St. Louis 8, Houston 1

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(23-29)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 8 10 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 WP: R. Franklin (2-0) LP: C. Qualls (4-3)	(22-32)

Scoring Summary

Top 4th: St. Louis

- J. Edmonds sacrificed to catcher, A. Pujols to third, A. Pujols scored on first baseman L. Berkman's throwing error

Bot 6th: Houston

- C. Lee doubled to deep center, H. Pence scored

Top 9th: St. Louis

- J. Encarnacion homered to deep left center

- G. Bennett homered to deep left

- S. Spiezio doubled to deep right, R. Ludwick and A. Kennedy scored

- K. Wells singled to right, S. Spiezio scored, A. Pujols to third

- G. Bennett doubled to left, K. Wells and A. Pujols scored, J. Encarnacion to third

St. Louis
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Eckstein ss	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.280
A. Miles ph-ss	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.269
S. Spiezio lf-3b	5	1	2	2	0	1	4	.275
A. Pujols 1b	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.295
J. Edmonds cf	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.240
S. Rolen 3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
S. Taguchi lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.250
R. Franklin p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Wells ph	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.300
R. Springer p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Encarnacion rf	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	.224
G. Bennett c	5	1	2	3	0	0	2	.263
A. Kennedy 2b	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.224
A. Wainwright p	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.316
R. Ludwick lf	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Totals	35	8	10	7	4	8	16

Batting 2B - A Pujols (11, R Oswalt); S Spiezio (7, D Wheeler); G Bennett (2, D Wheeler). HR - J Encarnacion (1, 9th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 0 Out), G Bennett (1, 9th inning off C Qualls 0 on, 0 Out). S - R Ludwick , J Edmonds , A Wainwright. RBI - J Encarnacion (7), G Bennett 3 (7), S Spiezio 2 (17), K Wells (2). 2-out RBI - K Wells, G Bennett 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Spiezio 2, G Bennett 1, A Kennedy 2. Team LOB - 9.

Base Running SB - R Ludwick (2, 2nd base off D Wheeler/B Ausmus).    Fielding DP - 1 (A Miles-A Kennedy-A Pujols).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
C. Biggio 2b	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.236
H. Pence cf	4	1	2	0	0	2	2	.353
L. Berkman 1b	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.245
C. Lee lf	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.317
L. Scott rf	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.231
M. Ensberg 3b	3	0	0	0	1	1	6	.226
D. Wheeler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
B. Moehler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
A. Everett ss	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.209
B. Ausmus c	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.236
R. Oswalt p	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115
M. Lamb ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
C. Qualls p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Miller p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M. Loretta 3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346
Totals	31	1	5	1	5	7	13

Batting 2B - H Pence (10, A Wainwright); C Lee (17, A Wainwright). RBI - C Lee (49). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ensberg 3, H Pence 1. GIDP - M Ensberg. Team LOB - 8.

Base Running SB - H Pence (4, 2nd base off A Wainwright/G Bennett).    Fielding E - L Berkman (5, throw).

St. Louis
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
A. Wainwright	7.0	4	1	1	4	6	0	5.12
R. Franklin (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.21
R. Springer	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
R. Oswalt	7.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	3.20
C. Qualls (L, 4-3)	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	2	4.39
T. Miller	0.0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.91
D. Wheeler	0.2	3	3	3	2	1	0	4.07
B. Moehler	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.27

WP - T Miller.

IBB - A Pujols (by D Wheeler).

HBP - D Eckstein (by R Oswalt); A Kennedy (by T Miller).

Pitches-strikes - A Wainwright 108-69; R Franklin 15-7; R Springer 15-10; R Oswalt 94-63; C Qualls 24-15; T Miller 7-4; D Wheeler 23-14; B Moehler 3-3.

Ground balls-fly balls - A Wainwright 8-7; R Franklin 2-1; R Springer 0-2; R Oswalt 12-5; C Qualls 1-0; T Miller 1-0; D Wheeler 0-1; B Moehler 0-0.

Batters faced - A Wainwright 29; R Franklin 4; R Springer 3; R Oswalt 28; C Qualls 6; T Miller 2; D Wheeler 7; B Moehler 1.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Time: 3:13. Attendance: 36,784. Weather: INDOORS

Game Notes

ST LOUIS THIRD BASEMAN SCOTT ROLEN LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING.

THE HOMERUNS BY ST LOUIS' JUAN ENCARNACION AND GARY BENNETT IN THE NINTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Saturday, Jun 2, 2007 6:05 am ET