August 31, 2005 St. Louis Cardinals at Florida Marlins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 20,656

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 0:00

Cardinals

85-49

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   1  4  0   3  0  0   10 15  3
Marlins         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  1  0    5  8  1

W: J Suppan (13-10), L: J Vargas (5-2)

Marlins

70-63

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   1   3   3    0   0  .283  .746   12    0   2   HR
S Taguchi CF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .769   22    4   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   2   3   1    0   2  .332 1.044   22    9   1   3B,2·2B
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .253  .662   13    7   0   2B,SF
M Grudzielanek 2B             5   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .764   19    2   4   
S Seabol LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .209  .567   10    0   0   
  J Mabry LF                  1   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .762   10    0   0   
H Luna RF                     5   3   3   3    0   1  .301  .794   18    4   0   HR,3B,2B
A Nunez 3B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .744   15    0   3   
J Suppan P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .417    3    0   0   SH
  J Marquis PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .351  .895    2    0   0   
  B Thompson P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    8    1   0   
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41  10  15  10    1   6              154   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Pujols 2 (33, off B Moehler, off J Vargas); H Luna (5, off B Moehler); Y Molina (14, off J Vargas).

3B: A Pujols (2, off J Vargas); H Luna (2, off J Vargas).

HR: D Eckstein (7, off J Vargas; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); H Luna (1, off J Vargas; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

SF: Y Molina (3, off J Vargas).

SH: J Suppan (5, off J Vargas).

TB: H Luna 9; A Pujols 7; D Eckstein 6; Y Molina 2; S Taguchi 2; S Seabol; A Nunez; M Grudzielanek.

RBI: H Luna 3 (9); D Eckstein 3 (53); Y Molina 2 (40); A Nunez (40); A Pujols (100).

2-out RBI: D Eckstein 2; H Luna 2; Y Molina.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.

E: A Nunez (9); Y Molina (6); M Grudzielanek (6).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .666   15    5   0   
L Castillo 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .750   23    2   0   GDP
M Cabrera LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .331  .968   17    1   0   
  R Messenger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167         0   0   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Aguila PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .496    4    0   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .290  .945   27    7   2   
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   1   1    0   2  .297  .842   12    3   0   HR
M Lowell 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .236  .649   20    1   3   
A Gonzalez SS                 2   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .684   11    0   3   
  D Easley SS                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .725    1    0   2   2B
M Treanor C                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .211  .581   18    6   0   
J Vargas P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .737    9    0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .711    1    0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .086  .249         1   0   
  J Hermida PH-LF             1   1   1   4    0   0 1.000 5.000    3    0   0   HR
  J Conine PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .774    6    1   0   
Totals                       36   5   8   5    4   7              167   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Easley (16, off A Reyes).

HR: J Encarnacion (16, off A Reyes; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Hermida (1, off A Reyes; 7th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Hermida 4; J Encarnacion 4; D Easley 2; J Pierre 2; A Gonzalez; L Harris; M Cabrera.

GIDP: L Castillo (9).

RBI: J Hermida 4 (4); J Encarnacion (70).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Delgado (12).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Pierre (1st base by J Suppan).

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
J Suppan, W (13-10)            5     3   0   0    2   4   0   3.90   19   91-61   37· 5·19    7· 4· 2· 0     63    -     0.75   0.21
B Thompson                     1     2   3   2    1   0   0   2.96    7   19-11    9· 0· 2    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
A Reyes                        1.2   3   2   2    1   1   2   2.58    9   27-16   10· 3· 3    1· 5· 1· 0          3-3    0.18  -0.01
R King                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.37   0.02
J Isringhausen                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.72    3   18-12    6· 4· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   4    4   7   2          40  164-105  64·13·28   15·10· 4· 0          5-3

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Vargas, L (5-2)              5    10   7   7    0   2   2   4.15   26   91-60   43· 4·13    7·12· 5· 0     21    -     0.69  -0.28
B Moehler                      2     5   3   3    1   3   0   3.98   12   42-30   16· 6· 8    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.00
R Messenger                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.37    3    9-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
R Villone                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    3   12-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    15  10  10    1   6   2          44  154-108  70·13·25   13·17· 7· 0           -

B Thompson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Suppan (1; J Pierre, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 20,656.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Florida Marlins                      
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. S Taguchi            CF    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. M Cabrera            LF 
4. Y Molina             C     4. C Delgado            1B 
5. M Grudzielanek       2B    5. J Encarnacion        RF 
6. S Seabol             LF    6. M Lowell             3B 
7. H Luna               RF    7. A Gonzalez           SS 
8. A Nunez              3B    8. M Treanor            C  
9. J Suppan             P     9. J Vargas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  4   12%  60% D Eckstein      J Vargas        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-  1   11%  71% Y Molina        J Vargas        Double to LF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores
   t 5   0  0-3  1--  5    7%  94% A Pujols        J Vargas        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Taguchi Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2    7%  49% L Castillo      J Suppan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-2  ---  5    6%  78% H Luna          J Vargas        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   50%  S Taguchi       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   47%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   49%  Y Molina        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  J Pierre        Single to 1B/Bunt
   OO     1--  2   49%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   48%  S Seabol        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   46%  H Luna          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   41%  C Delgado       Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   48%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   50%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Vargas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   48%  J Suppan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  4   60%  D Eckstein      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  8   58%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
          ---  8   60%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   71%  Y Molina        Double to LF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores
   O      -2-  1   69%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Suppan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   71%  M Treanor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   73%  J Vargas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   71%  J Pierre        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      70%  L Castillo      Pierre Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Pierre to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Marlins 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Vargas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   72%  S Seabol        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   78%  H Luna          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   R      --3  2   83%  A Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Luna Scores
   O      1--  2   82%  J Suppan        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   80%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Suppan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   82%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   84%  C Delgado       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Marlins 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Vargas facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   86%  S Taguchi       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   94%  A Pujols        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Taguchi Scores
   RO     --3  3   94%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pujols Scores
   O      ---  2   94%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   94%  S Seabol        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   98%  H Luna          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Seabol Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-7, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
                  John Mabry replaces Scott Seabol playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   98%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   98%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  M Treanor       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Jason Vargas batting 9th
          1--  1   98%  L Harris        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Treanor to 3B
   O      1-3  4   99%  J Pierre        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Marlins 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Moehler replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th; Jason Marquis pinch hits for Jeff Suppan batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  J Marquis       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   99%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   99%  A Pujols        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Eckstein to 3B
   O      -23  2   99%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-7, Brad Thompson facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Thompson replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   98%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P; Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Marlins 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   99%  M Grudzielanek  Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  6  100%  J Mabry         Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  H Luna          Double to LF (Line Drive); Grudzielanek Scores; Mabry to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  8  100%  B Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  2  100%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mabry Scores; Luna Scores; Eckstein to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  1  100%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-10, Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
          ---  6  100%  M Lowell        Walk
          1--  2  100%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lowell to 2B
          12-  3   99%  M Treanor       Fielder's Choice SS; Gonzalez to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Lowell to 3B; Treanor to 1B
                  Al Reyes replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 9th; Jeremy Hermida pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 9th
   RRRR   123  3   98%  J Hermida       Home Run (Fly Ball); Lowell Scores; Gonzalez Scores/unER; Treanor Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-4, Randy Messenger facing 3-4-5
                  Randy Messenger replaces Miguel Cabrera pitching and batting 3rd; Damion Easley replaces Alex Gonzalez playing SS batting 7th; Jeremy Hermida moves to LF
   O      ---  3   99%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 4-10, Al Reyes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   99%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   99%  D Easley        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   98%  M Treanor       Walk
                  Ray King replaces Al Reyes pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Conine pinch hits for Jeremy Hermida batting 9th
   O      12-  6   99%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Ron Villone facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Villone replaces Randy Messenger pitching and batting 3rd; Jeff Conine moves to LF
   O      ---  4   99%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   99%  H Luna          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  A Nunez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 5-10, Ray King facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3  100%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  9  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Chris Aguila pinch hits for Ron Villone batting 3rd
          ---  4  100%  C Aguila        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short LF); Aguila to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Marlins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:FLO200508310

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation