St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
September 22, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 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
Eckstein ss 5 1 3 1
Duncan rf,lf 3 2 1 1
Pujols 1b 4 1 1 0
Spiezio lf 3 0 1 2
  Taguchi lf,rf 0 0 0 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0
Encarnacion cf 4 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 4 1 2 1
Molina c 4 0 0 0
Narveson p 1 0 0 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Kinney p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wainwright p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 1 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 3 3
Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 1
Berkman 1b,rf 4 0 1 1
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
  Quintero c 0 0 0 0
Lane rf 1 0 0 0
  Lamb ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Burke cf 4 0 0 0
Everett ss 4 1 1 0
Ausmus c 2 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph,lf 2 2 2 1
Hirsh p 1 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Munson ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
  Nieve p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph 1 1 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Huff ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
St. Louis 110 020 100591
Houston 101 000 0226100
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Narveson   4.0 2 2 2 2 6
  Kinney   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Flores   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Wainwright   1.1 3 2 2 0 3
  Johnson   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Looper  L (9-3) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
10
6
6
2
12
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hirsh   4.2 5 4 4 2 2
  Springer   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Lidge   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
  Nieve   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Qualls  W (6-3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
7

  E–Duncan (6).  DP–St. Louis 1. Molina-Belliard-Pujols-Eckstein.  2B–Houston Biggio (33,off Narveson); Palmeiro (6,off Looper).  3B–St. Louis Spiezio (3,off Springer).  HR–St. Louis Eckstein (2,1st inning off Hirsh 0 on 0 out); Belliard (3,2nd inning off Hirsh 0 on 2 out); Duncan (19,7th inning off Lidge 0 on 2 out)., Houston Ensberg (23,3rd inning off Narveson 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  CS–Belliard (3,2nd base by Qualls/Quintero).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:08.  A–39,616.
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