Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros
1. Eckstein ss Pence cf
2. Ankiel cf Burke 2b
3. Pujols 1b Berkman 1b
4. Encarnacion rf Lee lf
5. Ludwick lf Lamb 3b
6. Molina c Scott rf
7. Miles 2b Bruntlett ss
8. Pineiro p Munson c
9. Ryan 3b Albers p
CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein singled to right; Ankiel flied to right;
Pujols flied to center; Albers threw a wild pitch [Eckstein to
second]; Encarnacion struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Pence struck out; Burke singled to left; Berkman
popped to third; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Ludwick grounded out (third to first); Molina
popped to catcher; Miles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Lee grounded out (third to first); Lamb walked;
Scott doubled to shortstop [Lamb scored, Scott out at third
(shortstop to first to third)]; Bruntlett grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 3RD: Pineiro singled to left; Ryan doubled to left
[Pineiro to third]; Eckstein grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Pineiro scored, Ryan to third]; Ankiel lined to first; Pujols
was walked intentionally; Encarnacion grounded out (catcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Munson singled to right; Molina allowed a passed
ball [Munson to second]; Albers struck out; Pence grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burke flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
CARDINALS 4TH: Ludwick grounded out (third to first); Molina
flied to left; Miles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Berkman homered to right; Lee flied to center; Lamb
flied to left; Scott flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 5TH: Pineiro struck out; Ryan flied to right; Eckstein
reached on an error by Bruntlett; Ankiel walked [Eckstein to
second]; Pujols struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1,
Astros 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Bruntlett lined to pitcher; Munson popped to
shortstop; Albers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals
1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 6TH: Encarnacion walked; Ludwick flied to center;
Encarnacion was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Molina grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Pence singled to left; Pence safe on a pick-off
error by Pineiro [Pence to third]; Burke popped to second;
Berkman grounded out (pitcher to first); Lee grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 7TH: Miles popped to shortstop; DUNCAN BATTED FOR
PINEIRO; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Ryan walked;
Eckstein popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1,
Astros 2.
ASTROS 7TH: JOHNSON REPLACED DUNCAN (PITCHING); Lamb singled to
left; Scott forced Lamb (first to shortstop); Bruntlett flied to
right; Munson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals
1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 8TH: QUALLS REPLACED ALBERS (PITCHING); Ankiel singled
to center; Pujols flied to right; Encarnacion flied to center;
Ludwick singled to second [Ankiel to third]; Molina grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
ASTROS 8TH: SPRINGER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); BIGGIO BATTED
FOR QUALLS; Biggio singled to shortstop; Pence walked [Biggio to
second]; Burke out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Biggio to third, Pence to second]; Berkman was walked
intentionally; Lee struck out; Lamb flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
CARDINALS 9TH: LIDGE REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); Miles grounded
out (second to first); EDMONDS BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Edmonds
popped to left; Ryan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 1 5 1 8
Astros 2 7 1 6