalgo RF 6 Tino Martinez 1B
7 Brad Ausmus C 7 Edgar Renteria SS
8 Adam Everett SS 8 Chris Widger C
9 Tim Redding P 9 Brett Tomko P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b13 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols D. Miceli 42% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b11 2-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Hart B. Wagner -20% 63% Strikeout Looking
b12 2-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Girardi D. Miceli -17% 66% Groundout: CF-C/Forceout at Hm; Renteria to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
b6 1-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Perez M. Gallo 17% 54% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores/unER
b10 2-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Taguchi B. Wagner -16% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 9,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Tomko 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Blum B. Tomko 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell B. Tomko -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Kent B. Tomko 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL F. Vina T. Redding 3% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero T. Redding -3% 55% Lineout: 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Redding -3% 52% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew T. Redding 2% 54% Walk; Pujols to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen T. Redding -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Tomko 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo B. Tomko -4% 48% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Tomko 4% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett B. Tomko 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Martinez T. Redding -2% 53% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria T. Redding -2% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Widger T. Redding -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Redding B. Tomko -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio B. Tomko -6% 40% Single to 1B/Bunt; Redding to 2B
t3 0-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  HOU G. Blum B. Tomko -8% 32% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Redding to 3B; Biggio to 2B
t3 0-0 0 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Tomko 7% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR HOU J. Kent B. Tomko -13% 26% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Redding Scores; Biggio Scores; Blum to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Tomko 3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo B. Tomko -2% 27% Walk; Blum to 3B; Kent to 2B
t3 2-0 2 123 6,(3-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Tomko 6% 32% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Tomko T. Redding 4% 37% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Tomko to 1B
b3 0-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL F. Vina T. Redding 7% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tomko to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero T. Redding -6% 37% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols T. Redding -5% 32% Flyball: CF; Tomko to 3B
b3 0-2 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL J. Drew T. Redding 10% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Tomko Scores; Vina to 2B
b3 1-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen T. Redding -5% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
t4 2-1 0 --- 8,(1-2)  O HOU A. Everett B. Tomko 2% 40% Lineout: 3B
t4 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Redding B. Tomko 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Tomko 1% 43% Popfly: 1B (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
b4 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Martinez T. Redding -3% 40% Flyball: LF
b4 1-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria T. Redding -2% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Widger T. Redding -1% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
t5 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum B. Tomko 2% 38% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell B. Tomko 2% 40% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t5 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Kent B. Tomko 1% 41% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Tomko T. Redding -3% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL F. Vina T. Redding 4% 42% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b5 1-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero T. Redding -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols T. Redding 3% 40% Walk; Vina to 2B
b5 1-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Drew T. Redding 5% 45% Walk; Vina to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b5 1-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Rolen T. Redding -11% 34% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
t6 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Tomko 2% 36% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t6 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo B. Tomko 2% 38% Flyball: LF
t6 2-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Tomko 1% 39% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Ricky Stone facing 6-7-8
Ricky Stone replaces Tim Redding pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Martinez R. Stone -4% 35% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria R. Stone 7% 43% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL C. Widger R. Stone -6% 36% Groundout: SS-1B
Mike Gallo replaces Ricky Stone pitching and batting 9th
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Orlando Palmeiro batting 9th
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brett Tomko (P) batting 9th
b6 1-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Perez M. Gallo 17% 54% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores/unER
b6 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina M. Gallo -4% 50% Perez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 8-9-1
Cal Eldred replaces Eduardo Perez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Everett C. Eldred 4% 54% Popfly: 1B (Behind Home)
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Mike Gallo (P) batting 9th
t7 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU O. Merced C. Eldred -4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Colin Porter pinch runs for Orlando Merced (PH) batting 9th
t7 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio C. Eldred -6% 44% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Porter to 2B
t7 2-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU G. Blum C. Eldred 15% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
Brad Lidge replaces Colin Porter (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Vina B. Lidge 6% 64% Walk
b7 2-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero B. Lidge -5% 59% Strikeout Looking
b7 2-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Lidge -5% 54% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (3B-C Foul)
b7 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew B. Lidge -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 3-4-5
t8 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Eldred 5% 55% Lineout: CF
t8 2-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Kent C. Eldred 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman C. Eldred -3% 56% Walk
