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@BAL		0
4
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@DET		11
3
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@MIN		1
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8
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1
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@SFG		9
8
HOU
@STL		5
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:10PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 40,459, Time of Game: 2:57
Astros
5
71-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
 at Cardinals
1
77-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Roy Oswalt (13-8)
L: Jason Marquis (14-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          4  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 14  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  7  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 6 1 3 0 0 0 .278 .676 18 13 0.087 0.53 0.100 -0.014 0.8 1 0 2·SB
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .229 .847 19 9 0.053 0.52 0.074 -0.021 0.3 2 4
Lance Berkman 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .310 1.030 14 8 0.086 0.63 0.109 -0.024 2.0 13 0 HR,2B
Aubrey Huff RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .264 .787 23 14 -0.129 0.72 0.003 -0.133 -2.0 1 0 GDP
   Charlton Jimerson PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Luke Scott LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .379 1.103 25 12 0.078 0.76 0.103 -0.025 0.6 2 0
Chris Burke 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .802 13 9 0.104 0.72 0.125 -0.021 0.8 1 3
Eric Bruntlett SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .654 16 9 0.028 0.54 0.082 -0.054 -0.3 1 4 SB,GDP
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 1 1 .227 .588 23 14 -0.022 0.32 0.016 -0.038 -0.3 4 0
Roy Oswalt P 5 0 1 0 0 1 .161 .426 22 14 -0.066 0.46 0.000 -0.066 -1.6 0 0
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 5 14 5 5 6 .341 .852 173 102 0.219 0.57 0.612 -0.396 0.2 27 11
2B: L Berkman (25, off C Narveson).
HR: L Berkman (40, off J Hancock; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: L Berkman 7; W Taveras 3; C Burke 2; L Scott 2; M Ensberg; B Ausmus; R Oswalt; E Bruntlett.
GIDP: A Huff (11); E Bruntlett (2).
RBI: C Burke 2 (40); L Berkman (121); E Bruntlett (10); L Scott (20).
2-out RBI: L Berkman.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 3 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Ensberg-C Burke-L Berkman.
E: W Taveras (5).
Baserunning
SB: W Taveras 2 (32, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Bennett, 2nd base off B Thompson/G Bennett); E Bruntlett (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Bennett).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Miles SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .670 9 9 -0.046 0.60 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 3 3
   Chris Narveson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Skip Schumaker PH-RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .196 .543 1 1 0.016 0.36 0.016 0.000 0.4 0 0
Chris Duncan RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .946 22 15 0.013 0.46 0.037 -0.025 -0.1 4 0 2B
   Jorge Sosa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .722 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .321 1.097 16 8 -0.059 0.61 0.007 -0.065 -1.1 8 2 GDP
Scott Spiezio LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .833 13 10 -0.030 0.50 0.014 -0.044 -0.5 0 0
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 .891 7 7 -0.053 0.57 0.005 -0.058 -0.7 1 1
Juan Encarnacion CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .775 15 11 -0.020 0.38 0.013 -0.033 0.1 2 0
Ronnie Belliard 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .275 .711 9 7 0.007 0.49 0.035 -0.028 0.4 1 2
Gary Bennett C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .640 10 7 -0.026 0.43 0.005 -0.032 -0.3 6 0
   John Rodriguez PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 .820 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   So Taguchi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .675 2 1 -0.030 1.31 0.000 -0.030 -0.5
Jason Marquis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .478 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 4 -0.020 0.77 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
   Josh Kinney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Mike Rose PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 2 2 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Josh Hancock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Vizcaino SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .591 1 1 -0.009 0.29 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 1 0
   Preston Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .722 6 3 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.5
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 2 4 .206 .485 118 86 -0.280 0.52 0.132 -0.413 -3.8 27 10
2B: C Duncan (11, off R Oswalt).
TB: C Duncan 2; R Belliard 2; S Spiezio; J Encarnacion; S Schumaker; S Rolen.
