July 9, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
BOS 5
(19) BAL 5
@CLE 4 TOR 11
@KCR 3 LAA 4
@OAK 2 SEA 3
DET 2 TBD 6
NYY 5 TEX 5
MIN 2 ATL 8
CIN 3 ARI 8
@COL 5 STL 7
@HOU 5
(12) LAD 3
SFG 1 CHC 11
@MIL 4 NYM 7
FLA 6 PHI 8
PIT 3 SDP 10
@WSN 9

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 41,652

Sunday, July 9, 2006, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:53

Cardinals

48-39

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  2    7 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  1   0  0  0    5  9  2

W: B Looper (4-1), L: B Lidge (0-3), S: J Hancock (1)

Astros

43-46

Lost 3

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   3   2   0    0   2  .311  .735   25    2   1   SB,HBP
S Spiezio LF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .287  .851   17    1   0   
  S Taguchi LF                2   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .738    7    1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   6   1   3   2    0   0  .316 1.138   21   14   1   3B
S Rolen 3B                    5   1   1   3    1   2  .331  .975   23    0   4   HR,IW
J Encarnacion RF              5   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .752   14    0   0   GDP
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         1   1   
  A Miles PH                  1   0   1   2    0   0  .260  .662   13    0   0   2B
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .806   27    5   0   2B,IW
Y Molina C                    6   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .590   13   10   3   
H Luna 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .304  .790   18    2   1   SB
C Carpenter P                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .065  .130   11    0   2   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Rodriguez RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .796    9    0   0   
Totals                       47   7  11   7    4  14              198   36  13

BATTING

2B: A Miles (14, off B Lidge); J Edmonds (13, off A Pettitte).

3B: A Pujols (1, off C Qualls).

HR: S Rolen (14, off D Wheeler; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: S Rolen (5, by C Qualls); J Edmonds (5, by B Lidge).

HBP: D Eckstein (11, by B Lidge).

TB: A Pujols 5; S Rolen 4; J Edmonds 2; A Miles 2; D Eckstein 2; S Spiezio; S Taguchi; Y Molina.

GIDP: J Encarnacion (8).

RBI: S Rolen 3 (57); A Miles 2 (20); A Pujols 2 (76).

2-out RBI: A Miles 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Carpenter-H Luna-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Eckstein (6, 2nd base off A Pettitte/B Ausmus); H Luna (5, 2nd base off C Qualls/E Munson).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  6   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .615   22    5   0   
M Lamb 3B                     5   2   3   1    1   0  .342  .946   26    1   2   3B,2B
C Burke 2B                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .298  .859   23    2   1   HR,2B,HBP
L Berkman 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .317 1.011   21    9   0   IW
P Wilson LF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .284  .746   15    3   1   GDP
J Lane RF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .205  .723   22    2   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .605   15    0   2   
  C Biggio PH                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .280  .784    1    0   0   SF
  E Bruntlett SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .669    7    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .608    7   11   0   
  E Munson PH-C               1   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .688   10    3   0   
A Pettitte P                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .371    2    0   3   2B,SH
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .554    1    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Ensberg PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .890    1    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Oswalt PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .289    6    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   5   9   5    4  11              179   36   9

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (16, off B Looper); A Pettitte (3, off C Carpenter); C Burke (16, off C Carpenter).

3B: M Lamb (2, off C Carpenter).

HR: C Burke (5, off C Carpenter; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Biggio (4, off J Isringhausen).

SH: A Pettitte (5, off C Carpenter).

IBB: L Berkman (9, by C Carpenter).

HBP: C Burke (7, by B Looper).

TB: M Lamb 6; C Burke 6; A Pettitte 2; J Lane; B Ausmus; P Wilson.

GIDP: P Wilson (14).

RBI: C Burke 3 (24); M Lamb (28); C Biggio (35).

2-out RBI: C Burke 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lamb-C Burke-L Berkman.

E: M Lamb (5); C Burke (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: E Munson (1st base by 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
C Carpenter                    8     7   5   5    2   7   1   3.08   32  110-73   46· 9·18   11· 8· 4· 0     53    -     1.21  -0.14
J Isringhausen, BS (7)         1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.35    4   10-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-1    4.27  -0.15
B Looper, W (4-1)              2     1   0   0    1   3   0   3.96    9   45-27   18· 6· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.24   0.29
J Hancock, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.40    3   10-9     4· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                        12     9   5   5    4  11   1          48  175-114  71·18·25   14·12· 6· 0          1-1

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                     7     7   3   3    1   8   0   5.28   29   97-69   34·13·22    9· 6· 5· 0     58    -     1.14   0.03
D Wheeler, BS (2)              1     1   2   1    0   1   1   3.69    5   25-18   12· 3· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.42  -0.36
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.90    3   12-9     4· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
C Qualls                       2     1   0   0    2   2   0   3.51    8   31-15    7· 3· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.81   0.29
B Lidge, L (0-3)               1     2   2   2    1   1   0   5.79    7   22-13    8· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.10  -0.40
Totals                        12    11   7   6    4  14   1          52  187-124  65·23·36   14·12· 7· 0          2-2

C Carpenter faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
A Pettitte faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Carpenter (1); B Lidge (10).

IBB: C Qualls (2; S Rolen); B Lidge (3; J Edmonds); C Carpenter (2; L Berkman).

HBP: B Lidge (2; D Eckstein); B Looper (1; C Burke).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:53.

Attendance: 41,652.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   2  5-5  -23  7   41%  91% A Miles         B Lidge         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Taguchi Scores
   t10   1  5-5  1-3  2  -33%  36% J Encarnacion   C Qualls        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 9   0  5-4  1--  2  -32%  33% J Lane          J Isringhausen  Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B
   t 8   0  2-2  12-  4   26%  92% S Rolen         D Wheeler       Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores/unER
   t10   1  5-5  ---  3   23%  67% A Pujols        C Qualls        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  S Spiezio       Eckstein Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Walk
   RO     12-  4   61%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Spiezio out at 3B/LF-3B; Pujols to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   58%  S Rolen         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   55%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   57%  W Taveras       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   59%  M Lamb          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   60%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   66%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   62%  Y Molina        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1   59%  H Luna          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Edmonds to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  C Carpenter     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   58%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   60%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  J Lane          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   59%  D Eckstein      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   57%  S Spiezio       Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   58%  A Pujols        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   56%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   59%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   56%  B Ausmus        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   58%  A Pettitte      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  2   62%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   59%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   58%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   59%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   57%  H Luna          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   52%  M Lamb          Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  C Burke         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   60%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   63%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   61%  C Carpenter     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   59%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   61%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   65%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   69%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   66%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   64%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: P-1B; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  6   60%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   49%  A Pettitte      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-      44%  W Taveras       Wild Pitch; Pettitte to 3B
   O      --3  3   52%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      --3  1   35%  M Lamb          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pettitte Scores
   R      --3  5   24%  C Burke         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lamb Scores
          -2-  4   23%  L Berkman       Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  1   31%  P Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   27%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   24%  H Luna          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   22%  C Carpenter     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   24%  J Lane          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   25%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   26%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   35%  D Eckstein      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   55%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Line Drive); Eckstein to 3B
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Andy Pettitte pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  8   67%  A Pujols        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Eckstein Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   92%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball); Spiezio Scores; Pujols Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   92%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   91%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   91%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
                  So Taguchi replaces Scott Spiezio playing LF batting 2nd; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Dan Wheeler batting 9th
   O      ---  1   94%  O Palmeiro      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   95%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   94%  M Lamb          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   80%  C Burke         Home Run (Fly Ball); Lamb Scores
   O      ---  1   83%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  H Luna          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   80%  C Carpenter     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   65%  P Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Chris Carpenter pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   33%  J Lane          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Wilson to 3B
                  Craig Biggio pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 7th
   RO     1-3  1   36%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wilson Scores
                  Eric Munson pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
          1--  6   29%  E Munson        Walk; Lane to 2B
                  Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 9th
   O      12-  1   38%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  2   50%  W Taveras       Munson Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Chad Qualls facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Qualls replaces Morgan Ensberg pitching and batting 9th; Eric Munson moves to C; Eric Bruntlett replaces Craig Biggio playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  6   44%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  A Pujols        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  4   68%  S Rolen         Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  2   36%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
                  Braden Looper replaces Juan Encarnacion pitching and batting 5th; John Rodriguez replaces Jason Isringhausen playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   41%  W Taveras       Lineout: SS
          ---  6   30%  M Lamb          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  3   29%  C Burke         Hit By Pitch
          12-  7   16%  L Berkman       Walk; Lamb to 3B; Burke to 2B
   O      123  4   34%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   50%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Chad Qualls facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   44%  J Edmonds       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   39%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   42%  H Luna          Walk
          1--      46%  J Rodriguez     Luna Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   36%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   41%  E Bruntlett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B-P
                  Roy Oswalt pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 9th
   O      ---  6   50%  R Oswalt        Groundout: P-1B (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Lidge replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   58%  D Eckstein      Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   70%  S Taguchi       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   47%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  Aaron Miles pinch hits for Braden Looper batting 5th
          12-      51%  A Miles         Wild Pitch; Eckstein to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
   RR     -23  7   91%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Taguchi Scores
          -2-  4   92%  J Edmonds       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   90%  Y Molina        Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-7, Josh Hancock facing 1-2-3
                  Josh Hancock replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  4   95%  W Taveras       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  M Lamb          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Burke         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200607090

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Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


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