Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 13, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 13, 2006 at Busch Stadium III. 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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Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Taveras cf 6 1 3 0
Ensberg 3b 4 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 2 3 1
Huff rf 4 0 0 0
  Jimerson pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Scott lf 4 1 2 1
Burke 2b 5 0 2 2
Bruntlett ss 5 0 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 1 0
Oswalt p 5 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 14 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Miles ss 3 0 0 0
  Narveson p 0 0 0 0
  Schumaker ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Duncan rf 3 0 1 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0
Spiezio lf 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 1 1 0
Encarnacion cf 4 0 1 0
Belliard 2b 4 0 2 1
Bennett c 3 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 0 0 0 0
  Taguchi ph 1 0 0 0
Marquis p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Rose ph 1 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ss 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Houston 400 001 0005141
St. Louis 000 000 001172
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Oswalt  W (13-8) 8.1 7 1 1 2 3
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Marquis  L (14-15) 1.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Thompson   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Kinney   2.0 3 0 0 0 2
  Hancock   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Narveson   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Sosa   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
5
6

  E–Taveras (5), Duncan (5), Hancock (1).  DP–Houston 1. Ensberg-Burke-Berkman, St. Louis 2. Miles-Pujols, Miles-Belliard-Pujols.  2B–Houston Berkman (25,off Narveson), St. Louis Duncan (11,off Oswalt).  HR–Houston Berkman (40,6th inning off Hancock 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–14.  Team–8.  SB–Taveras 2 (32,2nd base off Marquis/Bennett,2nd base off Thompson/Bennett); Bruntlett (3,2nd base off Marquis/Bennett).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:57.  A–40,459.
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