July 4, 1993 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
CLE 6
(11) CHW 3
BAL 1 TEX 8
@DET 6 KCR 3
TOR 1 MIN 4
MIL 3 OAK 7
NYY 6 BOS 6
@SEA 0 ATL 4
FLA 3 CIN 7
PIT 2 COL 3
CHC 1 HOU 9
STL 4 LAD 1
@MON 0
(11) SFG 10
@NYM 8 PHI 8
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 24,737

Sunday, July 4, 1993, 1:38
Time of Game: 2:21

Cardinals

46-34

Lost 3

2nd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  1    4  8  1
Astros          1  2  1   1  2  0   2  0  X    9 14  0

W: D Drabek (7-8), L: R Arocha (6-3)

Astros

42-37

Won 4

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pena 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .700   11    0   5   
O Smith SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .662   10    4   4   
  L Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Jefferies 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .334  .875   16    9   0   
T Zeile 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .258  .667   13    1   1   
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .324  .883   13    1   0   
B Jordan CF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .257  .717   14    1   1   3B
R Brewer RF                   4   0   3   2    0   1  .253  .623   14    3   0   2B
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .618    7    3   1   
  E Pappas C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .804    2    1   0   
R Arocha P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .084    1    0   1   
  G Perry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .909    7    0   0   
  L Guetterman P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Oquendo PH-SS             1   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .632    1    1   0   
Totals                       35   4   8   4    0   9              109   24  14

BATTING

2B: R Brewer (5, off D Drabek).

3B: B Jordan (3, off D Drabek).

TB: R Brewer 4; B Jordan 3; T Zeile 2; B Gilkey; J Oquendo.

RBI: B Jordan 2 (13); R Brewer 2 (12).

2-out RBI: R Brewer.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Arocha-O Smith-G Jefferies.

E: R Brewer (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Candaele 2B                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .259  .673   22    1   1   2B,SB
L Gonzalez LF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .265  .759   14    3   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .909   23    8   1   
K Caminiti 3B                 1   2   1   2    2   0  .258  .716   17    1   2   SF,IW
  C Donnels 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .582         0   1   
E Anthony RF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .276  .741   11    0   0   2B
A Cedeno SS                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .316  .826   13    1   2   2B
E Taubensee C                 4   2   2   3    0   0  .250  .730   14    9   0   2·HR
S Finley CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .251  .641   11    4   0   CS
D Drabek P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .098  .293   15    0   2   GDP
Totals                       34   9  14   8    2   4              140   27   9

BATTING

2B: E Anthony (12, off R Arocha); A Cedeno (16, off M Perez); C Candaele (5, off L Guetterman).

HR: E Taubensee 2 (5, 2 off R Arocha; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: K Caminiti (1, off L Guetterman).

IBB: K Caminiti (3, by L Guetterman).

TB: E Taubensee 8; A Cedeno 4; E Anthony 3; C Candaele 3; L Gonzalez 2; S Finley 2; K Caminiti.

GIDP: D Drabek (3).

RBI: E Taubensee 3 (25); E Anthony 2 (36); K Caminiti 2 (47); A Cedeno (32).

2-out RBI: E Anthony 2; A Cedeno; K Caminiti.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Gonzalez (14, 2nd base off R Arocha/T Pagnozzi); C Candaele (2, 2nd base off L Guetterman/T Pagnozzi).

CS: S Finley (4, 2nd base by R Arocha/T Pagnozzi).

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
R Arocha, L (6-3)              4     8   5   5    1   3   2   3.66   18   72-44   27· 7·10   11· 1· 2· 0     28    -     0.58  -0.27
L Guetterman                   2.2   5   4   3    1   0   0   4.50   14   41-24   18· 1· 5    5· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.31  -0.11
M Perez                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.28    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.10  -0.01
L Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.51    3   12-10    5· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   8    2   4   2          37  132-82   52·10·20   17· 7· 7· 0          2-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, W (7-8)              9     8   4   4    0   9   0   3.34   35  109-79   47·13·19   11· 4·11· 0     64    -     0.57   0.12
Totals                         9     8   4   4    0   9   0          35  109-79   47·13·19   11· 4·11· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Drabek (7).

IBB: L Guetterman (1; K Caminiti).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 24,737.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. G Pena               2B    1. C Candaele           2B 
2. O Smith              SS    2. L Gonzalez           LF 
3. G Jefferies          1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. K Caminiti           3B 
5. B Gilkey             LF    5. E Anthony            RF 
6. B Jordan             CF    6. A Cedeno             SS 
7. R Brewer             RF    7. E Taubensee          C  
8. T Pagnozzi           C     8. S Finley             CF 
9. R Arocha             P     9. D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--  1   14%  83% E Taubensee     R Arocha        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores
   t 5   0  5-0  12-  1  -12%  76% B Jordan        D Drabek        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Zeile Scores; Gilkey Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  6   10%  63% K Caminiti      R Arocha        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
   t 5   0  5-2  --3  2   -8%  68% R Brewer        D Drabek        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jordan Scores
   b 5   0  3-5  -2-  5    6%  92% L Gonzalez      L Guetterman    Single to RF (Line Drive); Candaele Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Gonzalez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  G Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   54%  O Smith         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   55%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rene Arocha facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Candaele      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   55%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  J Bagwell       Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   53%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B; Gonzalez stays at 2B
   R      -2-  6   63%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez Scores
   O      1--  5   61%  E Anthony       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   66%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   69%  A Cedeno        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  1   83%  E Taubensee     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cedeno Scores
          ---  2   85%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   81%  D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   80%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   82%  R Brewer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  T Pagnozzi      Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   85%  R Arocha        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rene Arocha facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   84%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
          ---  5   83%  K Caminiti      Walk
   RO     1--  1   88%  E Anthony       Double to CF (Ground Ball); Caminiti Scores; Anthony out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  G Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   91%  O Smith         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   92%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rene Arocha facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   91%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   95%  E Taubensee     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  3   95%  S Finley        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      94%  D Drabek        Finley Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   92%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   89%  B Gilkey        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Zeile to 2B
   RR     12-  1   76%  B Jordan        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Zeile Scores; Gilkey Scores
   R      --3  2   68%  R Brewer        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jordan Scores
   O      -2-  2   74%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Brewer stays at 2B
                  Gerald Perry pinch hits for Rene Arocha batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   78%  G Perry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   82%  G Pena          Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Gerald Perry pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   86%  C Candaele      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   92%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Candaele Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   91%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   RO     --3  2   93%  K Caminiti      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   92%  E Anthony       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   94%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   95%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Lee Guetterman facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   96%  A Cedeno        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   96%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   95%  S Finley        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   95%  D Drabek        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   96%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  B Jordan        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   96%  R Brewer        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   97%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   98%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   97%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: LF (Short LF)
          1--      98%  J Bagwell       Candaele Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  " "             Lineout: SS
          -2-  4   97%  K Caminiti      Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   99%  E Anthony       Single to CF (Line Drive); Candaele Scores; Caminiti to 3B
                  Mike Perez replaces Lee Guetterman pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  2   99%  A Cedeno        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Caminiti Scores; Anthony to 3B
   O      -23  5   99%  E Taubensee     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Donnels replaces Ken Caminiti playing 3B batting 4th; Jose Oquendo pinch hits for Mike Perez batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  G Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7  100%  G Jefferies     Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 9-3, Lee Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Lee Smith replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Erik Pappas replaces Tom Pagnozzi playing C batting 8th; Jose Oquendo moves to SS
   O      ---  4  100%  S Finley        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Drabek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  C Candaele      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 9.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  3  100%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  B Gilkey        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  4  100%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Zeile to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  R Brewer        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Zeile Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  E Pappas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199307040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation