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TOR
@LAA		3
4
BAL
@BOS		9
6		 
(17)
TEX
@CLE		2
4
CHW
@DET		1
3
NYY
@KCR		10
4
MIN
@SEA		2
5
OAK
@TBR		9
5
LAD
@CHC		3
4		 
(11)
ATL
@COL		7
2
STL
@HOU		8
1
ARI
@NYM		1
3
CIN
@PIT		5
0
MIA
@SDP		6
3
MIL
@SFG		3
4		 
(11)
PHI
@WSN		9
3
Sunday, May 6, 2012, 1:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 22,288, Time of Game: 2:47
Cardinals
8
17-11
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
1
13-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: J.A. Happ (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  1  1   2  0  1   0  1  0    8 11  0
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rafael Furcal SS 4 0 1 1 1 0 .330 .866 16 7 -0.026 0.32 0.018 -0.044 0.5 3 4
Carlos Beltran RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .281 .905 19 10 0.006 0.25 0.022 -0.017 0.6 1 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 .250 .743 20 9 0.005 0.32 0.019 -0.013 -0.8 1 0
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Allen Craig 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .375 1.103 19 12 0.240 0.46 0.255 -0.016 1.9 6 1 HR,2B,GDP
   Matt Carpenter PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .773 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
David Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 .302 .899 22 14 -0.020 0.18 0.002 -0.023 -0.6 1 2
Yadier Molina C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .296 .866 17 11 0.006 0.36 0.027 -0.021 -0.3 7 0
   Tony Cruz PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .294 8 6 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 0
Jon Jay CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .392 .936 21 14 -0.017 0.32 0.013 -0.029 -0.6 2 0
Tyler Greene 2B 3 3 3 4 1 0 .256 .872 12 4 0.160 0.34 0.160 0.000 4.2 4 4 2·HR,2B,SB
Adam Wainwright P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .167 11 7 -0.028 0.34 0.000 -0.028 -0.9 0 0
   Shane Robinson PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .842 6 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 37 8 11 8 6 7 .297 .990 172 98 0.326 0.29 0.516 -0.191 3.8 27 11
2B: A Craig (3, off J Happ); T Greene (2, off J Happ).
HR: A Craig (1, off J Happ; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Greene 2 (3, 1 off F Abad, 1 off J Happ; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: T Greene 10; A Craig 6; C Beltran 2; R Furcal; J Jay; T Cruz; Y Molina.
GIDP: A Craig (1).
RBI: T Greene 4 (8); A Craig 3 (7); R Furcal (13).
2-out RBI: A Craig 2; R Furcal.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Furcal-A Craig; T Greene-A Craig.
Baserunning
SB: T Greene (3, 2nd base off E Del Rosario/J Castro).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jordan Schafer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .662 12 7 -0.062 0.53 0.000 -0.062 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .352 .921 9 7 -0.008 0.30 0.015 -0.022 0.4 2 2
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brian Bogusevic RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .659 16 9 -0.030 0.34 0.000 -0.030 -0.8 2 0
Carlos Lee 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 .747 17 11 0.025 0.42 0.047 -0.022 1.1 11 1
Jed Lowrie SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .956 14 9 -0.030 0.44 0.017 -0.048 -1.1 0 3 GDP
Travis Buck LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 .825 13 9 0.003 0.37 0.022 -0.019 -0.1 2 0
Chris Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .801 12 9 0.000 0.42 0.025 -0.025 -0.5 1 5
Jason Castro C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .242 .605 17 10 -0.030 0.81 0.023 -0.052 -0.4 6 1
J.A. Happ P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .533 6 4 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
   Justin Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .794 6 4 -0.021 0.93 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
   Enerio Del Rosario P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Matt Downs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .672 2 2 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
   Fernando Abad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marwin Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .531 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 1 8 0 1 7 .242 .507 124 81 -0.175 0.46 0.149 -0.323 -3.2 27 13
TB: J Altuve 2; C Lee 2; J Lowrie; J Castro; C Johnson; T Buck.
GIDP: J Schafer (1); J Lowrie (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lowrie-J Altuve-C Lee.
E: J Altuve (4).

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
Adam Wainwright, W (2-3) 7 7 1 1 1 7 0 5.61 27 103 68 40 8 20 14 5 1 0 65 0.170 0.56 2.3
Marc Rzepczynski 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.16 4 12 6 4 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.5
Jason Motte 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 3 9 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 34 124 81 48 9 24 18 8 3 0 65 0 0 0.174 0.29 3.2

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
J.A. Happ, L (2-2) 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 5.24 24 92 53 31 6 16 9 8 1 0 32 -0.311 0.50 -3.6
Enerio Del Rosario 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 9 38 18 9 2 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 -0.011 0.12 -0.1
Fernando Abad 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 7.71 6 25 13 6 0 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.003 0.02 -0.5
Brandon Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.89 4 17 14 8 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 8 7 6 7 3 7.00 43 172 98 54 9 35 15 15 2 0 32 0 0 -0.325 0.46 -3.8
Balks: None.
