May 15, 2001 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@ANA 3 BAL 11
DET 3 KCR 6
TBD 2 BOS 5
@MIN 2 OAK 3
NYY 2
(12) SEA 4
CHW 3 CLE 8
@TEX 6 ATL 5
COL 3 HOU 9
@CHC 7
(12) ARI 5
@CIN 1 SFG 7
@FLA 4 MON 2
LAD 0 NYM 1
SDP 0 MIL 14
@PHI 10
(10) STL 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 30,883

Tuesday, May 15, 2001, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Cardinals

22-15

Won 8

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  1  1   0  0  0   4  1  0    8 14  1
Pirates         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  9  1

W: D Hermanson (4-1), L: O Olivares (2-4)

Pirates

13-25

Lost 4

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     1   1   1   0    0   0  .307  .780    9    1   0   3B,HBP
  C Paquette PR-2B            3   1   2   1    0   1  .277  .811    7    3   2   2·2B
P Polanco SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .336  .798   14    3   7   SH
J Edmonds CF                  5   1   1   1    0   3  .372 1.129   17    1   0   2B
A Pujols 3B                   4   2   3   1    1   0  .381 1.209   16    0   2   HR,IW
J Drew RF                     5   0   1   0    0   3  .304 1.122   20    3   1   
B Bonilla 1B                  3   1   1   3    2   0  .293  .914   24    9   0   HR,GDP
R Lankford LF                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .264  .981   18    1   0   2·2B
M Matheny C                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .609   15    6   1   
D Hermanson P                 3   0   1   1    0   2  .176  .457    8    0   0   
  K Robinson PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .364  .988    2    0   0   
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   8  14   8    3  13              150   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Paquette 2 (5, off J Manzanillo, off J Silva); R Lankford 2 (7, off O Olivares, off S Sauerbeck); J Edmonds (11, off S Sauerbeck).

3B: F Vina (5, off O Olivares).

HR: A Pujols (14, off O Olivares; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Bonilla (3, off S Sauerbeck; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: P Polanco (6, off J Manzanillo).

IBB: A Pujols (3, by S Sauerbeck).

HBP: F Vina (8, by O Olivares).

TB: A Pujols 6; R Lankford 4; C Paquette 4; B Bonilla 4; F Vina 3; J Edmonds 2; M Matheny; J Drew; D Hermanson; K Robinson.

GIDP: B Bonilla (3).

RBI: B Bonilla 3 (9); P Polanco (7); D Hermanson (2); A Pujols (43); C Paquette (9); J Edmonds (27).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Drew-B Bonilla.

E: M Matheny (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .751   19   13   0   CS
J Vander Wal RF               3   0   1   0    1   1  .333 1.029   16    1   0   SB
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .909   12    0   2   
B Giles LF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .850   12    4   0   HR,HBP
K Young 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .698   15    6   2   
E Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .443   11    2   1   
E Brown CF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .186  .635   13    0   0   SB
P Meares 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .644   22    1   2   3B
O Olivares P                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .533    5    0   0   
  A Nunez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .692    3    0   0   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Silva P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Osik PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .350    2    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   9   3    2   6              130   27   8

BATTING

3B: P Meares (1, off D Hermanson).

HR: B Giles (8, off M Timlin; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: B Giles (1, by D Hermanson).

TB: B Giles 4; P Meares 3; E Brown 2; J Vander Wal; J Kendall; A Ramirez; K Young; O Olivares.

RBI: B Giles (17); O Olivares (3); P Meares (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Young-E Wilson-K Young.

E: E Brown (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Vander Wal (3, 2nd base off D Hermanson/M Matheny); E Brown (4, 2nd base off D Hermanson/M Matheny).

CS: J Kendall (7, 2nd base by D Hermanson/M Matheny).

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
D Hermanson, W (4-1)           7     8   2   2    2   5   0   4.56   30  103-68   39· 9·20   11· 4· 7· 0     56    -     1.51   0.22
M Timlin                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.49    4   10-8     6· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.00
J Christiansen                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   6   1          37  121-82   49·10·23   14· 5· 8· 1           -

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Olivares, L (2-4)            6     8   3   3    1  10   1   5.65   27   99-61   26·10·25    4· 2· 8· 1     53    -     0.97   0.01
J Manzanillo                   0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.97    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.14  -0.06
S Sauerbeck                    0.2   3   3   3    1   1   1   7.94    6   22-13    7· 4· 2    1· 0· 2· 1          1-1    0.90  -0.21
J Silva                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   8.49    5   10-7     6· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.20    4   17-11    3· 5· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   8    3  13   2          44  150-94   44·19·31    9· 4·12· 2          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Sauerbeck (2; A Pujols).

HBP: D Hermanson (3; B Giles); O Olivares (5; F Vina).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 30,883.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 1mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Vina               2B    1. J Kendall            C  
2. P Polanco            SS    2. J Vander Wal         RF 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. A Ramirez            3B 
4. A Pujols             3B    4. B Giles              LF 
5. J Drew               RF    5. K Young              1B 
6. B Bonilla            1B    6. E Wilson             SS 
7. R Lankford           LF    7. E Brown              CF 
8. M Matheny            C     8. P Meares             2B 
9. D Hermanson          P     9. O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-4  12-  6   16%  96% B Bonilla       S Sauerbeck     Home Run; Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
   b 6   2  3-2  123  3   13%  69% A Nunez         D Hermanson     Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   1  3-2  123  1   12%  56% P Meares        D Hermanson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   t 3   0  2-2  ---  3   11%  61% A Pujols        O Olivares      Home Run
   b 2   1  2-0  --3  7  -10%  51% P Meares        D Hermanson     Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brown Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   59%  F Vina          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   RO     --3  1   57%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B; Vina Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   57%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   59%  J Drew          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   51%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   51%  A Ramirez       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   60%  K Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   66%  R Lankford      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   62%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  1   69%  D Hermanson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lankford Scores
          1--  3   72%  F Vina          Hit By Pitch; Hermanson to 2B
                  Craig Paquette pinch runs for Fernando Vina batting 1st
   O      12-  6   69%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   65%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 6-7-8
                  Craig Paquette moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   68%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   65%  E Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      61%  P Meares        Brown Steals 2B; Brown to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3  7   51%  " "             Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brown Scores
   R      --3  1   45%  O Olivares      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Meares Scores
   O      1--  3   48%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  J Vander Wal    Kendall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   61%  A Pujols        Home Run
   O      ---  6   59%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   61%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  5   58%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   61%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3  4   56%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   52%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   O      1--  1   56%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  B Giles         Vander Wal Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   58%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   62%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   58%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   60%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   56%  E Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   OO     1--  6   63%  P Meares        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   67%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   63%  J Drew          Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   58%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   61%  O Olivares      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  J Kendall       Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   62%  J Vander Wal    Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   65%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Omar Olivares facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   61%  M Matheny       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   60%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   53%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   44%  K Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  4   53%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6   43%  E Brown         Walk; Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
   O      123  1   56%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Abraham Nunez pinch hits for Omar Olivares batting 9th
   O      123  3   69%  A Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Abraham Nunez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   76%  C Paquette      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   74%  P Polanco       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Paquette to 3B
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Josias Manzanillo pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  1   82%  J Edmonds       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Paquette Scores
          -2-  4   83%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   80%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  6   96%  B Bonilla       Home Run; Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
          ---  3   96%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   96%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   98%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jose Silva facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Silva replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th; Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Dustin Hermanson batting 9th
          ---  2   98%  K Robinson      Single (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   99%  C Paquette      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Robinson Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Paquette to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      --3  1   99%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Timlin facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Timlin replaces Kerry Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   98%  B Giles         Home Run
   O      ---  6   99%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  E Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Williams replaces Jose Silva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   99%  B Bonilla       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Jason Christiansen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike Timlin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  P Meares        Lineout: SS
                  Keith Osik pinch hits for Mike Williams batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  K Osik          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation