May 25, 2003 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
TBD 1 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CHW 8
DET 5
(12) TOR 5
@NYY 3 OAK 4
KCR 3
(10) MIN 3
@SEA 1 BAL 13
@TEX 10 ARI 9
SDP 5 ATL 3
NYM 1 FLA 6
@CIN 2 COL 5
SFG 1 CHC 7
@HOU 3 LAD 5
@MIL 1 MON 5
PHI 3 PIT 8
STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 25,983

Sunday, May 25, 2003, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Cardinals

25-23

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: B Boehringer (2-1), L: D Hermanson (1-2), S: M Williams (14)

Pirates

20-29

Won 1

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .262  .746   11    3   0   2B
  M Cairo 2B                  2   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .722    8    0   2   
E Perez RF                    5   2   2   0    0   1  .339  .988   21    4   0   
A Pujols LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .344 1.089   16    1   0   
J Edmonds CF                  2   2   1   3    2   0  .310 1.025   13    4   1   HR,IW
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   2   3    0   1  .284  .993   13    2   1   HR
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .884   15    1   1   GDP
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .678    9    6   0   
C Widger C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    3   1   GDP
  O Palmeiro PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .261  .688    5    0   0   
G Stephenson P                3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .360    9    0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hermanson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Crudale P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Molina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Drew PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .913    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   7  10   7    3   4              133   24   7

BATTING

2B: F Vina (11, off B Meadows).

HR: S Rolen (11, off B Meadows; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); J Edmonds (11, off B Meadows; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: J Edmonds (4, by B Meadows).

TB: S Rolen 5; J Edmonds 4; F Vina 3; E Perez 2; G Stephenson; J Drew; M Cairo.

GIDP: C Widger (2); E Renteria (8).

RBI: J Edmonds 3 (29); S Rolen 3 (41); M Cairo (4).

2-out RBI: S Rolen 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: E Perez (2); T Martinez (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   2   1   1    1   0  .302  .816   19    2   0   2B
J Wilson SS                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .249  .649   12    2   3   HBP
B Giles LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .851   14    3   0   HBP
A Ramirez 3B                  5   0   3   3    0   0  .269  .696   20    0   4   
R Simon 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .291  .750   14   12   1   2·2B
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .774   20    4   0   
R Sanders RF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .252  .797   13    1   0   
A Nunez 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .219  .512   13    2   4   SF
B Meadows P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    1   1   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .628         0   0   
  K Young PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .217  .655    5    0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .726    5    0   0   
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   8  10   6    6   3              142   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Simon 2 (9, off D Hermanson, off G Stephenson); K Lofton (9, off M Crudale).

SF: A Nunez (1, off M Crudale).

HBP: J Wilson (1, by M Crudale); B Giles (2, by G Stephenson).

TB: R Simon 5; A Ramirez 3; K Lofton 2; J Kendall 2; A Nunez.

RBI: A Ramirez 3 (22); A Nunez (5); R Simon (26); K Lofton (17).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2; K Lofton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Nunez-J Wilson-R Simon; A Nunez-R Simon.

E: J Wilson (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
G Stephenson                   5     6   4   2    4   2   0   4.18   26   92-54   35· 3·16    5·10· 4· 0     41    -     1.29  -0.05
S Kline                        0     0   2   0    1   0   0   4.19    2    9-3     1· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.54  -0.27
D Hermanson, BS (5), L (1-2)   1     3   2   2    1   0   0   3.27    6   18-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 3· 0          2-2    2.18  -0.24
M Crudale                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   16-9     4· 1· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          3-2    1.54  -0.04
G Molina                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    10   8   4    6   3   0          42  142-80   50· 4·26   10·13· 8· 0          7-6

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Meadows                      5     8   6   6    1   1   2   5.64   24   74-47   32· 0·15   11· 7· 4· 0     27    -     0.80  -0.35
J Tavarez                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3   10-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
B Boehringer, W (2-1)          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   9.82    3   13-9     2· 2· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.09
S Sauerbeck, H (12)            1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.92    3   13-8     3· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.05   0.08
M Williams, S (14)             1     2   1   1    1   1   0   6.64    6   23-13    7· 4· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.39   0.08
Totals                         9    10   7   7    3   4   2          39  133-84   49· 7·28   15·11· 6· 0           -

G Stephenson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
S Kline faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
D Hermanson faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Meadows (2; J Edmonds).

HBP: G Stephenson (7; B Giles); M Crudale (1; J Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 25,983.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Vina               2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. E Perez              RF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. R Simon              1B 
6. E Renteria           SS    6. J Kendall            C  
7. T Martinez           1B    7. R Sanders            RF 
8. C Widger             C     8. A Nunez              2B 
9. G Stephenson         P     9. B Meadows            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-3  12-  2  -25%  12% S Rolen         B Meadows       Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores; Edmonds Scores
   b 6   2  6-4  -23  2   22%  50% A Ramirez       D Hermanson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Ramirez out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   b 6   0  6-2  123  4   21%  49% K Lofton        S Kline         Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores/No RBI/unER; Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Young to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  1  -18%  25% J Edmonds       B Meadows       Home Run (Fly Ball); Vina Scores; Perez Scores
   b 3   1  3-1  12-  3   16%  54% R Simon         G Stephenson    Double to LF (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores; Ramirez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   38%  E Perez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  A Pujols        Popfly: 2B
   RRR    1-3  1   25%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Fly Ball); Vina Scores; Perez Scores
   O      ---  6   26%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   27%  E Renteria      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   25%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   23%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  7   25%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  5   23%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   24%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   25%  C Widger        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   24%  G Stephenson    Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  5   22%  F Vina          Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Stephenson to 3B
   O      -23  6   26%  E Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   29%  R Simon         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
          1--  4   38%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive); Simon to 3B
   O      1-3  1   34%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF; Kendall to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      -23  1   27%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -23  3   21%  B Meadows       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   22%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   23%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   23%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   24%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   28%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  5   34%  J Wilson        Walk; Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  1   28%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
   R      12-  6   38%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Wilson to 2B
   R      12-  3   54%  R Simon         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Wilson Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   O      -23  4   43%  J Kendall       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ramirez out at Hm/3B
   O      12-  2   38%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Meadows facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   40%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   42%  C Widger        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   43%  G Stephenson    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   40%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   38%  B Meadows       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   36%  K Lofton        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Meadows facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   39%  F Vina          Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   36%  E Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   38%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B; Perez to 2B
          -2-  4   37%  J Edmonds       Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-  2   12%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball); Perez Scores; Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  4   13%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
                  Miguel Cairo replaces Fernando Vina playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  1   11%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   13%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   16%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  4   12%  R Simon         Flyball: CF; Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  5    8%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Julian Tavarez facing 7-8-9
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Brian Meadows pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3    7%  T Martinez      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   10%  C Widger        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   10%  G Stephenson    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   14%  R Sanders       Walk
          1--  3   22%  A Nunez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanders to 3B
                  Steve Kline replaces Garrett Stephenson pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Young pinch hits for Rob Mackowiak batting 9th; Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
          1-3  5   28%  K Young         Walk; Nunez to 2B
   RR     123  4   49%  K Lofton        Reached on E3 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Sanders Scores/No RBI/unER; Nunez Scores/No RBI/unER; Young to 3B; Lofton to 2B
                  Dustin Hermanson replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  2   40%  J Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23  2   28%  B Giles         Lineout: RF
   RRO    -23  2   50%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER; Lofton Scores/unER; Ramirez out at 2B/CF-C-SS
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Kevin Young pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   54%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  E Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   59%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 6-6, Dustin Hermanson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   70%  R Simon         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  3   79%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive); Simon to 3B
          1-3  5   82%  R Sanders       Walk; Kendall to 2B
                  Mike Crudale replaces Dustin Hermanson pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   82%  A Nunez         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Simon Scores
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
   O      12-  5   78%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   89%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kendall Scores; Sanders to 3B
          -23  1   89%  J Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      123  3   86%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Scott Sauerbeck facing 4-5-6
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Craig Wilson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   79%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  4   85%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   94%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-6, Gabe Molina facing 4-5-6
                  Gabe Molina replaces Mike Crudale pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   93%  A Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   93%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Mike Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Williams replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Chris Widger batting 8th
          ---  5   91%  O Palmeiro      Walk
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Gabe Molina batting 9th
          1--  5   82%  J Drew          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Palmeiro to 3B
   R      1-3  3   71%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  6   86%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation