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@DET		11
2
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@MIN		3
9
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@NYY		4
3
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@OAK		4
6
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@TEX		7
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1
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@WSN		4
3
Friday, August 15, 2008, 7:12PM
, Great American Ball Park
Attendance: 26,234, Time of Game: 2:45
Cardinals
5
69-56
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Reds
3
54-69
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Brad Thompson (5-2)
L: Bronson Arroyo (10-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  1
Reds            1  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  5  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .302 .779 14 10 0.033 0.78 0.095 -0.062 0.1 2 0
Ryan Ludwick RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .303 .984 22 13 -0.025 0.62 0.040 -0.065 -0.5 1 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .345 1.060 20 12 0.046 0.61 0.098 -0.052 0.7 11 2 2·2B
Rick Ankiel LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .282 .887 15 10 0.093 0.91 0.172 -0.079 0.8 1 0 HR
   Joe Mather PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .786 7 4 -0.014 0.47 0.000 -0.014 -0.3 0 0
Troy Glaus 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .866 13 6 0.034 0.69 0.051 -0.018 0.4 1 4 IW
Felipe Lopez 2B 3 2 2 0 1 1 .244 .641 15 8 0.136 1.19 0.166 -0.031 1.3 1 4 3B
Jason LaRue C 2 0 0 2 1 0 .220 .662 13 7 0.040 1.30 0.057 -0.017 0.1 7 0 SF
Brad Thompson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .311 7 6 -0.088 1.54 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 2 0
   Brian Barton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .694 4 3 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Jaime Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .735 3 2 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Cesar Izturis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .632 16 9 -0.057 0.78 0.009 -0.066 -0.7 0 3
Team Totals 36 5 10 5 3 8 .278 .825 149 90 0.175 0.84 0.688 -0.515 0.3 27 13
2B: A Pujols 2 (30, 2 off B Arroyo); R Ludwick (27, off B Arroyo).
3B: F Lopez (2, off B Arroyo).
HR: R Ankiel (23, off B Arroyo; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
SF: J LaRue (1, off B Arroyo).
IBB: T Glaus (3, by B Bray).
TB: A Pujols 5; F Lopez 4; R Ankiel 4; R Ludwick 2; S Schumaker; C Izturis; T Glaus.
RBI: J LaRue 2 (15); R Ankiel 2 (63); S Schumaker (37).
2-out RBI: R Ankiel 2; S Schumaker.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Izturis-F Lopez-A Pujols.
E: J LaRue (2).

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chris Dickerson LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .462 1.654 12 8 0.063 1.01 0.131 -0.069 0.7 0 0 HR,2B
Jerry Hairston SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .340 .866 17 12 -0.125 1.16 0.000 -0.125 -0.9 3 0
   Jeremy Affeldt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jay Bruce RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .739 25 16 -0.119 1.16 0.000 -0.119 -0.8 1 0
Brandon Phillips 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .774 13 7 0.017 0.76 0.063 -0.046 -0.1 0 5
Javier Valentin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .257 .732 14 10 -0.052 1.42 0.064 -0.116 -0.0 12 0 2B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .246 .808 19 13 -0.033 1.33 0.073 -0.106 0.1 1 2
Corey Patterson CF 1 1 0 1 1 0 .196 .576 13 7 0.036 1.27 0.087 -0.051 0.2 2 0 SB,SF
Ryan Hanigan C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .700 13 7 -0.027 1.60 0.075 -0.102 -0.2 8 1 GDP
Bronson Arroyo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .602 5 4 -0.056 1.43 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 0 0 SH
   Bill Bray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Keppinger PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .660 4 2 -0.030 1.18 0.000 -0.030 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 1 7 .167 .521 135 86 -0.326 1.21 0.493 -0.820 -1.7 27 9
2B: J Valentin (8, off B Thompson); C Dickerson (4, off K McClellan).
HR: C Dickerson (1, off B Thompson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: C Patterson (2, off B Thompson).
SH: B Arroyo (6, off B Thompson).
TB: C Dickerson 6; J Valentin 2; E Encarnacion; B Phillips.
GIDP: R Hanigan (1).
RBI: R Hanigan (3); C Patterson (21); C Dickerson (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: C Patterson (12, 2nd base off B Thompson/J LaRue).

