April 13, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
OAK 2 BOS 2
BAL 0 CLE 6
KCR 1 CHW 3
@DET 2 TBD 2
@NYY 1 SEA 4
TEX 3
(13) MIN 9
@TOR 3 ARI 9
MIL 3 CHC 4
PIT 3 PHI 13
@CIN 1 ATL 7
@FLA 1 STL 11
@HOU 8 MON 2
NYM 1
(10) SDP 6
COL 2 SFG 5
LAD 4
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,078

Sunday, April 13, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Cardinals

6-5

Won 2

4th, 1 GB

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

W: K Calero (1-0), L: R Oswalt (1-1)

Astros

7-4

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Palmeiro RF-LF              4   2   2   0    1   0  .375  .958   22    5   0   
E Marrero C-RF                5   1   1   1    0   2  .100  .282   11    7   0   
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.124   18    1   3   2B
A Pujols LF                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .300  .929   18    0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .641    3    0   0   
  D Hermanson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .704   13    9   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   2   2   5    1   1  .340 1.011   20    0   2   2·HR
K Robinson CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .666   12    1   0   
M Cairo 2B                    3   2   2   2    0   1  .222  .655   14    3   4   HR,SF
J Simontacchi P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    5    0   0   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .481 1.650    4    0   0   
  M Matheny C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .395  .957    2    1   0   
Totals                       38  11  11  10    3   9              142   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (5, off R Oswalt); T Martinez (4, off R Oswalt).

HR: E Renteria 2 (3, 2 off R Oswalt; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); M Cairo (1, off P Munro; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: M Cairo (1, off R Oswalt).

TB: E Renteria 8; M Cairo 5; T Martinez 2; O Palmeiro 2; S Rolen 2; E Marrero; A Pujols; K Robinson.

RBI: E Renteria 5 (12); M Cairo 2 (2); S Rolen (10); T Martinez (4); E Marrero (2).

2-out RBI: E Renteria 3; S Rolen; T Martinez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-M Cairo-T Martinez.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .255  .747   16    3   0   HR,SB
G Blum 3B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .723   23    0   2   
J Bagwell 1B                  3   3   2   3    2   0  .357 1.198   26   12   0   2·HR,GDP
L Berkman LF                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .231  .683   14    2   0   HR
J Kent 2B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .302  .852   10    0   6   2B
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .723   14    0   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .855   14    9   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .343    8    0   2   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500   11    0   0   
  P Munro P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .500    6    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  10   8    4   6              142   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Kent (3, off J Simontacchi); R Hidalgo (3, off J Simontacchi).

HR: L Berkman (1, off J Simontacchi; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); C Biggio (3, off J Simontacchi; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Bagwell 2 (5, off D Hermanson, off J Simontacchi; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Bagwell 8; L Berkman 6; C Biggio 5; J Kent 2; R Hidalgo 2; G Blum.

GIDP: J Bagwell (4).

RBI: J Bagwell 3 (9); L Berkman 2 (2); J Kent 2 (7); C Biggio (6).

2-out RBI: J Bagwell 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: L Berkman (1); J Vizcaino (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Biggio (2, 2nd base off D Hermanson/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
J Simontacchi                  4     6   6   6    4   3   3  14.14   22   76-47   30· 7·10    4· 8· 3· 0     25    -     0.63  -0.35
K Calero, W (1-0)              2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    6   15-13    6· 2· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.44   0.07
C Eldred                       2     2   0   0    0   0   0   8.44    7   24-16    9· 1· 6    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.52   0.05
D Hermanson                    0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   5.40    4   24-14    7· 2· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.00
J Fassero                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   8    4   6   4          40  140-91   53·12·26   10·15· 5· 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
R Oswalt, L (1-1)              6.2   9  10   5    3   8   2   2.91   33  104-75   39·11·25   11· 8· 3· 0     31    -     1.39  -0.71
P Munro                        2.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   2.35    9   38-27   17· 1· 9    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    11  11   6    3   9   3          42  142-102  56·12·34   15·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 30,078.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. O Palmeiro           RF    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. E Marrero            C     2. G Blum               3B 
3. S Rolen              3B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. L Berkman            LF 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. J Kent               2B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. K Robinson           CF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Cairo              2B    8. J Vizcaino           SS 
9. J Simontacchi        P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  6-7  -23  3   23%  93% E Renteria      R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/unER; Renteria Scores/unER
   t 7   1  6-5  12-  4   23%  61% S Rolen         R Oswalt        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Palmeiro Scores/No RBI/unER; Marrero to 3B
   t 7   2  6-6  1-3  4   20%  70% T Martinez      R Oswalt        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Marrero Scores/unER; Rolen to 3B
   b 1   1  0-1  12-  2  -14%  19% J Kent          J Simontacchi   Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores
   t 4   1  5-1  1--  1   12%  25% E Renteria      R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Simontacchi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   45%  G Blum          Walk
          1--  6   42%  J Bagwell       Walk; Blum to 2B
   R      12-  3   32%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Blum Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   RR     12-  2   19%  J Kent          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Bagwell Scores; Berkman Scores
   O      -2-  3   21%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   23%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   26%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   24%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Pujols to 2B
          -2-  5   26%  E Renteria      Walk
          12-  3   32%  K Robinson      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Pujols to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   RO     123  2   32%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pujols Scores; Renteria to 3B; Robinson to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      -23  4   26%  J Simontacchi   Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Simontacchi facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   27%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   28%  R Oswalt        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   29%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   27%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   25%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   24%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jason Simontacchi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   25%  G Blum          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   18%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  2   12%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   12%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   12%  R Hidalgo       Double to SS (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  7   11%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  1   13%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   16%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  3   13%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  1   25%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores
   O      ---  2   23%  K Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   22%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   23%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   15%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   16%  G Blum          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   16%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      1--  4   17%  L Berkman       Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 6.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   14%  J Simontacchi   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   17%  O Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  1   15%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B; Palmeiro to 2B
   R      -2-  4   23%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Palmeiro Scores
   O      -2-  5   19%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kiko Calero facing 5-6-7
                  Kiko Calero replaces Jason Simontacchi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   21%  J Kent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   22%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   23%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   19%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   17%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   16%  K Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-4, Kiko Calero facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   17%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   18%  R Oswalt        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   19%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   25%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Kiko Calero batting 9th
   O      1--  4   19%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   28%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive); Cairo to 3B
   R      1-3  1   38%  E Marrero       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cairo Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   R      12-  4   61%  S Rolen         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Palmeiro Scores/No RBI/unER; Marrero to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  4   70%  T Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Marrero Scores/unER; Rolen to 3B
   RRR    -23  3   93%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/unER; Renteria Scores/unER
                  Peter Munro replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   92%  K Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-10, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
                  Cal Eldred replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 4th; Mike Matheny replaces Jim Edmonds playing C batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro moves to LF; Eli Marrero moves to RF
          ---  6   89%  G Blum          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   96%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  4   95%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   96%  J Kent          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-6, Peter Munro facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  4   98%  M Cairo         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Matheny       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   98%  O Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   98%  E Marrero       Popfly: P
   O      1--  6   98%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-11, Cal Eldred facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-6, Peter Munro facing 4-5-6
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Cal Eldred batting 4th
   O      ---  3   99%  E Perez         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-11, Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
                  Dustin Hermanson replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 4th; Orlando Merced pinch hits for Peter Munro batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  G Blum          Biggio Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Biggio to 3B
   RR     --3  8   99%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  L Berkman       Lineout: RF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 11, Astros 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200304130

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