Houston Astros 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
National League Championship Series Game 4
Played on Sunday, October 16, 2005 (D) at Minute Maid Park
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 2 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 2 1 0 1 8 0 Walker rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Sanders lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Mabry 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Suppan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Marquis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 5 1 3 7 24 10 FIELDING - E: Marquis (1). BATTING - 2B: Edmonds (1,off Backe). SF: Pujols (1,off Backe). GDP: Edmonds (1,off Backe); Mabry (1,off Lidge). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burke cf,lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Berkman lf,1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 Ensberg 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lane rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Ausmus c 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 Everett ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Backe p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gallo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Taveras pr,cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 29 2 6 2 6 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Biggio-Everett-Lamb, Bruntlett-Everett-Berkman. BATTING - HR: Lane (1,4th inning off Suppan 0 on 1 out). SH: Biggio (1,off Marquis). SF: Ensberg (1,off Marquis). Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Suppan 5 3 1 1 3 5 1 21 Marquis L(0-1) 3 3 1 0 3 1 0 16 Totals 8 6 2 1 6 6 1 37
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Backe 5.2 2 1 1 3 7 0 21 Gallo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Qualls W(1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Lidge SV(3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 7 0 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: Gallo 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Tim McClelland, LF - Greg Gibson, RF - Wally Bell Official Scorer: Gary Mueller Ejections: Jim Edmonds by Phil Cuzzi [Balls and strikes]; STL Manager Tony LaRussa by Phil Cuzzi [Balls and strikes] Time of Game: 3:11 Attendance: 43010 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Eckstein ss Biggio 2b 2. Edmonds cf Burke cf 3. Pujols 1b Berkman lf 4. Walker rf Ensberg 3b 5. Sanders lf Lamb 1b 6. Mabry 3b Lane rf 7. Molina c Ausmus c 8. Grudzielanek 2b Everett ss 9. Suppan p Backe p CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein walked; Edmonds grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Eckstein out at second]; Pujols struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Burke lined to center; Berkman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Walker grounded out (second to first); Sanders was called out on strikes; Mabry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ensberg singled to left; Lamb struck out; Lane singled to left [Ensberg to second]; Ausmus struck out; Everett forced Lane (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Molina grounded out (shortstop to first); Grudzielanek grounded out (shortstop to first); Suppan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Backe grounded out (shortstop to first); Biggio grounded out (pitcher to first); Burke walked; Berkman walked [Burke to second]; Ensberg forced Berkman (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Eckstein walked; Edmonds doubled to left [Eckstein to third]; Pujols hit a sacrifice fly to right [Eckstein scored]; Walker walked; Sanders struck out; Mabry flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Lamb struck out; Lane homered; Ausmus struck out; Everett grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Molina grounded out (shortstop to first); Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first); Suppan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Backe was called out on strikes; Biggio walked; Burke lined to left; Berkman popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Eckstein struck out; Edmonds was called out on strikes; Pujols singled to left; GALLO REPLACED BACKE (PITCHING); Walker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: MARQUIS REPLACED SUPPAN (PITCHING); Ensberg singled to left; Lamb flied to center; Lane walked [Ensberg to second]; Ausmus was called out on strikes; Everett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: QUALLS REPLACED GALLO (PITCHING); Sanders popped to second; Mabry grounded out (second to first); Molina grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: PALMEIRO BATTED FOR QUALLS; Palmeiro walked; Biggio reached on an error by Marquis on a sacrifice bunt [Palmeiro to second, Biggio to first]; Burke flied to left; Berkman walked [Palmeiro to third, Biggio to second]; Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa ejected by HP umpire Phil Cuzzi; TAVERAS RAN FOR PALMEIRO; Ensberg hit a sacrifice fly to center [Taveras scored (unearned)]; Lamb flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 8TH: BURKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BERKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); WHEELER REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); TAVERAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Grudzielanek singled to right; On a bunt Marquis made an out to catcher; Eckstein flied to left; Jim Edmonds ejected by HP umpire Phil Cuzzi for arguing strike two; first time for two ejections in same post-season game since 1998; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR EDMONDS; Rodriguez flied to center; Willy Tavaras ran up the berm to catch the ball; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: TAGUCHI REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING CF); Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Everett singled to left; Taveras singled to left [Everett to second]; Biggio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 9TH: LIDGE REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); BRUNTLETT REPLACED WHEELER (PLAYING 2B); Pujols singled to right; Walker singled to right [Pujols to third]; Sanders reached on a fielder's choice [Pujols out at home (third to catcher), Walker to third]; Larry Walker moved to 2B on the play and then to 3B when no one called time or covered the bag; Mabry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sanders out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 1 5 1 5 Astros 2 6 0 11
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