Final
St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/20)
| Game 1: Friday, September 20 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 21 | ||
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| Houston | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 22 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 20, 2002
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Woody Williams pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Hunter grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Pete Munro pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| F Vina tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| E Marrero singled to right, F Vina scored. | 0 | 1 |
| J Edmonds grounded out to first, E Marrero to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Pujols walked. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rolen struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| T Martinez singled to left center, E Marrero scored, A Pujols to second. | 0 | 2 |
| E Renteria flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Woody Williams pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| J Bagwell grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| D Ward grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Loretta lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Pete Munro pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Matheny grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| W Williams struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| F Vina walked. | 0 | 2 |
| E Marrero singled to center, F Vina to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Edmonds walked, F Vina to third, E Marrero to second. | 0 | 2 |
| A Pujols singled to left, F Vina and E Marrero scored, J Edmonds to second. | 0 | 4 |
| S Rolen lined out to right center. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Woody Williams pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| G Blum walked. | 0 | 4 |
| B Ausmus singled to shallow right, G Blum to second. | 0 | 4 |
| P Munro grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Ausmus out at second, G Blum to third. | 0 | 4 |
| B Hunter singled to center, G Blum scored. | 1 | 4 |
| C Biggio grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Hunter out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Pete Munro pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| T Martinez flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| E Renteria reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 4 |
| M Matheny singled to right center, E Renteria to third. | 1 | 4 |
| W Williams bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, E Renteria out at home, M Matheny to second. | 1 | 4 |
| F Vina grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Woody Williams pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| J Bagwell singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| D Ward grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Bagwell out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| M Loretta singled to left, D Ward to second. | 1 | 4 |
| G Blum popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Pete Munro pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| E Marrero grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| A Pujols struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| S Rolen singled to left center, E Marrero scored. | 1 | 5 |
| T Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Woody Williams pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Ausmus singled to shallow left center. | 1 | 5 |
| A Zinter hit for P Munro. | 1 | 5 |
| A Zinter struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| B Hunter homered to left, B Ausmus scored. | 3 | 5 |
| C Biggio struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| L Berkman walked. | 3 | 5 |
| G Molina relieved W Williams. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bagwell walked, L Berkman to second. | 3 | 5 |
| D Ward flied out to deep center. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nelson Cruz pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| N Cruz relieved P Munro. | 3 | 5 |
| E Renteria walked. | 3 | 5 |
| M Matheny sacrificed to pitcher, E Renteria to second. | 3 | 5 |
| I Cruz hit for G Molina. | 3 | 5 |
| I Cruz struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| F Vina grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dave Veres pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| D Veres relieved G Molina. | 3 | 5 |
| M Loretta walked. | 3 | 5 |
| G Blum walked, M Loretta to second. | 3 | 5 |
| B Ausmus grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, G Blum out at second, M Loretta to third. | 3 | 5 |
| O Merced hit for N Cruz. | 3 | 5 |
| O Merced walked. | 3 | 5 |
| C Hernandez ran for O Merced. | 3 | 5 |
| B Hunter flied out to deep center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeriome Robertson pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| J Robertson relieved N Cruz. | 3 | 5 |
| E Marrero homered to left center. | 3 | 6 |
| J Edmonds homered to right. | 3 | 7 |
| A Pujols flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| S Rolen homered to right center. | 3 | 8 |
| T Martinez grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| E Renteria struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dave Veres pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| R White relieved D Veres. | 3 | 8 |
| C Biggio struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| L Berkman grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| J Bagwell flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeriome Robertson pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Matheny walked. | 3 | 8 |
| M Cairo hit for R White. | 3 | 8 |
| M Matheny to second on wild pitch by J Robertson. | 3 | 8 |
| M Cairo singled to left, M Matheny to third. | 3 | 8 |
| F Vina grounded out to third, M Cairo to second. | 3 | 8 |
| E Marrero intentionally walked. | 3 | 8 |
| J Edmonds hit sacrifice fly to right, M Matheny scored, M Cairo to third. | 3 | 9 |
| B Puffer relieved J Robertson. | 3 | 9 |
| A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Marrero out at second. | 3 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Steve Kline pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| S Kline relieved R White. | 3 | 9 |
| D Ward singled to right. | 3 | 9 |
| M Loretta grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Ward out at second. | 3 | 9 |
| G Blum grounded out to first. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Puffer pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| S Rolen struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| T Martinez grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 9 |
| E Renteria hit by pitch. | 3 | 9 |
| M Matheny reached on infield single to second, E Renteria to second. | 3 | 9 |
| S Kline grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Steve Kline pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Ausmus flied out to center. | 3 | 9 |
| J Lane hit for B Puffer. | 3 | 9 |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| B Hunter lined out to third. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||