Cardinals 8-7 Astros (23 Apr, 2005) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

10-5, 4-4 home


HOU
STL

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

AstrosTop 1st
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- B. Duckworth pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- B. Duckworth pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- Y Molina reached on infield single to pitcher, R Sanders scored, S Taguchi scored on throwing error by pitcher B Duckworth.
  0
  4
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 3rd
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- B. Duckworth pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- B. Duckworth pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- L Scott hit for B Duckworth.
  1
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- J. Marquis pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- O Palmeiro hit for C Harville.
  3
  8
- R. Flores pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- A. Reyes pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J. Tavarez pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- M Lamb hit for R Springer.
  7
  8
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- L Walker hit for J Tavarez.
  7
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- J. Isringhausen pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Astros
7
Cardinals
8

Game 1

23/4

Astros
0
Cardinals
1

Game 2

23/4

Astros
5
Cardinals
8

Game 3

24/4

Busch Stadium I

1:10 AM, 23 April 2005

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 44,805

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Brian Runge
Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	50	34	.595	-	W1
St. Louis	43	40	.518	6.5	W1
Pittsburgh	40	43	.482	9.5	W1
Cincinnati	39	45	.464	11	L1
Chicago	39	46	.459	11.5	L1

Astros move above .500 for 1st time this year, beat Mets 10-5 in 11 innings for 9th win in 10 games

— The Houston Astros moved over .500 for the first time this season, beating the New York Mets 10-5 on Sunday for their ninth win in 10 games as Jake Myers hit a tiebreaking single in a five-run 11th inning.

Milwaukee Brewers hit five grand slams in eight-game span

The Milwaukee Brewers, comfortably in first place in the NL Central, have hit five grand slams over their last eight games, the most recent on Sunday by Brice Turang, who capped a seven-run, fourth-inning outburst in a 7-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Astros plate 5 runs in the 11th to pull ahead of the Mets

Jake Meyers, Joey Loperfido and Trey Cabbage beat up on Matt Festa in the top of the 11th inning, giving the Astros a 10-5 lead over the Mets.

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Houston Astros

St. Louis Cardinals

J. Marquis3-0

B. Duckworth0-1

J. Isringhausen6

Game Information

2024 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Astros move above .500 for 1st time this year, beat Mets 10-5 in 11 innings for 9th win in 10 games

Milwaukee Brewers hit five grand slams in eight-game span

Astros plate 5 runs in the 11th to pull ahead of the Mets

Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Foul Ball
4 Ground Out