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TOR  9
@BAL  3

KCR  2
@CHW  1

OAK  5
ANA  3

TEX 12
@SEA  7

(10)
TBD  3
NYY  2

(10)
ATL  6
PHI  0

STL 12
@COL  6

MON  6
@FLA  5

LAD  6
SFG  3

MIL  5
HOU  4

NYM  3
CHC  2

(12)
CIN  5
@PIT  4

ARI  3
@SDP  1

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 25,567

Thursday, September 19, 2002
Time of Game: 3:14
Cardinals
12
89-63
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  1  1   2  0  0   1  5  0   12 18  1
Rockies         0  1  3   0  0  0   2  0  0    6 10  2
W: J Simontacchi (11-5), L: J Jennings (16-8)
Rockies
6
69-84
Lost 3
4th, 25½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     6   1   3   2    0   0  .269  .668   12    1   2   3B,GDP
E Marrero RF                  5   2   2   1    1   1  .253  .750   18    2   0   HR,GDP
J Edmonds CF                  5   2   3   1    1   1  .308  .976   29    3   0   HR
A Pujols LF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .312  .952   15    2   0   HR,GDP
  M Crudale P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .267  .857   21    0   1   HR,2B,CS
T Martinez 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .781   22    9   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   2   2   0    1   1  .308  .808   17    0   2   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .766    6    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .455  .910         0   0   
M Difelice C                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .233  .653   29   10   0   IW
J Simontacchi P               3   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .530    6    0   2   
  I Cruz PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.357    4    0   0   
  W Delgado SS                1   0   1   2    0   0  .300 1.100    4    0   1   2B
Totals                       41  12  18   9    7   5              183   27   8
BATTING
2B: S Rolen (28, off T Jones); W Delgado (2, off K Mercker).
3B: F Vina (4, off J Jennings).
HR: A Pujols (33, off T Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); E Marrero (15, off T Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Rolen (28, off J Jennings; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); J Edmonds (27, off T Jones; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: M Difelice (2, by K Mercker).
TB: S Rolen 6; J Edmonds 6; F Vina 5; E Marrero 5; A Pujols 4; J Simontacchi 2; W Delgado 2; E Renteria 2; M Difelice; I Cruz.
GIDP: A Pujols (19); E Marrero (5); F Vina (11).
RBI: W Delgado 2 (4); F Vina 2 (52); A Pujols (119); J Edmonds (79); I Cruz (3); E Marrero (58); S Rolen (103).
2-out RBI: W Delgado 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
FIELDING
E: S Taguchi (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: S Rolen (4, Home by J Jennings/S Alomar).
Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .639   13    1   0   
  B Petrick PH-CF             2   1   1   2    0   1  .209  .723    7    0   0   HR
B Butler 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .696    8    2   6   SH
  T Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Mercker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Payton PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .864    5    0   0   
T Helton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .328  .998   16    9   0   
  J Ortiz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .626    4    0   0   
L Walker RF                   1   2   1   0    1   0  .342 1.038   14    0   0   2B
  G Kapler RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .683    7    1   0   
G Norton 3B                   4   0   2   3    0   1  .221  .737   14    1   0   2·2B
J Cust LF                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .164  .503   13    1   0   
  S Lowe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
  T Shumpert 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .695    7    0   1   
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .270  .702   16    8   1   
J Uribe SS                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .236  .621   12    4   7   2·2B
J Jennings P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .711    7    0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Gload LF                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .655    6    0   1   
Totals                       36   6  10   6    2  10              149   27  17
BATTING
2B: G Norton 2 (8, off R White, off J Simontacchi); L Walker (38, off J Simontacchi); J Uribe 2 (24, off J Simontacchi, off M Crudale).
HR: B Petrick (5, off J Fassero; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: B Butler (4, off J Simontacchi).
TB: G Norton 4; B Petrick 4; J Uribe 4; L Walker 2; J Jennings; J Cust; R Gload; J Pierre.
RBI: G Norton 3 (36); B Petrick 2 (11); J Cust (8).
2-out RBI: G Norton 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 3. B Butler-J Uribe-T Helton; J Jimenez-J Uribe-T Helton; J Uribe-B Butler-T Helton.
PB: S Alomar (5).
E: G Norton (5); B Butler (9).

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
J Simontacchi, W (11-5)        6     6   4   4    1   5   0   4.16   25   99-63   41· 5·17   10· 3· 6· 0     48    -     1.25  -0.00
J Fassero, H (12)              1     2   2   2    0   0   1   5.57    5   11-7     6· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.17  -0.12
R White                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.34    4   17-12    8· 2· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
M Crudale                      1     1   0   0    1   3   0   1.99    5   22-11    5· 5· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    2  10   1          39  149-93   60·12·21   12· 5· 9· 1           -  
Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Jennings, L (16-8)           5    10   6   4    3   3   1   4.62   27   96-58   33· 6·19   10· 4· 6· 1     27    -     1.04  -0.35
B Fuentes                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.58    5   16-7     4· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.73   0.04
S Lowe                         1     1   1   1    2   0   0   5.89    5   18-8     7· 1· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.85  -0.05
T Jones                        0     4   4   4    0   0   3   4.74    4   16-11    6· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 3          0-0    0.50  -0.24
K Mercker                      1     1   1   1    1   1   0   5.98    4   19-8     4· 0· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.26  -0.02
J Jimenez                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.54    3    8-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    18  12  10    7   5   4          48  173-97   56·11·30   16· 5·11· 4          1-1 
T Jones faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: K Mercker (2; M Difelice).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Jerry Layne.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 25,567.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 63° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Colorado Rockies                     
1. F Vina               2B    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. E Marrero            RF    2. B Butler             2B 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. T Helton             1B 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. L Walker             RF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. G Norton             3B 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. J Cust               LF 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. S Alomar             C  
8. M Difelice           C     8. J Uribe              SS 
9. J Simontacchi        P     9. J Jennings           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  4-1  123  6  -26%  46% G Norton        J Simontacchi   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jennings Scores; Pierre Scores; Walker Scores; Norton to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   1  7-4  1--  1  -19%  67% B Petrick       J Fassero       Home Run; Gload Scores
   t 4   1  4-4  1--  2   16%  66% F Vina          J Jennings      Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Simontacchi Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  123  3   15%  67% T Martinez      J Jennings      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Marrero Scores/No RBI/unER; Edmonds Scores/No RBI/unER; Rolen to 3B
   t 8   0  6-7  ---  2   12%  85% E Marrero       T Jones         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Jennings facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   50%  E Marrero       Walk
          1--  5   54%  J Edmonds       Walk; Marrero to 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS
          12-  4   52%  S Rolen         Walk; Marrero to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   RR     123  3   67%  T Martinez      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Marrero Scores/No RBI/unER; Edmonds Scores/No RBI/unER; Rolen to 3B
   O      1-3  4   63%  E Renteria      Rolen Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C)
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   66%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   67%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   69%  T Helton        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Jennings facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   71%  E Renteria      Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   69%  M Difelice      Flyball: CF
          1--  1   74%  J Simontacchi   Single (Ground Ball); Renteria to 3B
   R      1-3  2   79%  F Vina          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Renteria Scores; Simontacchi to 2B
   O      12-  3   76%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   73%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Simontacchi facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   67%  L Walker        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   71%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   63%  J Cust          Single to RF (Line Drive); Walker Scores; Cust to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  4   66%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   70%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Rockies 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Jennings facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   68%  A Pujols        Lineout: LF
   R      ---  6   76%  S Rolen         Home Run
   O      ---  7   75%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   71%  J Jennings      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   65%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jennings to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  B Butler        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Jennings to 3B; Pierre to 2B
   O      -23  8   74%  T Helton        Strikeout Looking
          -23  8   72%  L Walker        Walk
   RRR    123  6   46%  G Norton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jennings Scores; Pierre Scores; Walker Scores; Norton to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3  6   50%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Jennings facing 8-9-1
                  Gabe Kapler replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  6   47%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Simontacchi   Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   66%  F Vina          Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Simontacchi Scores
   R      --3  3   72%  E Marrero       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Vina Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
          1--  3   77%  J Edmonds       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   67%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Simontacchi facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   70%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   65%  J Uribe         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   70%  J Jennings      Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  3   74%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jason Jennings facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   72%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
          ---  1   71%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   73%  M Difelice      Single to LF (Line Drive); Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  J Simontacchi   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Simontacchi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   72%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   75%  T Helton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   76%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Brian Fuentes facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Jason Jennings pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   74%  F Vina          Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   73%  E Marrero       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          ---  5   74%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   76%  A Pujols        Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  1   72%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Simontacchi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   76%  G Norton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  J Cust          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   80%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Sean Lowe facing 6-7-8
                  Sean Lowe replaces Jack Cust pitching and batting 6th; Ross Gload replaces Brian Fuentes playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   78%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   80%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--      81%  M Difelice      Passed Ball; Renteria to 2B
          -2-  7   82%  " "             Walk
                  Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Jason Simontacchi batting 9th
   R      12-  4   91%  I Cruz          Single to RF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Difelice to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   85%  F Vina          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 7th; Wilson Delgado replaces Ivan Cruz playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   85%  R Gload         Single (Ground Ball)
                  Ben Petrick pinch hits for Juan Pierre batting 1st
   RR     1--  1   67%  B Petrick       Home Run; Gload Scores
   O      ---  2   70%  B Butler        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   73%  T Helton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Rockies 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Todd Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Jones replaces Brent Butler pitching and batting 2nd; Terry Shumpert replaces Sean Lowe playing 2B batting 6th; Ben Petrick moves to CF
   R      ---  2   85%  E Marrero       Home Run
   R      ---  5   92%  J Edmonds       Home Run
   R      ---  4   96%  A Pujols        Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---  5   97%  S Rolen         Double to RF (Line Drive)
                  Kent Mercker replaces Todd Jones pitching and batting 2nd
   O      -2-  5   97%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Rolen to 3B
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Jeff Fassero batting 7th
   O      --3  6   96%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
          --3  4   96%  M Difelice      Intentional Walk
   RRO    1-3  4   99%  W Delgado       Double to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores; Difelice Scores; Delgado out at 3B/LF-3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-12, Rick White facing 4-5-6
                  Rick White replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  3   99%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  G Norton        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   99%  T Shumpert      Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  4  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Rockies 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-6, Jose Jimenez facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Jimenez replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  2  100%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1  100%  E Marrero       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Rockies 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 6-12, Mike Crudale facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Crudale replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 4th; So Taguchi replaces Rick White playing LF batting 7th
          ---  3   99%  J Uribe         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Uribe to 3B/Adv on E7
   O      --3  4  100%  R Gload         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6  100%  B Petrick       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jay Payton pinch hits for Jose Jimenez batting 2nd
          --3  5  100%  J Payton        Walk
                  Jose Ortiz pinch hits for Todd Helton batting 3rd
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Rockies 6.

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