St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - October 16, 2005

Scores for Oct 16, 2005

Final

Playoff Series: Game 4 of 6

Houston won 4-2

4:45 PM ET, October 16, 2005

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D Eckstein SS	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	.154
J Edmonds CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.231
a-J Rodriguez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
S Taguchi CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Pujols 1B	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	.429
L Walker RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.167
R Sanders LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.200
J Mabry 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.167
Y Molina C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286
M Grudzielanek 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.133
J Suppan P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
J Marquis P	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	29	1	5	1	3	7	13
a-flied out to center for J Edmonds in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Edmonds (1, B Backe) RBI: A Pujols (3) SF: A Pujols GIDP: J Edmonds, J Mabry Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mabry 1 Team LOB: 5
FIELDING E: J Marquis (1, bunt)

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Suppan	5.0	3	1	1	3	5	1	93-55	1.80
J Marquis (L, 0-1)	3.0	3	1	0	3	1	0	50-26	0.00
Totals	8.0	6	2	1	6	6	1	143-81
PITCHING Batters faced: J Suppan 21; J Marquis 16 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 7-3; J Marquis 4-5 Game Scores: J Suppan 59

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Biggio 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.267
B Lidge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Burke CF-LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.333
L Berkman LF-1B	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.286
M Ensberg 3B	3	0	2	1	0	0	4	.231
M Lamb 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.250
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
E Bruntlett 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Lane RF	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.214
B Ausmus C	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.214
A Everett SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.313
B Backe P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
M Gallo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-O Palmeiro PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000
W Taveras PR-CF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Totals	29	2	6	2	6	6	22
a-walked for C Qualls in the 7th
BATTING HR: J Lane (1, 4th inning off J Suppan 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Lane (2), M Ensberg (1) S: C Biggio SF: M Ensberg Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 2, M Lamb 1, M Ensberg 1, C Biggio 1 Team LOB: 11
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb, E Bruntlett-A Everett-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Backe	5.2	2	1	1	3	7	0	81-52	1.59
M Gallo	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
C Qualls (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	0.00
D Wheeler (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-15	0.00
B Lidge (S, 3)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-13	2.25
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	3	7	0	121-88
PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 21; M Gallo 1; C Qualls 3; D Wheeler 4; B Lidge 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 7-3; M Gallo 1-0; C Qualls 2-1; D Wheeler 0-3; B Lidge 3-0 Game Scores: B Backe 65

	STL	HOU
	4th	A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, D Eckstein scored.	1	0
	4th	J Lane homered to left.	1	1
	7th	M Ensberg hit sacrifice fly to center, W Taveras scored.	1	2
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THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING AFTER A 2 MINUTE DELAY.
ST. LOUIS' JIM EDMONDS HAS BEEN EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE PHIL CUZZI IN THE EIGHTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
ST. LOUIS MANAGER TONY LARUSSA HAS BEEN EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE PHIL CUZZI IN THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	43,010 (102.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:11
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Larry Poncino, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Tim Mcclelland

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