April 9, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
CHW 2 KCR 9
@DET 6 NYY 2
MIN 1 ANA 5
@SEA 1 TBD 10
BAL 7 OAK 13
@TEX 5 TOR 10
BOS 5 CHC 3
MON 0 COL 9
STL 4 FLA 3
NYM 2 HOU 4
CIN 3 LAD 5
ARI 2 PHI 16
ATL 2 MIL 3
@PIT 2 SFG 15
SDP 11

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 24,110

Wednesday, April 9, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cardinals

4-3

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   3  0  0    4  8  0
Rockies         4  0  5   0  0  0   0  0  X    9 10  0

W: N Cruz (2-0), L: B Tomko (0-1)

Rockies

5-3

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .212  .592   22    1   2   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   2   3    0   0  .353  .964   16    1   5   2B
J Edmonds CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .529 1.873    7    1   0   HBP
  K Robinson CF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .708    5    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pujols LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .292 1.081    9    0   0   
  E Perez LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .749    5    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.101   14    0   3   HR,2·GDP
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .207  .682   13    9   1   HBP
O Palmeiro RF-CF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .462 1.148   18    3   0   
M Matheny C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .467 1.117   16    6   0   2B
B Tomko P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    9    1   0   
  M Cairo PH-RF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .300    7    0   0   2B
Totals                       33   4   8   4    2   3              141   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (2, off N Cruz); E Renteria (4, off B Fuentes); M Cairo (1, off S Reed).

HR: S Rolen (2, off N Cruz; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: J Edmonds (1, by N Cruz); T Martinez (2, by N Cruz).

TB: S Rolen 4; E Renteria 3; M Cairo 2; M Matheny 2; B Tomko; O Palmeiro; K Robinson.

GIDP: S Rolen 2 (3).

RBI: E Renteria 3 (5); S Rolen (8).

2-out RBI: E Renteria 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-F Vina-T Martinez.

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .612   15    2   3   
J Payton LF                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .364  .993    8    2   0   
T Helton 1B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .419 1.299   12    9   1   2B
L Walker RF                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .212  .721   13    1   0   3B,2B
P Wilson CF                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .353 1.052   13    3   0   HR,2·2B,SB
J Hernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .755   18    4   5   
B Estalella C                 3   1   1   2    1   1  .250 1.308   16    3   0   HR,GDP
C Stynes 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .820   10    1   2   
N Cruz P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   13    1   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   9  10   9    2   6              118   27  11

BATTING

2B: P Wilson 2 (5, off K Calero, off B Tomko); T Helton (5, off B Tomko); L Walker (1, off B Tomko).

3B: L Walker (3, off B Tomko).

HR: B Estalella (3, off B Tomko; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); P Wilson (1, off B Tomko; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: P Wilson 8; L Walker 5; B Estalella 4; T Helton 2; R Belliard; J Hernandez; J Payton.

GIDP: B Estalella (1).

RBI: P Wilson 3 (7); L Walker 3 (6); B Estalella 2 (5); T Helton (12).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Hernandez-R Belliard-T Helton 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Wilson (2, 3rd base off K Calero/M Matheny).

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
B Tomko, L (0-1)               6     9   9   9    1   4   2   6.75   27   91-60   35· 6·19   12· 6· 4· 0     21    -     0.33  -0.35
J Fassero                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  10.80    4    7-7     5· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
K Calero                       0.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   6.23    4   17-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    10   9   9    2   6   2          35  115-74   43· 9·22   13·10· 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
N Cruz, W (2-0)                6     5   2   2    0   0   1   3.27   24   82-51   30· 5·16   10· 8· 4· 0     54    -     0.40   0.14
B Fuentes                      1     2   2   2    1   1   0   7.36    6   24-13   10· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.20  -0.01
S Reed                         2     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.50    7   35-25   16· 2· 7    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   3   1          37  141-89   56· 8·25   13·11· 6· 0          1-1

N Cruz faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: N Cruz 2 (2; J Edmonds, T Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 24,110.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 3mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Colorado Rockies                     
1. F Vina               2B    1. R Belliard           2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. J Payton             LF 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. T Helton             1B 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. L Walker             RF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. P Wilson             CF 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. J Hernandez          SS 
7. O Palmeiro           RF    7. B Estalella          C  
8. M Matheny            C     8. C Stynes             3B 
9. B Tomko              P     9. N Cruz               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-2  -2-  2   10%  84% P Wilson        B Tomko         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Walker Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  4   10%  65% T Helton        B Tomko         Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Payton Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-  1    8%  73% L Walker        B Tomko         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Helton Scores
   b 3   0  0-4  12-  7    5%  97% L Walker        B Tomko         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Payton Scores; Helton Scores
   t 3   2  4-0  12-  5    3%  88% J Edmonds       N Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   54%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   53%  J Edmonds       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   55%  A Pujols        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   55%  J Payton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  4   65%  T Helton        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Payton Scores
   R      -2-  1   73%  L Walker        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Helton Scores
   RR     -2-  2   84%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Walker Scores
          ---  3   85%  J Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   82%  B Estalella     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Cruz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   84%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   86%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  C Stynes        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   84%  N Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Nelson Cruz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   86%  M Matheny       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  5   84%  B Tomko         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  F Vina          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--  5   85%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Tomko to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brett Tomko facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   89%  J Payton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   91%  T Helton        Walk; Payton to 2B
   RR     12-  7   97%  L Walker        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Payton Scores; Helton Scores
   R      --3  1   97%  P Wilson        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Walker Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-  2   99%  B Estalella     Home Run (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  C Stynes        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  N Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Rockies 9.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Nelson Cruz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   98%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   98%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  1   99%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  R Belliard      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  T Helton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Cruz facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   97%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   98%  B Tomko         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   99%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  E Renteria      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Brett Tomko facing 4-5-6
                  Kerry Robinson replaces Jim Edmonds playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   99%  L Walker        Lineout: P
   O      ---  6   99%  P Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   99%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   98%  K Robinson      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  A Pujols        Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  1  100%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-1, Brett Tomko facing 7-8-9
                  Eduardo Perez replaces Albert Pujols playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  6   99%  B Estalella     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  C Stynes        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  N Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 9.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-9, Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   99%  T Martinez      Hit By Pitch
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Nelson Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   98%  O Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Brett Tomko batting 9th
   O      12-  2  100%  M Cairo         Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
          12-  8   99%  F Vina          Walk; Martinez to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
   RRR    123  2   97%  E Renteria      Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Palmeiro Scores; Vina Scores
   O      -2-  3   98%  K Robinson      Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Kerry Robinson pitching and batting 3rd; Orlando Palmeiro moves to CF; Miguel Cairo moves to RF
   O      ---  3   98%  R Belliard      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   98%  J Payton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   98%  T Helton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Steve Reed facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Reed replaces Brian Fuentes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   96%  E Perez         Walk
   OO     1--  3   99%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-4, Jeff Fassero facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  L Walker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Kiko Calero replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 3rd
          ---  4   99%  P Wilson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-     100%  J Hernandez     Wilson Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   99%  B Estalella     Walk
   O      1-3  3   99%  C Stynes        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 9.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Steve Reed facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10  100%  O Palmeiro      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  M Cairo         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4  100%  F Vina          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation