Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 29, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 2003 at Busch Stadium II. The Houston Astros defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 1 2 0
Blum 3b 4 1 1 1
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 3 1 0
Kent 2b 4 1 2 2
Berkman lf 4 1 2 0
Merced rf 2 0 0 2
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Bland p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg 3b 2 0 1 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 1
Everett ss 4 0 0 0
Redding p 2 0 0 0
  Hunter rf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b,lf 4 1 2 0
Palmeiro cf,lf,cf 5 1 1 0
Drew rf 5 1 2 0
Pujols lf,1b 4 0 1 1
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 0
Renteria ss 4 1 3 1
Martinez 1b 3 0 1 1
  Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Crudale p 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 0 0
Morris p 3 0 0 0
  Taguchi cf 0 0 0 0
  Delgado ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 3
Houston 100 101 022790
St. Louis 000 100 3004113
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Redding   5.2 7 1 1 2 3
  Lidge   1.0 3 3 2 2 2
  Bland   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Saarloos  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
5
8
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   7.1 6 4 3 2 6
  Fassero  L (0-2) 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
  Eldred   1.1 2 2 2 1 2
  Crudale   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
5
4
8

  E–Pujols (2), Rolen (3), Renteria (5).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Ausmus (1).  2B–Houston Bagwell (8,off Morris); Biggio (17,off Morris); Kent 2 (22,off Morris,off Crudale), St. Louis Cairo (7,off Redding); Martinez (11,off Redding).  HR–Houston Blum (5,1st inning off Morris 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Merced (2,off Morris); Ausmus (2,off Eldred); Pujols (3,off Lidge).  IBB–Berkman (4,by Crudale).  IBB–Crudale (1,Berkman).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:11.  A–41,977.
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