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STL 5, HOU 6
Cardinals win series, 4-3
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Magic eight ball: Beltran evens NLCS |
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By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Albert Pujols and John Mabry got St. Louis off to another quick start, but the Cards' bullpen faltered after Jason Marquis left in the fifth inning. Julian Tavarez gave up a solo homer to Carlos Beltran in the seventh for the decisive run. Full story >
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 Carlos Beltran takes a curtain call after his seventh-inning home run in Game 4. (David J. Phillip/AP)
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By Alyson Footer / MLB.com
Carlos Beltran continued his incredible postseason run on Sunday, crushing his eighth homer of the postseason in the seventh inning to break a 5-5 deadlock. Brad Lidge wrapped up the game with his second consecutive two-inning save. Full story >
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| St. Louis | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Womack, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .118 |
| Walker, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Pujols, 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .600 |
| Rolen, 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .375 |
| Edmonds, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| Renteria, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .071 |
| Tavarez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matheny, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Mabry, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Calero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| King, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Luna, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Isringhausen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marquis, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Taguchi, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Cedeno, PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
a-Grounded out for Taguchi in the 8th.
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BATTING
2B: Rolen (1, Oswalt).
HR: Pujols (3, 1st inning off Oswalt, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Walker; Pujols 6; Rolen 3; Mabry; Molina; Marquis.
RBI: Pujols 3 (6), Mabry (1), Edmonds (5).
2-out RBI: Mabry, Pujols.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Rolen, Walker, Renteria.
S: Taguchi.
SF: Edmonds.
Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING
DP: (Womack-Pujols).
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| Houston | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Biggio, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Lane, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Beltran, CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .538 |
| Bagwell, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Berkman, RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .467 |
| Kent, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .214 |
| Lidge, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ensberg, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .125 |
| Vizcaino, SS-2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Chavez, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Ausmus, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Oswalt, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-Palmeiro, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Wheeler, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bruntlett, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
a-Flied out for Oswalt in the 6th.
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BATTING
2B: Bagwell (1, Marquis), Berkman (2, Marquis), Vizcaino (1, Calero).
HR: Berkman (3, 6th inning off Calero, 0 on, 0 out), Beltran (4, 7th inning off Tavarez, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Biggio; Beltran 5; Bagwell 3; Berkman 6; Vizcaino 2; Chavez.
RBI: Bagwell (1), Berkman 3 (8), Chavez (1), Beltran (5).
2-out RBI: Chavez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ensberg 2.
GIDP: Ensberg.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
CS: Biggio (1, 2nd base by Calero/Molina).
FIELDING
PB: Chavez (1).
Outfield assists: Berkman (Marquis at 2nd base).
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| Houston | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Oswalt | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Wheeler (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lidge (S, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
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Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
WP: Tavarez.
IBB: Berkman (by Tavarez).
HBP: Kent (by Tavarez).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 69-39, Calero 23-15, King 4-3, Tavarez 23-9, Isringhausen 4-3, Oswalt 97-62, Wheeler 14-9, Lidge 26-18.
Ground outs-fly outs: Marquis 4-6, Calero 0-1, King 0-1, Tavarez 2-1, Isringhausen 1-2, Oswalt 10-7, Wheeler 1-1, Lidge 2-2.
Batters faced: Marquis 19, Calero 7, King 1, Tavarez 6, Isringhausen 3, Oswalt 29, Wheeler 4, Lidge 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Calero 1-0, King 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Tim Welke. LF: Eric Cooper. RF: Gary Darling.
Weather: 74 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:01.
Att: 42,760.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball and the Office of the Commissioner
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