Starting Lineups:
Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals
1. Taveras cf Miles ss
2. Ensberg 3b Duncan rf
3. Berkman 1b Pujols 1b
4. Huff rf Spiezio lf
5. Scott lf Rolen 3b
6. Burke 2b Encarnacion cf
7. Bruntlett ss Belliard 2b
8. Ausmus c Bennett c
9. Oswalt p Marquis p
ASTROS 1ST: Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second;
Ensberg singled to left [Taveras to third]; Berkman walked
[Ensberg to second]; Huff was called out on strikes; Scott
walked [Taveras scored, Ensberg to third, Berkman to second];
Burke singled to left [Ensberg scored, Berkman scored, Scott to
second]; Bruntlett singled to center [Scott scored, Burke to
third]; Bruntlett stole second; Ausmus struck out; Oswalt
grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4,
Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 1ST: Miles grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan
walked; Pujols flied to right; Spiezio flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Taveras singled to center; THOMPSON REPLACED MARQUIS
(PITCHING); Taveras stole second; Ensberg walked; Berkman popped
to third; Huff grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Ensberg out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4,
Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Rolen grounded out (second to first); Encarnacion
grounded out (shortstop to first); Belliard singled to left;
Bennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Scott singled to right; Burke singled to shortstop
[Scott to second]; Bruntlett grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Scott to third, Burke out at
second]; Ausmus walked; Oswalt grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: NELSON BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Nelson struck out;
Miles flied to left; Duncan doubled to right; Pujols flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 4TH: KINNEY REPLACED NELSON (PITCHING); Taveras singled
to center; Ensberg forced Taveras (pitcher to shortstop);
Berkman singled to left [Ensberg to third]; Huff was called out
on strikes; Scott struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4,
Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: Spiezio struck out; Rolen grounded out (shortstop
to first); Encarnacion was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Burke flied to right; Bruntlett popped to shortstop;
Ausmus singled to center; Oswalt grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 5TH: Belliard grounded out (second to first); Bennett
lined to first; ROSE BATTED FOR KINNEY; Rose popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 6TH: HANCOCK REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Taveras flied to
right; Ensberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Berkman
homered to center; Huff reached on an error by Hancock (assist
by Pujols); Scott singled to center [Huff to second]; Burke
popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 6TH: Miles grounded out (third to first); Duncan
popped to third; Pujols walked; Spiezio singled to right [Pujols
to third]; Rolen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 7TH: NARVESON REPLACED MILES (PITCHING); VIZCAINO
REPLACED HANCOCK (PLAYING SS); Bruntlett flied to right; Ausmus
reached on an error by Duncan [Ausmus to second]; Oswalt struck
out; Taveras flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5,
Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 7TH: Encarnacion popped to first; Belliard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bennett reached on an error by
Taveras; Vizcaino grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Ensberg flied to center; Berkman doubled to left;
Huff walked; JIMERSON RAN FOR HUFF; Scott struck out; Burke
lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 8TH: JIMERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCHUMAKER
BATTED FOR NARVESON; Schumaker singled to second; Duncan flied
to right; Pujols grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Schumaker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
5, Cardinals 0.
ASTROS 9TH: SCHUMAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SOSA REPLACED
DUNCAN (PITCHING); Bruntlett lined to shortstop; Ausmus grounded
out (first to pitcher); Oswalt singled to right; Taveras popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.
CARDINALS 9TH: Spiezio popped to third; Rolen singled to center;
Encarnacion singled to right [Rolen to third]; Belliard singled
to center [Rolen scored, Encarnacion to second]; RODRIGUEZ
BATTED FOR BENNETT; MILLER REPLACED OSWALT (PITCHING); TAGUCHI
BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Taguchi flied to right; WILSON BATTED FOR
VIZCAINO; WHEELER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Wilson struck out;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Astros 5 14 1 14
Cardinals 1 7 2 8
