August 31, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 29,272

Sunday, August 31, 2003, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Cardinals

72-64

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Hitchcock (3-3), L: D Serafini (0-2)

Reds

59-77

Lost 2

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hart 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .713   20    4   1   
M Cairo LF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .271  .725   16    3   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   2   5    0   0  .368 1.126   15    7   0   2·HR
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .928   21    0   3   
E Perez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .812   21    2   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .334  .878   10    0   3   
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .240  .640   15    7   0   
S Taguchi CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .368  .926    9    2   0   GDP
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .681    3    0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  K Robinson PH-RF            0   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .634    7    1   0   
S Hitchcock P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    0   0   
  J Edmonds PH-CF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .285 1.022    7    1   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   5    4   5              154   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Cairo (15, off D Serafini).

HR: A Pujols 2 (37, off D Graves, off D Serafini; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: A Pujols 8; M Cairo 4; B Hart; S Hitchcock; J Edmonds.

GIDP: S Taguchi (2).

RBI: A Pujols 5 (114).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: E Renteria (16).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .756   15    3   0   
R Olmedo SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .596   13    3   4   
D Jimenez 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .278  .772   13    2   1   
R Branyan 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .823   16    9   0   
S Smitherman LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .780   18    2   0   
T Hummel 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .713   21    1   1   
J LaRue C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .757   19    4   1   2B
W Pena RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .156  .393   12    3   0   
D Serafini P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   SH
  J Riedling P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .470         0   0   
  D Stenson PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .923    8    0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .113  .226         0   0   
  B Reith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    3   7              140   27   7

BATTING

2B: J LaRue (19, off S Hitchcock).

SH: D Serafini (1, off S Hitchcock).

TB: J LaRue 2; R Olmedo; D Jimenez; W Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Olmedo-R Branyan.

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
S Hitchcock, W (3-3)           6     3   0   0    1   4   0   4.52   23   85-56   32· 6·18    7· 6· 5· 0     69    -     1.20   0.35
C Eldred, H (8)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.39    5   27-16    9· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.53   0.08
S Kline                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    3   12-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.08    4   16-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   7   0          35  140-88   52·11·25   11· 8· 6· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Serafini, L (0-2)            6     4   2   2    3   3   1   4.91   24  115-78   53· 8·17    6·11· 1· 0     56    -     0.98   0.03
J Riedling                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.30    3   10-8     3· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
D Graves                       1     3   3   3    0   0   1   5.37    6   13-10    7· 0· 3    1· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.41  -0.11
B Reith                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.70    5   16-9     8· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   5   2          38  154-105  71· 9·25   10·13· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Scott Nelson, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Mike Everitt.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 29,272.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. B Hart               2B    1. R Freel              CF 
2. M Cairo              LF    2. R Olmedo             SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. D Jimenez            2B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. R Branyan            1B 
5. E Perez              RF    5. S Smitherman         LF 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. T Hummel             3B 
7. M Matheny            C     7. J LaRue              C  
8. S Taguchi            CF    8. W Pena               RF 
9. S Hitchcock          P     9. D Serafini           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  0-0  1--  1   23%  79% A Pujols        D Serafini      Home Run (Fly Ball); Cairo Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-  7   -9%  45% S Taguchi       D Serafini      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3  1    8%  42% D Serafini      S Hitchcock     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
   b 5   2  0-0  -23  5    8%  50% R Freel         S Hitchcock     Strikeout Looking
   b 7   2  2-0  12-  4    7%  87% R Freel         C Eldred        Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   54%  B Hart          Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  M Cairo         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  7   47%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS
   O      1-- 11   45%  S Rolen         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Freel         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   49%  R Olmedo        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  D Jimenez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--  8   54%  M Matheny       Walk; Renteria to 2B
   OO     12-  7   45%  S Taguchi       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  R Branyan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   49%  S Smitherman    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  T Hummel        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  S Hitchcock     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  B Hart          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   48%  M Cairo         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   45%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  9   47%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  W Pena          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   50%  D Serafini      Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   45%  E Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   44%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Freel         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   44%  R Olmedo        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   40%  D Jimenez       Walk; Olmedo to 2B
   O      12-  6   45%  R Branyan       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   50%  S Smitherman    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  S Taguchi       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  8   47%  S Hitchcock     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   43%  B Hart          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Sterling Hitchcock facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   46%  T Hummel        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  2   41%  J LaRue         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  1   34%  W Pena          Reached on E6 (Line Drive); LaRue to 3B
   O      1-3  1   42%  D Serafini      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Pena to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  R Freel         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Serafini facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   55%  M Cairo         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  1   79%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cairo Scores
   O      ---  6   77%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  E Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Sterling Hitchcock facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   78%  R Olmedo        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   79%  R Branyan       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   82%  S Smitherman    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Riedling facing 7-8-9
                  John Riedling replaces Dan Serafini pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   81%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 8th
   O      ---  3   80%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Sterling Hitchcock batting 9th
   O      ---  4   79%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cal Eldred facing 6-7-8
                  Cal Eldred replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 8th; Jim Edmonds moves to CF
   O      ---  7   83%  T Hummel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  J LaRue         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   83%  W Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Dernell Stenson pinch hits for John Riedling batting 9th
          1--  8   79%  D Stenson       Walk; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  R Freel         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Graves facing 1-2-3
                  Danny Graves replaces Dernell Stenson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   89%  B Hart          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  1   91%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Hart to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   98%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive); Hart Scores; Cairo Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  S Rolen         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   98%  E Perez         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1   98%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Kline replaces Cal Eldred pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   99%  R Olmedo        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   99%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brian Reith facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Reith replaces Danny Graves pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Steve Kline batting 8th
          ---  7   99%  K Robinson      Walk
          1--  3  100%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); Robinson to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  B Hart          Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   99%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-5, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
                  Russ Springer replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 5th; Kerry Robinson moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  S Smitherman    Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  100%  T Hummel        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  100%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  W Pena          Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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