Houston 6, St. Louis 5

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(80-71)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 Houston 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 X 6 9 2 WP: D. Borkowski (2-2) S: D. Wheeler (7) LP: C. Carpenter (15-7)	(74-78)

Scoring Summary

Top 3rd: St. Louis

- S. Spiezio safe at first on second baseman C. Biggio's fielding error, C. Carpenter scored, P. Wilson to third

- A. Pujols grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, P. Wilson scored, S. Spiezio out at second

Top 4th: St. Louis

- R. Belliard scored on wild pitch

Bot 4th: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep left center, M. Lamb scored

Top 5th: St. Louis

- A. Pujols singled to deep right, P. Wilson scored, S. Spiezio to second

- R. Belliard grounded into fielder's choice, S. Spiezio scored, A. Pujols out at third, S. Rolen to second

Bot 5th: Houston

- O. Palmeiro singled to center, A. Everett and C. Burke scored

Bot 8th: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep right center, C. Jimerson scored

St. Louis
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
P. Wilson rf	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.259
C. Duncan ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.302
S. Spiezio lf	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.263
A. Pujols 1b	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.328
J. Encarnacion cf	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.281
S. Rolen 3b	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.300
R. Belliard 2b	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.238
Y. Molina c	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.218
A. Miles ss	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269
C. Carpenter p	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.132
J. Rodriguez ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302
Totals	32	5	5	2	4	5	10

Batting 2B - R Belliard (7, A Pettitte). S - A Miles. RBI - A Pujols (129), R Belliard (17). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Carpenter 1, S Rolen 1, Y Molina 1. GIDP - A Pujols. Team LOB - 5.

Fielding DP - 2 (A Miles-A Pujols, C Carpenter-A Miles-A Pujols).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.242
D. Wheeler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Lamb 3b	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.305
L. Berkman 1b	4	2	3	4	0	0	1	.315
L. Scott lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.374
A. Huff rf	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.233
E. Bruntlett 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
C. Burke cf	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.282
A. Everett ss	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.239
B. Ausmus c	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
A. Pettitte p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
O. Palmeiro ph	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.231
D. Borkowski p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Ensberg ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.230
C. Jimerson pr-rf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	29	6	9	6	0	5	5

Batting 2B - C Burke (22, C Carpenter); L Berkman (28, C Carpenter). HR - L Berkman 2 (43, 4th inning off C Carpenter 1 on, 1 Out, 8th inning off C Carpenter 1 on, 2 Out). S - C Biggio , B Ausmus. RBI - L Berkman 4 (126), O Palmeiro 2 (13). 2-out RBI - L Berkman 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Huff 1. GIDP - L Berkman, C Biggio. Team LOB - 1.

Fielding E - C Biggio (6, catch); M Lamb (9, ground ball). DP - 1 (C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman).

St. Louis
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
C. Carpenter (L, 15-7)	8.0	9	6	6	0	5	2	2.93
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Pettitte	5.0	5	5	1	4	2	0	4.31
D. Borkowski (W, 2-2)	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.33
D. Wheeler (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.49

WP - A Pettitte.

IBB - S Rolen (by A Pettitte).

BALK - A Pettitte.

Pitches-strikes - C Carpenter 106-71; A Pettitte 93-59; D Borkowski 33-23; D Wheeler 10-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Carpenter 13-6; A Pettitte 11-3; D Borkowski 5-2; D Wheeler 2-0.

Batters faced - C Carpenter 31; A Pettitte 25; D Borkowski 9; D Wheeler 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Time: 2:17. Attendance: 32,975. Weather: INDOORS

Updated on Friday, Sep 22, 2006 5:34 am ET