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New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals, October 15, 2006

This box score records a 12-5 win for the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium III, October 15, 2006 in a League Championship Series game. The New York Mets won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 46,600, a running time of 211 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 62 degrees and a 11 mph wind. The line score has the New York Mets crossing the plate in the third, fifth, sixth, and seventh; the sixth brought 6 runs. The line score has the St. Louis Cardinals crossing the plate in the second, third, fifth, and sixth; the sixth brought 2 runs. The New York Mets had 14 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 11, with 1 and 1 errors. The win went to Oliver Perez, allowing 5 earned runs on 9 hits in 5.2 innings. Brad Thompson took the loss after 0.1 innings and 3 runs. The New York Mets' pitching table lists Chad Bradford, Pedro Feliciano, Guillermo Mota, and Oliver Perez. The St. Louis Cardinals used Randy Flores, Josh Hancock, Tyler Johnson, Braden Looper, and Anthony Reyes on the mound. For the New York Mets, Carlos Beltran went 3 for 3, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI. Carlos Delgado drove in 5 for the New York Mets. Carlos Delgado and David Wright also homered for the New York Mets. Yadier Molina led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. David Eckstein and Jim Edmonds also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. Behind the plate was umpire Fieldin Culbreth.