Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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 5, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 5 0 2 0
Lamb 3b,1b 5 1 2 1
Berkman 1b,rf 4 0 0 0
Huff rf 5 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Scott lf 2 2 2 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg 3b 0 0 0 0
Burke 2b 2 2 1 2
Bruntlett ss 4 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Sampson p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 2
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Jimerson ph 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Lane lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson rf 5 1 1 2
Spiezio lf,3b 4 2 1 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 1 2
Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0
  Duncan lf 1 0 0 0
Encarnacion cf 4 1 2 1
Belliard 2b 4 0 0 0
Miles ss 2 1 0 0
Molina c 3 0 1 1
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 1 0
  Schumaker pr 0 1 0 0
Weaver p 2 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Rose ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 6
Houston 100 202 000591
St. Louis 002 110 002671
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   2.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Sampson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Borkowski   2.0 4 2 2 2 1
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Qualls   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lidge  L (1-5) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
7
6
6
4
7
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver   5.0 7 5 5 3 3
  Hancock   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Looper  W (9-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
9

  E–Bruntlett (7), Johnson (1).  DP–St. Louis 1. Miles-Belliard-Pujols.  2B–Houston Scott (17,off Weaver); Lamb (20,off Weaver); Taveras (19,off Looper)., St. Louis Spiezio (13,off Borkowski); Pujols (29,off Lidge).  3B–St. Louis Encarnacion (5,off Borkowski).  HR–Houston Lamb (12,1st inning off Weaver 0 on 1 out); Burke (9,6th inning off Weaver 1 on 0 out), St. Louis Wilson (15,3rd inning off Pettitte 1 on 2 out).  SH–Burke (4,off Looper); Vizcaino (2,off Lidge).  HBP–Scott (3,by Johnson); Spiezio (4,by Lidge).  IBB–Berkman (18,by Looper); Miles (9,by Borkowski); Pujols (26,by Borkowski).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:03.  A–41,453.
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