Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Regular Season Game 86
Played on Thursday, July 6, 2006 (N) at Minute Maid Park
STL N 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 HOU N 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 x - 4 6 0
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eckstein ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Duncan lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Wainwright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pujols 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Edmonds cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 Encarnacion rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bennett pr,c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 Miles 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 Ponson p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Kinney p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez ph,lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 6 2 2 5 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Eckstein-Miles-Pujols, Miles-Eckstein-Pujols, Rolen-Miles-Pujols. E: Wainwright (1), Miles (7). BATTING - 2B: Rolen (27,off Buchholz); Rodriguez (9,off Wheeler). HR: Edmonds (10,4th inning off Buchholz 1 on 2 out). SH: Eckstein (3,off Wheeler). HBP: Molina (5,by Buchholz). IBB: Pujols (14,by Wheeler). Team LOB: 5.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Taveras cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamb 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 8 1 Burke cf,2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Berkman rf 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 Wilson lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 Munson c 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 Everett ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Buchholz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 6 2 5 5 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Berkman-Ensberg. PB: Munson (4). BATTING - HR: Lamb (8,1st inning off Ponson 0 on 1 out). HBP: Berkman (2,by Ponson). GDP: Lamb (5,off Ponson); Ensberg (3,off Ponson); Biggio (10,off Kinney). IBB: Berkman (8,by Wainwright). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ponson L(4-4) 6 4 3 1 4 4 1 26 Kinney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Wainwright 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 Totals 8 6 4 2 5 5 1 34 Ponson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning WP: Ponson (2). HBP: Ponson (4,Berkman). IBB: Wainwright (1,Berkman). Inherited Runners - Scored: Kinney 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Buchholz W(6-6) 6 3 2 2 1 3 1 22 Qualls 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Wheeler 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Lidge SV(21) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 1 34 HBP: Buchholz (3,Molina). IBB: Wheeler (5,Pujols). Inherited Runners - Scored: Lidge 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dan Iassogna Official Scorer: Rick Blount Time of Game: 2:54 Attendance: 41528 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Eckstein ss Biggio 2b 2. Duncan lf Lamb 1b 3. Pujols 1b Burke cf 4. Rolen 3b Berkman rf 5. Edmonds cf Wilson lf 6. Encarnacion rf Munson c 7. Molina c Ensberg 3b 8. Miles 2b Everett ss 9. Ponson p Buchholz p CARDINALS 1ST: Eckstein popped to third; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Pujols lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio flied to right; Lamb homered; Burke flied to right; Berkman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 2ND: Rolen doubled to center; Edmonds lined into a double play to right [Rolen out at third (right to third)]; Encarnacion grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Wilson walked; Munson flied to center; Ensberg grounded out (third to first) [Wilson to second]; Ponson threw a wild pitch [Wilson to third]; Everett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 3RD: Molina was hit by a pitch; BENNETT RAN FOR MOLINA; Miles forced Bennett (shortstop to second); On a bunt Ponson struck out; Munson allowed a passed ball [Miles to second]; Eckstein flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: BENNETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Buchholz grounded out (second to first); Biggio singled to shortstop; Lamb grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Biggio out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 4TH: Duncan grounded out (first to pitcher); Pujols singled to left; Rolen lined to left; Edmonds homered [Pujols scored]; Encarnacion grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Burke walked; Berkman was hit by a pitch [Burke to second]; Wilson reached on an error by Miles [Burke scored (unearned) (no RBI), Berkman to third, Wilson to second]; Munson walked; Ensberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Berkman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wilson to third, Munson out at second]; Everett struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 5TH: Bennett flied to left; Miles grounded out (shortstop to first); Ponson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: Buchholz flied to center; Biggio flied to center; Lamb struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 6TH: Eckstein flied to left; Duncan struck out; Pujols walked; Rolen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Burke struck out; Berkman walked; Wilson popped to first; Munson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 7TH: QUALLS REPLACED BUCHHOLZ (PITCHING); Edmonds singled to right [Edmonds out at second (right to shortstop)]; Encarnacion grounded out (third to first); Bennett singled to second; Miles forced Bennett (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Ensberg singled to left; On a bunt Everett singled to third [Ensberg to second]; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR QUALLS; KINNEY REPLACED PONSON (PITCHING); On a bunt Palmeiro forced Ensberg (catcher to third) [Everett to second]; Biggio grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Palmeiro out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. CARDINALS 8TH: WHEELER REPLACED PALMEIRO (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR KINNEY; Rodriguez doubled to center; Eckstein out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rodriguez to third]; Duncan struck out; Pujols was walked intentionally; AUSMUS REPLACED MUNSON (PLAYING C ); LIDGE REPLACED WHEELER (PITCHING); Rolen lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: WAINWRIGHT REPLACED DUNCAN (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lamb singled to pitcher [Lamb to second (error by Wainwright)]; On a bunt Burke made an out to pitcher; Berkman was walked intentionally; Wilson singled to center [Lamb scored, Berkman to second]; Ausmus forced Wilson (second to shortstop) [Berkman to third]; Ensberg was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. CARDINALS 9TH: TAVERAS REPLACED BIGGIO (PLAYING CF); BURKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Edmonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Encarnacion struck out; Bennett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 2 6 2 5 Astros 4 6 0 6
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