October 18, 2006 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 6 at Shea Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2006 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 6
2006 postseason: WS: STL-DET / ALCS: DET-OAK / NLCS: STL-NYM / Div. Series: DET-NYY / OAK-MIN / NYM-LAD / STL-SDP

Game 1
NYM  2
STL  0
Game 2
STL  9
@NYM  6
Game 3
STL  5
NYM  0
Game 4
NYM 12
@STL  5
Game 5
STL  4
NYM  2
Game 6
NYM  4
STL  2
Game 7
STL  3
@NYM  1

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 56,334

Wednesday, October 18, 2006, 8:20PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  7  1
Mets            1  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  X    4 10  0

W: J Maine (1-0), L: C Carpenter (0-1)

Mets

Willie Randolph

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .705   20    4   2   SB
S Spiezio LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .896   19    3   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .350 1.030   18   10   2   IW
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .211  .874   15    2   0   
J Encarnacion RF              3   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .666   18    0   0   HBP
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .644   18    0   3   2B,GDP
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .519   15    0   3   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .316  .935   14    4   0   
C Carpenter P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    1   0   
  C Duncan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625    4    0   0   GDP
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Taguchi PH                1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.333    5    0   0   2B
Totals                       32   2   7   2    4   6              155   24  11

BATTING

2B: S Taguchi (1, off B Wagner); S Rolen (1, off B Wagner).

IBB: A Pujols (2, by J Maine).

HBP: J Encarnacion (1, by J Maine).

TB: A Pujols 2; S Taguchi 2; S Rolen 2; S Spiezio; J Encarnacion; R Belliard.

GIDP: S Rolen (1); C Duncan (1).

RBI: S Taguchi 2 (3).

2-out RBI: S Taguchi 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Belliard-D Eckstein-A Pujols.

E: S Rolen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Eckstein (3, 2nd base off J Maine/P Lo Duca).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .333  .913   20    3   2   HR,2·SB
P Lo Duca C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .240  .549   18    6   0   
C Beltran CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .304 1.081   20    3   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .318 1.264   13    9   0   
D Wright 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .613   12    0   2   
S Green RF                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .350  .858   11    2   0   HBP
J Valentin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .637    9    2   4   GDP
E Chavez LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .435   11    2   0   
J Maine P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    7    0   1   
  C Bradford P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Tucker PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100    5    0   0   SB
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    0   4              126   27   9

BATTING

HR: J Reyes (1, off C Carpenter; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: S Green (1, by T Johnson).

TB: J Reyes 6; S Green 2; C Beltran; E Chavez; M Tucker; P Lo Duca; D Wright.

GIDP: J Valentin (2).

RBI: P Lo Duca 2 (3); S Green (2); J Reyes (2).

2-out RBI: P Lo Duca 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-J Reyes-C Delgado; J Reyes-J Valentin-C Delgado.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Reyes 2 (2, 2nd base off C Carpenter/Y Molina, 2nd base off B Looper/Y Molina); M Tucker (1, 2nd base off B Looper/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
C Carpenter, L (0-1)           6     7   2   2    0   4   1   5.73   24   76-52   26· 6·20    9· 4· 1· 6     54    -     0.86   0.04
B Looper                       0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   5.79    5   17-10    9· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.58  -0.08
T Johnson                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    6   22-11    8· 0· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8    10   4   4    0   4   1          35  115-73   43· 6·24   15· 5· 2· 8          1-0

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, W (1-0)               5.1   2   0   0    4   5   0   2.89   23   98-54   32· 7·15    4· 7· 0· 2     65    -     1.24   0.28
C Bradford, H (1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   14-10    7· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.78   0.06
G Mota, H (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.83   0.08
A Heilman                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.34   0.02
B Wagner                       1     3   2   2    0   0   0  16.88    6   24-17    9· 2· 6    2· 0· 1· 3          0-0    0.97   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   0          37  152-93   54·10·29    9· 9· 1· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Maine (1; A Pujols).

HBP: T Johnson (1; S Green); J Maine (1; J Encarnacion).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 56,334.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. S Spiezio            LF    2. P Lo Duca            C  
3. A Pujols             1B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. D Wright             3B 
6. S Rolen              3B    6. S Green              RF 
7. R Belliard           2B    7. J Valentin           2B 
8. Y Molina             C     8. E Chavez             LF 
9. C Carpenter          P     9. J Maine              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  3   10%  65% J Reyes         C Carpenter     Home Run
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  1    9%  81% S Green         C Carpenter     Single to CF; Beltran Scores; Wright to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6   -8%  42% A Pujols        J Maine         Single to LF; Spiezio to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   t 7   1  2-0  1--  4    8%  89% C Duncan        G Mota          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 7   2  0-2  -23  3    8%  97% P Lo Duca       B Looper        Single to CF; Tucker Scores; Reyes Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   50%  S Spiezio       Single to CF
          1--  6   42%  A Pujols        Single to LF; Spiezio to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   O      -23  3   49%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  2   48%  J Encarnacion   Hit By Pitch
   O      123  5   55%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   65%  J Reyes         Home Run
   O      ---  2   63%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   61%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   60%  C Delgado       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Maine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   63%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   65%  Y Molina        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   66%  C Carpenter     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  D Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   66%  S Green         Single to RF
   OO     1--  3   61%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Maine facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   57%  D Eckstein      Walk
          1--      54%  S Spiezio       Eckstein Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   59%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   57%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   61%  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF; Eckstein to 3B
   O      1-3  4   67%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   70%  E Chavez        Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--  3   67%  J Maine         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  4   64%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      65%  P Lo Duca       Reyes Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Maine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   65%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   67%  R Belliard      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   66%  Y Molina        Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  C Carpenter     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   72%  C Beltran       Single to LF
   O      1--  3   69%  C Delgado       Lineout: CF
          1--  2   72%  D Wright        Single to CF; Beltran to 2B
   R      12-  1   81%  S Green         Single to CF; Beltran Scores; Wright to 2B
   O      12-  3   78%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   75%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   78%  D Eckstein      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  S Spiezio       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   81%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   80%  J Maine         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   81%  J Reyes         Single to LF
   O      1--  1   80%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 2B-1B; Reyes to 2B
   O      -2-  3   78%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Maine facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   73%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  7   77%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
                  Chad Bradford replaces John Maine pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--  6   84%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   83%  C Delgado       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   82%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   81%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chad Bradford facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   76%  R Belliard      Single to CF
   O      1--  5   81%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Chad Bradford pitching and batting 9th; Chris Duncan pinch hits for Chris Carpenter batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   89%  C Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
                  Braden Looper replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  J Valentin      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  E Chavez        Lineout: LF
                  Michael Tucker pinch hits for Guillermo Mota batting 9th
          ---  5   87%  M Tucker        Single to LF
          1--      88%  J Reyes         Tucker Steals 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Tucker to 3B
          1-3      89%  P Lo Duca       Reyes Steals 2B
   RR     -23  3   97%  " "             Single to CF; Tucker Scores; Reyes Scores
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 9th
          1--  6   97%  C Beltran       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lo Duca to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Aaron Heilman facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Michael Tucker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   98%  S Spiezio       Popfly: SS
          ---  3   98%  A Pujols        Single to LF
   O      1--  4   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tyler Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   99%  D Wright        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  1   99%  S Green         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   99%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B; Green to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
                  Billy Wagner replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF
          1--  5   91%  S Rolen         Double to LF; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      -23  4   95%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23  1   98%  Y Molina        Lineout: CF
                  So Taguchi pinch hits for Tyler Johnson batting 9th
   RR     -23  5   96%  S Taguchi       Double to LF; Encarnacion Scores; Rolen Scores
   O      -2-  4  100%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN200610180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation