St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 3BF Vina (2, K Saarloos)
- HRA Pujols (13, 1st inning off P Munro 2 on, 0 Out); E Renteria (6, 7th inning off N Bland 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Pujols 4 (35), J Edmonds (23), E Renteria (32)
- 2Out RBIA Pujols, E Renteria
- GIDPE Renteria; J Drew
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBJ Edmonds (1, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus)
- Fielding
- DP1 (F Vina-T Martinez)
- EF Vina (3, throw); E Renteria (4, ground ball)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Kent2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .336 | .432 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .391 | .610 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .377 | .517 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .376 | .542 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 | .382 | .429 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .402 | .487 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .270 | .295 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .344 | .414 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .231 | .243 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .328 | .431 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .253 | .267 |
| 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
a-fouled out to first for B Puffer in the 5th
b-hit sacrifice fly to left for N Bland in the 7th
c-lined out to second for B Lidge in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Kent (17, W Williams)
- HRM Ensberg (5, 8th inning off W Williams 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Ausmus (13), O Merced (9), M Ensberg (14)
- SFO Merced
- GIDPJ Bagwell
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSL Berkman (2, 2nd base by W Williams/M Matheny)
- SBA Everett (5, 2nd base off W Williams/M Matheny); J Kent (1, 2nd base off W Williams/M Matheny)
- Fielding
- DP3 (M Ensberg-J Kent-J Bagwell, J Kent-A Everett-J Bagwell, R Hidalgo-B Ausmus-M Ensberg)
- AssistsR Hidalgo (S Rolen at 3rd base)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Williams(W,18-9) |
M. Crudale(H,4) |
J. Fassero(H,14) |
C. Eldred(S,8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 123-76 | 2.25 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 0.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 6.91 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 3.50 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 166-103 |
- Pitching
- IBBT Martinez (By B Puffer)
- HBPA Pujols (By P Munro)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsW Williams 9-5; M Crudale 0-0; J Fassero 0-0; C Eldred 2-1
- Game ScoresW Williams 59
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Munro(L,3-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50-27 | 5.22 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46-21 | 3.63 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33-20 | 5.19 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-12 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.32 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 162-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Kent (By W Williams)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Munro 4-1; B Puffer 5-1; N Bland 2-3; K Saarloos 0-1; B Lidge 0-1
- Game ScoresP Munro 24
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Pujols homered to right, F Vina and J Drew scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | L Berkman caught stealing second, catcher to second, J Kent scored on throwing error by second baseman F Vina. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | J Edmonds singled to right, J Drew scored, A Pujols to third. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | E Renteria grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Pujols scored, S Rolen out at second, J Edmonds to third. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4th | A Pujols singled to left, W Williams scored. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 4th | B Ausmus grounded out to first, J Kent scored, L Berkman to third, R Hidalgo to second. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 7th | E Renteria homered to left. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 7th | O Merced hit sacrifice fly to deep left, B Ausmus scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 8th | M Ensberg homered to left. | 7 | 4 | ||
HOU wins 2-1
Game Information
Daikin Park
8:05 PM, May 21, 2003
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 22,441
Game Time:3:03
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Third Base Umpire - Joe West
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

