Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Box Score - September 12, 2006

Scores for Sep 12, 2006

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 9/12)

(70-74, 32-41 away)

(77-67, 44-26 home)

8:10 PM ET, September 12, 2006

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

L: B. Lidge (1-5)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
W Taveras CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.276
M Lamb 3B-1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.307
L Berkman 1B-RF	4	0	0	0	1	3	2	.306
A Huff RF	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.246
B Lidge P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
L Scott LF	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	.376
D Wheeler P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Ensberg 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
C Burke 2B	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	.284
E Bruntlett SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.257
B Ausmus C	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.226
A Pettitte P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.218
C Sampson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-O Palmeiro PH	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.235
D Borkowski P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-C Jimerson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.333
R Springer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Qualls P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J Lane LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.210
Totals	34	5	9	5	4	9	17
a-singled to center for C Sampson in the 4th b-struck out swinging for D Borkowski in the 6th
BATTING 2B: L Scott (17, J Weaver); M Lamb (20, J Weaver); W Taveras (19, B Looper) HR: M Lamb (12, 1st inning off J Weaver 0 on, 1 Out); C Burke (9, 6th inning off J Weaver 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Lamb (41), O Palmeiro 2 (11), C Burke 2 (38) S: C Burke GIDP: W Taveras Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Huff 3, B Ausmus 1, A Pettitte 1 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: E Bruntlett (7, ground ball)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Pettitte	2.2	1	2	2	1	2	1	34-22	4.37
C Sampson	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.37
D Borkowski	2.0	4	2	2	2	1	0	32-18	4.45
R Springer (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	3.62
C Qualls (H, 23)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-10	4.10
D Wheeler (H, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	2.52
B Lidge (L, 1-5; B, 6)	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	0	18-11	5.21
Totals	8.2	7	6	6	4	7	1	130-81
PITCHING IBB: A Miles (By D Borkowski); A Pujols (By D Borkowski) HBP: S Spiezio (By B Lidge) Batters faced: A Pettitte 11; C Sampson 1; D Borkowski 12; R Springer 3; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 3; B Lidge 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 4-2; C Sampson 1-0; D Borkowski 2-3; R Springer 0-2; C Qualls 0-2; D Wheeler 1-1; B Lidge 1-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 49

St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
P Wilson RF	5	1	1	2	0	1	1	.262
S Spiezio LF-3B	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.268
A Pujols 1B	3	0	1	2	2	1	1	.323
S Rolen 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.300
C Duncan LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.301
J Encarnacion CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.287
R Belliard 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.224
A Miles SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.265
Y Molina C	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.221
b-J Rodriguez PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.301
S Schumaker PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178
J Weaver P	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.100
J Hancock P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-M Rose PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
T Johnson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B Looper P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
c-J Vizcaino PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
Totals	33	6	7	6	4	7	11
a-struck out swinging for J Hancock in the 6th b-singled to right for Y Molina in the 9th c-sacrificed to third for B Looper in the 9th
BATTING 2B: S Spiezio (13, D Borkowski); A Pujols (29, B Lidge) 3B: J Encarnacion (5, D Borkowski) HR: P Wilson (15, 3rd inning off A Pettitte 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: P Wilson 2 (67), Y Molina (45), J Encarnacion (75), A Pujols 2 (120) S: J Vizcaino 2-out RBI: P Wilson 2, Y Molina, J Encarnacion, A Pujols 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Weaver 1, R Belliard 2 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: T Johnson (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Miles-R Belliard-A Pujols).

St. Louis Cardinals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Weaver	5.0	7	5	5	3	3	2	104-58	5.48
J Hancock	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13-9	3.75
T Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-7	4.36
B Looper (W, 9-3)	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	26-16	3.48
Totals	9.0	9	5	5	4	9	2	153-90
PITCHING IBB: L Berkman (By B Looper) HBP: L Scott (By T Johnson) Batters faced: J Weaver 24; J Hancock 3; T Johnson 5; B Looper 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Weaver 6-6; J Hancock 0-0; T Johnson 1-1; B Looper 2-2 Game Scores: J Weaver 33

			HOU	STL
	1st	M Lamb homered to right.	1	0
	3rd	P Wilson homered to left center, A Miles scored.	1	2
	4th	O Palmeiro singled to center, L Scott and C Burke scored, E Bruntlett to second.	3	2
	4th	Y Molina singled to center, J Encarnacion scored, A Miles to third.	3	3
	5th	J Encarnacion singled to left, S Spiezio scored, A Pujols to third, J Encarnacion to second advancing on throw.	3	4
	6th	C Burke homered to left, L Scott scored.	5	4
	9th	A Pujols doubled to deep left, S Schumaker and S Spiezio scored.	5	6
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UPDATING: HOUSTON PITCHER ANDY PETTITTE HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT ELBOW.
HOUSTON PITCHER ANDY PETTITTE HAS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT ANKLE INJURY.
ST. LOUIS THIRD BASEMAN SCOTT ROLEN HAS BEEN EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE TIM TSCHIDA IN THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Stadium	Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance	41,453 (94.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:03
Weather	64 degrees, overcast
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Ted Barrett, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Rick Reed

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