Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 31, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2006 at Busch Stadium III. 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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Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 0 0
Palmeiro lf 4 2 2 0
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson rf 0 0 0 0
Berkman rf,lf 4 0 2 1
Ensberg 3b 5 0 1 0
Lamb 1b 3 0 1 0
Burke 2b 5 0 0 1
Ausmus c 5 1 1 0
Bruntlett ss 5 0 2 1
Buchholz p 2 0 1 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Lane lf,rf 1 0 0 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 3 10 3
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 5 2 2 0
Rodriguez rf 3 0 1 0
  Taguchi ph,cf 3 0 1 1
Pujols 1b 3 1 1 1
Rolen 3b 4 0 1 1
Encarnacion cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Bigbie lf 3 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 1 0 0 0
Molina c 4 1 1 0
Miles 2b 5 0 1 0
Suppan p 2 0 0 0
  Marquis ph 1 0 0 0
  Wainwright p 0 0 0 0
  Luna lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 41 4 8 3
Houston 101 001 000 003100
St. Louis 001 020 000 01480
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Buchholz   5.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Borkowski   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gallo  L (1-2) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.2
8
4
4
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   6.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Wainwright   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Isringhausen   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Looper  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
3
3
3
9

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1. Eckstein-Miles-Pujols, St. Louis 1. Eckstein-Miles-Pujols.  2B–Houston Palmeiro (1,off Suppan); Berkman (9,off Suppan); Ausmus (9,off Suppan); Bruntlett (5,off Suppan); Lamb (5,off Wainwright), St. Louis Eckstein (8,off Buchholz); Rolen (15,off Buchholz); Molina (7,off Gallo).  SH–Lane (2,off Isringhausen).  IBB–Lamb (2,by Suppan); Pujols (11,by Buchholz).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Rolen (3,by Buchholz); Eckstein (10,by Gallo).  Team–11.  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Rob Drake.  T–3:42.  A–43,534.
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