July 7, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@CHW 2 CLE 9
BAL 0 KCR 13
TOR 3 LAA 3
@OAK 0 DET 6
@SEA 1 NYY 1
@TBD 0 TEX 9
MIN 4 CIN 10
@ATL 5 ARI 4
@COL 3 STL 8
@HOU 2 LAD 9
SFG 7 CHC 7
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@NYM 3 PIT 3
@PHI 2 SDP 3
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,236

Friday, July 7, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Cardinals

46-39

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  2  0   2  0  0   1  0  3    8 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  0

W: J Marquis (11-6), L: W Rodriguez (9-6), S: J Isringhausen (26)

Astros

43-44

Lost 1

4th, 4 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   2  .311  .733   19    1   3   
S Taguchi LF                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .294  .739    8    6   0   
  J Rodriguez PH-LF           2   2   2   1    0   0  .311  .810    8    0   0   HR,2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .310 1.128   18    6   0   GDP,IW
S Rolen 3B                    5   2   1   0    0   0  .332  .976   11    1   2   2B
J Encarnacion RF              3   2   1   0    2   0  .283  .775   25    1   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   1    2   1  .265  .811   23    2   0   
H Luna 2B                     5   0   1   2    0   0  .309  .797   18    3   2   
G Bennett C                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .229  .562    7    6   0   
J Marquis P                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .191  .522   12    1   0   HBP
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   8  11   8    6   4              149   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Rodriguez (10, off T Miller); S Rolen (28, off W Rodriguez).

HR: J Rodriguez (1, off F Nieve; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: A Pujols (15, by T Miller).

HBP: J Marquis (1, by W Rodriguez).

TB: J Rodriguez 6; G Bennett 3; S Rolen 2; D Eckstein; J Marquis; J Encarnacion; S Taguchi; H Luna.

GIDP: A Pujols (8).

RBI: H Luna 2 (18); J Marquis (4); S Taguchi (27); D Eckstein (19); G Bennett (10); J Edmonds (45); J Rodriguez (12).

2-out RBI: H Luna 2; D Eckstein; S Taguchi; J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckstein-H Luna-A Pujols.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .766   12    2   5   
M Lamb 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .328  .910   12    9   1   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .241  .908   13    2   2   HR
L Berkman RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .318 1.021   10    2   0   2B
P Wilson LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .762   15    0   0   2·2B
E Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .224  .688   22    5   0   
C Burke CF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .826   19    4   1   HBP
A Everett SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .241  .616   15    3   5   
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .229    4    0   0   
  W Taveras PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .630    7    0   0   
  F Nieve P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347         0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .732    3    0   0   GDP
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .552    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    2   6              138   27  14

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (15, off J Marquis); P Wilson 2 (18, 2 off J Marquis).

HR: M Ensberg (19, off J Marquis; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: C Burke (6, by J Isringhausen).

TB: M Ensberg 5; P Wilson 4; L Berkman 3; A Everett.

GIDP: J Lane (6).

RBI: M Ensberg (44); P Wilson (46).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb.

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, W (11-6)            7.2   6   2   2    2   4   1   5.55   30  112-71   47·11·13    8·14· 2· 0     61    -     0.87   0.27
J Isringhausen, S (26)         1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.62    6   24-16    9· 5· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   6   1          36  136-87   56·16·15    9·15· 3· 0          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Rodriguez, L (9-6)           5     7   4   4    3   2   0   5.07   25   81-50   34· 4·12    7· 6· 6· 0     36    -     1.08  -0.16
F Nieve                        2     1   1   1    0   1   1   4.54    7   26-18   11· 2· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.03
T Miller                       1.1   2   2   2    1   1   0   4.38    7   25-16   13· 2· 1    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
R Springer                     0.2   1   1   1    2   0   0   4.03    4   15-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    0.34  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   8   8    6   4   1          43  147-90   61·10·19   14·12· 6· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: R Springer (1).

IBB: T Miller (1; A Pujols).

HBP: J Isringhausen (2; C Burke); W Rodriguez (5; J Marquis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Bob Davidson.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 43,236.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. S Taguchi            LF    2. M Lamb               1B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. M Ensberg            3B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. L Berkman            RF 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. P Wilson             LF 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. E Munson             C  
7. H Luna               2B    7. C Burke              CF 
8. G Bennett            C     8. A Everett            SS 
9. J Marquis            P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-1  ---  1   -9%  77% M Ensberg       J Marquis       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   1  0-0  123  2    9%  69% G Bennett       W Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   t 4   2  0-2  1-3  1    8%  81% D Eckstein      W Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Bennett Scores; Marquis to 3B
   t 7   0  2-4  ---  5    8%  89% J Rodriguez     F Nieve         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   1  0-1  123  1    8%  76% J Marquis       W Rodriguez     Hit By Pitch; Encarnacion Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Bennett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  S Taguchi       Walk
   OO     1--  5   45%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   49%  M Lamb          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   48%  M Ensberg       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: P (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   56%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  7   59%  J Encarnacion   Walk
          12-  6   67%  J Edmonds       Walk; Rolen to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      123  5   60%  H Luna          Lineout: 2B
   R      123  2   69%  G Bennett       Single to LF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   R      123  1   76%  J Marquis       Hit By Pitch; Encarnacion Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Bennett to 2B
   O      123  4   71%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   65%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   68%  P Wilson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   69%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   68%  C Burke         Walk
   O      1--  6   71%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   69%  A Pujols        Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
   O      ---  2   67%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   66%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  W Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   71%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   72%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   70%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   69%  H Luna          Popfly: 1B
          ---  1   70%  G Bennett       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   72%  J Marquis       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bennett to 3B
   R      1-3  1   81%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bennett Scores; Marquis to 3B
   R      1-3  3   87%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Marquis Scores; Eckstein to 3B
   O      1-3  1   85%  A Pujols        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   84%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   76%  P Wilson        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Berkman Scores
   O      -2-  2   79%  E Munson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  C Burke         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   82%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   83%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   81%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   80%  H Luna          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   83%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
                  Willy Taveras pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      ---  7   85%  W Taveras       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   86%  C Biggio        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fernando Nieve facing 8-9-1
                  Fernando Nieve replaces Willy Taveras pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   84%  G Bennett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   84%  J Marquis       Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   83%  D Eckstein      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   86%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   77%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   79%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   76%  P Wilson        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  9   81%  E Munson        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Fernando Nieve facing 2-3-4
                  John Rodriguez pinch hits for So Taguchi batting 2nd
   R      ---  5   89%  J Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   88%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  2   87%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
                  John Rodriguez moves to LF
   O      ---  2   89%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   86%  A Everett       Single to 2B (Line Drive)
                  Jason Lane pinch hits for Fernando Nieve batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   92%  J Lane          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Trever Miller facing 6-7-8
                  Trever Miller replaces Jason Lane pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  H Luna          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   92%  G Bennett       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   91%  J Marquis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   94%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  M Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  M Ensberg       Walk
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   91%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ensberg to 3B
   O      1-3  2   96%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   96%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   97%  J Rodriguez     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          -2-  4   97%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
                  Russ Springer replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  1   96%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 3B
          1-3      96%  J Encarnacion   Wild Pitch; Rolen to 2B
          -23  6   97%  " "             Walk
   R      123  5   98%  J Edmonds       Walk; Rodriguez Scores; Rolen to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   RRO    123  3  100%  H Luna          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion Scores; Edmonds out at 3B/CF-SS-2B-3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Jason Isringhausen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6  100%  E Munson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  C Burke         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5  100%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
          1--     100%  O Palmeiro      Defensive Indifference; Burke to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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