April 12, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

AT&T Park, Attendance: 35,717

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 4:05pm
Time of Game: 3:20

Cardinals

9-3

Won 2

1st

Tony LaRussa

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

W: J Isringhausen (1-0), L: E Threets (0-1), S: A Reyes (1)

Giants

4-8

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

Bruce Bochy

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .702   10    2   0   
  R Ludwick PH-RF             2   1   1   2    1   0  .333 1.179    6    0   0   HR,IW
C Duncan LF                   5   1   3   2    1   1  .286  .905   18    1   0   HR,2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   2   2   0    2   0  .390 1.235   22   10   1   2B,IW
R Ankiel CF                   4   2   1   2    1   1  .273  .947   29    0   0   HR
T Glaus 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .641   16    2   4   
A Kennedy 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .214  .547   19    2   3   
J LaRue C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .214   12    8   0   HBP
  Y Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .679         2   0   
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    0   1   
  R Washington PH             1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .833    3    0   0   
  K Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .389 1.032    5    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Miles PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .434    1    0   0   SH
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Izturis SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .219  .686   18    3   3   HBP
Totals                       38   8   9   8    7   7              171   30  12

BATTING

2B: C Duncan (1, off B Hennessey); A Pujols (4, off M Cain).

HR: R Ankiel (4, off T Walker; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Front of Home); C Duncan (1, off T Walker; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Ludwick (2, off B Hennessey; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: A Miles (1, off E Threets).

IBB: R Ludwick (1, by E Threets); A Pujols (3, by B Hennessey).

HBP: J LaRue (1, by E Threets); C Izturis (2, by J Taschner).

TB: C Duncan 7; R Ludwick 4; R Ankiel 4; A Pujols 3; R Washington; A Kennedy.

RBI: C Duncan 2 (3); R Ankiel 2 (10); R Ludwick 2 (8); R Washington (2); A Kennedy (3).

2-out RBI: C Duncan; R Washington.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lewis LF                    4   1   3   1    1   1  .310  .946   31    1   0   2·2B
E Velez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .621   11    1   0   CS
  B Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Rowand PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .614    3    0   0   
  E Threets P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Winn CF-RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .589   15    7   0   
B Molina C                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .279  .791   18    7   0   
J Castillo 3B                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .267  .705   21    0   4   2B
J Bowker RF                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .667 2.334    8    1   0   HR
  J Taschner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Valdez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hennessey P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Durham 2B                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .724    8    2   0   2B
D Ortmeier 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .389   15    5   1   
  R Aurilia 1B                1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .539    6    4   1   
B Bocock SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .520   16    1   4   
M Cain P                      1   1   1   1    1   0  .250 1.400    6    1   1   HR
  R Davis CF                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .077  .220    5    0   0   SB
Totals                       39   7  10   7    3  10              163   30  11

BATTING

2B: J Castillo (7, off A Reyes); F Lewis 2 (5, off J Isringhausen, off K Jimenez); R Durham (2, off J Isringhausen).

HR: J Bowker (1, off T Wellemeyer; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); M Cain (1, off T Wellemeyer; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: F Lewis 5; J Bowker 5; M Cain 4; R Durham 2; J Castillo 2; R Aurilia; B Molina.

RBI: J Bowker 3 (3); M Cain (1); F Lewis (1); B Molina (9); R Aurilia (4).

2-out RBI: J Bowker 3; B Molina; F Lewis.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Davis (4, 2nd base off J Isringhausen/J LaRue).

CS: E Velez (1, 2nd base by T Wellemeyer/J LaRue).

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     5   5   5    3   7   2   4.00   25   92-59   35· 9·15    8· 3· 4· 0     46    -     0.92  -0.11
K Jimenez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    4   17-11    9· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
R Franklin                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.35    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
J Isringhausen, BS (1), W (1-0)
                            1     3   2   2    0   1   0   2.57    6   26-16   11· 3· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    4.04  -0.41
A Reyes, S (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.18    4   14-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.38   0.20
Totals                        10    10   7   7    3  10   2          42  157-101  64·16·21   14· 8· 7· 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
M Cain                         6.2   3   2   2    3   5   0   3.24   26   95-56   34· 8·14    8· 9· 1· 0     62    -     0.90   0.28
J Taschner                     0     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.75  -0.04
M Valdez, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-0    3.30   0.08
T Walker, BS (1)               1     3   3   3    0   1   2   5.06    6   23-14    6· 5· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.68  -0.32
B Hennessey                    0.1   2   2   2    2   0   1  17.47    5   17-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.62  -0.44
B Wilson                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    2    8-5     4· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.69   0.03
E Threets, L (0-1)             1     1   1   1    2   1   0   4.05    7   22-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.92  -0.30
Totals                        10     9   8   8    7   7   3          48  169-92   54·16·22   14·12· 6· 0          7-0

J Taschner faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Walker (1).

IBB: B Hennessey (1; A Pujols); E Threets (1; R Ludwick).

HBP: J Taschner (1; C Izturis); E Threets (3; J LaRue).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 35,717.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 7mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           San Francisco Giants                 
1. S Schumaker          RF    1. F Lewis              LF 
2. C Duncan             LF    2. E Velez              2B 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. R Winn               CF 
4. R Ankiel             CF    4. B Molina             C  
5. T Glaus              3B    5. J Castillo           3B 
6. A Kennedy            2B    6. J Bowker             RF 
7. J LaRue              C     7. D Ortmeier           1B 
8. T Wellemeyer         P     8. B Bocock             SS 
9. C Izturis            SS    9. M Cain               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-6  -2-  6  -46%  39% F Lewis         J Isringhausen  Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Davis Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  1--  1   42%  92% R Ludwick       B Hennessey     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Izturis Scores
   t10   2  7-7  123  2   32%  85% C Duncan        E Threets       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Kennedy Scores; LaRue to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
   t 8   0  5-3  -2-  7   27%  50% R Ankiel        T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Front of Home); Pujols Scores
   t10   1  7-7  -23  5  -21%  51% C Izturis       E Threets       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  S Schumaker     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   50%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  8   45%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  F Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  E Velez         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Winn          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  T Glaus         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   46%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  B Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  J Castillo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   48%  J Bowker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   50%  D Ortmeier      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   47%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   46%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   44%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  B Bocock        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   44%  M Cain          Walk
          1--  7   40%  F Lewis         Walk; Cain to 2B
   O      12-  2   44%  E Velez         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Cain to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  R Winn          Velez Caught Stealing 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   50%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   44%  T Glaus         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  R Winn          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   49%  B Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  A Kennedy       Lineout: CF (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   45%  J LaRue         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   43%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   46%  J Bowker        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   48%  D Ortmeier      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Bocock        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Cain facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  C Izturis       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   44%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   42%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   26%  M Cain          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  6   23%  F Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   26%  E Velez         Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  3   28%  R Winn          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      1--  1   17%  B Molina        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Lewis Scores
          1--  5   16%  J Castillo      Walk; Molina to 2B
   RRR    12-  4    3%  J Bowker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Molina Scores; Castillo Scores
   O      ---  2    3%  D Ortmeier      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Matt Cain facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Aurilia replaces Daniel Ortmeier playing 1B batting 7th
          ---  2    5%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  4    8%  R Ankiel        Walk
   O      12-  1    5%  T Glaus         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      12-  2   10%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Pujols Scores; Ankiel to 3B
   O      1-3  2    6%  J LaRue         Popfly: 1B (Front of Home)
                  Rico Washington pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 8th
   R      1-3  3   10%  R Washington    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ankiel Scores; Kennedy to 3B
                  Jack Taschner replaces John Bowker pitching and batting 6th; Rajai Davis replaces Matt Cain playing CF batting 9th; Randy Winn moves to RF
          1-3  3   14%  C Izturis       Hit By Pitch; Washington to 2B
                  Merkin Valdez replaces Jack Taschner pitching and batting 6th; Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Skip Schumaker batting 1st
   O      123  1    6%  R Ludwick       Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Kelvin Jimenez facing 8-9-1
                  Kelvin Jimenez replaces Rico Washington pitching and batting 8th; Ryan Ludwick moves to RF
   O      ---  6    6%  B Bocock        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4    7%  R Davis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  3    6%  F Lewis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4    7%  E Velez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Tyler Walker facing 2-3-4
                  Tyler Walker replaces Merkin Valdez pitching and batting 6th
   R      ---  1   13%  C Duncan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   20%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      23%  R Ankiel        Wild Pitch; Pujols to 2B
   RR     -2-  7   50%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Front of Home); Pujols Scores
   O      ---  5   45%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   42%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   39%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 5-5, Ryan Franklin facing 3-4-5
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Kelvin Jimenez pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   44%  R Winn          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   47%  B Molina        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Brad Hennessey facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Hennessey replaces Tyler Walker pitching and batting 6th; Brian Barton pinch hits for Ryan Franklin batting 8th
   O      ---  5   44%  B Barton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  C Izturis       Walk
   RR     1--  1   92%  R Ludwick       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Izturis Scores
          ---  2   93%  C Duncan        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   94%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
                  Brian Wilson replaces Eugenio Velez pitching and batting 2nd; Ray Durham replaces Brad Hennessey playing 2B batting 6th
   O      12-  5   93%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Duncan to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 5-7, Jason Isringhausen facing 6-7-8
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Brian Barton pitching and batting 8th
          ---  5   80%  R Durham        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   66%  R Aurilia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham Scores
   O      1--  5   79%  B Bocock        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   90%  R Davis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      86%  F Lewis         Davis Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   39%  " "             Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Davis Scores
                  Aaron Rowand pinch hits for Brian Wilson batting 2nd
   O      -2-  3   50%  A Rowand        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Giants 7.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, Erick Threets facing 6-7-8
                  Erick Threets replaces Aaron Rowand pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  5   58%  A Kennedy       Walk
          1--  1   70%  J LaRue         Hit By Pitch; Kennedy to 2B
                  Aaron Miles pinch hits for Jason Isringhausen batting 8th
   O      12-  1   72%  A Miles         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Front of Home); Kennedy to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   O      -23  5   51%  C Izturis       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   53%  R Ludwick       Intentional Walk
   R      123  2   85%  C Duncan        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Kennedy Scores; LaRue to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
   O      123  4   80%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Behind 7-8, Anthony Reyes facing 3-4-5
                  Anthony Reyes replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 8th; Yadier Molina replaces Jason LaRue playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  4   89%  R Winn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  B Molina        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  J Castillo      Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Durham        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Giants 7.

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