St. Louis 4, Houston 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(1-3)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Houston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
WP: A. Wainwright (1-0) S: J. Isringhausen (1)
LP: W. Rodriguez (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: St. Louis
- A. Wainwright doubled to deep center, S. Taguchi scored
- C. Duncan homered to deep right center, A. Wainwright scored
Bot 4th: Houston
- C. Lee hit sacrifice fly to center, M. Lamb scored
Top 8th: St. Louis
- C. Duncan ground rule double to right, S. Spiezio scored, D. Eckstein to third
Bot 9th: Houston
- O. Palmeiro singled to center, C. Lee scored
 St. Louis
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Eckstein ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
C. Duncan lf 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .500
    R. Franklin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    J. Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. Pujols 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077
S. Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .154
P. Wilson rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
Y. Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
S. Taguchi cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200
A. Kennedy 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
A. Wainwright p 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
    S. Spiezio ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
    S. Schumaker lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
 Totals 32 4 6 4 2 7 4  
 Batting
2B - A Wainwright (1, W Rodriguez); C Duncan 2 (3, W Rodriguez, T Miller).
HR - C Duncan (1, 3rd inning off W Rodriguez 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - A Wainwright (1), C Duncan 3 (3).
2-out RBI - C Duncan 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 2.
Team LOB - 3.
 Fielding
DP - 2 (A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Wainwright, A Wainwright-Y Molina-A Pujols).
 Houston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
M. Lamb 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250
L. Berkman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154
C. Lee lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .200
L. Scott rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
C. Burke cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .250
A. Everett ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308
    O. Palmeiro ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
B. Ausmus c 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .125
    J. Lane ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
W. Rodriguez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
    M. Loretta ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    T. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    R. White p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 31 2 7 2 3 6 14  
 Batting
2B - C Burke (3, A Wainwright).
SF - C Lee.
RBI - C Lee (3), O Palmeiro (1).
2-out RBI - O Palmeiro.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Everett 1, M Loretta 1.
GIDP - M Lamb, Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - L Scott (C Duncan at 3rd base).
 St. Louis
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Wainwright (W, 1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 1.29
R. Franklin (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R. Flores (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
J. Isringhausen (S, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50
 Houston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
W. Rodriguez (L, 0-1) 7.0 4 3 3 0 5 1 3.86
T. Miller 0.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 13.50
R. White 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
IBB - A Pujols (by T Miller).
Pitches-strikes - A Wainwright 101-67; R Franklin 4-4; R Flores 5-3; J Isringhausen 18-13; W Rodriguez 96-64; T Miller 31-17; R White 18-13.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Wainwright 14-3; R Franklin 2-0; R Flores 0-0; J Isringhausen 1-1; W Rodriguez 6-9; T Miller 0-1; R White 2-1.
Batters faced - A Wainwright 27; R Franklin 2; R Flores 1; J Isringhausen 5; W Rodriguez 24; T Miller 6; R White 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.
Time: 2:34. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 7 minutes in the 1st).
Attendance: 43,430.
Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
Wind: 14 mph, out to left.
Game Notes
THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.

Updated on Saturday, Apr 7, 2007 3:54 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 St. Louis
C. Duncan C. Duncan
3-4, 1 HR
3 RBI
 Houston
C. Lee C. Lee
1-3
1 RBI