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Series Summary

2004 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 13
HOU 7 Final
STL 10
Game 2, October 14
HOU 4 Final
STL 6
Game 3, October 16
STL 2 Final
HOU 5
Game 4, October 17
STL 5 Final
HOU 6
Game 5, October 18
STL 0 Final
HOU 3
Game 6, October 20
HOU 4 Final
STL 6 (12)
Game 7, October 21
HOU 2 Final
STL 5

Series Summary

Game Summary

Sunday, October 17, 2004
Start Time: 3:40 p.m. Local
Attendance: 42,760
Venue: Minute Maid Park
Game Duration: 3:01
Day Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Houston Astros 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 X 6 9 0
WP: Dan Wheeler (1-0) • LP: Julian Tavarez (1-1) • SV: Brad Lidge (3)

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Tony Womack 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 0.139 0.162 0.194 0.357 0.000 0.333
Larry Walker RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 5 0.355 0.444 0.871 1.315 0.000 1.000
Albert Pujols 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 5 0.467 0.556 0.967 1.522 0.000 1.800
Scott Rolen 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 0.214 0.389 0.464 0.853 0.000 0.883
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.286 0.344 0.571 0.915 0.000 0.383
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.240 0.387 0.320 0.707 0.000 0.017
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mike Matheny C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.261 0.261 0.391 0.652 0.000 0.000
John Mabry LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.200 0.200 0.200 0.400 0.000 0.583
   Kiko Calero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ray King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Hector Luna SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.500 0.000 0.000
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jason Marquis P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.000 0.000
   So Taguchi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Roger Cedeno PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 5 3 40 0.273 0.359 0.394 0.753 0.000 5.000

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Craig Biggio LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.342 0.375 0.500 0.875 0.000 -0.200
   Jason Lane LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.600 1.200 1.800 0.000 0.000
Carlos Beltran CF 3 3 2 1 1 1 4 0.486 0.571 1.257 1.829 0.215 2.000
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 4 0.286 0.405 0.543 0.948 0.215 1.050
Lance Berkman RF 2 1 2 3 2 0 4 0.432 0.500 0.838 1.338 0.215 2.050
Jeff Kent 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.222 0.317 0.500 0.817 0.015 0.050
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.257 0.333 0.400 0.733 0.015 0.050
Jose Vizcaino SS-2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.200 0.216 0.229 0.445 0.182 0.500
Raul Chavez C 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0.500 0.500 0.875 1.375 0.182 0.500
   Brad Ausmus C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 0.333 0.350 0.683 0.000 0.000
Roy Oswalt P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.000
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.375 0.375 0.500 0.875 0.000 0.000
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Eric Bruntlett SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 31 6 9 6 4 5 36 0.290 0.389 0.581 0.970 1.042 6.000

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jason Marquis 4 5 3 3 2 2 0 7.36 19 68 38 25 4 9 5 10 3 0 40 -0.110 1.10 -2.16% 33.59 -1.3
Kiko Calero 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.76 7 24 16 11 2 3 0 4 2 0 1 0 -0.152 1.47 -2.89% 44.89 -0.8
Ray King 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.036 1.27 0.61% 38.69 0.2
Julian Tavarez, L (1-1) 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 3.38 6 23 9 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.152 1.27 -2.56% 38.73 -0.5
Jason Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 3 4 3 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.033 0.42 0.55% 12.89 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 4 5 2 6.75 36 123 69 46 6 17 7 19 6 0 40 2 0 -0.345 1.16 -6.45% 35.41 -1.8

Jason Marquis faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Houston Astros

Houston Astros Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Roy Oswalt 6 8 5 5 4 0 1 4.15 29 97 62 41 6 15 12 13 3 0 32 -0.225 0.85 -4.44% 26.02 -1.9
Dan Wheeler, W (1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 14 9 4 3 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.090 2.03 1.51% 61.96 0.5
Brad Lidge, S (3) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.08 7 26 18 7 6 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.291 2.37 4.89% 72.19 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 5 3 1 5.00 40 137 89 52 15 22 15 17 6 0 32 0 0 0.156 1.26 1.96% 38.28 -0.3

Balks: None.
WP: Julian Tavarez (1).
HBP: Julian Tavarez (1; Jeff Kent).
IBB: Julian Tavarez (1; Lance Berkman).
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CSX O STL Tony Womack Roy Oswalt 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) CBBFBB STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt -2% 50% Walk 0.6667
t1 0-0 1 1– 3,(2-0) BBX RR STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt -16% 33% Home Run (Fly Ball); Walker Scores 1.1333
t1 2-0 1 — 3,(0-2) FSX STL Scott Rolen Roy Oswalt -3% 30% Double to LF (Line Drive) 0.55
t1 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1) FBBX O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 2% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rolen to 3B 0.05
t1 2-0 2 –3 7,(3-2) FFBB*BFB STL Edgar Renteria Roy Oswalt -1% 32% Walk 0.0167
t1 2-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1) C1*BX R STL John Mabry Roy Oswalt -8% 24% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores; Renteria to 3B 0.5833
t1 3-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2) FCX O STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt 3% 27% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B -0.0
  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 — 4,(2-1) BCBX O HOU Craig Biggio Jason Marquis -2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b1 0-3 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB HOU Carlos Beltran Jason Marquis 2% 27% Walk 0.5
b1 0-3 1 1– 4,(1-2) CFBX R HOU Jeff Bagwell Jason Marquis 10% 37% Double to CF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores 0.5
b1 1-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1) FBBBB HOU Lance Berkman Jason Marquis 2% 39% Walk -0.0
b1 1-3 1 12- 3,(0-2) CSC O HOU Jeff Kent Jason Marquis -5% 35% Strikeout Looking -0.0
b1 1-3 2 12- 3,(2-0) BBX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Jason Marquis -4% 30% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
t2 3-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Jason Marquis Roy Oswalt 2% 32% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t2 3-1 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBSBX O STL Tony Womack Roy Oswalt 1% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t2 3-1 2 — 8,(3-2) CSBBFFBX O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 1% 34% Popfly: 3B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Jose Vizcaino Jason Marquis -3% 32% Flyball: CF 0.0
b2 1-3 1 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O HOU Raul Chavez Jason Marquis -2% 30% Flyball: RF 0.0
b2 1-3 2 — 5,(3-1) BCBBX O HOU Roy Oswalt Jason Marquis -1% 29% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 — 6,(3-2) BCBBCB STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt -3% 26% Walk 0.3334
t3 3-1 0 1– 5,(3-1) BBBCX STL Scott Rolen Roy Oswalt -7% 19% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Pujols to 3B 0.3333
t3 3-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0) X RO STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 1% 21% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pujols Scores 0.3333
t3 4-1 1 1– 5,(2-2) 1F1BBFX O STL Edgar Renteria Roy Oswalt 2% 22% Flyball: RF 0.0
t3 4-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) X O STL John Mabry Roy Oswalt 1% 24% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 — 10,(3-2) CBFFFBFBFX O HOU Craig Biggio Jason Marquis -2% 22% Popfly: 3B 0.0
b3 1-4 1 — 2,(1-0) BX HOU Carlos Beltran Jason Marquis 3% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.5
b3 1-4 1 1– 2,(0-1) FX HOU Jeff Bagwell Jason Marquis 4% 28% Single to CF (Line Drive); Beltran to 2B 0.5
b3 1-4 1 12- 2,(1-0) BX RR HOU Lance Berkman Jason Marquis 18% 46% Double to CF (Fly Ball); Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores 1.0
b3 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0) X O HOU Jeff Kent Jason Marquis -4% 42% Popfly: 3B -0.0
b3 3-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2) FSBS O HOU Morgan Ensberg Jason Marquis -4% 38% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
t4 4-3 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt 2% 40% Flyball: CF 0.0
t4 4-3 1 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Jason Marquis Roy Oswalt 2% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Marquis out at 2B/RF-SS -0.0
t4 4-3 2 — 5,(3-1) BCBBB STL Tony Womack Roy Oswalt -1% 41% Walk 0.3334
t4 4-3 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1CX STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt -3% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Womack to 3B 0.3333
t4 4-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2) FFFX R STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt -11% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive); Womack Scores; Walker to 3B 0.3333
t4 5-3 2 1-3 1,(0-0) X O STL Scott Rolen Roy Oswalt 4% 31% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
b4 3-5 0 — 6,(3-2) CBSBBX O HOU Jose Vizcaino Jason Marquis -3% 28% Flyball: LF 0.0
b4 3-5 1 — 4,(2-1) BBFX O HOU Raul Chavez Jason Marquis -2% 26% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b4 3-5 2 — 2,(0-1) CX O HOU Roy Oswalt Jason Marquis -1% 25% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
t5 5-3 0 — 3,(1-1) BSX O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 2% 27% Flyball: LF 0.0
t5 5-3 1 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Edgar Renteria Roy Oswalt 1% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t5 5-3 2 — 1,(0-0) X O STL John Mabry Roy Oswalt 1% 29% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
