April 23, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 6
@BOS 4 NYY 6
@CHW 4 DET 19
TEX 6 OAK 3
MIN 0 BAL 3
@SEA 2 TBR 5
TOR 3 FLA 7
@ATL 2 HOU 9
@CIN 3 CHC 7
@COL 6
(10) LAD 8
ARI 3 MIL 5
PHI 4 PIT 7
STL 4 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(13) NYM 7
@WSN 2

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 10,487

Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:43

Cardinals

13-9

Lost 2

3rd, 2½ GB

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       4  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  0
Pirates         0  0  0   2  2  0   0  3  X    7 11  0

W: D Marte (1-0), L: A Reyes (1-1), S: M Capps (6)

Pirates

9-12

Won 2

5th, 6 GB

John Russell

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF-LF             5   1   2   0    0   0  .329  .868   17    2   1   
R Ankiel CF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .776   21    3   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .360 1.100   17    6   1   HBP
C Duncan LF                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .298  .903   13    3   0   GDP
  R Ludwick PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .358 1.207    4    0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .771   16    0   0   2B
Y Molina C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .246  .619   17    6   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .315  .700   13    2   3   CS
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .311   14    1   0   SH
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Wainwright PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .891    8    0   0   
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   1   
A Miles SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .672   10    1   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    4   2              150   24   6

BATTING

2B: T Glaus (10, off I Snell).

SH: T Wellemeyer (2, off I Snell).

HBP: A Pujols (1, by I Snell).

TB: A Pujols 2; T Glaus 2; S Schumaker 2; A Kennedy 2; T Wellemeyer; Y Molina.

GIDP: C Duncan (5).

RBI: T Glaus 2 (14); A Kennedy 2 (8).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Kennedy (1, 2nd base by D Marte/R Doumit).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .349 1.022   16    4   0   
F Sanchez 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .239  .541   10    1   1   
J Bay LF                      4   2   2   2    0   1  .268  .860   21    7   0   HR
R Doumit C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .345  .947   12    2   1   
X Nady RF                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .341  .939   11    4   0   2B,SF
A LaRoche 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .127  .404   24    7   0   
J Bautista 3B                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .554   20    0   4   HBP
B Bixler SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .367   12    2   2   2B
I Snell P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .111    8    0   0   
  N Morgan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .433   11    0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Mientkiewicz PH           1   0   1   2    0   0  .219  .623    3    0   0   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   7  11   7    1   6              148   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Bixler (2, off A Reyes); X Nady (6, off T Wellemeyer).

HR: J Bay (4, off T Wellemeyer; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: X Nady (2, off T Wellemeyer).

HBP: J Bautista (1, by T Wellemeyer).

TB: J Bay 5; R Doumit 2; X Nady 2; F Sanchez 2; B Bixler 2; J Bautista; A LaRoche; D Mientkiewicz.

RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2 (3); J Bay 2 (7); J Bautista (7); X Nady (20); R Doumit (8).

2-out RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2; J Bautista.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bixler-A LaRoche.

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 Wellemeyer                   6     7   4   4    1   5   1   3.77   27  107-71   39· 8·24    3·13· 4· 0     46    -     1.21  -0.14
R Flores                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-12    7· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
A Reyes, L (1-1)               1     4   3   3    0   0   0   5.06    6   27-17   11· 3· 3    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.36
Totals                         8    11   7   7    1   6   1          36  148-100  57·12·31    8·14· 6· 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
I Snell                        6     8   4   4    4   1   0   4.45   30  113-68   46· 5·17   11· 9· 4· 0     37    -     0.97  -0.14
D Marte, W (1-0)               2     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.38    6   21-14   10· 2· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.52   0.19
M Capps, S (6)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.53    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   2   0          39  142-87   60· 7·20   12·15· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: I Snell (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wellemeyer (1; J Bautista); I Snell (1; A Pujols).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 10,487.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 7mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. S Schumaker          RF    1. N McLouth            CF 
2. R Ankiel             CF    2. F Sanchez            2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. J Bay                LF 
4. C Duncan             LF    4. R Doumit             C  
5. T Glaus              3B    5. X Nady               RF 
6. Y Molina             C     6. A LaRoche            1B 
7. A Kennedy            2B    7. J Bautista           3B 
8. T Wellemeyer         P     8. B Bixler             SS 
9. A Miles              SS    9. I Snell              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  -2-  3   27%  85% J Bautista      A Reyes         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Doumit Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  1--  1   25%  54% J Bay           T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  2  -16%  24% T Glaus         I Snell         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Schumaker Scores; Pujols Scores; Duncan to 3B
   b 4   0  4-0  12-  3   13%  35% R Doumit        T Wellemeyer    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sanchez Scores; Bay to 3B
   t 8   0  4-4  1--  2   11%  55% A Wainwright    D Marte         Kennedy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Ankiel        Flyball: LF
          1--  3   46%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Schumaker to 2B
          12-  5   40%  C Duncan        Walk; Schumaker to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   RR     123  2   24%  T Glaus         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Schumaker Scores; Pujols Scores; Duncan to 3B
          -23  7   24%  Y Molina        Walk
   RR     123  2   15%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Duncan Scores; Glaus Scores; Molina to 2B
   O      12-  2   16%  T Wellemeyer    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Molina to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
   O      -23  1   19%  A Miles         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   17%  N McLouth       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   16%  F Sanchez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   15%  J Bay           Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   14%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   15%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   14%  A Pujols        Hit By Pitch; Schumaker to 2B
   OO     12-  2   17%  C Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   16%  R Doumit        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   14%  X Nady          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   15%  A LaRoche       Walk
   O      1--  5   14%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   15%  T Glaus         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   14%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   15%  A Kennedy       Flyball: LF
          1--  8   14%  T Wellemeyer    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Molina to 2B
   O      12-  4   16%  A Miles         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   14%  B Bixler        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   13%  I Snell         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   12%  N McLouth       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   13%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   13%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   13%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   14%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   17%  F Sanchez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   23%  J Bay           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sanchez to 2B
   R      12-  3   35%  R Doumit        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sanchez Scores; Bay to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   31%  X Nady          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bay Scores
          1--  7   36%  A LaRoche       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Doumit to 2B
          12-  2   44%  J Bautista      Hit By Pitch; Doumit to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
   O      123  4   34%  B Bixler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   24%  I Snell         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   26%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   27%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   28%  A Kennedy       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   25%  N McLouth       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   29%  F Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   RR     1--  1   54%  J Bay           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
   O      ---  1   51%  R Doumit        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   55%  X Nady          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   50%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  A Miles         Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      52%  R Ankiel        Wild Pitch; Miles to 2B
          -2-  7   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   57%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10   54%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   52%  B Bixler        Popfly: 1B
                  Nyjer Morgan pinch hits for Ian Snell batting 9th
   O      --- 11   50%  N Morgan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Damaso Marte facing 4-5-6
                  Damaso Marte replaces Nyjer Morgan pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Chris Duncan batting 4th
   O      ---  4   54%  R Ludwick       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   57%  T Glaus         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   59%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Randy Flores facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Flores replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 8th; Skip Schumaker moves to LF; Ryan Ludwick moves to RF
   O      ---  2   55%  N McLouth       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   52%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   50%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Damaso Marte facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   43%  A Kennedy       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Randy Flores batting 8th
   O      1--      55%  A Wainwright    Kennedy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  A Miles         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Anthony Reyes facing 4-5-6
                  Anthony Reyes replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   67%  R Doumit        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   65%  X Nady          Groundout: P-2B-1B (Front of Home); Doumit to 2B
   O      -2-  8   58%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      -2-  3   85%  J Bautista      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Doumit Scores
          1--  4   87%  B Bixler        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bautista to 3B
                  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
   RRO    -23  3   97%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bautista Scores; Bixler Scores; Mientkiewicz out at 2B/LF-2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Matt Capps facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Capps replaces Doug Mientkiewicz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1  100%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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