April 7, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
CLE 4 BAL 5
SEA 4 CHW 7
MIN 4 NYY 6
TBR 1 ARI 9
LAD 3 PHI 5
@CIN 3 COL 2
ATL 1 HOU 5
STL 3 CHC 10
@PIT 8
(12) SDP 8
@SFG 4 FLA 10
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 43,483

Monday, April 7, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:13

Cardinals

5-2

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

Tony LaRussa

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

W: J Valverde (2-0), L: K McClellan (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Astros

3-5

Won 1

6th, 3 GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Izturis SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .686   14    3   5   
R Ankiel CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296 1.049   16    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .946   14   13   1   
T Glaus 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .240  .670   16    0   2   2B
R Ludwick RF                  4   0   1   2    0   3  .304  .969   12    0   0   2B
C Duncan LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .143  .543   14    1   0   IW
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .833   17    5   3   
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  B Barton PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.227         0   0   
  S Schumaker PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .211    5    0   0   GDP
  K Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Washington LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
A Miles 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    1   4   
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   7              121   24  15

BATTING

2B: R Ludwick (3, off J Valverde); T Glaus (3, off W Rodriguez).

IBB: C Duncan (1, by J Valverde).

TB: T Glaus 3; R Ludwick 2; A Miles; Y Molina; A Pujols.

GIDP: S Schumaker (1).

RBI: R Ludwick 2 (5); T Glaus (3).

2-out RBI: R Ludwick 2; T Glaus.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Glaus-A Miles-A Pujols; T Glaus-C Izturis-A Pujols.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .250  .665   12    0   0   2·SB
H Pence RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .171  .400   19    7   0   
L Berkman 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .240  .921   20    9   0   HR
C Lee LF                      4   1   2   1    0   1  .303  .970   13    1   0   HR
  D Erstad PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .333  .777         0   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .267  .881    8    1   6   HR
G Blum 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .846   10    0   3   
M Loretta 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .530    9    3   1   GDP
J Towles C                    2   1   1   1    1   0  .222  .975   12    6   1   HR
W Rodriguez P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   GDP
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .611    2    0   0   
  J Valverde P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   5   9   5    2   7              109   27  11

BATTING

HR: L Berkman (2, off T Wellemeyer; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Towles (2, off K Jimenez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Tejada (2, off K McClellan; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); C Lee (3, off T Wellemeyer; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Tejada 5; C Lee 5; L Berkman 4; J Towles 4; M Bourn 2; G Blum.

GIDP: W Rodriguez (1); M Loretta (2).

RBI: M Tejada 2 (6); L Berkman (4); C Lee (4); J Towles (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bourn 2 (6, 2nd base off K Jimenez/Y Molina, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/Y Molina).

PO: L Berkman (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
T Wellemeyer                   7     5   2   2    1   7   2   2.25   25   87-60   34·16·10   11· 5· 1· 0     65    -     0.98   0.09
K Jimenez                      1     2   1   1    1   0   1   9.00    5   14-8     5· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.03
K McClellan, L (0-1)           0     2   2   2    0   0   1   6.75    2    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.72  -0.36
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   7   4          32  104-70   41·17·12   14· 8· 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                    7.1   3   0   0    0   6   0   2.92   25   91-65   36· 7·22    9· 6· 4· 0     78    -     0.90   0.44
D Brocail, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    1    5-5     5· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.03   0.08
J Valverde, BS (1), W (2-0)    1     3   3   3    2   1   0  11.25    8   25-13    7· 3· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.51  -0.32
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   7   0          34  121-83   48·10·25   12· 8· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Valverde (1; C Duncan).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 43,483.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. C Izturis            SS    1. M Bourn              CF 
2. R Ankiel             CF    2. H Pence              RF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. T Glaus              3B    4. C Lee                LF 
5. R Ludwick            RF    5. M Tejada             SS 
6. C Duncan             LF    6. G Blum               3B 
7. Y Molina             C     7. M Loretta            2B 
8. T Wellemeyer         P     8. J Towles             C  
9. A Miles              2B    9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-1  12-  1  -39%  54% R Ludwick       J Valverde      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Izturis Scores; Glaus Scores
   b 9   0  3-3  1--  1   29% 100% M Tejada        K McClellan     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Erstad Scores
   b 7   0  0-0  ---  3   20%  79% L Berkman       T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 9   2  3-3  12-  2   12%  64% Y Molina        J Valverde      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   b 7   0  0-1  ---  3   10%  89% C Lee           T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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      ---  2   52%  C Izturis       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   54%  R Ankiel        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  4   53%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   55%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  M Bourn         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   55%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      57%  L Berkman       Bourn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  1   50%  C Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B 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 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  C Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   55%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  M Loretta       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  T Wellemeyer    Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  A Miles         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6   56%  C Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   60%  J Towles        Walk
   OO     1--  2   51%  W Rodriguez     Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 3B-SS-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   50%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   52%  T Glaus         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   56%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   53%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  4   57%  T Wellemeyer    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   61%  M Tejada        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   57%  G Blum          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      1--  1   53%  M Loretta       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Towles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   56%  C Izturis       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   58%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   54%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   52%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   54%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   57%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   59%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   79%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   89%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   88%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   89%  G Blum          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  2   86%  M Loretta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   90%  C Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   85%  Y Molina        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Doug Brocail replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th; Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Brian Barton batting 8th; Brian Barton pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 8th
   OO     1--  5   94%  S Schumaker     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kelvin Jimenez facing 8-9-1
                  Kelvin Jimenez replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 8th
   R      ---  2   97%  J Towles        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Doug Brocail batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  1   97%  M Bourn         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   97%  H Pence         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          1--      97%  L Berkman       Bourn Steals 2B
          -2-  6   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   97%  C Lee           Berkman Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Jose Valverde facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Valverde replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   93%  A Miles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   85%  C Izturis       Walk; Miles to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   97%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      12-  4   93%  T Glaus         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Miles Scores; Izturis to 2B
   RR     12-  1   54%  R Ludwick       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Izturis Scores; Glaus Scores
          -2-  4   52%  C Duncan        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   64%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Kyle McClellan facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 6th; Rico Washington replaces Kelvin Jimenez playing LF batting 8th
          ---  2   71%  C Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Darin Erstad pinch runs for Carlos Lee batting 4th
   RR     1--  1  100%  M Tejada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Erstad Scores
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation