St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

NLCS • STL leads series 2-1

105-57, 52-29 Away

Final

92-70, 48-33 Home


STL
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-	5	8	0

CardinalsTop 1st
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Pop Out
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- S Rolen to second on wild pitch by R Clemens.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- J. Suppan pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- R. Clemens pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- R Cedeno hit for J Suppan.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- D. Haren pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for R Clemens.
  2
  3
- O Palmeiro in left field.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- D. Haren pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- R. King pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- C. Eldred pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- E Bruntlett at shortstop.
  2
  5
- J Vizcaino at second base.
  2
  5
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- B. Lidge pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- J Edmonds to second on fielder's indifference.
  2
  5
- M Anderson hit for M Matheny.
  2
  5
- J Mabry hit for C Eldred.
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Astros
7
Cardinals
10

Game 1

10/13

Astros
4
Cardinals
6

Game 2

10/14

Cardinals
2
Astros
5

Game 3

10/16

Cardinals
5
Astros
6

Game 4

10/17

Cardinals
0
Astros
3

Game 5

10/18

Astros
4
Cardinals
6

Game 6

10/20

Astros
2
Cardinals
5

Game 7

10/21

Daikin Park

4:00 PM, October 16, 2004

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 42,896

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
First Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	32	20	.615	-	W2
St. Louis	29	24	.547	3.5	L3
Cincinnati	29	25	.537	4	W3
Pittsburgh	29	26	.527	4.5	W3
Chicago	29	26	.527	4.5	L10

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

R. Clemens1-0

J. Suppan0-1

B. Lidge1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Pop Out