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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 19, 2005
Start Time: 7:29 p.m. Local
Attendance: 52,438
Venue: Busch Stadium II
Game Duration: 2:53
Night Game, on grass

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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0.326 0.375 0.419 0.794 0.173 0.750
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Willy Taveras CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.357 0.400 0.393 0.793 0.073 0.333
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 0.314 0.442 0.571 1.013 0.000 0.000
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.256 0.318 0.333 0.652 0.073 0.333
Jason Lane RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.237 0.318 0.421 0.739 0.130 1.000
Chris Burke LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 0.348 0.400 0.739 1.139 0.044 0.333
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 0.275 0.318 0.425 0.743 0.156 0.750
Adam Everett SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 0.270 0.282 0.351 0.633 0.273 1.083
Roy Oswalt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.167 0.286 0.167 0.452 0.080 0.417
   Chad Qualls P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 0.400 0.200 0.600 0.000 0.000
   Eric Bruntlett 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143 0.143 0.143 0.286 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 5 11 4 1 5 39 0.314 0.333 0.400 0.733 1.000 5.000

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
David Eckstein SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.273 0.375 0.364 0.739 0.000 0.000
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.267 0.405 0.467 0.872 0.000 0.000
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.375 0.447 0.625 1.072 0.000 0.000
Larry Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.107 0.278 0.143 0.421 0.000 0.000
Reggie Sanders LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.233 0.281 0.500 0.781 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 LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.200 0.200 0.300 0.500 0.000 0.000
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.200 0.222 0.200 0.422 0.000 0.250
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 0.286 0.371 0.657 0.000 0.250
Abraham Nunez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.375 0.423 0.417 0.840 0.000 0.250
Mark Mulder P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.200 0.000 0.200 0.000 0.000
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   John Rodriguez PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.333 0.000 0.250
   Jason Marquis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   So Taguchi LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 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
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 1 9 34 0.133 0.206 0.167 0.373 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 (3-0) 7 3 1 1 1 6 0 2.11 27 118 77 48 10 19 12 6 3 0 72 0.270 0.91 7.50% 41.12 2.6
Chad Qualls 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.35 3 13 9 5 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.029 0.38 0.86% 17.22 0.5
Dan Wheeler 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.29 4 12 9 4 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.019 0.24 0.56% 10.99 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 9 0 1.00 34 143 95 57 13 25 13 9 5 0 72 0 0 0.318 0.78 8.92% 35.47 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 (1-2) 4.2 6 3 3 1 2 1 2.45 21 66 37 24 2 11 9 9 3 0 41 -0.124 0.77 -4.17% 35.03 -0.9
Brad Thompson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.024 0.92 0.70% 41.69 0.4
Jason Marquis 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.38 7 26 15 8 0 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 -0.067 0.72 -1.98% 32.43 -0.7
Randy Flores 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.015 0.51 0.43% 23.11 0.4
Julian Tavarez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.71 5 17 11 5 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 -0.033 0.25 -0.97% 11.33 -0.2
Jason Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.29 4 15 10 5 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.12% 2.27 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 1 5 1 5.00 39 128 77 45 10 22 17 16 6 0 41 4 1 -0.181 0.62 -5.87% 27.97 -0.4

Balks: None.
WP: Mark Mulder 2 (2); Julian Tavarez (2).
HBP: Roy Oswalt 2 (3; David Eckstein, Mark Grudzielanek).
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’ Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 4,(1-2) CSBX O HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X O HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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,(1-1) CBX O STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) FBCBBB STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt -2% 45% Walk 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 4,(1-2) CBFS O STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 0-0 2 1– 2,(1-0) 1BX O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 — 5,(2-2) BCFBX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 3,(0-2) FCS O HOU Jason Lane Mark Mulder -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BBBCCC O HOU Chris Burke Mark Mulder -1% 45% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 — 6,(2-2) BBSSFS O STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b2 0-0 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX O STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-P 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Brad Ausmus Mark Mulder 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.4167
t3 0-0 0 1– 4,(2-1) BB>FX HOU Adam Everett Mark Mulder 6% 60% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 2B 0.7499
t3 0-0 0 12- 2,(1-0) B+2X O HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder 0% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 3B; Everett to 2B 0.4167
t3 0-0 1 -23 1,(0-0) B R HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder 6% 66% Wild Pitch; Ausmus Scores; Everett to 3B 0.4167
t3 1-0 1 –3 3,(2-0) B.BX R HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder 6% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores 0
t3 2-0 1 1– 4,(1-2) FC1BX O HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder -2% 69% Lineout: RF -0.0
t3 2-0 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder -2% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 — 2,(0-1) SX O STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt 3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b3 0-2 1 — 6,(2-2) BBSFFC O STL Mark Mulder Roy Oswalt 2% 72% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b3 0-2 2 — 3,(1-1) CBH STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt -1% 70% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b3 0-2 2 1– 7,(3-2) 1CBSFBB>X O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 3% 73% Popfly: 1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 — 5,(3-1) CBBBX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Mark Mulder -2% 71% Flyball: RF 0.0
t4 2-0 1 — 3,(1-1) BFX R HOU Jason Lane Mark Mulder 9% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t4 3-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BFBX O HOU Chris Burke Mark Mulder -1% 79% Flyball: LF 0.0
t4 3-0 2 — 1,(0-0) X HOU Brad Ausmus Mark Mulder 1% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive) -0.0
t4 3-0 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Adam Everett Mark Mulder -1% 79% Flyball: LF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 — 6,(3-2) BFFBBX O STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b4 0-3 1 — 3,(1-1) BCX O STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt 2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
b4 0-3 2 — 4,(1-2) FFBS O STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt 1% 84% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals’ Mark Mulder facing 9-1-2
t5 3-0 0 — 6,(3-2) BBBCCX O HOU Roy Oswalt Mark Mulder -1% 82% Flyball: RF 0.0
t5 3-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX O HOU Craig Biggio Mark Mulder -1% 82% Flyball: LF 0.0
t5 3-0 2 — 3,(2-0) BBX HOU Willy Taveras Mark Mulder 1% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t5 3-0 2 1– 1,(0-0) B HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder 1% 83% Wild Pitch; Taveras to 2B 0.0
t5 3-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0) B.BBB HOU Lance Berkman Mark Mulder 0% 83% Walk 0
  Brad Thompson replaces Mark Mulder pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-0 2 12- 2,(0-1) .FX O HOU Morgan Ensberg Brad Thompson -2% 81% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 — 2,(0-1) CH STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt -4% 77% Hit By Pitch 0.25
b5 0-3 0 1– 4,(1-2) BC>FX STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt -7% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek to 2B 0.25
b5 0-3 0 12- 5,(1-2) SBFFX O STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt 4% 74% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Grudzielanek to 3B 0.25
  John Rodriguez pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 9th
b5 0-3 1 1-3 7,(3-2) .1BBSFB1FX RO STL John Rodriguez Roy Oswalt 1% 75% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Grudzielanek Scores 0.25
b5 1-3 2 1– 6,(1-2) BFFF1FC O STL David Eckstein Roy Oswalt 3% 78% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
  Jason Marquis replaces John Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 — 3,(0-2) .CCX O HOU Jason Lane Jason Marquis -2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t6 3-1 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX HOU Chris Burke Jason Marquis 2% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
t6 3-1 1 1– 4,(1-2) CBCX HOU Brad Ausmus Jason Marquis 5% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive); Burke to 3B 0.3333
t6 3-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1) FBBB>X RO HOU Adam Everett Jason Marquis 3% 86% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Burke Scores; Ausmus to 2B 0.3333
t6 4-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2) FBBBCC O HOU Roy Oswalt Jason Marquis -2% 84% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 — 7,(1-2) CCFFBFX O STL Jim Edmonds Roy Oswalt 3% 87% Popfly: SS 0.0
b6 1-4 1 — 6,(3-2) BCBBFX O STL Albert Pujols Roy Oswalt 2% 88% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
b6 1-4 2 — 6,(3-2) FBBCBX STL Larry Walker Roy Oswalt -2% 86% Double to RF (Line Drive) 0.0
b6 1-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2) CBFBC O STL Reggie Sanders Roy Oswalt 3% 89% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals’ Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX HOU Craig Biggio Jason Marquis 1% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
t7 4-1 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Willy Taveras Jason Marquis -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B 0.3333
  Randy Flores replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1) .CX O HOU Lance Berkman Randy Flores -1% 89% Flyball: RF 0.0
  Julian Tavarez replaces Reggie Sanders (LF) pitching and batting 5thSo Taguchi replaces Randy Flores (P) playing LF batting 9th
t7 4-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1) ..BSBX R HOU Morgan Ensberg Julian Tavarez 5% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores; Ensberg to 2B/Adv on E8 0.3333
t7 5-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2) SSB HOU Jason Lane Julian Tavarez 0% 94% Wild Pitch; Ensberg to 3B 0.0
t7 5-1 2 –3 4,(1-2) SSB.X O HOU Jason Lane Julian Tavarez -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B 0
  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros’ Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
b7 1-5 0 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O STL Mark Grudzielanek Roy Oswalt 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 1-5 1 — 4,(0-2) CFFX O STL Yadier Molina Roy Oswalt 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b7 1-5 2 — 2,(1-0) BX STL Abraham Nunez Roy Oswalt -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
b7 1-5 2 1– 4,(1-2) FFBX O STL So Taguchi Roy Oswalt 1% 96% Groundout: 1B-P 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals’ Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
t8 5-1 0 — 3,(1-1) BCX O HOU Chris Burke Julian Tavarez 0% 96% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t8 5-1 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O HOU Brad Ausmus Julian Tavarez 0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t8 5-1 2 — 4,(1-2) BFSS O HOU Adam Everett Julian Tavarez 0% 96% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros’ Chad Qualls facing 1-2-3
  Chad Qualls replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-5 0 — 6,(1-2) .BCCFFX O STL David Eckstein Chad Qualls 2% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b8 1-5 1 — 5,(2-2) CBFBS O STL Jim Edmonds Chad Qualls 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b8 1-5 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O STL Albert Pujols Chad Qualls 0% 99% Lineout: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals’ Jason Isringhausen facing 9-1-2
  Jason Isringhausen replaces So Taguchi (LF) pitching and batting 9thJohn Mabry replaces Julian Tavarez (P) playing LF batting 5thOrlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls (P) batting 9th
t9 5-1 0 — 2,(1-0) …BX O HOU Orlando Palmeiro Jason Isringhausen 0% 98% Flyball: RF 0.0
t9 5-1 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O HOU Craig Biggio Jason Isringhausen 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t9 5-1 2 — 5,(1-2) CFFBX HOU Willy Taveras Jason Isringhausen 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t9 5-1 2 1– 5,(2-2) B1SS1BS O HOU Lance Berkman Jason Isringhausen 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Astros’ Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
  Dan Wheeler replaces Craig Biggio (2B) pitching and batting 1stEric Bruntlett replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b9 1-5 0 — 5,(2-2) ..CFBBC O STL Larry Walker Dan Wheeler 1% 99% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b9 1-5 1 — 4,(1-2) FSBS O STL John Mabry Dan Wheeler 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b9 1-5 2 — 2,(0-1) CX STL Mark Grudzielanek Dan Wheeler 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b9 1-5 2 1– 1,(0-0) >X O STL Yadier Molina Dan Wheeler 1% 100% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.