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BOS
@BAL		3
0
CLE
@DET		10
1
CHW
@KCR		2
5
TBD
@NYY		0
4
OAK
@SEA		1
7
ANA
@TEX		3
1
MIN
@TOR		4
3
NYM
@ATL		9
3
PIT
@CHC		2
1
MON
@CIN		8
7
STL
@HOU		5
1
COL
@LAD		0
9
ARI
@MIL		2
6
FLA
@PHI		2
6
SDP
@SFG		1
3		 
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Friday, April 5, 2002
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 27,189, Time of Game: 2:57
Cardinals
5
2-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Astros
1
2-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
L: Dave Mlicki (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  0  2   0  0  1    5 11  1
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .158 .368 12 7 0.057 0.70 0.110 -0.053 -0.1 5 3 2B
Placido Polanco 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .278 .649 19 12 -0.046 0.57 0.013 -0.060 -0.9 0 5
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .743 13 6 -0.060 0.61 0.012 -0.073 -0.5 2 1 IW
Albert Pujols LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .313 .859 22 14 -0.023 0.65 0.038 -0.061 -0.8 2 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Edmonds CF 4 2 3 2 0 0 .500 1.374 7 4 0.178 0.88 0.202 -0.025 1.9 3 0 HR
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .214 .508 17 9 -0.028 0.73 0.017 -0.045 -0.2 8 0
   Mike Timlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Difelice C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .778 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Edgar Renteria SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .313 .728 14 10 0.085 0.73 0.125 -0.040 0.2 0 1
Mike Matheny C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .857 9 7 -0.002 0.74 0.048 -0.050 0.1 5 1
   Kerry Robinson PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.005 0.22 0.005 0.000 0.2 0 0 SB
Woody Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -0.022 1.70 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Gene Stechschulte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Cairo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 -0.025 0.95 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Dave Veres P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.012 0.43 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0
   Steve Kline P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eli Marrero 1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.333 5 2 0.014 0.21 0.014 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
Team Totals 37 5 11 5 2 3 .297 .766 123 75 0.121 0.70 0.584 -0.466 0.3 27 11
2B: F Vina (1, off D Mlicki); E Marrero (1, off S Linebrink).
HR: J Edmonds (1, off D Mlicki; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: W Williams (1, off D Mlicki).
IBB: J Drew (1, by S Linebrink).
TB: J Edmonds 6; M Matheny 2; F Vina 2; E Marrero 2; J Drew; E Renteria; A Pujols; P Polanco.
RBI: J Edmonds 2 (3); E Marrero (1); F Vina (1); E Renteria (4).
2-out RBI: E Renteria.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Renteria-F Vina-T Martinez.
E: P Polanco (1).
Outfield Assists: J Drew (J Lugo at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: K Robinson (1, 2nd base off S Linebrink/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .472 13 8 -0.052 1.02 0.035 -0.087 -0.3 3 1
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 1.083 17 13 -0.034 1.10 0.053 -0.087 -0.2 3 1
Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .385 .964 13 6 -0.004 1.12 0.068 -0.072 0.2 13 0
Lance Berkman CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .412 1.415 8 7 -0.059 0.92 0.034 -0.093 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Richard Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .316 .684 19 12 -0.020 1.02 0.048 -0.067 -0.4 3 0
Daryle Ward LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .400 1.171 15 9 -0.014 1.08 0.077 -0.090 -0.3 2 0 2B,CS
Morgan Ensberg 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .586 15 11 -0.136 1.58 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 1 4
Adam Everett SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .875 4 3 -0.045 0.86 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 0 3
   Geoff Blum PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 1 1 -0.032 1.10 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 0 0
   Scott Linebrink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Dave Mlicki P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 7 -0.050 0.98 0.000 -0.050 -0.4 0 1
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julio Lugo SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.167 5 3 0.066 1.10 0.066 0.000 0.6 0 1
Team Totals 32 1 8 0 1 6 .250 .554 118 80 -0.380 1.08 0.381 -0.759 -3.7 27 12
2B: D Ward (2, off D Veres).
TB: D Ward 3; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio; J Lugo; R Hidalgo; L Berkman.
GIDP: L Berkman (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: D Ward (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Ward (1, 2nd base by W Williams/M Matheny).

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
Woody Williams 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 8 25 16 8 3 5 2 5 2 0 45 -0.008 1.13 0.1
Gene Stechschulte, W (1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 8 25 16 11 2 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 0.123 1.38 1.1
Dave Veres, H (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 34 25 14 6 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.159 0.95 1.2
Steve Kline, H (1) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 4 19 12 6 3 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0.064 1.38 0.6
Mike Timlin, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.77 0.2
Jason Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 3 13 9 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 6 0 1.00 33 118 80 45 15 20 10 16 6 0 45 2 0 0.381 0.70 3.7

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
Dave Mlicki, L (0-1) 5 8 4 4 1 1 1 7.20 24 68 43 32 5 6 13 8 5 1 35 -0.187 0.99 -1.8
T.J. Mathews 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 26 17 9 3 5 3 4 1 0 1 0 0.070 0.38 1.6
Scott Linebrink 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.15 7 29 15 11 0 4 2 4 2 0 1 0 -0.004 0.18 -0.1
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 3 1 5.00 40 123 75 52 8 15 18 16 8 1 35 2 0 -0.121 1.08 -0.3
D Mlicki faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Linebrink (1; J Drew).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Brian Runge.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 27,189.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Placido Polanco 3B 2 Brad Ausmus C
3 J.D. Drew RF 3 Jeff Bagwell 1B
4 Albert Pujols LF 4 Lance Berkman CF
5 Jim Edmonds CF 5 Richard Hidalgo RF
6 Tino Martinez 1B 6 Daryle Ward LF
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Morgan Ensberg 3B
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Adam Everett SS
9 Woody Williams P 9 Dave Mlicki P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Edmonds D. Mlicki 16% 86% Home Run; Pujols Scores
t4 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL E. Renteria D. Mlicki 13% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores; Renteria to 2B/Adv on E7
t3 0-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R STL F. Vina D. Mlicki 11% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Matheny Scores
b4 1-2 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg G. Stechschulte 8% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO HOU L. Berkman W. Williams 7% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Biggio Scores; Ausmus to 3B

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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' Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina D. Mlicki -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Polanco D. Mlicki -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Drew D. Mlicki 1% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols D. Mlicki -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio W. Williams -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  HOU B. Ausmus W. Williams -5% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Biggio to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(3-0)  HOU J. Bagwell W. Williams -7% 30% Walk; Biggio to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO HOU L. Berkman W. Williams 7% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Biggio Scores; Ausmus to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O HOU R. Hidalgo W. Williams 3% 40% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Edmonds D. Mlicki -2% 37% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Martinez D. Mlicki -2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria D. Mlicki -1% 34% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU D. Ward W. Williams -3% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg W. Williams 5% 37% Ward Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg W. Williams 1% 38% Flyball: LF
b2 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU A. Everett W. Williams 1% 39% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL M. Matheny D. Mlicki 4% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. Williams D. Mlicki -2% 41% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R STL F. Vina D. Mlicki 11% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Matheny Scores
t3 1-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL P. Polanco D. Mlicki -3% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Vina to 3B
t3 1-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew D. Mlicki -4% 44% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Gene Stechschulte facing 9-1-2
Gene Stechschulte replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
b3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Mlicki G. Stechschulte 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Biggio G. Stechschulte 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus G. Stechschulte 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols D. Mlicki -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds D. Mlicki 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 1-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL T. Martinez D. Mlicki -2% 48% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Edmonds to 2B
t4 1-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL E. Renteria D. Mlicki 13% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores; Renteria to 2B/Adv on E7
t4 2-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Matheny D. Mlicki -3% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Gene Stechschulte facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell G. Stechschulte 3% 60% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman G. Stechschulte -3% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b4 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU R. Hidalgo G. Stechschulte -5% 52% Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman to 2B
b4 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward G. Stechschulte 4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B; Berkman to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
b4 1-2 2 -23 7,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg G. Stechschulte 8% 64% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Gene Stechschulte (P) batting 9th
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Cairo D. Mlicki -2% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina D. Mlicki -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL P. Polanco D. Mlicki 1% 61% Single to 3B (Bunt)
t5 2-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Drew D. Mlicki -3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 8-9-1
Dave Veres replaces Miguel Cairo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU A. Everett D. Veres 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- 6,(0-2)  O HOU D. Mlicki D. Veres 2% 64% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Veres 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Astros' Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
t6 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols D. Mlicki 4% 70% Single (Ground Ball)
t6 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Edmonds D. Mlicki 16% 86% Home Run; Pujols Scores
t6 4-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Martinez D. Mlicki 2% 88% Walk
T.J. Mathews replaces Dave Mlicki pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria T. Mathews -2% 86% Lineout: LF
t6 4-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Matheny T. Mathews -1% 85% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Veres T. Mathews -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
b6 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus D. Veres 3% 86% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Veres 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b6 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman D. Veres 1% 89% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' T.J. Mathews facing 1-2-3
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Vina T. Mathews -1% 88% Popfly: 1B
t7 4-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL P. Polanco T. Mathews -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Drew T. Mathews -1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo D. Veres 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU D. Ward D. Veres -5% 85% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b7 1-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg D. Veres 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
Steve Kline replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Adam Everett (SS) batting 8th
b7 1-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum S. Kline 3% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' T.J. Mathews facing 4-5-6
Geoff Blum moves from PH to SS
t8 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Mathews -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds T. Mathews 1% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t8 4-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Martinez T. Mathews -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Edmonds to 2B
Scott Linebrink replaces Geoff Blum (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Julio Lugo replaces T.J. Mathews (P) playing SS batting 9th
t8 4-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Renteria S. Linebrink -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
b8 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Lugo S. Kline -7% 84% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lugo to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b8 1-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Kline 5% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b8 1-4 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus S. Kline 5% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lugo out at Hm/RF-C
Mike Timlin replaces Tino Martinez (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Eli Marrero replaces Steve Kline (P) playing 1B batting 9th
b8 1-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. Timlin 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Scott Linebrink facing 8-9-1
t9 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL M. Matheny S. Linebrink 1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Kerry Robinson pinch runs for Mike Matheny (C) batting 8th
t9 4-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL E. Marrero S. Linebrink 0% 98% Robinson Steals 2B
t9 4-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL E. Marrero S. Linebrink 1% 99% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Robinson Scores
t9 5-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Vina S. Linebrink -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 5-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL P. Polanco S. Linebrink -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 5-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Drew S. Linebrink 0% 98% Intentional Walk
t9 5-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols S. Linebrink -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
Jason Isringhausen replaces Albert Pujols (LF) pitching and batting 4th
Mike Difelice replaces Mike Timlin (P) playing C batting 6th
Kerry Robinson moves from PR to LF
b9 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Isringhausen 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b9 1-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo J. Isringhausen 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 1-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU D. Ward J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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