4:00 PM ET, October 20, 2004
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
W: J. Tavarez (2-1)
L: D. Miceli (0-2)
Game Notes
| ST. LOUIS' TONY WOMACK LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO LOWER BACK SPASMS. |
Final in 12
St. Louis leads 4-3 (as of 10/20)
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 13 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, October 14 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, October 16 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, October 17 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, October 18 | ||
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| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, October 20 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final in 12 |
| St. Louis | 6 | |
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| Game 7: Thursday, October 21 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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4:00 PM ET, October 20, 2004
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
W: J. Tavarez (2-1)
L: D. Miceli (0-2)
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| C Beltran CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .465 | ||
| J Bagwell 1B | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | ||
| L Berkman RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .381 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| e-B Backe PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Miceli P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Kent 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 | ||
| M Lamb 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||
| J Vizcaino SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | ||
| c-M Ensberg PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| J Lane RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| P Munro P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Harville P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-A Everett PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-O Palmeiro PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-E Bruntlett PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Chavez C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for C Harville in the 4th b-flied out to left for C Qualls in the 7th c-hit by pitch for B Ausmus in the 9th d-sacrificed to first for D Wheeler in the 9th e-struck out swinging for B Lidge in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bagwell (4, M Morris); J Kent (5, J Isringhausen) HR: M Lamb (2, 4th inning off M Morris 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Berkman (12), J Bagwell 2 (8), M Lamb (3) S: E Bruntlett SF: L Berkman 2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2 GIDP: M Lamb Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Kent 1, J Vizcaino 1, L Berkman 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Beltran 2 (5, 3rd base off J Isringhausen/M Matheny, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny); J Bagwell (1, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/M Matheny) CS: J Vizcaino (1, 2nd base by M Morris/M Matheny) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Munro | 2.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46-35 | 9.00 | |
| C Harville | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 9.00 | |
| C Qualls | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42-26 | 9.00 | |
| D Wheeler | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38-27 | 0.00 | |
| B Lidge | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32-25 | 0.73 | |
| D Miceli (L, 0-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-3 | 11.57 | |
| Totals | 11.1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 178-125 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: M Matheny (By C Qualls) Batters faced: P Munro 15; C Harville 3; C Qualls 12; D Wheeler 8; B Lidge 9; D Miceli 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Munro 4-2; C Harville 0-0; C Qualls 3-2; D Wheeler 1-3; B Lidge 3-1; D Miceli 0-1 Game Scores: P Munro 26 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| T Womack 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | ||
| H Luna 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-M Anderson PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Walker RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .275 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .436 | ||
| S Rolen 3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| R Sanders LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-R Cedeno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Matheny C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .200 | ||
| M Morris P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| a-J Mabry PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | ||
| R King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Calero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Taguchi LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for M Morris in the 5th b-grounded to catcher for J Isringhausen in the 10th c-flied out to left for H Luna in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pujols (1, P Munro); R Sanders 2 (2, C Qualls, C Harville); S Rolen (2, C Qualls) HR: A Pujols (6, 1st inning off P Munro 1 on, 1 Out); J Edmonds (3, 12th inning off D Miceli 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Pujols 2 (13), E Renteria 2 (6), J Edmonds 2 (9) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Sanders 1, M Matheny 1, M Morris 2, J Mabry 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Matheny-T Womack, R King-E Renteria-A Pujols). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Morris | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 80-47 | 5.29 | |
| R King (H, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 4.50 | |
| K Calero (H, 2) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.86 | |
| J Isringhausen (B, 1) | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41-24 | 5.19 | |
| J Tavarez (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-15 | 2.45 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 166-104 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: C Beltran (By J Isringhausen) HBP: M Ensberg (By J Isringhausen) Batters faced: M Morris 22; R King 3; K Calero 5; J Isringhausen 13; J Tavarez 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Morris 8-5; R King 2-0; K Calero 1-3; J Isringhausen 2-5; J Tavarez 2-2 Game Scores: M Morris 43 | ||||||||||
| HOU | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | L Berkman hit sacrifice fly to left, C Beltran scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | A Pujols homered to left center, T Womack scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | J Bagwell doubled to left, C Beltran scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | E Renteria singled to center, A Pujols and S Rolen scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | M Lamb homered to right. | 3 | 4 | |
| 9th | J Bagwell singled to left, M Ensberg scored, C Beltran to second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 12th | J Edmonds homered to right, A Pujols scored. | 4 | 6 | |
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| ST. LOUIS' TONY WOMACK LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING DUE TO LOWER BACK SPASMS. |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 52,144 (118.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:54 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Gary Darling |