August 28, 2007 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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TBD 15
@BAL 8 CLE 6
MIN 5 KCR 6
DET 3 NYY 5
BOS 3 TOR 5
@OAK 4 LAA 10
@SEA 6 TEX 4
CHW 3 CHC 5
MIL 3 FLA 4
ATL 3
(11) STL 7
@HOU 0 LAD 4
WSN 3 PHI 4
NYM 2
(10) PIT 6
CIN 4 PIT 3
CIN 2 SDP 6
ARI 4 SFG 3
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 37,915

Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

64-64

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  1  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    7 16  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

W: B Looper (11-10), L: W Williams (8-13)

Astros

58-74

Lost 1

6th, 10 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .689   29    1   5   
R Ankiel RF-CF                5   2   3   1    0   1  .306  .964   23    4   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .322  .991   22    7   1   
  S Taguchi PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .721         0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .254  .720   13    2   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Percival P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Duncan LF-1B                5   1   3   4    0   1  .273  .877   22    1   0   HR
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .729   13    0   2   
  B Ryan PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .872    2    0   1   
Y Molina C                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .282  .727   16    7   0   GDP
B Looper P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .186  .488   10    0   0   SH
  R Ludwick RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .787         0   0   
A Miles 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .298  .693   19    5   0   2·2B
Totals                       41   7  16   7    1   6              169   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Miles 2 (13, off T Driskill, off W Williams); R Ankiel (3, off T Driskill).

HR: C Duncan (21, off W Williams; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B Looper (4, off W Williams).

TB: C Duncan 6; A Miles 4; R Ankiel 4; A Pujols 3; Y Molina 2; D Eckstein; S Rolen; J Edmonds.

GIDP: Y Molina (15).

RBI: C Duncan 4 (66); S Rolen (58); R Ankiel (10); A Miles (24).

2-out RBI: C Duncan 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

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                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .681   17    3   2   
H Pence CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .321  .891   14    4   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .274  .859   18    9   0   
C Lee LF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .892   21    2   0   
T Wigginton 3B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .788   12    0   3   HBP
L Scott RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .837   16    2   0   GDP
M Loretta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .707   17    1   3   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .625    6    6   1   
W Williams P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .207    6    0   2   
  M McLemore P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .605    2    0   0   
  T Driskill P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .657    8    0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
Totals                       32   0   6   0    1   7              137   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (20, off B Looper).

HBP: T Wigginton (8, by B Looper).

TB: L Berkman 2; M Loretta 2; C Biggio; T Wigginton; H Pence.

GIDP: L Scott (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-C Biggio-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
B Looper, W (11-10)            7     4   0   0    1   4   0   4.66   26  100-66   45· 8·13    8· 7· 5· 0     72    -     0.69   0.20
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.63    3   17-11    6· 5· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
T Percival                     1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.39    5   20-12    7· 0· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    1   7   0          34  137-89   58·13·18   11· 8· 6· 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 Williams, L (8-13)           4.1   8   6   6    1   2   1   5.04   22   95-69   48· 3·18   13· 3· 3· 0     24    -     0.62  -0.26
M McLemore                     0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.16    4   15-10    4· 3· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          3-2    0.56  -0.03
T Driskill                     3     5   1   1    0   2   0   4.50   14   54-39   22· 4·13    4· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.00
B Moehler                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.53    3    5-4     3· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16   7   7    1   6   1          43  169-122  77·11·34   18· 9· 9· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Looper (4; T Wigginton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 37,915.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. R Ankiel             RF    2. H Pence              CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. C Lee                LF 
5. C Duncan             LF    5. T Wigginton          3B 
6. S Rolen              3B    6. L Scott              RF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. M Loretta            SS 
8. B Looper             P     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. A Miles              2B    9. W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  12-  7   24%  74% C Duncan        W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
   b 4   1  4-0  12-  2    8%  90% L Scott         B Looper        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 2   1  0-3  -2-  4    6%  85% A Miles         W Williams      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
   b 1   0  3-0  1--  4   -6%  64% H Pence         B Looper        Walk; Biggio to 2B
   b 1   0  3-0  12-  4    5%  69% L Berkman       B Looper        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  R Ankiel        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   47%  A Pujols        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  1   49%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ankiel to 2B
   RRR    12-  7   74%  C Duncan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  1   73%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   70%  C Biggio        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   64%  H Pence         Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   74%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   78%  T Wigginton     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   80%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   79%  B Looper        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Molina to 2B
   R      -2-  4   85%  A Miles         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
   O      -2-  6   83%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  6   82%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   84%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   85%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   86%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   87%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   87%  J Edmonds       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  1   85%  C Duncan        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      -2-  5   83%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   85%  W Williams      Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   87%  C Biggio        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   88%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   87%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   86%  B Looper        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   85%  A Miles         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   82%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   85%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  1   82%  T Wigginton     Hit By Pitch; Berkman to 2B
   OO     12-  2   90%  L Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 13   89%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   90%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  3   91%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ankiel to 2B
          12-  6   93%  J Edmonds       Walk; Ankiel to 3B; Pujols to 2B
                  Mark McLemore replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  6   96%  C Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ankiel Scores; Pujols to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   R      123  1   97%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Duncan to 2B
   O      123  3   96%  Y Molina        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   95%  B Looper        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   97%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Mark McLemore batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  O Palmeiro      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Travis Driskill facing 9-1-2
                  Travis Driskill replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   98%  A Miles         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   98%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Miles to 3B
   R      --3  5   99%  R Ankiel        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Miles Scores
   O      -2-  5   98%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   98%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   98%  H Pence         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  9   99%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Pence to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Travis Driskill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   99%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   99%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   99%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  B Looper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  L Scott         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   99%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Travis Driskill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  A Miles         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3  100%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6  100%  R Ankiel        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  4  100%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Eckstein to 2B
                  So Taguchi pinch runs for Albert Pujols batting 3rd
   O      12-  3   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Russ Springer facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Springer replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 4th; Chris Duncan moves to 1B; So Taguchi moves to LF; Rick Ankiel moves to CF; Ryan Ludwick replaces Braden Looper playing RF batting 8th; Chris Burke pinch hits for Travis Driskill batting 9th
   O      ---  8  100%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Biggio        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4  100%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Moehler replaces Chris Burke pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  C Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Brendan Ryan pinch hits for Scott Rolen batting 6th
   O      1--  2  100%  B Ryan          Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2  100%  Y Molina        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Troy Percival facing 3-4-5
                  Troy Percival replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 4th; Brendan Ryan moves to 3B
          ---  4  100%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  3  100%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3  100%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

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