Final in 10
St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 4/23)
| Game 1: Friday, April 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | Final in 10 |
| St. Louis | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 | |
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2:15 PM ET, April 23, 2005
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| A Everett singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Everett out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lamb struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| D Eckstein lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds reached on infield single to second, L Walker to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen walked, L Walker to third, J Edmonds to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cedeno flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| J Lane grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Grudzielanek struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Molina grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Mulder struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| W Taveras flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Clemens grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| D Eckstein grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds walked, A Pujols to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen walked, A Pujols to third, J Edmonds to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cedeno grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Pujols out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| A Everett safe at first on error by third baseman S Rolen. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lamb grounded out to second, A Everett to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Molina grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Mulder lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Ensberg grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ausmus singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Ausmus out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| R Clemens grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| J Edmonds struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cedeno singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek doubled to right, R Cedeno to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Molina flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Lamb flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Mulder struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Eckstein grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| C Burke grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ausmus flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| W Taveras reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino hit for R Clemens. | 0 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| C Qualls relieved R Clemens. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| A Everett flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lamb grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| R Cedeno struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Nunez hit for Y Molina. | 0 | 0 |
| A Nunez lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| E Diaz catching. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Lane out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| R Sanders hit for M Mulder. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sanders reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| D Eckstein grounded out to second, R Sanders to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Lidge relieved C Qualls. | 0 | 0 |
| O Palmeiro in left field. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker singled to deep center, R Sanders scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||