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5
Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 7:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 18,517, Time of Game: 3:21
Cardinals
4
29-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Astros
3
24-32
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Bud Norris (5-3)
S: Jason Motte (10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  3
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    3 12  0

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 0 0 1 .313 .806 11 9 -0.043 0.56 0.007 -0.050 -0.5 0 3
Daniel Descalso 2B 4 1 1 1 0 3 .227 .707 13 11 0.071 0.48 0.105 -0.034 0.5 1 3 HR
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos Beltran RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .275 .916 22 14 0.010 0.41 0.037 -0.027 -0.0 3 0 2B
Allen Craig LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .366 1.166 14 9 0.124 0.58 0.145 -0.021 1.4 1 0 HR
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 .267 .807 17 11 0.039 0.56 0.090 -0.051 0.2 1 2 2B,CS
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .326 .892 14 10 0.013 0.34 0.029 -0.016 0.2 12 0
Matt Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .278 .820 16 10 -0.071 0.79 0.000 -0.071 -1.1 7 0
Adron Chambers CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .697 15 10 -0.035 0.48 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 1 0
Adam Wainwright P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .038 .077 9 6 -0.013 0.27 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 0
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shane Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .629 5 4 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Eduardo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marc Rzepczynski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Greene 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .686 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 0 15 .212 .667 136 94 0.083 0.50 0.413 -0.330 -0.2 27 9
2B: C Beltran (6, off B Norris); D Freese (9, off B Norris).
HR: A Craig (7, off B Norris; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Descalso (3, off B Norris; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
TB: A Craig 5; D Descalso 4; C Beltran 2; D Freese 2; R Furcal; Y Molina.
RBI: A Craig 2 (24); D Freese (34); D Descalso (9).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Furcal-T Greene-M Adams.
E: R Furcal (6); M Adams (3); C Beltran (1).
Baserunning
CS: D Freese (1, Home by J Castro POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Altuve 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .329 .843 13 9 0.089 1.66 0.207 -0.118 1.3 0 4
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 0 0 2 2 .283 .857 23 11 -0.125 2.17 0.035 -0.160 -1.1 0 3
Fernando Martinez RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .200 19 16 -0.279 2.19 0.000 -0.279 -2.0 0 0
J.D. Martinez LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .718 22 13 0.189 1.41 0.225 -0.036 0.6 2 0
   Jordan Schafer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .660 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Chris Johnson 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .292 .786 28 20 -0.345 2.08 0.041 -0.386 -0.9 0 2 3B,GDP
Brett Wallace 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .500 1.215 20 11 0.101 1.19 0.135 -0.034 0.5 9 0 HBP
Justin Maxwell CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .779 21 16 -0.258 1.98 0.000 -0.258 -1.4 0 0
Jason Castro C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .261 .720 15 8 0.126 1.12 0.144 -0.018 0.6 16 1
Bud Norris P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .420 9 6 0.022 0.72 0.034 -0.012 0.2 0 0
   Brian Bogusevic PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .226 .646 3 2 0.102 1.88 0.102 0.000 1.1
   Xavier Cedeno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Marwin Gonzalez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .639 1 1 -0.040 3.99 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
   J.A. Happ PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .269 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Wesley Wright PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Brandon Lyon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 3 12 3 3 11 .308 .731 174 113 -0.418 1.75 0.923 -1.341 -1.2 27 11
3B: C Johnson (2, off A Wainwright).
HBP: B Wallace (2, by J Motte).
TB: J Castro 3; C Johnson 3; B Wallace 2; J Altuve 2; J Martinez; M Gonzalez; B Bogusevic; B Norris.
GIDP: C Johnson (8).
RBI: B Wallace (2); J Altuve (19); B Bogusevic (14).
2-out RBI: B Bogusevic; J Altuve.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 11.

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 (5-6) 5.2 7 3 3 1 8 0 4.97 27 114 75 38 12 25 8 10 5 0 50 0.037 0.98 0.3
Victor Marte, H (8) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.051 2.87 -0.5
Eduardo Sanchez, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00 3 19 13 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.054 1.96 0.3
Marc Rzepczynski 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 1 6 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.042 1.83 -0.2
Mitchell Boggs, H (8) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.10 4 12 7 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0.132 3.42 0.6
Jason Motte, S (10) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.92 6 20 13 7 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.287 3.69 0.8
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 3 11 0 3.00 43 174 113 60 20 33 14 14 6 0 50 6 1 0.417 0.50 1.2
M Rzepczynski faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

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
Bud Norris, L (5-3) 6 7 4 4 0 12 2 4.65 24 96 68 31 16 21 6 6 3 0 54 -0.217 0.47 -1.2
Xavier Cedeno 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 2 10 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.81 0.4
Fernando Rodriguez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.80 4 22 15 9 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.060 0.60 0.6
Brandon Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.42 3 11 7 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.47 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 0 15 2 4.00 33 139 96 45 19 32 10 8 3 0 54 0 0 -0.082 1.75 0.2
Balks: A Wainwright (1).
WP: None.
HBP: J Motte (1; B Wallace).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 18,517.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Houston Astros
1 Rafael Furcal SS 1 Jose Altuve 2B
2 Daniel Descalso 2B 2 Jed Lowrie SS
3 Carlos Beltran RF 3 Fernando Martinez RF
4 Allen Craig LF 4 J.D. Martinez LF
5 David Freese 3B 5 Chris Johnson 3B
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Brett Wallace 1B
7 Matt Adams 1B 7 Justin Maxwell CF
8 Adron Chambers CF 8 Jason Castro C
9 Adam Wainwright P 9 Bud Norris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU C. Johnson J. Motte 28% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b9 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Martinez J. Motte -13% 68% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b6 2-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Altuve V. Marte -13% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Castro Scores; Bogusevic to 2B
b8 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez J. Motte 12% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL D. Descalso B. Norris 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

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' Bud Norris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Furcal B. Norris -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL D. Descalso B. Norris 10% 58% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Beltran B. Norris 4% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t1 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL A. Craig B. Norris 8% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Beltran Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL D. Freese B. Norris 9% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Craig Scores
t1 3-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina B. Norris 3% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive); Freese to 3B
t1 3-0 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Adams B. Norris -4% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t1 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-2)  O STL A. Chambers B. Norris -3% 75% Freese Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-3B-C)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright 1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU F. Martinez A. Wainwright 1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Chambers B. Norris -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Wainwright B. Norris -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 3-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Furcal B. Norris 1% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 3-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Descalso B. Norris -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 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 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Martinez A. Wainwright -4% 73% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 0-3 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright 3% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU B. Wallace A. Wainwright 3% 79% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell A. Wainwright 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Beltran B. Norris -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Craig B. Norris 7% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t3 4-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL D. Freese B. Norris -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t3 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina B. Norris -0% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright 2% 87% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b3 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Norris A. Wainwright 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright -2% 87% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to RF Line); Altuve to 2B
b3 0-4 2 -2- HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright -0% 86% Balk; Altuve to 3B
b3 0-4 2 --3 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright -1% 85% Walk
b3 0-4 2 1-3 8,(2-2)  O HOU F. Martinez A. Wainwright 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 7-8-9
t4 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Adams B. Norris -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Chambers B. Norris -1% 87% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t4 4-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Wainwright B. Norris -0% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b4 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Martinez A. Wainwright 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 0-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU B. Wallace A. Wainwright 1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 1-2-3
t5 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Furcal B. Norris -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso B. Norris -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Beltran B. Norris -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
b5 0-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell A. Wainwright 2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright -2% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Norris A. Wainwright -3% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Castro to 2B
b5 0-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Altuve A. Wainwright -6% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Castro to 3B; Norris to 2B
b5 0-4 1 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie A. Wainwright 7% 86% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez A. Wainwright 7% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 4-5-6
t6 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Craig B. Norris -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Freese B. Norris -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina B. Norris -0% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b6 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Martinez A. Wainwright 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Johnson A. Wainwright -4% 89% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b6 0-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R HOU B. Wallace A. Wainwright -4% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Johnson Scores
b6 1-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell A. Wainwright 3% 88% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Castro A. Wainwright -2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wallace to 2B
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Bud Norris (P) batting 9th
b6 1-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R HOU B. Bogusevic A. Wainwright -10% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Wallace Scores; Castro to 3B
Victor Marte replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Altuve V. Marte -13% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Castro Scores; Bogusevic to 2B
b6 3-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Lowrie V. Marte 8% 70% Popfly: 2B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Xavier Cedeno facing 7-8-9
Xavier Cedeno replaces Brian Bogusevic (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Adams X. Cedeno -2% 68% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Chambers X. Cedeno -2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
Fernando Rodriguez replaces Xavier Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Victor Marte (P) batting 9th
t7 4-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Robinson F. Rodriguez -1% 65% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Eduardo Sanchez facing 3-4-5
Eduardo Sanchez replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez E. Sanchez 5% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 3-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU J. Martinez E. Sanchez -5% 64% Walk
b7 3-4 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O HOU C. Johnson E. Sanchez 6% 71% Strikeout Swinging
Marc Rzepczynski replaces Eduardo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Wallace M. Rzepczynski -4% 66% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Martinez to 2B
Mitchell Boggs replaces Marc Rzepczynski pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Maxwell M. Boggs 9% 76% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Wallace to 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Fernando Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t8 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal F. Rodriguez -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Descalso F. Rodriguez -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL C. Beltran F. Rodriguez -1% 71% Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Mitchell Boggs facing 8-9-1
b8 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Castro M. Boggs -10% 61% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
Marwin Gonzalez pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Gonzalez M. Boggs 4% 65% Single to 1B (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Castro out at Hm/2B-C/Adv on E3 (throw); Gonzalez to 2B
J.A. Happ pinch runs for Marwin Gonzalez (PH) batting 9th
b8 3-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Altuve M. Boggs 10% 75% Flyball: RF
Jason Motte replaces Daniel Descalso (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Tyler Greene replaces Mitchell Boggs (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Wesley Wright pinch runs for J.A. Happ batting 9th
b8 3-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Lowrie J. Motte -2% 72% Walk
b8 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez J. Motte 12% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Brandon Lyon facing 4-5-6
Brandon Lyon replaces Wesley Wright (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Craig B. Lyon -2% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese B. Lyon -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina B. Lyon -1% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Jason Motte facing 4-5-6
b9 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Martinez J. Motte -13% 68% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
Jordan Schafer pinch runs for J.D. Martinez (LF) batting 4th
b9 3-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU C. Johnson J. Motte 28% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b9 3-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU B. Wallace J. Motte -5% 91% Hit By Pitch
b9 3-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell J. Motte 9% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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