June 26, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
SFG 1 DET 3
STL 2
(10) OAK 5
PHI 0 TOR 7
CIN 1 BAL 11
@CHC 4 TBR 6
@FLA 1 HOU 7
TEX 2 CHW 2
@LAD 0 MIN 4
@SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 41,022

Thursday, June 26, 2008, 1:05pm
Time of Game: 3:29

Cardinals

45-35

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1   0    2 14  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1   1    3 11  1

W: B Seay (1-1), L: M Parisi (0-4)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Tigers

38-40

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Barton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .723   11    1   0   GDP
  S Schumaker PH-LF           1   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .820    6    0   0   
A Miles 3B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .318  .731   13    1   2   2B,GDP
A Pujols DH                   4   0   4   1    1   0  .358 1.121   19    0   0   IW
  N Stavinoha PR-DH           0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .534         0   0   
T Glaus 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .257  .796   19    7   0   GDP
R Ludwick RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .945   19    1   1   
R Ankiel CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .829   13    1   0   
J LaRue C                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .229  .677   13   10   1   2B
A Kennedy 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .643   14    5   4   
B Ryan SS                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .696   14    3   3   

T Wellemeyer P                                                           0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  J Isringhausen P                                                       0   0
  R Franklin P                                                           0   0
  M Parisi P                                                             0   1
Totals                       41   2  14   1    3   8              141   29  12

BATTING

2B: A Miles (7, off N Robertson); J LaRue (3, off N Robertson).

IBB: A Pujols (19, by N Robertson).

TB: A Miles 4; A Pujols 4; J LaRue 2; B Barton; S Schumaker; A Kennedy; B Ryan; R Ankiel; T Glaus.

GIDP: T Glaus (9); A Miles (8); B Barton (2).

RBI: A Pujols (43).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-A Kennedy-T Glaus.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   2   4   0    0   0  .282  .807   19    2   0   2B,CS
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .787   12    3   4   2B
  R Raburn 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .645    9    1   2   SH
C Guillen 3B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .302  .844   19    2   3   IW
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .306  .870   18    2   0   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .804   18   12   0   IW
C Thomas LF                   3   0   1   2    2   1  .297  .771   22    0   0   
G Sheffield DH                4   1   1   1    0   1  .235  .741   18    0   0   HR,GDP
M Hollimon SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .167  .404   17    0   3   2B
D Sardinha C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   21    8   0   

N Robertson P                                                            0   2
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   3    5   9              173   30  14

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (17, off T Wellemeyer); C Granderson (10, off T Wellemeyer); M Hollimon (1, off R Franklin).

HR: G Sheffield (5, off R Franklin; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: R Raburn (1, off M Parisi).

IBB: C Guillen (2, by M Parisi); M Cabrera (3, by M Parisi).

TB: C Granderson 5; G Sheffield 4; M Hollimon 3; M Ordonez 2; P Polanco 2; C Thomas.

GIDP: G Sheffield (8).

RBI: C Thomas 2 (7); G Sheffield (16).

2-out RBI: C Thomas 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Hollimon-R Raburn-M Cabrera; P Polanco-M Cabrera; M Hollimon-P Polanco-M Cabrera.

E: R Raburn (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Granderson (4, 2nd base by J Isringhausen/J LaRue).

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
T Wellemeyer                   5     4   0   0    0   3   0   3.46   18   76-50   36· 7· 7    7· 5· 3· 0     62    -     1.01   0.28
R Villone                      0.2   2   1   1    2   2   0   5.83    6   26-14    8· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.51  -0.18
J Isringhausen                 2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   5.74    8   24-18   11· 3· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          3-0    1.53   0.26
R Franklin, BS (4)             1     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.95    4   20-14    8· 3· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.44  -0.29
M Parisi, L (0-4)              0.2   1   1   1    3   0   0   8.22    6   22-8     4· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.05  -0.36
Totals                         9.2  11   3   3    5   9   1          42  168-104  67·17·20   11·10· 7· 0          3-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson                    6.1  11   1   0    2   5   0   5.23   30   92-57   34· 7·16   14· 3· 6· 0     52    -     1.41   0.05
F Rodney                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0  15.00    5   15-11    7· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.11   0.31
T Jones                        1     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    5   21-13    4· 2· 7    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.69  -0.29
B Seay, W (1-1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.42    4   13-6     2· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.14
Totals                        10    14   2   1    3   8   0          44  141-87   47·13·27   18· 8· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Wellemeyer (4).

IBB: N Robertson (3; A Pujols); M Parisi 2 (2; C Guillen, M Cabrera).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 41,022.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Barton             LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. A Miles              3B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. A Pujols             DH    3. C Guillen            3B 
4. T Glaus              1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. R Ludwick            RF    5. M Cabrera            1B 
6. R Ankiel             CF    6. C Thomas             LF 
7. J LaRue              C     7. G Sheffield          DH 
8. A Kennedy            2B    8. M Hollimon           SS 
9. B Ryan               SS    9. D Sardinha           C  

   T Wellemeyer         P        N Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  2-1  ---  6   47%  58% G Sheffield     R Franklin      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b10   2  2-2  123  7   34% 100% C Thomas        M Parisi        Walk; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   t 7   1  1-0  1--  2  -28%  41% A Miles         N Robertson     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ryan Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Miles to 3B
   t 9   1  1-1  12-  2  -28%  14% A Pujols        T Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schumaker Scores; Miles to 2B
   b 6   2  0-0  123  5   15%  76% C Thomas        R Villone       Walk; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Ordonez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  B Barton        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   54%  A Miles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   53%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   51%  T Glaus         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  C Granderson    Double to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   57%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  3   53%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   50%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   52%  R Ankiel        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   48%  J LaRue         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   43%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); LaRue to 3B
          1-3  4   40%  B Ryan          Walk; Kennedy to 2B
   OO     123  1   55%  B Barton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  M Cabrera       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   55%  C Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   50%  G Sheffield     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   53%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   56%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  M Hollimon      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   51%  D Sardinha      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   50%  C Granderson    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   46%  R Ankiel        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   48%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ankiel to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   56%  B Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   63%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      67%  C Guillen       Wild Pitch; Polanco to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      --3  1   53%  M Ordonez       Fielder's Choice SS; Polanco out at Hm/SS-C
   O      1--  4   50%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   50%  A Miles         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak SS)
          1--  8   41%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Miles to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  T Glaus         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  2   57%  R Ludwick       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   54%  C Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   52%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  M Hollimon      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Sardinha      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  R Ankiel        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   56%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   58%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Villone replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching
          ---  4   63%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   58%  P Polanco       Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   63%  C Guillen       Walk; Granderson to 2B
          12-  4   71%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Granderson to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   O      123  3   60%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5   76%  C Thomas        Walk; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Ron Villone pitching
   O      123  1   69%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Raburn replaces Placido Polanco playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  4   62%  B Ryan          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   69%  B Barton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
   R      1--  2   41%  A Miles         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ryan Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Miles to 3B
          --3  4   38%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      1-3  1   50%  T Glaus         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1-3  4   59%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Isringhausen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   55%  M Hollimon      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   52%  D Sardinha      Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   54%  C Granderson    Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Raburn        Granderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Fernando Rodney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   55%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   58%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   61%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Isringhausen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   56%  R Raburn        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   53%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   55%  M Ordonez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Jones replaces Fernando Rodney pitching
   O      ---  5   56%  B Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
                  Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Brian Barton batting 1st
          ---  6   50%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   42%  A Miles         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Schumaker to 2B
   R      12-  2   14%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schumaker Scores; Miles to 2B
                  Nick Stavinoha pinch runs for Albert Pujols batting 3rd
   OO     12-  5   21%  T Glaus         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching; Skip Schumaker moves to LF
   O      ---  5   12%  C Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   58%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Hollimon      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hollimon out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
   O      ---  7   50%  D Sardinha      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Bobby Seay facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Seay replaces Todd Jones pitching
   O      ---  5   56%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   61%  R Ankiel        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   57%  J LaRue         Walk
   O      1--  1   64%  A Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Parisi facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Parisi replaces Ryan Franklin pitching
          ---  4   71%  C Granderson    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   70%  R Raburn        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Granderson to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  C Guillen       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   64%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (RF Line); Granderson to 3B
          1-3  4   66%  M Cabrera       Intentional Walk; Guillen to 2B
   R      123  7  100%  C Thomas        Walk; Granderson Scores; Guillen to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Tigers 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation