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@NYY		2
11
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9
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5
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@SFG		1
10
Friday, September 26, 2003, 8:05PM
, Bank One Ballpark
Attendance: 37,180, Time of Game: 3:09
Cardinals
6
83-77
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Diamondbacks
7
84-76
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
L: Brett Tomko (13-9)
S: Matt Mantei (29)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  1   0  2  1    6  9  1
Diamondbacks    0  0  1   1  0  3   2  0  X    7 13  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 .252 .692 21 12 -0.040 1.16 0.047 -0.086 -0.3 6 5
Jim Edmonds CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .273 .991 16 10 -0.030 0.79 0.043 -0.074 0.5 2 0 HR
Albert Pujols LF-1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .360 1.111 25 17 -0.125 0.90 0.000 -0.125 -0.9 3 0
J.D. Drew RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .897 9 6 -0.057 0.99 0.032 -0.089 -0.1 1 0 2B
Scott Rolen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .911 19 11 -0.048 0.87 0.026 -0.074 -0.6 2 2
Edgar Renteria SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .331 .877 16 8 -0.045 0.78 0.019 -0.064 -0.7 0 3
Tino Martinez 1B 3 2 3 2 1 0 .275 .786 18 8 0.177 0.91 0.177 0.000 2.8 8 1 HR,2B
   Cal Eldred P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Chris Widger C 3 1 2 2 0 0 .235 .607 19 12 0.245 1.93 0.290 -0.045 1.7 0 0 2·2B
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .683 6 3 -0.015 0.56 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
   Joe Girardi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .304 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brett Tomko P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .630 13 9 -0.118 1.63 0.000 -0.118 -1.1 2 1 SH
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Simontacchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .289 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Robinson LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .603 4 3 -0.042 1.60 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 9 6 3 8 .257 .859 166 99 -0.098 1.06 0.634 -0.732 1.0 24 13
2B: C Widger 2 (9, 1 off S Randolph, 1 off E Dessens); T Martinez (25, off E Dessens); J Drew (13, off J Valverde).
HR: J Edmonds (38, off M Mantei; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); T Martinez (15, off J Valverde; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: B Tomko (11, off E Dessens).
TB: T Martinez 7; J Edmonds 5; C Widger 4; J Drew 2; S Rolen.
RBI: T Martinez 2 (69); C Widger 2 (14); F Vina (22); J Edmonds (86).
2-out RBI: T Martinez 2; C Widger; J Edmonds.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: F Vina (8).

Arizona Diamondbacks

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Finley CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .289 .865 19 10 0.066 0.79 0.128 -0.062 0.0 2 0 2B
Matt Kata 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .736 15 10 -0.055 0.75 0.022 -0.077 -0.9 3 3
Luis Gonzalez LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 .304 .935 17 10 0.150 0.82 0.173 -0.023 1.6 3 0 2B
Raul Mondesi RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .269 .819 16 8 -0.103 0.96 0.017 -0.120 -1.1 3 0
Alex Cintron SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .827 19 13 0.016 0.75 0.085 -0.069 0.9 0 3
Shea Hillenbrand 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .280 .786 12 10 0.168 1.08 0.217 -0.049 1.8 8 0 HR
Craig Counsell 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .235 .637 10 6 0.050 1.03 0.088 -0.039 -0.1 0 3
Rod Barajas C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .218 .592 17 10 -0.101 1.03 0.009 -0.109 -1.4 8 0 IW
Elmer Dessens P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .196 .506 6 5 0.080 1.16 0.099 -0.019 0.8 0 1
   Steve Randolph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Baerga PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .340 .852 4 2 0.129 1.79 0.129 0.000 0.8
   Quinton McCracken PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 .543 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Oscar Villarreal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Felix Jose PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1.170 8 4 0.001 0.22 0.001 0.000 0.1
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Mantei P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 13 6 4 0 .351 .901 143 88 0.401 0.91 0.968 -0.567 2.5 27 10
2B: S Finley (24, off B Tomko); L Gonzalez (46, off J Fassero).
HR: S Hillenbrand (20, off B Tomko; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
IBB: R Barajas (7, by B Tomko).
TB: S Hillenbrand 5; L Gonzalez 4; S Finley 3; A Cintron 2; C Counsell; C Baerga; M Kata; E Dessens.
