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2005 National League Championship Series
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Astros
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Cardinals
5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Biggio, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Taveras, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Berkman, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Ensberg, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lamb, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Lane, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Everett, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Pettitte, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Burke, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Springer, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Astacio, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Vizcaino, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | GO | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pettitte (L) | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Russ Springer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ezequiel Astacio | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eckstein, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Edmonds, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Sanders, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Walker, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Isringhausen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Grudzielanek, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abraham Nunez, 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carpenter, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| So Taguchi, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | PA | 2B | 3B | HR | GO | FO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter (W) | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Jason Isringhausen (S) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 hours, 29 minutes • 52,332 at Busch Stadium