HOU @ SLN

October 13, 2005

Final Score: HOU 4 - SLN 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Busch Stadium II
Attendance
52,358
Game Duration
183 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Losing Pitcher
Mark Mulder
Save
Brad Lidge

Umpires

Home Plate
Greg Gibson
First Base
Wally Bell
Second Base
Phil Cuzzi
Third Base
Larry Poncino

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
67°F
Sky
Cloudy
Wind Direction
tolf
Wind Speed
5 mph

Line Score

HOU @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
SLN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0

HOU Batting

HOU @ SLN — HOU Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Brad Ausmus 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333
Lance Berkman 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Craig Biggio 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .400
Eric Bruntlett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chris Burke 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Morgan Ensberg 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Adam Everett 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Jason Lane 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Brad Lidge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Oswalt 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Willy Taveras 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Team Totals 35 4 11 3 2 8 2 2 0 1 .314

SLN Batting

HOU @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
David Eckstein 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Edmonds 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Mark Grudzielanek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Mabry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jason Marquis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yadier Molina 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
Mark Mulder 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Abraham Nunez 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Albert Pujols 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
John Rodriguez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reggie Sanders 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
So Taguchi 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Julian Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Larry Walker 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 3 9 2 0 1 0 .182

HOU Pitching

HOU @ SLN — HOU Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Brad Lidge (SV) SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Roy Oswalt (W) W 7.0 5 1 1 3 6 1 1.29
Team Totals 9.0 6 1 1 3 9 1 1.00

SLN Pitching

HOU @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jason Marquis - 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Mark Mulder (L) L 7.0 8 2 1 2 6 0 1.29
Julian Tavarez - 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 4 3 2 8 0 3.00

Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals, October 13, 2005

This box score records a 4-1 win for the Houston Astros over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium II, October 13, 2005 in the League Championship Series. The information panel shows a crowd of 52,358, a game time of 183 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 67 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 5 mph wind. The Houston Astros' runs came in the second, fifth, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the eighth. The St. Louis Cardinals' only run came in the sixth inning. Hits were 11 for the Houston Astros and 6 for the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 and 0 errors. Roy Oswalt was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Mark Mulder after 7.0 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Brad Lidge. No pitcher struck out more than Roy Oswalt, who had 6. The St. Louis Cardinals used Jason Marquis, Mark Mulder, and Julian Tavarez on the mound. For the Houston Astros, Chris Burke went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Yadier Molina led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 4 and 2 doubles. The St. Louis Cardinals got another home run from Albert Pujols. Greg Gibson worked home plate.

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