NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Biggio at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Encarnacion (.234, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: DAN WHEELER (0-1, 4.07) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 5 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.234, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Wheeler relieved C Qualls. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Encarnacion (.234, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 8 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 9 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - RYAN FRANKLIN HOU - DAN WHEELER DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E MUNSON (.333, 1-FOR-3) A EVERETT (.219, 0-FOR-2, SAC) L BERKMAN (.239, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (5) VS HOUSTON (5) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280 S Spiezio 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .289 J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .231 R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 G Bennett c 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 8 5 0 4 5 BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (4, J Jennings); G Bennett (3, J Jennings); S Spiezio (8, J Jennings). HR - D Eckstein (2, 1st inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), J Encarnacion (2, 5th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), A Pujols (10, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (10), J Encarnacion (8), G Bennett (9), J Edmonds (20), A Pujols (29). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Eckstein 1. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Encarnacion (L Berkman at 2nd base). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-B Ryan-A Pujols). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b-3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .322 M Lamb 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 H Pence cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .370 C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 L Scott rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 M Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Munson c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 A Everett ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 J Jennings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .175 D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-L Berkman ph-1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239 Totals 32 5 9 5 0 1 8 a-singled to center for J Jennings in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for D Borkowski in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Scott (11, B Looper). HR - H Pence (5, 8th inning off R Franklin 0 on, 0 Out). S - A Everett. RBI - H Pence 2 (23), M Ensberg (15), L Berkman (30), M Loretta (12). 2-out RBI - H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - H Pence (5, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ensberg-M Loretta-M Lamb). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 100 021 010 -- 5 HOUSTON - 000 001 31 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 6 7 3 3 0 1 0 3.72 R Flores 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.05 R Franklin 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.50 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Jennings 6 7 4 4 0 2 2 3.13 D Borkowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 C Qualls 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.55 D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.91 B Looper pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: B Looper 87-52; R Flores 4-4; R Franklin 18-12; J Jennings 80-50; D Borkowski 11-8; C Qualls 17-11; D Wheeler 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 13-4; R Flores 2-0; R Franklin 3-2; J Jennings 7-9; D Borkowski 2-1; C Qualls 2-1; D Wheeler 1-0. Batters faced: B Looper 24; R Flores 3; R Franklin 6; J Jennings 24; D Borkowski 3; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 3. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE STL: JASON ISRINGHAUSEN (1-0, 1.35) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5, HOUSTON 5 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E MUNSON (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Isringhausen relieved R Franklin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E Munson (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Taguchi in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: E Munson (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 8 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 9 0 (TOP 10) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN HOU - DAN WHEELER DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.000, 0-FOR-3) S TAGUCHI (.250, 1 HR, 7 RBI) D ECKSTEIN (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (5) VS HOUSTON (5) - END 9TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .280 S Spiezio 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .282 A Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .289 J Edmonds cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .241 J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .231 R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Bennett c 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Taguchi lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 34 5 8 5 0 4 5 BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (4, J Jennings); G Bennett (3, J Jennings); S Spiezio (8, J Jennings). HR - D Eckstein (2, 1st inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), J Encarnacion (2, 5th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), A Pujols (10, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (10), J Encarnacion (8), G Bennett (9), J Edmonds (20), A Pujols (29). 2-out RBI - A Pujols. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Eckstein 1. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Encarnacion (L Berkman at 2nd base). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-B Ryan-A Pujols). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b-3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .322 M Lamb 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 H Pence cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .370 C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 L Scott rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 M Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 A Everett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 J Jennings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .175 D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-L Berkman ph-1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Totals 35 5 9 5 0 1 8 a-singled to center for J Jennings in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for D Borkowski in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Scott (11, B Looper). HR - H Pence (5, 8th inning off R Franklin 0 on, 0 Out). S - A Everett. RBI - H Pence 2 (23), M Ensberg (15), L Berkman (30), M Loretta (12). 2-out RBI - H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - H Pence (5, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ensberg-M Loretta-M Lamb). