St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 20, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 4 1 2 1
Anderson lf 3 0 0 0
  Taguchi lf 1 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 2
Edmonds cf 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 5 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 1 1 0
Sanders rf 3 1 2 1
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
McKay c 3 0 1 0
Suppan p 1 0 0 0
  Lankford ph 0 0 0 0
  Hart ph 1 0 0 1
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Porter rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 5 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
Kent 2b 4 1 1 0
Berkman lf 3 0 2 3
Hidalgo rf 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino 3b 2 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
St. Louis 001 002 200591
Houston 100 000 020381
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  W (1-2) 6.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Lincoln   1.1 1 2 1 0 0
  Kline   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (2-1) 6.0 5 5 5 1 4
  Backe   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Gallo   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Harville   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Miceli   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
7

  E–Rolen (1), Vizcaino (1).  2B–St. Louis Rolen (1,off Miller), Houston Berkman (3,off Kline).  HR–St. Louis Sanders (5,3rd inning off Miller 0 on, 0 out); Pujols (6,6th inning off Miller 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Suppan (1,off Miller); Sanders (1,off Backe); Taguchi (2,off Miceli).  IBB–Pujols (5,by Miceli).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Womack (7,2nd base off Miller/Ausmus).  CS–Edmonds (1,2nd base by Harville/Ausmus).  IBB–Miceli (1,Pujols).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–3:07.  A–29,625.
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