1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis	1	0	1	0	6	1	2	0	0	11	18	2
Houston	4	2	0	0	8	1	2	0	x	17	16	2

ST LOUIS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Vina 2b Veres p a-K Robinson ph P Polanco 3b Edmonds cf M Mcgwire 1b Pujols rf Bonilla lf Andy Benes p Clapp 2b Renteria ss Marrero c Mi Matthews p Hackman p Ge Stechschulte p Paquette lf Totals	5 0 1 6 5 4 5 3 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 2 44	1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11	2 0 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18	1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11	0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2	1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 14	2 0 0 2 2 3 2 3 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 22	.309 .000 .300 .329 .289 .201 .327 .218 .143 .200 .240 .288 .071 .000 .667 .248

a-singled for Veres in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: P Polanco (10, Oswalt); Renteria 2 (8, Oswalt, Villone); Marrero (6, Oswalt); Paquette (8, Villone).
HR: Pujols (23, 5th inning off Oswalt 2 on, 0 out); M Mcgwire (11, 6th inning off Villone 0 on, 1 out).
S: Hackman.
Rbi -: M Mcgwire 2 (26), Edmonds (52), Pujols 3 (72), Marrero 2 (10), Vina (35), Paquette (26), P Polanco (21).
2-out rbi: P Polanco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Renteria 2, M Mcgwire 1.
Gidp: Renteria.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Vina (4, throw); Marrero (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Bonilla (L Berkman at home).

HOUSTON	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Biggio 2b Lugo ss Bagwell 1b L Berkman lf Alou rf Hidalgo cf Castilla 3b Ausmus c Oswalt p Villone p Dotel p Totals	4 3 5 5 4 4 3 5 2 1 1 37	4 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 17	2 0 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 16	2 0 5 2 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 16	0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7	0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 8	0 1 0 2 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 14	.312 .278 .283 .358 .369 .273 .291 .207 .286 .000 .100

BATTING
2B: Alou 2 (21, Mi Matthews, Ge Stechschulte); Bagwell (21, Hackman); L Berkman (30, Hackman); Castilla (19, Ge Stechschulte).
3B: Hidalgo (2, Andy Benes); Bagwell (2, Andy Benes).
HR: Alou (20, 1st inning off Mi Matthews 2 on, 1 out); Ausmus (3, 2nd inning off Mi Matthews 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (15, 2nd inning off Mi Matthews 0 on, 1 out); Bagwell (26, 5th inning off Ge Stechschulte 2 on, 2 out).
S: Lugo, Villone.
SF: Castilla.
Rbi: Bagwell 5 (81), Alou 3 (71), Ausmus 2 (16), Biggio 2 (44), L Berkman 2 (86), Castilla 2 (42).
2-out rbi: Biggio, Bagwell 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ausmus 3, L Berkman 1.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Biggio (4, 2nd base off Andy Benes/Marrero).

FIELDING
E: Lugo (14, ground ball); Biggio (7, ground ball).
Outfield assists: Alou (Vina at 2nd base).
DP: 1 (Lugo-Biggio-Bagwell).


Pitching

ST LOUIS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mi Matthews Hackman (L, 0-1) Ge Stechschulte Andy Benes Veres	2 1/3 2 2/3 1 1/3 1 2/3	5 2 6 3 0	6 3 5 3 0	6 2 5 3 0	1 1 1 2 2	3 1 0 2 2	3 0 1 0 0	3.95 4.82 4.60 7.15 3.46

HOUSTON	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Oswalt Villone (W, 4-3) Dotel	4 1/3 2 1/3 2 1/3	11 5 2	8 3 0	7 3 0	2 0 0	5 4 5	1 1 0	3.14 5.93 2.97

Balk: Hackman.
HBP: Biggio 2 (by Mi Matthews, by Andy Benes).
Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 87-60; Villone 39-28; Dotel 32-23;: Mi Matthews 44-27; Hackman 32-17; Ge Stechschulte 22-13; Andy Benes 39-20; Veres 31-16.
Ground balls-fly balls: Oswalt 6-2;: Villone 0-2; Dotel 1-1; Mi Matthews 2-2; Hackman 4-1; Ge Stechschulte 1-0; Andy Benes 0-2; Veres 1-2.
Batters faced: Oswalt 27; Villone 11; Dotel 9; Mi Matthews 14; Hackman 10;: Ge Stechschulte 8; Andy Benes 10; Veres 7.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--Brian Gorman.
T: 3:39.
Att: 33,016.