St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
NLCS • HOU leads series 2-1
100-62, 50-31 Away
3
100-62, 50-31 Away
Final
89-73, 53-28 Home
4
89-73, 53-28 Home
Cardinals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Nunez3B |
H. Luna3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .231 | .182 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .636 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .250 | .111 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 | .083 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .545 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
a-walked for J Tavarez in the 9th
b-doubled to left for H Luna in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Mabry (1, B Lidge)
- RBID Eckstein (2), L Walker (1), J Mabry (1)
- 2Out RBIJ Mabry
- SFD Eckstein; L Walker
- SHM Morris
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBJ Edmonds (1, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Ausmus)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Grudzielanek-A Pujols)
- EH Luna (1, throw)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
L. BerkmanLF-1B |
M. Lamb1B |
J. LaneRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .385 | .333 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 | .250 | .200 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .875 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .333 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .583 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 30 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
a-singled to center for R Clemens in the 6th
b-grounded to pitcher for C Qualls in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Lamb (1, M Morris); A Everett (1, J Tavarez)
- HRM Lamb (1, 4th inning off M Morris 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Lamb 2 (2), J Lane (1)
- Team LOB8
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Morris(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 89-58 | 5.06 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-15 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 9.00 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 134-85 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Morris 6-7; B Thompson 2-0; R Flores 0-2; J Tavarez 1-1
- Game ScoresM Morris 40
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Clemens(W,1-0) |
C. Qualls(H,1) |
B. Lidge(S,3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97-62 | 3.00 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31-22 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 148-95 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 9-8; C Qualls 3-0; B Lidge 0-2
- Game ScoresR Clemens 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | M Lamb homered to left, M Ensberg scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Molina scored, A Nunez to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | L Walker hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Lane singled to right center, M Lamb scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | A Everett grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, B Ausmus out at third, J Lane scored, A Everett to first on throwing error by third baseman H Luna. | 2 | 4 | |
| 9th | J Mabry doubled to left, J Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 4 | |
HOU leads 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
9:19 PM, 15 October 2005
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 42,823
Game Time:3:00
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Poncino
- Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
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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