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Series Summary

2005 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 12
HOU 3 Final
STL 5
Game 2, October 13
HOU 4 Final
STL 1
Game 3, October 15
STL 3 Final
HOU 4
Game 4, October 16
STL 1 Final
HOU 2
Game 5, October 17
STL 5 Final
HOU 4
Game 6, October 19
HOU 5 Final
STL 1

Series Summary

Game Summary

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Start Time: 7:29 p.m. Local
Attendance: 52,332
Venue: Busch Stadium II
Game Duration: 2:29
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 7 0
St. Louis Cardinals 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
WP: Chris Carpenter (2-0) • LP: Andy Pettitte (1-1) • SV: Jason Isringhausen (2)

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Craig Biggio 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.273 0.346 0.455 0.801 0.000 0.050
Willy Taveras CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.294 0.368 0.353 0.721 0.000 0.050
Lance Berkman LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.333 0.455 0.611 1.066 0.000 0.050
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.273 0.333 0.409 0.742 0.000 0.000
Mike Lamb 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.400 0.500 0.700 1.200 0.000 0.333
Jason Lane RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.200 0.292 0.250 0.542 0.000 0.000
Adam Everett SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.278 0.300 0.278 0.578 0.000 0.833
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.238 0.292 0.429 0.720 0.000 0.383
Andy Pettitte P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.333 0.333 0.667 1.000 0.000 -0.200
   Chris Burke PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 0.750 0.800 2.500 3.300 0.000 1.500
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ezequiel Astacio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jose Vizcaino PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 3 4 36 0.226 0.286 0.387 0.673 0.000 3.000

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
David Eckstein SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0.412 0.444 0.588 1.033 0.233 0.917
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.286 0.412 0.643 1.055 0.000 0.000
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.500 0.647 0.667 1.314 0.033 0.417
Reggie Sanders LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0.333 0.412 0.867 1.278 0.233 1.500
Larry Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.077 0.250 0.077 0.327 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
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 0.176 0.176 0.176 0.353 0.033 0.333
Yadier Molina C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.375 0.000 0.000
Abraham Nunez 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0.429 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.233 1.083
Chris Carpenter P 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.233 0.750
   So Taguchi RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 28 5 8 5 3 5 33 0.286 0.355 0.393 0.748 1.000 5.000

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
Andy Pettitte, L (1-1) 6 8 5 5 2 2 1 5.54 26 92 56 39 4 13 9 13 6 0 36 -0.210 0.56 -3.01% 14.66 -1.9
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 4 20 11 5 1 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.013 0.17 0.19% 4.51 0.5
Ezequiel Astacio 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 11 7 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.10% 2.27 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 5 5 3 5 1 5.62 33 123 74 47 8 19 9 16 8 0 36 0 0 -0.190 0.47 -2.72% 12.30 -0.9

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
Chris Carpenter, W (2-0) 8 5 2 2 3 3 1 1.29 31 96 61 48 7 6 17 8 4 0 64 0.275 0.84 3.95% 21.93 2.1
Jason Isringhausen, S (2) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.25 5 23 17 8 1 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.034 1.37 0.49% 35.79 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 3 4 1 2.00 36 119 78 56 8 14 19 10 5 0 64 0 0 0.309 0.91 4.44% 23.85 1.6

