May 24, 2006 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 8
@BOS 6 CHW 3
OAK 2 DET 6
@KCR 3 CLE 11
@MIN 0 SEA 7
BAL 4 LAA 8
@TEX 5 TBD 10
@TOR 8 ARI 8
PIT 7 MIL 6
@CIN 2 FLA 9
CHC 3 LAD 7
COL 1 NYM 5
PHI 4 ATL 10
@SDP 6 STL 10
@SFG 4 WSN 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 37,752

Wednesday, May 24, 2006, 12:35PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Cardinals

31-16

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  1  2   4  0  1   10 15  0
Giants          2  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  1

W: A Wainwright (2-1), L: N Lowry (1-2)

Giants

24-23

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 5   0   1   1    1   0  .321  .770   22    6   3   
S Spiezio LF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .317  .942   19    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .323 1.253   13    9   2   GDP
S Rolen 3B                    3   2   0   0    2   1  .315  .885   22    0   3   
J Encarnacion RF              4   2   2   1    1   0  .247  .688   20    2   0   CS,GDP
H Luna 2B                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .345  .908   18    3   4   
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .173  .445   18    4   0   GDP
S Taguchi CF                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .260  .643   11    2   0   HR,SF
B Thompson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Marquis PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .578    2    0   0   3B
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Wainwright P              2   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500    4    0   1   HR
  C Duncan PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .250 1.250    3    0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Looper P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    3    1   0   2B
Totals                       38  10  15   9    7   1              155   27  14

BATTING

2B: B Looper (1, off B Hennessey).

3B: J Marquis (1, off N Lowry).

HR: S Taguchi (1, off B Hennessey; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); A Wainwright (1, off N Lowry; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: S Taguchi (2, off N Lowry).

TB: S Taguchi 5; A Wainwright 4; J Marquis 3; A Pujols 2; S Spiezio 2; B Looper 2; J Encarnacion 2; H Luna 2; D Eckstein; Y Molina.

GIDP: Y Molina (6); A Pujols (4); J Encarnacion (3).

RBI: S Taguchi 3 (17); Y Molina 2 (14); J Encarnacion (21); A Wainwright (1); C Duncan (3); D Eckstein (12).

2-out RBI: S Taguchi.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Pujols-D Eckstein-B Looper; A Pujols-D Eckstein; S Rolen-H Luna-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Encarnacion (2, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by N Lowry/T Greene).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Winn LF-CF                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .288  .822   18    3   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   3   1    1   0  .304  .832   15    0   2   3B,SB
S Finley CF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .275  .805    9    3   0   2B,GDP
  B Hennessey P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462         0   0   
P Feliz 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .748   17    2   6   
M Sweeney 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .272  .816   15   11   0   2B,HBP
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .622   12    4   4   2·GDP
T Greene C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .394  .970   13    1   0   2B
D Ortmeier RF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .583   14    2   0   
N Lowry P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    8    0   0   
  S Munter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Ellison LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .636    5    1   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   4    3   3              126   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Finley (4, off A Wainwright); T Greene (4, off A Wainwright); M Sweeney (9, off B Thompson).

3B: O Vizquel (3, off B Thompson).

HBP: M Sweeney (1, by R Flores).

TB: O Vizquel 5; T Greene 3; M Sweeney 2; S Finley 2; P Feliz; R Winn; D Ortmeier.

GIDP: R Durham 2 (5); S Finley (5).

RBI: D Ortmeier (2); S Finley (21); M Sweeney (18); O Vizquel (20).

2-out RBI: M Sweeney; S Finley.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. P Feliz-R Durham-M Sweeney; O Vizquel-R Durham-M Sweeney; P Feliz-M Sweeney.

E: N Lowry (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (7, 3rd base off T Johnson/Y Molina).

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
B Thompson                     2     4   2   2    0   0   0   2.08   10   39-26   22· 0· 4    3· 3· 4· 0     40    -     1.03  -0.10
T Johnson                      1     1   0   0    2   1   0   7.36    5   18-8     2· 2· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.77   0.06
A Wainwright, W (2-1)          3     4   2   2    0   1   0   1.99   12   37-24   16· 4· 4    7· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.07  -0.04
R Flores                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    5   17-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.03
B Looper                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.34    5   13-8     6· 0· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.35   0.07
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   3   0          37  124-76   51· 7·18   16· 8· 6· 0          2-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Lowry, L (1-2)               6    10   5   3    3   1   1   3.62   28   91-64   44· 6·14    6·12· 6· 0     34    -     1.49  -0.27
S Munter                       0.1   2   4   4    3   0   0   7.71    6   21-8     7· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.50  -0.24
S Kline                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3    7-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.63  -0.03
B Hennessey                    2     2   1   1    1   0   1   2.97    9   34-20   16· 0· 4    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    15  10   8    7   1   2          46  153-98   72· 6·20   15·15· 8· 0          3-2

R Flores faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Flores (1; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Bill Miller.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 37,752.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. R Winn               LF 
2. S Spiezio            LF    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. S Finley             CF 
4. S Rolen              3B    4. P Feliz              3B 
5. J Encarnacion        RF    5. M Sweeney            1B 
6. H Luna               2B    6. R Durham             2B 
7. Y Molina             C     7. T Greene             C  
8. S Taguchi            CF    8. D Ortmeier           RF 
9. B Thompson           P     9. N Lowry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-2  123  4  -16%  44% J Encarnacion   N Lowry         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 3   1  2-2  123  3   16%  50% R Durham        T Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3  -14%  28% O Vizquel       B Thompson      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Winn Scores
   t 7   1  4-5  12-  2   13%  86% J Encarnacion   S Munter        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Spiezio Scores; Rolen to 3B
   t 6   0  4-3  -23  3   11%  68% Y Molina        N Lowry         Single to LF (Fly Ball); Encarnacion Scores/unER; Luna to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Noah Lowry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2   45%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  R Winn          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      1--  3   28%  O Vizquel       Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Winn Scores
   O      --3  1   32%  S Finley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  2   37%  P Feliz         Popfly: 2B
   R      --3  6   28%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Vizquel Scores
   O      -2-  4   31%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Noah Lowry facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   34%  S Rolen         Walk
          1--  9   40%  J Encarnacion   Walk; Rolen to 2B
          12-  2   48%  H Luna          Single to RF (Line Drive); Rolen to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   ROO    123  1   38%  Y Molina        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Rolen Scores/No RBI; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      --3  2   35%  S Taguchi       Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brad Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   31%  T Greene        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   34%  D Ortmeier      Popfly: SS
   O      1--  3   36%  N Lowry         Groundout: SS-1B; Greene to 2B
   O      -2-  3   39%  R Winn          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Noah Lowry facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Marquis pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 9th
          ---  2   49%  J Marquis       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  3   54%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Marquis Scores
          1--  7   60%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Eckstein to 2B
          12-  1   68%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Eckstein to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   O      123  4   61%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
   OO     123  4   44%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Tyler Johnson facing 2-3-4
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   40%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   35%  S Finley        Walk; Vizquel to 2B
          12-      31%  P Feliz         Vizquel Steals 3B
          1-3  5   27%  " "             Walk; Finley to 2B
   O      123  3   34%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   OO     123  3   50%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Noah Lowry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  H Luna          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   45%  Y Molina        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   44%  S Taguchi       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
                  Adam Wainwright replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   37%  T Greene        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   R      -2-  3   28%  D Ortmeier      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Greene Scores; Ortmeier to 1B
   O      1--  1   32%  N Lowry         Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   34%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   32%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Winn to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   26%  S Finley        Double to 2B (Ground Ball); Winn Scores; Vizquel out at Hm/2B-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 4.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Noah Lowry facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   37%  A Wainwright    Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   33%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   31%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   33%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   30%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   32%  P Feliz         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   33%  M Sweeney       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   35%  R Durham        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Giants 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Noah Lowry facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   40%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   49%  H Luna          Single to LF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 2B
          12-      57%  Y Molina        Encarnacion Caught Stealing (PO) 3B, safe on E1; Encarnacion to 3B; Luna to 2B
   R      -23  3   68%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball); Encarnacion Scores/unER; Luna to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   68%  S Taguchi       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Luna Scores/unER; Molina to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  3   64%  A Wainwright    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   60%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-5, Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  T Greene        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   67%  D Ortmeier      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  N Lowry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Munter facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Munter replaces Noah Lowry pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   72%  S Spiezio       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   69%  A Pujols        Lineout: 2B
          1--  4   72%  S Rolen         Walk; Spiezio to 2B
   R      12-  2   86%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Ground Ball); Spiezio Scores; Rolen to 3B
          1-3  8   87%  H Luna          Walk; Encarnacion to 2B
   R      123  4   93%  Y Molina        Walk; Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Luna to 2B
                  Steve Kline replaces Scott Munter pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  2   96%  S Taguchi       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Encarnacion Scores; Luna to 3B; Molina to 2B
                  Chris Duncan pinch hits for Adam Wainwright batting 9th
   RO     123  3   97%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B; Luna Scores; Molina to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
   O      -23  2   96%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-9, Randy Flores facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Flores replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  O Vizquel       Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  S Finley        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Brad Hennessey facing 2-3-4
                  Brad Hennessey replaces Steve Finley pitching and batting 3rd; Jason Ellison replaces Steve Kline playing LF batting 9th; Randy Winn moves to CF
   O      ---  2   98%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   98%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   98%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-9, Randy Flores facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   96%  P Feliz         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   93%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch; Feliz to 2B
                  Braden Looper replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   99%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; Feliz to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  T Greene        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Giants 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Brad Hennessey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  H Luna          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2  100%  S Taguchi       Home Run (Fly Ball); Taguchi Scores
          ---  3  100%  B Looper        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6  100%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-10, Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  100%  D Ortmeier      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  J Ellison       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  R Winn          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Giants 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation