September 12, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
OAK 6 CLE 5
MIN 4 CHW 5
@KCR 1 NYY 7
BAL 3 BOS 6
@TBD 3 TEX 7
SEA 3 CIN 15
CHC 12 COL 7
LAD 1 HOU 6
STL 3 NYM 8
@MON 2 PHI 6
FLA 1 SDP 3
SFG 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 26,365

Thursday, September 12, 2002
Time of Game: 3:17

Cardinals

84-62

Lost 1

1st

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

W: O Dotel (6-4), L: D Veres (5-8), S: B Wagner (32)

Astros

79-68

Won 1

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .271  .669   12    1   2   SF
E Marrero RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .252  .746   19    3   0   
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .301  .956   21    2   0   
A Pujols LF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .959   19    0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .264  .837   26    0   0   
E Renteria SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .794   15    1   4   2B
T Martinez 1B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .267  .778   25    8   0   SB
M Matheny C                   1   0   0   0    3   1  .236  .619   21    9   0   
C Finley P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .200    7    0   1   
  W Delgado PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.333    1    0   0   SH
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Drew PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .796    7    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Crudale P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Molina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3  12   3    6   6              173   24   8

BATTING

2B: E Renteria (33, off C Hernandez).

SF: F Vina (7, off J Robertson).

SH: W Delgado (1, off J Robertson).

TB: A Pujols 2; J Edmonds 2; T Martinez 2; F Vina 2; E Renteria 2; S Rolen 2; J Drew.

RBI: T Martinez (68); E Renteria (72); F Vina (49).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Vina-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Martinez (3, 2nd base off B Lidge/G Zaun).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .829   15    3   0   
C Biggio 2B                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .263  .763   18    2   1   HR
L Berkman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .997   16    1   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .293  .941   13    9   0   
M Loretta 3B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .286  .739   17    2   2   2B
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .684         2   0   
J Vizcaino SS-3B              4   1   2   3    0   1  .312  .763   18    0   2   HR,2B
J Lane RF                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .289  .797   12    3   2   3B
G Zaun C                      4   0   1   2    0   0  .217  .584   12    4   0   2B
  A Everett SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .518         0   0   
C Hernandez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .387    3    1   1   
  R Hidalgo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .734    2    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Robertson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Gordon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .740    5    0   0   
  O Dotel P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .803    3    0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   6   9   6    4   9              134   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (16, off C Finley); G Zaun (6, off C Finley); J Vizcaino (19, off R White).

3B: J Lane (1, off C Finley).

HR: J Vizcaino (5, off M Crudale; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); C Biggio (14, off D Veres; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Vizcaino 6; C Biggio 5; J Lane 4; G Zaun 2; M Loretta 2; J Bagwell.

RBI: J Vizcaino 3 (35); G Zaun 2 (23); C Biggio (56).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Lane-J Bagwell; C Hernandez-J Bagwell.

E: C Biggio (8).

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
C Finley                       5     4   2   2    3   6   0   4.30   21   80-50   24·11·15    4· 3· 5· 0     54    -     1.24   0.06
R White, H (14)                1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.73    5   17-13    7· 1· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.49   0.14
J Fassero, H (11)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.20   0.06
D Veres, BS (4), L (5-8)       0.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   3.43    3   11-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.92  -0.30
M Crudale                      0.1   2   2   2    1   0   1   2.08    4   16-8     5· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 1          1-1    1.54  -0.36
G Molina                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.08    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4   9   2          36  134-86   43·17·26    8· 5· 8· 2          2-1

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   1    5   2   0   4.38   24  103-54   33· 7·14    6· 5· 6· 0     46    -     1.43   0.06
B Lidge                        0     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.53    2   12-5     2· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.70  -0.13
J Robertson                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    2.00   0.03
T Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.86    4   12-10    7· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.23   0.06
O Dotel, W (6-4)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.78    5   20-13    9· 2· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.00   0.05
B Wagner, S (32)               1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.70    5   19-13    6· 2· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.19   0.04
Totals                         9    12   3   2    6   6   0          43  171-100  60·12·28   12· 8·11· 0          2-1

B Lidge faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 26,365.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. E Marrero            RF    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. L Berkman            LF 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. J Bagwell            1B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. M Loretta            3B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. J Vizcaino           SS 
7. T Martinez           1B    7. J Lane               RF 
8. M Matheny            C     8. G Zaun               C  
9. C Finley             P     9. C Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-3  12-  3   30%  97% J Vizcaino      M Crudale       Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Loretta Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  ---  5   30%  61% C Biggio        D Veres         Home Run
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  5   20%  64% G Zaun          C Finley        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Loretta Scores; Lane Scores
   t 4   0  2-1  1--  4  -15%  43% E Renteria      C Hernandez     Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rolen Scores
   t 3   1  2-1  1-3  3   13%  67% A Pujols        C Hernandez     Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B

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      ---  1   52%  F Vina          Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   50%  E Marrero       Walk
   OO     1--  3   55%  J Edmonds       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   41%  S Rolen         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B
   RO     12-  5   42%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Pujols Scores/unER; Rolen out at 3B/RF-3B
          1--  5   41%  M Matheny       Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  4   44%  C Finley        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   46%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   43%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  6   44%  J Lane          Walk
   RR     12-  5   64%  G Zaun          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Loretta Scores; Lane Scores
   O      -2-  3   61%  C Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   57%  F Vina          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   61%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   54%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   67%  A Pujols        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   67%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   62%  L Berkman       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   58%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   43%  E Renteria      Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rolen Scores
   O      -2-  4   48%  T Martinez      Lineout: CF
          -2-  6   45%  M Matheny       Walk
   O      12-  3   51%  C Finley        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Matheny to 2B
          12-  4   47%  F Vina          Walk; Matheny to 3B; Finley to 2B
   O      123  4   56%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Carlos Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   53%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   55%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   54%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Chuck Finley facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   69%  J Lane          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --3  1   63%  G Zaun          Popfly: SS
                  Richard Hidalgo pinch hits for Carlos Hernandez batting 9th
   O      --3  2   55%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: P-1B
          --3  8   57%  B Hunter        Walk
          1-3  5   59%  C Biggio        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  6   50%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Lidge replaces Richard Hidalgo pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   45%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      41%  M Matheny       Martinez Steals 2B
          -2-  5   37%  " "             Walk
                  Jeriome Robertson replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th; Wilson Delgado pinch hits for Chuck Finley batting 9th
   O      12-  1   37%  W Delgado       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Matheny to 2B
   RO     -23  2   36%  F Vina          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores
   O      -2-  2   40%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick White facing 4-5-6
                  Rick White replaces Wilson Delgado pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   36%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   33%  M Loretta       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   37%  J Vizcaino      Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   31%  J Lane          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Gordon replaces Jeriome Robertson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   27%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   31%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   34%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   37%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick White facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   32%  G Zaun          Flyball: RF
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Rick White pitching and batting 9th; Daryle Ward pinch hits for Tom Gordon batting 9th
   O      ---  5   28%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   26%  B Hunter        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Octavio Dotel facing 7-8-9
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   28%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   30%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Jeff Fassero batting 9th
          ---  7   29%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   27%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive); Drew to 2B
   O      12-  3   31%  E Marrero       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Veres replaces J.D. Drew pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  5   61%  C Biggio        Home Run
   O      ---  5   56%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   61%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
                  Mike Crudale replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
          1--  6   67%  M Loretta       Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   97%  J Vizcaino      Home Run; Bagwell Scores; Loretta Scores
          ---  2   97%  J Lane          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   97%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF
                  Gabe Molina replaces Mike Crudale pitching and batting 9th; Orlando Merced pinch hits for Octavio Dotel batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy Wagner facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Wagner replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th; Brad Ausmus replaces Mark Loretta playing C batting 5th; Jose Vizcaino moves to 3B; Adam Everett replaces Gregg Zaun playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   96%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   92%  S Rolen         Single (Ground Ball); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B; Pujols to 3B; Rolen to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200209120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation