Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros
1. Vina 2b Lugo ss
2. Renteria ss Biggio 2b
3. Pujols lf Berkman cf
4. Edmonds cf Bagwell 1b
5. Martinez 1b Ward lf
6. Marrero rf Hidalgo rf
7. Polanco 3b Ensberg 3b
8. Matheny c Ausmus c
9. Morris p Reynolds p
CARDINALS 1ST: Vina flied to left; Renteria singled to
shortstop; Renteria stole second; Pujols homered to left
[Renteria scored]; Edmonds doubled to left; Martinez was called
out on strikes; Marrero homered to left [Edmonds scored];
Polanco walked; Matheny struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Lugo grounded out (third to first); Biggio singled
to shortstop; Biggio stole second; Berkman walked; Bagwell
doubled to right [Biggio scored, Berkman to third]; Ward popped
to shortstop; Hidalgo walked; Ensberg was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 2ND: Morris grounded out (second to first); Vina lined
to second; Renteria struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 2ND: Ausmus singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Ausmus to second]; Lugo walked; Biggio
flied to center [Ausmus to third]; Berkman grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 3RD: Pujols struck out; Edmonds grounded out (second
to first); Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Bagwell singled to left; Ward singled to shortstop
[Bagwell to second]; Hidalgo struck out; Ensberg grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Bagwell to third, Ward to second]; Ausmus
was walked intentionally; Reynolds grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 4TH: Marrero flied to left; Polanco grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matheny grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Lugo grounded out (third to first); Biggio struck
out; Berkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 5TH: Morris grounded out (third to first); Vina
singled to second; Renteria grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Vina out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Bagwell singled to center; Ward struck out; Hidalgo
was called out on strikes; Ensberg singled to center [Bagwell to
second]; Ausmus walked [Bagwell to third, Ensberg to second];
MERCED BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Merced forced Ensberg (third
unassisted) [Ausmus to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals
4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 6TH: BORBON REPLACED MERCED (PITCHING); Pujols was
called out on strikes; Edmonds struck out; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: DREW REPLACED MORRIS (PLAYING RF); PUJOLS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); MARRERO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
TIMLIN REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Lugo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Biggio doubled to left; Berkman grounded
out (second to first) [Biggio to third]; Bagwell flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED BORBON (PITCHING); Marrero was
called out on strikes; Polanco popped to center; Matheny flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Ward singled to left; Hidalgo flied to center [Ward
to second]; VIZCAINO BATTED FOR ENSBERG; Vizcaino singled to
shortstop [Ward to third]; Ausmus grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Vizcaino out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 8TH: VIZCAINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Drew flied
to right; Vina struck out; Renteria walked; Pujols forced
Renteria (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4,
Astros 1.
ASTROS 8TH: BLUM BATTED FOR CRUZ; Blum grounded out (second to
first); Lugo grounded out (shortstop to first); Biggio grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4,
Astros 1.
CARDINALS 9TH: PUFFER REPLACED BLUM (PITCHING); Edmonds struck
out; ROBINSON BATTED FOR TIMLIN; Robinson struck out; Marrero
singled to left; Polanco grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Berkman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell popped to second;
Ward flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros
1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 4 6 0 3
Astros 1 10 0 13
