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Standings
NYY
@BAL		10
4
MIN
@BOS		3
2
DET
@CHW		13
3
CLE
@KCR		4
2
LAA
@OAK		2
3
TEX
@SEA		2
4
TBD
@TOR		8
5
CHC
@CIN		4
8
ARI
@COL		3
4
ATL
@HOU		0
3
SFG
@LAD		11
2
SDP
@MIL		6
11
FLA
@NYM		8
1
WSN
@PHI		1
6
STL
@PIT		6
5
Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:35PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 25,664, Time of Game: 3:11
Cardinals
6
78-84
⇐ Won 5
3rd, 7 GB
 at Pirates
5
68-94
⇐ Lost 4
6th, 17 GB
W: Kip Wells (7-17)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   1  0  4   0  0  0    6 11  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  0   3  0  1    5 13  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .739 9 8 -0.057 0.75 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 1 0
   Braden Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .485 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Falkenborg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tyler Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Russell Branyan PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .196 .743 6 2 0.078 2.08 0.078 0.000 1.0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   So Taguchi CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .718 4 2 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 1 0
Skip Schumaker LF 5 0 5 2 0 0 .333 .816 26 18 0.177 0.72 0.177 0.000 3.0 0 0 2·2B,SB
Albert Pujols 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .327 .997 19 13 -0.100 0.81 0.000 -0.100 -1.7 9 0
Rick Ankiel CF-RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .863 18 14 -0.106 0.76 0.000 -0.106 -1.5 1 0
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .818 7 5 -0.022 0.66 0.027 -0.049 -0.4 0 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Kelvin Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Barden SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .416 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Scott Spiezio 3B 3 3 2 1 1 0 .269 .740 15 9 0.178 0.77 0.179 -0.002 1.6 1 0 HR
Kelly Stinnett C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .159 .439 14 10 -0.085 1.08 0.000 -0.085 -1.0 10 1
Troy Percival P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Edmonds PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .252 .728 8 5 0.092 1.38 0.092 0.000 0.9
   Brad Thompson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Kip Wells P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .321 .717 4 3 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Brendan Ryan SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 .289 .752 6 3 0.105 1.20 0.114 -0.009 0.8 0 3
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Aaron Miles 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290 .676 17 12 -0.026 0.75 0.020 -0.046 -0.2 4 3
Team Totals 38 6 11 6 2 6 .289 .746 153 104 0.217 0.83 0.687 -0.471 1.4 27 9
2B: S Schumaker 2 (12, 1 off M Capps, 1 off B Bullington).
HR: S Spiezio (4, off B Bullington; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: S Schumaker 7; S Spiezio 5; A Miles; B Ryan; R Ludwick; J Edmonds.
RBI: S Schumaker 2 (19); S Spiezio (31); J Edmonds (53); R Branyan (26); B Ryan (12).
2-out RBI: S Schumaker 2; B Ryan; R Branyan; J Edmonds.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: S Schumaker (1, 2nd base off B Bullington/C Maldonado).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .299 .789 25 15 0.073 1.42 0.162 -0.089 0.8 4 0
Cesar Izturis SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .258 .618 16 12 -0.095 1.57 0.121 -0.216 -0.4 2 2 CS
Adam LaRoche 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .272 .803 16 11 -0.060 0.82 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 9 0
   Josh Phelps PH-1B 0 1 0 0 2 0 .306 .902 12 4 0.068 1.17 0.068 0.000 0.4 1 0
Xavier Nady LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .278 .805 20 12 -0.038 1.23 0.067 -0.105 0.2 0 0
Jose Bautista 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .753 16 12 -0.202 1.48 0.000 -0.202 -1.1 0 5
Steven Pearce RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .294 .740 18 10 0.031 0.89 0.080 -0.050 0.5 4 0 2B
Jose Castillo 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .244 .604 20 15 0.031 1.13 0.099 -0.068 1.2 1 1 2B
Carlos Maldonado C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .208 .833 10 8 0.062 1.36 0.128 -0.065 0.1 6 0
Bryan Bullington P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 3 2 -0.019 0.77 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 0
   Jason Bay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .746 2 2 -0.090 2.58 0.000 -0.090 -0.7
   Juan Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Romulo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shane Youman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .237 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nate McLouth PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .810 1 1 0.041 0.95 0.041 0.000 0.6
   Tony Armas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .269 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ronny Paulino PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .703 5 3 -0.084 3.24 0.000 -0.084 -0.4
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 5 13 5 2 10 .333 .750 164 107 -0.282 1.32 0.766 -1.048 0.4 27 8
2B: S Pearce (5, off R Franklin); J Castillo (18, off R Franklin).
TB: S Pearce 3; J Castillo 3; C Izturis 2; N Morgan 2; X Nady 2; C Maldonado 2; N McLouth.
RBI: N McLouth (38); J Castillo (24); C Izturis (16); X Nady (72); N Morgan (7).
2-out RBI: N Morgan; C Izturis; X Nady.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Baserunning
CS: C Izturis (3, 2nd base by K Wells/K Stinnett).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Troy Percival 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.80 4 14 11 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 53 0.048 1.06 0.5
Kip Wells, W (7-17) 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.70 10 42 28 17 4 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.176 0.89 1.5
Braden Looper, H (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.94 3 14 9 6 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.091 1.26 -0.7
Brian Falkenborg, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.82 2 9 6 4 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 -0.037 2.51 -0.3
Tyler Johnson, H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.075 2.71 0.5
Russ Springer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.18 3 14 8 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.32 0.5
Ryan Franklin 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 3.04 4 11 8 5 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.093 0.91 -2.0
Randy Flores, H (14) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.25 3 8 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 -0.081 1.30 -0.9
Kelvin Jimenez, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.50 4 22 15 11 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 0.122 2.04 0.7
Jason Isringhausen, S (32) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.48 7 28 16 9 3 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0.137 1.90 -0.3
Team Totals 9 13 5 5 2 10 0 5.00 41 164 107 67 18 22 12 17 8 0 53 8 2 0.281 0.83 -0.4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bryan Bullington, L (0-3) 5 5 2 2 1 3 1 5.29 21 78 56 36 5 15 11 6 2 0 51 0.012 0.86 0.6
Juan Perez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 3 8 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.039 1.00 -0.4
Franquelis Osoria 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.76 3 9 5 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 -0.095 1.78 -0.9
John Grabow 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.53 2 10 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 -0.157 1.71 -2.7
Romulo Sanchez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.008 0.31 0.4
Shane Youman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97 3 9 6 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Tony Armas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.03 3 17 12 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.029 0.39 0.5
Matt Capps 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28 4 20 14 9 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.36 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 2 6 1 6.00 40 153 104 71 11 22 14 18 6 0 51 7 4 -0.217 1.32 -1.4
J Grabow faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Franklin (2); B Bullington (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 25,664.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 David Eckstein SS 1 Nyjer Morgan CF
2 Skip Schumaker LF 2 Cesar Izturis SS
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Adam LaRoche 1B
4 Rick Ankiel CF 4 Xavier Nady LF
5 Ryan Ludwick RF 5 Jose Bautista 3B
6 Scott Spiezio 3B 6 Steven Pearce RF
7 Kelly Stinnett C 7 Jose Castillo 2B
8 Troy Percival P 8 Carlos Maldonado C
9 Aaron Miles 2B 9 Bryan Bullington P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-2 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  R PIT N. Morgan B. Falkenborg -13% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Castillo Scores; Maldonado to 3B
t6 2-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R STL B. Ryan F. Osoria 11% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick Scores; Spiezio to 2B
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL S. Spiezio B. Bullington 11% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b9 5-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Isringhausen 10% 100% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --3 8,(3-2)  R STL J. Edmonds B. Bullington 9% 58% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Spiezio Scores

Play By Play

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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' Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Eckstein B. Bullington -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Schumaker B. Bullington 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Bullington -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Bullington -3% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Troy Percival facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT N. Morgan T. Percival -3% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Izturis T. Percival 3% 45% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Percival 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady T. Percival 2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Bryan Bullington facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Bullington -2% 48% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio B. Bullington 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Stinnett B. Bullington -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Spiezio to 2B
Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Troy Percival (P) batting 8th
t2 0-0 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds B. Bullington 0% 49% Wild Pitch; Spiezio to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 8,(3-2)  R STL J. Edmonds B. Bullington 9% 58% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Spiezio Scores
Brad Thompson pinch runs for Jim Edmonds (PH) batting 8th
t2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles B. Bullington -2% 56% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
Kip Wells replaces Brad Thompson (PR) pitching and batting 8th
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bautista K. Wells 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT S. Pearce K. Wells 2% 60% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b2 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo K. Wells 1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Eckstein B. Bullington -2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL S. Schumaker B. Bullington 2% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Pujols B. Bullington 2% 63% Schumaker Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols B. Bullington -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Bullington -3% 56% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kip Wells facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Maldonado K. Wells 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Bullington K. Wells 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan K. Wells 1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Bryan Bullington facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Bullington -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL S. Spiezio B. Bullington 11% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t4 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Stinnett B. Bullington -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Wells B. Bullington -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Kip Wells facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  PIT C. Izturis K. Wells -5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Wells 8% 72% Izturis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Wells 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT X. Nady K. Wells -2% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista K. Wells 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Bryan Bullington facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles B. Bullington -2% 73% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t5 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Eckstein B. Bullington -1% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker B. Bullington 2% 74% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Bullington -3% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
Braden Looper replaces David Eckstein (SS) pitching and batting 1st
Brendan Ryan replaces Kip Wells (P) playing SS batting 8th
b5 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Pearce B. Looper 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Castillo B. Looper -4% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b5 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Maldonado B. Looper -9% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Castillo to 3B
Brian Falkenborg replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 1st
Jason Bay pinch hits for Bryan Bullington (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay B. Falkenborg 9% 71% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 0-2 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  R PIT N. Morgan B. Falkenborg -13% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Castillo Scores; Maldonado to 3B
Tyler Johnson replaces Brian Falkenborg pitching and batting 1st
b5 1-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Izturis T. Johnson 8% 66% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Juan Perez facing 4-5-6
Juan Perez replaces Jason Bay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Perez -3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ludwick J. Perez 3% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 2-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Spiezio J. Perez 4% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick to 2B
Franquelis Osoria replaces Juan Perez pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Stinnett F. Osoria -4% 66% Flyball: RF; Ludwick to 3B
t6 2-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R STL B. Ryan F. Osoria 11% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick Scores; Spiezio to 2B
t6 3-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  STL A. Miles F. Osoria 2% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Spiezio to 3B; Ryan to 2B
John Grabow replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
Russell Branyan pinch hits for Tyler Johnson (P) batting 1st
t6 3-1 2 123 6,(3-2)  R STL R. Branyan J. Grabow 8% 87% Walk; Spiezio Scores; Ryan to 3B; Miles to 2B
t6 4-1 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR STL S. Schumaker J. Grabow 8% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ryan Scores; Miles Scores; Branyan to 2B
Romulo Sanchez replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols R. Sanchez -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
Russ Springer replaces Russell Branyan (PH) pitching and batting 1st
b6 1-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Springer 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT X. Nady R. Springer 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Springer 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Shane Youman facing 4-5-6
Shane Youman replaces Romulo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Youman -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t7 6-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Ludwick S. Youman -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 6-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Spiezio S. Youman -0% 96% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
Ryan Franklin replaces Ryan Ludwick (RF) pitching and batting 5th
So Taguchi replaces Russ Springer (P) playing CF batting 1st
Rick Ankiel moves from CF to RF
b7 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT S. Pearce R. Franklin -3% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b7 1-6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R PIT J. Castillo R. Franklin -5% 89% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Pearce Scores
b7 2-6 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  PIT C. Maldonado R. Franklin -1% 87% Wild Pitch; Castillo to 3B
b7 2-6 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Maldonado R. Franklin 4% 91% Popfly: 2B
Nate McLouth pinch hits for Shane Youman (P) batting 9th
b7 2-6 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT N. McLouth R. Franklin -4% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Castillo Scores
Randy Flores replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 5th
b7 3-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Flores 3% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); McLouth to 2B
b7 3-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R PIT C. Izturis R. Flores -7% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McLouth Scores
Josh Phelps pinch hits for Adam LaRoche (1B) batting 3rd
b7 4-6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Phelps R. Flores -4% 79% Walk; Izturis to 2B
Kelvin Jimenez replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 5th
b7 4-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady K. Jimenez 7% 86% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 7-8-9
Tony Armas replaces Nate McLouth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Josh Phelps moves from PH to 1B
t8 6-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL K. Stinnett T. Armas -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 6-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Ryan T. Armas -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-4 2 --- 8,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles T. Armas -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Kelvin Jimenez facing 5-6-7
b8 4-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista K. Jimenez 4% 88% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
b8 4-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT S. Pearce K. Jimenez -5% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 4-6 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O PIT J. Castillo K. Jimenez 6% 88% Flyball: RF
Jason Isringhausen replaces Brendan Ryan (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Brian Barden replaces Kelvin Jimenez (P) playing SS batting 5th
b8 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. Maldonado J. Isringhausen -4% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pearce to 2B
Ronny Paulino pinch hits for Tony Armas (P) batting 9th
b8 4-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen 8% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Pirates' Matt Capps facing 1-2-3
Matt Capps replaces Ronny Paulino (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi M. Capps -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 6-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  STL S. Schumaker M. Capps 2% 93% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 6-4 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Capps -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-4 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Capps -1% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
b9 4-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan J. Isringhausen 5% 95% Strikeout Looking
b9 4-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Izturis J. Isringhausen 3% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b9 4-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Phelps J. Isringhausen -3% 95% Walk
b9 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT X. Nady J. Isringhausen -0% 95% Defensive Indifference; Phelps to 2B
b9 4-6 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R PIT X. Nady J. Isringhausen -5% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Phelps Scores
b9 5-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Isringhausen 10% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

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