Cardinals 3-1 Astros (29 May, 2003) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

27-24, 16-8 home


HOU
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	-	3	9	0

J. Simontacchi2-3

9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

J. Johnson0-1

5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- O Palmeiro hit for J Edmonds.
  0
  0
- O Palmeiro in center field.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- J. Johnson pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- R. Stone pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- G Blum at second base.
  1
  3
- M Ensberg at third base.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- R. Stone pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- R. Stone pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- O Merced hit for R Stone.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
5
Cardinals
10

Game 1

26/5

Astros
7
Cardinals
4

Game 2

28/5

Astros
1
Cardinals
3

Game 3

29/5

Astros
7
Cardinals
4

Game 4

30/5

Busch Stadium I

1:10 AM, 29 May 2003

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 28,667

Game Time:2:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce

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. Simontacchi2-3

J. Johnson0-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging