September 30, 2007 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 10
@BAL 4 MIN 3
@BOS 2 DET 13
@CHW 3 CLE 4
@KCR 2 OAK 3
LAA 2 SEA 4
TEX 2 TBD 8
@TOR 5 CIN 8
CHC 4 COL 4
ARI 3 HOU 3
ATL 0 SFG 11
@LAD 2 MIL 11
SDP 6 FLA 8
@NYM 1 PHI 6
WSN 1 STL 6
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 25,664

Sunday, September 30, 2007, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Cardinals

78-84

Won 5

3rd, 7 GB

                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

W: K Wells (7-17), L: B Bullington (0-3), S: J Isringhausen (32)

Pirates

68-94

Lost 4

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .738    9    1   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .485         0   0   
  B Falkenborg P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Branyan PH                0   0   0   1    1   0  .196  .743    6    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Taguchi CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .718    4    1   0   
S Schumaker LF                5   0   5   2    0   0  .333  .816   26    0   0   2·2B,SB
A Pujols 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .327  .997   20    9   0   
R Ankiel CF-RF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .863   18    1   0   
R Ludwick RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .818    7    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  K Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  B Barden SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .416         0   0   
S Spiezio 3B                  3   3   2   1    1   0  .269  .740   15    1   0   HR
K Stinnett C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .439   14   10   1   
T Percival P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .728   15    0   0   
  B Thompson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  K Wells P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .717    4    0   0   
  B Ryan SS                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .289  .753    6    0   3   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Miles 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .290  .676   17    4   3   
Totals                       38   6  11   6    2   6              161   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Schumaker 2 (12, off M Capps, 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           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Morgan CF                   5   0   2   1    0   2  .299  .789   25    4   0   
C Izturis SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .258  .617   16    2   2   CS
A LaRoche 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .272  .803   19    9   0   
  J Phelps PH-1B              0   1   0   0    2   0  .306  .902   12    1   0   
X Nady LF                     5   0   2   1    0   2  .278  .806   21    0   0   
J Bautista 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .753   16    0   5   
S Pearce RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .739   18    4   0   2B
J Castillo 2B                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .244  .605   20    1   1   2B
C Maldonado C                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .208  .833   13    6   0   
B Bullington P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    3    0   0   
  J Bay PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .745    2    0   0   
  J Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Youman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237         0   0   
  N McLouth PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .810    1    0   0   
  T Armas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .269         0   0   
  R Paulino PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .703    5    0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       39   5  13   5    2  10              171   27   8

BATTING

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).

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
T Percival                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    4   14-11    5· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0     53    -     1.04   0.05
K Wells, W (7-17)              3     2   0   0    0   4   0   5.70   10   42-28   17· 4· 7    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.90   0.18
B Looper, H (1)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.94    3   14-9     6· 2· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.27  -0.09
B Falkenborg, H (2)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.82    2    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    2.44  -0.04
T 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    2.63   0.08
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.18    3   14-8     6· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
R Franklin                     0.1   3   3   3    0   0   0   3.04    4   11-8     5· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.96  -0.09
R Flores, H (14)               0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.25    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.35  -0.08
K Jimenez, H (1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   7.50    4   22-15   11· 3· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    2.10   0.12
J Isringhausen, S (32)         1.1   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.48    7   28-16    9· 3· 4    1· 1· 2· 0          1-0    1.99   0.14
Totals                         9    13   5   5    2  10   0          41  164-107  67·18·22   12· 9· 8· 0          8-2

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 Bullington, L (0-3)          5     5   2   2    1   3   1   5.29   21   78-56   36· 5·15   11· 4· 2· 0     51    -     0.87   0.01
J Perez                        0.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   4.38    3    8-6     2· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.03  -0.04
F Osoria                       0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   4.76    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          2-1    1.82  -0.09
J Grabow                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.53    2   10-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-3    1.80  -0.16
R Sanchez                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.35   0.01
S Youman                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.97    3    9-6     6· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
T Armas                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.03    3   17-12   10· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
M Capps                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.28    4   20-14    9· 2· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.02
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   6   1          40  153-104  71·11·22   14·12· 6· 0          7-4

J Grabow faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Franklin (2); B Bullington (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 25,664.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. N Morgan             CF 
2. S Schumaker          LF    2. C Izturis            SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. A LaRoche            1B 
4. R Ankiel             CF    4. X Nady               LF 
5. R Ludwick            RF    5. J Bautista           3B 
6. S Spiezio            3B    6. S Pearce             RF 
7. K Stinnett           C     7. J Castillo           2B 
8. T Percival           P     8. C Maldonado          C  
9. A Miles              2B    9. B Bullington         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-0  1-3  7  -13%  58% N Morgan        B Falkenborg    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Castillo Scores; Maldonado to 3B
   t 6   2  1-2  1-3  3   11%  77% B Ryan          F Osoria        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick Scores; Spiezio to 2B
   t 4   1  0-1  ---  3   11%  71% S Spiezio       B Bullington    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 9   2  6-5  1--  3   10% 100% J Bautista      J Isringhausen  Flyball: CF
   t 2   2  0-0  --3  8    9%  58% J Edmonds       B Bullington    Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Spiezio Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   50%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   48%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 2B
   O      -2-  2   45%  R Ankiel        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, Troy Percival facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  N Morgan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   45%  C Izturis       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   48%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   50%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Bullington facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  R Ludwick       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  6   50%  S Spiezio       Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Spiezio to 2B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Troy Percival batting 8th
          -2-      49%  J Edmonds       Wild Pitch; Spiezio to 3B
   R      --3  8   58%  " "             Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Spiezio Scores
                  Brad Thompson pinch runs for Jim Edmonds batting 8th
   O      1--  2   56%  A Miles         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, Kip Wells facing 5-6-7
                  Kip Wells replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   58%  J Bautista      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   60%  S Pearce        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  5   61%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryan Bullington facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   59%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   61%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      63%  A Pujols        Schumaker Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   56%  R Ankiel        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Kip Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   59%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   61%  B Bullington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   62%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryan Bullington facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   60%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   71%  S Spiezio       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   70%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  K Wells         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Kip Wells facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   64%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      72%  A LaRoche       Izturis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   74%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   72%  X Nady          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   75%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bryan Bullington facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  A Miles         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   72%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  8   74%  S Schumaker     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   71%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
                  Braden Looper replaces David Eckstein pitching and batting 1st; Brendan Ryan replaces Kip Wells playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  5   74%  S Pearce        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   71%  J Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   62%  C Maldonado     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 batting 9th
   O      1-3  2   71%  J Bay           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      1-3  7   58%  N Morgan        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Castillo Scores; Maldonado to 3B
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Brian Falkenborg pitching and batting 1st
   O      1-3  2   66%  C Izturis       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, Juan Perez facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Perez replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   63%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   66%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   70%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick to 2B
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Juan Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   66%  K Stinnett      Flyball: RF; Ludwick to 3B
   R      1-3  3   77%  B Ryan          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ludwick Scores; Spiezio to 2B
          12-  3   79%  A Miles         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 batting 1st
   R      123  6   87%  R Branyan       Walk; Spiezio Scores; Ryan to 3B; Miles to 2B
   RR     123  4   95%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Ryan Scores; Miles Scores; Branyan to 2B
                  Romulo Sanchez replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   94%  A Pujols        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, Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Springer replaces Russell Branyan pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---  7   96%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  X Nady          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   97%  J Bautista      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, Shane Youman facing 4-5-6
                  Shane Youman replaces Romulo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  R Ankiel        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   96%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   96%  S Spiezio       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, Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Ryan Ludwick pitching and batting 5th; So Taguchi replaces Russ Springer playing CF batting 1st; Rick Ankiel moves to RF
          ---  4   93%  S Pearce        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   88%  J Castillo      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Pearce Scores
          -2-      87%  C Maldonado     Wild Pitch; Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  4   91%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  Nate McLouth pinch hits for Shane Youman batting 9th
   R      --3  1   87%  N McLouth       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Castillo Scores
                  Randy Flores replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 5th
   O      1--  1   90%  N Morgan        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line); McLouth to 2B
   R      -2-  1   82%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McLouth Scores
                  Josh Phelps pinch hits for Adam LaRoche batting 3rd
          1--  6   79%  J Phelps        Walk; Izturis to 2B
                  Kelvin Jimenez replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 5th
   O      12-  5   86%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tony Armas facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Armas replaces Nate McLouth pitching and batting 9th; Josh Phelps moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   85%  K Stinnett      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   84%  B Ryan          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  8   83%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Kelvin Jimenez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   88%  J Bautista      Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  3   82%  S Pearce        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   88%  J Castillo      Flyball: RF
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Brendan Ryan pitching and batting 8th; Brian Barden replaces Kelvin Jimenez playing SS batting 5th
          1--  1   84%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pearce to 2B
                  Ronny Paulino pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 9th
   O      12-  5   92%  R Paulino       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Matt Capps facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Capps replaces Ronny Paulino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  S Taguchi       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   93%  S Schumaker     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   92%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   91%  R Ankiel        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, Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   95%  N Morgan        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   98%  C Izturis       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   95%  J Phelps        Walk
          1--      95%  X Nady          Defensive Indifference; Phelps to 2B
   R      -2-  2   90%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Phelps Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT200709300

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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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