May 30, 2004 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,117

Sunday, May 30, 2004, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Cardinals

26-23

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

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

W: T Redding (3-3), L: M Morris (4-5)

Astros

27-22

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .672   10    1   1   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .794   12    3   0   GDP
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .299 1.020   15    7   0   HR,GDP
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .339 1.003   14    1   2   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .811    4    0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .908   15    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .668   12    2   3   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .544    4    0   0   
R Lankford LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .799   13    3   0   
M Matheny C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .701   11    6   1   
M Morris P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .453    6    0   0   SH
  J Mabry PH-RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .412 1.062    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    3   6              119   24   7

BATTING

HR: A Pujols (15, off B Backe; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Morris (3, off T Redding).

TB: A Pujols 5; J Mabry; S Rolen; R Sanders.

GIDP: A Pujols (9); R Sanders (2).

RBI: A Pujols (33).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-A Pujols.

E: T Womack (6).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .839   13    0   0   
A Everett SS                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .286  .720   11    5   5   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .292  .893   19   10   2   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .310  .880   15    1   5   SB
L Berkman LF                  2   2   1   2    2   0  .346 1.181   14    1   0   HR,CS
M Lamb 3B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .348  .958   22    1   1   HR
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .672   10    6   0   
O Palmeiro RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .719   14    1   0   
  J Lane RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .699    2    0   0   
T Redding P                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .470   10    1   1   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .479    3    0   0   GDP
  B Backe P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       32   7   9   7    4   6              133   27  14

BATTING

HR: L Berkman (13, off C Eldred; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); M Lamb (4, off M Morris; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); J Bagwell (8, off C Eldred; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: M Lamb 5; L Berkman 4; J Bagwell 4; A Everett 2; B Ausmus; T Redding; J Kent.

GIDP: J Vizcaino (2).

RBI: M Lamb 2 (18); L Berkman 2 (41); J Bagwell 2 (30); J Kent (40).

2-out RBI: J Kent.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Everett-J Bagwell; J Kent-A Everett-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Kent (2, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny); A Everett (7, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny).

CS: L Berkman (2, 2nd base by M Morris/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
M Morris, L (4-5)              7     4   3   3    3   6   1   3.84   28  105-60   34·10·16    7· 6· 6· 0     60    -     0.60  -0.05
C Eldred                       0     3   4   4    1   0   2   7.71    4   12-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.03
S Kline                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    4   11-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   6   3          36  128-72   44·10·18   10· 9· 7· 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
T Redding, W (3-3)             7.1   4   0   0    3   4   0   4.63   27   97-58   32·10·16   13· 3· 4· 0     71    -     0.93   0.37
B Lidge, H (8)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.34    2    7-5     2· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.94   0.05
B Backe                        1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.32    4   15-11    5· 5· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   1          33  119-74   39·17·18   15· 5· 4· 0          1-0

C Eldred faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 41,117.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. T Womack             2B    1. C Biggio             CF 
2. R Sanders            RF    2. A Everett            SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. M Lamb               3B 
7. R Lankford           LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. M Matheny            C     8. O Palmeiro           RF 
9. M Morris             P     9. T Redding            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--  7   16%  85% M Lamb          M Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Berkman Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  2   10%  67% A Pujols        T Redding       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  4    9%  62% J Kent          M Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    7%  54% R Sanders       T Redding       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  ---  2   -5%  58% R Sanders       T Redding       Single to LF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  T Womack        Walk
   OO     1--  3   54%  R Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   53%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   55%  A Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   53%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging, Everett Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   62%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive); Everett Scores
          1--      63%  L Berkman       Kent Steals 2B
          -2-  5   64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   60%  M Lamb          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   63%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   61%  T Redding       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Redding facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   66%  M Morris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   67%  T Womack        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   65%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  J Bagwell       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Redding facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   58%  R Sanders       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   67%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   66%  J Kent          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   69%  L Berkman       Walk
   RR     1--  7   85%  M Lamb          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Berkman Scores
          ---  4   86%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1--  7   84%  O Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B
          1--  2   85%  T Redding       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   86%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  E Renteria      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   88%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   87%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   86%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  J Kent          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Redding facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   82%  M Matheny       Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  1   88%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B; Matheny to 3B
   O      --3  1   91%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   92%  L Berkman       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      90%  M Lamb          Berkman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   90%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   89%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   92%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   89%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   92%  J Edmonds       Popfly: SS
          1--  4   90%  E Renteria      Walk; Rolen to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  R Lankford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   93%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Redding facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Lane replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  3   95%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
          ---  3   92%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Brad Lidge replaces Tim Redding pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  1   95%  T Womack        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   97%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
                  Cal Eldred replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 2nd; John Mabry moves to RF
          ---  1   98%  A Everett       Single to 2B/Bunt
   RR     1--  2   99%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball); Everett Scores
          ---  7  100%  J Kent          Walk
   RR     1--  2  100%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Kent Scores
                  Steve Kline replaces Cal Eldred pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  4  100%  M Lamb          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  100%  B Ausmus        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lamb to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Lane          Flyball: LF
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 9th
   OO     12-  3  100%  J Vizcaino      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Brandon Backe facing 3-4-5
                  Brandon Backe replaces Jose Vizcaino pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2  100%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Scott Rolen batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Edgar Renteria batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200405300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation