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BOS  7
CHW  4

CLE  4
MIN  3

DET  3
KCR  0

NYY 10
TBD  4

SEA  7
ANA  4

OAK  9
@TEX  3

TOR  4
BAL  2

COL  8
@ARI  2

CHC  7
CIN  6

FLA  5
ATL  4

HOU 14
STL  5

LAD  6
SDP  0

MON  7
NYM  4

PIT  8
PHI  4

SFG  8
MIL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 35,633

Friday, September 12, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:07
Cardinals
5
76-72
Lost 2
3rd, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  1   2  1  0    5  5  2
Astros          1  3  2   5  1  2   0  0  X   14 19  0
W: W Miller (13-12), L: W Williams (15-9)
Astros
14
79-68
Won 1
1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .747   17    6   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .277 1.003   15    2   0   
  C Widger C                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .500    1    3   0   2B
A Pujols LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .366 1.131   17    0   1   2B
  J Journell P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .668    5    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .906    3    0   3   
  B Hart PH-SS                1   0   0   1    0   0  .282  .732    3    0   3   SF
E Renteria SS                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .327  .864    7    0   3   
  J Pearce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Robinson PH-LF            2   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .636   10    1   0   3B
T Martinez 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .782    9    3   1   GDP
  E Marrero 1B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .632    3    4   0   
J Drew RF                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .294  .893   22    1   1   
M Matheny C                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .247  .665    7    2   0   HR
  S Taguchi CF-2B             2   1   1   2    0   0  .268  .765    4    0   0   HR
W Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .701    3    1   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Cairo SS-3B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .685    7    0   0   
Totals                       30   5   5   5    5   6              133   24  12
BATTING
2B: C Widger (5, off R White); A Pujols (47, off W Miller).
3B: K Robinson (3, off R White).
HR: M Matheny (7, off W Miller; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Taguchi (1, off R White; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: B Hart (1, off W Miller).
TB: M Matheny 4; S Taguchi 4; K Robinson 3; A Pujols 2; C Widger 2.
GIDP: T Martinez (11).
RBI: S Taguchi 2 (8); M Matheny (43); K Robinson (16); B Hart (25).
2-out RBI: M Matheny; K Robinson.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
E: S Rolen (12); W Williams (1).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   2   2   1   1    3   0  .261  .759   19    2   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Ensberg PH-3B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .889    7    0   1   
G Blum 3B-1B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .274  .709   30    4   1   HBP
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .276  .889   23    7   0   HR
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .656    1    0   0   
  J Fernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Kent 2B                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .295  .862   17    1   1   2·2B
  E Bruntlett PR-2B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .607    3    0   0   
L Berkman LF                  6   0   2   1    0   1  .283  .918   26    2   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  5   3   4   0    0   0  .315  .963   20    4   0   3B,2·2B
B Ausmus C                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .229  .602   14    6   0   
  R Chavez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .638         0   0   
A Everett SS                  5   2   3   2    0   1  .249  .683   19    1   5   2·2B
W Miller P                    4   2   2   4    0   0  .167  .411   10    0   1   2·2B
  J Lane CF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .666    1    0   0   
Totals                       43  14  19  14    6   4              190   27   9
BATTING
2B: J Kent 2 (37, off J Journell, off J Pearce); W Miller 2 (3, off R Springer, off W Williams); R Hidalgo 2 (41, off W Williams, off J Pearce); A Everett 2 (16, 2 off W Williams).
3B: R Hidalgo (3, off W Williams).
HR: J Bagwell (34, off W Williams; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: G Blum (2, by W Williams).
TB: R Hidalgo 8; A Everett 5; J Kent 4; W Miller 4; J Bagwell 4; L Berkman 2; G Blum 2; C Biggio; B Ausmus; J Vizcaino.
RBI: W Miller 4 (6); J Kent 3 (86); A Everett 2 (45); B Ausmus (43); L Berkman (88); G Blum (51); J Bagwell (88); C Biggio (53).
2-out RBI: W Miller 2; G Blum; A Everett.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 10 for 26.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Everett-J Bagwell.
BASERUNNING
PO: R Hidalgo (2nd base by W Williams).

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
W Williams, L (15-9)           3.2   8   9   8    3   1   1   4.13   25   88-52   37· 3·12   14· 6· 0· 0      9    -     0.63  -0.32
R Springer                     0     3   2   2    1   0   0   9.19    4   17-8     4· 2· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.06  -0.02
J Pearce                       1.1   4   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    7   28-18   11· 2· 5    6· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01  -0.00
J Journell                     1     2   2   2    1   1   0   4.70    6   29-17   10· 2· 5    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Fassero                      2     2   0   0    1   1   0   5.88    8   28-17   11· 5· 1    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  14  13    6   4   1          50  190-112  73·14·25   30· 9· 0· 0          4-2 
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, W (13-12)            6     2   2   2    4   5   1   4.12   23   94-60   35·11·14    7· 7· 0· 0     61    -     0.43   0.16
R White                        1.2   3   3   3    1   1   1   6.02    9   30-22   14· 3· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Miceli                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.27    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
J Fernandez                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    7-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   5   5    5   6   2          36  133-89   53·14·22   13·12· 0· 0          1-0 
R Springer faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
PO: W Williams (1; R Hidalgo, 2nd base).
HBP: W Williams (11; G Blum).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 35,633.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. J Edmonds            CF    2. G Blum               3B 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. E Renteria           SS    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. R Hidalgo            RF 
7. J Drew               RF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Matheny            C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. W Williams           P     9. W Miller             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-2  -2-  2    7%  83% W Miller        W Williams      Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF); Everett Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  --3  2    6%  76% A Everett       W Williams      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  1--  5    6%  65% T Martinez      W Miller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   1  0-3  -2-  3    5%  88% C Biggio        W Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2    5%  64% G Blum          W Williams      Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 2B

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      ---  6   52%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  2   64%  G Blum          Hit By Pitch; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  7   61%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Biggio to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   62%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Biggio Scores
   O      1--  1   60%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   60%  E Renteria      Walk
   OO     1--  5   65%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   71%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   67%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 1B
          -2-      70%  A Everett       Hidalgo Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Hidalgo to 3B
   R      --3  2   76%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo Scores
   R      -2-  2   83%  W Miller        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF); Everett Scores
   R      -2-  3   88%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Biggio to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   87%  G Blum          Flyball: RF
          -2-  5   87%  J Bagwell       Walk
   O      12-  2   85%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   82%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  6   85%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   87%  W Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   89%  F Vina          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   88%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   91%  R Hidalgo       Triple to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  2   93%  B Ausmus        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus to 1B
          1--  4   95%  A Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Ausmus to 3B
   R      -23  3   96%  W Miller        Fielder's Choice SS; Ausmus Scores/unER
   O      12-  2   95%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  4   95%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Wade Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   96%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   94%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   96%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2   97%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   98%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   98%  J Kent          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   98%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   98%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   98%  B Ausmus        Walk; Hidalgo to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  5   99%  A Everett       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo Scores; Ausmus to 3B
   RR     1-3  1  100%  W Miller        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF); Ausmus Scores; Everett Scores
          -2-  5  100%  C Biggio        Walk
   R      12-  6  100%  G Blum          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Biggio to 3B
                  Josh Pearce replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 5th; Miguel Cairo replaces Russ Springer playing SS batting 9th
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 11.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-11, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9  100%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1  100%  M Matheny       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 11-1, Josh Pearce facing 4-5-6
          ---  3  100%  J Kent          Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF-RF)
   RO     -2-  4  100%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF); Kent Scores; Berkman out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  5  100%  R Hidalgo       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  3  100%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4  100%  W Miller        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 12.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-12, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  5  100%  F Vina          Walk
          1--  8  100%  J Edmonds       Walk; Vina to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vina to 3B; Pujols to 1B
                  Bo Hart pinch hits for Scott Rolen batting 4th
   RO     1-3  2  100%  B Hart          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Vina Scores
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Josh Pearce batting 5th
   O      1--  4  100%  K Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 12-2, Jimmy Journell facing 1-2-3
                  Jimmy Journell replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 3rd; Chris Widger replaces Jim Edmonds playing C batting 2nd; Eli Marrero replaces Tino Martinez playing 1B batting 6th; Miguel Cairo moves to 3B; Bo Hart moves to SS; Kerry Robinson moves to LF; So Taguchi replaces Mike Matheny playing CF batting 8th
          ---  5  100%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  9  100%  G Blum          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  5  100%  J Kent          Double to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep CF); Biggio Scores; Blum Scores
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Jeff Kent batting 4th
   O      -2-  5  100%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B; Bruntlett to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 14.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-14, Rick White facing 6-7-8
                  Rick White replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Eric Bruntlett moves to 2B; Jason Lane replaces Wade Miller playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  J Drew          Walk
   RR     1--  2  100%  S Taguchi       Home Run (Fly Ball); Drew Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  F Vina          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-4, Jeff Fassero facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Fernando Vina pitching and batting 1st; So Taguchi moves to 2B; Orlando Palmeiro replaces Jimmy Journell playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3  100%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Lane          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 14.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-14, Rick White facing 2-3-4
          ---  1  100%  C Widger        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1  100%  B Hart          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      -2-  6  100%  K Robinson      Triple to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep LF-CF); Widger Scores
                  Dan Miceli replaces Rick White pitching and batting 1st
   O      --3  2  100%  E Marrero       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 14-5, Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 1st
          ---  7  100%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Jeff Bagwell batting 3rd
          1--  1  100%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5  100%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Ensberg out at Hm/RF-C; Vizcaino to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 14.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-14, Jared Fernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Jared Fernandez replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 3rd; Raul Chavez replaces Brad Ausmus playing C batting 7th; Geoff Blum moves to 1B; Morgan Ensberg moves to 3B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 14.

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