June 23, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
WSN 1 BOS 10
PHI 2 CHW 7
HOU 4 CIN 3
@CLE 0 DET 10
STL 6 MIL 7
@KCR 2 MIN 7
CHC 2 NYY 6
FLA 5 ATL 4
@TBD 3
(11) NYM 6
@TOR 1 LAA 8
@ARI 2 TEX 8
@COL 6 LAD 10
PIT 4 SDP 2
SEA 1
(10) OAK 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,238

Friday, June 23, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Cardinals

42-30

Lost 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   3  0  1   0  1  1    6 12  0
Tigers          1  2  0   0  4  0   0  3  X   10 13  0

W: J Verlander (9-4), L: C Carpenter (6-4)

Tigers

49-25

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .738   20    0   3   
S Spiezio DH                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .283  .825   21    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   4   1    1   0  .316 1.208   23    8   0   HR,2B
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .341  .977   25    0   1   2B
J Rodriguez LF                5   0   0   1    0   4  .300  .750   21    1   0   
J Encarnacion RF              3   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .799   11    2   0   SB,SF
S Taguchi CF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .280  .713   16    2   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   3   3    0   0  .218  .579   17   11   0   2·2B
A Miles 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .689   12    0   2   

C Carpenter P                                                            0   0
  R Flores P                                                             0   0
  B Looper P                                                             0   0
  T Johnson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   6    3   9              166   24   6

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (8, off J Verlander); Y Molina 2 (12, 2 off J Verlander); S Rolen (23, off J Verlander).

HR: A Pujols (26, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Encarnacion (3, off J Verlander).

TB: A Pujols 8; Y Molina 5; S Rolen 4; J Encarnacion; S Taguchi.

RBI: Y Molina 3 (26); A Pujols (66); J Rodriguez (10); J Encarnacion (40).

2-out RBI: Y Molina 3; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion (3, 2nd base off F Rodney/V Wilson).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   2   2   2    0   2  .286  .874   23    2   0   HR,2B
P Polanco 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .287  .675   17    2   4   
I Rodriguez C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .750    4    3   0   
  V Wilson C                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .792    5    6   0   2B
M Ordonez RF                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .310  .885   19    4   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .856   16    2   3   
M Thames DH                   4   2   2   1    0   2  .313 1.039   12    0   0   2B
C Shelton 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .846   16    8   0   
C Monroe LF                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .241  .721   15    0   0   2B,SF
B Inge 3B                     4   1   2   3    0   1  .225  .765   12    0   0   HR

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  10  13  10    1  11              139   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Thames (13, off C Carpenter); C Granderson (17, off C Carpenter); V Wilson (5, off C Carpenter); C Monroe (12, off C Carpenter).

HR: C Granderson (11, off C Carpenter; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); B Inge (16, off C Carpenter; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Monroe (3, off B Looper).

TB: C Granderson 6; B Inge 5; M Thames 3; M Ordonez 2; C Monroe 2; V Wilson 2; C Guillen; C Shelton; P Polanco.

RBI: B Inge 3 (44); M Ordonez 2 (54); C Granderson 2 (37); M Thames (26); P Polanco (27); C Monroe (33).

2-out RBI: B Inge 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

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
C Carpenter, L (6-4)           7     9   7   7    0   9   2   2.97   30  108-76   36·14·26    9· 7· 5· 0     40    -     0.67  -0.40
R Flores                       0     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.03    2    7-3     1· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.02
B Looper                       0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.34    4   15-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.23  -0.04
T Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.15    2    9-6     0· 4· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10  10    1  11   2          38  139-94   43·19·32   12· 8· 6· 0          4-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (9-4)           6     7   4   4    3   5   0   3.39   27  108-70   39·12·19    8· 7· 4· 0     44    -     0.90  -0.03
F Rodney, H (8)                2     3   1   1    0   3   0   2.89    9   36-24    8· 5·11    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.82   0.06
T Jones                        1     2   1   1    0   1   1   6.83    5   21-16    9· 1· 6    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    3   9   1          41  165-110  56·18·36   14· 8· 7· 0           -

R Flores faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - , 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 42,238.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. S Spiezio            DH    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. I Rodriguez          C  
4. S Rolen              3B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Rodriguez          LF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. M Thames             DH 
7. S Taguchi            CF    7. C Shelton            1B 
8. Y Molina             C     8. C Monroe             LF 
9. A Miles              2B    9. B Inge               3B 

   C Carpenter          P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-  3   15%  79% B Inge          C Carpenter     Home Run (Fly Ball); Thames Scores
   t 4   2  3-2  1--  2  -13%  52% Y Molina        J Verlander     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Taguchi Scores
   b 5   1  3-3  -2-  5   13%  72% C Granderson    C Carpenter     Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Monroe Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  1--  4  -10%  66% S Rolen         J Verlander     Double to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4    9%  64% C Granderson    C Carpenter     Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Eckstein      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   54%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  6   51%  S Rolen         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   64%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   62%  P Polanco       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   61%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   62%  M Ordonez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   60%  C Guillen       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   62%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   64%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  Y Molina        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   71%  M Thames        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   67%  C Shelton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   64%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  3   79%  B Inge          Home Run (Fly Ball); Thames Scores
   O      ---  4   78%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   81%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   82%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   82%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   81%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   77%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   66%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
   RO     -23  3   68%  J Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Pujols Scores; Rolen to 3B
   RO     --3  1   67%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rolen Scores
          ---  6   65%  S Taguchi       Walk
   R      1--  2   52%  Y Molina        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF Line); Taguchi Scores
          -2-  6   51%  A Miles         Walk
   O      12-  2   56%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   53%  C Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  C Shelton       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
                  Vance Wilson replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing C batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   53%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  A Pujols        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Pujols out at 2B/SS
   O      ---  3   57%  S Rolen         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   65%  C Monroe        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   59%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   72%  C Granderson    Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Monroe Scores
   R      -2-  1   81%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Granderson Scores
          1--  2   86%  V Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive); Polanco to 3B
   RR     -23  4   93%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Wilson Scores
   O      1--  5   92%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   91%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   93%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  J Encarnacion   Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  4   93%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--  6   88%  Y Molina        Double to LF (Line Drive); Taguchi Scores
   O      -2-  2   91%  A Miles         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  C Shelton       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   89%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   89%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Fernando Rodney facing 1-2-3
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  5   91%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   94%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   93%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  V Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Fernando Rodney facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   95%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   92%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   95%  S Taguchi       Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  Y Molina        Encarnacion Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   90%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Encarnacion Scores
   O      1--  1   94%  A Miles         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Randy Flores facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Flores replaces Chris Carpenter pitching
          ---  6   95%  M Ordonez       Walk
          1--  1   96%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ordonez to 2B
                  Braden Looper replaces Randy Flores pitching
   R      12-  3   98%  M Thames        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 2B
          12-  6   99%  C Shelton       Single to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B; Thames to 2B
   RO     123  4   99%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Guillen Scores; Thames to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  B Inge          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Thames Scores; Shelton to 3B
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Braden Looper pitching
   O      1-3  4   99%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   99%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-10, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  7  100%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive)
          ---  6  100%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Tigers 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200606230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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