April 22, 2001 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 4
@CHW 2 CLE 11
DET 3 KCR 5
TOR 1 NYY 4
BOS 3
(10) SEA 5
ANA 0 BAL 10
@TBD 8
(11) TEX 11
OAK 2 COL 2
@ARI 1 NYM 5
@CIN 1 MON 6
@FLA 2 HOU 4
STL 3 SDP 7
@LAD 6
(11) PHI 3
ATL 2 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SFG 6
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 31,020

Sunday, April 22, 2001, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Cardinals

8-10

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

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

W: W Miller (3-1), L: G Stechschulte (0-1), S: B Wagner (5)

Astros

10-7

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .671   13    4   4   2B
J Drew RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .922   18    2   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .319  .977   19    1   0   CS
B Bonilla 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .741   18   11   0   
R Lankford LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .319 1.141   15    1   0   
A Pujols 3B                   4   2   2   3    0   2  .375 1.140   12    0   3   2·HR
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .546   14    1   3   
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .704   13    4   1   
D Hermanson P                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .708   15    0   1   
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2  15              137   24  12

BATTING

2B: F Vina (1, off W Miller).

HR: A Pujols 2 (6, 2 off W Miller; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Pujols 8; F Vina 2; R Lankford; B Bonilla; J Edmonds.

RBI: A Pujols 3 (16).

2-out RBI: A Pujols 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: F Vina (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Edmonds (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Miller).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .930   13    2   0   HR
C Biggio 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .328  .918   13    0   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .302 1.019   15    4   2   HR
L Berkman LF                  4   0   3   0    0   1  .348 1.055   17    2   0   2·2B
M Alou RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .364  .840   11    1   0   IW
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Hidalgo CF-RF               3   0   2   1    0   1  .288  .914   13    1   0   2B,CS,SF
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .510   17   16   0   
C Hayes 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .425   22    0   1   
  C Truby 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .872         0   0   
W Miller P                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .091    9    1   1   
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619         0   0   
Totals                       30   4   8   3    3   4              130   27   7

BATTING

2B: L Berkman 2 (4, off D Hermanson, off G Stechschulte); R Hidalgo (5, off D Hermanson).

HR: J Bagwell (5, off D Hermanson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Lugo (4, off D Hermanson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: R Hidalgo (2, off G Stechschulte).

IBB: M Alou (1, by G Stechschulte).

TB: L Berkman 5; J Lugo 4; J Bagwell 4; R Hidalgo 3; C Biggio.

RBI: R Hidalgo (15); J Bagwell (10); J Lugo (5).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hidalgo (1, 2nd base by D Hermanson/M Matheny).

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
D Hermanson                    7     7   3   2    1   4   2   7.17   28  108-65   48· 7·10   12· 4· 5· 2     56    -     0.82   0.11
G Stechschulte, L (0-1)        1     1   1   1    2   0   0   1.93    6   17-8     4· 1· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.55  -0.21
Totals                         8     8   4   3    3   4   2          34  125-73   52· 8·13   13· 6· 6· 2           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Miller, W (3-1)              8     5   3   3    2  13   2   2.35   30  126-84   40·23·21    5· 4· 4· 2     71    -     1.02   0.22
B Wagner, S (5)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   10-8     3· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2  15   2          34  136-92   43·25·24    6· 5· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Stechschulte (1; M Alou).

PO: W Miller (1; J Edmonds, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 31,020.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. J Drew               RF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. B Bonilla            1B    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. R Lankford           LF    5. M Alou               RF 
6. A Pujols             3B    6. R Hidalgo            CF 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Matheny            C     8. C Hayes              3B 
9. D Hermanson          P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  3-2  ---  3  -18%  50% A Pujols        W Miller        Home Run
   b 8   1  3-3  1--  2   16%  78% L Berkman       G Stechschulte  Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Biggio to 3B
   t 4   2  3-0  1--  2  -16%  67% A Pujols        W Miller        Home Run; Bonilla Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  1--  3   10%  92% A Pujols        B Wagner        Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   1  0-1  ---  1   10%  74% J Lugo          D Hermanson     Home Run (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   53%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  6   61%  J Bagwell       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  9   62%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   60%  M Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   64%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   65%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   68%  R Hidalgo       Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   65%  B Ausmus        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--      62%  C Hayes         Hidalgo Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   63%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   60%  D Hermanson     Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   66%  J Drew          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  W Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1   74%  J Lugo          Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  2   76%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   74%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS
   R      1--  1   82%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Line Drive); Biggio Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to Hm)/unER; Berkman to 3B
   O      --3  3   80%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   83%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   80%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   83%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS
   RR     1--  2   67%  A Pujols        Home Run; Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  1   68%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   74%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  7   70%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   66%  C Hayes         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   63%  W Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   66%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   66%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   70%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   69%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   72%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   73%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   71%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   69%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   68%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Home Run
   O      ---  4   54%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   59%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   55%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   52%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   54%  W Miller        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   55%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   59%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   56%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   61%  B Bonilla       Edmonds Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Stechschulte facing 2-3-4
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   68%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B
          1--  2   78%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Biggio to 3B
          -23  4   77%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   85%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Biggio Scores
   O      12-  2   82%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Wagner replaces Moises Alou pitching and batting 5th; Chris Truby replaces Charlie Hayes playing 3B batting 8th; Glen Barker replaces Wade Miller playing CF batting 9th; Richard Hidalgo moves to RF
   O      ---  2   90%  B Bonilla       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
          ---  2   82%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   92%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200104220

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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