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NYY  5
@BOS  3

CHW  4
@CLE  0

KCR  5
@DET  0

LAA  2
@MIN  1

OAK  5
TEX  4

(14)
SEA  8
BAL  2

TBD  5
@TOR  4

CHC  8
PIT  2

CIN  9
COL  4

SFG  4
@LAD  1

MIL  5
WSN  3

NYM  8
ATL  1

PHI  8
FLA  4

ARI  6
@SDP  1

STL  3
HOU  0
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,584

Sunday, July 17, 2005, 1:16PM
Time of Game: 1:59
Astros
0
44-46
Lost 3
3rd, 14½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  1
Cardinals       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  5  0
W: Chris Carpenter (14-4), L: Roger Clemens (7-4)
Cardinals
3
59-32
Won 4
1st

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .293  .696   14   11    3   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .836   16   14    2   2   
L Berkman LF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .849   10    7    1   0   GDP
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .980   12    7    0   3   
M Lamb 1B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .622   15   13    8   1   
O Palmeiro RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .842    8    5    7   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .685   16   10    1   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .623    9    7    2   0   
R Clemens P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .583    9    5    0   0   
  C Harville P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .590    5    2    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    0   9              114   81   24   7
Batting Events
TB: C Biggio; B Ausmus; M Lamb.
GIDP: L Berkman (6).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. A Everett-M Lamb.
E: M Lamb (2).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .718   13   10    2   4   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .716    9    7    1   1   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .334 1.014   12    9   11   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .918   10    5    2   0   
L Walker RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .275  .879   15    6    2   1   
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .726   17   13    0   4   2B,GDP
S Taguchi LF                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .724    6    5    1   0   
M Mahoney C                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393   11    4    8   1   SH
C Carpenter P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .116    9    7    0   2   
Totals                       28   3   5   0    3   1              102   66   27  13
Batting Events
2B: S Rolen (12, off R Clemens).
SH: M Mahoney (1, off R Clemens).
TB: S Taguchi 2; S Rolen 2; L Walker; M Mahoney.
GIDP: S Rolen (2).
RBI: S Rolen (27).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Eckstein-A Pujols.

