Cardinals 3-0 Astros (17 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

St. Louis Cardinals

59-32, 30-16 home


HOU
STL

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

C. Carpenter14-4

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 0 BB

R. Clemens7-4

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

AstrosTop 1st
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- C Carpenter grounded into fielder's choice to first, S Rolen and S Taguchi scored, M Mahoney to second.
  0
  3
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 3rd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 7th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- C. Harville pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- J Vizcaino hit for C Harville.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
3
Cardinals
4

Game 1

16/7

Astros
2
Cardinals
4

Game 2

16/7

Astros
0
Cardinals
3

Game 3

17/7

Busch Stadium I

7:15 PM, 17 July 2005

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 46,584

Game Time:1:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
First Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Second Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
Third Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland

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