Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 2002 > Sep 17, 2002, Cardinals at Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
TOR
@BAL		4
10
CLE
@BOS		2
4
KCR
@CHW		1
6
MIN
@DET		7
4
ANA
@OAK		1
0		 
(10)
TEX
@SEA		2
3		 
(10)
NYY
@TBD		7
9
PHI
@ATL		1
2
STL
@COL		11
4
MON
@FLA		8
5		 
(14)
SFG
@LAD		6
4
HOU
@MIL		4
5
CHC
@NYM		1
3
CIN
@PIT		3
11
ARI
@SDP		2
3
Tuesday, September 17, 2002
, Coors Field
Attendance: 25,833, Time of Game: 3:05
Cardinals
11
87-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Rockies
4
69-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 23½ GB
W: Jeff Fassero (8-6)
L: Kent Mercker (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  1   0  0  0   0  7  0   11 17  1
Rockies         1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    4  7  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Cairo 2B 6 1 2 0 0 0 .247 .664 11 9 -0.037 0.53 0.024 -0.062 -1.0 2 1
Eduardo Perez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .771 17 8 -0.023 0.53 0.015 -0.039 -0.4 0 0
   Eli Marrero RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .739 4 4 0.020 0.50 0.021 -0.001 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Jim Edmonds CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 .306 .968 29 14 0.046 0.88 0.078 -0.032 0.6 4 0 CS
Albert Pujols LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 .315 .955 14 13 0.231 1.37 0.297 -0.066 2.6 3 0 2B
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Crudale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Rolen 3B 4 3 2 2 1 1 .263 .837 21 12 0.145 0.74 0.181 -0.037 1.5 0 3 HR
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 .267 .783 20 11 0.058 0.72 0.093 -0.034 3.0 14 0 HR
Edgar Renteria SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .305 .794 12 11 0.101 0.82 0.135 -0.034 0.5 0 6
Mike Matheny C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .616 20 12 -0.081 0.95 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 2 0
Chuck Finley P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .107 .250 10 6 -0.015 0.52 0.012 -0.027 -0.2 0 1
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   So Taguchi PH-LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 .455 .909 12 7 0.145 1.27 0.145 0.000 1.0 2 0
Team Totals 41 11 17 11 6 4 .415 1.075 170 107 0.590 0.81 1.001 -0.413 5.8 27 12
2B: A Pujols (36, off A Cook).
HR: S Rolen (25, off A Cook; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); T Martinez (19, off S Lowe; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: T Martinez 5; S Rolen 5; A Pujols 4; M Cairo 2; S Taguchi 2; E Renteria 2; C Finley; M Matheny; E Marrero; J Edmonds.
GIDP: E Marrero (4).
RBI: T Martinez 4 (72); A Pujols 3 (118); S Rolen 2 (99); S Taguchi (1); E Renteria (75).
2-out RBI: T Martinez 4; A Pujols 3; S Rolen 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Martinez.
E: S Rolen (13).
Baserunning
CS: J Edmonds (3, 3rd base by V Santos/S Alomar).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Romano CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .588 16 11 0.050 1.41 0.124 -0.075 -0.0 1 1
Gabe Kapler LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 .685 9 6 0.129 1.45 0.186 -0.057 0.4 1 0
Todd Helton 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .329 1.005 17 6 -0.185 1.29 0.044 -0.229 -1.1 10 0
Larry Walker RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .343 1.037 9 5 0.030 0.76 0.088 -0.059 0.3 1 0 2B
Todd Zeile 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .771 14 9 -0.047 0.62 0.014 -0.061 -0.7 1 3
Brent Butler 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .702 11 7 0.000 0.75 0.051 -0.052 -0.2 2 4
Sandy Alomar C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .713 13 8 0.036 0.96 0.084 -0.048 -0.1 4 1
Juan Uribe SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .230 .606 9 7 0.100 1.38 0.131 -0.031 0.7 6 6
   Ross Gload PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .418 2 1 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Aaron Cook P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 5 3 -0.025 0.95 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 0 0
   Brian Fuentes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Ortiz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .636 4 2 0.023 0.44 0.023 0.000 0.2 2B
   Victor Santos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Terry Shumpert PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .699 1 1 -0.019 3.52 0.000 -0.019 -0.1 SH
   Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Sean Lowe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jack Cust PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .155 .495 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Team Totals 33 4 7 3 2 2 .212 .530 115 69 0.092 1.06 0.745 -0.656 -1.2 27 15
2B: L Walker (37, off C Finley); J Ortiz (6, off C Finley).
SH: T Shumpert (5, off J Fassero).
TB: L Walker 2; J Ortiz 2; T Zeile; S Alomar; B Butler; J Uribe; G Kapler.
RBI: J Uribe (49); G Kapler (30); L Walker (99).
2-out RBI: L Walker.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Butler-J Uribe-T Helton; S Alomar-T Zeile.
E: K Mercker (1).
Outfield Assists: J Romano (S Taguchi at 2nd base).

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
Chuck Finley 6 6 4 3 2 1 0 4.31 26 81 48 32 3 13 11 12 4 0 45 -0.007 0.95 0.4
Jeff Fassero, BS (2), W (8-6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.29 4 12 8 6 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 -0.089 3.29 -0.4
Steve Kline 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.11 0.3
Rick White 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 6 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.3
Mike Crudale 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.03 3 14 8 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 2 2 0 3.00 36 115 69 45 7 17 17 15 5 0 45 2 2 -0.089 0.81 1.2
C Finley faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Colorado Rockies

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
Aaron Cook 4 6 4 4 4 0 1 4.54 22 77 45 29 2 14 11 6 2 1 30 -0.185 0.76 -1.7
Brian Fuentes 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.09 4 22 15 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.032 0.54 0.6
Victor Santos 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9.45 7 26 18 12 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0.056 0.53 1.1
Kent Mercker, L (3-1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.90 4 12 9 8 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.197 1.93 -0.7
Sean Lowe 0.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 5.85 6 22 13 10 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 -0.296 1.24 -5.7
Randy Flores 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.56 4 11 7 7 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 17 11 11 6 4 2 11.00 47 170 107 74 7 26 20 15 8 2 30 1 1 -0.590 1.06 -5.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Ed Montague.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 25,833.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Colorado Rockies
1 Miguel Cairo 2B 1 Jason Romano CF
2 Eduardo Perez RF 2 Gabe Kapler LF
3 Jim Edmonds CF 3 Todd Helton 1B
4 Albert Pujols LF 4 Larry Walker RF
5 Scott Rolen 3B 5 Todd Zeile 3B
6 Tino Martinez 1B 6 Brent Butler 2B
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Sandy Alomar C
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Juan Uribe SS
9 Chuck Finley P 9 Aaron Cook P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 4-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  OO COL T. Helton J. Fassero 20% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b7 3-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R COL G. Kapler J. Fassero -19% 30% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Uribe Scores/unER; Romano to 3B
t8 5-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  RR STL A. Pujols S. Lowe 17% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores; Marrero Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Pujols to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR STL S. Rolen A. Cook 15% 72% Home Run (LF-CF); Pujols Scores
t8 4-4 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  RO STL S. Taguchi K. Mercker 14% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Taguchi out at 2B/CF-2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rockies' Aaron Cook facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Cairo A. Cook -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL E. Perez A. Cook -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds A. Cook 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  R STL A. Pujols A. Cook 10% 57% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Edmonds Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR STL S. Rolen A. Cook 15% 72% Home Run (LF-CF); Pujols Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Martinez A. Cook 1% 73% Walk
t1 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria A. Cook -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O COL J. Romano C. Finley 2% 74% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL G. Kapler C. Finley 2% 75% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  COL T. Helton C. Finley -1% 74% Walk
b1 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R COL L. Walker C. Finley -9% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Helton Scores
b1 1-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL T. Zeile C. Finley 3% 69% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rockies' Aaron Cook facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL M. Matheny A. Cook -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 3-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL C. Finley A. Cook -1% 65% Popfly: SS
t2 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Cairo A. Cook 1% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t2 3-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Perez A. Cook 2% 68% Walk; Cairo to 2B
t2 3-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds A. Cook 2% 70% Walk; Cairo to 3B; Perez to 2B
t2 3-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols A. Cook -6% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL B. Butler C. Finley 3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O COL S. Alomar C. Finley 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-3 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O COL J. Uribe C. Finley 1% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rockies' Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
t3 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Rolen A. Cook 3% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Martinez A. Cook -1% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B; Rolen to 2B
t3 3-1 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  R STL E. Renteria A. Cook 7% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Rolen Scores
t3 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Matheny A. Cook -2% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 4-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL C. Finley A. Cook 1% 77% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Matheny to 2B
t3 4-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Cairo A. Cook -3% 75% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
b3 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL A. Cook C. Finley 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL J. Romano C. Finley 2% 79% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL G. Kapler C. Finley 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rockies' Aaron Cook facing 2-3-4
t4 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Perez A. Cook -2% 78% Popfly: SS
t4 4-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds A. Cook -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols A. Cook -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
b4 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL T. Helton C. Finley 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL L. Walker C. Finley 2% 81% Flyball: LF
b4 1-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  COL T. Zeile C. Finley -1% 80% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b4 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL B. Butler C. Finley 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rockies' Brian Fuentes facing 5-6-7
Brian Fuentes replaces Aaron Cook pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL S. Rolen B. Fuentes -1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Martinez B. Fuentes 1% 82% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria B. Fuentes -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL M. Matheny B. Fuentes -2% 79% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL S. Alomar C. Finley 3% 82% Flyball: CF
b5 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL J. Uribe C. Finley 2% 84% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
Jose Ortiz pinch hits for Brian Fuentes (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  COL J. Ortiz C. Finley -2% 81% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 1-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O COL J. Romano C. Finley 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rockies' Victor Santos facing 9-1-2
Victor Santos replaces Jose Ortiz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Finley V. Santos -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Cairo V. Santos -1% 83% Popfly: SS
t6 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL E. Perez V. Santos -1% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
Eli Marrero replaces Eduardo Perez playing RF batting 2nd
b6 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL G. Kapler C. Finley 3% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 1-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  COL T. Helton C. Finley -3% 82% Walk
b6 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O COL L. Walker C. Finley 4% 85% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O COL T. Zeile C. Finley 3% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rockies' Victor Santos facing 3-4-5
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds V. Santos 2% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t7 4-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Pujols V. Santos 2% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Edmonds to 2B
t7 4-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen V. Santos -2% 90% Popfly: SS
t7 4-1 1 12- 8,(3-2)  OO STL T. Martinez V. Santos -4% 86% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Edmonds Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
b7 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL B. Butler C. Finley -5% 80% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF)
b7 1-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL S. Alomar C. Finley -8% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive); Butler to 2B
b7 1-4 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R COL J. Uribe C. Finley -13% 59% Single to LF (Line Drive); Butler Scores; Alomar to 2B
Jeff Fassero replaces Chuck Finley pitching and batting 9th
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Victor Santos (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL T. Shumpert J. Fassero 2% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Alomar to 3B; Uribe to 2B
b7 2-4 1 -23 6,(3-2)  R COL J. Romano J. Fassero -12% 48% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Alomar Scores/No RBI; Uribe to 3B
b7 3-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R COL G. Kapler J. Fassero -19% 30% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Uribe Scores/unER; Romano to 3B
b7 4-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  OO COL T. Helton J. Fassero 20% 50% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rockies' Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
Kent Mercker replaces Terry Shumpert (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Renteria K. Mercker 7% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Matheny K. Mercker -3% 54% Bunt Popfly: P; Renteria to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
So Taguchi pinch hits for Jeff Fassero (P) batting 9th
t8 4-4 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  RO STL S. Taguchi K. Mercker 14% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Taguchi out at 2B/CF-2B
t8 5-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Cairo K. Mercker 1% 70% Single to P (Bunt)
Sean Lowe replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Marrero S. Lowe 2% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo to 2B
t8 5-4 2 12- 9,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds S. Lowe 3% 75% Walk; Cairo to 3B; Marrero to 2B
t8 5-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  RR STL A. Pujols S. Lowe 17% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores; Marrero Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Pujols to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 7-4 2 -23 5,(3-1)  STL S. Rolen S. Lowe 0% 92% Walk
t8 7-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR STL T. Martinez S. Lowe 7% 99% Home Run; Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores; Rolen Scores
t8 11-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria S. Lowe -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
Steve Kline replaces Albert Pujols (LF) pitching and batting 4th
So Taguchi moves from PH to LF
b8 4-11 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL L. Walker S. Kline 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Rick White replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 4th
b8 4-11 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL T. Zeile R. White 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 4-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL B. Butler R. White 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-4, Rockies' Randy Flores facing 8-9-1
Randy Flores replaces Sean Lowe pitching and batting 9th
t9 11-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. Matheny R. Flores 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t9 11-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL S. Taguchi R. Flores 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Matheny to 2B
t9 11-4 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Cairo R. Flores -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Matheny to 3B
t9 11-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  OO STL E. Marrero R. Flores -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-11, Cardinals' Mike Crudale facing 7-8-9
Mike Crudale replaces Rick White pitching and batting 4th
b9 4-11 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O COL S. Alomar M. Crudale 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ross Gload pinch hits for Juan Uribe (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-11 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O COL R. Gload M. Crudale 0% 100% Flyball: LF
Jack Cust pinch hits for Randy Flores (P) batting 9th
b9 4-11 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL J. Cust M. Crudale 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:COL200209170
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • 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.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.