Astros 4, 
Cardinals 3
| W: | R. Clemens (1-0) |
| L: | M. Morris (0-1) |
| SV: | B. Lidge (2) |
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VIDEO PLAYLIST 
| Regular Season Series | ||
| St. Louis won 11-5 (as of Sat 10/15) | ||
| Tue 4/5 | STL 7, @HOU 3 | Recap |
| Wed 4/6 | @HOU 4, STL 1 | Recap |
| Fri 4/22 | @STL 8, HOU 7 | Recap |
| Sat 4/23 | @STL 1, HOU 0 | Recap |
| Sun 4/24 | @STL 8, HOU 5 | Recap |
| Fri 6/3 | STL 2, @HOU 0 | Recap |
| Sat 6/4 | STL 11, @HOU 9 | Recap |
| Sun 6/5 | @HOU 6, STL 4 | Recap |
| Fri 7/15 | @STL 4, HOU 3 | Recap |
| Sat 7/16 | @STL 4, HOU 2 | Recap |
| Sun 7/17 | @STL 3, HOU 0 | Recap |
| Fri 9/2 | @HOU 6, STL 5 | Recap |
| Sat 9/3 | STL 4, @HOU 2 | Recap |
| Sun 9/4 | STL 4, @HOU 1 | Recap |
| Tue 9/27 | HOU 3, @STL 1 | Recap |
| Wed 9/28 | HOU 7, @STL 6 | Recap |
| · Complete Schedule: Astros | Cardinals | ||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| STL | HOU | |||
 | 4th | M Lamb homered to left, M Ensberg scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 5th | D Eckstein hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Molina scored, A Nunez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | L Walker hit sacrifice fly to center, A Pujols scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | J Lane singled to right center, M Lamb scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | A Everett grounded into fielder's choice to catcher, B Ausmus out at third, J Lane scored, A Everett to first on throwing error by third baseman H Luna. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | J Mabry doubled to left, J Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 4 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 42,823 (104.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Larry Poncino, Third Base - Gerry Davis |