St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

Cardinals Batting

Doubles: M Grudzielanek (30, B Backe); C Carpenter 2 (2, B Backe 2)

Home Runs: R Sanders 2 (20, 4th inning off B Backe 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off S Strickland 1 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Edmonds 2 (88), R Sanders 3 (49), L Walker (50)

2-out Runs Batted In: R Sanders 2

Sacrifice Flies: J Edmonds; L Walker

Sacrifice Hit: D Eckstein

Ground Into Double Play: L Walker; A Pujols

Team Left On Base: 5

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Nunez 1

Cardinals Pitching

Wild Pitches: C Carpenter

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Carpenter 10-4; A Reyes 1-2; J Isringhausen 1-2

Game Scores: C Carpenter 37

Cardinals Fielding

Errors: A Pujols (14, throw)

Astros Batting

Doubles: L Scott (3, C Carpenter); M Ensberg (30, J Isringhausen)

Home Runs: L Berkman (22, 5th inning off C Carpenter 1 on, 2 Out); M Lamb (11, 5th inning off C Carpenter 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Lane (76), L Berkman 2 (79), M Lamb (51), C Biggio (68), W Taveras (29), M Ensberg (100)

2-out Runs Batted In: L Berkman 2, M Lamb, W Taveras

Sacrifice Flies: C Biggio

Team Left On Base: 9

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Everett 1; M Lamb 1; B Backe 2

Astros Pitching

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 9-3; M Gallo 0-1; S Strickland 0-1; R Springer 2-2; C Qualls 2-0; B Lidge 1-1

Game Scores: B Backe 29

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (B Backe-A Everett-M Lamb, A Everett-C Biggio-M Lamb)

Errors: M Ensberg (15, throw)