Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals
NLCS • STL leads series 1-0
89-73, 36-45 Away
3
89-73, 36-45 Away
Final
100-62, 50-31 Home
5
100-62, 50-31 Home
Astros Hitting
b-grounded to first for E Astacio in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BL Berkman (1, C Carpenter); M Ensberg (1, C Carpenter)
- RBIB Ausmus (1)
- SFB Ausmus
- SHA Pettitte
- GIDPL Berkman
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Ensberg-C Biggio-M Lamb, M Lamb-A Everett-M Lamb)
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Nunez3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 28 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- Batting
- HRR Sanders (1, 1st inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIR Sanders 2 (2), C Carpenter (1), D Eckstein (1), A Pujols (1)
- 2Out RBIR Sanders 2, A Pujols
- SHC Carpenter 2
- GIDPR Sanders; Y Molina
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Grudzielanek-D Eckstein-A Pujols)
- ED Eckstein (1, throw)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Pettitte(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 92-56 | 7.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 123-74 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Pettitte 9-7; R Springer 0-2; E Astacio 0-1
- Game ScoresA Pettitte 36
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Carpenter(W,1-0) |
J. Isringhausen(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 96-61 | 2.25 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-17 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 119-78 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Carpenter 17-4; J Isringhausen 1-1
- Game ScoresC Carpenter 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Sanders homered to left, D Eckstein scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | C Carpenter sacrificed to pitcher, M Grudzielanek scored, A Nunez to second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | D Eckstein singled to right center, A Nunez scored, D Eckstein to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | A Pujols singled to right center, D Eckstein scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 7th | C Burke homered to left, A Everett scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 9th | B Ausmus hit sacrifice fly to center, M Lamb scored. | 3 | 5 | |
STL leads 1-0
Game Information
Busch Stadium I
1:28 AM, 13 October 2005
St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 52,332
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
- Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell
- Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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