St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
June 3, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 2005 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 2, Houston Astros 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 1
Pujols 1b 4 1 2 1
Sanders lf 3 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Seabol 3b 3 0 0 0
  Nunez 3b 1 0 0 0
Taguchi rf 3 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 1 0
Carpenter p 3 1 1 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 4 0 2 0
Self rf 3 0 0 0
  Lamb ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Berkman 1b 3 0 1 0
  Bruntlett pr 0 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Burke lf 3 0 0 0
Everett ss 3 0 3 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 2 0 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 9 0
St. Louis 001 000 001271
Houston 000 000 000090
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  W (8-3) 8.0 8 0 0 2 6
  King   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
0
0
2
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  L (3-6) 7.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
5

  E–Carpenter (1).  DP–St. Louis 3. Pujols, Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Pujols, Nunez-Pujols, Houston 2. Everett-Berkman, Everett-Biggio-Berkman.  PB–Molina (3).  2B–St. Louis Molina (6,off Pettitte); Edmonds (14,off Pettitte), Houston Everett (14,off Carpenter).  HR–St. Louis Pujols (13,9th inning off Springer 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  SB–Sanders 2 (7,2nd base off Pettitte/Ausmus,3rd base off Pettitte/Ausmus).  CS–Everett (4,Home by Carpenter/Molina).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:30.  A–34,092.
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