HOUSTON -- Great pitching met great pitching, but the Astros snuck away with a 2-1 win over the Cardinals in Game 4.
Two of the least heralded starters in the NLCS, St. Louis' Jeff Suppan and Houston's Brandon Backe, pitched like All-Stars in Game 4.

Morgan Ensberg drove in his first run of the series in the seventh inning, scoring Willy Taveras on a sacrifice fly for what stood as the winning run.

With a 2-1 lead in hand, closer Brad Lidge came on in the ninth and induced John Mabry to ground into a double play to get out of a jam and earn his third save of the series.

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