October 16, 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Minute Maid Park Play by Play and Box Score

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2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
2004 postseason: WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL

Game 1
STL 10
HOU  7
Game 2
STL  6
HOU  4
Game 3
HOU  5
STL  2
Game 4
HOU  6
STL  5
Game 5
HOU  3
STL  0
Game 6
STL  6
HOU  4
(12) Game 7
STL  5
HOU  2

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,896

Saturday, October 16, 2004, 3:25PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

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

W: R Clemens (1-0), L: J Suppan (0-1), S: B Lidge (1)

Astros

Phil Garner

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308   21    0   2   
L Walker RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .385 1.462   16    1   0   HR
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .545 1.706   20   10   0   
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .364 1.371   16    3   2   
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .400 1.400   21    5   0   HR
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .258   20    1   2   
R Sanders LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .091  .258   16    0   0   
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   15    4   1   
  M Anderson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667    4    0   0   HBP
J Suppan P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  D Haren P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3  12              161   24   9

BATTING

HR: J Edmonds (1, off R Clemens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Walker (2, off R Clemens; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: M Anderson (1, by B Lidge).

TB: L Walker 4; J Edmonds 4; M Matheny; S Rolen; A Pujols.

RBI: J Edmonds (4); L Walker (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-A Pujols.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .643   12    2   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   2   2   1    1   1  .500 2.143   19    0   0   HR,2B
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .408   10    7   0   GDP
L Berkman RF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .385 1.308   20    4   0   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .273 1.294   24    1   1   HR
  E Bruntlett SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .648   16    0   1   
J Vizcaino SS-2B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666   12    1   4   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .282    8   12   0   
R Clemens P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  O Palmeiro PH-LF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    5    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    3   5              133   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Beltran (1, off J Suppan).

HR: L Berkman (2, off R King; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Kent (2, off J Suppan; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Beltran (3, off D Haren; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: C Beltran 6; L Berkman 5; J Kent 4; C Biggio; O Palmeiro; J Bagwell.

GIDP: J Bagwell (1).

RBI: J Kent 2 (4); L Berkman 2 (5); C Beltran (4).

2-out RBI: J Kent 2; L Berkman.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

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 Suppan, L (0-1)              6     5   3   3    2   3   1   4.50   24   92-57   35· 7·15    6· 8· 0· 5     51    -     0.94   0.00
D Haren                        1.1   2   1   1    0   1   1  10.80    6   21-14   11· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.58  -0.02
R King                         0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1  27.00    2   11-8     5· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.16  -0.04
C Eldred                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   5   3          34  133-83   53·10·20    8·10· 0· 8           -

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 Clemens, W (1-0)             7     4   2   2    2   7   2   2.57   27  116-77   46·17·14    7· 6· 1· 4     66    -     1.08   0.29
B Lidge, S (1)                 2     1   0   0    1   5   0   0.00    9   42-31   13· 7·11    0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.37   0.16
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3  12   2          36  158-108  59·24·25    7· 7· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Clemens (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Lidge (1; M Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 42,896.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. T Womack             2B    1. C Biggio             LF 
2. L Walker             RF    2. C Beltran            CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. L Berkman            RF 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. J Kent               2B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. M Ensberg            3B 
7. R Sanders            LF    7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. M Matheny            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Suppan             P     9. R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  1--  8   18%  70% J Kent          J Suppan        Home Run; Berkman Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  2  -11%  43% J Bagwell       J Suppan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Beltran to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  1  -10%  43% L Walker        R Clemens       Home Run
   t 2   0  3-1  ---  5   -9%  60% J Edmonds       R Clemens       Home Run
   b 1   2  1-0  -2-  5    9%  52% L Berkman       J Suppan        Single to CF; Beltran Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  T Womack        Lineout: SS
   R      ---  1   43%  L Walker        Home Run
   O      ---  6   44%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  S Rolen         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   49%  C Biggio        Single to LF
          1--  5   55%  C Beltran       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   OO     12-  2   43%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Beltran to 2B
   R      -2-  5   52%  L Berkman       Single to CF; Beltran Scores
   RR     1--  8   70%  J Kent          Home Run; Berkman Scores
   O      ---  3   69%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   60%  J Edmonds       Home Run
   O      ---  3   62%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   64%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   63%  M Matheny       Single to LF
   O      1--  3   65%  J Suppan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   62%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   61%  R Clemens       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   64%  T Womack        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  L Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   67%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   68%  C Beltran       Double to LF
          -2-  2   73%  J Bagwell       Single to LF; Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  4   67%  L Berkman       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1-3  5   69%  J Kent          Walk; Bagwell to 2B
   O      123  3   62%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   57%  S Rolen         Single to RF
   O      1--  4   62%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
          1--      60%  E Renteria      Wild Pitch; Rolen to 2B
   O      -2-  8   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   63%  R Sanders       Walk
   O      12-  6   68%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   66%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   64%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   63%  R Clemens       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   67%  J Suppan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   69%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   67%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   69%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   65%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  4   70%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   74%  E Renteria      Popfly: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   71%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   70%  J Kent          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   73%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   76%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jeff Suppan batting 9th
   O      ---  3   78%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Danny Haren facing 7-8-9
                  Danny Haren replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   76%  J Vizcaino      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  6   75%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roger Clemens batting 9th
          ---  5   76%  O Palmeiro      Single to LF
   O      1--  3   74%  C Biggio        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Lidge replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Orlando Palmeiro moves to LF
   O      ---  6   79%  T Womack        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   84%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   80%  A Pujols        Single to LF
   O      1--  3   86%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Danny Haren facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   94%  C Beltran       Home Run
   O      ---  3   93%  J Bagwell       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Ray King replaces Danny Haren pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  7   97%  L Berkman       Home Run
   O      ---  4   97%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  Cal Eldred replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   97%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Jeff Kent playing SS batting 5th
          ---  8   92%  J Edmonds       Walk
          1--      92%  E Renteria      Defensive Indifference; Edmonds to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   99%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 8th
          -2-  4   97%  M Anderson      Hit By Pitch
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Cal Eldred batting 9th
   O      12-  3  100%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200410160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation