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Standings
DET
@BOS		1
4		 
(6)
CLE
@KCR		3
8
CHW
@MIN		4
3
BAL
@NYY		11
5
TBR
@OAK		8
0
TOR
@SEA		2
7
LAA
@TEX		6
2
MIA
@ATL		1
7
PIT
@CHC		5
0
SDP
@CIN		6
7
STL
@COL		11
6
ARI
@LAD		8
2
HOU
@MIL		1
10
NYM
@SFG		1
4
PHI
@WSN		8
0
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 6:39PM
, Coors Field
Attendance: 31,297, Time of Game: 3:06
Cardinals
11
55-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Rockies
6
37-64
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Kyle Lohse (11-2)
L: Jeff Francis (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  1  0   0  0  1   3  2  0   11 15  2
Rockies         2  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  1    6 12  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Daniel Descalso SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .239 .665 22 13 -0.054 0.75 0.035 -0.088 -0.8 2 2 HBP,SH
Allen Craig 1B 3 2 3 3 2 0 .298 .932 19 9 0.211 0.79 0.211 0.000 3.5 9 0
Matt Holliday LF 5 2 2 4 0 2 .320 .947 17 11 0.245 0.82 0.295 -0.050 1.8 1 0 HR,2B,GDP
Carlos Beltran RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 .284 .893 14 9 0.101 0.46 0.126 -0.025 1.3 1 0 HR,2B
David Freese 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .318 .897 14 10 0.013 0.34 0.059 -0.046 0.5 0 1 HR
Yadier Molina C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .858 16 11 -0.009 0.28 0.016 -0.025 -0.4 8 2
Jon Jay CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .287 .732 17 13 0.010 0.42 0.060 -0.050 -0.4 4 0 SB,GDP
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .323 .846 24 13 0.069 0.36 0.080 -0.011 1.0 2 5 3B
Kyle Lohse P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .219 8 6 -0.061 0.56 0.000 -0.061 -1.2 0 1
   Brian Fuentes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Carpenter PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .842 7 5 0.009 0.24 0.009 0.000 0.6
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 11 15 11 3 3 .385 1.160 158 100 0.534 0.52 0.891 -0.356 5.9 27 11
2B: C Beltran (15, off A Ottavino); M Holliday (26, off J Francis).
3B: S Schumaker (4, off J Francis).
HR: C Beltran (24, off J Francis; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); M Holliday (19, off A Ottavino; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); D Freese (15, off A Ottavino; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: D Descalso (4, off M Ekstrom).
HBP: D Descalso (3, by J Francis).
TB: C Beltran 6; M Holliday 6; D Freese 5; S Schumaker 4; A Craig 3; Y Molina 2; J Jay; M Carpenter.
GIDP: J Jay (5); M Holliday (11).
RBI: M Holliday 4 (70); A Craig 3 (54); C Beltran 2 (75); D Freese (59); J Jay (18).
2-out RBI: J Jay; D Freese; A Craig.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. Y Molina-D Descalso; D Descalso-S Schumaker-A Craig.
E: S Schumaker (2); D Descalso (8).
Baserunning
SB: J Jay (10, 2nd base off A Ottavino/W Rosario).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Young CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 .264 .691 19 15 0.002 0.91 0.071 -0.069 0.4 5 0 2B
Josh Rutledge SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 .381 1.076 9 6 0.204 1.02 0.280 -0.076 1.7 2 5 HR,2B,GDP
Carlos Gonzalez LF 4 2 1 1 1 0 .327 .964 15 9 -0.039 0.72 0.048 -0.087 0.4 3 0
Michael Cuddyer RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .803 14 9 0.100 0.99 0.145 -0.045 1.1 0 0 2B,CS
   Andrew Brown RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .477 4 3 -0.005 0.23 0.000 -0.005 -0.4 0 0
Todd Helton 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .238 .735 27 16 -0.035 1.00 0.041 -0.076 0.4 13 1 2B
Wilin Rosario C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .240 .783 16 12 -0.152 1.24 0.010 -0.162 -1.7 2 2
Jordan Pacheco 3B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .300 .718 15 14 0.092 0.61 0.116 -0.024 0.7 0 4 2·2B
DJ LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .241 .589 18 13 -0.130 1.10 0.000 -0.130 -1.5 1 3
Jeff Francis P 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .063 4 0 0.024 1.18 0.024 0.000 0.2 0 1
   Tyler Colvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .853 9 7 -0.034 1.12 0.000 -0.034 -0.4
   Adam Ottavino P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 6 4 0.011 0.30 0.011 0.000 0.1 0 0
   Mike Ekstrom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jonathan Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .672 2 2 -0.006 0.21 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
   Matt Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 12 6 4 9 .308 .911 158 110 0.032 0.90 0.746 -0.714 0.9 27 16
2B: T Helton (14, off J Motte); E Young (3, off K Lohse); J Pacheco 2 (14, 2 off K Lohse); M Cuddyer (30, off K Lohse); J Rutledge (6, off K Lohse).
HR: J Rutledge (3, off K Lohse; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Rutledge 6; J Pacheco 5; E Young 4; M Cuddyer 2; T Helton 2; A Ottavino; C Gonzalez.
GIDP: J Rutledge (2).
RBI: J Rutledge 3 (11); T Helton (36); C Gonzalez (71); M Cuddyer (56).
2-out RBI: J Rutledge 3.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Rutledge-D LeMahieu-T Helton; D LeMahieu-J Rutledge-T Helton.
Baserunning
CS: M Cuddyer (3, 2nd base by K Lohse/Y Molina).

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
Kyle Lohse, W (11-2) 6 9 5 5 2 5 1 2.91 30 101 72 46 9 17 10 13 4 0 37 -0.088 1.15 -1.6
Brian Fuentes 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.26 4 16 10 7 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.53 0.1
Fernando Salas, H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 1 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.035 1.27 0.5
Mitchell Boggs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.61 3 8 6 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.19 0.6
Jason Motte 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 2.74 5 27 19 11 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.14 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 4 9 1 6.00 43 158 110 68 16 26 14 16 5 0 37 2 0 -0.032 0.52 -0.9

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
Jeff Francis, L (3-3) 4 6 5 5 0 2 1 5.43 18 56 38 21 4 13 7 8 4 0 32 -0.262 0.70 -2.7
Adam Ottavino 2.2 4 4 4 3 0 2 4.99 14 54 31 19 2 10 5 6 2 0 0 0 -0.247 0.61 -2.4
Mike Ekstrom 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 5.91 8 29 19 11 3 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 -0.025 0.17 -1.3
Matt Reynolds 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.45 4 19 12 9 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 11 11 3 3 3 11.00 44 158 100 60 10 30 17 20 9 0 32 0 0 -0.533 0.90 -5.9
Balks: None.
WP: A Ottavino (6).
HBP: J Francis (3; D Descalso).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Lance Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:06.
Attendance: 31,297.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Colorado Rockies
1 Daniel Descalso SS 1 Eric Young CF
2 Allen Craig 1B 2 Josh Rutledge SS
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Carlos Gonzalez LF
4 Carlos Beltran RF 4 Michael Cuddyer RF
5 David Freese 3B 5 Todd Helton 1B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Wilin Rosario C
7 Jon Jay CF 7 Jordan Pacheco 3B
8 Skip Schumaker 2B 8 DJ LeMahieu 2B
9 Kyle Lohse P 9 Jeff Francis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR COL J. Rutledge K. Lohse -24% 66% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ottavino Scores; Young Scores
t7 6-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL M. Holliday A. Ottavino 19% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Craig Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Holliday J. Francis 10% 72% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Descalso Scores; Craig Scores
b1 1-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R COL M. Cuddyer K. Lohse -10% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
t1 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR STL C. Beltran J. Francis 9% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Holliday Scores

Play By Play

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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, Rockies' Jeff Francis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL D. Descalso J. Francis 3% 53% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Craig J. Francis 8% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Descalso to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Holliday J. Francis 10% 72% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Descalso Scores; Craig Scores
t1 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR STL C. Beltran J. Francis 9% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Holliday Scores
t1 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Freese J. Francis -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 4-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Francis 1% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 4-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL J. Jay J. Francis -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  COL E. Young K. Lohse -5% 74% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b1 0-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O COL J. Rutledge K. Lohse 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
b1 0-4 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R COL C. Gonzalez K. Lohse -4% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young Scores
b1 1-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R COL M. Cuddyer K. Lohse -10% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
b1 2-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL T. Helton K. Lohse 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Cuddyer to 3B
b1 2-4 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O COL W. Rosario K. Lohse 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rockies' Jeff Francis facing 8-9-1
t2 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker J. Francis 7% 76% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t2 4-2 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Lohse J. Francis -3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t2 4-2 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O STL D. Descalso J. Francis -5% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 4-2 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Craig J. Francis 7% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Schumaker Scores
t2 5-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Francis -2% 73% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
b2 2-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  COL J. Pacheco K. Lohse -6% 67% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b2 2-5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O COL D. LeMahieu K. Lohse 4% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  COL J. Francis K. Lohse -2% 69% Walk
b2 2-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O COL E. Young K. Lohse 4% 73% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pacheco to 3B
b2 2-5 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O COL J. Rutledge K. Lohse 5% 78% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rockies' Jeff Francis facing 4-5-6
t3 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Beltran J. Francis -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 5-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Freese J. Francis -1% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 5-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina J. Francis -1% 75% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
b3 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL C. Gonzalez K. Lohse 3% 77% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b3 2-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  COL M. Cuddyer K. Lohse -3% 74% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b3 2-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO COL T. Helton K. Lohse 6% 80% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Cuddyer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rockies' Jeff Francis facing 7-8-9
t4 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Jay J. Francis -1% 78% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Francis -1% 77% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t4 5-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL K. Lohse J. Francis -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
b4 2-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL W. Rosario K. Lohse 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  COL J. Pacheco K. Lohse -4% 75% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b4 2-5 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O COL D. LeMahieu K. Lohse 4% 79% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
Tyler Colvin pinch hits for Jeff Francis (P) batting 9th
b4 2-5 2 -2- 9,(2-2)  O COL T. Colvin K. Lohse 3% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rockies' Adam Ottavino facing 1-2-3
Adam Ottavino replaces Tyler Colvin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Descalso A. Ottavino -1% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 5-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Craig A. Ottavino 1% 82% Walk
t5 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL M. Holliday A. Ottavino -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O COL E. Young K. Lohse 3% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  COL J. Rutledge K. Lohse -4% 77% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 2-5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O COL C. Gonzalez K. Lohse 4% 81% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b5 2-5 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  COL M. Cuddyer K. Lohse -2% 79% Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Rutledge to 3B
b5 2-5 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  COL T. Helton K. Lohse -3% 76% Walk; Cuddyer to 2B
b5 2-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  O COL W. Rosario K. Lohse 9% 85% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Rockies 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rockies' Adam Ottavino facing 4-5-6
t6 5-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL C. Beltran A. Ottavino 3% 88% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t6 5-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese A. Ottavino -2% 86% Lineout: CF (Short CF)
t6 5-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina A. Ottavino -2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); Beltran to 3B
t6 5-2 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Jay A. Ottavino 5% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Beltran Scores
t6 6-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker A. Ottavino 0% 90% Jay Steals 2B
t6 6-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker A. Ottavino 0% 90% Wild Pitch; Jay to 3B
t6 6-2 2 --3 7,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker A. Ottavino 0% 91% Walk
t6 6-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Lohse A. Ottavino -2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
b6 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL J. Pacheco K. Lohse 2% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL D. LeMahieu K. Lohse 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 2-6 2 --- 6,(2-2)  COL A. Ottavino K. Lohse -1% 91% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b6 2-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  COL E. Young K. Lohse -2% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ottavino to 2B
b6 2-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR COL J. Rutledge K. Lohse -24% 66% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ottavino Scores; Young Scores
b6 5-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL C. Gonzalez K. Lohse 2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Rockies 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rockies' Adam Ottavino facing 1-2-3
t7 6-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso A. Ottavino -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 6-5 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Craig A. Ottavino 3% 68% Walk
t7 6-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL M. Holliday A. Ottavino 19% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Craig Scores
t7 8-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Beltran A. Ottavino -1% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 8-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL D. Freese A. Ottavino 6% 92% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Mike Ekstrom replaces Adam Ottavino pitching and batting 9th
t7 9-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina M. Ekstrom 0% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t7 9-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Jay M. Ekstrom -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-9, Cardinals' Brian Fuentes facing 4-5-6
Brian Fuentes replaces Kyle Lohse pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL M. Cuddyer B. Fuentes 2% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 5-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL T. Helton B. Fuentes 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-9 2 --- 8,(3-2)  COL W. Rosario B. Fuentes -1% 94% Walk
b7 5-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL J. Pacheco B. Fuentes -2% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive); Rosario to 2B
Fernando Salas replaces Brian Fuentes pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-9 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O COL D. LeMahieu F. Salas 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Rockies 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rockies' Mike Ekstrom facing 8-9-1
Andrew Brown replaces Michael Cuddyer playing RF batting 4th
t8 9-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker M. Ekstrom 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Matt Carpenter pinch hits for Fernando Salas (P) batting 9th
t8 9-5 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  STL M. Carpenter M. Ekstrom 1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schumaker to 2B
t8 9-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Descalso M. Ekstrom 0% 97% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Schumaker to 3B; Carpenter to 2B
t8 9-5 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RR STL A. Craig M. Ekstrom 2% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Schumaker Scores; Carpenter Scores
t8 11-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Holliday M. Ekstrom -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 11-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Beltran M. Ekstrom -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 9-1-2
Mitchell Boggs replaces Matt Carpenter (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jonathan Herrera pinch hits for Mike Ekstrom (P) batting 9th
b8 5-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL J. Herrera M. Boggs 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b8 5-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  COL E. Young M. Boggs -1% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b8 5-11 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO COL J. Rutledge M. Boggs 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Rockies' Matt Reynolds facing 5-6-7
Matt Reynolds replaces Jonathan Herrera (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 11-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL D. Freese M. Reynolds 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t9 11-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. Reynolds -0% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t9 11-5 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay M. Reynolds -0% 100% Lineout: LF
t9 11-5 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Reynolds -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 3-4-5
Jason Motte replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching and batting 9th
b9 5-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  COL C. Gonzalez J. Motte -0% 99% Walk
b9 5-11 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O COL A. Brown J. Motte 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-11 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  COL T. Helton J. Motte -0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Gonzalez to 2B
b9 5-11 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  R COL T. Helton J. Motte -1% 99% Double to CF (Ground Ball); Gonzalez Scores
b9 6-11 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O COL W. Rosario J. Motte 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-11 2 -2- 9,(1-2)  O COL J. Pacheco J. Motte 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Rockies 6.

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