WP: A Wainwright (1); F Abad (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Lance Barrett, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Scott Barry.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 22,288.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Jordan Schafer CF
2 Carlos Beltran RF 2 Jose Altuve 2B
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Brian Bogusevic RF
4 Allen Craig 1B 4 Carlos Lee 1B
5 David Freese 3B 5 Jed Lowrie SS
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Travis Buck LF
7 Jon Jay CF 7 Chris Johnson 3B
8 Tyler Greene 2B 8 Jason Castro C
9 Adam Wainwright P 9 J.A. Happ P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL A. Craig J. Happ 19% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Holliday Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R STL T. Greene J. Happ 9% 80% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Molina Scores
t3 3-0 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  R STL A. Craig J. Happ 6% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Holliday Scores/unER
t4 4-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR STL T. Greene J. Happ 6% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jay Scores
b2 0-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright 5% 81% 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' J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Furcal J. Happ -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Beltran J. Happ -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Holliday J. Happ 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL A. Craig J. Happ 19% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Holliday Scores
t1 2-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Happ -1% 66% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Schafer A. Wainwright 2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Bogusevic A. Wainwright 1% 71% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Happ 3% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Jay J. Happ -2% 71% Flyball: LF
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  R STL T. Greene J. Happ 9% 80% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Molina Scores
t2 3-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Happ -2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 3-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Happ -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU C. Lee A. Wainwright 2% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright 1% 80% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU T. Buck A. Wainwright -1% 79% Walk
b2 0-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright -3% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Buck to 3B
b2 0-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright 5% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran J. Happ 2% 83% Walk
t3 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Holliday J. Happ -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Holliday to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t3 3-0 1 -2- 7,(2-2)  R STL A. Craig J. Happ 6% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Holliday Scores/unER
t3 4-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese J. Happ -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B); Craig to 3B
t3 4-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Happ -2% 85% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
b3 0-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Happ A. Wainwright 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Schafer A. Wainwright 1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright 1% 89% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Jay J. Happ 1% 90% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 4-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR STL T. Greene J. Happ 6% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Jay Scores
t4 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright J. Happ -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t4 6-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Furcal J. Happ -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Beltran J. Happ -0% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic A. Wainwright 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Lee A. Wainwright -1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 0-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright -2% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
b4 0-6 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU T. Buck A. Wainwright 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lee to 3B
b4 0-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright -2% 93% Wild Pitch; Lee Scores; Buck to 2B
b4 1-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 3-4-5
t5 6-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Holliday J. Happ 1% 95% Walk
t5 6-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO STL A. Craig J. Happ -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t5 6-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Freese J. Happ 0% 94% Walk
t5 6-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Happ -0% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
b5 1-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright -2% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Justin Maxwell pinch hits for J.A. Happ (P) batting 9th
b5 1-6 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell A. Wainwright 2% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 1-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO HOU J. Schafer A. Wainwright 3% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Astros' Enerio Del Rosario facing 7-8-9
Enerio Del Rosario replaces Justin Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Jay E. Del Rosario -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 6-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Greene E. Del Rosario 0% 96% Walk
t6 6-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Wainwright E. Del Rosario 0% 96% Greene Steals 2B
t6 6-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Wainwright E. Del Rosario -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Greene to 3B
t6 6-1 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R STL R. Furcal E. Del Rosario 2% 98% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Greene Scores
t6 7-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Beltran E. Del Rosario 0% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Furcal to 3B
t6 7-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday E. Del Rosario -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
b6 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright -1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 1-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Bogusevic A. Wainwright 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Altuve to 2B
b6 1-7 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  HOU C. Lee A. Wainwright -2% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Altuve to 3B
b6 1-7 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Enerio Del Rosario facing 4-5-6
t7 7-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Craig E. Del Rosario -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese E. Del Rosario -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 7-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL Y. Molina E. Del Rosario -0% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
b7 1-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU T. Buck A. Wainwright -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b7 1-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b7 1-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Matt Downs pinch hits for Enerio Del Rosario (P) batting 9th
b7 1-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Downs A. Wainwright 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Astros 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Astros' Fernando Abad facing 7-8-9
Fernando Abad replaces Matt Downs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Jay F. Abad -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 7-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL T. Greene F. Abad 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Adam Wainwright (P) batting 9th
t8 8-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Robinson F. Abad -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Furcal F. Abad 0% 100% Walk
t8 8-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Beltran F. Abad 0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Furcal to 2B
t8 8-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  STL M. Holliday F. Abad 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Furcal to 3B; Beltran to 2B
t8 8-1 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday F. Abad -0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Marc Rzepczynski facing 1-2-3
Marc Rzepczynski replaces Matt Holliday (LF) pitching and batting 3rd
Shane Robinson moves from PH to LF
b8 1-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Schafer M. Rzepczynski 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Altuve M. Rzepczynski -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 1-8 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Bogusevic M. Rzepczynski 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b8 1-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Lee M. Rzepczynski 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Astros' Brandon Lyon facing 4-5-6
Brandon Lyon replaces Jose Altuve (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Marwin Gonzalez replaces Fernando Abad (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Matt Carpenter pinch hits for Allen Craig (1B) batting 4th
t9 8-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Carpenter B. Lyon 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 8-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Freese B. Lyon -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Tony Cruz pinch hits for Yadier Molina (C) batting 6th
t9 8-1 2 --- 8,(2-2)  STL T. Cruz B. Lyon 0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
t9 8-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Jay B. Lyon -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 5-6-7
Jason Motte replaces Marc Rzepczynski pitching and batting 3rd
Tony Cruz moves from PH to C
Matt Carpenter moves from PH to 1B
b9 1-8 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie J. Motte 0% 100% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
b9 1-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Buck J. Motte 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b9 1-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Johnson J. Motte 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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