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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		0
2
TOR
@BOS		5
9
MIL
@KCR		7
8
CAL
@MIN		3
4
CHW
@SEA		4
2
OAK
@TEX		3
4
CIN
@ATL		15
13
MON
@CHC		6
8
HOU
@LAD		2
1		 
(14)
NYM
@PHI		3
5
STL
@PIT		8
11
SDP
@SFG		7
5		 
(12)
Wednesday, July 6, 1977 7:37PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 13,137, Time of Game: 2:35
Cardinals
8
44-37
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Pirates
11
42-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 8 GB
W: Kent Tekulve (7-1)
L: Al Hrabosky (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   7  0  0    8 14  1
Pirates         3  1  1   0  1  0   3  2  X   11 14  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .290 .744 0.020 1.53 0.134 -0.115 0.9 0 0
Garry Templeton SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .317 .746 0.001 1.27 0.114 -0.113 0.5 0 4 2B
Tony Scott CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .824 -0.132 0.72 0.005 -0.137 -1.4 3 0
   John Urrea P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .476 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Rader PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .319 .791 0.118 2.49 0.118 0.000 1.0
   Al Hrabosky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rawly Eastwick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .522 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Kessinger PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .626 -0.010 0.40 0.000 -0.010 -0.2
Ted Simmons C 5 1 2 3 0 0 .338 .955 0.506 1.03 0.535 -0.029 2.5 4 2 HR
Keith Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301 .850 -0.050 0.62 0.028 -0.077 -0.6 10 1 GDP
Ken Reitz 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .291 .791 -0.032 0.50 0.021 -0.053 -0.4 1 3 GDP
Jerry Mumphrey RF-CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .322 .888 -0.074 0.98 0.017 -0.091 -0.3 2 1
Mike Tyson 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .238 .625 0.154 0.89 0.165 -0.011 1.3 3 3 2B
Pete Falcone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .607 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Butch Metzger P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.033 0.71 0.000 -0.033 -0.5 1 0
   Hector Cruz RF 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269 .742 -0.025 2.34 0.060 -0.085 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 14 8 2 4 .368 .900 0.443 1.06 1.197 -0.754 3.5 24 14
2B: G Templeton (9, off J Reuss); M Tyson (7, off K Tekulve).
HR: T Simmons (11, off R Gossage; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: T Simmons 5; M Tyson 4; G Templeton 2; L Brock 2; K Hernandez 2; K Reitz 2; D Rader; T Scott.
GIDP: K Hernandez (7); K Reitz (12).
RBI: T Simmons 3 (51); L Brock 2 (22); H Cruz (25); G Templeton (34); D Rader (7).
2-out RBI: T Simmons 3; D Rader.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
E: G Templeton (12).
Outfield Assists: J Mumphrey (R Stennett at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .228 .574 0.020 0.68 0.069 -0.050 -0.5 2 3 SB,CS
Phil Garner 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 .233 .711 0.073 0.56 0.101 -0.028 0.5 0 3 HR
Dave Parker RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .330 .929 0.175 0.52 0.190 -0.014 1.9 0 0 HR,2B
Bill Robinson LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .313 .875 0.022 0.49 0.027 -0.005 0.4 0 0 2B
   Omar Moreno CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .234 .632 0.005 0.10 0.006 -0.001 0.2 2 0
Al Oliver CF-LF 5 0 2 3 0 0 .298 .809 0.072 0.72 0.135 -0.063 1.6 5 0 2·2B,CS
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .320 .783 -0.071 0.50 0.000 -0.071 -1.3 2 4
Jim Fregosi 1B 1 2 1 0 3 0 .279 .843 0.053 0.50 0.053 0.000 1.0 11 0 SB
Ed Ott C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .270 .772 0.035 0.89 0.081 -0.046 -0.0 5 2
Jerry Reuss P 2 0 1 1 1 1 .243 .614 0.007 0.71 0.045 -0.038 0.8 0 0 2B
   Rich Gossage P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 .283 .789 0.551 2.89 0.551 0.000 2.7 HR
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 11 14 11 7 3 .400 1.300 0.942 0.65 1.258 -0.316 7.0 27 12
2B: J Reuss (2, off B Metzger); B Robinson (14, off B Metzger); D Parker (24, off P Falcone); A Oliver 2 (16, 1 off R Eastwick, 1 off P Falcone).
HR: D Parker (13, off B Metzger; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); P Garner (9, off R Eastwick; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); F Gonzalez (2, off A Hrabosky; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: D Parker 6; A Oliver 4; F Gonzalez 4; P Garner 4; E Ott 2; J Reuss 2; B Robinson 2; J Fregosi; R Stennett; F Taveras; O Moreno.
RBI: F Gonzalez 3 (11); A Oliver 3 (47); D Parker 2 (54); P Garner (28); E Ott (18); J Reuss (3).
2-out RBI: F Gonzalez 3; D Parker; J Reuss.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 3. F Taveras-R Stennett-J Fregosi; P Garner-E Ott-R Stennett; F Taveras-J Fregosi.
Baserunning
SB: J Fregosi (2, 2nd base off B Metzger/T Simmons); F Taveras (33, 2nd base off P Falcone/T Simmons).
CS: A Oliver (11, 3rd base by R Eastwick/T Simmons); F Taveras (11, 2nd base by R Eastwick/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 4.94 5 31 -0.333 1.36 -4.5
Butch Metzger 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 4.19 23 2 0 0.017 0.47 1.0
John Urrea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 3 0 0 0.005 0.07 0.5
Al Hrabosky, BS (4), L (2-3) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.69 5 0 0 -0.544 1.49 -2.6
Rawly Eastwick 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 2.93 6 0 0 -0.088 0.33 -1.4
Team Totals 8 14 11 11 7 3 3 12.38 42 31 2 0 -0.943 1.06 -7.0
P Falcone faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Reuss 6.1 9 5 5 2 3 0 4.30 27 36 0.046 0.70 -0.1
Rich Gossage, BS (5) 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 1 1.76 6 3 3 -0.642 2.07 -4.4
Kent Tekulve, W (7-1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.36 7 0 0 0.153 1.56 1.0
Team Totals 9 14 8 8 2 4 1 8.00 40 36 3 3 -0.443 0.65 -3.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 13,137.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Lou Brock LF 1 Frank Taveras SS
2 Garry Templeton SS 2 Phil Garner 3B
3 Tony Scott CF 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Bill Robinson LF
5 Keith Hernandez 1B 5 Al Oliver CF
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Rennie Stennett 2B
7 Jerry Mumphrey RF 7 Jim Fregosi 1B
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Ed Ott C
9 Pete Falcone P 9 Jerry Reuss P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 6-8 2 12- RRR PIT F. Gonzalez A. Hrabosky 55% 76% Home Run; Fregosi Scores; Ott Scores
t7 5-6 2 12- RRR STL T. Simmons R. Gossage -50% 21% Home Run; Brock Scores; Rader Scores
b1 0-0 0 12- R PIT D. Parker P. Falcone 13% 76% Double to RF; Taveras Scores; Garner to 3B
t3 1-4 1 -23 OO STL T. Scott J. Reuss 13% 84% Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Brock out at Hm/3B-C; Templeton to 3B; Scott out at 2B/C-2B
t7 4-6 2 12- R STL D. Rader R. Gossage -12% 71% Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Brock to 2B

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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, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Reuss 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Reuss 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL T. Scott J. Reuss 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- PIT F. Taveras P. Falcone 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- PIT P. Garner P. Falcone 2% 61% Taveras Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- PIT P. Garner P. Falcone 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- R PIT D. Parker P. Falcone 13% 76% Double to RF; Taveras Scores; Garner to 3B
b1 1-0 0 -23 PIT B. Robinson P. Falcone 2% 78% Walk
b1 1-0 0 123 RR PIT A. Oliver P. Falcone 10% 88% Double to RF; Garner Scores; Parker Scores; Robinson to 3B
Butch Metzger replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
b1 3-0 0 -23 O PIT R. Stennett B. Metzger -3% 86% Flyball: RF
