Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - July 15, 2005

Scores for Jul 15, 2005

Final in 13

Series: Game 1 of 3

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 7/15)

(44-44, 14-30 away)

(57-32, 28-16 home)

8:10 PM ET, July 15, 2005

Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Taveras CF	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	.300
C Biggio 2B	5	0	0	0	2	0	3	.283
L Berkman 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.289
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Lidge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-E Bruntlett PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
R Springer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Harville P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Ensberg 3B	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	.291
J Lane RF	6	0	1	0	0	1	3	.232
A Everett SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.249
d-J Vizcaino PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227
C Burke LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	.231
a-O Palmeiro PH-LF	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	.307
B Ausmus C	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.247
A Pettitte P	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.071
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Gallo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-M Lamb PH-1B	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	.218
Totals	45	3	12	2	7	5	24
a-doubled to deep right center for C Burke in the 9th b-hit sacrifice fly to left for M Gallo in the 9th c-flied out to right for B Lidge in the 12th d-struck out looking for A Everett in the 13th
BATTING 2B: M Ensberg (20, M Mulder); O Palmeiro (9, J Isringhausen) RBI: M Lamb 2 (27) S: B Ausmus 2 SF: M Lamb 2-out RBI: M Lamb GIDP: C Burke, W Taveras, M Lamb Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, J Lane 1, L Berkman 3, C Biggio 1 Team LOB: 14
BASERUNNING SB: W Taveras (23, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/E Diaz)
FIELDING DP: 3 (A Everett-L Berkman-B Ausmus-M Ensberg-A Everett-L Berkman-B Ausmus-M Ensberg, C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman, B Ausmus-M Ensberg).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Pettitte	7.0	4	1	1	3	3	1	88-53	2.98
C Qualls	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	17-8	4.04
M Gallo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	4.91
D Wheeler	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	34-21	1.56
B Lidge	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	2.37
R Springer	1.1	0	1	1	1	2	0	28-16	5.51
C Harville (L, 0-2; B, 1)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	7-4	6.65
Totals	12.1	8	4	4	6	10	3	190-113
PITCHING Batters faced: A Pettitte 25; C Qualls 5; M Gallo 1; D Wheeler 8; B Lidge 3; R Springer 5; C Harville 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 9-7; C Qualls 0-2; M Gallo 0-1; D Wheeler 0-3; B Lidge 0-1; R Springer 1-1; C Harville 0-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 65

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	3	1	0	0	3	1	1	.282
J Edmonds CF	6	0	1	0	0	2	2	.270
A Pujols 1B	5	1	1	2	1	0	2	.335
R Sanders LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
L Walker RF	4	0	1	0	1	0	4	.269
S Rolen 3B	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.244
M Grudzielanek 2B	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	.283
S Taguchi RF-LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.269
E Diaz C	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.239
M Mulder P	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.114
a-J Mabry PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
J Isringhausen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-A Nunez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.293
J Tavarez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Reyes P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
R King P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Thompson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	42	4	8	4	6	10	17
a-flied out to left for M Mulder in the 8th b-struck out swinging for J Isringhausen in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Edmonds (21, A Pettitte) HR: M Grudzielanek (5, 2nd inning off A Pettitte 0 on, 1 Out); E Diaz (1, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 0 Out); A Pujols (23, 13th inning off C Harville 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek (30), E Diaz (12), A Pujols 2 (71) GIDP: D Eckstein Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Nunez 2, L Walker 1 Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING CS: L Walker (1, 3rd base by A Pettitte/B Ausmus)
FIELDING DP: 3 (M Grudzielanek-A Pujols, D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols, S Rolen-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Mulder	8.0	8	1	1	3	3	0	112-67	4.13
J Isringhausen (B, 4)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	17-10	2.01
J Tavarez	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	34-15	2.18
A Reyes	1.2	0	1	1	1	1	0	26-17	2.21
R King	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10-8	2.52
B Thompson (W, 4-0)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	2.62
Totals	13.0	12	3	3	7	5	0	204-121
PITCHING WP: M Mulder HBP: A Everett (By J Tavarez) Batters faced: M Mulder 33; J Isringhausen 6; J Tavarez 8; A Reyes 6; R King 2; B Thompson 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Mulder 16-5; J Isringhausen 1-1; J Tavarez 5-1; A Reyes 2-2; R King 0-0; B Thompson 1-0 Game Scores: M Mulder 62

			HOU	STL
	2nd	M Grudzielanek homered to left.	0	1
	5th	C Burke scored, B Ausmus to third, W Taveras to second on wild pitch by M Mulder.	1	1
	8th	E Diaz homered to left.	1	2
	9th	M Lamb hit sacrifice fly to left, O Palmeiro scored.	2	2
	13th	M Lamb singled to center, O Palmeiro scored.	3	2
	13th	A Pujols homered to left center, D Eckstein scored.	3	4
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ST. LOUIS OUTFIELDER REGGIE SANDERS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING DUE TO A LEFT RIB CONTUSION AND A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

Stadium	Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	48,420 (110.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:23
Weather	83 degrees, cloudy
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Tim Timmons

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