| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| D Eckstein walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Eckstein out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| C Biggio grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| L Walker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sanders struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mabry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| M Ensberg singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lamb struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane singled to left, M Ensberg to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ausmus struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Lane out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Suppan flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| B Backe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke walked. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman walked, C Burke to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Berkman out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| D Eckstein walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds doubled to left, D Eckstein to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to right, D Eckstein scored. | 1 | 0 |
| L Walker walked. | 1 | 0 |
| R Sanders struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mabry flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| M Lamb struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Lane homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| B Ausmus struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Suppan struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| B Backe struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| C Biggio walked. | 1 | 1 |
| C Burke lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| L Berkman popped out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| D Eckstein struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Edmonds struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| A Pujols singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| M Gallo relieved B Backe. | 1 | 1 |
| L Walker grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE |
| Jason Marquis pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| J Marquis relieved J Suppan. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ensberg singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| M Lamb flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Lane walked, M Ensberg to second. | 1 | 1 |
| B Ausmus struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| C Qualls relieved M Gallo. | 1 | 1 |
| R Sanders popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Mabry grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE |
| Jason Marquis pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| O Palmeiro hit for C Qualls. | 1 | 1 |
| O Palmeiro walked. | 1 | 1 |
| C Biggio sacrificed to first, O Palmeiro to second, C Biggio safe at first on error by pitcher J Marquis. | 1 | 1 |
| C Burke flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| L Berkman walked, O Palmeiro to third, C Biggio to second. | 1 | 1 |
| St Louis's Manager T La Russa ejected by P Cuzzi in the 7th. | 1 | 1 |
| W Taveras ran for O Palmeiro. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ensberg hit sacrifice fly to center, W Taveras scored. | 1 | 2 |
| M Lamb flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| C Burke in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| L Berkman at first base. | 1 | 2 |
| D Wheeler relieved C Qualls. | 1 | 2 |
| W Taveras in center field. | 1 | 2 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| J Marquis bunt popped out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| D Eckstein flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| St Louis's J Edmonds ejected by P Cuzzi in the 8th. | 1 | 2 |
| J Rodriguez hit for J Edmonds. | 1 | 2 |
| J Rodriguez flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE |
| Jason Marquis pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| S Taguchi in center field. | 1 | 2 |
| J Lane grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| A Everett singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| W Taveras singled to left, A Everett to second. | 1 | 2 |
| C Biggio popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| B Lidge relieved D Wheeler. | 1 | 2 |
| E Bruntlett at second base. | 1 | 2 |
| A Pujols singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| L Walker singled to right, A Pujols to third. | 1 | 2 |
| R Sanders grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Pujols out at home, L Walker to third. | 1 | 2 |
| J Mabry grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Sanders out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
Astros 2, 
Cardinals 1