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Standings
CLE
@CAL		4
2
NYY
@CHW		2
5
DET
@KCR		3
4
BAL
@MIN		3
12
TOR
@OAK		5
8
MIL
@SEA		1
2
BOS
@TEX		3
4		 
(10)
MON
@ATL		9
6
SFG
@CHC		4
1
STL
@HOU		1
2
SDP
@PHI		8
3
LAD
@PIT		3
5
Wednesday, May 30, 1990, 7:35
, Astrodome
Attendance: 12,870, Time of Game: 2:37
Cardinals
1
20-27
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
2
19-27
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Juan Agosto (4-1)
L: Joe Magrane (2-8)
S: Dave Smith (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    2  8  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .304 .748 10 6 0.097 1.18 0.121 -0.025 0.8 1 0 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .582 9 5 -0.190 1.80 0.000 -0.190 -1.4 0 3
Willie McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .760 10 9 0.066 1.49 0.152 -0.086 0.3 2 0 SB
Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 .810 24 14 -0.025 1.33 0.102 -0.128 0.1 11 1 2B
   Ken Dayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .603 8 8 -0.146 1.22 0.030 -0.176 -0.9 2 4 CS
Todd Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .685 12 8 -0.185 1.85 0.000 -0.185 -1.0 3 1
Milt Thompson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .555 9 7 -0.132 1.34 0.000 -0.132 -0.7 1 0
Jose Oquendo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .212 .585 17 8 -0.069 0.93 0.013 -0.081 -0.3 3 4
Joe Magrane P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .063 .273 12 5 0.014 0.72 0.037 -0.023 0.0 1 1
   Tom Niedenfuer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Walling 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .561 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 7 1 2 5 .212 .500 111 70 -0.570 1.34 0.455 -1.026 -3.1 24 14
2B: P Guerrero (11, off M Scott).
TB: V Coleman 3; P Guerrero 2; T Pendleton; W McGee; J Magrane.
RBI: P Guerrero (33).
2-out RBI: P Guerrero.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pendleton-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
E: J Magrane (1); T Zeile (3).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (23, 2nd base off M Scott/A Trevino); W McGee (9, 2nd base off M Scott/A Trevino).
CS: T Pendleton (2, 2nd base by M Scott/A Trevino).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Yelding CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 .640 14 8 0.116 1.34 0.182 -0.066 1.2 1 0 SB
Bill Doran 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .671 15 6 -0.013 1.41 0.084 -0.096 0.1 1 4 SB
Craig Biggio LF-C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .282 .696 16 9 0.009 1.16 0.095 -0.086 0.1 4 0 SB
Glenn Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .846 16 10 -0.197 1.48 0.000 -0.197 -1.5 14 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .297 .723 15 8 0.067 1.57 0.158 -0.091 0.2 0 1 2B,CS
Glenn Wilson RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .604 13 9 0.148 2.22 0.277 -0.129 0.3 1 0
Alex Trevino C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .673 12 7 0.068 1.10 0.095 -0.026 0.6 5 1 2B
   Ken Oberkfell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .641 4 0 0.006 0.70 0.006 0.000 0.2 IW
   Casey Candaele LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .635 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rafael Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .561 18 9 -0.137 1.43 0.010 -0.147 -1.6 1 6 GDP,IW
Mike Scott P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .321 8 6 -0.115 1.50 0.000 -0.115 -0.8 0 2
   Juan Agosto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eric Anthony PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .767 4 3 -0.023 0.94 0.000 -0.023 -0.4
   Dave Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 8 2 5 3 .267 .705 135 75 -0.071 1.44 0.907 -0.976 -1.6 27 14
2B: A Trevino (3, off J Magrane); K Caminiti (5, off J Magrane).
IBB: R Ramirez (2, by J Magrane); K Oberkfell (1, by T Niedenfuer).
TB: A Trevino 3; K Caminiti 3; E Yelding 2; C Biggio; G Wilson.
GIDP: R Ramirez (5).
RBI: C Biggio (13); G Wilson (14).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (6, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Zeile); E Yelding (17, 3rd base off J Magrane/T Zeile); B Doran (5, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Zeile).
CS: K Caminiti (2, 2nd base by J Magrane/T Zeile).

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
Joe Magrane, L (2-8) 7.1 8 2 1 4 2 0 4.17 33 121 69 49 6 13 17 9 3 0 54 0.030 1.48 1.0
Tom Niedenfuer 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.41 2 10 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.016 0.86 0.2
Ken Dayley 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.023 0.94 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 2 1 5 3 0 1.12 36 135 75 50 8 16 17 10 4 0 54 3 0 0.069 1.34 1.6

Houston Astros

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
Mike Scott 7 7 1 1 2 3 0 5.04 29 91 56 40 5 11 15 9 3 0 60 0.316 1.27 2.2
Juan Agosto, W (4-1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35 3 10 8 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.101 1.38 0.5
Dave Smith, S (10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49 3 12 7 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.152 2.06 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 35 113 71 47 9 15 18 10 3 0 60 0 0 0.569 1.44 3.1
Balks: M Scott (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Magrane (3; R Ramirez); T Niedenfuer (1; K Oberkfell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 12,870.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Vince Coleman LF 1 Eric Yelding CF
2 Ozzie Smith SS 2 Bill Doran 2B
3 Willie McGee CF 3 Craig Biggio LF
4 Pedro Guerrero 1B 4 Glenn Davis 1B
5 Terry Pendleton 3B 5 Ken Caminiti 3B
6 Todd Zeile C 6 Glenn Wilson RF
7 Milt Thompson RF 7 Alex Trevino C
8 Jose Oquendo 2B 8 Rafael Ramirez SS
9 Joe Magrane P 9 Mike Scott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R HOU G. Wilson J. Magrane 24% 89% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b2 1-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU R. Ramirez J. Magrane -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL P. Guerrero M. Scott -10% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Coleman Scores
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU E. Yelding J. Magrane 10% 54% Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Yelding to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
t6 1-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton M. Scott 10% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B

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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, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL V. Coleman M. Scott -4% 46% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL O. Smith M. Scott -3% 44% Coleman Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL O. Smith M. Scott 4% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. McGee M. Scott 3% 51% Groundout: P-1B; Coleman to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL P. Guerrero M. Scott -10% 41% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Coleman Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pendleton M. Scott 3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU E. Yelding J. Magrane 10% 54% Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Yelding to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
b1 0-1 0 --3 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran J. Magrane -5% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R HOU C. Biggio J. Magrane 6% 55% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Yelding Scores/unER
b1 1-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU G. Davis J. Magrane 2% 57% Biggio Steals 2B
b1 1-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Magrane -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU K. Caminiti J. Magrane -3% 50% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Zeile M. Scott 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Thompson M. Scott 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Oquendo M. Scott -1% 53% Walk
t2 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Magrane M. Scott 2% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU G. Wilson J. Magrane 4% 59% Reached on Interference on C
b2 1-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU A. Trevino J. Magrane 6% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilson to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO HOU R. Ramirez J. Magrane -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
b2 1-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Scott J. Magrane -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL V. Coleman M. Scott 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL O. Smith M. Scott 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. McGee M. Scott 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU E. Yelding J. Magrane 4% 59% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Doran J. Magrane 6% 65% Walk; Yelding to 2B
b3 1-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Magrane 4% 70% Yelding Steals 3B
b3 1-1 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Magrane -7% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  HOU G. Davis J. Magrane 2% 65% Doran Steals 2B
b3 1-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Magrane -9% 57% Popfly: 2B
b3 1-1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Magrane 1% 58% Walk
b3 1-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Wilson J. Magrane -8% 50% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL P. Guerrero M. Scott 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL T. Pendleton M. Scott -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Zeile M. Scott 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Thompson M. Scott 3% 56% Pendleton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 7-8-9
b4 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Trevino J. Magrane -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez J. Magrane -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Scott J. Magrane -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Thompson M. Scott 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Scott 2% 55% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Magrane M. Scott -2% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL V. Coleman M. Scott -3% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive); Magrane to 2B
t5 1-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL O. Smith M. Scott 6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU E. Yelding J. Magrane -3% 53% Lineout: 2B
b5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Doran J. Magrane -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Biggio J. Magrane 2% 53% Walk
b5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Davis J. Magrane -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 3-4-5
t6 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL W. McGee M. Scott -5% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL P. Guerrero M. Scott -4% 40% McGee Steals 2B
t6 1-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL P. Guerrero M. Scott -6% 35% Balk; McGee to 3B
t6 1-1 0 --3 7,(3-2)  O STL P. Guerrero M. Scott 7% 42% Flyball: RF
t6 1-1 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton M. Scott 10% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Zeile M. Scott 6% 57% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
b6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Magrane 5% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Wilson J. Magrane -5% 58% Flyball: CF
b6 1-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Trevino J. Magrane -6% 52% Caminiti Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-2B-P)
b6 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU A. Trevino J. Magrane 4% 55% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Ramirez J. Magrane 1% 56% Intentional Walk
b6 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Scott J. Magrane -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t7 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Thompson M. Scott 4% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Oquendo M. Scott 3% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Magrane M. Scott -2% 54% Walk
t7 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL V. Coleman M. Scott -3% 51% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Magrane to 2B
t7 1-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL O. Smith M. Scott 7% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
b7 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU E. Yelding J. Magrane -4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Doran J. Magrane -3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Magrane -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Juan Agosto facing 3-4-5
Juan Agosto replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Agosto 5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Guerrero J. Agosto 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton J. Agosto 2% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Joe Magrane facing 4-5-6
b8 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Davis J. Magrane -4% 56% Flyball: RF
b8 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU K. Caminiti J. Magrane 9% 65% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R HOU G. Wilson J. Magrane 24% 89% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Caminiti Scores; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Joe Magrane pitching and batting 9th
Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Alex Trevino (C) batting 7th
b8 2-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  HOU K. Oberkfell T. Niedenfuer 1% 89% Intentional Walk
b8 2-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU R. Ramirez T. Niedenfuer -2% 87% Lineout: 3B
Ken Dayley replaces Pedro Guerrero (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Denny Walling replaces Tom Niedenfuer (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Eric Anthony pinch hits for Juan Agosto (P) batting 9th
b8 2-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU E. Anthony K. Dayley -2% 85% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Dave Smith facing 6-7-8
Dave Smith replaces Eric Anthony (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Craig Biggio moves from LF to C
Casey Candaele replaces Ken Oberkfell (PH) playing LF batting 7th
t9 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Zeile D. Smith 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Thompson D. Smith 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Oquendo D. Smith 3% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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