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
Brad Thompson, W (5-2) 5 3 3 2 1 4 1 4.26 19 72 45 26 9 10 8 6 1 0 54 -0.021 1.11 -0.4
Jaime Garcia, H (3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.77 6 25 16 11 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.159 1.04 1.0
Kyle McClellan, H (29) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.91 4 21 12 8 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.092 1.35 0.5
Ron Villone, H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.18 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.049 1.88 0.2
Chris Perez, S (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34 3 14 11 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.047 1.83 0.3
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 1 7 1 2.00 33 135 86 50 14 22 17 8 2 0 54 0 0 0.326 0.84 1.7

Cincinnati Reds

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
Bronson Arroyo, L (10-10) 6.1 9 5 5 2 5 1 5.51 30 106 67 42 10 15 11 13 5 0 38 -0.273 0.97 -2.1
Bill Bray 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 3 9 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.050 0.98 0.7
Mike Lincoln 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53 3 13 7 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.030 0.39 0.5
Jeremy Affeldt 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.50 4 21 12 7 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.29 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 8 1 5.00 40 149 90 54 15 21 16 14 5 0 38 1 0 -0.174 1.21 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: J Affeldt (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Bray (4; T Glaus).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Angel Campos, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Paul Emmel.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 26,234.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Cincinnati Reds
1 Skip Schumaker CF 1 Chris Dickerson LF
2 Ryan Ludwick RF 2 Jerry Hairston SS
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Jay Bruce RF
4 Rick Ankiel LF 4 Brandon Phillips 2B
5 Troy Glaus 3B 5 Javier Valentin 1B
6 Felipe Lopez 2B 6 Edwin Encarnacion 3B
7 Jason LaRue C 7 Corey Patterson CF
8 Brad Thompson P 8 Ryan Hanigan C
9 Cesar Izturis SS 9 Bronson Arroyo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR STL R. Ankiel B. Arroyo 17% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ludwick Scores
t6 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL F. Lopez B. Arroyo 11% 76% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R CIN C. Dickerson B. Thompson -10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t2 2-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R STL S. Schumaker B. Arroyo 9% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lopez Scores; LaRue to 2B
b5 2-4 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R CIN R. Hanigan B. Thompson -8% 58% Fielder's Choice 3B; Patterson Scores/unER

