Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
National League Championship Series Game 2
Played on Thursday, October 13, 2005 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 11 1 STL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 Taveras cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Berkman 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 11 2 Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Lane rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Burke lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Everett ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 2 Oswalt p 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 Bruntlett ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 35 4 11 3 2 8 27 13 FIELDING - E: Ensberg (1). BATTING - 2B: Ausmus (1,off Mulder); Berkman (2,off Tavarez). 3B: Burke (1,off Mulder); Everett (1,off Tavarez). SH: Oswalt (1,off Mulder). GDP: Ensberg (1,off Mulder). IBB: Ausmus (1,by Mulder). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Ausmus (1,2nd base off Mulder/Molina). CS: Taveras (1,2nd base by Mulder/Molina).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Edmonds cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 Walker rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sanders lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Nunez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Molina c 4 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 Mulder p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mabry rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 1 6 1 3 9 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Mulder-Grudzielanek-Pujols. PB: Molina (1). BATTING - 2B: Molina 2 (2,off Oswalt 2). HR: Pujols (1,6th inning off Oswalt 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Oswalt W(1-0) 7 5 1 1 3 6 1 29 Lidge SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 Totals 9 6 1 1 3 9 1 36
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mulder L(0-1) 7 8 2 1 2 6 0 29 Tavarez 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 Marquis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 11 4 3 2 8 0 38 WP: Tavarez (1). IBB: Mulder (1,Ausmus). Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Larry Poncino, LF - Gerry Davis, RF - Tim McClelland Official Scorer: Gary Mueller Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 52358 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Biggio 2b Eckstein ss 2. Taveras cf Edmonds cf 3. Berkman 1b Pujols 1b 4. Ensberg 3b Walker rf 5. Lane rf Sanders lf 6. Burke lf Grudzielanek 2b 7. Everett ss Nunez 3b 8. Ausmus c Molina c 9. Oswalt p Mulder p ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to left; On a bunt Taveras singled to third [Biggio to second]; Berkman struck out; Ensberg grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein lined to right; Edmonds singled to left; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first) [Edmonds to second]; Walker walked; Sanders forced Walker (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Lane was called out on strikes; Burke tripled to center; Everett grounded out (pitcher to first); Ausmus was walked intentionally; Ausmus stole second [Burke scored on a passed ball (unearned)]; Oswalt walked; Biggio struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Grudzielanek grounded out (pitcher to first); Nunez struck out; Molina flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Taveras singled to shortstop; Berkman flied to center; Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ensberg lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Mulder struck out; Eckstein grounded out (third to first); Edmonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Lane flied to right; Burke popped to second; Everett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Pujols grounded out (first to pitcher); Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); Sanders singled to third [Sanders to second (error by Ensberg)]; Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus doubled to center; Oswalt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ausmus to third]; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ausmus scored]; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: On a bunt Nunez grounded out (catcher to first); Molina doubled; Mulder struck out; Eckstein walked; Edmonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Berkman singled to left; Ensberg flied to center; Lane struck out; Burke grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Pujols homered; Walker grounded out (first unassisted); Sanders struck out; Grudzielanek grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Everett grounded out (third to first); Ausmus was called out on strikes; Oswalt singled to right; Biggio singled to center [Oswalt to second]; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Nunez grounded out (pitcher to first); Molina doubled; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MULDER; Rodriguez walked; Eckstein flied to center; Edmonds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: TAVAREZ REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Berkman doubled to right; Ensberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Tavarez threw a wild pitch [Berkman to third]; Burke singled to left [Berkman scored]; Everett tripled to center [Burke scored]; Reggie Sanders got turned around while trying to catch the ball; he landed awkwardly on his back and his head hit the ground hard Cardinals left fielder Reggie Sanders left the game due to an injured back; TAGUCHI REPLACED SANDERS (PLAYING LF); Ausmus lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: LIDGE REPLACED EVERETT (PITCHING); BRUNTLETT REPLACED OSWALT (PLAYING SS); Pujols flied to center; Walker struck out (catcher to first); Taguchi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: MARQUIS REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); MABRY REPLACED TAVAREZ (PLAYING RF); Bruntlett struck out; Biggio struck out; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: Grudzielanek flied to left; Nunez singled to left; Nunez advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Nunez to second]; Molina struck out; Mabry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 11 1 7 Cardinals 1 6 0 8
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