June 25, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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WSN 9
@BAL 5 HOU 10
@CHW 9
(13) CIN 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
STL 1 KCR 6
MIL 0 MIN 8
CHC 1 NYY 2
FLA 1 FLA 5
@NYY 0 ATL 4
@TBD 1 NYM 7
@TOR 4 ARI 9
LAA 7 COL 3
TEX 0 LAD 7
PIT 4 SEA 9
@SDP 4 OAK 10
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,644

Sunday, June 25, 2006, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Cardinals

42-32

Lost 6

1st

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

W: W Ledezma (1-0), L: S Ponson (4-3), S: T Jones (20)

Tigers

51-25

Won 3

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .320  .758   20    1   5   
T Perez RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .788    9    1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .313 1.183   13   12   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .341  .968   16    0   3   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .777   19    2   1   
S Spiezio DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .809   19    0   0   
J Rodriguez LF                3   1   1   0    0   1  .301  .756   18    2   1   2B
  S Taguchi PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .711    3    0   0   
G Bennett C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .510    3    1   0   
  Y Molina PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .578    8    1   1   
A Miles 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .692   16    3   4   GDP

S Ponson P                                                               1   1
  R Flores P                                                             0   0
  B Thompson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   1   9   1    1  10              144   24  16

BATTING

2B: J Rodriguez (8, off J Bonderman).

TB: D Eckstein 3; J Rodriguez 2; A Miles; S Taguchi; T Perez; S Rolen; A Pujols.

GIDP: A Miles (3).

RBI: A Miles (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Miles-D Eckstein-A Pujols; A Miles-A Pujols.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               3   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .892   16    2   0   2B
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .289  .689    8    0   3   2B,GDP
I Rodriguez 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .757   10    5   0   2B
  C Shelton 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .838         1   0   
M Ordonez DH                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .317  .896    8    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .861    6    1   1   GDP
M Thames LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .310 1.033    7    4   0   
A Gomez RF                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .605   13    1   0   
V Wilson C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .825    7   11   0   SH
B Inge 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .760   13    2   1   

J Bonderman P                                                            0   1
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  W Ledezma P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       27   4   9   4    2   1               88   27   6

BATTING

2B: I Rodriguez (12, off S Ponson); C Granderson (18, off R Flores); P Polanco (12, off B Thompson).

SH: V Wilson (5, off S Ponson).

TB: P Polanco 3; I Rodriguez 3; C Granderson 2; A Gomez; M Ordonez; B Inge; M Thames.

GIDP: C Guillen (10); P Polanco (11).

RBI: P Polanco (29); M Ordonez (56); I Rodriguez (35); C Granderson (39).

2-out RBI: I Rodriguez; P Polanco.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 5 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-C Guillen-C Shelton.

BASERUNNING

PO: M Thames (1st base by Y Molina).

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
S Ponson, L (4-3)              7.1   6   2   2    2   1   0   4.95   27   75-48   32· 2·14   16· 7· 1· 0     57    -     1.18   0.21
R Flores                       0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.37    1    6-3     1· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.79  -0.10
B Thompson                     0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.46    2    3-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.71  -0.11
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   1   0          30   84-54   36· 3·15   18· 8· 1· 0          3-2

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 Bonderman                    7     7   1   1    1   8   0   3.65   29  116-80   52·15·13    8· 9· 3· 0     66    -     1.19   0.34
J Zumaya                       0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.43    2    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.65  -0.00
W Ledezma, W (1-0)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   10-7     5· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.57   0.11
T Jones, S (20)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.60    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.04
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1  10   0          36  142-98   64·18·16   10·11· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Ledezma (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 40,644.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. T Perez              RF    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. I Rodriguez          1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. M Ordonez            DH 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. S Spiezio            DH    6. M Thames             LF 
7. J Rodriguez          LF    7. A Gomez              RF 
8. G Bennett            C     8. V Wilson             C  
9. A Miles              2B    9. B Inge               3B 

   S Ponson             P        J Bonderman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  1--  1  -11%  52% P Polanco       S Ponson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 8   1  1-1  1-3  6   10%  85% C Granderson    R Flores        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gomez Scores; Inge out at Hm/CF-SS-C; Granderson to 3B/Adv on throw
   b 8   1  1-1  -2-  7   10%  75% B Inge          S Ponson        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gomez to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  -2-  1    9%  60% M Ordonez       S Ponson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores
   b 4   0  1-1  1--  3   -9%  51% C Guillen       S Ponson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  D Eckstein      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   41%  T Perez         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   51%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   48%  J Edmonds       Walk; Eckstein to 3B; Perez to 2B
   O      123  2   55%  S Spiezio       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   55%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   52%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   54%  M Ordonez       Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   44%  J Rodriguez     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   46%  G Bennett       Groundout: P-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      --3  5   40%  A Miles         Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  4   43%  D Eckstein      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   45%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   41%  A Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   39%  V Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   42%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   43%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   42%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   40%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeremy Bonderman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   41%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  G Bennett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   51%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   60%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores
   OO     1--  3   51%  C Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Thames        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  A Miles         Popfly: 3B
          ---  6   50%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   54%  T Perez         Lineout: LF
          1--  1   51%  A Pujols        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  3   57%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   54%  A Gomez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   52%  V Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  B Inge          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   56%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF
   O      --- 11   58%  J Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   63%  C Granderson    Walk
   OO     1--  1   52%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeremy Bonderman facing 8-9-1
                  Yadier Molina pinch hits for Gary Bennett batting 8th
   O      ---  4   54%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   57%  A Miles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   55%  D Eckstein      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   59%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
                  Yadier Molina moves to C
   O      ---  3   55%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   52%  C Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   54%  M Thames        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  A Gomez         Thames Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Joel Zumaya facing 3-4-5
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Jeremy Bonderman pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Wilfredo Ledezma replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
          1--      46%  J Edmonds       Wild Pitch; Rolen to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  7   61%  S Spiezio       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   68%  A Gomez         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   65%  V Wilson        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Gomez to 2B
          -2-  7   75%  B Inge          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Gomez to 3B
                  Randy Flores replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   RO     1-3  6   85%  C Granderson    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gomez Scores; Inge out at Hm/CF-SS-C; Granderson to 3B/Adv on throw
                  Brad Thompson replaces Randy Flores pitching
   R      --3  1   93%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Granderson Scores
   RO     -2-  2   96%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores; Rodriguez out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Jones replaces Wilfredo Ledezma pitching; Chris Shelton replaces Ivan Rodriguez playing 1B batting 3rd; So Taguchi pinch hits for John Rodriguez batting 7th
          ---  3   92%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   96%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3  100%  A Miles         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200606250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation