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BOS  7
DET  1

KCR  2
@OAK  1

LAA  7
@TEX  2

TOR  5
BAL  3

STL  8
@LAD  4

NYM  5
CHC  4

PHI  8
MIL  6

PIT  7
FLA  0

SDP  7
CIN  1

WSN  2
ATL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 35,707

Monday, May 14, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:48
Cardinals
8
16-20
Won 1
5th, 8 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  3  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    8 13  1
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  1    4 12  0
W: B Thompson (2-0), L: B Tomko (1-4), S: J Isringhausen (10)
Dodgers
4
23-16
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Kennedy 2B                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .238  .591   25    3   2   2B,GDP
C Duncan LF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .289  .868   29    1   0   HR
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .745   23   13   2   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .218  .563   12    2   0   2B
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   2   1    0   1  .216  .614   15    0   1   2B,SF
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .286   12    1   0   
Y Molina C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .264  .641   10    3   0   
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   3   0    0   1  .226  .558   13    2   8   2B
B Thompson P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    2   2   SH
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Spiezio PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .680    3    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .700         0   0   
Totals                       37   8  13   7    0   6              151   27  16
BATTING
2B: D Eckstein (4, off B Tomko); S Rolen (4, off B Tomko); A Kennedy (5, off B Tomko); J Edmonds (2, off B Tomko).
HR: C Duncan (6, off B Tomko; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: S Rolen (1, off B Tomko).
SH: B Thompson (1, off R Seanez).
TB: C Duncan 5; D Eckstein 4; S Rolen 3; A Kennedy 3; J Edmonds 3; J Encarnacion; Y Molina.
GIDP: A Kennedy (6).
RBI: C Duncan 2 (13); Y Molina (7); S Rolen (14); J Edmonds (9); J Encarnacion (1); A Kennedy (9).
2-out RBI: J Encarnacion.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Thompson-D Eckstein-A Pujols.
E: D Eckstein (6).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   4   1    0   1  .276  .679   16    1   1   
J Pierre CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .623   11    4   0   
  C Billingsley P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .700    3    0   0   
N Garciaparra 1B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .712    7    4   1   
  O Saenz 1B                  1   0   1   1    1   0  .286 1.036   11    2   0   2B
J Kent 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .301  .855   12    2   2   HR
  R Martinez 2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .445    4    0   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .783    7    1   0   GDP
R Martin C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .838    5    1   0   
  M Lieberthal C              2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    4    6   0   
W Betemit 3B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .183  .681   19    1   3   HR
A Ethier RF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .283  .759    6    3   0   2B
B Tomko P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .091         0   0   
  R Seanez P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   1   
  A LaRoche PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .885    1    0   0   
  C Tsao P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Valdez PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .572    5    1   0   
Totals                       39   4  12   4    1   3              115   27   9
BATTING
2B: O Saenz (3, off R Franklin); A Ethier (6, off B Thompson).
HR: J Kent (5, off B Thompson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); W Betemit (3, off B Thompson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).
TB: W Betemit 5; J Kent 5; A Ethier 4; R Furcal 4; O Saenz 2.
GIDP: L Gonzalez (6).
RBI: O Saenz (6); J Kent (21); R Furcal (10); W Betemit (10).
2-out RBI: R Furcal; O Saenz.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Betemit-J Kent-N Garciaparra.

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, W (2-0)            6.2   8   3   3    0   3   2   4.03   28   80-58   40· 4·14   17· 6· 2· 0     49    -     0.38   0.09
T Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.68    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.31   0.01
R Franklin                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    4   11-8     7· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.44   0.02
R Flores                       0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.58  -0.04
J Isringhausen, S (10)         0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.80    3    9-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.28   0.05
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   3   2          40  115-80   56· 5·19   22· 9· 5· 0          4-1 
Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Tomko, L (1-4)               2.1   9   8   8    0   0   1   5.97   16   56-35   26· 2· 7    5· 8· 3· 0      7    -     0.75  -0.38
R Seanez                       2.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    9   30-20   11· 2· 7    5· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.12  -0.00
C Tsao                         2     3   0   0    0   2   0   2.81    8   30-23   16· 3· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
C Billingsley                  2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.80    6   33-21   11· 4· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   8    0   6   1          39  149-99   64·11·24   15·14· 5· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: R Seanez (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 35,707.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. A Kennedy            2B    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. C Duncan             LF    2. J Pierre             CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. N Garciaparra        1B 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. J Kent               2B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. J Encarnacion        RF    6. R Martin             C  
7. Y Molina             C     7. W Betemit            3B 
8. D Eckstein           SS    8. A Ethier             RF 
9. B Thompson           P     9. B Tomko              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  2   11%  67% J Edmonds       B Tomko         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Kennedy Scores; Duncan to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    8%  62% C Duncan        B Tomko         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kennedy to 3B
   t 2   1  0-4  -2-  6    7%  91% C Duncan        B Tomko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kennedy Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  --3  5    7%  74% J Encarnacion   B Tomko         Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
   t 2   1  0-3  -2-  8    6%  84% A Kennedy       B Tomko         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Eckstein Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brett Tomko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  A Kennedy       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   62%  C Duncan        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kennedy to 3B
   O      1-3  3   56%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   R      1-3  2   67%  J Edmonds       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Kennedy Scores; Duncan to 3B
   RO     -23  4   67%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Duncan Scores; Edmonds to 3B
   R      --3  5   74%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
   O      1--  1   72%  Y Molina        Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   69%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   71%  J Pierre        Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Furcal to 2B
   O      -2-  2   74%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B; Furcal to 3B
   O      --3  9   77%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brett Tomko facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   81%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   78%  B Thompson      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called (Front of Home)
   R      -2-  8   84%  A Kennedy       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Eckstein Scores
   RR     -2-  6   91%  C Duncan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Kennedy Scores
   O      ---  3   91%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   91%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Brad Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   92%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   93%  R Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  W Betemit       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   95%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  1   94%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  2   96%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rolen Scores
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Brett Tomko pitching and batting 9th
          1--  2   96%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Molina to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  B Thompson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Molina to 3B; Eckstein to 2B
   R      -23      97%  A Kennedy       Wild Pitch; Molina Scores; Eckstein to 3B
   O      --3  3   97%  " "             Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-8, Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   96%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   97%  R Seanez        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   96%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ethier to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ethier to 3B; Pierre to 1B
   O      1-3  3   98%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rudy Seanez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   98%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   98%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-8, Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   96%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   97%  R Martin        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  W Betemit       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rudy Seanez facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Lieberthal replaces Russell Martin playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  6   97%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   97%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Brad Thompson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  A Ethier        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Andy LaRoche pinch hits for Rudy Seanez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  A LaRoche       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   98%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Chin-hui Tsao facing 8-9-1
                  Chin-hui Tsao replaces Andy LaRoche pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   99%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   98%  B Thompson      Strikeout (foul bunt)
   OO     1--  1   98%  A Kennedy       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Brad Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   98%  N Garciaparra   Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Garciaparra to 1B
          1--  2   97%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Garciaparra to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   99%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Chin-hui Tsao facing 2-3-4
                  Olmedo Saenz replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing 1B batting 3rd; Ramon Martinez replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  7   99%  C Duncan        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  7   99%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   99%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   99%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Edmonds to 3B
   O      1-3  3   99%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-8, Brad Thompson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lieberthal    Lineout: CF
   R      ---  4   98%  W Betemit       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   97%  A Ethier        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Wilson Valdez pinch hits for Chin-hui Tsao batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   98%  W Valdez        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      -2-  1   97%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ethier Scores
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2   98%  J Pierre        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Chad Billingsley facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Billingsley replaces Juan Pierre pitching and batting 2nd; Wilson Valdez moves to CF
   O      ---  6   98%  Y Molina        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   98%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Tyler Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Ryan Franklin facing 3-4-5
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Scott Spiezio pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   95%  O Saenz         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   97%  R Martinez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-  1   99%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1   99%  M Lieberthal    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Chad Billingsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   99%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   99%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  A Pujols        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-8, Randy Flores facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Flores replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 2nd; So Taguchi replaces Ryan Franklin playing LF batting 9th
          ---  6   98%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   96%  A Ethier        Single to RF (Line Drive); Betemit to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  W Valdez        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          12-  3   95%  R Furcal        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Betemit to 3B; Ethier to 2B
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 2nd; Brady Clark pinch hits for Chad Billingsley batting 2nd
   O      123  3   98%  B Clark         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      123  4   95%  O Saenz         Walk; Betemit Scores; Ethier to 3B; Furcal to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  R Martinez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 8, Dodgers 4.

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