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8
MIN
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6
DET
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6
BOS
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5
TOR
@OAK		5
4
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6
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6
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3
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6
COL
@SFG		1
3
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 7:05PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 37,915, Time of Game: 2:56
Cardinals
7
64-64
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at Astros
0
58-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 10 GB
W: Braden Looper (11-10)
L: Woody Williams (8-13)
 
                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

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .689 29 23 -0.048 0.36 0.000 -0.048 -0.8 1 5
Rick Ankiel RF-CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .306 .964 23 14 0.024 0.31 0.041 -0.017 0.6 4 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 5 1 3 0 0 0 .322 .991 22 18 -0.002 0.42 0.028 -0.030 0.3 7 1
   So Taguchi PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .721 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Edmonds CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .254 .720 13 9 0.030 0.44 0.039 -0.010 -0.1 2 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Troy Percival P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Duncan LF-1B 5 1 3 4 0 1 .273 .876 22 13 0.256 0.61 0.272 -0.016 3.4 1 0 HR
Scott Rolen 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .729 13 9 -0.005 0.34 0.018 -0.023 0.4 0 2
   Brendan Ryan PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .327 .873 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 1
Yadier Molina C 5 1 2 0 0 1 .282 .727 16 11 0.002 0.25 0.022 -0.020 -1.1 7 0 GDP
Braden Looper P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .488 10 8 -0.028 0.39 0.000 -0.028 -1.4 0 0 SH
   Ryan Ludwick RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .787 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Aaron Miles 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .298 .693 19 16 0.063 0.27 0.069 -0.005 1.3 5 0 2·2B
Team Totals 41 7 16 7 1 6 .390 .941 169 122 0.292 0.37 0.489 -0.197 2.3 27 9
2B: A Miles 2 (13, 1 off T Driskill, 1 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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Craig Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 .681 17 11 0.016 0.40 0.035 -0.019 -0.2 3 2
Hunter Pence CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .321 .891 14 7 0.053 0.47 0.061 -0.009 0.7 4 0
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .274 .859 18 12 -0.023 0.76 0.036 -0.059 -0.0 9 0
Carlos Lee LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .893 21 14 -0.082 0.88 0.000 -0.082 -1.6 2 0
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .274 .788 12 7 -0.007 0.68 0.036 -0.043 0.1 0 3 HBP
Luke Scott RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .837 16 9 -0.101 0.68 0.000 -0.101 -1.8 2 0 GDP
Mark Loretta SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .707 17 13 -0.022 0.24 0.002 -0.024 -0.6 1 3 2B
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .624 6 5 -0.017 0.22 0.000 -0.017 -0.6 6 1
Woody Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .075 .208 6 5 -0.020 0.77 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 2
   Mark McLemore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .605 2 1 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Travis Driskill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Burke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .657 8 5 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Brian Moehler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 1 7 .188 .454 137 89 -0.208 0.53 0.170 -0.379 -4.7 27 11
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.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Braden Looper, W (11-10) 7 4 0 0 1 4 0 4.66 26 100 66 45 8 13 8 12 5 0 72 0.204 0.68 3.7
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.63 3 17 11 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.5
Troy Percival 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.39 5 20 12 7 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 7 0 0.00 34 137 89 58 13 18 11 14 6 0 72 0 0 0.209 0.37 4.7

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Woody Williams, L (8-13) 4.1 8 6 6 1 2 1 5.04 22 95 69 48 3 18 13 6 3 0 24 -0.258 0.60 -3.0
Mark McLemore 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.16 4 15 10 4 3 3 0 2 2 0 3 2 -0.026 0.53 -0.4
Travis Driskill 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 4.50 14 54 39 22 4 13 4 8 3 0 0 0 -0.006 0.04 0.6
Brian Moehler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.53 3 5 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 16 7 7 1 6 1 7.00 43 169 122 77 11 34 18 18 9 0 24 3 2 -0.290 0.53 -2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Looper (4; T Wigginton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - James Hoye, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 37,915.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 David Eckstein SS 1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Rick Ankiel RF 2 Hunter Pence CF
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Lance Berkman 1B
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Carlos Lee LF
5 Chris Duncan LF 5 Ty Wigginton 3B
6 Scott Rolen 3B 6 Luke Scott RF
7 Yadier Molina C 7 Mark Loretta SS
8 Braden Looper P 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Aaron Miles 2B 9 Woody Williams P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR STL C. Duncan W. Williams 24% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
b4 0-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU L. Scott B. Looper 8% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t2 3-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  R STL A. Miles W. Williams 6% 85% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
b1 0-3 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU H. Pence B. Looper -6% 64% Walk; Biggio to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Looper 5% 69% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Eckstein W. Williams -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL R. Ankiel W. Williams 2% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols W. Williams -3% 47% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds W. Williams 2% 49% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ankiel to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR STL C. Duncan W. Williams 24% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
t1 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen W. Williams -1% 73% 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, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio B. Looper -4% 69% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  HOU H. Pence B. Looper -6% 64% Walk; Biggio to 2B
b1 0-3 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Looper 5% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton B. Looper 4% 78% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL Y. Molina W. Williams 2% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Looper W. Williams -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Molina to 2B
t2 3-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  R STL A. Miles W. Williams 6% 85% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
t2 4-0 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O STL D. Eckstein W. Williams -2% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 4-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Ankiel W. Williams -2% 82% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
b2 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Scott B. Looper 2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Loretta B. Looper 1% 85% Flyball: RF
b2 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Looper 1% 86% 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, Astros' Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Pujols W. Williams 2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Edmonds W. Williams -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Pujols to 2B
t3 4-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Duncan W. Williams -2% 85% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t3 4-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Rolen W. Williams -2% 83% 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, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU W. Williams B. Looper 2% 85% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b3 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Looper 1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Pence B. Looper 1% 87% 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, Astros' Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina W. Williams -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Looper W. Williams -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t4 4-0 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles W. Williams -0% 85% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU L. Berkman B. Looper -3% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 0-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper 3% 85% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b4 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU T. Wigginton B. Looper -3% 82% Hit By Pitch; Berkman to 2B
b4 0-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU L. Scott B. Looper 8% 89% 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, Astros' Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- 13,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein W. Williams -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ankiel W. Williams 1% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 4-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols W. Williams 1% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ankiel to 2B
t5 4-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds W. Williams 2% 93% Walk; Ankiel to 3B; Pujols to 2B
Mark McLemore replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
t5 4-0 1 123 6,(3-2)  R STL C. Duncan M. McLemore 3% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ankiel Scores; Pujols to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
t5 5-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Rolen M. McLemore 2% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Duncan to 2B
t5 6-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. McLemore -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t5 6-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Looper M. McLemore -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Loretta B. Looper 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Looper 1% 97% Flyball: RF
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Mark McLemore (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Palmeiro B. Looper 0% 97% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Travis Driskill facing 9-1-2
Travis Driskill replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  STL A. Miles T. Driskill 1% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 6-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Eckstein T. Driskill -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Miles to 3B
t6 6-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  R STL R. Ankiel T. Driskill 1% 99% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Miles Scores
t6 7-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Driskill -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 7-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Driskill -0% 98% 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, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
b6 0-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio B. Looper 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 0-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU H. Pence B. Looper -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b6 0-7 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O HOU L. Berkman B. Looper 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Pence to 2B
b6 0-7 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee B. Looper 0% 99% 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, Astros' Travis Driskill facing 5-6-7
t7 7-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL C. Duncan T. Driskill -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen T. Driskill -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 7-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL Y. Molina T. Driskill 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 7-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Looper T. Driskill -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
b7 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton B. Looper 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU L. Scott B. Looper 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-7 2 --- 6,(1-2)  HOU M. Loretta B. Looper -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b7 0-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Looper 0% 100% 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, Astros' Travis Driskill facing 9-1-2
t8 7-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Miles T. Driskill -0% 100% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t8 7-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL D. Eckstein T. Driskill 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t8 7-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel T. Driskill -0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 7-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL A. Pujols T. Driskill 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Eckstein to 2B
So Taguchi pinch runs for Albert Pujols (1B) batting 3rd
t8 7-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Driskill -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 9-1-2
Russ Springer replaces Jim Edmonds (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Chris Duncan moves from LF to 1B
So Taguchi moves from PR to LF
Rick Ankiel moves from RF to CF
Ryan Ludwick replaces Braden Looper (P) playing RF batting 8th
Chris Burke pinch hits for Travis Driskill (P) batting 9th
b8 0-7 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU C. Burke R. Springer 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Springer 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b8 0-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Pence R. Springer 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-0, Astros' Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
Brian Moehler replaces Chris Burke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Duncan B. Moehler 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
Brendan Ryan pinch hits for Scott Rolen (3B) batting 6th
t9 7-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Ryan B. Moehler -0% 100% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
t9 7-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL Y. Molina B. Moehler -0% 100% 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, Cardinals' Troy Percival facing 3-4-5
Troy Percival replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 4th
Brendan Ryan moves from PH to 3B
b9 0-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU L. Berkman T. Percival -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b9 0-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee T. Percival 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b9 0-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Wigginton T. Percival -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
b9 0-7 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU L. Scott T. Percival 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Loretta T. Percival 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 0.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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