Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals
1. Metzger ss Brock lf
2. Cedeno cf Cruz cf
3. Wynn rf Melendez rf
4. May 1b Torre 3b
5. Watson lf Simmons c
6. Rader 3b Clendenon 1b
7. Helms 2b Crosby ss
8. Edwards c Maxvill 2b
9. Roberts p Gibson p
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to left; Metzger stole second;
Cedeno singled to right [Metzger scored, Cedeno to second (on
throw)]; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third];
May singled to right [Cedeno scored]; Watson flied out to right;
Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second; Cruz
walked; Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Brock to third, Cruz out at second]; Torre grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals
0.
ASTROS 2ND: Helms flied out to center; Edwards struck out;
Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons flied out to center; Clendenon grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crosby grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
walked; Wynn walked [Cedeno to second]; May struck out; Watson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: Maxvill singled to right; Gibson singled to right
[Maxvill to second]; Brock flied out to center; Cruz singled to
right [Maxvill scored, Gibson to second]; Roberts threw a wild
pitch [Gibson to third, Cruz to second]; Melendez struck out;
Torre walked; Simmons homered to left [Gibson scored, Cruz
scored, Torre scored]; Clendenon singled to left; Clendenon
stole second; Crosby struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
2, Cardinals 5.
ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded
out (pitcher to first); Edwards grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 4TH: Maxvill walked; Gibson flied out to center; Brock
flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
ASTROS 5TH: Roberts flied out to center; Metzger flied out to
center; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
2, Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 5TH: Melendez flied out to center; Torre struck out;
Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; May tripled to right;
Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Rader was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 6TH: Clendenon doubled to right; Crosby grounded out
(second to first) [Clendenon to third]; Maxvill grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gibson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.
ASTROS 7TH: Helms flied out to right; Edwards popped to
shortstop in foul territory; MILLER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Miller
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.
CARDINALS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Brock
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cruz walked; Melendez walked
[Cruz to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Torre
doubled to left [Cruz scored, Melendez to third]; Simmons was
walked intentionally; HAGUE BATTED FOR CLENDENON; Hague walked
[Melendez scored, Torre to third, Simmons to second]; Crosby
grounded into a double play (first to catcher to third) [Torre
out at home, Simmons out at third]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 7.
ASTROS 8TH: HAGUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Metzger homered
to right; Cedeno singled to left; Wynn singled to left [Cedeno
to second]; SANTORINI REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); May singled to
left [Cedeno scored, Wynn to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Wynn scored, May to second]; Rader popped to second;
Helms singled to center [May scored, Helms to second (on
throw)]; Edwards was walked intentionally; STEWART BATTED FOR
GRIFFIN; GRZENDA REPLACED SANTORINI (PITCHING); Stewart tripled
to right [Helms scored, Edwards scored]; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Cardinals 7.
CARDINALS 8TH: RAY REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR
MAXVILL; Alou grounded out (first to pitcher); FIORE BATTED FOR
GRZENDA; Fiore walked; Brock grounded into a double play (second
to first) [Fiore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
9, Cardinals 7.
ASTROS 9TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); DRABOWSKY
REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Simmons dropped a foul fly hit by
Cedeno for an error; Cedeno grounded out (catcher
unassisted); Cesar Cedeno called for interference when his
bat hit the ball twice; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); May homered to left; Watson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 7.
CARDINALS 9TH: Cruz popped to third in foul territory; Melendez
popped to first in foul territory; Torre lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 10, Cardinals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 10 11 0 4
Cardinals 7 8 1 6