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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:10PM
, Turner Field
Attendance: 19,127, Time of Game: 2:49
Cardinals
5
15-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Braves
3
10-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  0    5  9  1
Braves          0  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .292 .719 11 10 -0.004 1.35 0.105 -0.109 -0.1 3 3
Colby Rasmus RF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 .669 13 10 -0.113 1.17 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 4 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .329 1.096 14 10 0.123 1.08 0.160 -0.036 1.0 9 0
Chris Duncan LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .299 .915 11 6 0.133 1.16 0.174 -0.041 0.7 1 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Ankiel CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .246 .730 14 11 0.019 1.11 0.083 -0.065 -0.2 3 0
Yadier Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .902 10 6 -0.067 0.61 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 4 0
Joseph Thurston 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .300 .826 13 7 0.003 0.73 0.048 -0.046 -0.2 1 2
Brendan Ryan SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .706 1 1 0.047 0.73 0.047 0.000 0.4 0 2 2B
   Brian Barden PH-SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 .385 1.083 12 8 0.104 0.83 0.118 -0.014 0.7 2 2
Adam Wainwright P 3 1 1 1 0 2 .200 .500 10 8 0.026 1.51 0.082 -0.055 0.1 0 2
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Ludwick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .898 4 3 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 9 5 1 10 .257 .563 113 80 0.267 1.02 0.817 -0.550 0.6 27 12
2B: B Ryan (3, off J Vazquez).
TB: B Ryan 2; A Pujols 2; J Thurston; B Barden; C Duncan; S Schumaker; R Ankiel; A Wainwright.
RBI: C Duncan (14); S Schumaker (9); A Wainwright (1); R Ankiel (9); A Pujols (26).
2-out RBI: C Duncan; S Schumaker; R Ankiel; A Pujols.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Barden-S Schumaker-A Pujols.
E: C Rasmus (2).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Infante 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 .350 .811 17 13 0.090 1.44 0.184 -0.093 1.0 0 2
Yunel Escobar SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .740 12 8 -0.186 1.37 0.000 -0.186 -1.5 1 2 GDP
Chipper Jones 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .929 12 9 -0.068 1.23 0.061 -0.129 -0.8 3 3
Casey Kotchman 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .303 .798 19 11 0.006 1.27 0.092 -0.086 0.3 5 1 2B
Jeff Francoeur RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .277 .729 22 17 0.146 1.35 0.248 -0.102 1.4 4 1
Matt Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .709 12 8 -0.098 1.65 0.037 -0.135 -0.6 1 0
Jordan Schafer CF 1 0 0 0 3 0 .273 .854 19 7 0.098 1.17 0.116 -0.018 0.6 3 0 SB
David Ross C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .321 1.100 22 10 -0.156 2.17 0.020 -0.175 -1.1 10 0
Javier Vazquez P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 7 5 -0.096 1.33 0.000 -0.096 -0.9 0 0
   Greg Norton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 .356 6 2 0.031 1.81 0.031 0.000 0.1
   Rafael Soriano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 8 1 7 4 .235 .631 148 90 -0.233 1.43 0.789 -1.020 -1.4 27 9
2B: C Kotchman (9, off A Wainwright).
TB: C Kotchman 3; O Infante 3; J Francoeur 2; C Jones.
GIDP: Y Escobar (4).
RBI: O Infante (4).
2-out RBI: O Infante.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Francoeur (C Duncan at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: J Schafer (1, 2nd base off A Wainwright/Y Molina).

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
Adam Wainwright, W (3-0) 6 7 3 2 5 2 0 2.76 29 110 65 40 5 20 10 12 2 0 45 -0.024 1.33 -0.0
Dennys Reyes, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.57 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.065 1.29 0.4
Chris Perez, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.84 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.61 0.1
Jason Motte, H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.50 4 17 7 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 1.75 0.1
Ryan Franklin, S (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 12 11 9 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 0.172 2.06 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 7 4 0 2.00 41 148 90 55 7 28 15 15 4 0 45 2 0 0.234 1.02 1.4

Atlanta Braves

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
Javier Vazquez, L (2-2) 8 9 5 5 1 8 0 3.38 33 99 71 42 18 11 7 17 6 0 51 -0.284 1.09 -1.1
Rafael Soriano 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.90 3 14 9 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.22 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 1 10 0 5.00 36 113 80 47 21 12 7 18 6 0 51 0 0 -0.267 1.43 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: A Wainwright (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Chris Tiller.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 19,127.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Atlanta Braves
1 Skip Schumaker 2B 1 Omar Infante 2B
2 Colby Rasmus RF 2 Yunel Escobar SS
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Chris Duncan LF 4 Casey Kotchman 1B
5 Rick Ankiel CF 5 Jeff Francoeur RF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Matt Diaz LF
7 Joseph Thurston 3B 7 Jordan Schafer CF
8 Brendan Ryan SS 8 David Ross C
9 Adam Wainwright P 9 Javier Vazquez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 3-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Duncan J. Vazquez 14% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wainwright Scores; Pujols to 2B
t5 2-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols J. Vazquez 14% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Barden Scores; Wainwright to 2B
t5 1-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL B. Barden J. Vazquez 12% 41% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Thurston to 3B
b3 1-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R ATL J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -11% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotchman Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Francoeur to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright -11% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ross Scores; Vazquez to 2B

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, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Vazquez -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Vazquez -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols J. Vazquez -1% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright -4% 42% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Infante to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright 3% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Kotchman A. Wainwright -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Francoeur A. Wainwright 4% 50% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Duncan J. Vazquez -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Vazquez -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Vazquez -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL M. Diaz A. Wainwright -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Schafer A. Wainwright 2% 43% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Diaz to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  ATL D. Ross A. Wainwright -2% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Vazquez A. Wainwright 5% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Ross to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  R ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright -11% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ross Scores; Vazquez to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 4% 38% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Thurston J. Vazquez -3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Ryan J. Vazquez 5% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Vazquez -4% 37% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Schumaker J. Vazquez 11% 47% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Ryan Scores
t3 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Vazquez -3% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
b3 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Kotchman A. Wainwright -5% 42% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 1-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R ATL J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -11% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotchman Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Francoeur to 2B
b3 2-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O ATL M. Diaz A. Wainwright 3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Francoeur to 3B
b3 2-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R ATL J. Schafer A. Wainwright -8% 26% Wild Pitch; Francoeur Scores/unER
b3 3-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  ATL J. Schafer A. Wainwright -1% 25% Walk
b3 3-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  ATL D. Ross A. Wainwright -1% 24% Schafer Steals 2B
b3 3-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O ATL D. Ross A. Wainwright 2% 27% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Vazquez -3% 24% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Duncan J. Vazquez 3% 27% Walk
t4 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Vazquez -3% 24% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t4 1-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Vazquez -3% 21% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
b4 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Vazquez A. Wainwright 2% 22% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b4 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 1% 24% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Thurston J. Vazquez 5% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Brian Barden pinch hits for Brendan Ryan (SS) batting 8th
t5 1-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL B. Barden J. Vazquez 12% 41% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Thurston to 3B
t5 1-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Wainwright J. Vazquez 8% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive); Thurston Scores; Barden to 2B
t5 2-3 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Vazquez -8% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Vazquez -6% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols J. Vazquez 14% 49% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Barden Scores; Wainwright to 2B
t5 3-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Duncan J. Vazquez 14% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wainwright Scores; Pujols to 2B
t5 4-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RO STL R. Ankiel J. Vazquez 8% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pujols Scores; Duncan out at 3B
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
Brian Barden moves from PH to SS
b5 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright 3% 75% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b5 3-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL C. Kotchman A. Wainwright -4% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 3-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  ATL J. Francoeur A. Wainwright -5% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kotchman to 2B
b5 3-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Diaz A. Wainwright 6% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  ATL J. Schafer A. Wainwright -5% 68% Walk; Kotchman to 3B; Francoeur to 2B
b5 3-5 2 123 7,(3-2)  O ATL D. Ross A. Wainwright 11% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
t6 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Vazquez -2% 77% Lineout: 3B
t6 5-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Thurston J. Vazquez -1% 76% Flyball: LF
t6 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Barden J. Vazquez -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
b6 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL J. Vazquez A. Wainwright 3% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 3-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright -4% 74% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
b6 3-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 9-1-2
t7 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Vazquez -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Vazquez -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 5-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Rasmus J. Vazquez -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Dennys Reyes facing 3-4-5
Dennys Reyes replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones D. Reyes 4% 83% Lineout: 2B
b7 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Kotchman D. Reyes 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Chris Perez replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL J. Francoeur C. Perez 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Javier Vazquez facing 3-4-5
t8 5-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Pujols J. Vazquez 2% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Duncan J. Vazquez -2% 87% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t8 5-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Vazquez -2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina J. Vazquez -1% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 6-7-8
Jason Motte replaces Chris Duncan (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Colby Rasmus moves from RF to LF
Ryan Ludwick replaces Chris Perez (P) playing RF batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Diaz J. Motte 4% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Schafer J. Motte -5% 83% Walk
b8 3-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL D. Ross J. Motte 5% 88% Groundout: P-1B; Schafer to 2B
Greg Norton pinch hits for Javier Vazquez (P) batting 9th
b8 3-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  ATL G. Norton J. Motte -3% 84% Walk
Ryan Franklin replaces Jason Motte pitching and batting 4th
b8 3-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O ATL O. Infante R. Franklin 8% 93% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Braves' Rafael Soriano facing 7-8-9
Rafael Soriano replaces Greg Norton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Thurston R. Soriano -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 5-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL B. Barden R. Soriano -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick R. Soriano -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 2-3-4
b9 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL Y. Escobar R. Franklin 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL C. Jones R. Franklin -6% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b9 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Kotchman R. Franklin 6% 96% Flyball: LF
b9 3-5 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O ATL J. Francoeur R. Franklin 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Braves 3.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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