Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Wednesday, September 28, 2005 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 - 7 12 1 STL N 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 Taveras cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 Ensberg 3b 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 Berkman lf,1b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 Lamb 1b 5 1 1 1 0 2 9 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lane rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 Everett ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 Ausmus c 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 Backe p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Gallo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strickland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gipson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 7 12 7 2 9 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Backe-Everett-Lamb, Everett-Biggio-Lamb. E: Ensberg (15). BATTING - 2B: Scott (3,off Carpenter); Ensberg (30,off Isringhausen). HR: Berkman (22,5th inning off Carpenter 1 on 2 out); Lamb (11,5th inning off Carpenter 0 on 2 out). SF: Biggio (3,off Carpenter). Team LOB: 9.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 6 Edmonds cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 Pujols 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 Walker rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Schumaker pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Sanders lf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 Mabry rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Nunez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Carpenter p 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gall ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alberto Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 10 6 2 6 27 11 FIELDING - E: Pujols (14). BATTING - 2B: Grudzielanek (30,off Backe); Carpenter 2 (2,off Backe 2). HR: Sanders 2 (20,4th inning off Backe 0 on 1 out,5th inning off Strickland 1 on 2 out). SH: Eckstein (8,off Backe). SF: Edmonds (4,off Backe); Walker (2,off Gallo). GDP: Walker (9,off Backe); Pujols (19,off Backe). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Backe 4.1 7 5 5 2 2 1 21 Gallo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Strickland 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Springer 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 Qualls W(6-4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Lidge SV(40) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 6 6 2 6 2 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Gallo 2-1; Strickland 1-1. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carpenter 6 9 6 5 1 6 2 30 Alberto Reyes 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Isringhausen L(1-2) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 12 7 6 2 9 2 43 WP: Carpenter (5). Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Doug Eddings Official Scorer: Mike Smith Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 40616 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Biggio 2b Eckstein ss 2. Taveras cf Edmonds cf 3. Ensberg 3b Pujols 1b 4. Berkman lf Walker rf 5. Lamb 1b Sanders lf 6. Lane rf Grudzielanek 2b 7. Everett ss Molina c 8. Ausmus c Nunez 3b 9. Backe p Carpenter p ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to left; Taveras forced Biggio (shortstop to second); Ensberg singled to center [Taveras to second]; Berkman forced Ensberg (first to shortstop) [Taveras to third, Berkman to first]; Lamb grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein walked; Edmonds flied to center; Pujols walked [Eckstein to second]; Walker grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Lane flied to left; Everett struck out; Ausmus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Sanders struck out; Grudzielanek doubled to right; Molina grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grudzielanek to third]; Nunez lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Backe flied to right; Biggio struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Carpenter doubled to left; Eckstein reached on an error by Ensberg on a sacrifice bunt [Carpenter to third, Eckstein to first]; Edmonds hit a sacrifice fly to left [Carpenter scored]; Pujols grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Eckstein out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ensberg singled to shortstop; Berkman reached on an error by Pujols [Ensberg to second, Berkman to first]; Lamb was called out on strikes; Lane singled to shortstop [Ensberg scored (unearned), Berkman to second]; Everett struck out; Ausmus walked [Berkman to third, Lane to second]; Backe struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Walker grounded out (third to first); Sanders homered; Grudzielanek grounded out (third to first); Molina singled to pitcher; Nunez struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 5TH: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); Ensberg singled to left; Berkman homered [Ensberg scored]; Lamb homered; Lane grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Carpenter doubled; On a bunt Eckstein singled to third [Carpenter to third]; Edmonds singled to right [Carpenter scored, Eckstein to second]; Pujols forced Edmonds (third to second) [Eckstein to third, Pujols to first]; GALLO REPLACED BACKE (PITCHING); Walker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Eckstein scored]; STRICKLAND REPLACED GALLO (PITCHING); Sanders homered [Pujols scored]; Grudzielanek flied to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 6TH: Everett flied to right; Ausmus struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch; SCOTT BATTED FOR STRICKLAND; Scott doubled to right [Ausmus to third]; Biggio hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ausmus scored]; Taveras singled to center [Scott scored]; Ensberg grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 6TH: SPRINGER REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Molina flied to right; Nunez grounded out (pitcher to first); GALL BATTED FOR CARPENTER; Gall singled to center; Eckstein was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 7TH: ALBERTO REYES REPLACED GALL (PITCHING); Berkman was called out on strikes; Lamb struck out; Lane singled to right; Everett flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 7TH: Edmonds struck out; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker singled to right; SCHUMAKER RAN FOR WALKER; Sanders popped to catcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 8TH: SCHUMAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MABRY REPLACED SANDERS (PLAYING RF); Ausmus popped to shortstop; BAGWELL BATTED FOR SPRINGER; Bagwell was called out on strikes; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: QUALLS REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING); Grudzielanek struck out; Molina grounded out (shortstop to first); Nunez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 9TH: ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED ALBERTO REYES (PITCHING); Taveras singled to third; Ensberg doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Berkman flied to left; Lamb grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane walked; Everett flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 9TH: BERKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LIDGE REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); GIPSON REPLACED QUALLS (PLAYING LF); TAGUCHI BATTED FOR ISRINGHAUSEN; Taguchi flied to center; Eckstein struck out; Edmonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 12 1 9 Cardinals 6 10 1 5
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