Batting: Houston, top of 1st. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi C Brad Ausmus: Flies out to right-center. 1B Orlando Merced: Popped out to the shortstop. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Grounds out to the first baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 0, Houston 0
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 1st. Pitching: Octavio Dotel C Eli Marrero: Popped out to the first baseman. 1B Eduardo Perez: Strikes out swinging. 2B Miguel Cairo: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 0, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to center SS Julio Lugo: SINGLES to shallow left-center. Ensberg to second. LF Brad Wilkerson: Base on balls. Ensberg to third. Lugo to second. CF Craig Biggio: Flies out to deep left-center. Ensberg tags up at third... He scores without a throw. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Base on balls. Lugo to third. Wilkerson to second. P Octavio Dotel: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Octavio Dotel 3B Albert Pujols: Flies out to left-center. SS Edgar Renteria: Flies out to right field. LF J.D. Drew: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi C Brad Ausmus: Flies out to center field. 1B Orlando Merced: SINGLES to right 2B Jose Vizcaino: Strikes out swinging. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Octavio Dotel CF Orlando Palmeiro: Grounds out to the first baseman. RF Damian Jackson: Strikes out swinging. P Jason Simontacchi: Flies out to right-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi SS Julio Lugo: SINGLES to center LF Brad Wilkerson: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. CF Craig Biggio: Grounds out to the second baseman. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 4th. Pitching: Octavio Dotel C Eli Marrero: Grounds out to the second baseman. 1B Eduardo Perez: Reaches on a throwing error by the shortstop. 2B Miguel Cairo: Grounds into fielders choice to the first baseman, Perez out at 2nd base. 3B Albert Pujols: Flies out to deep left-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, one error. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: Houston, top of 5th. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds out to the shortstop. P Octavio Dotel: Flies out to short left-center. C Brad Ausmus: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Houston 1, St. Louis 0
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 5th. Pitching: Octavio Dotel SS Edgar Renteria: Strikes out looking. LF J.D. Drew: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. CF Orlando Palmeiro: Base on balls. Drew to second. RF Damian Jackson: DOUBLES down the left field line. Drew scores. Palmeiro to third. Palmeiro tries to score... Wilkerson throws home... Palmeiro scores! P Jason Simontacchi: Wild pitch. Jackson to third. Strikes out swinging. C Eli Marrero: TRIPLES down the right field line. Jackson scores. 1B Eduardo Perez: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... 3 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 1
Batting: Houston, top of 6th. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi 1B Orlando Merced: Grounds out to the shortstop. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Grounds out to the shortstop. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Reaches second base on an error by the rightfielder. SS Julio Lugo: TRIPLES down the right field line. Ensberg scores. LF Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out looking. Inning over... one run, one hit, one error. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 6th. Pitching: Octavio Dotel 2B Miguel Cairo: Grounds out to the shortstop. 3B Albert Pujols: Strikes out swinging. SS Edgar Renteria: Flies out to right-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 7th. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi CF Craig Biggio: Grounds out to the pitcher. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Lines out to the third baseman. PH Jeff Bagwell: SINGLES down the left field line. C Brad Ausmus: SINGLES down the first-base line. Bagwell to second. Bagwell to third. PH Jose Vidro: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 7th. Pitching: Octavio Dotel LF J.D. Drew: New pitcher: Billy Wagner. New 2B: Jose Vidro. New 1B: Geoff Blum. Lines out to the shortstop. CF Orlando Palmeiro: Grounds out to the second baseman. RF Damian Jackson: DOUBLES down the left field line. PH Scott Rolen: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 8th. Pitching: Jason Simontacchi 1B Geoff Blum: New pitcher: Brett Tomko. Grounds out to the third baseman. 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to right SS Julio Lugo: New pitcher: Jason Isringhausen. Strikes out looking. LF Brad Wilkerson: New pitcher: Mike Matthews. Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: St. Louis, bottom of 8th. Pitching: Billy Wagner C Eli Marrero: SINGLES to right 1B Eduardo Perez: Grounded into double play, 4-6-3. 2B Miguel Cairo: New pitcher: Brandon Puffer. Flies out to right-center. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 9th. Pitching: Mike Matthews CF Craig Biggio: New pitcher: Paxton Crawford. Popped out to the second baseman. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Base on balls. PH Gregg Zaun: SINGLES to shallow right-center. Hunter to second. Hunter tries to advance to third... Jackson throws to third... SAFE at third base. C Brad Ausmus: Grounded into double play, 1-6-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2
Game over. Score: St. Louis 3, Houston 2