b5 3-5 0 — 2,(1-0) BX HOU Craig Biggio Jason Marquis 5% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
  Kiko Calero replaces John Mabry (LF) pitching and batting 7thSo Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis (P) playing LF batting 9th
b5 3-5 0 1– 4,(1-2) 1F1..BFC O HOU Carlos Beltran Kiko Calero -5% 30% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 3-5 1 1– 4,(1-2) FBFC O HOU Jeff Bagwell Kiko Calero -4% 26% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 3-5 2 1– 1,(0-0) >B O HOU Lance Berkman Kiko Calero -3% 22% Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
t6 5-3 0 — 4,(1-2) CFBX STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt -3% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
t6 5-3 0 1– 1,(0-0) 11X O STL So Taguchi Roy Oswalt 1% 21% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Molina to 2B 0.0
t6 5-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2) CSX O STL Tony Womack Roy Oswalt 2% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 3B 0.0
t6 5-3 2 –3 4,(1-2) BCFX O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 3% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals’ Kiko Calero facing 4-5-6
b6 3-5 0 — 5,(3-1) BBSBX R HOU Lance Berkman Kiko Calero 14% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b6 4-5 0 — 3,(0-2) CFS O HOU Jeff Kent Kiko Calero -4% 36% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 4-5 1 — 4,(1-2) FFBX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Kiko Calero -3% 33% Flyball: LF -0.0
b6 4-5 2 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Jose Vizcaino Kiko Calero 4% 37% Double to LF (Line Drive) 0.5
b6 4-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0) BX R HOU Raul Chavez Kiko Calero 17% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores 0.5
  Ray King replaces Kiko Calero pitching and batting 7thOrlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roy Oswalt (P) batting 9th
b6 5-5 2 1– 4,(1-2) ..BCFX O HOU Orlando Palmeiro Ray King -4% 50% Flyball: LF 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Astros’ Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
  Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-5 0 — 3,(1-1) .BCX STL Albert Pujols Dan Wheeler -6% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t7 5-5 0 1– 1,(0-0) B STL Scott Rolen Dan Wheeler -5% 39% Passed Ball; Pujols to 2B 0.0
t7 5-5 0 -2- 6,(3-2) B.BFBSS O STL Scott Rolen Dan Wheeler 7% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0
t7 5-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0) X O STL Jim Edmonds Dan Wheeler 6% 53% Lineout: CF 0.0
t7 5-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2) CSBX O STL Edgar Renteria Dan Wheeler 6% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals’ Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
  Julian Tavarez replaces Edgar Renteria (SS) pitching and batting 6thHector Luna replaces Ray King (P) playing SS batting 7th
b7 5-5 0 — 3,(1-1) ..CBX O HOU Craig Biggio Julian Tavarez -4% 55% Flyball: RF -0.2
b7 5-5 1 — 5,(2-2) BFCBX R HOU Carlos Beltran Julian Tavarez 22% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b7 6-5 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB HOU Jeff Bagwell Julian Tavarez 2% 79% Walk 0.05
b7 6-5 1 1– 1,(0-0) B HOU Lance Berkman Julian Tavarez 2% 80% Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 2B 0.05
b7 6-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0) B.III HOU Lance Berkman Julian Tavarez 1% 82% Intentional Walk 0
b7 6-5 1 12- 3,(0-2) FCH HOU Jeff Kent Julian Tavarez 5% 86% Hit By Pitch; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B 0.05
b7 6-5 1 123 4,(2-1) BC*BX OO HOU Morgan Ensberg Julian Tavarez -12% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B 0.05
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros’ Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
  Brad Lidge replaces Jeff Kent (2B) pitching and batting 5thBrad Ausmus replaces Raul Chavez playing C batting 8thJose Vizcaino moves from SS to 2B Eric Bruntlett replaces Dan Wheeler (P) playing SS batting 9th
t8 5-6 0 — 3,(0-2) ….CSS O STL Hector Luna Brad Lidge 6% 80% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 5-6 1 — 3,(0-2) CSX O STL Yadier Molina Brad Lidge 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for So Taguchi (LF) batting 9th
t8 5-6 2 — 1,(0-0) .X O STL Roger Cedeno Brad Lidge 3% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Cardinals’ Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
  Jason Isringhausen replaces Yadier Molina (C) pitching and batting 8thMike Matheny replaces Julian Tavarez (P) playing C batting 6thRoger Cedeno moves from PH to LF
b8 6-5 0 — 2,(1-0) …BX O HOU Jose Vizcaino Jason Isringhausen -1% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b8 6-5 1 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Brad Ausmus Jason Isringhausen -1% 84% Lineout: SS 0.0
b8 6-5 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Eric Bruntlett Jason Isringhausen -1% 83% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Astros’ Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
  Jason Lane replaces Craig Biggio playing LF batting 1st
t9 5-6 0 — 7,(2-2) .BCCFFBX O STL Tony Womack Brad Lidge 8% 91% Lineout: 1B 0.0
t9 5-6 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB STL Larry Walker Brad Lidge -8% 82% Walk 0.0
t9 5-6 1 1– 4,(1-2) BCS+1X O STL Albert Pujols Brad Lidge 9% 92% Flyball: LF 0.0
t9 5-6 2 1– 4,(1-2) SFBS O STL Scott Rolen Brad Lidge 8% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.