August 29, 2004 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 25,005

Sunday, August 29, 2004, 1:34PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Cardinals

86-44

Won 3

1st

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

W: J Marquis (13-4), L: O Perez (9-7), S: J Tavarez (4)

Pirates

60-69

Lost 3

5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .709   24    3   0   SB
R Cedeno RF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .712   18    1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .324 1.058   15   10   1   HR,3B
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .324 1.021   14    0   5   
E Renteria SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .293  .749   21    1   2   
R Sanders LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .787   17    2   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Matheny C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .624   11    5   1   2B
H Luna 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .624   14    3   2   HBP
J Marquis P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .641   10    1   1   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Mabry LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .891    7    1   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    3   7              151   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (17, off O Perez).

3B: A Pujols (1, off O Perez).

HR: A Pujols (40, off B Meadows; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: H Luna (2, by O Perez).

TB: A Pujols 7; M Matheny 2; S Rolen 2; S Taguchi; E Renteria.

RBI: A Pujols 2 (100); S Rolen (112); M Matheny (38).

2-out RBI: M Matheny.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-H Luna-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Taguchi (5, 2nd base off O Perez/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .768   14    7   0   
J Wilson SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .793   12    1   3   
R Mackowiak CF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .776   14    2   0   
C Wilson RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .886   14    5   0   HBP
D Ward 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .813   21    6   0   
J Bay LF                      2   0   0   0    2   1  .304  .962   20    3   0   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .739   14    1   2   GDP
A Nunez 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .615   14    2   0   
O Perez P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .458    8    0   0   SH
  B Meadows P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  J Bautista PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .593    5    0   0   
  M Corey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    4   5              136   27   5

BATTING

SH: O Perez (8, off J Marquis).

HBP: C Wilson (26, by J Marquis).

TB: R Mackowiak 2; J Kendall; C Wilson.

GIDP: T Wigginton (14).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-A Nunez.

E: D Ward (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Mackowiak (2nd base by J Marquis).

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
J Marquis, W (13-4)            7.1   4   0   0    4   3   0   3.59   29  117-68   38·10·20   12· 8· 1· 0     69    -     1.12   0.36
R King, H (23)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.66   0.04
J Tavarez, S (4)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.55    4   11-9     3· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.50   0.05
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   5   0          34  130-79   43·11·25   14· 9· 1· 0          4-0

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 Perez, L (9-7)               6     5   3   3    2   7   0   2.87   26  113-75   48·11·16    4·11· 1· 0     55    -     0.93  -0.05
B Meadows                      2     2   1   1    1   0   1   3.50    8   21-13    9· 1· 3    0· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.00
M Corey                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.84    3   17-10    8· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   4    3   7   1          37  151-98   65·13·20    6·17· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Marquis (1; R Mackowiak, 2nd base).

HBP: O Perez (9; H Luna); J Marquis (10; C Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Kevin Kelley, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 25,005.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. S Taguchi            CF    1. J Kendall            C  
2. R Cedeno             RF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. R Mackowiak          CF 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. C Wilson             RF 
5. E Renteria           SS    5. D Ward               1B 
6. R Sanders            LF    6. J Bay                LF 
7. M Matheny            C     7. T Wigginton          3B 
8. H Luna               2B    8. A Nunez              2B 
9. J Marquis            P     9. O Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  3   16%  66% A Pujols        O Perez         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores
   t 6   2  0-2  1--  2   10%  86% M Matheny       O Perez         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores
   b 6   1  3-0  12-  6    8%  87% D Ward          J Marquis       Mackowiak Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   t 3   1  0-1  --3  3    6%  71% S Rolen         O Perez         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Pujols Scores
   b 8   0  4-0  1--  3   -5%  87% J Kendall       J Marquis       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bautista to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  S Taguchi       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Cedeno        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  9   47%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  S Rolen         Taguchi Steals 2B; Taguchi to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
   O      --3  4   45%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  J Wilson        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   48%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   50%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   47%  M Matheny       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  4   49%  H Luna          Hit By Pitch; Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  J Marquis       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  D Ward          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  5   45%  J Bay           Walk
   OO     1--  1   50%  T Wigginton     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   50%  R Cedeno        Walk
   R      1--  3   66%  A Pujols        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores
   R      --3  3   71%  S Rolen         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Pujols Scores
   O      1--  8   69%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   67%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   63%  A Nunez         Walk
   O      1--  2   65%  O Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   69%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   73%  J Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Oliver Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   71%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   70%  H Luna          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  J Marquis       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   72%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   69%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   72%  D Ward          Flyball: CF
          1--  5   70%  J Bay           Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  R Cedeno        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   71%  A Pujols        Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   77%  O Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   78%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Oliver Perez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   80%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   76%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   86%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Rolen Scores
   O      -2-  1   84%  H Luna          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Marquis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   87%  J Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   83%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF)
          1--  3   79%  C Wilson        Single to 2B (Pop Fly); Mackowiak to 2B
   O      12-      87%  D Ward          Mackowiak Picked off 2B (P-SS)
   O      1--  7   89%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Meadows facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Meadows replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  J Marquis       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   88%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   87%  R Cedeno        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   90%  J Bay           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   92%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Meadows facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   96%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   97%  S Rolen         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   98%  E Renteria      Walk; Rolen to 2B
   OO     12-  2   96%  R Sanders       Line Drive Double Play: SS; Rolen out at 2B/SS-2B
   O      1--  1   96%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Bautista pinch hits for Brian Meadows batting 9th
          ---  5   93%  J Bautista      Walk
          1--  3   87%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bautista to 2B
   O      12-  6   91%  J Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bautista to 3B; Wilson to 1B
                  Ray King replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   95%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: P-1B; Wilson to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Reggie Sanders pitching and batting 6th; John Mabry replaces Ray King playing LF batting 9th
   O      -23  3   99%  C Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mark Corey facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Corey replaces Jose Bautista pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  H Luna          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   98%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   98%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   99%  D Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  T Wigginton     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation