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Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:45PM
, AT&T Park
Attendance: 41,225, Time of Game: 3:01
Cardinals
5
22-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
7
19-19
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Matt Cain (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    5  9  3
Giants          1  2  0   0  0  2   2  0  X    7  8  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B-CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .320 .802 18 13 -0.043 0.81 0.037 -0.080 -0.3 2 3
Matt Carpenter RF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .290 .879 17 12 0.116 1.06 0.167 -0.051 1.3 1 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 1 1 3 0 0 .263 .809 15 9 0.147 1.51 0.212 -0.065 1.0 1 0 HR,SF
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .325 .926 17 10 0.088 0.97 0.140 -0.052 1.1 10 0 2·2B
David Freese 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .280 .850 14 11 -0.068 1.08 0.012 -0.080 -0.8 1 1 SF
Yadier Molina C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .302 .879 12 7 0.019 0.82 0.061 -0.041 0.8 2 0 HR,HBP
Daniel Descalso SS-2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .206 .661 20 11 -0.005 1.01 0.050 -0.055 0.0 2 5 SB
Shane Robinson CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .269 .687 13 7 -0.039 1.41 0.012 -0.052 -0.4 3 1 IW
   Rafael Furcal PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .367 .927 5 3 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 2 0
Adam Wainwright P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .125 13 9 -0.113 1.54 0.000 -0.113 -1.2 0 2
   Victor Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mitchell Boggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eduardo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Beltran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 1.046 5 3 -0.032 1.34 0.000 -0.032 -0.2
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 1 8 .265 .789 149 95 0.059 1.09 0.691 -0.632 1.2 24 12
2B: L Berkman 2 (5, 2 off M Cain).
HR: M Holliday (8, off M Cain; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); Y Molina (5, off S Romo; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: M Holliday (1, off M Cain); D Freese (1, off M Cain).
IBB: S Robinson (1, by M Cain).
HBP: Y Molina (2, by M Cain).
TB: L Berkman 4; M Holliday 4; Y Molina 4; M Carpenter 3; S Schumaker; D Descalso.
RBI: M Holliday 3 (27); D Freese (29); Y Molina (20).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Schumaker-D Descalso-L Berkman; S Robinson-S Schumaker.
E: L Berkman (1); D Freese (2); M Carpenter (3).
Outfield Assists: S Robinson (M Cabrera at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Descalso (1, 2nd base off M Cain/B Posey).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .277 .785 22 12 -0.015 1.13 0.033 -0.048 -0.7 3 0
Brandon Crawford SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 .225 .605 26 17 0.206 1.21 0.279 -0.073 1.5 1 2 2B
Melky Cabrera LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .847 11 8 -0.059 0.79 0.039 -0.098 -0.9 2 0
Buster Posey C 4 1 2 1 1 0 .302 .802 25 14 0.010 0.97 0.113 -0.102 0.6 7 1
Angel Pagan CF 2 2 1 0 3 0 .296 .789 29 16 0.140 0.85 0.145 -0.005 1.0 3 0
Brandon Belt 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .257 .755 13 6 0.310 1.88 0.354 -0.044 2.6 10 1 2·2B
Emmanuel Burriss 3B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .216 .497 14 9 -0.092 1.75 0.044 -0.136 -0.6 0 0 SF,GDP
Charlie Culberson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .222 9 7 -0.086 1.48 0.014 -0.100 -0.7 0 3
Matt Cain P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .526 8 5 -0.054 1.16 0.000 -0.054 -0.4 0 1
   Aubrey Huff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .606 1 1 0.196 1.96 0.196 0.000 1.0
   Jeremy Affeldt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Nate Schierholtz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 .779 5 1 0.003 0.35 0.003 0.000 0.3
   Sergio Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Santiago Casilla P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 7 8 6 9 2 .258 .769 163 96 0.559 1.21 1.220 -0.660 3.7 27 9
2B: B Belt 2 (7, 1 off A Wainwright, 1 off K McClellan); B Crawford (9, off A Wainwright).
SF: E Burriss (1, off A Wainwright).
TB: B Belt 4; B Crawford 3; B Posey 2; A Pagan; M Cabrera.
GIDP: E Burriss (4).
RBI: B Crawford 2 (10); E Burriss (5); C Culberson (1); B Belt (8); B Posey (15).
2-out RBI: B Crawford 2; B Posey.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.

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
Adam Wainwright, L (2-5) 5.2 6 5 2 4 1 0 5.77 26 103 63 36 3 24 13 8 2 0 40 -0.266 1.48 -1.8
Victor Marte 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.94 3 11 6 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.166 1.52 -0.7
Kyle McClellan 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.30 5 20 10 6 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.132 0.82 -2.1
Mitchell Boggs 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 3 9 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 -0.005 0.62 0.5
Eduardo Sanchez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 20 12 7 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.14 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 7 4 9 2 0 4.50 41 163 96 54 5 37 18 12 3 0 40 4 2 -0.559 1.09 -3.6

San Francisco Giants

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
Matt Cain, W (3-2) 6 8 4 4 1 6 1 2.67 28 112 68 36 13 19 6 14 3 0 45 -0.214 1.17 -1.5
Jeremy Affeldt, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46 3 15 11 7 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.089 1.23 0.4
Sergio Romo, H (6) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.79 4 12 8 5 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.62 -0.6
Santiago Casilla, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.72 3 10 8 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.061 0.84 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 1 8 2 5.00 38 149 95 54 17 24 12 16 3 0 45 0 0 -0.059 1.21 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: A Wainwright (2).
HBP: M Cain (2; Y Molina).
IBB: M Cain (1; S Robinson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Doug Eddings.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 41,225.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         San Francisco Giants
1 Skip Schumaker 2B 1 Gregor Blanco RF
2 Matt Carpenter RF 2 Brandon Crawford SS
3 Matt Holliday LF 3 Melky Cabrera LF
4 Lance Berkman 1B 4 Buster Posey C
5 David Freese 3B 5 Angel Pagan CF
6 Yadier Molina C 6 Brandon Belt 1B
7 Daniel Descalso SS 7 Emmanuel Burriss 3B
8 Shane Robinson CF 8 Charlie Culberson 2B
9 Adam Wainwright P 9 Matt Cain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Holliday M. Cain -21% 37% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carpenter Scores
b2 1-2 2 -23 7,(3-2)  RR SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 21% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Burriss Scores/unER; Blanco Scores/unER
b6 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  SFG B. Belt A. Wainwright 20% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B
b6 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R SFG A. Huff V. Marte 20% 75% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Belt Scores/unER; Huff to 2B
b3 3-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO SFG E. Burriss A. Wainwright -11% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Giants' Matt Cain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL S. Schumaker M. Cain -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL M. Carpenter M. Cain -10% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Schumaker to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO STL M. Holliday M. Cain 2% 39% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Schumaker Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL L. Berkman M. Cain -8% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Carpenter to 3B
t1 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO STL D. Freese M. Cain -1% 30% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Carpenter Scores; Berkman to 3B
t1 2-0 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Cain 3% 32% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright -2% 30% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 7% 37% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Crawford to 3B/Adv on E9
b1 0-2 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O SFG M. Cabrera A. Wainwright -6% 31% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b1 0-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright 9% 40% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Crawford Scores
b1 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright 2% 43% Walk; Posey to 2B
b1 1-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O SFG B. Belt A. Wainwright -4% 38% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Matt Cain facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Descalso M. Cain -3% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Robinson M. Cain 3% 38% Flyball: RF
t2 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Wainwright M. Cain -2% 36% Descalso Steals 2B
t2 2-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright M. Cain 3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Cain 3% 42% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG E. Burriss A. Wainwright 4% 47% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG C. Culberson A. Wainwright -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Burriss to 2B
b2 1-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O SFG M. Cain A. Wainwright -3% 41% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Burriss to 3B
b2 1-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright 1% 43% Walk
b2 1-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 1% 44% Wild Pitch; Blanco to 2B
b2 1-2 2 -23 7,(3-2)  RR SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 21% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Burriss Scores/unER; Blanco Scores/unER
b2 3-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG M. Cabrera A. Wainwright -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Matt Cain facing 2-3-4
t3 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Carpenter M. Cain -5% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 2-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Holliday M. Cain -21% 37% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carpenter Scores
t3 4-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL L. Berkman M. Cain -6% 31% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t3 4-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Freese M. Cain 4% 35% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 4-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  STL Y. Molina M. Cain -2% 33% Hit By Pitch
t3 4-3 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O STL D. Descalso M. Cain 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B; Berkman to 3B; Molina to 2B
t3 4-3 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL S. Robinson M. Cain -1% 35% Intentional Walk
t3 4-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright M. Cain 7% 41% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
b3 3-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright -3% 39% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b3 3-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright 3% 42% Walk
b3 3-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  SFG B. Belt A. Wainwright 5% 47% Walk; Pagan to 2B
b3 3-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  OO SFG E. Burriss A. Wainwright -11% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Matt Cain facing 1-2-3
t4 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Cain 2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. Carpenter M. Cain -2% 36% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep 3B)
t4 4-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday M. Cain 1% 37% Groundout: P-1B; Carpenter to 2B
t4 4-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Berkman M. Cain 3% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
b4 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG C. Culberson A. Wainwright -3% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG M. Cain A. Wainwright -2% 35% Strikeout Swinging
b4 3-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright -1% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Matt Cain facing 5-6-7
t5 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese M. Cain 2% 36% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. Cain 1% 38% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t5 4-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso M. Cain 1% 39% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
b5 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright -3% 35% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 3-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG M. Cabrera A. Wainwright 4% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 3-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright -8% 32% Fly Ball Double Play: CF (Deep LF-CF); Cabrera out at 2B/CF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Giants' Matt Cain facing 8-9-1
t6 4-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL S. Robinson M. Cain 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Wainwright M. Cain 1% 35% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker M. Cain 1% 36% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
b6 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright 7% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  SFG B. Belt A. Wainwright 20% 63% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pagan to 3B
b6 3-4 0 -23 4,(1-2)  RO SFG E. Burriss A. Wainwright -3% 60% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Pagan Scores
b6 4-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O SFG C. Culberson A. Wainwright -5% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Victor Marte replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 9th
Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Matt Cain (P) batting 9th
b6 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R SFG A. Huff V. Marte 20% 75% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Belt Scores/unER; Huff to 2B
b6 5-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  SFG G. Blanco V. Marte 1% 75% Walk
b6 5-4 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Crawford V. Marte -4% 72% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Giants' Jeremy Affeldt facing 2-3-4
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Aubrey Huff (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Affeldt 4% 76% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t7 4-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. Affeldt 3% 79% Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-5 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL L. Berkman J. Affeldt 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
Kyle McClellan replaces Victor Marte pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG M. Cabrera K. McClellan -2% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 5-4 1 --- 7,(2-2)  SFG B. Posey K. McClellan 2% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b7 5-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  SFG A. Pagan K. McClellan 3% 83% Walk; Posey to 2B
b7 5-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R SFG B. Belt K. McClellan 10% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Posey Scores; Pagan to 3B
Mitchell Boggs replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
b7 6-4 1 -23 5,(3-1)  SFG E. Burriss K. McClellan 0% 94% Walk
b7 6-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO SFG C. Culberson M. Boggs 1% 95% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Pagan Scores; Belt to 3B
Nate Schierholtz pinch hits for Jeremy Affeldt (P) batting 9th
b7 7-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  SFG N. Schierholtz M. Boggs 0% 96% Walk; Culberson to 2B
b7 7-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O SFG G. Blanco M. Boggs -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Giants 7.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Giants' Sergio Romo facing 5-6-7
Sergio Romo replaces Nate Schierholtz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Freese S. Romo 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL Y. Molina S. Romo -4% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t8 5-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Descalso S. Romo 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
Rafael Furcal pinch hits for Shane Robinson (CF) batting 8th
t8 5-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Furcal S. Romo 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-5, Cardinals' Eduardo Sanchez facing 2-3-4
Eduardo Sanchez replaces Mitchell Boggs pitching and batting 9th
Daniel Descalso moves from SS to 2B
Rafael Furcal moves from PH to SS
Skip Schumaker moves from 2B to CF
b8 7-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Crawford E. Sanchez -0% 94% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b8 7-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG M. Cabrera E. Sanchez -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b8 7-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG B. Posey E. Sanchez 0% 94% Walk
b8 7-5 2 1-- 7,(1-2)  O SFG A. Pagan E. Sanchez -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Giants' Santiago Casilla facing 9-1-2
Santiago Casilla replaces Sergio Romo pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Beltran pinch hits for Eduardo Sanchez (P) batting 9th
t9 5-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Beltran S. Casilla 3% 97% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t9 5-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker S. Casilla 2% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 5-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Carpenter S. Casilla 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Giants 7.

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