St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

0-1, 0-1 Home


STL
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	7	11	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	0

CardinalsTop 1st
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- R. Oswalt pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- A. Reyes pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for C Harville.
  7
  1
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- S Taguchi in left field.
  7
  3
- J Bagwell walked, C Biggio stole third.
  7
  3
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- C Burke hit for L Scott.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- R. King pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- J Vizcaino hit for D Wheeler.
  7
  3
- J. Isringhausen pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- J Mabry in right field.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Cardinals
7
Astros
3

Game 1

6/4

Cardinals
1
Astros
4

Game 2

6/4

Daikin Park

12:05 AM, 6 April 2005

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 43,567

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Montague
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo

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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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out