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, L (7-4)             7     5   3   1    2   1   0   1.47   28   90-61   45· 3·13   13·12· 1· 0     58    -     0.62  -0.10
C Harville                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.38    4   12-5     4· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     5   3   1    3   1   0          32  102-66   49· 4·13   14·14· 1· 0           -  
St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Carpenter, W (14-4)          9     3   0   0    0   9   0   2.34   28  114-81   37·15·29   12· 7· 3· 0     90    -     0.69   0.41
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   9   0          28  114-81   37·15·29   12· 7· 3· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 46,584.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Willy Taveras                CF       1. David Eckstein               SS
2. Craig Biggio                 2B       2. Mark Grudzielanek            2B
3. Lance Berkman                LF       3. Albert Pujols                1B
4. Morgan Ensberg               3B       4. Jim Edmonds                  CF
5. Mike Lamb                    1B       5. Larry Walker                 RF
6. Orlando Palmeiro             RF       6. Scott Rolen                  3B
7. Adam Everett                 SS       7. So Taguchi                   LF
8. Brad Ausmus                   C       8. Mike Mahoney                  C
9. Roger Clemens                 P       9. Chris Carpenter               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 1 1-- R 9,(2-2)  12% 67% 0-0 STL S. Rolen R. Clemens Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Walker Scores
b2 1 123 RR 3,(0-2)  10% 84% 1-0 STL C. Carpenter R. Clemens Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores/No RBI/unER; Taguchi Scores/No RBI/unER; Mahoney to 2B
t1 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  5% 55% 0-0 HOU L. Berkman C. Carpenter Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b2 1 12- 4,(3-0)  5% 74% 1-0 STL M. Mahoney R. Clemens Walk; Rolen to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
t5 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 86% 0-3 HOU O. Palmeiro C. Carpenter Lineout: RF (CF-RF)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 52% 0-0 HOU W. Taveras C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- 6,(0-2)  -2% 50% 0-0 HOU C. Biggio C. Carpenter Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  5% 55% 0-0 HOU L. Berkman C. Carpenter Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 53% 0-0 STL D. Eckstein R. Clemens Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 51% 0-0 STL M. Grudzielanek R. Clemens Flyball: RF
b1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 50% 0-0 STL A. Pujols R. Clemens Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 52% 0-0 HOU M. Ensberg C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 54% 0-0 HOU M. Lamb C. Carpenter Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 55% 0-0 HOU O. Palmeiro C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 53% 0-0 STL J. Edmonds R. Clemens Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  2% 55% 0-0 STL L. Walker R. Clemens Walk
b2 1 1-- R 9,(2-2)  12% 67% 0-0 STL S. Rolen R. Clemens Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Walker Scores
b2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  2% 69% 1-0 STL S. Taguchi R. Clemens Single to SS (Ground Ball); Rolen stays at 2B
b2 1 12- 4,(3-0)  5% 74% 1-0 STL M. Mahoney R. Clemens Walk; Rolen to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
b2 1 123 RR 3,(0-2)  10% 84% 1-0 STL C. Carpenter R. Clemens Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores/No RBI/unER; Taguchi Scores/No RBI/unER; Mahoney to 2B
b2 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 82% 3-0 STL D. Eckstein R. Clemens Flyball: LF
b2 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 80% 3-0 STL M. Grudzielanek R. Clemens Flyball: RF
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  2% 82% 0-3 HOU A. Everett C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 83% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus C. Carpenter Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ausmus out at 2B/RF-SS
t3 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 84% 0-3 HOU R. Clemens C. Carpenter Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 83% 3-0 STL A. Pujols R. Clemens Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 82% 3-0 STL J. Edmonds R. Clemens Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 81% 3-0 STL L. Walker R. Clemens Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 84% 0-3 HOU W. Taveras C. Carpenter Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 85% 0-3 HOU C. Biggio C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
t4 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 86% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 85% 3-0 STL S. Rolen R. Clemens Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 84% 3-0 STL S. Taguchi R. Clemens Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 85% 3-0 STL M. Mahoney R. Clemens Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 84% 3-0 STL C. Carpenter R. Clemens Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 86% 0-3 HOU M. Ensberg C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- 10,(2-2)  -3% 83% 0-3 HOU M. Lamb C. Carpenter Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 86% 0-3 HOU O. Palmeiro C. Carpenter Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t5 2 1-- O 5,(3-1)  2% 88% 0-3 HOU A. Everett C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 88% 3-0 STL D. Eckstein R. Clemens Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 87% 3-0 STL M. Grudzielanek R. Clemens Popfly: 2B
b5 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 86% 3-0 STL A. Pujols R. Clemens Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus C. Carpenter Groundout: P-1B
t6 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 90% 0-3 HOU R. Clemens C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 91% 0-3 HOU W. Taveras C. Carpenter Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 90% 3-0 STL J. Edmonds R. Clemens Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  1% 91% 3-0 STL L. Walker R. Clemens Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b6 1 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  -2% 89% 3-0 STL S. Rolen R. Clemens Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O 6,(1-2)  2% 92% 0-3 HOU C. Biggio C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 93% 0-3 HOU L. Berkman C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  1% 94% 0-3 HOU M. Ensberg C. Carpenter Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 95% 3-0 STL S. Taguchi R. Clemens Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 95% 3-0 STL M. Mahoney R. Clemens Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Taguchi to 2B
b7 1 -2- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 94% 3-0 STL C. Carpenter R. Clemens Strikeout Looking
b7 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 93% 3-0 STL D. Eckstein R. Clemens Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 95% 0-3 HOU M. Lamb C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 97% 0-3 HOU O. Palmeiro C. Carpenter Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 97% 0-3 HOU A. Everett C. Carpenter Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Chad Harville facing 2-3-4
Chad Harville replaces Roger Clemens pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 3-0 STL M. Grudzielanek C. Harville Flyball: CF
b8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 3-0 STL A. Pujols C. Harville Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 2 --- 4,(3-0)  0% 97% 3-0 STL J. Edmonds C. Harville Walk
b8 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 97% 3-0 STL L. Walker C. Harville Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 99% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Chad Harville (P) batting 9th
t9 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  1% 100% 0-3 HOU J. Vizcaino C. Carpenter Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 0-3 HOU W. Taveras C. Carpenter Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.

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