April 7, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 1 CLE 5
@DET 1 KCR 9
CHW 2 NYY 7
TBD 2 OAK 6
@SEA 5 MIN 10
@TOR 6 ATL 5
NYM 2
(14) CIN 6
MON 5
(10) HOU 7
STL 6
(12) LAD 6
COL 4 ARI 2
@MIL 0 PHI 3
FLA 2
(11) SFG 10
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 28,206

Sunday, April 7, 2002
Time of Game: 3:45

Cardinals

3-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   2  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0    6 11  0
Astros          0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  3   0  0  1    7 15  1

W: R Stone (1-0), L: L Hackman (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Astros

3-3

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     6   0   1   1    0   1  .194  .452   27    1   3   
P Polanco SS-3B               6   1   1   0    0   1  .310  .678   19    3   1   
J Drew RF                     5   0   3   1    0   1  .391  .901   23    5   0   SB
A Pujols 3B-LF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .320  .939   16    4   1   2·GDP
J Edmonds CF                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .455 1.329   22    4   1   HR,SB
T Martinez 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .426   10    2   0   
  K Robinson LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  M Cairo PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   SH
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Difelice PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .357 1.257    5    0   0   
  L Hackman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Matheny C                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .500   16    4   1   
E Marrero LF-1B               4   2   2   0    1   0  .727 2.114   18    7   0   2·SB,IW
D Kile P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   SH
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    4    0   0   
  M Matthews P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Renteria PH-SS            1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .729    7    2   2   2B,SB,SH
Totals                       42   6  11   5    2   8              173   33  10

BATTING

2B: E Renteria (2, off B Wagner).

HR: J Edmonds (2, off W Miller; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Kile (1, off W Miller); E Renteria (1, off R Stone); M Cairo (1, off B Wagner).

IBB: E Marrero (1, by B Wagner).

TB: J Edmonds 5; J Drew 3; E Renteria 2; E Marrero 2; A Pujols; P Polanco; F Vina.

GIDP: A Pujols 2 (2).

RBI: J Edmonds 2 (5); J Drew (2); F Vina (2); E Renteria (5).

2-out RBI: E Renteria; F Vina.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 4. A Pujols; P Polanco-F Vina-E Marrero; M Timlin-E Renteria-E Marrero; J Edmonds-M Matheny.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Marrero 2 (2, 3rd base off R Stone/G Zaun, 2nd base off B Wagner/G Zaun); E Renteria (1, 3rd base off B Wagner/G Zaun); J Edmonds (1, Home off B Wagner/G Zaun); J Drew (2, 2nd base off W Miller/G Zaun).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Vizcaino 2B                 6   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.000   20    1   6   2B
G Zaun C                      5   1   3   2    1   1  .385  .962   21    9   0   2B
J Bagwell 1B                  6   1   2   1    0   1  .409 1.022   23   15   0   2B
L Berkman CF                  2   0   0   0    4   0  .333 1.217   22    2   0   2·IW
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .296  .700   27    3   1   2·HBP
D Ward LF                     6   1   2   1    0   0  .320  .986   16    3   0   HR
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .618   14    1   2   SB,GDP
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .567   18    0   4   
  B Hunter PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .667 1.334    2    0   0   
  J Lugo SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000    2    2   1   
W Miller P                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .600 1.400   15    0   1   2B
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Blum 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    4    0   1   GDP
Totals                       44   7  15   7    5   3              185   36  17

BATTING

2B: G Zaun (1, off M Matthews); W Miller (1, off D Kile); J Vizcaino (2, off D Kile); J Bagwell (1, off M Timlin).

HR: D Ward (2, off L Hackman; 12th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: L Berkman 2 (2, by M Timlin, by L Hackman).

HBP: R Hidalgo 2 (2, by D Veres, by D Kile).

TB: D Ward 5; G Zaun 4; J Bagwell 3; J Vizcaino 3; W Miller 3; M Ensberg; R Hidalgo; B Hunter; O Merced.

GIDP: M Ensberg (1); G Blum (1).

RBI: G Zaun 2 (2); R Hidalgo 2 (7); J Vizcaino (1); D Ward (5); J Bagwell (3).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2; R Hidalgo 2; J Bagwell; J Vizcaino.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Hidalgo-J Bagwell; J Vizcaino-J Lugo-J Bagwell; A Everett-J Vizcaino-J Bagwell.

PB: G Zaun (1).

E: G Blum (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ensberg (1, 2nd base off D Kile/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 Kile                         5     5   2   2    0   3   0   3.60   21   81-51   29· 6·16    2· 8· 7· 0     52    -     1.22   0.06
G Stechschulte, H (1)          1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.28   0.09
M Matthews, BS (1)             0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.38    4   13-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.19
D Veres                        1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   21-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          1-0    3.39   0.21
S Kline, H (3)                 0.2   1   2   2    1   0   0   5.79    4    9-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.23   0.00
M Timlin, BS (1)               1.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   2.45    7   20-11    6· 3· 2    5· 0· 1· 0          2-2    3.90  -0.31
L Hackman, L (0-1)             1     3   1   1    1   0   1   6.75    6   24-13   10· 0· 3    1· 1· 2· 1          0-0    3.53  -0.22
Totals                        11    15   7   7    5   3   1          51  183-103  62·11·30   12·13·15· 1          3-2

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                       7     6   3   3    1   4   1   8.18   27   89-60   39· 7·14   10· 6· 5· 1     56    -     0.96   0.02
O Dotel                        1     2   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   18-12   10· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.92  -0.19
B Wagner                       2     3   2   2    1   1   0   6.75    9   32-19   14· 2· 3    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.27   0.02
R Stone, W (1-0)               2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   25-16    8· 3· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.93   0.28
Totals                        12    11   6   5    2   8   1          47  164-107  71·12·24   19· 9· 8· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Wagner (1; E Marrero); M Timlin (1; L Berkman); L Hackman (1; L Berkman).

HBP: D Veres (1; R Hidalgo); D Kile (1; R Hidalgo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:45.

Attendance: 28,206.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. J Vizcaino           2B 
2. P Polanco            SS    2. G Zaun               C  
3. J Drew               RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Pujols             3B    4. L Berkman            CF 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. D Ward               LF 
7. M Matheny            C     7. M Ensberg            3B 
8. E Marrero            LF    8. A Everett            SS 
9. D Kile               P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-4  123  4   46%  64% R Hidalgo       M Timlin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Zaun Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berkman to 3B
   b 8   1  4-3  -23  4  -39%  17% M Ensberg       D Veres         Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
   b12   0  6-6  ---  2   36% 100% D Ward          L Hackman       Home Run
   b11   1  6-6  123  4  -34%  50% R Hidalgo       L Hackman       Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C
   b 7   2  3-2  1--  2   25%  56% G Zaun          M Matthews      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Miller Scores

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      ---  2   52%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  P Polanco       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   51%  G Zaun          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   55%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   51%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  D Ward          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   52%  D Kile          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Marrero to 2B
   R      -2-  4   41%  F Vina          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Marrero Scores; Vina to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  4   44%  P Polanco       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   48%  M Ensberg       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  A Everett       Ensberg Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   49%  " "             Flyball: RF; Ensberg to 3B
   O      --3  3   42%  W Miller        Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  3   54%  J Vizcaino      Double to CF (Line Drive to RF Line); Ensberg Scores
   R      -2-  5   65%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores; Zaun to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  1   62%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   58%  J Drew          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      55%  A Pujols        Drew Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   62%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Drew out at 3B/P-3B; Pujols to 1B
   RR     1--  2   40%  J Edmonds       Home Run; Pujols Scores
   O      ---  6   42%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   43%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   40%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   43%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   40%  D Ward          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   36%  M Ensberg       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   33%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   41%  D Kile          Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
   O      ---  3   42%  F Vina          Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
                  Eli Marrero moves to 1B; Kerry Robinson replaces Tino Martinez playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   38%  A Everett       Foul Flyball: SS
          ---  8   45%  W Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   39%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: SS
          -2-  3   42%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive); Miller to 3B
   O      1-3  5   34%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   37%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   37%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   35%  J Edmonds       Walk; Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  2   40%  K Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Gene Stechschulte facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   46%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  3   40%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: SS
          1--  3   51%  D Ward          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Berkman to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   31%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Gene Stechschulte batting 9th
   O      ---  4   37%  E Perez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Matthews facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Matthews replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   32%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   37%  W Miller        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   31%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
   R      1--  2   56%  G Zaun          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Miller Scores
                  Dave Veres replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   50%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Wade Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   55%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   50%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  J Drew          Passed Ball; Polanco to 2B
   R      -2-  5   26%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Polanco Scores/unER
   OO     1--  2   31%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   41%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  4   55%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch; Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Berkman to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   OO     -23  4   17%  M Ensberg       Line Drive Double Play: 3B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 7th; Geoff Blum replaces Octavio Dotel playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  3   14%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Kerry Robinson batting 6th
   O      1--  1   15%  M Cairo         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Edmonds to 2B
   O      -2-  2   17%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B; Edmonds to 3B
          --3  4   17%  E Marrero       Intentional Walk
                  Edgar Renteria pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
   R      1-3       8%  E Renteria      Edmonds Steals Hm; Marrero Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5    4%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Marrero Scores
          -2-       4%  F Vina          Renteria Steals 3B
   O      --3  4    4%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Steve Kline facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Kline replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 6th; Placido Polanco moves to 3B; Edgar Renteria moves to SS; Albert Pujols moves to LF; Brian Hunter pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 8th
          ---  2    9%  B Hunter        Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2    5%  G Blum          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1    2%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B; Hunter to 2B
          -2-  4    4%  G Zaun          Walk
                  Mike Timlin replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 6th
   R      12-  3   15%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hunter Scores; Zaun to 3B
          -23  4   18%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  4   64%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Zaun Scores; Bagwell Scores; Berkman to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Julio Lugo replaces Brian Hunter playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  3   56%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   50%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   64%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 7th
          ---  1   72%  O Merced        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   64%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   OO     1--  2   50%  G Blum          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Ricky Stone facing 5-6-7
                  Ricky Stone replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4   56%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Difelice pinch hits for Mike Timlin batting 6th
   O      ---  5   61%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Luther Hackman facing 1-2-3
                  Luther Hackman replaces Mike Difelice pitching and batting 6th
          ---  6   72%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   64%  G Zaun          Bunt Popfly: 1B
          1--  5   83%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vizcaino to 3B
          1-3  4   84%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   OO     123  4   50%  R Hidalgo       Fly Ball Double Play: CF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Ricky Stone facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   42%  E Marrero       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   44%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B-1B/Sacrifice; Marrero to 2B
          -2-      33%  F Vina          Marrero Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   52%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      --3  2   64%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 12th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Luther Hackman facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2  100%  D Ward          Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200204070

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- 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.
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. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- 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. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
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.
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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