GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: HOUSTON (66-86) at ST LOUIS (71-80)

NL: HOUSTON (66-86) at ST LOUIS (71-80)

<h3>Pineiro, Backe look to build for 2008 when Cardinals host Astros</h3>

Houston (67-86) at St. Louis (71-81) 8:10 pm EDT


ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astroshave played themselves out of postseason contention with lessthan two weeks to play.


However, a pair of pitchers will be looking to make a goodimpression for 2008 when the Cardinals host the Astros onFriday.


St. Louis gives the ball to Joel Pineiro (6-4, 4.71 ERA), whobegan the season as the 12th man in the Boston Red Sox bullpenbefore being designated for assignment in late July.

The Cardinals converted Pineiro back into a starter, and therighthander has performed admirably in that role. However, withboth Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder expected back from injuryto start next season, Pineiro will have to be impressive to earna spot in the rotation for 2008.


Pineiro will have to find a way to stop an Astros offense thatpounded out 23 hits and a season-high 18 runs in Thursday's 18-1victory.


Rookie catcher J.R. Towles blasted his first career homer andplated a franchise-record eight RBI for Houston, which has wonfour of its last six games.


The Astros on Friday give the ball to Brandon Backe (1-1, 4.86),who is just hoping to be healthy for the beginning of 2008after missing the first five months this season recovering from"Tommy John" surgery.


The 29-year-old Backe has been plagued by injuries in each ofthe past three seasons and has made just 11 total starts since2005. The righthander picked up his first win of the seasonlast Sunday, surrendering two runs and three hits in six inningsagainst the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

NL: HOUSTON (66-86) at ST LOUIS (71-80)

<h3>Astros looking for fourth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">Houston (68-86) at St Louis (71-82) 7:15 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - The Houston Astros will be looking fortheir fourth straight win when they continue a four-game seriesagainst the reeling St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Houston has won the first two games of the series, scoring aseason-high 18 runs in a 18-1 win on Thursday and their, 6-3,victory on Friday officially eliminated the Cardinals frommaking the postseason.


Matt Albers (4-9, 6.05 ERA) will be the starter for the Astros.Albers has lost his last three starts, making it past the fourthinning only once. The 24-year-old righthander is 2-0 in hiscareer against St. Louis, including a win against the Cardinalson August 30.


The Cardinals will counter with Brad Thompson (6-6, 5.14). Thereliever turned starter lost in his last outing on Monday,giving up four runs in 3 1/3 innings against Philadelphia. The25-year-old righthander is 1-0 in his career against the Astrosin six relief appearances.


The defending World Series champion Cardinals have lost 14 oftheir last 16 games. St. Louis was just one game back in the NLCentral on September 6, before its free fall.

 

NL: HOUSTON (68-87) at ST LOUIS (72-82)

<h3>Oswalt and Astros aim to take series from Cardinals</h3>



<div class="pre">Houston (68-87) at St Louis (72-82) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Roy Oswalt takes the mound as the HoustonAstros aim to take the rubber game of a three-game series withthe St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.


Oswalt (14-7, 3.29 ERA), who is trying to win 15 games for thefourth consecutive season, is pitching on nine days' rest aftermissing his last start to witness the birth of his second child.

The Cardinals posted a 7-4 win on Saturday as Rick Ankielhomered for the first time in 17 games and spot starter BradThompson threw six solid innings.


Oswalt will try and help the Astros rebound after having theirthree-game winning streak snapped. The hard-throwingrighthander is winless this month, but that should change sincehe is 2-0 with a 0.78 ERA in three starts against St. Louis thisseason.


For his career, Oswalt is 9-5 with a 2.92 ERA in 21 appearances- 20 starts - against the Cardinals.


St. Louis, which has lost 14 of 17, sends Todd Wellemeyer (3-2,3.59) to the hill. The converted reliever allowed one run andthree hits in two innings of a 7-4 extra-inning loss to thePhiladelphia Phillies on Tuesday.

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON AT ST LOUIS -- LINEUPS

HOUSTON ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Josh Anderson CF .432 0 9 David Eckstein SS .308 3 30
Craig Biggio 2B .249 10 48 Rick Ankiel CF .277 10 33
Lance Berkman 1B .274 31 95 So Taguchi LF .289 3 25
Carlos Lee LF .298 30 113 Scott Spiezio 1B .255 3 30
Hunter Pence RF .325 15 63 Skip Schumaker RF .322 2 16
Mark Loretta SS .286 4 39 Aaron Miles 2B .299 2 31
Ty Wigginton 3B .297 6 17 Kelly Stinnett C .197 1 4
Brad Ausmus C .236 3 25 Todd Wellemeyer RHP .083 0 1
Roy Oswalt RHP .129 0 3 (3-2, 3.59)
(14-7, 3.29) Brendan Ryan 3B .301 4 11</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: HOU - ROY OSWALT (14-7, 3.29)
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (3-2, 3.59)

UMPIRES: HP - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
2B - RICK REED
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: HOU - ROY OSWALT AND BRAD AUSMUS
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER AND KELLY STINNETT

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.432, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
C BIGGIO (.249, 10 HR, 48 RBI)
L BERKMAN (.274, 31 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.308, 3 HR, 30 RBI)
R ANKIEL (.277, 10 HR, 33 RBI)
S TAGUCHI (.289, 3 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Ankiel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
S Spiezio 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
S Schumaker rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer
1-2. Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.298, 30 HR, 113 RBI)
H PENCE (.325, 15 HR, 63 RBI)
M LORETTA (.286, 4 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
M Loretta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Lee (4, line drive).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
S Spiezio 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301

Totals 5 0 1 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Schumaker 2. Team LOB - 2.



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HOUSTON - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.28

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52

Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 17-13; T Wellemeyer 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Oswalt 1-1; T Wellemeyer 1-2. Batters faced: R Oswalt 5; T Wellemeyer 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 1
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.299, 2 HR, 31 RBI)
K STINNETT (.197, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
T WELLEMEYER (.083, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Lee (4, line drive).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Ankiel cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
S Spiezio 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
K Stinnett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
B Ryan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301

Totals 5 0 1 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Schumaker 2. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein-B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein).


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.28

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.46

Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 17-13; T Wellemeyer 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Oswalt 1-1; T Wellemeyer 2-2. Batters faced: R Oswalt 5; T Wellemeyer 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY TY WIGGINTON ALLOWED TODD WELLEMEYER TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ECKSTEIN ON FIRST, B RYAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 0
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R ANKIEL (.282, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 2
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.297, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
B AUSMUS (.236, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
R OSWALT (.129, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
T Wigginton 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Oswalt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Lee (4, line drive); T Wigginton (2, throw).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
R Ankiel cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
S Spiezio 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Wellemeyer p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154
B Ryan 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 11 1 3 0 0 1 8

BATTING: 2B - B Ryan (9, R Oswalt). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ankiel 1, S Schumaker 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein-B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein).


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HOUSTON - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3.26

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.46

Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 40-32; T Wellemeyer 29-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Oswalt 3-2; T Wellemeyer 2-2. Batters faced: R Oswalt 11; T Wellemeyer 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 2
ST LOUIS 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S TAGUCHI (.288, 0-FOR-1)
S SPIEZIO (.254, 0-FOR-1)
S SCHUMAKER (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
R Oswalt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .127

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Lee (4, line drive); T Wigginton (2, throw).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
R Ankiel cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
S Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
S Spiezio 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
S Schumaker rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
A Miles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194
T Wellemeyer p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154
B Ryan 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 11 1 3 0 0 1 8

BATTING: 2B - B Ryan (9, R Oswalt). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ankiel 1, S Schumaker 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein-B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein).


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 01 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3.26

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.40

Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 40-32; T Wellemeyer 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls:
R Oswalt 3-2; T Wellemeyer 2-4. Batters faced: R Oswalt 11; T Wellemeyer 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 2
ST LOUIS 0 1 0 1 6 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - ROY OSWALT
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J ANDERSON (.422, 0-FOR-1)
C BIGGIO (.248, 0-FOR-1)
L BERKMAN (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: HOUSTON at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">HOUSTON (0) VS ST LOUIS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Anderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .422
C Biggio 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
L Berkman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Lee lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
H Pence rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
M Loretta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
T Wigginton 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Ausmus c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
R Oswalt p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .127

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Lee (4, line drive); T Wigginton (2, throw).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Eckstein ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306
R Ankiel cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
S Taguchi lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .291
S Spiezio 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257
S Schumaker rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .325
A Miles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
K Stinnett c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .194
T Wellemeyer p 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143
B Ryan 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305

Totals 16 1 6 0 1 1 12

BATTING: 2B - B Ryan (9, R Oswalt). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Ankiel 1, S Schumaker 2, T Wellemeyer 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - S Taguchi (3, 2nd base by R Oswalt/B Ausmus).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein-B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein).


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HOUSTON - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 010 -- 1
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HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
R Oswalt 3 6 1 0 1 1 0 3.25

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.40

IBB - K Stinnett (by R Oswalt). Pitches-strikes: R Oswalt 56-41; T Wellemeyer
40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: R Oswalt 5-2; T Wellemeyer 2-4. Batters faced: R
Oswalt 17; T Wellemeyer 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chuck Meriwether. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>