April 27, 2002 St. Louis Cardinals at Montreal Expos Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 11
TOR 4 BOS 10
TBD 0 DET 5
MIN 1 BAL 9
@KCR 4 OAK 16
CHW 1 SEA 1
NYY 0 TEX 4
CLE 2 HOU 6
@ATL 3 CIN 8
SFG 4
(8) COL 8
PHI 6 FLA 6
ARI 3 STL 5
@MON 0 NYM 2
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 6,288

Saturday, April 27, 2002
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

12-12

Won 2

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: M Matthews (1-0), L: B Chen (2-1)

Expos

14-10

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .274  .656   20    2   1   
P Polanco 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .266  .588   14    0   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .728   15    0   3   
A Pujols LF                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .295 1.002   16    5   0   2B
E Perez RF                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .148  .752    4    2   0   HR
  J Edmonds PH-CF             2   0   2   1    0   0  .362 1.221    9    2   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .557   13    4   0   GDP
M Difelice C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .711   12    8   1   
E Marrero CF-RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .852   19    4   0   
M Crudale P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M Matthews P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  L Hackman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Robinson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .709    3    0   0   
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   4    3   8              134   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (10, off B Chen); P Polanco (3, off B Chen).

HR: E Perez (3, off B Chen; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: E Perez 4; A Pujols 3; J Edmonds 2; P Polanco 2; E Renteria; F Vina.

GIDP: T Martinez (2).

RBI: E Perez (4); J Edmonds (17); P Polanco (2); A Pujols (19).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-F Vina-T Martinez.

E: P Polanco (3).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bergeron CF                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .184  .583   22    0   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .337  .911   18    1   1   GDP
  S Stewart P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Tucker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
V Guerrero RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .379 1.125   23    3   0   
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .275  .933   14    6   2   
M Barrett C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .369 1.117   17   10   0   
O Cabrera SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .718   16    5   3   
H Rodriguez LF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .059  .217   11    0   0   
  C Truby 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .726    3    1   0   
M Mordecai 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .745    9    0   0   
  B Wilkerson PH-LF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .772    8    1   0   
B Chen P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    9    0   0   
  M Yoshii P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Mateo PH-2B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    6    0   2   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    5   8              156   27   8

BATTING

TB: M Barrett; V Guerrero; J Vidro; L Stevens; H Mateo.

GIDP: J Vidro (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Stevens-O Cabrera-L Stevens-M Barrett; L Stevens-O Cabrera-L Stevens.

E: O Cabrera (4).

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
M Crudale                      2     2   0   0    1   0   0   1.93    9   34-21   14· 4· 3    2· 5· 1· 0     51    -     1.12   0.10
M Matthews, W (1-0)            3.2   1   0   0    4   5   0   3.18   16   66-34   15·10· 9    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.91   0.15
L Hackman                      2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.40    8   37-24   18· 2· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.44   0.06
G Stechschulte                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.22    4   16-11    5· 0· 6    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     5   0   0    5   8   0          37  153-90   52·16·22    6·14· 4· 0          2-0

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Chen, L (2-1)                4     5   4   4    3   6   1   3.24   21   79-49   22· 8·19    3· 4· 4· 1     39    -     1.03  -0.13
M Yoshii                       3     2   1   1    0   2   0   3.63   10   37-26   19· 3· 4    3· 2· 3· 0          2-2    0.32  -0.06
S Stewart                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.46    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
T Tucker                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.98    3   11-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   8   1          37  134-85   47·12·26    8· 8· 9· 1          2-2

B Chen faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Crudale (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 6,288.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Montreal Expos                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. P Bergeron           CF 
2. P Polanco            3B    2. J Vidro              2B 
3. E Renteria           SS    3. V Guerrero           RF 
4. A Pujols             LF    4. L Stevens            1B 
5. E Perez              RF    5. M Barrett            C  
6. T Martinez           1B    6. O Cabrera            SS 
7. M Difelice           C     7. H Rodriguez          LF 
8. E Marrero            CF    8. M Mordecai           3B 
9. M Crudale            P     9. B Chen               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  ---  1   13%  60% E Perez         B Chen          Home Run
   t 5   0  0-1  1--  2   12%  80% P Polanco       B Chen          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vina Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  2    8%  49% J Vidro         M Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  123  3    7%  50% O Cabrera       M Crudale       Flyball: LF
   t 1   2  0-0  -23  3   -6%  45% E Perez         B Chen          Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  F Vina          Walk
   O      1--  9   50%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   47%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   51%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B
   O      -23  3   45%  E Perez         Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Crudale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  P Bergeron      Flyball: LF
          ---  3   45%  J Vidro         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      43%  V Guerrero      Wild Pitch; Vidro to 2B
   O      -2-  5   47%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-  5   46%  L Stevens       Walk
          12-  3   43%  M Barrett       Single (Ground Ball); Vidro to 3B; Stevens to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   48%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  M Difelice      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   47%  E Marrero       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  3   45%  M Crudale       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Crudale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   49%  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  B Chen          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   46%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   44%  E Renteria      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Matthews facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Matthews replaces Mike Crudale pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   40%  P Bergeron      Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  J Vidro         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  V Guerrero      Walk
          1--  1   45%  L Stevens       Single to LF (Line Drive); Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  M Barrett       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Expos 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   60%  E Perez         Home Run
          ---  4   63%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   62%  E Marrero       Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  M Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Matthews facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   60%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   57%  H Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  M Mordecai      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   64%  B Chen          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Expos 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   68%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   80%  P Polanco       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Vina Scores
          -2-  2   85%  E Renteria      Single (Ground Ball); Polanco to 3B
                  Masato Yoshii replaces Bruce Chen pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   88%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Renteria to 2B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Eduardo Perez batting 5th
   R      12-  5   94%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Pujols to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   93%  T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B; Pujols Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Matthews facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Edmonds moves to CF; Eli Marrero moves to RF
   O      ---  4   94%  P Bergeron      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  V Guerrero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Masato Yoshii facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   95%  E Marrero       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   95%  M Matthews      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   94%  F Vina          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Matthews facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  L Stevens       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   94%  M Barrett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   92%  O Cabrera       Walk; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-  3   95%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  Luther Hackman replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th; Brad Wilkerson pinch hits for Mike Mordecai batting 8th
   O      12-  3   97%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Masato Yoshii facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Truby replaces Henry Rodriguez playing 3B batting 7th; Brad Wilkerson moves to LF
   O      ---  2   97%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   96%  E Renteria      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   96%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Luther Hackman facing 9-1-2
                  Henry Mateo pinch hits for Masato Yoshii batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  H Mateo         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   98%  P Bergeron      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   98%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Scott Stewart facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Stewart replaces Jose Vidro pitching and batting 2nd; Henry Mateo moves to 2B
          ---  4   99%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  1   98%  M Difelice      Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS-1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Luther Hackman facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   96%  V Guerrero      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   98%  L Stevens       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   99%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   99%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, T.J. Tucker facing 8-9-1
                  T.J. Tucker replaces Scott Stewart pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   99%  E Marrero       Flyball: RF
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Luther Hackman batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  K Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-5, Gene Stechschulte facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Kerry Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  C Truby         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: LF
          ---  2  100%  H Mateo         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  P Bergeron      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Expos 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON200204270

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