May 4, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 37,290

Thursday, May 4, 2006, 7:08PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Cardinals

17-12

Lost 4

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: A Pettitte (2-4), L: C Carpenter (3-2), S: B Lidge (11)

Astros

19-9

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .756   18    1   6   
H Luna 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .849    9    1   3   
  A Wainwright P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Bennett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .513    3    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .315 1.323   22   11   0   
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .229  .636   11    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .328  .962   17    1   4   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .205  .683   20    0   0   GDP
Y Molina C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .161  .382    9    7   0   HBP
  J Rodriguez PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .432 1.083    3    0   0   
S Taguchi LF                  3   1   1   2    0   1  .261  .640   14    2   0   2B,SB
  A Miles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .788    6    0   0   
C Carpenter P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134   13    0   0   
  S Spiezio PH-2B             1   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .890   14    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2   3              159   24  13

BATTING

2B: S Taguchi (5, off A Pettitte); S Rolen (6, off A Pettitte).

HBP: Y Molina (1, by A Pettitte).

TB: S Rolen 3; S Taguchi 2; J Encarnacion 2; D Eckstein; J Rodriguez; Y Molina; J Edmonds.

GIDP: J Edmonds (4).

RBI: S Taguchi 2 (8); D Eckstein (7).

2-out RBI: D Eckstein.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Eckstein-H Luna-A Pujols; H Luna-D Eckstein-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Taguchi (3, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .303  .842   20    1   7   
  E Bruntlett 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .685         1   0   
W Taveras CF                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .709   24    4   0   HBP
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .349 1.118   15   12   0   HR,GDP
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .309 1.138   19    2   4   2B
P Wilson LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .637    8    1   0   
J Lane RF                     3   0   1   1    0   1  .208  .775   10    1   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .347  .870   11    3   0   GDP
A Everett SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .669    9    2   5   2B
A Pettitte P                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .258   10    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .170    2    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   4   6   4    2   7              128   27  16

BATTING

2B: M Ensberg (9, off C Carpenter); A Everett (6, off C Carpenter).

HR: L Berkman (11, off C Carpenter; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: W Taveras (1, by C Carpenter).

TB: L Berkman 4; M Ensberg 2; A Everett 2; C Biggio; J Lane; W Taveras.

GIDP: L Berkman (4); B Ausmus (1).

RBI: L Berkman 2 (36); J Lane (13); W Taveras (8).

2-out RBI: W Taveras.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman.

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
C Carpenter, L (3-2)           6     6   4   4    2   4   1   2.35   25  102-62   35·12·15   12· 4· 2· 0     46    -     1.16  -0.18
A Wainwright                   2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.66    6   26-14    5· 4· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.53   0.08
Totals                         8     6   4   4    2   7   1          31  128-76   40·16·20   14· 5· 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
A Pettitte, W (2-4)            6.2   7   3   3    1   1   0   5.06   28  121-77   54· 2·21   12· 6· 7· 0     48    -     1.17   0.06
C Qualls, H (4)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.14    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.05
D Wheeler, H (6)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    4   14-10    5· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.73   0.12
B Lidge, S (11)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.74    5   18-11    4· 2· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.60   0.17
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   3   0          38  156-100  64· 7·29   17· 8· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Carpenter (3; W Taveras); A Pettitte (1; Y Molina).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Chad Fairchild.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 37,290.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. H Luna               2B    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. J Encarnacion        RF    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. P Wilson             LF 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. J Lane               RF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. B Ausmus             C  
8. S Taguchi            LF    8. A Everett            SS 
9. C Carpenter          P     9. A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  3   20%  56% L Berkman       C Carpenter     Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  4  -16%  24% S Taguchi       A Pettitte      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Molina to 3B
   t 9   2  4-3  12-  3   15% 100% G Bennett       B Lidge         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  2   14%  85% D Eckstein      B Lidge         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   b 5   2  2-2  12-  3   14%  70% W Taveras       C Carpenter     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Pettitte to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   54%  H Luna          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  8   55%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   58%  C Biggio        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  9   64%  W Taveras       Walk; Biggio to 2B
   OO     12-  4   54%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Biggio to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  8   43%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); Rolen to 3B
          1-3  1   40%  Y Molina        Hit By Pitch; Edmonds to 2B
   RR     123  4   24%  S Taguchi       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Rolen Scores; Edmonds Scores; Molina to 3B
   O      -23  5   30%  C Carpenter     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -23  6   35%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   32%  P Wilson        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   31%  J Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   29%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Pettitte facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   31%  H Luna          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   33%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   32%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   29%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Encarnacion to 3B
   O      -23  6   34%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   31%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  A Pettitte      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   28%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   30%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   32%  C Carpenter     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   37%  W Taveras       Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  3   56%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   O      ---  3   53%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  H Luna          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   54%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   59%  A Everett       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   61%  A Pettitte      Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  3   70%  W Taveras       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Everett Scores; Pettitte to 2B
   O      12-  4   65%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   69%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   65%  S Rolen         Walk
   OO     1--  1   74%  J Edmonds       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   80%  M Ensberg       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   79%  P Wilson        Flyball: RF (RF Line); Ensberg to 3B
   R      --3  1   84%  J Lane          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Ensberg Scores
   OO     1--  3   81%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   75%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   80%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Chris Carpenter batting 9th
          1--      79%  S Spiezio       Taguchi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   84%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  2   74%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive); Taguchi Scores
                  Chad Qualls replaces Andy Pettitte pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   78%  H Luna          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
                  Adam Wainwright replaces Hector Luna pitching and batting 2nd; Scott Spiezio moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   76%  A Everett       Popfly: 3B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
   O      ---  2   75%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   74%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Dan Wheeler facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   79%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
          ---  2   80%  S Rolen         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   86%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   85%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   83%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Lidge replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 1st; John Rodriguez pinch hits for Yadier Molina batting 7th
          ---  3   71%  J Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Aaron Miles pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 8th
   O      1--  6   82%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   71%  S Spiezio       Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  Gary Bennett pinch hits for Adam Wainwright batting 2nd
   O      12-  3  100%  G Bennett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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