St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
Cardinals Hitting
a-homered to right for S Taguchi in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BS Rolen (28, W Rodriguez); J Rodriguez (10, T Miller)
- HRJ Rodriguez (1, 7th inning off F Nieve 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIG Bennett (10), J Marquis (4), D Eckstein (19), S Taguchi (27), J Rodriguez (12), J Edmonds (45), H Luna 2 (18)
- 2Out RBID Eckstein, S Taguchi, J Edmonds, H Luna 2
- GIDPA Pujols
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Eckstein-H Luna-A Pujols)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Lamb1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .338 | .428 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .374 | .536 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 | .397 | .511 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .405 | .616 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .328 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .300 | .388 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .290 | .326 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .129 | .100 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .314 | .316 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .333 | .399 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .286 | .266 |
| 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
a-lined out to shortstop for W Rodriguez in the 5th
b-grounded to second for F Nieve in the 7th
c-lined out to second for R Springer in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BL Berkman (15, J Marquis); P Wilson 2 (18, J Marquis 2)
- HRM Ensberg (19, 6th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIP Wilson (46), M Ensberg (44)
- GIDPJ Lane
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP1 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Marquis(W,14-16) |
J. Isringhausen(S,33) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 112-71 | 5.55 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 3.62 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 136-87 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Pujols (By T Miller)
- HBPJ Marquis (By W Rodriguez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Marquis 7-12; J Isringhausen 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Marquis 61
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Rodriguez(L,9-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81-50 | 5.07 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-18 | 4.54 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 4.38 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-6 | 4.03 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 147-90 |
- Pitching
- WPR Springer
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Rodriguez 6-7; F Nieve 2-3; T Miller 2-1; R Springer 1-0
- Game ScoresW Rodriguez 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | G Bennett singled to left, S Rolen scored, J Encarnacion to third, J Edmonds to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Marquis hit by pitch, J Encarnacion scored, J Edmonds to third, G Bennett to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | D Eckstein singled to center, G Bennett scored, J Marquis to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | S Taguchi singled to center, J Marquis scored, D Eckstein to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | P Wilson doubled to deep center, L Berkman scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6th | M Ensberg homered to left. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7th | J Rodriguez homered to right. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 9th | J Edmonds walked, J Rodriguez scored, S Rolen to third, J Encarnacion to second. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 9th | H Luna singled to center, S Rolen and J Encarnacion scored, J Edmonds out at third. | 8 | 2 | ||
STL wins 3-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:05 AM, 8 July 2006
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 43,236
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
- First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Third Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
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 |