t8 2-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo C. Eldred 5% 61% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
Octavio Dotel replaces Lance Berkman (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Jason Lane replaces Brad Lidge (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen O. Dotel -5% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 2-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez O. Dotel -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria O. Dotel -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
Jason Isringhausen replaces Cal Eldred pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Isringhausen -8% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Everett J. Isringhausen 2% 44% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ausmus to 2B
t9 2-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lane J. Isringhausen 9% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Isringhausen 10% 64% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Octavio Dotel facing 8-9-1
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Chris Widger (C) batting 8th
b9 2-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL K. Robinson O. Dotel -6% 58% Strikeout Swinging
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Jason Isringhausen (P) batting 9th
b9 2-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL M. Cairo O. Dotel 5% 63% Walk
b9 2-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina O. Dotel -7% 56% Popfly: SS
b9 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Marrero O. Dotel -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Mike DeJean facing 2-3-4
Mike DeJean replaces Eli Marrero (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Mike Matheny replaces Miguel Cairo (PH) playing C batting 9th
Kerry Robinson moves from PH to RF
t10 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU G. Blum M. DeJean -8% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t10 2-2 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. DeJean 8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t10 2-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Kent M. DeJean 7% 57% Strikeout Looking
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Octavio Dotel (P) batting 5th
t10 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Vizcaino M. DeJean 6% 64% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 3-4-5
Billy Wagner replaces Jose Vizcaino (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b10 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols B. Wagner -6% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B
b10 2-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Drew B. Wagner 12% 70% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b10 2-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Rolen B. Wagner 1% 71% Intentional Walk
b10 2-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Martinez B. Wagner -7% 64% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Drew to 3B
b10 2-2 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  STL E. Renteria B. Wagner 2% 66% Intentional Walk; Martinez to 2B
So Taguchi pinch hits for Kerry Robinson (RF) batting 8th
b10 2-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Taguchi B. Wagner -16% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Mike DeJean facing 6-7-8
So Taguchi moves from PH to RF
t11 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. DeJean 6% 56% Strikeout Looking
t11 2-2 1 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus M. DeJean -6% 50% Walk
t11 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU A. Everett M. DeJean -6% 44% Ausmus Steals 2B
t11 2-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU A. Everett M. DeJean 9% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Mitch Meluskey pinch hits for Jason Lane (LF) batting 9th
t11 2-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Meluskey M. DeJean 10% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 9-1-2
Eric Bruntlett replaces Mitch Meluskey (PH) playing LF batting 9th
b11 2-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Matheny B. Wagner 7% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b11 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina B. Wagner 10% 81% Wild Pitch; Matheny to 2B
Jim Edmonds pinch runs for Mike Matheny (C) batting 9th
b11 2-2 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Vina B. Wagner 2% 83% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Edmonds to 3B
Bo Hart pinch hits for Mike DeJean (P) batting 2nd
b11 2-2 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Hart B. Wagner -20% 63% Strikeout Looking
b11 2-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols B. Wagner 1% 64% Intentional Walk
b11 2-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew B. Wagner -14% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
Jason Simontacchi replaces Bo Hart (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Joe Girardi replaces Jim Edmonds (PR) playing C batting 9th
t12 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Biggio J. Simontacchi -8% 42% Walk
t12 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum J. Simontacchi 2% 44% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Biggio to 2B
t12 2-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Bagwell J. Simontacchi -2% 42% Walk
t12 2-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Kent J. Simontacchi 10% 52% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Billy Wagner (P) batting 5th
t12 2-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg J. Simontacchi 11% 64% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Dan Miceli facing 5-6-7
Dan Miceli replaces Morgan Ensberg (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b12 2-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Rolen D. Miceli 7% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b12 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Martinez D. Miceli 10% 81% Rolen Steals 2B
b12 2-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Martinez D. Miceli 2% 83% Flyball: RF; Rolen to 3B
b12 2-2 1 --3 4,(3-0)  STL E. Renteria D. Miceli -0% 82% Intentional Walk
b12 2-2 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  STL S. Taguchi D. Miceli 2% 84% Defensive Indifference; Renteria to 2B
b12 2-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL S. Taguchi D. Miceli -1% 83% Walk
b12 2-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Girardi D. Miceli -17% 66% Groundout: CF-C/Forceout at Hm; Renteria to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
b12 2-2 2 123 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina D. Miceli -16% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 13th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 6-7-8
t13 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Simontacchi 6% 56% Strikeout Looking
t13 2-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Simontacchi 4% 60% Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t13 2-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett J. Simontacchi 3% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 13th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
b13 2-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Simontacchi D. Miceli -6% 58% Strikeout Looking
b13 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols D. Miceli 42% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

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