St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 6, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 2005 at Minute Maid Park. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 1, Houston Astros 4

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 3 0 2 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 0 0 0
Sanders lf 3 1 1 1
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Marquis p 2 0 0 0
  Pulsipher p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Everett ss 5 0 2 0
Biggio 2b 4 1 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 1
Ensberg 3b 3 1 3 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Burke ph 1 0 0 0
  Chavez c 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 4 1 3 0
Ausmus c 3 0 2 0
  Lamb ph 1 1 1 2
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 0 2 1
Pettitte p 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 15 4
St. Louis 000 010 000140
Houston 001 000 03x4150
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis   6.0 9 1 1 1 4
  Pulsipher   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez  L (0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 1 0
  King   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
4
4
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   6.0 4 1 1 0 3
  Qualls  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
5

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 2. Marquis-Eckstein-Pujols, Eckstein-Grudzielanek-Pujols, Houston 1. Everett-Biggio.  2B–Houston Biggio (2,off Marquis); Everett (1,off King).  3B–Houston Lamb (1,off Tavarez).  HR–St. Louis Sanders (2,5th inning off Pettitte 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Palmeiro (1,off Pulsipher).  Team–10.  CS–Ensberg (1,2nd base by Marquis/Molina).  U-HP–Jerry Layne, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:40.  A–28,496.
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