Box > St. Louis 8, Houston 7
Cards slip past Astros
By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
A five-run sixth inning helped cut a seven-run deficit to two, and Morgan Ensberg's homer trimmed it one, but the Astros couldn't get over the hump. Brandon Duckworth struggled with his command in his second start, surrendering eight runs in four innings before the bullpen held its ground.
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By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
St. Louis' bullpen narrowly escaped with the third straight win for Jason Marquis, who was inefficient but struck out eight. So Taguchi and Mark Grudzielanek each recorded two-run doubles to lead the offensive attack for the first-place Cards.
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St. Louis 8, Houston 7
Today's Boxes 4/22/05
DET 5, MIN 4
TEX 5, NYY 3
BAL 13, TOR 5
NYM 3, WSH 1
TB 5, BOS 4
FLA 4, CIN 2
ATL 6, PHI 2
CWS 8, KC 2
COL 9, LAD 1
ARI 5, SD 3
CLE 6, SEA 1
OAK 4, LAA 3
MIL 6, SF 1
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Standings through 4/22/05 | Gameday | Astros Stats | Cardinals Stats
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Everett , SS4 0 1 3 1 1 1 .203
Biggio , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .344
Bagwell , 1B2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .207
Lane , RF4 1 0 0 1 0 7 .348
Ensberg , 3B5 1 2 1 0 3 1 .294
Burke , LF4 1 0 0 1 3 1 .241
Chavez , C5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .318
Taveras , CF4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .327
Duckworth , P1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667
a-Scott , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158
Harville , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Palmeiro , PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375
Springer , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Lamb , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Wheeler , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 7 11 7 5 10 17
BATTING 2B : Biggio (7, Marquis), Everett (5, Reyes).HR : Ensberg (2, 7th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Everett 2; Biggio 3; Ensberg 5; Chavez 3; Taveras 2; Duckworth.RBI : Bagwell (9), Taveras 2 (6), Everett 3 (8), Ensberg (7).2-out RBI : Taveras 2; Everett 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lane 3; Lamb.S : Taveras.SF : Bagwell.GIDP : Lane.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING E : Duckworth (1, throw).Outfield assists : Burke (Eckstein at 3rd base).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Eckstein , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .286
Grudzielanek , 2B5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .224
Pujols , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .295
Edmonds , CF2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .279
Rolen , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .233
Sanders , LF2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .227
Taguchi , RF4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .389
Molina , C4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .152
Marquis , P2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .333
Flores , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reyes , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tavarez , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Walker , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213
Isringhausen , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 8 9 7 6 3 14
BATTING 2B : Taguchi (1, Duckworth), Rolen (5, Duckworth), Marquis (1, Duckworth), Grudzielanek (2, Duckworth).TB : Eckstein; Grudzielanek 2; Pujols; Edmonds; Rolen 2; Taguchi 2; Molina; Marquis 3.RBI : Taguchi 2 (7), Molina (2), Pujols (9), Grudzielanek 2 (4), Edmonds (11).2-out RBI : Pujols.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Molina 2; Pujols.SF : Edmonds.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Rolen-Grudzielanek-Pujols).
HBP : Pujols (by Duckworth), Palmeiro (by Flores), Biggio (by Reyes).Pitches-strikes : Duckworth 84-46, Harville 8-6, Springer 12-6, Wheeler 25-14, Marquis 108-62, Flores 1-0, Reyes 16-6, Tavarez 38-24, Isringhausen 12-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Duckworth 5-6, Harville 1-2, Springer 1-1, Wheeler 3-1, Marquis 6-3, Flores 0-0, Reyes 0-0, Tavarez 2-4, Isringhausen 1-1.Batters faced : Duckworth 24, Harville 4, Springer 4, Wheeler 7, Marquis 26, Flores 1, Reyes 3, Tavarez 10, Isringhausen 4.Inherited runners-scored : Flores 2-0, Reyes 3-3, Tavarez 3-0.Umpires : HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 50 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 22 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:03.Att : 44,805.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner
