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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

Thursday, October 13, 2005
Start Time: 7:29 p.m. Local
Attendance: 52,358
Venue: Busch Stadium II
Game Duration: 3:03
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 11 1
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
WP: Roy Oswalt (2-0) • LP: Mark Mulder (1-1) • SV: Brad Lidge (1)

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 0.296 0.355 0.444 0.799 0.050 0.333
Willy Taveras CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.318 0.375 0.364 0.739 0.000 0.000
Lance Berkman 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.364 0.462 0.636 1.098 0.167 0.667
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.231 0.286 0.346 0.632 0.000 0.000
Jason Lane RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.167 0.250 0.208 0.458 0.000 0.000
Chris Burke LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 0.625 0.667 1.750 2.417 0.517 1.667
Adam Everett SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0.273 0.292 0.364 0.655 0.167 0.667
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Brad Ausmus C 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 0.250 0.321 0.458 0.780 0.050 0.333
Roy Oswalt P 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0.250 0.400 0.250 0.650 0.050 0.333
   Eric Bruntlett SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 4 11 3 2 8 38 0.314 0.351 0.486 0.837 1.000 4.000

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
David Eckstein SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.350 0.409 0.500 0.909 0.000 0.000
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0.278 0.381 0.556 0.937 0.000 0.000
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0.438 0.571 0.750 1.321 0.000 1.000
Larry Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.063 0.250 0.063 0.313 0.000 0.000
   Jason Marquis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Reggie Sanders LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0.333 0.400 0.778 1.178 0.000 0.000
   So Taguchi LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.000
Abraham Nunez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.389 0.450 0.444 0.894 0.000 0.000
Yadier Molina C 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.250 0.250 0.350 0.600 0.000 0.000
Mark Mulder P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
   John Rodriguez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.500 0.000 0.000
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   John Mabry RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 3 9 36 0.182 0.250 0.333 0.583 0.000 1.000

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
Roy Oswalt, W (2-0) 7 5 1 1 3 6 1 2.51 29 108 75 39 15 21 13 7 3 0 66 0.358 1.39 6.05% 36.92 2.6
Brad Lidge, S (1) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 7 31 20 11 4 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.095 0.82 1.64% 21.70 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 9 1 1.00 36 139 95 50 19 26 14 10 4 0 66 0 0 0.453 1.27 7.69% 33.63 3.6

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
Mark Mulder, L (1-1) 7 8 2 1 2 6 0 1.32 29 115 71 44 8 19 11 10 6 0 59 0.113 1.07 1.80% 28.39 1.6
Julian Tavarez 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 15.43 6 21 13 8 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 -0.168 1.03 -2.92% 27.38 -1.5
Jason Marquis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 17 9 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.14% 2.84 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 3 2 8 0 3.00 38 153 93 56 13 24 14 14 10 0 59 0 0 -0.047 0.99 -0.98% 26.35 0.6

Balks: None.
WP: Julian Tavarez (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: Mark Mulder (1; Brad Ausmus).
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’ Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 7,(3-2) BBCFBFX HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t1 0-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) MX HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder 5% 59% Single to 3B/Bunt; Biggio to 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(2-2) CBBSFS O HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2) FBBFX OO HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) CFX O STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt 2% 47% Lineout: RF 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BCCBX STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt -2% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 6,(3-2) BFSBB>X O STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B; Edmonds to 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2) FBBBFFB STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt -1% 46% Walk 0.0
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0) *BX O STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt 4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) CCBC O HOU Jason Lane Mark Mulder -2% 48% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BCBX HOU Chris Burke Mark Mulder 7% 55% Triple to CF (Line Drive) 1.0
t2 0-0 1 –3 4,(2-1) CBBX O HOU Adam Everett Mark Mulder -6% 49% Groundout: P-1B -0.0
t2 0-0 2 –3 4,(3-0) IIII HOU Brad Ausmus Mark Mulder 1% 50% Intentional Walk 0.0
t2 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0) B>B R HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder 9% 59% Ausmus Steals 2B; Burke Scores/Passed Ball/No RBI/unER -0.0
t2 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) B>B.BB HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder 1% 60% Walk 0
t2 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2) CFBS O HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder -4% 56% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) BCCX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt 3% 58% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b2 0-1 1 — 3,(0-2) SCS O STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt 2% 60% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 0-1 2 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt 1% 61% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BFFBBX HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder 3% 65% Single to SS (Ground Ball) 0.0
t3 1-0 0 1– 2,(1-0) *B11X O HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder -3% 61% Flyball: CF 0.0
t3 1-0 1 1– 5,(2-2) 1BC11FB>B O HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -4% 57% Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) 0.0
t3 1-0 2 — 6,(3-2) 1BC11FB>B.X O HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -1% 56% Lineout: RF 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) CBCS O STL Mark Mulder Roy Oswalt 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b3 0-1 1 — 4,(0-2) CFFX O STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b3 0-1 2 — 6,(1-2) SBCFFS O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 1% 62% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O HOU Jason Lane Mark Mulder -2% 60% Flyball: RF 0.0
t4 1-0 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O HOU Chris Burke Mark Mulder -2% 58% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t4 1-0 2 — 4,(1-2) CFBS O HOU Adam Everett Mark Mulder -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX O STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt 3% 60% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
b4 0-1 1 — 4,(2-1) BBFX O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b4 0-1 2 — 5,(2-2) SBBSX STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt -3% 59% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Sanders to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw) 0.0
b4 0-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2) BCSX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BBFBCX HOU Brad Ausmus Mark Mulder 7% 70% Double to CF (Line Drive) 0.3334
t5 1-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1) CX O HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder -1% 69% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 3B 0.3333
t5 1-0 1 –3 1,(0-0) X RO HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B; Ausmus Scores 0.3333
t5 2-0 2 — 6,(2-2) BFBFFX O HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder -1% 71% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt 3% 74% Bunt Groundout: C-1B 0.0
b5 0-2 1 — 2,(0-1) CX STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt -6% 69% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball) 0.0
b5 0-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2) SCS O STL Mark Mulder Roy Oswalt 5% 74% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 0-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2) SBFBBB STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt -2% 72% Walk 0.0
b5 0-2 2 12- 7,(3-2) BCBTFB>C O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 6% 78% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder 3% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t6 2-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CBFX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -2% 78% Flyball: CF 0.0
t6 2-0 1 1– 5,(1-2) FFBFS O HOU Jason Lane Mark Mulder -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 2-0 2 1– 6,(1-2) SC1FBFX O HOU Chris Burke Mark Mulder -2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
b6 0-2 0 — 2,(0-1) CX R STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt -14% 60% Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF) 1.0
b6 1-2 0 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 4% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b6 1-2 1 — 3,(0-2) SSS O STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 1-2 2 — 5,(1-2) CFFBX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt 2% 69% Groundout: P-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
t7 2-1 0 — 3,(1-1) SBX O HOU Adam Everett Mark Mulder -3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t7 2-1 1 — 6,(3-2) BBCFBC O HOU Brad Ausmus Mark Mulder -2% 65% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t7 2-1 2 — 2,(0-1) CX HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder 1% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
t7 2-1 2 1– 1,(0-0) X HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder 2% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Oswalt to 2B 0.0
t7 2-1 2 12- 3,(1-1) FBX O HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder -5% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 — 2,(0-1) FX O STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt 5% 69% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b7 1-2 1 — 3,(0-2) CFX STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt -9% 59% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball) 0.0
  John Rodriguez pinch hits for Mark Mulder (P) batting 9th
b7 1-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1) .CBBB*B STL John Rodriguez Roy Oswalt -4% 56% Walk 0.0
b7 1-2 1 12- 6,(2-2) BCBFFX O STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt 9% 65% Flyball: CF 0.0
b7 1-2 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 9% 75% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals’ Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
  Julian Tavarez replaces John Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-1 0 — 5,(3-1) .BBCBX HOU Lance Berkman Julian Tavarez 6% 81% Double to RF (Line Drive) 0.6666
t8 2-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1) BFX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Julian Tavarez -4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t8 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1) CX O HOU Jason Lane Julian Tavarez -4% 73% Groundout: SS-1B -0.0
t8 2-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1) BCB HOU Chris Burke Julian Tavarez 1% 74% Wild Pitch; Berkman to 3B 0.6667
t8 2-1 2 –3 4,(2-1) BCB.X R HOU Chris Burke Julian Tavarez 11% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman Scores 0
t8 3-1 2 1– 5,(1-2) 1BCSFX R HOU Adam Everett Julian Tavarez 8% 93% Triple to CF (Line Drive); Burke Scores 0.6667
  So Taguchi replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 5th
t8 4-1 2 –3 2,(1-0) .BX O HOU Brad Ausmus Julian Tavarez -1% 91% Lineout: 2B 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros’ Brad Lidge facing 3-4-5
  Brad Lidge replaces Adam Everett (SS) pitching and batting 7thEric Bruntlett replaces Roy Oswalt (P) playing SS batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 — 2,(0-1) ..CX O STL Albert Pujols Brad Lidge 3% 94% Flyball: CF 0.0
b8 1-4 1 — 5,(2-2) CFBBS O STL Larry Walker Brad Lidge 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B) 0.0
b8 1-4 2 — 4,(0-2) FFFS O STL So Taguchi Brad Lidge 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
  Jason Marquis replaces Larry Walker (RF) pitching and batting 4thJohn Mabry replaces Julian Tavarez (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 — 6,(3-2) ..BBFBSS O HOU Eric Bruntlett Jason Marquis 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 4-1 1 — 7,(3-2) CSBBBFS O HOU Craig Biggio Jason Marquis 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 4-1 2 — 4,(2-1) FBBX O HOU Willy Taveras Jason Marquis 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros’ Brad Lidge facing 6-7-8
b9 1-4 0 — 5,(3-1) .BBBCX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Brad Lidge 2% 98% Flyball: LF 0.0
b9 1-4 1 — 5,(2-2) BCBFX STL Abraham Nunez Brad Lidge -3% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b9 1-4 1 1– 3,(2-0) BB>C STL Yadier Molina Brad Lidge -1% 95% Defensive Indifference; Nunez to 2B 0.0
b9 1-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2) BB>C.FS O STL Yadier Molina Brad Lidge 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0
b9 1-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2) S*BBFX O STL John Mabry Brad Lidge 2% 100% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.