April 9, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 9
CLE 5 DET 7
@BOS 2 MIN 12
@CHW 5 KCR 4
NYY 0 SEA 7
@TBR 1 OAK 6
@TOR 3 ARI 4
LAD 3 COL 12
ATL 6 STL 6
@HOU 4 CIN 12
@MIL 4 NYM 8
PHI 2 CHC 6
@PIT 4
(15) SFG 1
SDP 0 FLA 10
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 29,187

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 8:05pm
Time of Game: 3:07

Cardinals

7-2

Won 2

1st

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  1   0  1  0   1  0  1    6 12  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  1  2   1  0  0    4  6  0

W: B Looper (2-0), L: C Sampson (0-1), S: J Isringhausen (5)

Astros

3-7

Lost 2

6th, 4½ GB

Cecil Cooper

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF                4   2   3   0    1   0  .167  .602   22    3   0   2B
C Duncan LF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .231  .652   16    3   0   GDP
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   3   3    1   0  .379 1.181   14   10   2   2·HR
R Ankiel CF                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .314 1.025   17    2   0   2B
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .717   26    1   3   
A Kennedy 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .625   20    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .783   11    6   0   
B Looper P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   12    1   2   2B
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    3    0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  C Izturis SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .584         0   0   
A Miles SS-2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .470   22    0   1   
Totals                       37   6  12   6    5   3              163   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Ankiel (3, off C Sampson); S Schumaker (1, off B Moehler); B Looper (1, off C Sampson).

HR: A Pujols 2 (2, off O Villarreal, off D Borkowski; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: A Pujols 9; S Schumaker 4; R Ankiel 3; B Looper 2; C Duncan; Y Molina; T Glaus.

GIDP: C Duncan (2).

RBI: A Pujols 3 (4); R Ankiel 2 (8); T Glaus (6).

2-out RBI: R Ankiel.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Flores (1).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bourn CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .216  .590   12    2   0   2B
H Pence RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .186  .488   15    4   0   2B
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .939   17   12   4   2B,SB
C Lee LF                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .868   19    0   1   
M Tejada SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .895   12    2   7   2B
G Blum 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .762   12    1   2   
M Loretta 2B                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .192  .498    8    0   2   SF
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .489    7    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .637    6    0   0   
J Towles C                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .217  .922   23    3   0   HBP
C Sampson P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Perez 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334   19    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   6   4    1   6              152   27  16

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (5, off B Looper); H Pence (3, off B Looper); M Tejada (4, off B Looper); M Bourn (1, off R Flores).

SF: M Loretta (1, off B Looper).

HBP: J Towles (2, by J Isringhausen).

TB: L Berkman 3; H Pence 2; M Bourn 2; M Tejada 2; C Lee.

RBI: C Lee (5); M Bourn (2); M Loretta (3); L Berkman (5).

2-out RBI: M Bourn; L Berkman; C Lee.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Berkman-M Tejada-L Berkman.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (3, 2nd base off B Looper/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
B Looper, W (2-0)              5.2   5   3   3    0   4   0   3.09   22   86-56   34· 6·16    8· 7· 3· 0     51    -     0.81  -0.00
K McClellan, H (4)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.47   0.04
R Flores, H (2)                0.2   1   1   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   28-18   11· 4· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.53  -0.17
R Franklin, H (5)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    4   11-9     7· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.51   0.27
J Isringhausen, S (5)          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   20-12    6· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.47   0.09
Totals                         9     6   4   3    1   6   0          36  148-97   59·12·26   14·10· 4· 0          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
C Sampson, L (0-1)             4     6   3   3    1   1   0   4.22   18   68-41   27· 2·12    9· 4· 3· 0     38    -     0.84  -0.14
B Moehler                      1     2   1   1    2   0   0  10.80    7   18-8     8· 0· 0    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.79  -0.04
D Borkowski                    2     2   1   1    2   1   1   3.86   10   51-32   23· 3· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.07
O Villarreal                   2     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    7   26-16   10· 3· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   3   2          42  163-97   68· 8·21   17·12· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Isringhausen (1; J Towles).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 29,187.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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. Y Molina             C     7. M Loretta            2B 
8. B Looper             P     8. J Towles             C  
9. A Miles              SS    9. C Sampson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-3  12-  5  -17%  62% M Bourn         R Flores        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Towles Scores/unER; Perez to 3B
   b 7   2  5-4  -23  2   13%  75% H Pence         R Franklin      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   t 7   0  3-4  ---  2   12%  82% A Pujols        D Borkowski     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 6   2  4-2  -2-  3  -12%  65% C Lee           B Looper        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Berkman Scores
   b 6   2  4-1  -2-  2   -9%  77% L Berkman       B Looper        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Pence Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  S Schumaker     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
          1--  4   62%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Schumaker to 3B
   R      1-3  2   68%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Schumaker Scores; Duncan to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     12-  4   67%  T Glaus         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Duncan Scores; Pujols out at 3B
   O      1--  2   65%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  M Bourn         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   69%  H Pence         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   68%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      67%  C Lee           Berkman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   70%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   68%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   67%  B Looper        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   66%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   69%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   70%  G Blum          Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   72%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Sampson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   70%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   72%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  3   70%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B; Duncan to 2B
   R      -2-  5   79%  R Ankiel        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Duncan Scores
   O      -2-  3   77%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   79%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   81%  C Sampson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   82%  M Bourn         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Sampson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   81%  A Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   80%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   81%  B Looper        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   79%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   81%  H Pence         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   83%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   84%  C Lee           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Moehler replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   87%  S Schumaker     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   87%  C Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Schumaker to 3B
          --3  6   88%  A Pujols        Walk
   R      1-3  1   91%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Schumaker Scores; Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Pujols to 3B
          1-3  4   91%  A Kennedy       Walk; Ankiel to 2B
   O      123  1   88%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   83%  M Tejada        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   86%  G Blum          Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Tejada to 3B
   RO     --3  2   86%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tejada Scores
   O      ---  3   87%  J Towles        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Borkowski facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 7th; Tomas Perez replaces Brian Moehler playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   86%  B Looper        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   85%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  7   85%  S Schumaker     Walk
   O      1--  3   84%  C Duncan        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   87%  T Perez         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   89%  M Bourn         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  5   86%  H Pence         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  2   77%  L Berkman       Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Pence Scores
   R      -2-  3   65%  C Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Berkman Scores
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  3   70%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dave Borkowski facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   82%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   80%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          --- 13   82%  T Glaus         Walk
   O      1--  5   80%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   81%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Glaus to 2B
                  Rico Washington pinch hits for Kyle McClellan batting 8th
   O      12-  3   79%  R Washington    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Randy Flores facing 6-7-8
                  Randy Flores replaces Rico Washington pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   82%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 7th
   O      ---  7   85%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   83%  J Towles        Walk
          1--  7   79%  T Perez         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Towles to 2B
   R      12-  5   62%  M Bourn         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Towles Scores/unER; Perez to 3B
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
   O      -23  2   75%  H Pence         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Oscar Villarreal facing 9-1-2
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Jose Cruz pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  8   73%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   75%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   70%  C Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Ryan Franklin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   76%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   81%  C Lee           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   84%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Oscar Villarreal facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   93%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   92%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   91%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   91%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Jason Isringhausen facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 6th; Aaron Miles moves to 2B; Cesar Izturis replaces Ryan Franklin playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  6   96%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal batting 7th
   O      ---  6   99%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   96%  J Towles        Hit By Pitch
          1--      95%  T Perez         Defensive Indifference; Towles to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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