April 6, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 2 CLE 5
@DET 3 CHW 14
@KCR 0 NYY 3
TBD 0 OAK 8
@SEA 3 ANA 6
@TEX 3 MIN 7
@TOR 5 NYM 11
@ATL 2 PIT 6
@CHC 1 MON 5
@CIN 2 STL 8
@HOU 4 LAD 9
COL 2 ARI 6
@MIL 3 FLA 7
@PHI 3 SFG 4
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 36,255

Saturday, April 6, 2002
Time of Game: 3:08

Cardinals

3-2

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: M Morris (2-0), L: N Cruz (0-1)

Astros

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     6   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .480   13    1   2   2B
P Polanco 3B                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .348  .766    9    1   2   
E Perez 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   19    5   0   
  J Drew PH-RF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .825    9    1   0   2B
A Pujols LF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .350 1.067   13    2   0   HR,2B,SF
  K Robinson PR-LF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .444 1.212   15    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .618   19    1   5   
M Difelice C                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .385 1.352   14    8   0   HR,2B,HBP
E Marrero RF-1B               4   1   3   2    0   0  .857 2.714   10    5   0   HR,3B,2B
  T Martinez 1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .478    3    2   0   
M Morris P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    0   1   
  M Timlin P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Cairo PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   SF
  L Hackman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   8  15   8    3   3              147   27  10

BATTING

2B: F Vina (2, off N Cruz); A Pujols (3, off S Linebrink); E Marrero (2, off C Hernandez); M Difelice (1, off C Hernandez); J Drew (2, off S Linebrink).

3B: E Marrero (1, off C Hernandez).

HR: A Pujols (1, off C Hernandez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); E Marrero (1, off N Cruz; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Difelice (2, off N Cruz; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: A Pujols (1, off N Cruz); M Cairo (1, off O Dotel).

HBP: M Difelice (1, by S Linebrink).

TB: E Marrero 9; M Difelice 7; A Pujols 6; P Polanco 3; F Vina 3; J Drew 2; J Edmonds.

RBI: A Pujols 3 (7); M Difelice 2 (4); E Marrero 2 (3); M Cairo (2).

2-out RBI: E Marrero; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Renteria-F Vina-T Martinez; E Renteria-T Martinez.

E: A Pujols (1); E Marrero (1); E Renteria (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .457   17    2   2   
B Ausmus C                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .308  .824   18    3   0   GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   2   0    2   0  .438 1.063   26   12   1   
L Berkman CF                  5   0   1   2    0   0  .364 1.235   13    4   0   2B
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   2    1   1  .304  .681   19    4   0   
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .316  .929   19    0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .250  .650   17    0   2   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .702   20    2   4   GDP
C Hernandez P                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    0   2   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Blum PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.096    6    0   0   HBP
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Linebrink P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    5   8              169   27  12

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (1, off L Hackman).

HBP: G Blum (1, by M Morris).

TB: L Berkman 2; J Bagwell 2; C Biggio; M Ensberg; B Ausmus; R Hidalgo; C Hernandez; O Merced.

GIDP: B Ausmus (1); A Everett (1).

RBI: R Hidalgo 2 (5); L Berkman 2 (9).

2-out RBI: L Berkman 2; R Hidalgo 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

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
M Morris, W (2-0)              6     6   2   0    2   7   0   0.69   28  125-80   43·10·27    8· 6· 4· 0     61    -     1.43   0.11
M Timlin, H (2)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   12-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.37   0.06
S Kline, H (2)                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    3   12-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.14   0.11
L Hackman                      1     3   2   2    1   0   0   6.00    6   20-12    6· 0· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   2    5   8   0          41  169-105  57·12·36   15· 7· 5· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hernandez                    5     6   2   2    2   1   1   3.60   23   89-56   34· 8·14    9· 4· 6· 1     46    -     1.10   0.04
R Stone                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-8     4· 2· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.34   0.08
N Cruz, L (0-1)                1.2   5   3   3    0   1   2  10.13   10   19-15   10· 2· 3    4· 1· 2· 2          0-0    1.32  -0.31
S Linebrink                    0.1   3   3   3    1   0   0   9.64    6   18-10    7· 1· 2    0· 1· 3· 0          1-0    0.17  -0.02
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    15   8   8    3   3   3          46  147-96   60·14·22   17· 8·11· 3          4-1

M Timlin faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
S Linebrink faced 5 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Morris (1; G Blum); S Linebrink (1; M Difelice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 36,255.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 5mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. P Polanco            3B    2. B Ausmus             C  
3. E Perez              1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. L Berkman            CF 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. D Ward               LF 
7. M Difelice           C     7. M Ensberg            3B 
8. E Marrero            RF    8. A Everett            SS 
9. M Morris             P     9. C Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  123  3  -20%  33% R Hidalgo       M Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores/unER; Ausmus Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
   t 5   2  2-1  ---  2   14%  45% A Pujols        C Hernandez     Home Run
   t 8   1  2-3  ---  2   13%  85% M Difelice      N Cruz          Home Run
   b 8   1  5-2  12-  2   11%  96% A Everett       S Kline         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4   11%  59% E Marrero       C Hernandez     Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Difelice Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  7   47%  E Perez         Lineout: SS
   O      1--  4   45%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   43%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-  7   42%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  2   46%  L Berkman       Lineout: LF
   O      12-  5   50%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  J Edmonds       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   46%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
          ---  6   48%  M Difelice      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   59%  E Marrero       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Difelice Scores
   O      --3  4   56%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   60%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   61%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  F Vina          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   61%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   65%  E Perez         Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B; Polanco to 3B; Perez to 2B
          -23  7   63%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      123  2   56%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   52%  C Hernandez     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          1--  5   52%  B Ausmus        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 2B
          12-  7   44%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Hernandez to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      123  1   53%  L Berkman       Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     123  3   33%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Hernandez Scores/unER; Ausmus Scores/unER; Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  4   38%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   35%  M Difelice      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   40%  E Marrero       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  8   36%  M Morris        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   32%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   34%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   35%  A Everett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   36%  C Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   33%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   31%  E Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   45%  A Pujols        Home Run
   O      ---  1   43%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   46%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   48%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   47%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  6   50%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Ricky Stone facing 6-7-8
                  Ricky Stone replaces Carlos Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   47%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   50%  M Difelice      Single to 3B (Bunt)
   O      1--  3   46%  E Marrero       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   42%  M Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   46%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   48%  D Ward          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   44%  M Ensberg       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ensberg to 3B/Adv on E7
          --3  6   42%  A Everett       Walk
                  Geoff Blum pinch hits for Ricky Stone batting 9th
          1-3  6   40%  G Blum          Hit By Pitch; Everett to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  C Biggio        Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Geoff Blum pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   56%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   64%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina to 2B
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Eduardo Perez batting 3rd
   O      12-  1   61%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vina to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   66%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Vina Scores
   O      1--  1   63%  J Edmonds       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Timlin facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Timlin replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 9th; Eli Marrero moves to 1B; J.D. Drew moves to RF
   O      ---  2   68%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   72%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   72%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   85%  M Difelice      Home Run
   R      ---  1   92%  E Marrero       Home Run
   O      ---  3   91%  M Timlin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   92%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Scott Linebrink replaces Nelson Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   91%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
                  Tino Martinez replaces Eli Marrero playing 1B batting 8th
          ---  5   86%  R Hidalgo       Walk
                  Steve Kline replaces Mike Timlin pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   91%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   85%  M Ensberg       Walk; Hidalgo to 2B
   OO     12-  2   96%  A Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Linebrink facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   98%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   99%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Drew Scores
                  Kerry Robinson pinch runs for Albert Pujols batting 4th
          -2-  1   99%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Robinson to 3B
          1-3  4   99%  E Renteria      Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   R      123  2  100%  M Difelice      Hit By Pitch; Robinson Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Renteria to 2B
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Scott Linebrink pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3  100%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Steve Kline batting 9th
   RO     123  4  100%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Edmonds Scores
   O      12-  1  100%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Luther Hackman facing 9-1-2
                  Luther Hackman replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 9th; Kerry Robinson moves to LF; Orlando Merced pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  O Merced        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  1   98%  C Biggio        Single (Ground Ball); Merced to 2B
   OO     12-  4  100%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Merced to 3B
          --3  6  100%  J Bagwell       Walk
   RR     1-3  1   99%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Merced Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200204060

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation