8:00 PM ET, October 17, 2005
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Isringhausen (1-0)
L: B. Lidge (0-1)
Final
Houston won 4-2
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 12 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, October 13 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, October 15 | ||
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| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, October 16 | ||
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| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 5: Monday, October 17 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 4 | |
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| Game 6: Wednesday, October 19 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 | |
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8:00 PM ET, October 17, 2005
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: J. Isringhausen (1-0)
L: B. Lidge (0-1)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .368 | ||
| R Sanders LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | ||
| L Walker RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .133 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .333 | ||
| H Luna 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| a-J Rodriguez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Taguchi RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Carpenter P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| J Mabry RF-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for H Luna in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Y Molina (3, A Pettitte) HR: A Pujols (2, 9th inning off B Lidge 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (2), A Pujols 3 (6) 2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek 2, A Pujols 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Sanders 1, C Carpenter 1, Y Molina 1, L Walker 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Eckstein (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus); R Sanders (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus) CS: D Eckstein (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Luna (2, ground ball) Outfield Assist: R Sanders (M Ensberg at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Carpenter | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 119-80 | 3.00 | |
| J Isringhausen (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33-22 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 152-102 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J Lane (By C Carpenter) Batters faced: C Carpenter 32; J Isringhausen 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 9-5; J Isringhausen 3-3 Game Scores: C Carpenter 50 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .316 | ||
| E Bruntlett 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Vizcaino PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Burke CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .313 | ||
| L Berkman LF-1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .353 | ||
| M Ensberg 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 | ||
| M Lamb 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .188 | ||
| M Gallo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Lane RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||
| A Everett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | ||
| A Pettitte P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-O Palmeiro PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| W Taveras CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for C Qualls in the 7th b-grounded to first for E Bruntlett in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Ausmus (2, C Carpenter) HR: L Berkman (1, 7th inning off C Carpenter 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Biggio (2), L Berkman 3 (3) S: C Burke, A Pettitte 2-out RBI: C Biggio Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Lamb 2, C Burke 1, C Biggio 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Everett (1, throw); M Lamb (1, catch) Outfield Assist: L Berkman (M Grudzielanek at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Pettitte | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 103-68 | 5.11 | |
| C Qualls | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 0.00 | |
| M Gallo (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0.00 | |
| D Wheeler (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0.00 | |
| B Lidge (L, 0-1; B, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25-16 | 7.20 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 140-93 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: D Eckstein (By A Pettitte) Batters faced: A Pettitte 29; C Qualls 2; M Gallo 1; D Wheeler 2; B Lidge 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 8-5; C Qualls 2-0; M Gallo 1-0; D Wheeler 1-1; B Lidge 0-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 53 | ||||||||||
| STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Biggio singled to left, B Ausmus scored, A Pettitte to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Grudzielanek singled to right center, D Eckstein and J Edmonds scored, L Walker to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | L Berkman homered to left, C Biggio and C Burke scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 9th | A Pujols homered to left, D Eckstein and J Edmonds scored. | 5 | 4 | |
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| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 43,470 (103.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Poncino, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