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 100 021 010 -- 5 HOUSTON - 000 001 310 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 6 7 3 3 0 1 0 3.72 R Flores 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.05 R Franklin 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.50 J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Jennings 6 7 4 4 0 2 2 3.13 D Borkowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 C Qualls 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.55 D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.91 B Looper pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: B Looper 87-52; R Flores 4-4; R Franklin 18-12; J Isringhausen 6-3; J Jennings 80-50; D Borkowski 11-8; C Qualls 17-11; D Wheeler 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 13-4; R Flores 2-0; R Franklin 3-2; J Isringhausen 1-2; J Jennings 7-9; D Borkowski 2-1; C Qualls 2-1; D Wheeler 1-0. Batters faced: B Looper 24; R Flores 3; R Franklin 6; J Isringhausen 3; J Jennings 24; D Borkowski 3; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 3. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Ausmus catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B Ryan (.000, 0-FOR-3)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Miles hit for B Ryan. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 5 HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A Miles (.264, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY SO TAGUCHI (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF DAN WHEELER. CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 6, HOUSTON 5 DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: D ECKSTEIN (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (11) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF DAN WHEELER SCORED DAVID ECKSTEIN. CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 5 DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE HOU: TREVER MILLER (0-0, 6.91) IN THE 10TH SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 5 DUE UP FOR STLOUIS: J EDMONDS (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: T Miller relieved D Wheeler. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8 HOUSTON 5 TOP, 10TH DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J Edmonds (.241, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - - - - - - - - ST LOUIS 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 HOUSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 10 R H E -- - - - ST LOUIS 3 8 11 0 HOUSTON 5 9 0 (BOT 10) CURRENT PITCHERS: STL - JASON ISRINGHAUSEN HOU - TREVER MILLER DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.322, 0-FOR-4, RBI) C BIGGIO (.235, 3 HR, 17 RBI) H PENCE (.370, 3-FOR-4, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">ST LOUIS (8) VS HOUSTON (5) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Eckstein ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .284 S Spiezio 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .279 A Pujols 1b 5 2 2 3 0 0 1 .292 J Edmonds cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239 J Encarnacion rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .231 R Ludwick lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 J Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 G Bennett c 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 B Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 a-A Miles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 B Looper p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 R Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 R Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 S Taguchi lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258 Totals 40 8 11 8 0 6 6 a-grounded to shortstop for B Ryan in the 10th. BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (4, J Jennings); G Bennett (3, J Jennings); S Spiezio (8, J Jennings). HR - D Eckstein (2, 1st inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), J Encarnacion (2, 5th inning off J Jennings 0 on, 0 Out), A Pujols 2 (11, 8th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 2 Out, 10th inning off D Wheeler 1 on, 2 Out), S Taguchi (2, 10th inning off D Wheeler 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Eckstein (10), J Encarnacion (8), G Bennett (9), J Edmonds (20), A Pujols 3 (31), S Taguchi (8). 2-out RBI - A Pujols 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Eckstein 1. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Encarnacion (L Berkman at 2nd base). DP: 1 (D Eckstein-B Ryan-A Pujols). HOUSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg M Loretta 2b-3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .322 M Lamb 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 C Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Biggio 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 H Pence cf 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .370 C Lee lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 L Scott rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .232 M Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 D Wheeler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 E Munson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286 B Ausmus c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 A Everett ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 J Jennings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-O Palmeiro ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .175 D Borkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-L Berkman ph-1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Totals 35 5 9 5 0 1 8 a-singled to center for J Jennings in the 6th; b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for D Borkowski in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - L Scott (11, B Looper). HR - H Pence (5, 8th inning off R Franklin 0 on, 0 Out). S - A Everett. RBI - H Pence 2 (23), M Ensberg (15), L Berkman (30), M Loretta (12). 2-out RBI - H Pence. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, L Scott 1. GIDP - E Munson. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: SB - H Pence (5, 2nd base off B Looper/G Bennett). FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ensberg-M Loretta-M Lamb). ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS - 100 021 010 3 -- 8 HOUSTON - 000 001 310 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era B Looper 6 7 3 3 0 1 0 3.72 R Flores 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.05 R Franklin 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.50 J Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 HOUSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Jennings 6 7 4 4 0 2 2 3.13 D Borkowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 C Qualls 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.55 D Wheeler 1 2/3 3 3 3 0 3 2 4.85 T Miller 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 B Looper pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Pitches-strikes: B Looper 87-52; R Flores 4-4; R Franklin 18-12; J Isringhausen 6-3; J Jennings 80-50; D Borkowski 11-8; C Qualls 17-11; D Wheeler 34-24; T Miller 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 13-4; R Flores 2-0; R Franklin 3-2; J Isringhausen 1-2; J Jennings 7-9; D Borkowski 2-1; C Qualls 2-1; D Wheeler 2-0; T Miller 0-0. Batters faced: B Looper 24; R Flores 3; R Franklin 6; J Isringhausen 3; J Jennings 24; D Borkowski 3; C Qualls 4; D Wheeler 8; T Miller 1. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Jim Reynolds. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Miles at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8 HOUSTON 5 BOTTOM, 10TH DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M Loretta (.322, 0-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
NL: ST LOUIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NL AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK LORETTA (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 10TH OFF JASON ISRINGHAUSEN. CURRENT SCORE: ST LOUIS 8, HOUSTON 6 DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BIGGIO (.235, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
