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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 15, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 15, 1971 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Carlton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,285 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Ken Burkhart 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Lee Weyer |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
| Matty Alou | Center Fielder |
| Ted Simmons | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
| Jose Cardenal | Right Fielder |
| Jim Beauchamp | First Baseman |
| Julian Javier | Second Baseman |
| Ted Sizemore | Shortstop |
| Steve Carlton | Pitcher |
| Red Schoendienst | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Denis Menke | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Larry Howard | Catcher |
| Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 15, 1971
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Blasingame
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blasingame
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Blasingame
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Carlton
Carlton fires to first and has Metzger trapped. There's the throw to Sizemore who tags Metzger for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Carlton
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Blasingame
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Blasingame
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Blasingame
Beauchamp hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Carlton
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Blasingame
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Blasingame
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carlton vs. Blasingame
Carlton hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Blasingame
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Carlton
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, towards third. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Carlton
Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards short. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Blasingame
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Blasingame
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Blasingame
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Blasingame
Cardenal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou who is chasing the ball. Cardenal reaches third base with a triple. Simmons scores. Torre goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Beauchamp vs. Blasingame
Beauchamp is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Javier vs. Blasingame
There goes Beauchamp. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Beauchamp steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Javier vs. Blasingame
Javier hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Blasingame
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beauchamp scores. Sizemore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carlton vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Carlton hits a line drive towards third. Rader reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Carlton
Menke strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Ray
Brock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Ray
There goes Brock. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Ray
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Brock trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Ray
Simmons hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Ray
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Ray
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carlton
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Carlton
Alou hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Carlton
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Carlton
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Martinez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Carlton
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Carlton
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Carlton
Cedeno hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Brock chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Sizemore. Sizemore fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Sizemore. Morgan scores. Cedeno moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carlton
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Javier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Griffin
Javier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Javier reaches second base with a double. Beauchamp moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Griffin
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burda vs. Griffin
Bob Burda pinch hits for Steve Carlton.
Burda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beauchamp scores. Javier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Brock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Lemaster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Taylor
Chuck Taylor now pitching.
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Taylor
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Taylor
Alou hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cardenal. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Taylor
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Larry Howard.
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lemaster
Johnny Edwards now catching.
Simmons hits a line drive into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Lemaster
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Lemaster
Cardenal hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beauchamp vs. Lemaster
Beauchamp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Taylor
Rich Chiles pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
Chiles bunts towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Taylor
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Javier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Taylor
Morgan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Taylor
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Culver
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Culver
Taylor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Taylor
Dal Maxvill now playing shortstop.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Taylor
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Cardenal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Taylor
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Culver
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Culver
Alou bunts towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simmons vs. Culver
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Culver
Torre is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Culver
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Taylor
Luis Melendez now playing center field. Joe Hague now playing first base.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Taylor
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Taylor
Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Johnny Edwards. Norm Miller pinch hits for George Culver.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hague scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. Taylor
Jim Wynn pinch hits for Roger Metzger.
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1971 -- St.Louis at Houston (N)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Brock L, lf 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 2 1
Alou M, cf 4 0 2 0 Wynn J, ph 1 0 0 0
Melendez L, cf 0 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 3 2
Simmons T, c 5 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 1
Torre J, 3b 4 1 3 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cardenal J, rf 5 1 1 2 Menke D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Beauchamp J, 1b 3 2 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 2 0
Hague J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Alou J, rf 4 1 3 0
Javier J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Howard L, c 2 0 0 0
Sizemore T, ss 4 0 2 1 Edwards J, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Maxvill D, ss 0 0 0 0 Geronimo C, pr 0 0 0 0
Carlton S, p 2 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 1 0 0 0
Burda B, ph 1 0 1 2 Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
Taylor C, p 1 0 0 0 Martinez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0
Chiles R, ph 1 0 0 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 6 12 6 37 5 12 4
St.Louis 000 402 000 -- 6
Houston 000 050 000 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton S (W) 5.0 9 5 4 0 1
Taylor C (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Blasingame W 3.2 6 4 4 0 0
Ray J 1.1 3 0 0 0 0
Griffin T (L) 0.1 2 2 1 0 0
Lemaster D 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Culver G 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
E -- Sizemore T, Rader D
DP -- St.Louis 1, Houston 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, Houston 5
2B -- Sizemore T, Morgan J 2, Javier J, Alou J
3B -- Cardenal J, Cedeno C, Edwards J
SB -- Beauchamp J, Brock L
CS -- Metzger R
SH -- Alou M
SF -- Javier J
HBP -- by Blasingame W (Beauchamp J)
T -- 2:10
A -- 19285
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