St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 (N) at Minute Maid Park
STL N 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 7 11 0 HOU N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 Walker rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pujols 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 15 0 Rolen 3b 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 Edmonds cf 2 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 Sanders lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mabry rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Carpenter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Alberto Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 11 7 2 3 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols. BATTING - 2B: Rolen (1,off Oswalt). HR: Edmonds (1,1st inning off Oswalt 2 on 2 out); Sanders (1,6th inning off Oswalt 1 on 2 out); Walker (1,7th inning off Springer 0 on 2 out). SF: Edmonds (1,off Oswalt). GDP: Rolen (1,off Oswalt). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Everett ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 Biggio 2b 4 0 3 3 0 0 3 6 Bagwell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 Ensberg 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Scott lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lane rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ausmus c 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Taveras cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 0 Oswalt p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Springer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harville p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Vizcaino ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 3 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Everett-Biggio-Bagwell. BATTING - 2B: Lane (1,off Carpenter); Palmeiro (1,off Alberto Reyes); Biggio (1,off Alberto Reyes); Taveras (1,off King). SH: Oswalt (1,off Carpenter). GDP: Bagwell (1,off Carpenter). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Biggio (1,3rd base off Tavarez/Molina).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carpenter W(1-0) 7 4 1 1 0 2 0 24 Alberto Reyes 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 Tavarez 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 King 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Isringhausen SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 9 7 3 3 4 3 0 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Tavarez 1-0; Isringhausen 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Oswalt L(0-1) 6 7 6 6 1 2 2 26 Springer 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Harville 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Wheeler 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Totals 9 11 7 7 2 3 3 40 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Tony Randazzo Official Scorer: Ivy McLemore Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 43567 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Eckstein ss Everett ss 2. Walker rf Biggio 2b 3. Pujols 1b Bagwell 1b 4. Rolen 3b Ensberg 3b 5. Edmonds cf Scott lf 6. Grudzielanek 2b Lane rf 7. Sanders lf Ausmus c 8. Molina c Taveras cf 9. Carpenter p Oswalt p CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein grounded out (second to first); Walker singled to center; Pujols flied to center; Rolen singled to shortstop [Walker to second]; Edmonds homered [Walker scored, Rolen scored]; Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Everett flied to center; Biggio singled to left; Bagwell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biggio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Sanders flied to left; Molina flied to center; Carpenter grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ensberg grounded out (third to first); Scott struck out; Debut game for Luke Scott; Lane doubled to left; Ausmus grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Eckstein singled to center; Walker popped to shortstop; Pujols reached on a fielder's choice [Eckstein to second]; Rolen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Taveras singled to left; Oswalt out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Everett grounded out (second to first) [Taveras to third]; Biggio singled to center [Taveras scored]; Bagwell grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Edmonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Grudzielanek struck out; Sanders walked; Molina flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ensberg grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out (second to first); Lane flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Carpenter grounded out (pitcher to first); Eckstein was called out on strikes; Walker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Ausmus grounded out (third to first); Taveras grounded out (second to first); Oswalt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Pujols singled to left; Rolen doubled to left [Pujols to third]; Edmonds hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pujols scored, Rolen to third]; Grudzielanek lined to second; Sanders homered [Rolen scored]; Molina flied to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 6TH: Everett grounded out (third to first); Biggio grounded out (catcher to first); Bagwell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1. CARDINALS 7TH: SPRINGER REPLACED OSWALT (PITCHING); Carpenter grounded out (second to first); Eckstein grounded out (second to first); Walker homered; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 7TH: Ensberg flied to right; Scott flied to left; Lane flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1. CARDINALS 8TH: HARVILLE REPLACED SPRINGER (PITCHING); Rolen popped to second; Edmonds walked; Grudzielanek singled to left [Edmonds to second]; Sanders flied to center [Edmonds to third]; Molina grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1. ASTROS 8TH: ALBERTO REYES REPLACED CARPENTER (PITCHING); Ausmus popped to second; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); PALMEIRO BATTED FOR HARVILLE; Palmeiro doubled to right; Everett walked; Biggio doubled to center [Palmeiro scored, Everett scored]; TAVAREZ REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); TAGUCHI REPLACED ALBERTO REYES (PLAYING LF); Bagwell walked while Biggio stole third; Ensberg was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 3. CARDINALS 9TH: WHEELER REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); Taguchi grounded out (pitcher to first); Eckstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker singled to left; Pujols singled to center [Walker to third]; Rolen struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: KING REPLACED TAVAREZ (PITCHING); BURKE BATTED FOR SCOTT; Burke popped to shortstop; Lane grounded out (second to first); Ausmus walked; Taveras doubled to right [Ausmus to third]; VIZCAINO BATTED FOR WHEELER; ISRINGHAUSEN REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); MABRY REPLACED KING (PLAYING RF); Vizcaino walked; Everett forced Vizcaino (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 7 11 0 6 Astros 3 7 0 7
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