Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Close

St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/11)

Game 1: Monday, September 11
Houston0Final
St. Louis7
Recap »Boxscore »
Game 2: Tuesday, September 12
Houston5Final
St. Louis6
Recap »Boxscore »
Game 3: Wednesday, September 13
Houston5Final
St. Louis1
Recap »Boxscore »

Astros 0

(70-73, 32-40 away)

Cardinals 7

(76-67, 43-26 home)

8:10 PM ET, September 11, 2006

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 

123456789 R H E
HOU 000000000 0 6 2
STL 00250000 - 7 7 0

W: C. Carpenter (14-6)

L: T. Buchholz (6-10)

Houston Astros
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
C Biggio 2B3000110.248
   R Springer P0000000.000
   T Miller P0000000.000
M Lamb 3B4010011.305
L Berkman 1B4000021.309
A Huff RF4010010.253
L Scott LF-CF3010101.367
C Burke CF-2B4020002.283
A Everett SS3010003.237
B Ausmus C3000012.228
T Buchholz P1000000.033
   F Nieve P0000000.125
   a-C Jimerson PH1000000.500
   D Borkowski P0000000.000
   b-O Palmeiro PH-LF1000000.228
Totals310602610 
a-popped out to second for F Nieve in the 6th
b-grounded to second for D Borkowski in the 8th
BATTING
GIDP: B Ausmus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING
CS: M Lamb (4, 2nd base by C Carpenter/Y Molina)
FIELDING
E: A Everett 2 (7, ground ball 2)
Houston Astros
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
T Buchholz (L, 6-10)3.155241077-445.95
F Nieve1.212242047-224.06
D Borkowski2.000001021-154.31
R Springer0.11000003-23.69
T Miller0.200001010-73.27
Totals8.0774850158-90 
PITCHING
IBB: Y Molina (By T Buchholz); A Pujols (By T Buchholz); S Spiezio (By F Nieve)
Batters faced: T Buchholz 21; F Nieve 10; D Borkowski 6; R Springer 2; T Miller 2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Buchholz 3-6; F Nieve 3-0; D Borkowski 4-1; R Springer 1-0; T Miller 0-1
Game Scores: T Buchholz 33
St. Louis Cardinals
HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
A Miles SS4100103.266
C Duncan RF3210201.302
A Pujols 1B3220211.323
S Rolen 3B4001015.302
   a-J Rodriguez PH1000011.297
   S Schumaker LF0000000.178
S Spiezio LF-3B4110103.268
J Encarnacion CF3112101.285
R Belliard 2B4024001.231
Y Molina C3000113.220
C Carpenter P4000012.129
Totals337778521 
a-struck out swinging for S Rolen in the 8th
BATTING
2B: S Spiezio (12, T Buchholz); C Duncan (10, T Buchholz); A Pujols (28, R Springer)
3B: R Belliard (1, F Nieve)
RBI: J Encarnacion 2 (74), R Belliard 4 (14), S Rolen (82)
2-out RBI: J Encarnacion 2, R Belliard 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 1, Y Molina 2, A Miles 2, S Spiezio 1
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
DP: 1 (A Miles-A Pujols).
St. Louis Cardinals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
C Carpenter (W, 15-8)9.0600260115-792.84
Totals9.0600260115-79 
PITCHING
Batters faced: C Carpenter 33
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 12-8
Game Scores: C Carpenter 79

Scoring Summary

HOUSTL
3rdJ Encarnacion singled to center, C Duncan scored, A Pujols to second.01
3rdR Belliard singled to left, A Pujols scored, J Encarnacion to second.02
4thS Rolen grounded out to first, A Miles scored, C Duncan to third, A Pujols to second.03
4thJ Encarnacion walked, C Duncan scored, A Pujols to third, S Spiezio to second.04
4thR Belliard tripled to deep center, A Pujols, S Spiezio and J Encarnacion scored.07
View complete Play-By-Play

Game Information

StadiumBusch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance41,061 (93.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:29
Weather79 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind9 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Rick Reed, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Laz Diaz