| Top of 9: |
| Cardinals ninth. Michaels in as left fielder. Arias pitching. Thurston pinch-hitting for Motte. Thurston grounded out, second baseman Keppinger to first baseman Coste. Ankiel pinch-hitting for Ryan. Ankiel grounded out, first baseman Coste unassisted. Schumaker flied out to left fielder Michaels. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 8: |
| Astros eighth. Quintero safe on Ryan's error. Keppinger singled to center, Quintero to second. Reyes pitching. On Reyes' wild pitch, Quintero to third, Keppinger to second. Bourn safe on Reyes' error. Motte pitching. Michaels pinch-hitting for Wright. Michaels fouled out to third baseman DeRosa. Tejada hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ludwick, Quintero scored, Keppinger to third. Lee flied out to center fielder Rasmus. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 1, 2 Errors on StL |
| Top of 8: |
| Cardinals eighth. Paronto pitching. Keppinger in as second baseman. Ryan doubled to left. Schumaker walked on four pitches. On Quintero's passed ball, Ryan to third. Stavinoha hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Bourn, Ryan scored. Pujols singled to left, Schumaker to second. Ludwick homered to left on a full count, Schumaker scored, Pujols scored. Wright pitching. DeRosa homered to center on the first pitch. Rasmus flied out to left fielder Lee. LaRue popped out to second baseman Keppinger. |
| Runs: 5, Hits: 4, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 7: |
| Astros seventh. W.Rodriguez doubled to left. Bourn walked on four pitches. Matsui sacrificed, catcher LaRue to first baseman Pujols, W.Rodriguez to third, Bourn to second. Tejada was intentionally walked. Lee homered to left on a 1-2 count, W.Rodriguez scored, Bourn scored, Tejada scored. Blum homered to right on the first pitch. Pence struck out. Coste struck out. |
| Runs: 5, Hits: 3, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 7: |
| Cardinals seventh. Rasmus flied out to center fielder Bourn. LaRue lined out to third baseman Blum. Walters grounded out, shortstop Tejada to first baseman Coste. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 6: |
| Astros sixth. Walters pitching. Pence grounded out, pitcher Walters to first baseman Pujols. Coste popped out to right fielder Ludwick. Quintero grounded out, shortstop Ryan to first baseman Pujols. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 6: |
| Cardinals sixth. Pujols fouled out to third baseman Blum. Ludwick struck out. DeRosa flied out to center fielder Bourn. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 5: |
| Astros fifth. Bourn bunt single to second. On Wellemeyer's error on a pickoff attempt, Bourn to third. Matsui struck out. Tejada singled to right, Bourn scored. Kinney pitching. Lee struck out. Tejada stole second. Blum struck out. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 2, 1 Errors on StL |
| Top of 5: |
| Cardinals fifth. Ryan grounded out, second baseman Matsui to first baseman Coste. Schumaker flied out to left fielder Lee. Stavinoha fouled out to first baseman Coste. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 4: |
| Astros fourth. Blum struck out. Pence singled to left. Coste doubled to left, Pence scored. Quintero struck out. W.Rodriguez flied out to left fielder Stavinoha. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 2, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 4: |
| Cardinals fourth. Ludwick doubled to left. DeRosa flied out to right fielder Pence. Rasmus grounded out, first baseman Coste to pitcher W.Rodriguez, Ludwick to third. LaRue was hit by a pitch. Wellemeyer grounded out, shortstop Tejada to first baseman Coste. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 3: |
| Astros third. W.Rodriguez fouled out to third baseman DeRosa. Bourn singled to center. Bourn stole second. Matsui grounded out, second baseman Schumaker to first baseman Pujols. Tejada singled to center, Bourn scored. Lee flied out to right fielder Ludwick. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 2, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 3: |
| Cardinals third. Ryan struck out. Schumaker singled to center. Stavinoha flied out to right fielder Pence. Pujols flied out to right fielder Pence. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 2: |
| Astros second. Lee struck out. Blum walked on four pitches. Pence homered to center on a 1-1 count, Blum scored. Coste flied out to left fielder Stavinoha. Quintero grounded out, shortstop Ryan to first baseman Pujols. |
| Runs: 2, Hits: 1, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 2: |
| Cardinals second. Ludwick struck out. DeRosa homered to left on a full count. Rasmus struck out. LaRue singled to center. Wellemeyer grounded out, second baseman Matsui to first baseman Coste. |
| Runs: 1, Hits: 2, Errors: 0 |
| Bottom of 1: |
| Astros first. Bourn was out bunting, first baseman Pujols unassisted. Matsui grounded out, shortstop Ryan to first baseman Pujols. Tejada grounded out, first baseman Pujols to pitcher Wellemeyer. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
| Top of 1: |
| Cardinals first. Schumaker grounded out, second baseman Matsui to first baseman Coste. Stavinoha struck out. Pujols flied out to center fielder Bourn. |
| Runs: 0, Hits: 0, Errors: 0 |
