Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1
National League Championship Series Game 6
Played on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 11 0 STL N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taveras cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Berkman 1b 4 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Lane rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Burke lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ausmus c 4 1 3 0 0 0 9 0 Everett ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 4 Oswalt p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 11 4 1 5 27 13 BATTING - HR: Lane (2,4th inning off Mulder 0 on 1 out). SH: Oswalt (2,off Mulder); Everett (1,off Marquis); Taveras (1,off Marquis). Team LOB: 7.
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 Walker rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 Sanders lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mabry lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Nunez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Mulder p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 9 27 12 FIELDING - E: Edmonds (1). BATTING - 2B: Walker (1,off Oswalt). SF: Rodriguez (1,off Oswalt). HBP: Eckstein (2,by Oswalt); Grudzielanek (1,by Oswalt). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Oswalt W(2-0) 7 3 1 1 1 6 0 27 Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 9 0 34 HBP: Oswalt 2 (2,Eckstein,Grudzielanek).
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mulder L(0-2) 4.2 6 3 3 1 2 1 21 Thompson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Marquis 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 7 Flores 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tavarez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 11 5 5 1 5 1 39 WP: Mulder 2 (2), Tavarez (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Thompson 2-0; Flores 1-0; Tavarez 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Wally Bell, LF - Phil Cuzzi, RF - Larry Poncino Official Scorer: Gary Mueller Time of Game: 2:53 Attendance: 52438 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. Ausmus c Molina c 8. Everett ss Nunez 3b 9. Oswalt p Mulder p ASTROS 1ST: On a bunt Biggio grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Berkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Edmonds walked; Pujols struck out; Walker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ensberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Lane struck out; Burke was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Sanders struck out; Grudzielanek grounded out (third to first); Molina grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Ausmus singled to left; Everett singled to second [Ausmus to second]; Oswalt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ausmus to third, Everett to second]; Mulder threw a wild pitch [Ausmus scored, Everett to third]; Biggio singled to left [Everett scored]; Taveras lined to right; Berkman forced Biggio (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Nunez grounded out (shortstop to first); Mulder was called out on strikes; Eckstein was hit by a pitch; Edmonds popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Ensberg flied to right; Lane homered; Burke flied to left; Ausmus singled to right; Everett flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker grounded out (third to first); Sanders struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Oswalt flied to right; Biggio flied to left; Taveras singled to center; Mulder threw a wild pitch [Taveras to second]; Berkman walked; THOMPSON REPLACED MULDER (PITCHING); Ensberg popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Grudzielanek was hit by a pitch; Molina singled to right [Grudzielanek to second]; Nunez forced Molina (pitcher to shortstop) [Grudzielanek to third]; Roy Oswalt juggled ball and threw from his knees; Adam Everett missed base but tried to tag oncoming Yadier Molina; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to center [Grudzielanek scored]; Eckstein was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: MARQUIS REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke singled to left; Ausmus singled to right [Burke to third]; Everett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Burke scored, Ausmus to second]; Oswalt was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Edmonds popped to shortstop; Pujols grounded out (pitcher to first); Walker doubled to right; Sanders was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Biggio singled to left; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Biggio to second]; FLORES REPLACED MARQUIS (PITCHING); Berkman flied to right; TAVAREZ REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); TAGUCHI REPLACED FLORES (PLAYING LF); Ensberg singled to center [Biggio scored, Ensberg to second (error by Edmonds)]; Tavarez threw a wild pitch [Ensberg to third]; Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Grudzielanek grounded out (shortstop to first); Molina grounded out (second to first); Nunez singled to center; Taguchi grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: Burke popped to second; Ausmus grounded out (shortstop to first); Everett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: QUALLS REPLACED OSWALT (PITCHING); Eckstein grounded out (second to first); Edmonds struck out; Pujols lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 9TH: MABRY REPLACED TAVAREZ (PLAYING LF); ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED TAGUCHI (PITCHING); PALMEIRO BATTED FOR QUALLS; Palmeiro flied to right; Biggio grounded out (third to first); Taveras singled to left; Berkman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 9TH: WHEELER REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); BRUNTLETT REPLACED PALMEIRO (PLAYING 2B); Walker was called out on strikes; Mabry struck out; Grudzielanek singled to left; Molina flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 5 11 0 7 Cardinals 1 4 1 6
Data courtesy of Retrosheet