Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 21, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 2007 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 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 0 2 1
Burke 2b 5 1 1 0
Berkman 1b 4 1 1 2
Lee lf 5 1 2 0
Pence rf 4 1 2 0
  Bruntlett rf 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 5 0 1 1
Ransom ss 3 1 1 0
Towles c 3 1 1 2
Backe p 3 0 1 0
  Sarfate p 0 0 0 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 0
  Qualls p 0 0 0 0
  Randolph p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Eckstein ss 4 0 3 0
Ankiel cf 4 2 0 1
Ludwick rf 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 1b 2 0 0 1
Schumaker lf 4 0 2 0
  Pujols ph 0 0 0 1
  Reyes pr 0 0 0 0
Molina c 5 0 0 0
Cairo 3b 4 0 1 0
Pineiro p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Edmonds ph 1 0 0 0
  Maroth p 0 0 0 0
Miles 2b 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston 300 000 0306131
St. Louis 100 010 001380
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Backe  W (2-1) 6.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Sarfate   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Qualls   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Randolph   0.2 0 1 1 3 0
  Lidge  SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
7
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pineiro  L (5-4) 5.2 8 3 3 3 4
  Johnson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Springer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Franklin   0.1 4 3 3 0 0
  Flores   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Maroth   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
4
6

  E–Bruntlett (8).  DP–Houston 1. Backe-Ransom-Berkman, St. Louis 1. Molina-Miles.  2B–Houston Burke (17,off Pineiro); Lee (41,off Pineiro); Ransom (2,off Franklin); Towles (3,off Franklin), St. Louis Schumaker (9,off Backe).  HR–Houston Berkman (31,1st inning off Pineiro 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Spiezio (3,off Backe).  Team–12.  CS–Anderson (1,2nd base by Pineiro/Molina); Bruntlett (3,2nd base by Maroth/Molina).  SB–Ankiel (1,2nd base off Randolph/Towles).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:38.  A–43,677.
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