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Craig Biggio Chris Carpenter 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) FFBFBS O HOU Willy Taveras Chris Carpenter 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 4,(2-1) BBFX HOU Lance Berkman Chris Carpenter -2% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
t1 0-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0) X O HOU Morgan Ensberg Chris Carpenter 3% 55% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 2,(0-1) CX STL David Eckstein Andy Pettitte 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.5
b1 0-0 0 1– 6,(3-2) 1BBFBFX O STL Jim Edmonds Andy Pettitte -3% 55% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 6,(3-2) BBC1CBX O STL Albert Pujols Andy Pettitte -3% 52% Flyball: LF -0.0
b1 0-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) 11>FBF>X RR STL Reggie Sanders Andy Pettitte 18% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball); Eckstein Scores 1.5
b1 2-0 2 — 4,(0-2) FFFC O STL Larry Walker Andy Pettitte -1% 70% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX O HOU Mike Lamb Chris Carpenter 2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t2 0-2 1 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Jason Lane Chris Carpenter 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t2 0-2 2 — 3,(0-2) CSS O HOU Adam Everett Chris Carpenter 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 — 5,(2-2) CFBBX STL Mark Grudzielanek Andy Pettitte 2% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
b2 2-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O STL Yadier Molina Andy Pettitte -2% 75% Flyball: LF 0.0
b2 2-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) X STL Abraham Nunez Andy Pettitte 5% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek to 3B 0.3333
b2 2-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0) BP>X RO STL Chris Carpenter Andy Pettitte 2% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grudzielanek Scores; Nunez to 2B 0.3333
b2 3-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2) CBFFX O STL David Eckstein Andy Pettitte -2% 80% Lineout: 1B 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 — 5,(3-1) SBBBX HOU Brad Ausmus Chris Carpenter -4% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.05
t3 0-3 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O HOU Andy Pettitte Chris Carpenter 2% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B -0.2
t3 0-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0) BBBB HOU Craig Biggio Chris Carpenter -2% 76% Walk 0.05
t3 0-3 1 12- 10,(3-2) CFBFFBFFBB HOU Willy Taveras Chris Carpenter -6% 69% Walk; Ausmus to 3B; Biggio to 2B 0.05
t3 0-3 1 123 1,(0-0) X OO HOU Lance Berkman Chris Carpenter 15% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.05
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
b3 3-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O STL Jim Edmonds Andy Pettitte -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b3 3-0 1 — 6,(3-2) CBBBFB STL Albert Pujols Andy Pettitte 1% 84% Walk 0.0
b3 3-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) 111X OO STL Reggie Sanders Andy Pettitte -3% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Morgan Ensberg Chris Carpenter -6% 76% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive) 0.0
t4 0-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1) BFBX O HOU Mike Lamb Chris Carpenter 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B; Ensberg to 3B 0.0
t4 0-3 1 –3 4,(3-0) BBBB HOU Jason Lane Chris Carpenter -3% 75% Walk 0.0
t4 0-3 1 1-3 7,(1-2) CBSFFFX O HOU Adam Everett Chris Carpenter 7% 82% Fielder’s Choice 3B; Ensberg out at Hm/3B-C; Lane to 2B 0.0
t4 0-3 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O HOU Brad Ausmus Chris Carpenter 4% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X STL Larry Walker Andy Pettitte 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
b4 3-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) BFSS O STL Mark Grudzielanek Andy Pettitte -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 3-0 1 1– 2,(0-1) SX OO STL Yadier Molina Andy Pettitte -2% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t5 0-3 0 — 3,(0-2) CFX O HOU Andy Pettitte Chris Carpenter 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t5 0-3 1 — 2,(0-1) FX O HOU Craig Biggio Chris Carpenter 2% 88% Flyball: CF 0.0
t5 0-3 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Willy Taveras Chris Carpenter 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b5 3-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX STL Abraham Nunez Andy Pettitte 1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.7499
b5 3-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) CX O STL Chris Carpenter Andy Pettitte -1% 89% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B 0.4167
b5 3-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1) CBX R STL David Eckstein Andy Pettitte 4% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Nunez Scores; Eckstein to 2B/Adv on throw 0.4167
b5 4-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0) *BX O STL Jim Edmonds Andy Pettitte -1% 93% Flyball: CF 0.0
b5 4-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1) FX R STL Albert Pujols Andy Pettitte 3% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Eckstein Scores 0.4167
b5 5-0 2 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB STL Reggie Sanders Andy Pettitte 0% 96% Walk; Pujols to 2B 0.0
b5 5-0 2 12- 5,(3-1) BBBFX O STL Larry Walker Andy Pettitte -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
t6 0-5 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O HOU Lance Berkman Chris Carpenter 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t6 0-5 1 — 6,(3-2) CFBBBX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Chris Carpenter 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t6 0-5 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Mike Lamb Chris Carpenter 0% 97% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Astros’ Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b6 5-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BBBCFX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Andy Pettitte 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b6 5-0 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O STL Yadier Molina Andy Pettitte 0% 97% Flyball: CF 0.0
b6 5-0 2 — 7,(3-2) BSBFFBX O STL Abraham Nunez Andy Pettitte 0% 97% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
t7 0-5 0 — 7,(2-2) FBBSFFX O HOU Jason Lane Chris Carpenter 1% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
t7 0-5 1 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Adam Everett Chris Carpenter -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.5
t7 0-5 1 1– 1,(0-0) X O HOU Brad Ausmus Chris Carpenter 1% 98% Lineout: RF 0.0
  Chris Burke pinch hits for Andy Pettitte (P) batting 9th
t7 0-5 2 1– 3,(2-0) .*BBX RR HOU Chris Burke Chris Carpenter -5% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores 1.5
t7 2-5 2 — 4,(1-2) FFBS O HOU Craig Biggio Chris Carpenter 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros’ Russ Springer facing 9-1-2
  Russ Springer replaces Chris Burke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-2 0 — 4,(1-2) .FBSC O STL Chris Carpenter Russ Springer -1% 94% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b7 5-2 1 — 6,(3-2) BBCBCX O STL David Eckstein Russ Springer 0% 93% Lineout: CF 0.0
b7 5-2 2 — 6,(3-2) BBBFCB STL Jim Edmonds Russ Springer 0% 94% Walk 0.0
b7 5-2 2 1– 4,(1-2) BCFX O STL Albert Pujols Russ Springer -1% 93% Lineout: 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
t8 2-5 0 — 2,(0-1) FX O HOU Willy Taveras Chris Carpenter 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t8 2-5 1 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Lance Berkman Chris Carpenter 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t8 2-5 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Morgan Ensberg Chris Carpenter 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Astros’ Ezequiel Astacio facing 4-5-6
  Ezequiel Astacio replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O STL Reggie Sanders Ezequiel Astacio 0% 97% Foul Flyball: RF (RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b8 5-2 1 — 5,(2-2) BFBSS O STL Larry Walker Ezequiel Astacio 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 5-2 2 — 5,(2-2) CFBBS O STL Mark Grudzielanek Ezequiel Astacio 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals’ Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
  Jason Isringhausen replaces Larry Walker (RF) pitching and batting 5thSo Taguchi replaces Chris Carpenter (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 2-5 0 — 7,(1-2) ..CSFFBFX HOU Mike Lamb Jason Isringhausen -4% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.3334
t9 2-5 0 1– 6,(2-2) BCBCFC O HOU Jason Lane Jason Isringhausen 4% 96% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t9 2-5 1 1– 4,(1-2) BCCX HOU Adam Everett Jason Isringhausen -7% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Lamb to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B); Everett to 2B 0.3333
t9 2-5 1 -23 5,(2-2) BBCCX RO HOU Brad Ausmus Jason Isringhausen 7% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lamb Scores/unER 0.3333
  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Ezequiel Astacio (P) batting 9th
t9 3-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0) .X O HOU Jose Vizcaino Jason Isringhausen 4% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5.