St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
May 3, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2006 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 4, Houston Astros 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1
Edmonds cf 4 0 1 1
Encarnacion rf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 1 1 1
Bennett c 3 0 0 0
  Miles ph 1 0 0 0
Luna 2b 3 1 1 1
Marquis p 2 0 1 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Gall ph 1 0 0 0
  Falkenborg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 2 1 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Taveras cf 4 2 3 1
Berkman 1b 5 1 3 3
Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson lf 4 0 1 0
Lane rf 3 0 0 1
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
Oswalt p 3 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
St. Louis 010 000 111460
Houston 300 002 00x5101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  L (3-3) 5.2 8 5 5 4 3
  Thompson   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Falkenborg   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (5-1) 8.0 4 3 3 0 5
  Lidge  SV (10) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
0
6

  E–Ensberg (6), Ensberg (6).  DP–St. Louis 1. Oswalt-Everett-Berkman, Houston 1. Oswalt-Everett-Berkman.  2B–St. Louis Rodriguez (4,off Lidge), Houston Berkman 2 (7,off Marquis,off Thompson); Ausmus (4,off Marquis)..  3B–Houston Taveras (2,off Marquis).  HR–St. Louis Spiezio (3,2nd inning off Oswalt 0 on 2 out); Pujols (15,7th inning off Oswalt 0 on 0 out); Luna (2,8th inning off Oswalt 0 on 1 out)..  HBP–Encarnacion (3,by Lidge).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Lane (1,off Marquis).  IBB–Everett (1,by Thompson).  Team–10.  SB–Edmonds (3,2nd base off Lidge/Ausmus).  U-HP–Chad Fairchild, 1B–James Hoye, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:54.  A–37,305.
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