GIDP: A Pujols (17).
RBI: R Belliard (59).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Miles-A Pujols; A Miles-R Belliard-A Pujols.
E: J Hancock (1); C Duncan (5).

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 (13-8) 8.1 7 1 1 2 3 0 3.06 34 110 82 58 4 20 17 12 3 0 66 0.236 0.49 2.9
Trever Miller, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.030 1.31 0.5
Dan Wheeler, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.51 1 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.015 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 36 118 86 59 5 22 17 13 3 0 66 4 0 0.281 0.57 3.8

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 (14-15) 1 5 4 4 2 2 0 5.82 10 52 27 19 1 7 2 4 4 0 27 -0.314 1.31 -3.9
Brad Thompson 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3.94 8 30 17 8 2 7 4 2 1 0 1 0 0.064 0.68 1.5
Josh Kinney 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.96 9 32 21 11 2 8 4 3 1 0 0 0 0.042 0.44 1.1
Josh Hancock 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.82 6 17 10 7 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 -0.025 0.18 -0.5
Chris Narveson 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50 9 33 20 9 2 9 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.12 1.1
Jorge Sosa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.63 4 9 7 6 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 5 5 5 6 1 5.00 46 173 102 60 7 35 15 20 9 0 27 1 0 -0.219 0.52 -0.2
J Marquis faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 40,459.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 Aaron Miles SS
2 Morgan Ensberg 3B 2 Chris Duncan RF
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Aubrey Huff RF 4 Scott Spiezio LF
5 Luke Scott LF 5 Scott Rolen 3B
6 Chris Burke 2B 6 Juan Encarnacion CF
7 Eric Bruntlett SS 7 Ronnie Belliard 2B
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Gary Bennett C
9 Roy Oswalt P 9 Jason Marquis 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
t1 1-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR HOU C. Burke J. Marquis 10% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Berkman Scores; Scott to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R HOU L. Scott J. Marquis 8% 68% Walk; Taveras Scores; Ensberg to 3B; Berkman to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU E. Bruntlett J. Marquis 7% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Scott Scores; Burke to 3B
t1 0-0 0 123 6,(1-2)  O HOU A. Huff J. Marquis -6% 59% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis 6% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive); Taveras to 3B

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' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 3% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis 2% 56% Taveras Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Marquis 6% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive); Taveras to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  HOU L. Berkman J. Marquis 4% 66% Walk; Ensberg to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 6,(1-2)  O HOU A. Huff J. Marquis -6% 59% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R HOU L. Scott J. Marquis 8% 68% Walk; Taveras Scores; Ensberg to 3B; Berkman to 2B
t1 1-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR HOU C. Burke J. Marquis 10% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Berkman Scores; Scott to 2B
t1 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU E. Bruntlett J. Marquis 7% 85% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Scott Scores; Burke to 3B
t1 4-0 1 1-3 8,(2-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Marquis 1% 86% Bruntlett Steals 2B
t1 4-0 1 -23 9,(3-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Marquis -4% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t1 4-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt J. Marquis -3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles R. Oswalt 2% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-4 1 --- 9,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan R. Oswalt -2% 80% Walk
b1 0-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt 2% 82% Flyball: RF
b1 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt 2% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t2 4-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU W. Taveras J. Marquis 2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Brad Thompson replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
t2 4-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU M. Ensberg B. Thompson 1% 87% Taveras Steals 2B
t2 4-0 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Ensberg B. Thompson 1% 88% Walk
t2 4-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Thompson -2% 85% Popfly: 3B
t2 4-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU A. Huff B. Thompson -4% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen R. Oswalt 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Belliard R. Oswalt -1% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 5-6-7
t3 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Scott B. Thompson 2% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Burke B. Thompson 2% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Scott to 2B
t3 4-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU E. Bruntlett B. Thompson -4% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Scott to 3B
t3 4-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Ausmus B. Thompson 0% 85% Walk
t3 4-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt B. Thompson -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
John Nelson pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 9th
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Nelson R. Oswalt 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles R. Oswalt 1% 86% Flyball: LF
b3 0-4 2 --- 7,(1-2)  STL C. Duncan R. Oswalt -2% 85% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
b3 0-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt 2% 87% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Josh Kinney facing 1-2-3
Josh Kinney replaces John Nelson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU W. Taveras J. Kinney 1% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t4 4-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Ensberg J. Kinney -1% 87% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 4-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Kinney 3% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Ensberg to 3B
