Cardinals 3-2 Astros (20 Sep, 2003) Box Score

St. Louis Cardinals

80-76, 47-33 home


HOU
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	1

J. Simontacchi9-5

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

D. Miceli2-4

1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Astros Hitting

hitters
C. BiggioCF
G. Blum3B
J. Bagwell1B
J. Kent2B
L. BerkmanLF
O. DotelP
bJ. VizcainoPH
B. WagnerP
dM. EnsbergPH
D. MiceliP
R. HidalgoRF
B. AusmusC
A. EverettSS
T. ReddingP
R. StoneP
M. GalloP
aO. MercedPH
C. PorterPR
B. LidgeP
J. LaneLF
cM. MeluskeyPH
E. BruntlettLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	1	0	.266	.355	.415
5	0	2	0	0	0	.269	.303	.389
4	0	0	0	2	2	.273	.371	.517
6	0	1	2	0	1	.299	.352	.519
3	0	0	0	1	1	.283	.408	.503
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.276	.366
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.373	.515
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	1	0	1	2	.316	.390	.586
5	0	1	0	1	2	.230	.305	.295
5	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.315	.379
2	1	1	0	0	1	.204	.235	.265
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.288	.377
0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.400
1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.200	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.240	.367
45	2	8	2	6	12

a-singled to center for M Gallo in the 7th

b-flied out to left for O Dotel in the 10th

c-struck out looking for J Lane in the 11th

d-grounded into fielder's choice to third for B Wagner in the 12th

Batting
2BR Hidalgo (42, B Tomko)
RBIJ Kent 2 (91)
SHA Everett; G Blum
GIDPG Blum
Team LOB12

Baserunning
SBB Ausmus (5, 2nd base off M DeJean/M Matheny)

Fielding
EJ Kent (10, ground ball)
AssistsC Biggio (S Rolen at Home)

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
F. Vina2B
E. MarreroRF
M. De JeanP
fB. HartPH
J. SimontacchiP
A. PujolsLF
J.D. DrewCF
S. Rolen3B
T. Martinez1B
E. RenteriaSS
C. WidgerC
cK. RobinsonPH-RF
eS. TaguchiPH-RF
B. TomkoP
aO. PalmeiroPH
bE. PérezPH
C. EldredP
J. IsringhausenP
dM. CairoPH
M. MathenyC
J. EdmondsPR
J. GirardiC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	3	0	0	1	0	.268	.327	.409
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.232	.271	.374
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.278	.319	.399
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.132	.132	.158
5	1	1	1	1	2	0	.364	.441	.678
4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.293	.374	.511
5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.286	.379	.528
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.347	.418
4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.329	.393	.482
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.221	.269	.295
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254	.285	.327
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.313	.432
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.295	.338	.311
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.331	.341
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.362	.465
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251	.293	.384
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.251	.317	.351
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.384	.603
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.208	.095
46	3	9	2	1	10	10

a-hit for B Tomko in the 6th

b-reached on error for O Palmeiro in the 6th

c-struck out swinging for C Widger in the 9th

d-walked for J Isringhausen in the 9th

e-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for K Robinson in the 10th

f-struck out looking for M Dejean in the 11th

Batting
2BE Renteria (46, R Stone); J Drew (11, B Wagner)
HRA Pujols (43, 13th inning off D Miceli 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIJ Drew (39), A Pujols (124)
2Out RBIJ Drew
SHF Vina
Team LOB17

Baserunning
CSE Perez (2, 2nd base by M Gallo)
SBS Rolen (12, 2nd base off D Miceli/B Ausmus)

Fielding
DP1 (F Vina-E Renteria-T Martinez)
ES Rolen (13, ground ball)

Astros Pitching

pitchers
T. Redding
R. Stone(H,6)
M. Gallo(B,1)
B. Lidge
O. Dotel
B. Wagner
D. Miceli(L,1-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	1	1	3	3	0	91-54	3.74
0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	10-6	3.28
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	3.29
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-10	3.59
2.0	0	0	0	1	4	0	36-23	2.61
2.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	38-17	1.60
1.1	2	1	1	2	1	1	33-16	3.24
12.1	9	3	2	10	10	1	228-128

Pitching
WPT Redding; B Wagner
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Redding 6-7; R Stone 1-1; M Gallo 0-0; B Lidge 1-1; O Dotel 0-2; B Wagner 5-0; D Miceli 1-2
Game ScoresT Redding 55

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
B. Tomko
C. Eldred
J. Isringhausen
M. De Jean
J. Simontacchi(W,9-5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	5	2	2	2	6	101-67	5.20
2.0	1	0	0	1	0	24-15	3.78
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-6	2.68
2.0	1	0	0	1	4	38-22	4.61
2.0	0	0	0	2	1	31-16	5.44
13.0	8	2	2	6	12	204-126

Pitching
IBBS Rolen (By B Wagner); E Renteria 2 (By B Wagner, D Miceli); A Pujols (By B Wagner)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Tomko 5-7; C Eldred 3-3; J Isringhausen 1-1; M DeJean 0-2; J Simontacchi 2-3
Game ScoresB Tomko 58

Scoring Summary

		HOU	STL
3rd	J Kent singled to right center, T Redding and C Biggio scored, G Blum to second.	2	0
3rd	J Drew singled to center, B Tomko scored, F Vina to second.	2	1
6th	E Perez safe at first on error by second baseman J Kent, E Renteria scored.	2	2
13th	A Pujols homered to left.	2	3

Astros
8
Cardinals
1

Game 1

20/9

Astros
2
Cardinals
3

Game 2

20/9

Astros
4
Cardinals
6

Game 3

21/9

Busch Stadium I

7:10 PM, 20 September 2003

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 44,878

Game Time:4:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Second Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
Third Base Umpire - Bill Hohn

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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J. Simontacchi9-5

D. Miceli2-4

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