Cardinals 5, 
Mets 0
| W: | J. Suppan (1-0) |
| L: | S. Trachsel (0-1) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| P Lo Duca C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| C Beltran CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| C Delgado 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| D Wright 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Green RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Valentin 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| E Chavez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| S Trachsel P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Oliver P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Tucker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| R Hernandez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| a-grounded to first for D Oliver in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: J Reyes (1, J Suppan) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Lo Duca 1, C Delgado 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Beltran (1, 2nd base off J Suppan/Y Molina) | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Trachsel (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 43-21 | 45.00 |
| D Oliver | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72-48 | 0.00 |
| R Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 125-76 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Oliver Batters faced: S Trachsel 12; D Oliver 22; R Hernandez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Trachsel 0-1; D Oliver 12-3; R Hernandez 1-2 Game Scores: S Trachsel 19 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Eckstein SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .091 |
| P Wilson RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| A Pujols 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| S Spiezio LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| S Taguchi LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| R Belliard 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Y Molina C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .400 |
| J Suppan P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| a-C Duncan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Kinney P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| a-flied out to center for J Suppan in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: S Spiezio (2, S Trachsel) HR: J Suppan (1, 2nd inning off S Trachsel 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: S Spiezio 2 (5), J Suppan (1), J Edmonds (3) S: J Suppan 2 2-out RBI: S Spiezio 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 1, D Eckstein 3, Y Molina 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: D Eckstein (1st base by S Trachsel) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: P Wilson (J Valentin at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Suppan (W, 1-0) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 99-69 | 0.00 |
| J Kinney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 116-81 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Suppan 27; J Kinney 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 10-9; J Kinney 0-3 Game Scores: J Suppan 79 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | STL | |||
 | 1st | S Spiezio tripled to right, P Wilson and A Pujols scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | J Suppan homered to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | D Eckstein scored, P Wilson to third, A Pujols to second on wild pitch by D Oliver. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | J Edmonds grounded out to first, P Wilson scored, A Pujols to third. | 0 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK PITCHER STEVE TRACHSEL LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING DUE TO A BRUISED RIGHT THIGH. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 47,053 (107% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 52 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Gary Darling |