St. Louis 8, Houston 2

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(46-39)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 11 0 Houston 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 WP: J. Marquis (11-6) S: J. Isringhausen (26) LP: W. Rodriguez (9-6)	(43-44)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: St. Louis

- G. Bennett singled to left, S. Rolen scored, J. Encarnacion to third, J. Edmonds to second

- J. Marquis hit by pitch, J. Encarnacion scored, J. Edmonds to third, G. Bennett to second

Top 4th: St. Louis

- D. Eckstein singled to center, G. Bennett scored, J. Marquis to third

- S. Taguchi singled to center, J. Marquis scored, D. Eckstein to third

Bot 4th: Houston

- P. Wilson doubled to deep center, L. Berkman scored

Bot 6th: Houston

- M. Ensberg homered to deep left

Top 7th: St. Louis

- S. Taguchi homered to deep right

Top 9th: St. Louis

- J. Edmonds walked, J. Rodriguez scored, S. Rolen to third, J. Encarnacion to second

- H. Luna singled to center, S. Rolen and J. Encarnacion scored, J. Edmonds out at third

St. Louis
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Eckstein ss	5	0	1	1	0	2	3	.311
S. Taguchi lf	2	0	1	1	1	0	3	.294
J. Rodriguez ph-lf	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	.311
A. Pujols 1b	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.310
S. Rolen 3b	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	.332
J. Encarnacion rf	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	.283
J. Edmonds cf	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	.265
H. Luna 2b	5	0	1	2	0	0	5	.309
G. Bennett c	4	1	3	1	0	1	0	.229
J. Marquis p	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.191
J. Isringhausen p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	8	11	8	6	4	17

Batting 2B - S Rolen (28, W Rodriguez); J Rodriguez (10, T Miller). HR - J Rodriguez (1, 7th inning off F Nieve 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Bennett (10), J Marquis (4), D Eckstein (19), S Taguchi (27), J Rodriguez (12), J Edmonds (45), H Luna 2 (18). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein, S Taguchi, J Edmonds, H Luna 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Pujols 1, S Taguchi 2. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 8.

Fielding DP - 1 (D Eckstein-H Luna-A Pujols).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278
M. Lamb 1b	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.328
M. Ensberg 3b	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	.241
L. Berkman rf	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.318
P. Wilson lf	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.289
E. Munson c	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.224
C. Burke cf	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.290
A. Everett ss	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.241
W. Rodriguez p	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.100
W. Taveras ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
F. Nieve p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
J. Lane ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.206
T. Miller p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Springer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O. Palmeiro ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Totals	33	2	7	2	2	6	9

Batting 2B - L Berkman (15, J Marquis); P Wilson 2 (18, J Marquis 2). HR - M Ensberg (19, 6th inning off J Marquis 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - P Wilson (46), M Ensberg (44). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Palmeiro 1, P Wilson 1, E Munson 1, C Burke 1. GIDP - J Lane. Team LOB - 7.

Fielding Outfield assists - C Burke (J Edmonds at 3rd base). DP - 1 (C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb).

St. Louis
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Marquis (W, 11-6)	7.2	6	2	2	2	4	1	5.55
J. Isringhausen (S, 26)	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.62
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
W. Rodriguez (L, 9-6)	5.0	7	4	4	3	2	0	5.07
F. Nieve	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.54
T. Miller	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	4.38
R. Springer	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.03

WP - R Springer.

IBB - A Pujols (by T Miller).

HBP - J Marquis (by W Rodriguez); C Burke (by J Isringhausen).

Pitches-strikes - J Marquis 112-71; J Isringhausen 24-16; W Rodriguez 81-50; F Nieve 26-18; T Miller 25-16; R Springer 15-6.

Ground balls-fly balls - J Marquis 7-12; J Isringhausen 1-1; W Rodriguez 6-7; F Nieve 2-3; T Miller 2-1; R Springer 1-0.

Batters faced - J Marquis 30; J Isringhausen 6; W Rodriguez 25; F Nieve 7; T Miller 7; R Springer 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Bob Davidson. Time: 2:46. Attendance: 43,236. Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Friday, Jul 7, 2006 11:09 pm ET