St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - September 27, 2004

Scores for Sep 27, 2004

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/27)

(103-53, 52-27 away)

(87-70, 43-33 home)

8:05 PM ET, September 27, 2004

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

W: R. Oswalt (19-10)

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Womack 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.304
J Simontacchi PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
C Cali P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Reyes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
b-R Cedeno PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268
L Walker RF	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.298
A Pujols 1B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.330
Y Molina C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.254
J Edmonds CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.309
S Taguchi CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283
E Renteria SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.292
H Luna SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255
J Mabry 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	.294
R Sanders LF	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.256
M Matheny C	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	.245
C McKay 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225
W Williams P	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.180
R Flores P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-M Anderson PH-2B	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	.238
Totals	36	3	12	3	1	7	17
a-singled to center for R Flores in the 7th b-flied out to left for A Reyes in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A Pujols (45, R Oswalt) RBI: R Sanders (66), M Anderson 2 (28) GIDP: L Walker Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Williams 1, J Edmonds 1, Y Molina 2 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: M Matheny (2, 2nd base by R Oswalt/R Chavez)
FIELDING E: E Renteria (11, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Mabry-T Womack-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Williams (L, 11-8)	3.0	10	8	8	1	1	0	65-41	4.18
R Flores	3.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	35-20	2.00
C Cali	1.2	2	1	1	1	2	1	31-18	10.50
A Reyes	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	0.96
Totals	8.0	14	10	10	3	6	1	137-83
PITCHING WP: W Williams Batters faced: W Williams 20; R Flores 12; C Cali 8; A Reyes 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Williams 5-3; R Flores 3-4; C Cali 1-2; A Reyes 0-0 Game Scores: W Williams 7

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Biggio LF	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	.281
O Palmeiro LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
C Beltran CF	5	0	2	2	0	0	0	.258
W Taveras CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Bagwell 1B	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	.264
D Oliver P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
L Berkman RF-1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	3	.318
J Kent 2B	5	1	2	0	0	2	5	.284
M Ensberg 3B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.277
J Vizcaino SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.274
E Bruntlett SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
R Chavez C	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.209
R Oswalt P	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.147
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
a-J Lane PH-RF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.269
Totals	37	10	14	10	3	6	15
a-homered to right for D Wheeler in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Kent (33, W Williams); M Ensberg (20, W Williams); C Biggio 2 (46, R Flores, W Williams); J Bagwell (28, W Williams) 3B: C Beltran (6, W Williams) HR: J Lane (4, 8th inning off C Cali 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ensberg 2 (62), R Chavez (23), C Biggio 2 (60), J Bagwell (83), C Beltran 2 (53), L Berkman (104), J Lane (18) SF: L Berkman 2-out RBI: J Bagwell GIDP: J Vizcaino Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kent 3, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: M Ensberg (13, throw) DP: 1 (J Kent-E Bruntlett-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: C Beltran (R Sanders at 3rd base).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Oswalt (W, 20-10)	7.0	9	2	2	1	6	0	107-68	3.56
D Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	4.08
D Oliver	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	15-10	5.94
Totals	9.0	12	3	3	1	7	0	130-85
PITCHING HBP: T Womack (By R Oswalt) Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; D Wheeler 3; D Oliver 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 6-7; D Wheeler 1-1; D Oliver 2-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 56

			STL	HOU
	2nd	M Ensberg doubled to deep left center, L Berkman and J Kent scored.	0	2
	2nd	R Chavez singled to center, M Ensberg scored, J Vizcaino to second.	0	3
	2nd	C Biggio doubled to left, J Vizcaino and R Chavez scored.	0	5
	2nd	J Bagwell doubled to left, C Biggio scored.	0	6
	4th	C Beltran tripled to deep center, R Oswalt and C Biggio scored.	0	8
	6th	L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to center, C Biggio scored, C Beltran to third.	0	9
	7th	R Sanders singled to center, E Renteria scored, J Mabry to second.	1	9
	7th	M Anderson singled to center, J Mabry scored, R Sanders to third.	2	9
	8th	J Lane homered to right.	2	10
	9th	M Anderson singled to center, R Sanders scored, C McKay to second.	3	10
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ST. LOUIS' TONY WOMACK LEFT THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING AFTER HE WAS HIT BY A PITCH.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	37,651 (89.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:39
Weather	87 degrees, cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi

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