April 8, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@LAA 3 BOS 5
DET 0 KCR 5
NYY 2 SEA 6
@TBR 5 BAL 8
@TEX 1 OAK 9
@TOR 8 ARI 10
LAD 5 COL 4
ATL 3 STL 5
@HOU 3 MIL 3
CIN 2
(10) PHI 5
@NYM 2 SFG 3
SDP 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 30,184

Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 2:40

Cardinals

6-2

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

Tony LaRussa

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

W: A Reyes (1-0), L: G Geary (0-1), S: J Isringhausen (4)

Astros

3-6

Lost 1

6th, 4 GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .050  .358   12    2   0   3B
C Duncan LF                   2   2   1   1    1   0  .222  .651   14    3   0   SF
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .885   15    8   1   
R Ankiel CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .300 1.031   18    4   0   
T Glaus 3B                    3   0   1   2    1   1  .250  .726   14    1   2   2B
A Kennedy 2B                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .313  .734   19    0   2   IW
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   11    8   0   GDP
B Thompson P                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   0   SH
  B Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.129    1    0   0   
  A Reyes P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  A Miles 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616    2    0   0   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .584   17    1   3   
Totals                       29   5   6   5    6   5              133   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Glaus (4, off G Geary).

3B: S Schumaker (1, off S Chacon).

SF: C Duncan (1, off S Chacon).

SH: B Thompson (1, off S Chacon).

IBB: A Kennedy (1, by G Geary).

TB: S Schumaker 3; T Glaus 2; C Duncan; A Kennedy; R Ankiel; A Pujols.

GIDP: J LaRue (1).

RBI: T Glaus 2 (5); B Thompson (2); A Kennedy (2); C Duncan (1).

2-out RBI: T Glaus 2; A Kennedy.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .570   20    5   0   
H Pence RF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .179  .461   14    3   0   3B
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .899   13    8   1   2B
C Lee LF                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .278  .908   18    3   0   
M Tejada SS                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .912   16    0   2   2B,HBP
G Blum 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .353  .941   23    0   0   2B
M Loretta 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .526   10    1   6   
J Towles C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .956   19    6   1   
S Chacon P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    6    0   1   
  W Wright P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .543    4    0   0   
  G Geary P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .700    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   2    2   8              146   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (4, off B Thompson); G Blum (1, off R Franklin); M Tejada (3, off B Thompson).

3B: H Pence (1, off A Reyes).

HBP: M Tejada (1, by B Thompson).

TB: G Blum 3; H Pence 3; L Berkman 2; M Tejada 2; M Loretta; J Towles.

RBI: M Tejada 2 (8).

2-out RBI: M Tejada 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Tejada-M Loretta-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 Thompson                     4     5   3   3    2   5   0   2.53   20   87-55   31· 8·16    5· 5· 2· 0     43    -     1.09  -0.15
A Reyes, W (1-0)               3     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86   10   38-26   17· 3· 6    3· 5· 1· 0          0-0    1.11   0.21
R Franklin, H (4)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.41   0.09
J Isringhausen, S (4)          1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-8     1· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   8   0          37  145-96   54·15·27    9·14· 3· 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
S Chacon                       6     4   3   3    4   2   0   3.75   24   86-52   33· 4·15    5·11· 2· 0     50    -     1.43  -0.03
W Wright                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    3   11-7     2· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.09
G Geary, L (0-1)               1     2   2   2    2   1   0   5.40    7   24-13   10· 2· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.12  -0.34
O Villarreal                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     6   5   5    6   5   0          37  132-79   50· 9·20   11·13· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Thompson (1).

IBB: G Geary (1; A Kennedy).

HBP: B Thompson (1; M Tejada).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 30,184.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. S Schumaker          RF    1. M Bourn              CF 
2. C Duncan             LF    2. H Pence              RF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. R Ankiel             CF    4. C Lee                LF 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. M Tejada             SS 
6. A Kennedy            2B    6. G Blum               3B 
7. J LaRue              C     7. M Loretta            2B 
8. B Thompson           P     8. J Towles             C  
9. C Izturis            SS    9. S Chacon             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-3  12-  1   37%  86% T Glaus         G Geary         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Duncan Scores; Pujols Scores
   b 3   2  2-0  12-  2  -23%  46% M Tejada        B Thompson      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores; Tejada to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 6   2  3-2  12-  6   17%  50% A Kennedy       S Chacon        Single to CF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; Ankiel to 3B
   b 3   2  2-2  --3  1   -9%  36% G Blum          B Thompson      Wild Pitch; Tejada Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  ---  1    9%  71% S Schumaker     S Chacon        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   46%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   45%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   49%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Chacon facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   54%  R Ankiel        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  T Glaus         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  8   54%  A Kennedy       Walk; Ankiel to 2B
          12-  4   60%  J LaRue         Walk; Ankiel to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
   RO     123  4   61%  B Thompson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Ankiel Scores; Kennedy to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   O      -23  6   56%  C Izturis       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   59%  C Lee           Lineout: CF
          ---  8   56%  M Tejada        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   59%  G Blum          Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   57%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Tejada to 2B
          12-  5   53%  J Towles        Walk; Tejada to 3B; Loretta to 2B
   O      123  4   61%  S Chacon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shawn Chacon facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   71%  S Schumaker     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  1   70%  C Duncan        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Schumaker Scores
   O      ---  4   69%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   68%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   70%  M Bourn         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   72%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   70%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   68%  C Lee           Walk
   RR     12-  2   46%  M Tejada        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berkman Scores; Lee Scores; Tejada to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3      36%  G Blum          Wild Pitch; Tejada Scores
          ---  5   35%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   37%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Chacon facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   42%  T Glaus         Walk
   O      1--  1   38%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  1   31%  J LaRue         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   28%  J Towles        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   31%  S Chacon        Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  5   34%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   36%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Chacon facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Barton pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 8th
   O      ---  1   33%  B Barton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   30%  C Izturis       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   29%  S Schumaker     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Anthony Reyes facing 3-4-5
                  Anthony Reyes replaces Brian Barton pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  4   31%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   33%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   34%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Chacon facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   40%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   34%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   40%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Duncan to 2B
   O      12-  3   33%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6   50%  A Kennedy       Single to CF (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; Ankiel to 3B
   O      1-3  1   43%  J LaRue         Baserunner Out Advancing; Ankiel out at Hm/C-2B-C; Kennedy to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   46%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   48%  M Loretta       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   50%  J Towles        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Wesley Wright facing 7-8-9
                  Wesley Wright replaces Shawn Chacon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   46%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   43%  A Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   41%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 3-3, Anthony Reyes facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Wesley Wright batting 9th
   O      ---  4   45%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   48%  M Bourn         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   43%  H Pence         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   50%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Geoff Geary facing 1-2-3
                  Geoff Geary replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   45%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   50%  C Duncan        Walk
          1--  2   57%  A Pujols        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Duncan to 2B
   O      12-  7   48%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   86%  T Glaus         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Duncan Scores; Pujols Scores
          -2-  4   86%  A Kennedy       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   84%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Ryan Franklin facing 4-5-6
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 6th; Aaron Miles replaces Anthony Reyes playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   88%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   91%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   87%  G Blum          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   93%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Oscar Villarreal facing 8-9-1
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Geoff Geary pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   92%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   91%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Jason Isringhausen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  4   96%  J Towles        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

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