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Standings
OAK
@BAL		5
2
NYY
@CHW		4
2
DET
@CLE		2
4
ANA
@KCR		4
7
SEA
@TBD		1
5
MIN
@TEX		11
4
BOS
@TOR		6
4
MON
@ATL		2
5
CIN
@FLA		6
5		 
(11)
STL
@HOU		4
1
MIL
@LAD		4
8
PHI
@NYM		5
3
CHC
@PIT		3
0
COL
@SDP		3
2		 
(12)
ARI
@SFG		0
1		 
(10)
Tuesday, May 28, 2002
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 25,376, Time of Game: 2:51
Cardinals
4
30-22
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Astros
1
22-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 .754 11 8 -0.025 0.46 0.014 -0.038 -0.3 1 2
Edgar Renteria SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .276 .737 17 8 0.007 0.56 0.043 -0.037 -0.1 2 5 SB,GDP
Albert Pujols LF-1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .286 .909 20 15 0.116 0.61 0.149 -0.034 0.8 7 0 HR
Jim Edmonds CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .335 1.093 20 14 0.009 0.34 0.031 -0.022 -0.2 3 0 2B
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .722 11 7 -0.040 0.47 0.000 -0.040 -0.6 7 0
   Mike Timlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .704 5 5 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eli Marrero RF-LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .277 .781 20 12 0.114 0.46 0.137 -0.023 1.4 0 0 HR
Placido Polanco 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .252 .607 12 6 -0.015 0.26 0.006 -0.021 -0.4 1 3
Mike Matheny C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .706 12 9 -0.024 0.29 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 5 0
Matt Morris P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .271 5 5 -0.027 0.52 0.000 -0.027 -0.5 0 2
   J.D. Drew RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .805 4 2 -0.007 0.28 0.000 -0.007 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 32 4 6 4 2 10 .188 .642 137 91 0.105 0.43 0.380 -0.276 -0.7 27 12
2B: J Edmonds (14, off S Reynolds).
HR: A Pujols (10, off S Reynolds; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Marrero (3, off S Reynolds; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: E Marrero 5; A Pujols 4; J Edmonds 2; E Renteria; F Vina.
GIDP: E Renteria (11).
RBI: A Pujols 2 (30); E Marrero 2 (19).
2-out RBI: E Marrero 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Renteria-A Pujols.
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria (5, 2nd base off S Reynolds/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 .306 .750 26 16 -0.066 0.93 0.024 -0.090 -0.7 0 2
Craig Biggio 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .767 14 13 0.011 0.86 0.077 -0.066 0.1 3 7 2B,SB
Lance Berkman CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .977 17 10 -0.100 1.09 0.021 -0.121 -1.0 2 0
Jeff Bagwell 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .276 .922 15 10 0.151 1.09 0.202 -0.051 1.7 9 0 2B
Daryle Ward LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .324 .790 13 8 -0.005 1.24 0.112 -0.118 -0.3 2 0
Richard Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .249 .776 18 11 -0.110 1.84 0.016 -0.126 -0.9 1 0
Morgan Ensberg 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .236 .721 12 7 -0.079 1.90 0.024 -0.102 -0.9 0 1
   Jose Vizcaino PH-3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .710 3 3 0.062 1.49 0.062 0.000 0.5 0 1
Brad Ausmus C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .246 .666 14 4 -0.041 1.82 0.096 -0.137 -0.3 10 0 GDP,IW
Shane Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .150 2 2 -0.101 2.27 0.000 -0.101 -1.0 0 0 SH
   Orlando Merced PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .733 3 2 -0.090 3.45 0.000 -0.090 -0.8
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nelson Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geoff Blum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .654 1 1 -0.029 1.10 0.000 -0.029 -0.2
   Brandon Puffer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 1 10 1 5 5 .286 .718 138 87 -0.397 1.38 0.634 -1.031 -3.7 27 11
2B: C Biggio (14, off M Timlin); J Bagwell (16, off M Morris).
SH: S Reynolds (9, off M Morris).
IBB: B Ausmus (1, by M Morris).
TB: J Bagwell 4; C Biggio 3; D Ward 2; M Ensberg; B Ausmus; J Vizcaino.
GIDP: B Ausmus (9).
RBI: J Bagwell (27).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lugo-C Biggio-J Bagwell.
Baserunning
SB: C Biggio (6, 2nd base off M Morris/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
Matt Morris, W (7-3) 5 7 1 1 5 5 0 3.42 27 95 56 32 7 17 10 7 5 0 49 0.182 1.52 1.6
Mike Timlin, H (6) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 11 37 27 21 1 5 6 5 2 0 0 0 0.170 1.26 1.6
Jason Isringhausen, S (15) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.92 3 6 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.044 0.56 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 5 5 0 1.00 41 138 87 57 8 22 17 14 7 0 49 0 0 0.396 0.43 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
Shane Reynolds, L (3-4) 5 5 4 4 1 4 2 4.34 20 80 52 31 4 17 9 4 2 2 44 -0.179 0.56 -1.4
Pedro Borbon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.11 3 14 9 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.026 0.34 0.5
Nelson Cruz 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7.63 7 25 16 8 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.039 0.25 1.1
Brandon Puffer 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 4 18 14 8 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.009 0.12 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 10 2 4.00 34 137 91 49 12 30 12 8 3 2 44 0 0 -0.105 1.38 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Morris (3; B Ausmus).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Kevin Kelley.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 25,376.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Julio Lugo SS
2 Edgar Renteria SS 2 Craig Biggio 2B
3 Albert Pujols LF 3 Lance Berkman CF
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Jeff Bagwell 1B
5 Tino Martinez 1B 5 Daryle Ward LF
6 Eli Marrero RF 6 Richard Hidalgo RF
7 Placido Polanco 3B 7 Morgan Ensberg 3B
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Matt Morris P 9 Shane Reynolds P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  RR STL A. Pujols S. Reynolds 15% 67% Home Run; Renteria Scores
b7 1-4 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  OO HOU B. Ausmus M. Timlin 14% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t1 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR STL E. Marrero S. Reynolds 13% 81% Home Run; Edmonds Scores
b1 0-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Morris -12% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 3B
b5 1-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU O. Merced M. Morris 9% 86% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Ausmus to 2B

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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' Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Vina S. Reynolds -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL E. Renteria S. Reynolds 2% 50% Single (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols S. Reynolds 2% 52% Renteria Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  RR STL A. Pujols S. Reynolds 15% 67% Home Run; Renteria Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds S. Reynolds 3% 70% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 2-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Martinez S. Reynolds -3% 67% Strikeout Looking
t1 2-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR STL E. Marrero S. Reynolds 13% 81% Home Run; Edmonds Scores
t1 4-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL P. Polanco S. Reynolds 1% 81% Walk
t1 4-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL M. Matheny S. Reynolds -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Morris 2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio M. Morris -2% 80% Single (Ground Ball)
b1 0-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU L. Berkman M. Morris -1% 79% Biggio Steals 2B
b1 0-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman M. Morris -2% 77% Walk
b1 0-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Bagwell M. Morris -12% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Biggio Scores; Berkman to 3B
b1 1-4 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Ward M. Morris 7% 72% Popfly: SS
b1 1-4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU R. Hidalgo M. Morris -2% 70% Walk
b1 1-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg M. Morris 7% 78% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
t2 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Morris S. Reynolds -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Vina S. Reynolds -1% 75% Lineout: 2B
t2 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria S. Reynolds -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
b2 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Ausmus M. Morris -4% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b2 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Reynolds M. Morris 2% 73% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Ausmus to 2B
b2 1-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Lugo M. Morris -2% 70% Walk
b2 1-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Morris 4% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ausmus to 3B
b2 1-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Morris 5% 79% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
t3 4-1 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols S. Reynolds -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Reynolds -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Martinez S. Reynolds -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
b3 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Morris -4% 72% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 1-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  HOU D. Ward M. Morris -6% 66% Single (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 2B
b3 1-4 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Morris 6% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg M. Morris 3% 75% Groundout: P-1B; Bagwell to 3B; Ward to 2B
b3 1-4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  HOU B. Ausmus M. Morris -2% 73% Intentional Walk
b3 1-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Reynolds M. Morris 8% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
t4 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Marrero S. Reynolds -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t4 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Polanco S. Reynolds -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Matheny S. Reynolds -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b4 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Morris 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Morris 2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Morris 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
t5 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Morris S. Reynolds -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL F. Vina S. Reynolds 1% 83% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t5 4-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL E. Renteria S. Reynolds -3% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
b5 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell M. Morris -4% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 1-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Ward M. Morris 4% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Morris 3% 84% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Ensberg M. Morris -2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
b5 1-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus M. Morris -4% 77% Walk; Bagwell to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
Orlando Merced pinch hits for Shane Reynolds (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 2 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU O. Merced M. Morris 9% 86% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Ausmus to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
Pedro Borbon replaces Orlando Merced (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols P. Borbon -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds P. Borbon -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Martinez P. Borbon -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
Mike Timlin replaces Tino Martinez (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Albert Pujols moves from LF to 1B
Eli Marrero moves from RF to LF
J.D. Drew replaces Matt Morris (P) playing RF batting 9th
b6 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Timlin 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio M. Timlin -5% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 1-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman M. Timlin 4% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
b6 1-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell M. Timlin 4% 89% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 6-7-8
Nelson Cruz replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero N. Cruz -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Polanco N. Cruz -1% 87% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t7 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Matheny N. Cruz -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' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Ward M. Timlin -5% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 1-4 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU R. Hidalgo M. Timlin 3% 85% Flyball: CF; Ward to 2B
Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Morgan Ensberg (3B) batting 7th
b7 1-4 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  HOU J. Vizcaino M. Timlin -6% 79% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Ward to 3B
b7 1-4 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  OO HOU B. Ausmus M. Timlin 14% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
Jose Vizcaino moves from PH to 3B
t8 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Drew N. Cruz -1% 92% Flyball: RF
t8 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Vina N. Cruz -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria N. Cruz 0% 92% Walk
t8 4-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols N. Cruz -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Mike Timlin facing 9-1-2
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Nelson Cruz (P) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum M. Timlin 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lugo M. Timlin 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio M. Timlin 1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Brandon Puffer facing 4-5-6
Brandon Puffer replaces Geoff Blum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds B. Puffer -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Timlin (P) batting 5th
t9 4-1 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O STL K. Robinson B. Puffer -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Marrero B. Puffer 0% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 4-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Polanco B. Puffer -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 3-4-5
Jason Isringhausen replaces Kerry Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 5th
b9 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Isringhausen 3% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell J. Isringhausen 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
b9 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Ward J. Isringhausen 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

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  • 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.

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