St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 21, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 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 5, Houston Astros 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Wilson rf 4 2 1 0
  Duncan ph 1 0 0 0
Spiezio lf 3 1 1 0
Pujols 1b 3 0 1 1
Encarnacion cf 4 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 3 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 4 1 1 1
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Miles ss 3 0 0 0
Carpenter p 3 1 1 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Lamb 3b 4 1 2 0
Berkman 1b 4 2 3 4
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
Huff rf 3 0 0 0
  Bruntlett 2b 0 0 0 0
Burke cf 3 1 1 0
Everett ss 3 1 1 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 2
  Borkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Ensberg ph 1 0 1 0
  Jimerson pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Totals 29 6 9 6
St. Louis 002 120 000550
Houston 000 220 02x692
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  L (15-7) 8.0 9 6 6 0 5
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
0
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   5.0 5 5 1 4 2
  Borkowski  W (2-2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wheeler  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
5
1
4
5

  E–Biggio (6), Lamb (9).  DP–St. Louis 2. Miles-Pujols, Carpenter-Miles-Pujols, Houston 1. Biggio-Everett-Berkman.  2B–St. Louis Belliard (7,off Pettitte), Houston Burke (22,off Carpenter); Berkman (28,off Carpenter).  HR–Houston Berkman 2 (43,4th inning off Carpenter 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Carpenter 1 on 2 out).  SH–Miles (2,off Pettitte); Ausmus (9,off Carpenter); Biggio (4,off Carpenter).  IBB–Rolen (7,by Pettitte).  Team LOB–5.  Team–1.  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:17.  A–32,975.
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