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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, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker B. Arroyo -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL R. Ludwick B. Arroyo 4% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols B. Arroyo -3% 48% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR STL R. Ankiel B. Arroyo 17% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ludwick Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Glaus B. Arroyo -1% 65% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R CIN C. Dickerson B. Thompson -10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Hairston B. Thompson 2% 58% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b1 1-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN J. Bruce B. Thompson 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN B. Phillips B. Thompson 1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
t2 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL F. Lopez B. Arroyo 3% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t2 2-1 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL J. LaRue B. Arroyo 5% 69% Walk; Lopez to 2B
t2 2-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Thompson B. Arroyo -5% 64% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 2-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis B. Arroyo -4% 60% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
t2 2-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R STL S. Schumaker B. Arroyo 9% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lopez Scores; LaRue to 2B
t2 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Arroyo -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 5-6-7
b2 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN J. Valentin B. Thompson -6% 59% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 1-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  CIN E. Encarnacion B. Thompson -7% 52% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Valentin to 3B
b2 1-3 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO CIN C. Patterson B. Thompson 3% 55% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Valentin Scores
b2 2-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO CIN R. Hanigan B. Thompson 6% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Reds 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
t3 3-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols B. Arroyo 6% 67% Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
t3 3-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Arroyo -4% 63% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 3-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  STL T. Glaus B. Arroyo 5% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
t3 3-2 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  STL F. Lopez B. Arroyo 3% 70% Walk; Glaus to 2B
t3 3-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO STL J. LaRue B. Arroyo 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Pujols Scores; Glaus to 3B
t3 4-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Thompson B. Arroyo -4% 67% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 9-1-2
b3 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Arroyo B. Thompson 3% 70% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
b3 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN C. Dickerson B. Thompson 2% 72% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b3 2-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Hairston B. Thompson 1% 73% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 9-1-2
t4 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Izturis B. Arroyo -2% 71% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
t4 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker B. Arroyo -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Arroyo -1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 3-4-5
b4 2-4 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O CIN J. Bruce B. Thompson 3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Phillips B. Thompson 2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b4 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN J. Valentin B. Thompson 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 3-4-5
t5 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Arroyo -2% 73% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t5 4-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Arroyo -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Glaus B. Arroyo -1% 71% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
b5 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion B. Thompson 3% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CIN C. Patterson B. Thompson -4% 71% Walk
b5 2-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  CIN R. Hanigan B. Thompson -5% 65% Patterson Steals 2B; Patterson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b5 2-4 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R CIN R. Hanigan B. Thompson -8% 58% Fielder's Choice 3B; Patterson Scores/unER
b5 3-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Arroyo B. Thompson 3% 61% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Hanigan to 2B
b5 3-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CIN C. Dickerson B. Thompson 5% 66% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 6-7-8
t6 4-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL F. Lopez B. Arroyo 11% 76% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
t6 4-3 0 --3 1,(0-0)  RO STL J. LaRue B. Arroyo -0% 76% Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Foul); Lopez Scores
Brian Barton pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 8th
t6 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton B. Arroyo -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t6 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Izturis B. Arroyo 1% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 5-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker B. Arroyo -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 2-3-4
Jaime Garcia replaces Brian Barton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b6 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Hairston J. Garcia 4% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 3-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O CIN J. Bruce J. Garcia 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN B. Phillips J. Garcia 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Bronson Arroyo facing 2-3-4
t7 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Arroyo -2% 80% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Pujols B. Arroyo 3% 83% Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Bill Bray replaces Bronson Arroyo pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Bray -2% 80% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 5-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Glaus B. Bray 1% 81% Intentional Walk
t7 5-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Lopez B. Bray -3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Jaime Garcia facing 5-6-7
b7 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Valentin J. Garcia 4% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b7 3-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion J. Garcia 3% 84% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN C. Patterson J. Garcia 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
Mike Lincoln replaces Bill Bray pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. LaRue M. Lincoln -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Jaime Garcia (P) batting 8th
t8 5-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Miles M. Lincoln -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 5-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL C. Izturis M. Lincoln -1% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 8-9-1
Kyle McClellan replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 3-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CIN R. Hanigan K. McClellan 4% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Jeff Keppinger pinch hits for Mike Lincoln (P) batting 9th
b8 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN J. Keppinger K. McClellan 3% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 3-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CIN C. Dickerson K. McClellan -4% 87% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b8 3-5 2 -2- 8,(2-2)  O CIN J. Hairston K. McClellan 5% 92% Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Reds' Jeremy Affeldt facing 1-2-3
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Jerry Hairston (SS) pitching and batting 2nd
Jeff Keppinger moves from PH to SS
t9 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Affeldt -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t9 5-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick J. Affeldt -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols J. Affeldt 0% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
Joe Mather pinch hits for Rick Ankiel (LF) batting 4th
t9 5-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Mather J. Affeldt 0% 92% Wild Pitch; Pujols to 2B
t9 5-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Mather J. Affeldt -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Ron Villone facing 3-4-5
Ron Villone replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
Joe Mather moves from PH to LF
b9 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Bruce R. Villone 5% 95% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Chris Perez replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 8th
b9 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CIN B. Phillips C. Perez -6% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 3-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CIN J. Valentin C. Perez 6% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-5 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CIN E. Encarnacion C. Perez 5% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Reds 3.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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