t4 4-0 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Huff J. Kinney -3% 87% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Scott J. Kinney -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen R. Oswalt 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-4 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 1% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Josh Kinney facing 6-7-8
t5 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Burke J. Kinney -1% 88% Flyball: RF
t5 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU E. Bruntlett J. Kinney -1% 88% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t5 4-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU B. Ausmus J. Kinney 0% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 4-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt J. Kinney -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
b5 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Belliard R. Oswalt 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt 1% 91% Lineout: 1B
Mike Rose pinch hits for Josh Kinney (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Rose R. Oswalt 1% 91% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Josh Hancock facing 1-2-3
Josh Hancock replaces Mike Rose (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Hancock -1% 91% Lineout: RF
t6 4-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg J. Hancock -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU L. Berkman J. Hancock 4% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 5-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU A. Huff J. Hancock 0% 94% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
t6 5-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Scott J. Hancock 0% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Huff to 2B
t6 5-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Burke J. Hancock -1% 94% Popfly: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles R. Oswalt 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan R. Oswalt 1% 96% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b6 0-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt -1% 96% Walk
b6 0-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt -1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pujols to 3B
b6 0-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen R. Oswalt 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Chris Narveson facing 7-8-9
Chris Narveson replaces Aaron Miles (SS) pitching and batting 1st
Jose Vizcaino replaces Josh Hancock (P) playing SS batting 9th
t7 5-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU E. Bruntlett C. Narveson -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 5-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU B. Ausmus C. Narveson 1% 97% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ausmus to 2B
t7 5-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU R. Oswalt C. Narveson -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras C. Narveson -1% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
b7 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt 1% 97% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Belliard R. Oswalt 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL G. Bennett R. Oswalt -1% 97% Reached on E8 (Line Drive)
b7 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Vizcaino R. Oswalt 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Chris Narveson facing 2-3-4
t8 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg C. Narveson -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 5-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU L. Berkman C. Narveson 0% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
t8 5-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Huff C. Narveson 0% 98% Walk
Charlton Jimerson pinch runs for Aubrey Huff (RF) batting 4th
t8 5-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU L. Scott C. Narveson -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Burke C. Narveson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
Charlton Jimerson moves from PR to RF
Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Chris Narveson (P) batting 1st
b8 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Schumaker R. Oswalt -2% 96% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b8 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan R. Oswalt 2% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL A. Pujols R. Oswalt 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
Jorge Sosa replaces Chris Duncan (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Skip Schumaker moves from PH to RF
t9 5-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU E. Bruntlett J. Sosa -0% 99% Lineout: SS
t9 5-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Sosa -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU R. Oswalt J. Sosa 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t9 5-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Sosa -0% 99% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Spiezio R. Oswalt 1% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b9 0-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL S. Rolen R. Oswalt -1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b9 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Encarnacion R. Oswalt -1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rolen to 3B
b9 0-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Belliard R. Oswalt -2% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 2B
Trever Miller replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
So Taguchi pinch hits for John Rodriguez batting 8th
John Rodriguez pinch hits for Gary Bennett (C) batting 8th
b9 1-5 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Taguchi T. Miller 3% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Dan Wheeler replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
Preston Wilson pinch hits for Jose Vizcaino (SS) batting 9th
b9 1-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL P. Wilson D. Wheeler 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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