RBI: S Hillenbrand 2 (97); E Dessens (6); C Baerga (39); L Gonzalez (104); S Finley (68).
2-out RBI: L Gonzalez; E Dessens.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brett Tomko, L (13-9) 5.1 10 5 5 2 0 1 5.28 28 99 61 44 2 15 15 11 4 0 26 -0.385 1.13 -2.4
Steve Kline 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77 2 5 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.045 0.77 0.7
Jason Simontacchi 0.2 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.56 6 25 15 10 2 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 -0.087 0.47 -2.0
Jeff Fassero 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68 3 9 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.002 0.25 0.4
Cal Eldred 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 2 5 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.39 0.7
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 4 0 1 7.88 41 143 88 62 5 21 20 17 8 0 26 4 0 -0.402 1.06 -2.5

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Elmer Dessens 5 4 2 2 2 3 0 5.07 21 89 54 34 7 13 8 8 3 0 52 0.055 1.03 0.8
Steve Randolph, W (8-1) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.19 6 27 14 7 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.090 1.50 -0.4
Mike Myers, H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.80 2 9 6 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.061 1.17 0.4
Oscar Villarreal, H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.56 0.1
Jose Valverde 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 2.16 5 19 12 9 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.025 0.64 -1.4
Matt Mantei, S (29) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.62 4 18 10 6 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.083 1.15 -0.4
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 3 8 2 6.00 39 166 99 58 17 24 13 15 3 0 52 0 0 0.099 0.91 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: B Tomko (6); J Simontacchi (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Tomko (2; R Barajas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 37,180.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Arizona Diamondbacks
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Steve Finley CF
2 Jim Edmonds CF 2 Matt Kata 2B
3 Albert Pujols LF 3 Luis Gonzalez LF
4 J.D. Drew RF 4 Raul Mondesi RF
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Alex Cintron SS
6 Edgar Renteria SS 6 Shea Hillenbrand 1B
7 Tino Martinez 1B 7 Craig Counsell 3B
8 Chris Widger C 8 Rod Barajas C
9 Brett Tomko P 9 Elmer Dessens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-2 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R STL C. Widger S. Randolph -17% 34% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores; Martinez to 3B
b6 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R ARI S. Hillenbrand B. Tomko 17% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 3-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R ARI C. Baerga B. Tomko 13% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Counsell Scores
t5 0-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL C. Widger E. Dessens -12% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
b3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R ARI L. Gonzalez B. Tomko 12% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Finley Scores; Kata to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Diamondbacks' Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina E. Dessens 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds E. Dessens 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols E. Dessens 1% 55% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ARI S. Finley B. Tomko -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ARI M. Kata B. Tomko -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ARI L. Gonzalez B. Tomko 1% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ARI R. Mondesi B. Tomko -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Diamondbacks' Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew E. Dessens 2% 52% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Rolen E. Dessens -3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria E. Dessens 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Martinez E. Dessens -2% 51% Walk; Rolen to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL C. Widger E. Dessens 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ARI A. Cintron B. Tomko -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O ARI S. Hillenbrand B. Tomko -2% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O ARI C. Counsell B. Tomko -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Diamondbacks' Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Tomko E. Dessens 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Vina E. Dessens -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds E. Dessens 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols E. Dessens 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ARI R. Barajas B. Tomko -3% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ARI E. Dessens B. Tomko -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-P
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  ARI S. Finley B. Tomko 1% 53% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  ARI M. Kata B. Tomko 2% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Finley to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R ARI L. Gonzalez B. Tomko 12% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Finley Scores; Kata to 3B
b3 1-0 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O ARI R. Mondesi B. Tomko -5% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Diamondbacks' Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Drew E. Dessens 3% 65% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen E. Dessens 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Renteria E. Dessens 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  ARI A. Cintron B. Tomko 3% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ARI S. Hillenbrand B. Tomko -3% 68% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O ARI C. Counsell B. Tomko -2% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Counsell to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b4 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ARI R. Barajas B. Tomko 1% 67% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R ARI E. Dessens B. Tomko 10% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Counsell Scores; Barajas to 2B
b4 2-0 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O ARI S. Finley B. Tomko -3% 74% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Diamondbacks' Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Martinez E. Dessens -7% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 0-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL C. Widger E. Dessens -12% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
t5 1-2 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Tomko E. Dessens 2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Widger to 3B
t5 1-2 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RO STL F. Vina E. Dessens -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Widger Scores
t5 2-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Edmonds E. Dessens -2% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 2-2 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols E. Dessens 3% 57% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ARI M. Kata B. Tomko -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b5 2-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  ARI L. Gonzalez B. Tomko 3% 57% Walk
b5 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ARI R. Mondesi B. Tomko -4% 53% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b5 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ARI A. Cintron B. Tomko -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Diamondbacks' Steve Randolph facing 4-5-6
Steve Randolph replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Drew S. Randolph 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t6 2-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen S. Randolph 3% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL E. Renteria S. Randolph -2% 54% Walk
t6 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Martinez S. Randolph -3% 51% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renteria to 2B
t6 2-2 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R STL C. Widger S. Randolph -17% 34% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores; Martinez to 3B
t6 3-2 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Tomko S. Randolph 7% 41% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Brett Tomko facing 6-7-8
b6 2-3 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R ARI S. Hillenbrand B. Tomko 17% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ARI C. Counsell B. Tomko 5% 63% Single to P/Bunt
b6 3-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  ARI R. Barajas B. Tomko 4% 67% Wild Pitch; Counsell to 2B
b6 3-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O ARI R. Barajas B. Tomko -6% 61% Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Steve Randolph (P) batting 9th
b6 3-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R ARI C. Baerga B. Tomko 13% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive); Counsell Scores
Quinton McCracken pinch runs for Carlos Baerga (PH) batting 9th
b6 4-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  R ARI S. Finley B. Tomko 11% 85% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); McCracken Scores
Steve Kline replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O ARI M. Kata S. Kline -2% 83% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b6 5-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O ARI L. Gonzalez S. Kline -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Diamondbacks' Mike Myers facing 1-2-3
Mike Myers replaces Quinton McCracken (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Vina M. Myers 4% 84% Popfly: 2B
t7 3-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Myers 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
Oscar Villarreal replaces Mike Myers pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols O. Villarreal 2% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 4-5-6
Jason Simontacchi replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ARI R. Mondesi J. Simontacchi 2% 90% Walk
b7 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  ARI A. Cintron J. Simontacchi 2% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mondesi to 2B
b7 5-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R ARI S. Hillenbrand J. Simontacchi 5% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Mondesi Scores; Cintron to 3B
b7 6-3 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O ARI C. Counsell J. Simontacchi -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line); Hillenbrand to 2B
b7 6-3 1 -23 6,(1-2)  O ARI R. Barajas J. Simontacchi -2% 94% Lineout: 3B
Felix Jose pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal (P) batting 9th
b7 6-3 2 -23 6,(2-2)  R ARI F. Jose J. Simontacchi 3% 97% Wild Pitch; Cintron Scores/No RBI; Hillenbrand to 3B
b7 7-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  ARI F. Jose J. Simontacchi 0% 97% Walk
Jeff Fassero replaces Jason Simontacchi pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-3 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O ARI S. Finley J. Fassero -1% 96% Lineout: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Diamondbacks 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Diamondbacks' Jose Valverde facing 4-5-6
Jose Valverde replaces Felix Jose (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Drew J. Valverde -3% 93% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t8 3-7 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen J. Valverde 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria J. Valverde 2% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 3-7 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR STL T. Martinez J. Valverde -6% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chris Widger (C) batting 8th
t8 5-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL O. Palmeiro J. Valverde 2% 93% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 7-5, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 2-3-4
Joe Girardi replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 7-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O ARI M. Kata J. Fassero -1% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 7-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  ARI L. Gonzalez J. Fassero 1% 94% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
Cal Eldred replaces Tino Martinez (1B) pitching and batting 7th
Albert Pujols moves from LF to 1B
Kerry Robinson replaces Jeff Fassero (P) playing LF batting 9th
b8 7-5 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O ARI R. Mondesi C. Eldred -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b8 7-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ARI A. Cintron C. Eldred -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Diamondbacks' Matt Mantei facing 9-1-2
Matt Mantei replaces Jose Valverde pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Robinson M. Mantei 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Vina M. Mantei 3% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL J. Edmonds M. Mantei -3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t9 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Mantei 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 7.

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