September 22, 2005 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 7
TEX 4 MIN 4
@CHW 1
(11) CLE 11
@KCR 6 NYY 7
BAL 6 TOR 7
SEA 5 ARI 7
LAD 4
(12) PHI 4
@ATL 0 CIN 6
STL 2 COL 4
SDP 2 CHC 3
@MIL 0 FLA 2
@NYM 1 HOU 2
@PIT 1 WSN 2
SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 17,461

Thursday, September 22, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Cardinals

96-58

Lost 1

1st

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

W: T Coffey (4-0), L: R King (4-4)

Reds

71-81

Won 1

5th, 24 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .755   19    1   3   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .259  .910   14    3   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .335 1.047   16    9   0   IW
R Sanders LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .843   13    1   0   
  S Schumaker LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607         0   0   
S Taguchi RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .747    8    1   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   3   0    0   0  .294  .749   16    2   4   3B
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .681    8    5   0   
A Nunez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .713   14    1   3   
M Morris P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .093  .248   13    0   1   
  J Gall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .721    6    0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Mabry RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .714    7    1   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    2   5              134   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Edmonds (36, off B Claussen).

3B: M Grudzielanek (3, off B Claussen).

IBB: A Pujols (25, by B Claussen).

TB: M Grudzielanek 5; J Edmonds 3; D Eckstein; S Taguchi; Y Molina.

RBI: Y Molina (48); J Edmonds (85).

2-out RBI: Y Molina; J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.

E: A Pujols (12); A Nunez (13).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Freel LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .274  .762   11    2   0   2·2B,SB
F Lopez SS                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .810   12    0   5   
A Dunn 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .247  .927   20    9   0   
R Aurilia 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .782   15    3   2   
J LaRue C                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .260  .813   18    5   0   IW
A Kearns RF                   4   1   0   1    0   1  .238  .761   16    3   0   
W Pena CF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .810   16    4   0   
  J Cruz PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .742    6    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   0   1   3    0   0  .227  .709    8    0   2   2B,HBP,GDP
B Claussen P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .078  .208   12    0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .905    5    0   0   
  T Coffey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Denorfia PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .940    2    1   0   
Totals                       30   6   5   5    5   5              141   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Freel 2 (19, off M Morris, off B Thompson); E Encarnacion (14, off J Tavarez).

IBB: J LaRue (7, by J Tavarez).

HBP: E Encarnacion (2, by B Thompson).

TB: R Freel 4; E Encarnacion 2; F Lopez; A Dunn.

GIDP: E Encarnacion (7).

RBI: E Encarnacion 3 (24); A Kearns (62); F Lopez (73).

2-out RBI: E Encarnacion 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Freel (34, 3rd base off R King/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
M Morris                       6     1   1   0    3   4   0   3.97   23   90-55   29· 9·17   11· 3· 2· 0     69    -     1.40   0.25
B Thompson, H (7)              1     1   1   1    0   1   0   2.91    5   18-8     5· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.73  -0.06
R King, BS (5), L (4-4)        0     2   2   2    0   0   0   3.40    2    7-4     4· 0· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    2.75  -0.28
J Tavarez                      0.2   1   2   2    2   0   0   3.36    5   22-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.62  -0.22
C Eldred                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8     5   6   5    5   5   0          36  139-78   46·12·20   13· 7· 5· 0          4-3

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Claussen                     7     6   2   2    2   5   0   3.91   29  107-75   49·13·13    9· 9· 4· 0     60    -     0.98   0.11
T Coffey, W (4-0)              1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.99    5   15-10    6· 0· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.05
D Weathers                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   5   0          37  134-93   61·13·19   14·12· 4· 0           -

B Thompson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
R King faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Claussen (5; A Pujols); J Tavarez (4; J LaRue).

HBP: B Thompson (4; E Encarnacion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 17,461.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. R Freel              LF 
2. J Edmonds            CF    2. F Lopez              SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. A Dunn               1B 
4. R Sanders            LF    4. R Aurilia            2B 
5. S Taguchi            RF    5. J LaRue              C  
6. M Grudzielanek       2B    6. A Kearns             RF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. W Pena               CF 
8. A Nunez              3B    8. E Encarnacion        3B 
9. M Morris             P     9. B Claussen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  ---  1   17%  48% R Freel         B Thompson      Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   t 5   2  1-1  12-  4  -16%  35% J Edmonds       B Claussen      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Morris Scores; Eckstein to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  -2-  1   13%  63% F Lopez         M Morris        Fielder's Choice 1B; Freel Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Lopez to 2B
   b 8   2  2-3  123  3   11%  99% E Encarnacion   J Tavarez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Dunn Scores; Kearns Scores; Cruz Scores
   b 8   0  2-1  --3  3   10%  67% F Lopez         R King          Single to RF (Line Drive); Freel Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   54%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   55%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  R Freel         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   51%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   50%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Claussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
          ---  3   51%  M Grudzielanek  Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      --3  2   42%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek Scores
   O      1--  5   44%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  R Aurilia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   40%  J LaRue         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   39%  A Kearns        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Claussen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   41%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  D Eckstein      Lineout: RF
          ---  2   41%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   44%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   48%  W Pena          Walk
   OO     1--  1   39%  E Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   38%  B Claussen      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brandon Claussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   40%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   42%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  R Freel         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1   63%  F Lopez         Fielder's Choice 1B; Freel Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   58%  A Dunn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopez to 3B
          --3  8   56%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1-3  8   50%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Claussen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  A Nunez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   54%  M Morris        Walk
          1--  2   51%  D Eckstein      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Short CF); Morris to 2B
   R      12-  4   35%  J Edmonds       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Morris Scores; Eckstein to 3B
          -23  4   34%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   41%  R Sanders       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   38%  W Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   36%  E Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   34%  B Claussen      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brandon Claussen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   36%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   34%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   37%  Y Molina        Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--  1   39%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   46%  R Freel         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   43%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B; Freel to 2B
          -2-  6   46%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      12-  2   39%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Freel to 3B
   O      1-3  4   31%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brandon Claussen facing 9-1-2
                  John Gall pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
   O      ---  6   33%  J Gall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Thompson replaces John Gall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   31%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   28%  W Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   31%  E Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch
                  Javier Valentin pinch hits for Brandon Claussen batting 9th
   O      1--  5   25%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Todd Coffey facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Coffey replaces Javier Valentin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   28%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   29%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   28%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   26%  M Grudzielanek  Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  1   31%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
                  Skip Schumaker replaces Reggie Sanders playing LF batting 4th
          ---  1   48%  R Freel         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Ray King replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      58%  F Lopez         Freel Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   67%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Freel Scores
          1--  4   76%  A Dunn          Single to CF (Line Drive); Lopez to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces So Taguchi pitching and batting 5th; John Mabry replaces Ray King playing RF batting 9th
   O      12-  6   78%  R Aurilia       Flyball: RF; Lopez to 3B; Dunn to 2B
          -23  4   77%  J LaRue         Intentional Walk
   RO     123  3   87%  A Kearns        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lopez Scores; Dunn to 3B
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Wily Mo Pena batting 7th
          1-3  6   88%  J Cruz          Walk; Kearns to 2B
   RRR    123  3   99%  E Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Dunn Scores; Kearns Scores; Cruz Scores
                  Cal Eldred replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 5th; Chris Denorfia pinch hits for Todd Coffey batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   99%  C Denorfia      Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Weathers facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Weathers replaces Jacob Cruz pitching and batting 7th; Chris Denorfia moves to CF
   O      ---  3   99%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7  100%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation