July 25, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
ANA 7
(11) TOR 11
@CHW 3 DET 9
BOS 1 KCR 13
OAK 11
(10) SEA 4
@MIN 3 NYY 2
CLE 1 TEX 4
@TBD 3 LAD 2
@ARI 1 STL 6
@COL 4 FLA 4
MIL 3 HOU 5
SDP 2 PIT 6
@MON 1 NYM 5
CHC 1 ATL 5
@PHI 4
(10) CIN 2
@SFG 1
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 48,845

Sunday, July 25, 1999, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:19

Cardinals

50-49

Won 4

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: L Luebbers (1-1), L: P Astacio (10-9), S: M Aybar (3)

Rockies

44-54

Lost 3

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew CF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .261  .830   18    2   0   
J McEwing 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .773   18    3   6   SB,HBP
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .266 1.054   15    7   0   HR
  D Howard 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .596    2    5   0   
R Lankford LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .890   23    2   1   2B,CS
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .953   25    3   2   
E Renteria SS                 1   2   1   1    3   0  .289  .749   20    1   2   SB
D Bragg RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .767   14    2   0   2B,IW
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   1   
E Marrero C                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .203  .579   22    2   1   2B
L Luebbers P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  S Dunston PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .822    3    0   0   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .106         0   1   
  W McGee RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .570    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    6   5              171   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Bragg (12, off P Astacio); R Lankford (19, off P Astacio); E Marrero (12, off P Astacio).

HR: M McGwire (35, off P Astacio; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: D Bragg (1, by P Astacio).

HBP: J McEwing (5, by P Astacio).

TB: M McGwire 5; J Drew 2; R Lankford 2; D Bragg 2; E Marrero 2; E Renteria.

RBI: E Marrero 2 (28); J Drew (22); E Renteria (41); R Lankford (40); M McGwire (83).

2-out RBI: J Drew; E Renteria.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Tatis-D Howard.

E: E Renteria (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Renteria (20, 2nd base off P Astacio/H Blanco); J McEwing (6, 2nd base off P Astacio/H Blanco).

CS: R Lankford (3, 3rd base by P Astacio/H Blanco).

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .721   24    1   3   
D Hamilton CF                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .305  .765   24    3   0   
L Walker RF                   3   2   3   2    1   0  .373 1.169   14    6   0   HR,HBP
D Bichette LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .862   18    1   0   2B,GDP
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .788   18    2   0   
T Helton 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .898   17    6   0   2B
T Shumpert 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .326 1.004   19    1   2   2B
H Blanco C                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .290  .851   20    7   1   SF
P Astacio P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .636    6    0   2   2·SH
  L Harris PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .625    6    0   0   
  J Dipoto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  J Barry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .955    1    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   1              167   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Bichette (27, off L Luebbers); T Helton (23, off M Aybar); T Shumpert (9, off J Acevedo).

HR: L Walker (29, off M Aybar; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: H Blanco (2, off M Aybar).

SH: P Astacio 2 (6, 2 off L Luebbers).

HBP: L Walker (12, by L Luebbers).

TB: L Walker 6; T Shumpert 3; D Bichette 2; T Helton 2; H Blanco; L Harris.

GIDP: D Bichette (12).

RBI: L Walker 2 (87); H Blanco (24); D Bichette (79).

2-out RBI: L Walker 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

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
L Luebbers, W (1-1)            5     5   2   2    2   0   0   3.86   22   75-43   23· 2·18   10· 6· 3· 0     47    -     1.33   0.14
J Acevedo, H (1)               1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   6.43    6   43-31   22· 1· 8    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.98   0.06
L Painter                      0     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.36    2   14-6     5· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.38  -0.09
M Aybar, S (3)                 2.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   3.94   10   32-24   18· 1· 5    4· 4· 1· 0          3-0    1.02   0.25
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   1   1          40  164-104  68· 4·32   16·12· 6· 0          4-0

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Astacio, L (10-9)            7     8   6   6    5   4   1   5.46   34  134-77   46· 8·23    6· 8·10· 0     36    -     1.03  -0.17
J Dipoto                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.99    4   16-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
D Veres                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.02
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   5   1          41  162-94   56·12·26    9· 9·11· 0           -

L Painter faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Acevedo (4); P Astacio (4).

IBB: P Astacio (3; D Bragg).

HBP: L Luebbers (1; L Walker); P Astacio (8; J McEwing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 48,845.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 1mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Colorado Rockies                     
1. J Drew               CF    1. N Perez              SS 
2. J McEwing            2B    2. D Hamilton           CF 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. L Walker             RF 
4. R Lankford           LF    4. D Bichette           LF 
5. F Tatis              3B    5. V Castilla           3B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. T Helton             1B 
7. D Bragg              RF    7. T Shumpert           2B 
8. E Marrero            C     8. H Blanco             C  
9. L Luebbers           P     9. P Astacio            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-2  123  3   16%  94% D Bichette      M Aybar         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 6   1  2-3  12-  1   14%  80% E Marrero       P Astacio       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Bragg to 3B
   b 5   2  3-1  12-  1  -12%  55% L Walker        L Luebbers      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Blanco Scores; Hamilton to 3B
   b 4   0  3-0  1--  2  -11%  57% D Bichette      L Luebbers      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-  2    9%  69% R Lankford      P Astacio       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGwire Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Astacio facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   58%  J McEwing       Hit By Pitch; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  4   53%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   49%  R Lankford      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Drew to 3B
          1-3      50%  F Tatis         McEwing Steals 2B
          -23  6   52%  " "             Walk
   R      123  4   59%  E Renteria      Walk; Drew Scores; McEwing to 3B; Tatis to 2B
   O      123  3   53%  D Bragg         Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Luebbers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   55%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   57%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   56%  L Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   58%  D Bichette      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Astacio facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   56%  E Marrero       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  L Luebbers      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   53%  J Drew          Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Luebbers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   56%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  T Helton        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  6   59%  T Shumpert      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   57%  J McEwing       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   59%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      60%  R Lankford      Wild Pitch; McGwire to 2B
   R      -2-  2   69%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); McGwire Scores
   O      -2-      64%  F Tatis         Lankford Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  4   63%  " "             Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Larry Luebbers facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   58%  H Blanco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   61%  P Astacio       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Blanco to 2B
   O      -2-  1   65%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Blanco to 3B
   O      --3  4   69%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pedro Astacio facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   72%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   80%  D Bragg         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Renteria to 3B
   RO     -23  5   80%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B; Renteria Scores; Bragg to 3B
   O      --3  3   76%  L Luebbers      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      --3  3   73%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Larry Luebbers facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   69%  L Walker        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  2   57%  D Bichette      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  6   62%  V Castilla      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2   67%  T Helton        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2   71%  T Shumpert      Single to LF (Line Drive); Bichette out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pedro Astacio facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  J McEwing       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   67%  M McGwire       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   66%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Luebbers facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   61%  H Blanco        Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  P Astacio       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Blanco to 2B
   O      -2-  2   69%  N Perez         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          -2-  6   67%  D Hamilton      Walk
   R      12-  1   55%  L Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Blanco Scores; Hamilton to 3B
   O      1-3  2   63%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pedro Astacio facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   60%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   63%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--      64%  D Bragg         Renteria Steals 2B
          -2-  4   66%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   80%  E Marrero       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Bragg to 3B
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Larry Luebbers batting 9th
   O      -23  3   73%  S Dunston       Fielder's Choice P; Bragg out at Hm/P-C; Marrero to 3B
   R      1-3  5   81%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive); Marrero Scores; Dunston to 2B
   O      12-  6   78%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Acevedo facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   82%  V Castilla      Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  9   84%  T Helton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   82%  T Shumpert      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2- 10   86%  H Blanco        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pedro Astacio facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   91%  M McGwire       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  6   90%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   89%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF
          ---  6   90%  E Renteria      Walk
   O      1--  1   89%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-6, Juan Acevedo facing 9-1-2
                  David Howard replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 3rd; Lenny Harris pinch hits for Pedro Astacio batting 9th
          ---  6   85%  L Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      84%  N Perez         Wild Pitch; Harris to 2B
   O      -2- 11   87%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Harris to 3B
                  Lance Painter replaces Darren Bragg pitching and batting 7th; Willie McGee replaces Juan Acevedo playing RF batting 9th
          --3  6   83%  D Hamilton      Walk
          1-3  8   78%  L Walker        Walk; Hamilton to 2B
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 7th
   OO     123  3   94%  D Bichette      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Dipoto facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   95%  E Marrero       Walk
   O      1--  7   94%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Interference called/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      1--  1   94%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); McGee to 2B
   O      -2-  1   93%  J McEwing       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-6, Manuel Aybar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   95%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   92%  T Helton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   88%  T Shumpert      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Helton to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   91%  H Blanco        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Helton Scores; Shumpert to 3B
                  Jeff Barry pinch hits for Jerry Dipoto batting 9th
   O      --3  1   95%  J Barry         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Veres facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Veres replaces Jeff Barry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  D Howard        Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   94%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   93%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-6, Manuel Aybar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  N Perez         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   99%  D Hamilton      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   R      ---  3   98%  L Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6  100%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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