b1 3-0 1 -23 PIT J. Fregosi B. Metzger 0% 86% Walk
b1 3-0 1 123 O PIT E. Ott B. Metzger -4% 82% Foul Flyball: C
b1 3-0 2 123 O PIT J. Reuss B. Metzger -4% 78% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- STL T. Simmons J. Reuss -3% 75% Single to LF
t2 0-3 0 1-- OO STL K. Hernandez J. Reuss 7% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t2 0-3 2 --- STL K. Reitz J. Reuss -1% 81% Single to RF
t2 0-3 2 1-- O STL J. Mumphrey J. Reuss 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 1-2-3
b2 3-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Metzger -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 3-0 1 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Metzger -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 3-0 2 --- R PIT D. Parker B. Metzger 6% 87% Home Run
b2 4-0 2 --- PIT B. Robinson B. Metzger 1% 88% Double to LF
b2 4-0 2 -2- O PIT A. Oliver B. Metzger -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
t3 0-4 0 --- STL M. Tyson J. Reuss -3% 83% Single to RF
t3 0-4 0 1-- O STL B. Metzger J. Reuss 3% 86% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t3 0-4 1 1-- STL L. Brock J. Reuss -3% 83% Single to CF; Tyson to 2B
t3 0-4 1 12- R STL G. Templeton J. Reuss -11% 72% Double to LF; Tyson Scores; Brock to 3B
t3 1-4 1 -23 OO STL T. Scott J. Reuss 13% 84% Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Brock out at Hm/3B-C; Templeton to 3B; Scott out at 2B/C-2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 6-7-8
b3 4-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Metzger -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b3 4-1 1 --- PIT J. Fregosi B. Metzger 1% 84% Single to LF
b3 4-1 1 1-- PIT E. Ott B. Metzger 1% 85% Fregosi Steals 2B
b3 4-1 1 -2- R PIT E. Ott B. Metzger 5% 90% Single to RF; Fregosi Scores
b3 5-1 1 1-- PIT J. Reuss B. Metzger 1% 91% Walk; Ott to 2B
b3 5-1 1 12- O PIT F. Taveras B. Metzger -1% 90% Foul Flyball: RF; Ott to 3B
b3 5-1 2 1-3 O PIT P. Garner B. Metzger -2% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
t4 1-5 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Reuss 2% 90% Lineout: CF
t4 1-5 1 --- STL K. Hernandez J. Reuss -2% 88% Single to CF
t4 1-5 1 1-- OO STL K. Reitz J. Reuss 4% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 3-4-5
b4 5-1 0 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Metzger -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 5-1 1 --- O PIT B. Robinson B. Metzger -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 5-1 2 --- O PIT A. Oliver B. Metzger -0% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
Al Oliver moves from CF to LF
Omar Moreno replaces Bill Robinson (LF) playing CF batting 4th
t5 1-5 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey J. Reuss 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-5 1 --- O STL M. Tyson J. Reuss 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 1-5 2 --- O STL B. Metzger J. Reuss 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Butch Metzger facing 6-7-8
b5 5-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Metzger -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 5-1 1 --- PIT J. Fregosi B. Metzger 1% 93% Walk
b5 5-1 1 1-- O PIT E. Ott B. Metzger -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 5-1 2 1-- R PIT J. Reuss B. Metzger 3% 96% Double to CF (LF-CF); Ott Scores; Reuss to 3B/Adv on E6
b5 6-1 2 --3 O PIT F. Taveras B. Metzger -1% 95% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
t6 1-6 0 --- O STL L. Brock J. Reuss 1% 97% Lineout: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Reuss 1% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-6 2 --- STL T. Scott J. Reuss -0% 97% Single to CF
t6 1-6 2 1-- O STL T. Simmons J. Reuss 1% 98% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Cardinals' John Urrea facing 2-3-4
John Urrea replaces Tony Scott (CF) pitching and batting 3rd
Jerry Mumphrey moves from RF to CF
Hector Cruz replaces Butch Metzger (P) playing RF batting 9th
b6 6-1 0 --- O PIT P. Garner J. Urrea -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker J. Urrea -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 6-1 2 --- O PIT O. Moreno J. Urrea -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Pirates' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
t7 1-6 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Reuss 1% 98% Groundout: C-1B
t7 1-6 1 --- STL K. Reitz J. Reuss -1% 97% Single to CF
t7 1-6 1 1-- STL J. Mumphrey J. Reuss -2% 95% Walk; Reitz to 2B
t7 1-6 1 12- STL M. Tyson J. Reuss -3% 92% Single to LF; Reitz to 3B; Mumphrey to 2B
t7 1-6 1 123 R STL H. Cruz J. Reuss -6% 86% Walk; Reitz Scores; Mumphrey to 3B; Tyson to 2B
Rich Gossage replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-6 1 123 RR STL L. Brock R. Gossage -10% 75% Single to LF; Mumphrey Scores; Tyson Scores; Cruz to 2B
t7 4-6 1 12- O STL G. Templeton R. Gossage 7% 83% Strikeout
Dave Rader pinch hits for John Urrea (P) batting 3rd
t7 4-6 2 12- R STL D. Rader R. Gossage -12% 71% Single to LF; Cruz Scores; Brock to 2B
t7 5-6 2 12- RRR STL T. Simmons R. Gossage -50% 21% Home Run; Brock Scores; Rader Scores
t7 8-6 2 --- STL K. Hernandez R. Gossage -1% 20% Single to LF
t7 8-6 2 1-- O STL K. Reitz R. Gossage 2% 21% Flyball: CF
7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 6-8, Cardinals' Al Hrabosky facing 5-6-7
Al Hrabosky replaces Dave Rader (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
b7 6-8 0 --- O PIT A. Oliver A. Hrabosky -4% 18% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-8 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett A. Hrabosky -3% 15% Single to CF; Stennett out at 2B/CF-2B
b7 6-8 2 --- PIT J. Fregosi A. Hrabosky 2% 17% Walk
b7 6-8 2 1-- PIT E. Ott A. Hrabosky 4% 21% Single to SS; Fregosi to 2B
Fernando Gonzalez pinch hits for Rich Gossage (P) batting 9th
b7 6-8 2 12- RRR PIT F. Gonzalez A. Hrabosky 55% 76% Home Run; Fregosi Scores; Ott Scores
Rawly Eastwick replaces Al Hrabosky pitching and batting 3rd
b7 9-8 2 --- PIT F. Taveras R. Eastwick 1% 77% Single to LF
b7 9-8 2 1-- O PIT P. Garner R. Eastwick -2% 75% Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 9.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-9, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 7-8-9
Kent Tekulve replaces Fernando Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-9 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey K. Tekulve 5% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 8-9 1 --- STL M. Tyson K. Tekulve -10% 70% Double to LF
t8 8-9 1 -2- O STL H. Cruz K. Tekulve 8% 79% Lineout: 1B
t8 8-9 2 -2- O STL L. Brock K. Tekulve 8% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-8, Cardinals' Rawly Eastwick facing 2-3-4
b8 9-8 0 --- R PIT P. Garner R. Eastwick 7% 94% Home Run
b8 10-8 0 --- O PIT D. Parker R. Eastwick -1% 93% Strikeout
b8 10-8 1 --- PIT O. Moreno R. Eastwick 1% 94% Single to RF
b8 10-8 1 1-- R PIT A. Oliver R. Eastwick 4% 98% Double to RF; Moreno Scores
b8 11-8 1 -2- O PIT R. Stennett R. Eastwick -1% 97% Oliver Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 11-8 2 --- O PIT R. Stennett R. Eastwick -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-11, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 2-3-4
t9 8-11 0 --- O STL G. Templeton K. Tekulve 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Don Kessinger pinch hits for Rawly Eastwick (P) batting 3rd
t9 8-11 1 --- O STL D. Kessinger K. Tekulve 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 8-11 2 --- O STL T. Simmons K. Tekulve 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 11.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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