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Standings
SEA
@LAA		3
5
TOR
@BOS		0
7
KCR
@CLE		5
12
TEX
@OAK		7
0
CIN
@ARI		2
3
LAD
@COL		7
2
WSN
@FLA		1
2
STL
@PIT		2
10
SFG
@SDP		5
2
Friday, September 12, 2008 8:18PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 14,903, Time of Game: 2:23
Cardinals
2
78-69
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 10½ GB
 at Pirates
10
61-86
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 27½ GB
W: Paul Maholm (9-8)
L: Joel Pineiro (6-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  7  1
Pirates         1  0  2   0  6  1   0  0  X   10 14  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Izturis SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .601 4 4 -0.059 1.09 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 3
   Brendan Ryan PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .595 2 2 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.7 0 1 GDP
Josh Phelps RF-1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .300 .664 18 7 0.023 0.38 0.039 -0.015 0.9 6 0
Albert Pujols 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .361 1.120 15 8 0.050 0.77 0.083 -0.033 0.3 8 0 2B
   Aaron Miles CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .751 1 1 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 1.1 0 0 2B
Ryan Ludwick CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .947 9 7 -0.038 1.07 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Kinney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mark Johnson C 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 5 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.5 1 0
Felipe Lopez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .685 10 8 -0.091 0.61 0.001 -0.092 -0.3 0 1
Nick Stavinoha LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .447 8 6 -0.070 0.60 0.000 -0.070 -1.8 1 0 GDP
Jason LaRue C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .705 8 6 0.020 0.64 0.043 -0.023 0.0 6 0
   Kelvin Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Kennedy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .634 5 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4
Joel Pineiro P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .106 .330 8 7 -0.037 1.17 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 1 SH
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Barton CF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .737 3 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Brian Barden 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 9 6 -0.049 0.60 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 1 4
Team Totals 30 2 7 1 3 3 .233 .603 105 70 -0.251 0.60 0.167 -0.417 -2.4 24 11
2B: A Miles (14, off P Maholm); A Pujols (41, off P Maholm).
SH: J Pineiro (2, off P Maholm).
TB: A Pujols 2; A Miles 2; F Lopez; J Phelps; B Barden; M Johnson; J LaRue.
GIDP: N Stavinoha (2); B Ryan (4).
RBI: M Johnson (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: B Barden (1).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: A Pujols (2nd base by R Chavez).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .611 15 11 0.035 0.45 0.055 -0.021 0.1 0 0
Luis Cruz 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .304 .638 20 13 0.101 0.53 0.101 0.000 1.3 4 5
Nate McLouth CF 4 3 3 5 1 0 .281 .873 13 6 0.269 0.71 0.269 0.000 5.2 2 0 HR,3B,2B
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .267 .814 20 12 -0.075 0.50 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 16 0 2B,SF
Brandon Moss RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .252 .764 14 10 0.002 0.57 0.009 -0.006 0.1 1 0 2B,SF
Andy LaRoche 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .539 21 12 -0.048 0.47 0.000 -0.048 -1.2 0 7
Raul Chavez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .267 .624 11 8 -0.026 0.27 0.001 -0.027 0.0 3 3
Brian Bixler SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .157 .421 17 9 -0.018 0.20 0.001 -0.019 -0.3 0 4
Paul Maholm P 4 1 2 2 0 0 .129 .323 11 7 0.011 0.22 0.021 -0.009 1.7 1 1
   Romulo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 10 14 10 2 7 .378 .985 142 88 0.251 0.45 0.457 -0.205 6.1 27 20
2B: B Moss (13, off R Flores); N McLouth (43, off J Pineiro); A LaRoche (29, off K Jimenez).
3B: N McLouth (4, off R Villone).
HR: N McLouth (25, off J Pineiro; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: B Moss (4, off J Pineiro); A LaRoche (5, off R Villone).
TB: N McLouth 9; L Cruz 3; N Morgan 2; B Moss 2; A LaRoche 2; R Chavez 2; P Maholm 2.
RBI: N McLouth 5 (89); P Maholm 2 (3); B Moss 2 (28); A LaRoche (68).
2-out RBI: P Maholm 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. A LaRoche-L Cruz-A LaRoche; B Bixler-L Cruz-A LaRoche.

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, L (6-6) 4 8 7 7 1 4 1 5.24 21 74 46 28 6 12 8 8 5 0 21 -0.238 0.85 -4.7
Randy Flores 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.97 7 25 14 9 1 4 3 2 2 0 1 1 -0.012 0.08 -1.9
Ron Villone 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.09 4 11 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.00 -0.5
Josh Kinney 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 13 9 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Kelvin Jimenez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.00 5 19 12 6 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 14 10 10 2 7 1 11.25 41 142 88 54 12 22 17 15 8 0 21 1 1 -0.251 0.60 -6.1
J Pineiro faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Paul Maholm, W (9-8) 8 7 2 2 3 3 0 3.68 32 103 68 42 5 21 20 6 3 0 60 0.248 0.64 1.1
Romulo Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79 2 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.002 0.04 1.3
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 3 0 2.00 34 109 71 44 5 22 21 7 3 0 60 3 1 0.250 0.45 2.4
P Maholm faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 14,903.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Rain.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Cesar Izturis SS 1 Nyjer Morgan LF
2 Josh Phelps RF 2 Luis Cruz 2B
3 Albert Pujols 1B 3 Nate McLouth CF
4 Ryan Ludwick CF 4 Adam LaRoche 1B
5 Felipe Lopez 3B 5 Brandon Moss RF
6 Nick Stavinoha LF 6 Andy LaRoche 3B
7 Jason LaRue C 7 Raul Chavez C
8 Joel Pineiro P 8 Brian Bixler SS
9 Brian Barden 2B 9 Paul Maholm P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 16% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cruz Scores
t4 0-3 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Lopez P. Maholm 7% 81% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 7% 71% Walk; Morgan to 3B; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -6% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -6% 72% Walk; Phelps to 2B

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' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Izturis P. Maholm 2% 52% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Phelps P. Maholm 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -2% 52% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-1)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 3% 55% Pujols Picked off 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 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,(2-1)  PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro 4% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  PIT L. Cruz J. Pineiro 5% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Morgan to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 7% 71% Walk; Morgan to 3B; Cruz to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -6% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO PIT B. Moss J. Pineiro -0% 64% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Morgan Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -4% 61% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Lopez P. Maholm 2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL N. Stavinoha P. Maholm 1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Chavez J. Pineiro -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Pineiro -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Maholm J. Pineiro -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. LaRue P. Maholm -4% 57% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Maholm 2% 59% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); LaRue to 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Barden P. Maholm 4% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Izturis P. Maholm 4% 67% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT L. Cruz J. Pineiro 2% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 16% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cruz Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Moss J. Pineiro -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Phelps P. Maholm -4% 78% Walk
t4 0-3 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm -6% 72% Walk; Phelps to 2B
t4 0-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 1% 73% Groundout: 3B-SS-1B (Weak SS); Phelps to 3B; Pujols to 2B
t4 0-3 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Lopez P. Maholm 7% 81% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-3 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL N. Stavinoha P. Maholm 6% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Chavez J. Pineiro -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Pineiro -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. LaRue P. Maholm 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 0-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL J. Pineiro P. Maholm 1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Barden P. Maholm 1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT P. Maholm J. Pineiro 1% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 3-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro 2% 92% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Maholm to 2B
b5 3-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  PIT L. Cruz J. Pineiro 2% 95% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Maholm to 3B; Morgan to 2B
b5 3-0 0 123 2,(0-1)  RRR PIT N. McLouth J. Pineiro 4% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Maholm Scores; Morgan Scores; Cruz Scores
Randy Flores replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 8th
b5 6-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Flores -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b5 6-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R PIT B. Moss R. Flores 1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McLouth Scores
b5 7-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche R. Flores -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 7-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  PIT R. Chavez R. Flores 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Moss to 3B
b5 7-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Bixler R. Flores 0% 99% Walk; Chavez to 2B
b5 7-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR PIT P. Maholm R. Flores 1% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Moss Scores; Chavez Scores; Bixler to 2B
b5 9-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Flores -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
Brendan Ryan pinch hits for Cesar Izturis (SS) batting 1st
t6 0-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 0% 100% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
t6 0-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Phelps P. Maholm -0% 100% Walk
t6 0-9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Phelps to 2B
t6 0-9 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-0, Cardinals' Ron Villone facing 2-3-4
Ron Villone replaces Ryan Ludwick (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Brendan Ryan moves from PH to SS
Brian Barton replaces Randy Flores (P) playing CF batting 8th
b6 9-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT L. Cruz R. Villone -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 9-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. McLouth R. Villone 0% 100% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b6 9-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO PIT A. LaRoche R. Villone 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; McLouth Scores
b6 10-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Moss R. Villone 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 10.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
t7 0-10 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Lopez P. Maholm 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t7 0-10 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL N. Stavinoha P. Maholm 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-10 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. LaRue P. Maholm 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Cardinals' Josh Kinney facing 6-7-8
Josh Kinney replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 4th
Josh Phelps moves from RF to 1B
Aaron Miles replaces Albert Pujols (1B) playing CF batting 3rd
Brian Barton moves from CF to RF
b7 10-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Kinney 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b7 10-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Chavez J. Kinney 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b7 10-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Bixler J. Kinney 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b7 10-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Maholm J. Kinney 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 10.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 8-9-1
t8 0-10 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Barton P. Maholm 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t8 0-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Barden P. Maholm -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 0-10 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Cardinals' Kelvin Jimenez facing 1-2-3
Kelvin Jimenez replaces Jason LaRue (C) pitching and batting 7th
Mark Johnson replaces Josh Kinney (P) playing C batting 4th
b8 10-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Morgan K. Jimenez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 10-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT L. Cruz K. Jimenez -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 10-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT N. McLouth K. Jimenez 0% 100% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); McLouth to 1B
b8 10-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche K. Jimenez 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); McLouth to 3B
b8 10-0 2 -23 5,(1-2)  O PIT B. Moss K. Jimenez -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 10.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
t9 0-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Phelps P. Maholm 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t9 0-10 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Miles P. Maholm -0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Phelps to 3B
t9 0-10 0 -23 5,(2-2)  R STL M. Johnson P. Maholm -0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Phelps Scores; Miles stays at 2B
t9 1-10 0 12- 2,(0-1)  STL F. Lopez P. Maholm -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Miles to 3B; Johnson to 2B
Romulo Sanchez replaces Paul Maholm pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-10 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO STL N. Stavinoha R. Sanchez 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Miles Scores/No RBI; Johnson to 3B
Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Kelvin Jimenez (P) batting 7th
t9 2-10 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O STL A. Kennedy R. Sanchez 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 10.

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  • 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.
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  • 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.

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