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LAA
@BOS		7
5
NYY
@CHW		6
7
TEX
@DET		2
8
CLE
@KCR		9
6
CLE
@KCR		2
0
MIN
@OAK		2
11
BAL
@SEA		8
7
TOR
@TBR		3
5
FLA
@ATL		4
7
HOU
@CIN		5
3
CHC
@COL		2
4
ARI
@LAD		6
4
PHI
@MIL		3
1
STL
@PIT		6
2
SFG
@SDP		1
0
NYM
@WSN		5
10
Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:05PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 9,544, Time of Game: 2:44
Cardinals
6
14-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Pirates
2
9-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 6 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  2   0  0  1    6 12  1
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 .329 .886 21 8 0.117 1.17 0.185 -0.068 0.8 3 0 2B,2·GDP
Brian Barton RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 .343 .896 18 12 0.162 1.44 0.260 -0.098 0.9 2 0 CS
Albert Pujols 1B 2 0 2 1 2 0 .377 1.135 20 6 0.171 0.98 0.176 -0.005 1.7 11 0 HBP
Ryan Ludwick LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .328 1.108 15 11 -0.102 1.04 0.000 -0.102 -1.7 3 0
Troy Glaus 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .275 .785 16 10 -0.131 0.93 0.007 -0.138 -0.6 0 1 2B
Yadier Molina C 5 1 3 0 0 0 .271 .687 9 6 -0.019 0.74 0.057 -0.077 1.1 6 2 2·2B
Aaron Miles 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .631 22 13 -0.048 0.60 0.002 -0.050 -1.1 1 2 GDP,IW
Joel Pineiro P 3 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 17 11 -0.051 0.91 0.036 -0.087 -1.3 0 1
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .886 4 2 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.1
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brendan Ryan SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 .667 1.417 11 6 0.163 0.91 0.163 0.000 1.9 1 5
Team Totals 35 6 12 5 8 7 .343 .934 153 85 0.262 0.96 0.886 -0.625 1.6 27 11
2B: S Schumaker (6, off P Dumatrait); Y Molina 2 (4, 2 off P Dumatrait); T Glaus (11, off F Osoria).
IBB: A Miles (1, by P Dumatrait).
HBP: A Pujols (2, by F Osoria).
TB: Y Molina 5; T Glaus 3; B Ryan 2; A Pujols 2; S Schumaker 2; B Barton 2.
GIDP: S Schumaker 2 (5); A Miles (2).
RBI: B Barton 2 (4); B Ryan (1); S Schumaker (7); A Pujols (17).
2-out RBI: S Schumaker; B Ryan.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
E: B Barton (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Barton (1, 3rd base by T Gorzelanny POCS).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .978 15 11 -0.082 0.78 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 2 0
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .513 12 8 -0.075 0.71 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 0 4
Jason Bay LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .270 .859 24 12 0.001 0.53 0.033 -0.032 -0.1 1 0
Ryan Doumit C 3 2 1 0 1 0 .344 .943 11 5 -0.011 0.66 0.034 -0.045 -0.0 6 1
Xavier Nady RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .337 .919 18 13 -0.050 0.78 0.009 -0.060 -0.3 3 1
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .149 .454 14 10 0.125 0.84 0.159 -0.034 1.6 9 0 2B
Jose Bautista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .525 16 11 -0.081 0.81 0.000 -0.081 -1.0 1 2
Brian Bixler SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .158 .390 7 6 0.003 0.81 0.040 -0.037 0.0 3 4
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .606 2 2 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.4
Tom Gorzelanny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.018 1.62 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 2 SH
   Chris Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .658 5 3 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Phil Dumatrait P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Rivas SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .433 5 3 -0.015 0.58 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 2 2
Team Totals 32 2 6 1 2 7 .188 .454 130 85 -0.238 0.76 0.275 -0.514 -2.4 27 16
2B: A LaRoche (2, off J Pineiro).
SH: T Gorzelanny (1, off J Pineiro).
TB: A LaRoche 3; R Doumit; J Bay; B Bixler; X Nady.
RBI: A LaRoche (4).
2-out RBI: A LaRoche.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. F Sanchez-L Rivas-A LaRoche 2; T Gorzelanny-B Bixler-A LaRoche.
E: B Bixler (3).
Outfield Assists: X Nady (A Pujols at 2nd base).

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
Joel Pineiro, W (1-2) 7 4 1 1 1 6 0 5.29 26 94 64 36 7 21 11 8 1 0 70 0.204 0.87 2.4
Ron Villone 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 3 13 7 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.027 0.36 0.5
Russ Springer 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.80 4 17 10 6 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.034 0.27 -1.4
Jason Isringhausen, S (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 6 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.041 0.88 0.9
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 2.00 35 130 85 49 7 29 15 11 1 0 70 2 0 0.238 0.96 2.4

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
Tom Gorzelanny, L (1-3) 5 2 3 3 7 4 0 8.46 23 94 49 31 4 14 7 5 1 0 48 -0.151 1.52 -0.6
Phil Dumatrait 2 6 2 2 1 2 0 4.32 12 32 21 15 2 4 1 8 4 0 0 0 -0.111 0.48 -1.0
Franquelis Osoria 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 7.27 9 27 15 10 3 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.12 -0.0
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 8 7 0 6.00 44 153 85 56 9 20 14 14 6 0 48 0 0 -0.261 0.76 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Osoria (1; A Pujols).
IBB: P Dumatrait (2; A Miles).
Pickoffs: T Gorzelanny (1; B Barton, 3rd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 9,544.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Skip Schumaker CF 1 Nate McLouth CF
2 Brian Barton RF 2 Freddy Sanchez 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Jason Bay LF
4 Ryan Ludwick LF 4 Ryan Doumit C
5 Troy Glaus 3B 5 Xavier Nady RF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Adam LaRoche 1B
7 Aaron Miles 2B 7 Jose Bautista 3B
8 Joel Pineiro P 8 Brian Bixler SS
9 Brendan Ryan SS 9 Tom Gorzelanny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 21% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pineiro Scores; Ryan Scores; Schumaker to 3B
b4 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -13% 32% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Doumit Scores
t5 0-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker T. Gorzelanny 9% 50% Walk; Pineiro to 3B; Ryan to 2B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny -8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Ryan P. Dumatrait 8% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Molina Scores

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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' Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Schumaker T. Gorzelanny 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny 4% 54% Walk; Barton to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -5% 48% Barton Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-2B-3B); Pujols to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -3% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT R. Doumit J. Pineiro 2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL A. Miles T. Gorzelanny -1% 45% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro 1% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Pineiro T. Gorzelanny -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Ryan T. Gorzelanny 3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO STL S. Schumaker T. Gorzelanny -6% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Bixler J. Pineiro -4% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Gorzelanny J. Pineiro 2% 42% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bixler to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 4% 46% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 4% 54% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny 7% 61% Walk; Barton to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -3% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Barton to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny -8% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -6% 44% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Doumit J. Pineiro -3% 44% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b4 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro 2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Doumit to 2B
b4 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -13% 32% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Doumit Scores
b4 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro 3% 36% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles T. Gorzelanny -3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 0-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Pineiro T. Gorzelanny 4% 36% Walk
t5 0-1 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL B. Ryan T. Gorzelanny 5% 41% Walk; Pineiro to 2B
t5 0-1 1 12- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker T. Gorzelanny 9% 50% Walk; Pineiro to 3B; Ryan to 2B
t5 0-1 1 123 2,(0-1)  RR STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 21% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pineiro Scores; Ryan Scores; Schumaker to 3B
t5 2-1 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny 7% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Schumaker Scores; Barton to 2B
t5 3-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -3% 75% Flyball: CF
t5 3-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny -3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Pineiro 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Chris Gomez pinch hits for Tom Gorzelanny (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Gomez J. Pineiro 2% 77% Flyball: RF
b5 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 1% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 6-7-8
Phil Dumatrait replaces Chris Gomez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina P. Dumatrait 5% 83% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t6 3-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles P. Dumatrait -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Molina to 3B
t6 3-1 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Dumatrait -5% 78% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t6 3-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Ryan P. Dumatrait 8% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Molina Scores
t6 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Schumaker P. Dumatrait 6% 92% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ryan Scores
t6 5-1 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton P. Dumatrait -1% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 2-3-4
b6 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b6 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro -2% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 1-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Doumit J. Pineiro 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b6 1-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Pineiro 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 3-4-5
t7 5-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Pujols P. Dumatrait -0% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pujols out at 2B/RF-SS
t7 5-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Dumatrait -0% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Glaus P. Dumatrait 0% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t7 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina P. Dumatrait 1% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Glaus to 3B
t7 5-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL A. Miles P. Dumatrait 0% 95% Intentional Walk
t7 5-1 2 123 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Dumatrait -2% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
b7 1-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro 2% 95% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b7 1-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Pineiro 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 9-1-2
Franquelis Osoria replaces Brian Bixler (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Luis Rivas replaces Phil Dumatrait (P) playing SS batting 9th
t8 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL B. Ryan F. Osoria 0% 97% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t8 5-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  OO STL S. Schumaker F. Osoria -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Barton F. Osoria 0% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 5-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Pujols F. Osoria 0% 97% Hit By Pitch; Barton to 2B
t8 5-1 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick F. Osoria -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Ron Villone facing 9-1-2
Ron Villone replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 8th
b8 1-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT L. Rivas R. Villone 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Villone 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 1-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Villone 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 5-6-7
t9 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Glaus F. Osoria 0% 99% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9 5-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina F. Osoria 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Glaus to 3B
t9 5-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  ROO STL A. Miles F. Osoria -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Glaus Scores/No RBI
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 8th
t9 6-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Duncan F. Osoria -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
Russ Springer replaces Chris Duncan (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b9 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay R. Springer 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b9 1-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Doumit R. Springer -0% 99% Walk
b9 1-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT X. Nady R. Springer -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Doumit to 2B
b9 1-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R PIT A. LaRoche R. Springer -2% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Doumit Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/No RBI; Nady to 2B
Jason Isringhausen replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
b9 2-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Isringhausen 3% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Franquelis Osoria (P) batting 8th
b9 2-6 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Isringhausen 1% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 2.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • 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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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