Astros 8-1 Cardinals (20 Sep, 2003) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

79-76, 46-33 home


HOU
STL

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

R. Oswalt9-5

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

M. Morris10-8

5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

AstrosTop 1st
- M. Morris pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Hit By Pitch
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- M. Morris pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- M. Morris pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- M. Morris pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- M. Morris pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- J Girardi hit for M Morris.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Fassero pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- R. Springer pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J Vizcaino hit for R Oswalt.
  6
  1
- K Robinson hit for M Matheny.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- S Taguchi hit for R Springer.
  6
  1
- C Widger catching.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Journell pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J. Simontacchi pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J. Simontacchi pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- B. Wagner pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- E Marrero hit for J Drew.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

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

1:10 AM, 20 September 2003

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 38,977

Game Time:2:33

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

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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R. Oswalt9-5

M. Morris10-8

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1 Foul Ball
2 Ball
3 Hit By Pitch