April 8, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 3
NYY 2 BOS 2
@BAL 1 CLE 3
MIN 0 KCR 4
CHW 3 OAK 3
@SEA 0 DET 7
@TEX 0 TOR 8
TBD 4 CHC 3
STL 2 CIN 11
PIT 9 WSN 12
@HOU 8 MIL 5
ARI 4 COL 12
@SDP 4 SFG 12
ATL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 40,182

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Cardinals

3-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

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

W: B Howry (1-0), L: B Thompson (1-1), S: R Dempster (1)

Cubs

3-1

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .422   21    1   1   
J Rodriguez LF                3   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.350   13    2   0   2B
  S Taguchi LF-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .333    2    0   0   
  J Encarnacion PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .461    3    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .294 1.259   19    5   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .158  .672   21    1   0   SB
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .864   15    2   3   
S Schumaker RF                3   0   2   0    1   0  .357 1.009   21    1   0   CS
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .278  .556   16   10   0   
A Miles 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .412 1.171   12    2   2   IW
C Carpenter P                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400   13    0   0   
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Spiezio LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    7    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   5   1    5   8              163   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Rodriguez (1, off C Zambrano).

IBB: A Miles (1, by C Zambrano).

TB: J Rodriguez 3; S Schumaker 2; Y Molina.

RBI: Y Molina (2).

2-out RBI: Y Molina.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Edmonds (1, 2nd base off C Zambrano/H Blanco).

CS: S Schumaker (1, 2nd base by C Zambrano/H Blanco).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .353  .918   20    2   0   
T Walker 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .364  .962   17    3   2   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Perez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .571 1.285         0   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   1   3   1    0   1  .462 1.787   15    9   0   HR,SB
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .653   20    0   3   
J Jones RF                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .133   22    1   0   
M Murton LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .856   16    1   0   
R Cedeno SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.215    7    1   2   2B
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Blanco C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    6   1   
  M Barrett PH-C              2   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .913    9    2   0   HR
C Zambrano P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Pagan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  J Hairston 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         2   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   3    4  10              144   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Cedeno (3, off C Carpenter).

HR: M Barrett (1, off J Hancock; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); D Lee (3, off B Thompson; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Lee 6; M Barrett 4; R Cedeno 2; M Murton; J Pierre.

RBI: M Barrett 2 (5); D Lee (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Cedeno 2 (2); D Lee (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lee (1, 2nd base off C Carpenter/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
C Carpenter                    6     4   0   0    1   9   0   3.27   23   97-63   32·13·18   10· 1· 3· 0     72    -     1.02   0.37
J Hancock, BS (1)              0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   6.75    4   14-7     4· 0· 3    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    1.88  -0.29
R Flores                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    2   11-6     3· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.16   0.02
B Thompson, L (1-1)            1     1   1   1    2   1   1   3.00    6   22-11    4· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.98  -0.21
Totals                         8     7   3   3    4  10   2          35  144-87   43·14·30   12· 3· 7· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Zambrano                     6     4   2   0    4   5   0   4.22   27  111-65   37· 7·21   11· 5· 2· 0     61    -     1.10   0.07
S Williamson                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.04
W Ohman                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.87   0.05
B Howry, W (1-0)               0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   18-12    8· 4· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.43   0.06
R Dempster, S (1)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   14-8     6· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     5   2   0    5   8   0          38  159-96   57·15·24   13· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Zambrano (1; A Miles).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 40,182.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 40° F, Wind 14mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. J Rodriguez          LF    2. T Walker             2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. S Schumaker          RF    6. M Murton             LF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. R Cedeno             SS 
8. A Miles              2B    8. H Blanco             C  
9. C Carpenter          P     9. C Zambrano           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-0  1--  5   31%  55% M Barrett       J Hancock       Home Run (Line Drive); Murton Scores
   b 8   0  2-2  ---  2   25%  86% D Lee           B Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   2  0-0  --3  4  -14%  38% S Rolen         C Zambrano      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER/No RBI; Rolen to 1B
   t 6   2  0-1  12-  4  -13%  23% Y Molina        C Zambrano      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores/unER; Schumaker to 3B; Molina to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   1  3-2  1--  3   10%  92% D Eckstein      R Dempster      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Eckstein to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   48%  J Rodriguez     Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   46%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rodriguez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  S Rolen         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  J Pierre        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
          1--  3   61%  D Lee           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Pierre to 3B
   O      1-3  8   56%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging, Lee Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   46%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  Y Molina        Schumaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   54%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   55%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  M Murton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  H Blanco        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  C Carpenter     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   53%  J Rodriguez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   56%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  C Zambrano      Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   53%  T Walker        Walk
          1--  5   55%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  A Ramirez       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   53%  S Schumaker     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Schumaker to 1B
   O      1--  1   56%  Y Molina        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  M Murton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   54%  R Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   50%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  C Carpenter     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   57%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  C Zambrano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   52%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   54%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   56%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   54%  J Edmonds       Walk
          1--      52%  S Rolen         Edmonds Steals 2B; Edmonds to 3B/Adv on E3
   R      --3  4   38%  " "             Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER/No RBI; Rolen to 1B
          1--  7   36%  S Schumaker     Walk; Rolen to 2B
   R      12-  4   23%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores/unER; Schumaker to 3B; Molina to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   22%  A Miles         Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   27%  C Carpenter     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
                  So Taguchi replaces John Rodriguez playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   24%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   21%  A Ramirez       Lineout: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   20%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Williamson facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Williamson replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   21%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   23%  S Taguchi       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   24%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Josh Hancock facing 6-7-8
                  Josh Hancock replaces Chris Carpenter pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   30%  M Murton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   24%  R Cedeno        Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  Michael Barrett pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
   RR     1--  5   55%  M Barrett       Home Run (Line Drive); Murton Scores
                  Angel Pagan pinch hits for Scott Williamson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   52%  A Pagan         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Randy Flores replaces Josh Hancock pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   54%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  T Walker        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Will Ohman facing 4-5-6
                  Will Ohman replaces Todd Walker pitching and batting 2nd; Michael Barrett moves to C; Jerry Hairston replaces Angel Pagan playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  6   55%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  Bobby Howry replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   59%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          --- 10   56%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   61%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Thompson facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Thompson replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 6th; Scott Spiezio replaces Randy Flores playing LF batting 9th; So Taguchi moves to RF
   R      ---  2   86%  D Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   85%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  J Jones         Walk
          1--  5   88%  M Murton        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Murton to 2B; Cedeno to 1B
   O      12-  4   83%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 7th; Neifi Perez replaces Bobby Howry playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   90%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   82%  S Spiezio       Walk
   O      1--  3   92%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Eckstein to 1B
                  Juan Encarnacion pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 2nd
   O      1--  3  100%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Cubs 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation