Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3
National League Championship Series Game 3
Played on Saturday, October 15, 2005 (D) at Minute Maid Park
STL N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 HOU N 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 x - 4 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Taguchi lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Pujols 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 Edmonds cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 Walker rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Molina c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 Nunez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rodriguez ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Mabry ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 7 3 3 5 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Grudzielanek-Pujols. E: Luna (1). BATTING - 2B: Mabry (1,off Lidge). SH: Morris (1,off Clemens). SF: Eckstein (1,off Clemens); Walker (1,off Clemens). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Edmonds (1,2nd base off Clemens/Ausmus).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burke cf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Berkman lf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Ensberg 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 Lamb 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 11 0 Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lane rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ausmus c 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Everett ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Clemens p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 11 3 2 4 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Lamb (1,off Morris); Everett (1,off Tavarez). HR: Lamb (1,4th inning off Morris 1 on 0 out). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Morris L(0-1) 5.1 8 4 3 1 3 1 25 Thompson 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Flores 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Tavarez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 8 11 4 3 2 4 1 36 Thompson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Thompson 2-1; Flores 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clemens W(1-0) 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 26 Qualls 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 Lidge SV(2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 0 37 Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Gerry Davis, LF - Tim McClelland, RF - Greg Gibson Official Scorer: Gary Mueller Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 42823 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Eckstein ss Biggio 2b 2. Taguchi lf Burke cf 3. Pujols 1b Berkman lf 4. Edmonds cf Ensberg 3b 5. Walker rf Lamb 1b 6. Grudzielanek 2b Lane rf 7. Molina c Ausmus c 8. Nunez 3b Everett ss 9. Morris p Clemens p CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein popped to shortstop; Taguchi struck out; Pujols singled to center; Edmonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (third to first); Burke grounded out (shortstop to first); Berkman singled to left; Ensberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Walker grounded out (first unassisted); Grudzielanek grounded out (shortstop to first); Molina grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Lamb flied to center; Lane grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Nunez grounded out (second to first); Morris flied to right; Eckstein grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Everett popped to third; Clemens singled to center; Biggio singled to right [Clemens to second]; Burke forced Biggio (pitcher to second) [Clemens to third]; Berkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Taguchi flied to center; Pujols flied to center; Edmonds walked; Edmonds stole second; Walker walked; Grudzielanek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Ensberg walked; Lamb homered [Ensberg scored]; Lane flied to center; Ausmus flied to left; Everett grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Molina singled to left; Nunez singled to second [Molina to second]; Morris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Molina to third, Nunez to second]; Eckstein hit a sacrifice fly to right [Molina scored, Nunez to third]; Taguchi flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Clemens was called out on strikes; Biggio singled to center; Burke flied to right; Berkman flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Pujols singled to center; Edmonds singled to center [Pujols to third]; Walker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Pujols scored]; Grudzielanek flied to center; Molina singled to center [Edmonds to third]; Nunez grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Ensberg flied to right; Lamb doubled to center; Lane singled to right [Lamb scored]; Ausmus singled to right [Lane to third]; Jason Lane and Abraham Nunez collide; THOMPSON REPLACED NUNEZ (PITCHING); LUNA REPLACED MORRIS (PLAYING 3B); Everett reached on a fielder's choice [Lane scored (error by Luna) (unearned), Ausmus out at third (catcher to shortstop)]; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR CLEMENS; Palmeiro singled to center [Everett to second]; Biggio grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. CARDINALS 7TH: QUALLS REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); Luna struck out; Eckstein grounded out (second to first); Taguchi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Burke singled to center; FLORES REPLACED THOMPSON (PITCHING); Berkman flied to left; Ensberg walked [Burke to second]; Lamb lined into a double play to second [Ensberg out at first (second to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. CARDINALS 8TH: Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first); Edmonds struck out; Walker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: TAVAREZ REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Lane flied to right; Ausmus struck out; Everett doubled to left; BAGWELL BATTED FOR QUALLS; Bagwell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. CARDINALS 9TH: BRUNTLETT REPLACED BIGGIO (PLAYING 2B); BURKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BERKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TAVERAS REPLACED LAMB (PLAYING CF); LIDGE REPLACED BAGWELL (PITCHING); Grudzielanek struck out; Molina popped to first; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR TAVAREZ; Rodriguez walked; MABRY BATTED FOR LUNA; Rodriguez advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Rodriguez to second]; Mabry doubled to left [Rodriguez scored]; Eckstein flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 3 7 1 7 Astros 4 11 0 8
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