September 24, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@BAL 3 CHW 12
SEA 7 DET 11
@KCR 4 LAA 7
@OAK 1 TBD 11
NYY 4 CLE 11
@TEX 6 TOR 13
BOS 4 CIN 3
CHC 2 COL 9
ATL 8 HOU 7
STL 3 LAD 5
ARI 1 MIL 5
SFG 3 WSN 5
@NYM 1 PHI 10
FLA 7 SDP 2
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,704

Sunday, September 24, 2006, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Cardinals

80-74

Lost 5

1st

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

W: C Qualls (7-3), L: J Hancock (3-3)

Astros

77-78

Won 5

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .695   17    1   3   
  J Vizcaino SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .617         1   1   
  R Belliard PH-2B            2   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .722    4    0   1   2B
C Duncan RF                   2   2   1   0    2   1  .302  .976   19    2   0   
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         1   0   
  P Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .715    4    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .329 1.094   15    3   3   IW
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .297  .891   14    1   0   
J Rodriguez LF-RF             4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .821   12    1   0   GDP
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .764   12    0   0   
A Miles 2B-SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .681   15    4   0   
Y Molina C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .600   14    5   0   
  J Nelson PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Bennett C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .612    2    4   0   
J Weaver P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .379   10    1   0   
  S Spiezio PH-LF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .841    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    4  12              145   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Belliard (29, off D Wheeler).

IBB: A Pujols (28, by T Miller).

TB: A Pujols 2; R Belliard 2; S Spiezio; J Encarnacion; C Duncan; J Rodriguez; S Rolen.

GIDP: J Rodriguez (9).

RBI: S Rolen (92); J Rodriguez (19); R Belliard (63).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

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

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .727   20    0   2   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Lamb 3B                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .306  .840    6    0   0   3B,2B,GDP
  M Ensberg PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .862    6    0   0   
L Berkman 1B                  2   0   0   2    1   0  .318 1.048   12    6   1   SF
L Scott LF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .368 1.153   13    1   0   2B
A Huff RF                     3   2   2   3    1   0  .262  .801   11    1   0   HR
  C Jimerson RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.250         1   0   
C Burke CF-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .771   13    2   0   
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .644   12    1   4   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .603    4    0   0   
  W Taveras CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .676         0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .230  .595   19   12   0   2B
R Clemens P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .327    4    0   1   
  W Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .081  .186         0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  E Bruntlett SS              2   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .708    6    0   1   2B
Totals                       33   7  11   7    3   9              126   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (21, off J Weaver); B Ausmus (16, off J Weaver); L Scott (19, off J Weaver); E Bruntlett (8, off J Hancock).

3B: M Lamb (3, off J Weaver).

HR: A Huff (20, off R Flores; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: L Berkman (8, off J Weaver).

TB: M Lamb 5; A Huff 5; E Bruntlett 3; B Ausmus 2; C Biggio 2; L Scott 2; C Burke.

GIDP: M Lamb (10).

RBI: A Huff 3 (64); L Berkman 2 (130); B Ausmus 2 (38).

2-out RBI: A Huff 3; B Ausmus 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Clemens-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
J Weaver                       6     7   3   3    2   5   0   5.79   26   88-54   34· 8·12    7· 9· 3· 0     49    -     1.26  -0.05
J Hancock, L (3-3)             0     2   2   2    0   0   0   3.96    2    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.64  -0.20
R Flores                       0.2   1   2   2    1   1   1   5.45    4   13-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.86  -0.17
B Thompson                     1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.65    5   20-14    7· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         8    11   7   7    3   9   1          37  126-76   47·12·17   11·10· 4· 0          2-2

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                      5     4   1   1    1   6   0   2.35   19   76-55   32·11·12    5· 5· 2· 0     60    -     0.99   0.17
W Rodriguez                    0     0   1   1    1   0   0   5.56    1    6-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.25  -0.05
B Lidge, H (4)                 1     2   1   1    1   1   0   5.56    6   19-13    5· 6· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.51  -0.05
T Miller, BS (1)               0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.02    4   13-8     5· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.43  -0.10
C Qualls, W (7-3)              1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.89    4   19-13    5· 4· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.98   0.10
D Wheeler                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.55    4   12-9     4· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  12   0          38  145-100  51·24·25   12· 8· 2· 0          4-2

J Hancock faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
W Rodriguez faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
B Lidge faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Miller (2; A Pujols).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 43,704.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. C Duncan             RF    2. M Lamb               3B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. L Scott              LF 
5. J Rodriguez          LF    5. A Huff               RF 
6. J Encarnacion        CF    6. C Burke              CF 
7. A Miles              2B    7. A Everett            SS 
8. Y Molina             C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Weaver             P     9. R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-0  12-  5   24%  67% B Ausmus        J Weaver        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Scott Scores; Huff Scores
   b 7   2  3-4  12-  2   19%  96% A Huff          R Flores        Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Scott Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  12-  1  -16%  55% J Rodriguez     B Lidge         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Duncan Scores; Pujols to 3B
   t 7   0  3-2  1--  2  -16%  45% S Spiezio       T Miller        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Nelson to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3  -11%  35% S Rolen         R Clemens       Single to LF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; Pujols to 3B

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      ---  8   52%  D Eckstein      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   50%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   46%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Duncan to 2B
   R      12-  3   35%  S Rolen         Single to LF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; Pujols to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   45%  J Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   47%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   49%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      12-  1   44%  L Scott         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  A Huff          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   37%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   38%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  4   41%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      --3  6   45%  J Weaver        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Weaver facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   49%  C Burke         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   45%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  5   42%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   39%  R Clemens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   41%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   39%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  4   42%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   44%  S Rolen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   48%  C Biggio        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   39%  M Lamb          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  L Berkman       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   41%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   42%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   43%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Weaver facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   51%  L Scott         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   55%  A Huff          Walk
   O      12-  4   48%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   42%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  5   67%  B Ausmus        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Scott Scores; Huff Scores
   O      -2-  1   63%  R Clemens       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Weaver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   70%  D Eckstein      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Vizcaino replaces David Eckstein playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  2   68%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   75%  M Lamb          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  2   78%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lamb Scores
   O      ---  3   77%  L Scott         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
                  Wandy Rodriguez replaces Roger Clemens pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   72%  C Duncan        Walk
                  Brad Lidge replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  6   64%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Duncan to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   55%  J Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Duncan Scores; Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  2   66%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: P
   O      1-3  1   74%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff Weaver facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   77%  A Huff          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   74%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   71%  A Everett       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   69%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   62%  Y Molina        Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th; Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Jeff Weaver batting 9th; John Nelson pinch runs for Yadier Molina batting 8th
          1--  2   45%  S Spiezio       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Nelson to 3B
                  Ron Belliard pinch hits for Jose Vizcaino batting 1st
   RO     1-3  3   47%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-P; Nelson Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   52%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
                  Chad Qualls replaces Adam Everett pitching and batting 7th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Trever Miller playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  4   59%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Josh Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Hancock replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 2nd; Gary Bennett replaces John Nelson playing C batting 8th; Ron Belliard moves to 2B; Aaron Miles moves to SS; Scott Spiezio moves to LF; John Rodriguez moves to RF
          ---  2   70%  E Bruntlett     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  3   79%  C Biggio        Single to P/Bunt; Bruntlett to 3B
                  Randy Flores replaces Josh Hancock pitching and batting 2nd; Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Mike Lamb batting 2nd
   O      1-3  6   70%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  1   77%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Bruntlett Scores; Biggio to 2B
          -2-  4   78%  L Scott         Walk
   RRR    12-  2   96%  A Huff          Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Scott Scores
                  Brad Thompson replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   96%  C Burke         Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Chad Qualls facing 5-6-7
                  Morgan Ensberg moves to 3B; Charlton Jimerson replaces Aubrey Huff playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   98%  J Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   98%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   99%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-3, Brad Thompson facing 7-8-9
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chad Qualls batting 7th
   O      ---  4   99%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   99%  E Bruntlett     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   98%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-7, Dan Wheeler facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Chris Burke moves to 2B; Willy Taveras replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   99%  G Bennett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  100%  R Belliard      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
                  Preston Wilson pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 2nd
   O      -2-  4  100%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200609240

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation