St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

86-50, 45-25 Away

Final/10

72-63, 46-23 Home


STL
HOU

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

C. Carpenter20-4

9.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB

R. Springer4-4

0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- A Pujols to third, L Walker to second on wild pitch by R Clemens.
  0
  1
- S Taguchi grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Pujols scored, L Walker to third.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- C Burke hit for R Clemens.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- S. Strickland pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- J Vizcaino hit for S Strickland.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- M. Gallo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- M. Gallo pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- D. Wheeler pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- T. Driskill pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- C. Carpenter pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for T Driskill.
  5
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Cardinals
5
Astros
6

Game 1

3/9

Cardinals
4
Astros
2

Game 2

4/9

Cardinals
4
Astros
1

Game 3

4/9

Daikin Park

12:05 AM, 4 September 2005

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 42,817

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Greg Gibson
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight

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

C. Carpenter20-4

R. Springer4-4

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out