July 3, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
@CHW 1 CLE 5
NYY 2 MIN 6
@KCR 5 OAK 5
DET 3 LAA 7
@SEA 1 TBD 3
BOS 0 TEX 6
TOR 1 ATL 6
STL 3 SFG 9
@COL 6 HOU 7
CHC 2 LAD 10
ARI 4 MIL 8
CIN 7 PIT 11
@NYM 1 WSN 9
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 40,011

Monday, July 3, 2006, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Cardinals

44-37

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  0
Braves          0  0  5   0  0  0   1  0  X    6 10  0

W: J Smoltz (5-5), L: A Reyes (1-3), S: J Sosa (3)

Braves

36-47

Won 2

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .318  .749   11    4   4   2B
C Duncan LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .885   14    2   0   HBP
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .323 1.170    8    7   0   HR,2B,GDP
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .335  .977   10    0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .781   19    2   0   
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   1   0    0   2  .283  .770   19    0   1   
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .218  .575   16    7   3   
A Miles 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .260  .664   12    2   4   2B
A Reyes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    8    0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Rodriguez PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .748    8    0   0   
  J Kinney P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Spiezio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .811    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0  10              130   24  12

BATTING

2B: D Eckstein (13, off C Paronto); A Miles (12, off J Smoltz); A Pujols (10, off J Smoltz).

HR: A Pujols (28, off J Smoltz; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

HBP: C Duncan (2, by J Smoltz).

TB: A Pujols 6; D Eckstein 3; J Edmonds 2; A Miles 2; J Encarnacion; C Duncan.

GIDP: A Pujols (7).

RBI: A Miles 2 (16); A Pujols (73).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 4. D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols 2; A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols; Y Molina-D Eckstein.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Giles 2B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .703   17    3   4   HR,HBP
E Renteria SS                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .304  .832   21    0   1   HR,GDP
W Betemit 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .814   15    0   2   
A Jones CF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .274  .846   17    1   0   GDP
B McCann C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .357  .946   14    9   1   HR,2B,GDP
J Francoeur RF                3   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .717   13    2   0   2B,CS,HBP
S Thorman 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .171  .466   14    7   2   
R Langerhans LF               3   1   1   1    0   1  .246  .737    8    2   0   HR
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .097  .313   11    3   0   
  C Paronto P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Orr PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .555    1    0   0   
  K Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .611         0   0   
Totals                       29   6  10   6    3   8              131   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Francoeur (12, off A Reyes); B McCann (13, off J Kinney).

HR: R Langerhans (6, off J Kinney; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Giles (6, off A Reyes; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B McCann (6, off A Reyes; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); E Renteria (9, off A Reyes; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

HBP: J Francoeur (4, by A Reyes); M Giles (2, by A Reyes).

TB: B McCann 6; M Giles 5; E Renteria 4; R Langerhans 4; J Francoeur 3; W Betemit; S Thorman.

GIDP: B McCann (7); A Jones (6); E Renteria (8).

RBI: B McCann 2 (25); E Renteria (33); M Giles (29); R Langerhans (18); S Thorman (3).

2-out RBI: B McCann 2; S Thorman.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Betemit-M Giles-S Thorman.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Francoeur (6, 2nd base by A Reyes/Y Molina).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Reyes, L (1-3)               5     6   5   5    3   5   3   3.30   22   85-46   19·10·17    6· 6· 0· 0     37    -     0.96  -0.30
R Flores                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.38    3   10-6     3· 3· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
J Kinney                       2     4   1   1    0   2   1   4.50    9   36-22    8· 6· 8    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   6   6    3   8   4          34  131-74   30·19·25    9·11· 1· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, W (5-5)              6     7   3   3    0   7   1   3.77   26   86-64   39·12·13    9· 3· 6· 0     53    -     1.10   0.04
C Paronto, H (3)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.28    4   14-10    7· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.76   0.08
K Ray, H (6)                   1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.79    3   14-11    7· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
J Sosa, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.31    3   16-11    8· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0  10   1          36  130-96   61·15·20   12· 5· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Smoltz (7; C Duncan); A Reyes 2 (2; M Giles, J Francoeur).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 40,011.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. M Giles              2B 
2. C Duncan             LF    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. W Betemit            3B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. A Jones              CF 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. B McCann             C  
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. J Francoeur          RF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. S Thorman            1B 
8. A Miles              2B    8. R Langerhans         LF 
9. A Reyes              P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  3-2  1--  5   22%  63% B McCann        A Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Jones Scores
   t 7   1  5-3  1-3  1   17%  88% A Pujols        C Paronto       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  1  -17%  29% A Miles         J Smoltz        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Encarnacion Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  123  2  -14%  50% B McCann        A Reyes         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  3-1  ---  6   11%  41% E Renteria      A Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
          ---  2   52%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   55%  S Rolen         Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  M Giles         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   55%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
          1--  2   61%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Giles to 3B
          1-3  4   64%  A Jones         Walk; Betemit to 2B
   OO     123  2   50%  B McCann        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   41%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  3   46%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   29%  A Miles         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Encarnacion Scores
   O      -2-  2   32%  A Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B; Miles to 3B
   O      --3  2   35%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   39%  J Francoeur     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   35%  S Thorman       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  6   29%  R Langerhans    Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Francoeur Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   31%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   23%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   24%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   23%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   24%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Anthony Reyes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   22%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   31%  M Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  6   41%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   39%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   41%  A Jones         Walk
   RR     1--  5   63%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Jones Scores
          ---  4   65%  J Francoeur     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RO     -2-  1   72%  S Thorman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Francoeur Scores; Thorman out at 2B/RF-C-SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   75%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   77%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   78%  A Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Anthony Reyes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   77%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   75%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  M Giles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   70%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   62%  C Duncan        Hit By Pitch; Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF; Eckstein to 3B
   O      1-3  1   75%  S Rolen         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      1-3  5   81%  J Edmonds       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Anthony Reyes facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   83%  E Renteria      Walk
   O      1--  4   81%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   77%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   80%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  Y Molina        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Randy Flores facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Flores replaces Anthony Reyes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   83%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   82%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   81%  S Thorman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Chad Paronto facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Paronto replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th; John Rodriguez pinch hits for Randy Flores batting 9th
   O      ---  8   84%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  2   71%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Eckstein to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   88%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Josh Kinney facing 8-9-1
                  Josh Kinney replaces John Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   94%  R Langerhans    Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Pete Orr pinch hits for Chad Paronto batting 9th
   O      ---  1   93%  P Orr           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   94%  M Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   92%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Ken Ray facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Ray replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   97%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-3, Josh Kinney facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  W Betemit       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   97%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  B McCann        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   97%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Ground Ball); McCann to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  S Thorman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Ken Ray pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Josh Kinney batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  S Spiezio       Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation