May 16, 2007 St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
NYY 3 NYY 8
@CHW 1 CLE 7
MIN 1 KCR 4
@OAK 3 LAA 5
@SEA 0 TBD 11
TEX 8 TOR 2
BAL 1 COL 5
ARI 3 HOU 2
SFG 1 LAD 5
STL 4 NYM 8
CHC 1 PHI 6
MIL 2 FLA 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 38,252

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:20

Cardinals

16-22

Lost 2

5th, 8 GB

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

W: R Wolf (5-3), L: K Wells (1-8), S: T Saito (13)

Dodgers

25-16

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .235  .553   13    2   3   
J Encarnacion RF-CF           5   1   3   0    0   1  .333  .666   13    3   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .752   21    8   2   HBP
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .217  .624   32    1   2   2B
R Ludwick LF                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .233  .525   10    0   0   
  B Falkenborg P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Spiezio PH-RF             2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .679   11    0   0   
S Taguchi CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .650   18    0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Y Molina C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .692   10    7   1   2B
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .590   14    1   4   
K Wells P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .800    8    1   1   
  C Duncan PH-LF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .867    7    0   0   
Totals                       39   4  12   2    1  11              157   24  13

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (6, off C Tsao); Y Molina (2, off R Wolf).

HBP: A Pujols (3, by R Wolf).

TB: J Encarnacion 3; Y Molina 3; D Eckstein 2; S Rolen 2; A Miles; S Spiezio; C Duncan; A Pujols.

RBI: A Miles (4); S Spiezio (10).

2-out RBI: A Miles; S Spiezio.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Eckstein (7).

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .295  .734   23    5   3   2B
J Pierre CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .617   24    2   0   
N Garciaparra 1B              3   0   1   1    1   1  .292  .713   20    6   1   
J Kent 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .294  .843   19    1   3   
L Gonzalez LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .772   15    0   0   
  J Broxton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Saito P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .851   17   10   1   SB
A Ethier RF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .283  .761   22    1   0   2B,IW
A LaRoche 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .818   15    2   0   
R Wolf P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .521    7    0   0   SH
  W Betemit PH                1   1   1   3    0   0  .194  .739    2    0   0   HR
  C Tsao P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Beimel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Clark LF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .714    6    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    6   6              170   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Furcal (8, off K Wells); A Ethier (7, off K Wells).

HR: W Betemit (4, off K Wells; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: R Wolf (2, off K Wells).

IBB: A Ethier (2, by K Wells).

TB: W Betemit 4; A Ethier 2; R Furcal 2; B Clark; N Garciaparra; R Martin; J Pierre.

RBI: W Betemit 3 (13); J Pierre (10); N Garciaparra (26).

2-out RBI: W Betemit 3; J Pierre.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: R Martin (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Martin (7, 2nd base off K Wells/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
K Wells, L (1-8)               5     6   5   5    6   5   1   6.75   28  125-68   45· 9·14   12· 3· 2· 0     34    -     1.45  -0.34
B Falkenborg                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   8.31    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
R Flores                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.51    3   12-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.05
R Springer                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    2    9-6     6· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.51   0.00
T Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.63    2    9-6     3· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.81   0.03
Totals                         8     7   5   5    6   6   1          38  166-94   62·12·20   16· 7· 3· 0          1-0

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
R Wolf, W (5-3)                5     6   3   2    1   7   0   3.91   23   89-62   37·10·15    6· 4· 4· 0     51    -     1.12  -0.07
C Tsao, H (3)                  1.2   3   1   1    0   3   0   3.06    8   25-18   11· 3· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.48   0.10
J Beimel, H (4)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.72    2    8-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    1.55  -0.05
J Broxton, H (11)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    4   17-9     7· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.73   0.13
T Saito, S (13)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    4   16-11    6· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.58   0.17
Totals                         9    12   4   3    1  11   0          41  155-105  64·15·26   12· 9· 7· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: K Wells (2); R Wolf (2).

IBB: K Wells (3; A Ethier).

HBP: R Wolf (5; A Pujols).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 38,252.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Los Angeles Dodgers                  
1. A Miles              2B    1. R Furcal             SS 
2. J Encarnacion        RF    2. J Pierre             CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. N Garciaparra        1B 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. J Kent               2B 
5. R Ludwick            LF    5. L Gonzalez           LF 
6. S Taguchi            CF    6. R Martin             C  
7. Y Molina             C     7. A Ethier             RF 
8. D Eckstein           SS    8. A LaRoche            3B 
9. K Wells              P     9. R Wolf               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-2  1-3  2   36%  78% W Betemit       K Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ethier Scores; LaRoche Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  123  2  -17%  31% S Rolen         R Wolf          Wild Pitch; Miles Scores; Encarnacion Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Pujols to 3B
   b 5   1  3-2  -23  4  -13%  42% A LaRoche       K Wells         Fielder's Choice 3B; Martin out at Hm/3B-C; Ethier to 3B
   b 4   2  3-1  12- 10   12%  43% J Pierre        K Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ethier Scores; Furcal to 3B
   t 9   0  5-4  ---  3  -12%  71% J Encarnacion   T Saito         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   55%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  R Furcal        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   59%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B; Furcal to 3B
   R      --3  6   64%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball); Furcal Scores
          1--  5   67%  J Kent          Walk; Garciaparra to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garciaparra to 3B
   O      1-3  6   60%  R Martin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Wolf facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   62%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   64%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   65%  S Taguchi       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   63%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   65%  A LaRoche       Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  R Wolf          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); LaRoche to 2B
   O      -2-  6   61%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Wolf facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   54%  Y Molina        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   56%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B; Molina to 3B
   O      --3  3   62%  K Wells         Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  2   53%  A Miles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Molina Scores
          1--  2   51%  J Encarnacion   Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Miles to 2B
          12-  4   48%  A Pujols        Hit By Pitch; Miles to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   RR     123      31%  S Rolen         Wild Pitch; Miles Scores; Encarnacion Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Pujols to 3B
          --3  6   30%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3   34%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kip Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   31%  J Pierre        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   29%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   31%  J Kent          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   33%  L Gonzalez      Walk; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  4   28%  R Martin        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Randy Wolf facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   30%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   31%  Y Molina        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  4   30%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   32%  K Wells         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   39%  A Ethier        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   34%  A LaRoche       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  4   30%  R Wolf          Strikeout Looking
          -2-  6   31%  R Furcal        Walk
   R      12- 10   43%  J Pierre        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ethier Scores; Furcal to 3B
          1-3  6   46%  N Garciaparra   Walk; Pierre to 2B
   O      123  4   37%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Randy Wolf facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   39%  A Miles         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   37%  J Encarnacion   Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  2   33%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  6   38%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   42%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   39%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   43%  R Martin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      45%  A Ethier        Martin Steals 2B
          -2-  5   48%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      55%  A LaRoche       Wild Pitch; Martin to 3B; Ethier to 2B
   O      -23  4   42%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Martin out at Hm/3B-C; Ethier to 3B
                  Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Randy Wolf batting 9th
   RRR    1-3  2   78%  W Betemit       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ethier Scores; LaRoche Scores
   O      ---  5   77%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Chin-hui Tsao facing 6-7-8
                  Chin-hui Tsao replaces Wilson Betemit pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   80%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   77%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   71%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive); Molina to 2B
                  Chris Duncan pinch hits for Kip Wells batting 9th
   O      12-  3   77%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Molina to 3B
   O      1-3  3   84%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Falkenborg facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Falkenborg replaces Ryan Ludwick pitching and batting 5th; Chris Duncan moves to LF
   O      ---  4   83%  J Pierre        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   82%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   81%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Chin-hui Tsao facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   84%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   84%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Joe Beimel replaces Chin-hui Tsao pitching and batting 9th; Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Brian Falkenborg batting 5th
   R      -2-  5   74%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Line Drive); Rolen Scores
   O      1--  3   78%  S Taguchi       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Randy Flores facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Flores replaces So Taguchi pitching and batting 6th; Juan Encarnacion moves to CF; Scott Spiezio moves to RF
   O      ---  4   76%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   75%  R Martin        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   74%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Jonathan Broxton facing 7-8-9
                  Jonathan Broxton replaces Luis Gonzalez pitching and batting 5th; Brady Clark replaces Joe Beimel playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   79%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   83%  D Eckstein      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  4   80%  C Duncan        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   86%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  3   85%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   86%  B Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 6th
   O      1--  4   85%  R Furcal        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  5   83%  J Pierre        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Takashi Saito facing 2-3-4
                  Takashi Saito replaces Jonathan Broxton pitching and batting 5th
          ---  3   71%  J Encarnacion   Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   82%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   92%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  6  100%  S Spiezio       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Dodgers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation