October 17, 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 at Minute Maid Park Play by Play and Box Score

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2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4
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: 42,760

Sunday, October 17, 2004, 3:40PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

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

W: D Wheeler (1-0), L: J Tavarez (1-1), S: B Lidge (2)

Astros

Phil Garner

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .118  .285   24    1   2   
L Walker RF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .375 1.382   24    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   3   3    1   0  .600 1.867   20    7   0   HR
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .375 1.257   20    2   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .308 1.067    9    2   0   SF
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .071  .259   17    1   2   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Matheny C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
J Mabry LF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    5    1   0   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Luna SS                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    1   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    5   1   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Marquis P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0                1    2   0   SH
  R Cedeno PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    5   3              138   24   5

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (1, off R Oswalt).

HR: A Pujols (3, off R Oswalt; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: J Edmonds (1, off R Oswalt).

SH: S Taguchi (1, off R Oswalt).

TB: A Pujols 6; S Rolen 3; L Walker; J Marquis; J Mabry; Y Molina.

RBI: A Pujols 3 (6); J Mabry (1); J Edmonds (5).

2-out RBI: J Mabry; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Womack-A Pujols.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .611   19    1   0   CS
  J Lane LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
C Beltran CF                  3   3   2   1    1   1  .538 2.205   15    4   0   HR
J Bagwell 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .231  .720   14   12   0   2B
L Berkman RF                  2   1   2   3    2   0  .467 1.729   18    2   1   HR,2B,IW
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .214 1.067   10    2   4   HBP
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .489   15    1   1   GDP
J Vizcaino SS-2B              4   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .688   10    1   2   2B
R Chavez C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666   10    1   0   
  B Ausmus C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    1    2   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    4    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Bruntlett SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
Totals                       31   6   9   6    4   5              124   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (2, off J Marquis); J Bagwell (1, off J Marquis); J Vizcaino (1, off K Calero).

HR: L Berkman (3, off K Calero; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Beltran (4, off J Tavarez; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: L Berkman (1, by J Tavarez).

HBP: J Kent (1, by J Tavarez).

TB: L Berkman 6; C Beltran 5; J Bagwell 3; J Vizcaino 2; C Biggio; R Chavez.

GIDP: M Ensberg (1).

RBI: L Berkman 3 (8); R Chavez (1); C Beltran (5); J Bagwell (1).

2-out RBI: R Chavez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: R Chavez (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Biggio (1, 2nd base by K Calero/Y Molina).

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 Marquis                      4     5   3   3    2   2   0   6.75   19   68-38   25· 4· 9    4· 6· 0· 5     40    -     1.10  -0.10
K Calero                       1.2   3   2   2    0   3   1   5.79    7   23-16   11· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 3          1-0    1.47  -0.15
R King                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  18.00    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.27   0.04
J Tavarez, L (1-1)             1     1   1   1    2   0   1   6.00    6   23-9     5· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.29  -0.15
J Isringhausen                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4   5   2          36  122-69   46· 6·17    6·10· 1· 9          2-0

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                       6     8   5   5    4   0   1   7.50   29   97-62   41· 6·15   10· 7· 0· 8     32    -     0.87  -0.21
D Wheeler, W (1-0)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   14-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.01   0.09
B Lidge, S (2)                 2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   26-18    7· 6· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.40   0.30
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   3   1          40  137-89   52·15·22   13· 9· 1· 9           -

J Marquis faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Tavarez (1).

IBB: J Tavarez (1; L Berkman).

HBP: J Tavarez (1; J Kent).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 42,760.

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. J Mabry              LF    7. J Vizcaino           SS 
8. Y Molina             C     8. R Chavez             C  
9. J Marquis            P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  5-5  ---  5   21%  76% C Beltran       J Tavarez       Home Run
   b 3   1  4-1  12-  2   18%  46% L Berkman       J Marquis       Double to CF; Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores
   b 6   2  5-4  -2-  2   16%  54% R Chavez        K Calero        Single to CF; Vizcaino Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3  -16%  34% A Pujols        R Oswalt        Home Run; Walker Scores
   b 6   0  5-3  ---  5   14%  40% L Berkman       K Calero        Home Run

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      ---  3   52%  T Womack        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   50%  L Walker        Walk
   RR     1--  3   34%  A Pujols        Home Run; Walker Scores
          ---  3   31%  S Rolen         Double to LF
   O      -2-  4   33%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rolen to 3B
          --3  7   32%  E Renteria      Walk
   R      1-3  3   24%  J Mabry         Single to CF; Rolen Scores; Renteria to 3B
   O      1-3  3   28%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   25%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   28%  C Beltran       Walk
   R      1--  4   37%  J Bagwell       Double to CF; Beltran Scores
          -2-  5   40%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  3   35%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   31%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   33%  J Marquis       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   34%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   35%  L Walker        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   32%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   31%  R Chavez        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   29%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   27%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  5   20%  S Rolen         Single to CF; Pujols to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   21%  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pujols Scores
   O      1--  5   23%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   24%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 10   22%  C Biggio        Popfly: 3B
          ---  2   25%  C Beltran       Single to CF
          1--  2   29%  J Bagwell       Single to CF; Beltran to 2B
   RR     12-  2   46%  L Berkman       Double to CF; Beltran Scores; Bagwell Scores
   O      -2-  1   42%  J Kent          Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  4   38%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   41%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   42%  J Marquis       Single to RF; Marquis out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  5   41%  T Womack        Walk
          1--  2   38%  L Walker        Single to CF; Womack to 3B
   R      1-3  4   28%  A Pujols        Single to CF; Womack Scores; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3  1   32%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   29%  J Vizcaino      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   27%  R Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   26%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   27%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   29%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   30%  J Mabry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   35%  C Biggio        Single to LF
                  Kiko Calero replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 7th; So Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  4   30%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   26%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   23%  L Berkman       Biggio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   20%  Y Molina        Single to CF
   O      1--  1   21%  S Taguchi       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Molina to 2B
   O      -2-  3   24%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 3B
   O      --3  4   27%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Kiko Calero facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   40%  L Berkman       Home Run
   O      ---  3   36%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   33%  M Ensberg       Flyball: LF
          ---  1   37%  J Vizcaino      Double to LF
   R      -2-  2   54%  R Chavez        Single to CF; Vizcaino Scores
                  Ray King replaces Kiko Calero pitching and batting 7th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
   O      1--  4   50%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   44%  A Pujols        Single to CF
          1--      39%  S Rolen         Passed Ball; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  6   47%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   53%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   59%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 6th; Hector Luna replaces Ray King playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  3   55%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  5   76%  C Beltran       Home Run
          ---  4   79%  J Bagwell       Walk
          1--      80%  L Berkman       Wild Pitch; Bagwell to 2B
          -2-  4   81%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  3   86%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch; Bagwell to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   OO     123  4   74%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Lidge replaces Jeff Kent pitching and batting 5th; Brad Ausmus replaces Raul Chavez playing C batting 8th; Jose Vizcaino moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett replaces Dan Wheeler playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  3   79%  H Luna          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 9th
   O      ---  1   86%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Yadier Molina pitching and batting 8th; Mike Matheny replaces Julian Tavarez playing C batting 6th; Roger Cedeno moves to LF
   O      ---  2   85%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   84%  B Ausmus        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   83%  E Bruntlett     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Lane replaces Craig Biggio playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  7   91%  T Womack        Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   82%  L Walker        Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4  100%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200410170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation