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Scores
Standings
WSA
@BAL		0
2
BOS
@CAL		2
3
NYY
@CHW		5
4
DET
@MIN		4
5
CLE
@OAK		3
4
LAD
@ATL		0
1
SFG
@CIN		7
1
CHC
@NYM		0
1
CHC
@NYM		2
0
PHI
@PIT		5
0
PHI
@PIT		4
1
HOU
@STL		5
4		 
(10)
HOU
@STL		7
8
Thursday, July 11, 1968, 8:54PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 35,300, Time of Game: 2:31
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Astros
7
36-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
8
54-31
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ron Willis (2-2)
L: Tom Dukes (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  3  0   0  3  0    7 12  5
Cardinals       0  0  3   3  0  0   0  2  X    8 12  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Norm Miller RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .659 -0.011 1.51 0.074 -0.085 1.0 4 0 2B,SH
Hector Torres SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 .247 .560 -0.083 1.53 0.064 -0.147 -0.1 2 2
Rusty Staub 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .318 .848 0.218 1.63 0.328 -0.110 2.1 5 0 2B
Jim Wynn CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .263 .811 0.319 2.02 0.416 -0.098 0.8 2 1 HR
Denis Menke 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 .674 -0.027 0.96 0.047 -0.074 -0.2 1 1 2B
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .641 -0.088 0.89 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 0 2
Bob Aspromonte LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .242 .608 0.135 0.60 0.145 -0.010 1.3 2 0
John Bateman C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .229 .611 -0.015 0.87 0.032 -0.047 0.2 7 0
   Tom Dukes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.017 0.68 0.000 -0.017 -0.2 0 0
   Wade Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Ray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Cuellar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .516 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nate Colbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .325 -0.019 0.81 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Dave Giusti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 .362 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Coombs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julio Gotay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .486 -0.029 1.25 0.000 -0.029 -0.5
   John Buzhardt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Brand PH-C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .132 .425 0.098 1.71 0.116 -0.018 0.2 1 0
Team Totals 38 7 12 7 0 5 .316 .789 0.481 1.29 1.222 -0.742 3.6 24 6
2B: R Staub (23, off W Granger); N Miller (8, off M Nelson); D Menke (10, off M Nelson).
HR: J Wynn (11, off W Granger; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: N Miller (4, off J Hoerner).
TB: J Wynn 4; R Staub 4; B Aspromonte 3; D Menke 2; N Miller 2; J Bateman; R Brand; H Torres.
RBI: J Wynn 3 (33); N Miller (13); H Torres (13); B Aspromonte (26); R Staub (47).
2-out RBI: R Staub; B Aspromonte.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Menke-H Torres-R Staub.
E: B Aspromonte (6); D Giusti (2); J Wynn (1); H Torres (14); J Bateman (3).
Outfield Assists: J Wynn (J Edwards at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Brock LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .277 .742 0.495 1.22 0.520 -0.024 2.9 3 0 2B
Julian Javier 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .605 0.133 0.71 0.176 -0.043 1.5 2 1 SB
Curt Flood CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .317 .757 0.086 0.51 0.106 -0.020 0.2 7 0
Orlando Cepeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .746 -0.057 0.59 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 7 1
Mike Shannon 3B 3 1 3 0 1 0 .268 .762 0.164 0.96 0.164 0.000 1.2 0 1
Johnny Edwards C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .660 -0.094 1.78 0.064 -0.158 0.1 5 0 GDP
   Ron Davis PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 .548 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Tolan RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252 .649 -0.101 1.42 0.007 -0.108 -0.3 2 0 IW
   Dick Schofield SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Dal Maxvill SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .565 -0.060 0.75 0.000 -0.060 -1.0 0 3
   Tim McCarver PH-C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 .647 0.072 2.29 0.072 0.000 0.2 0 0
Mel Nelson P 1 2 1 1 1 0 .250 .650 0.030 1.00 0.030 0.000 0.1 0 1
   Wayne Granger P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.006 0.27 0.000 -0.006 -0.1 1 1
   Ron Willis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Maris PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .669 0.318 5.19 0.318 0.000 0.9
   Joe Hoerner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 35 8 12 6 3 6 .343 .766 0.980 1.10 1.457 -0.476 5.0 27 10
2B: L Brock (27, off D Giusti).
IBB: B Tolan (3, by D Giusti).
TB: L Brock 4; M Shannon 3; C Flood; M Nelson; T McCarver; R Maris; J Javier; J Edwards.
GIDP: J Edwards (2).
RBI: L Brock 2 (25); J Javier (27); C Flood (39); M Nelson (1); R Maris (15).
2-out RBI: L Brock 2; C Flood; R Maris; J Javier.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: J Javier (7, 2nd base off D Giusti/J Bateman).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.09 6 54 0.092 0.82 0.8
Dave Giusti 1.2 6 6 4 2 2 0 2.71 12 0 0 -0.442 0.92 -3.6
Danny Coombs 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 3 2 2 -0.069 0.40 -1.6
John Buzhardt 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.66 7 0 0 0.042 0.38 0.8
Tom Dukes, L (0-2) 1.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.18 7 0 0 0.002 1.82 0.3
Wade Blasingame, BS (1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.61 2 2 2 -0.628 4.32 -2.0
Jim Ray 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.12 1 2 0 0.023 0.90 0.4
Team Totals 8 12 8 6 3 6 0 6.75 38 54 6 4 -0.980 1.29 -5.0
W Blasingame faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mel Nelson 4.1 6 4 4 0 1 0 3.38 19 36 -0.053 0.90 -1.4
Wayne Granger 2.2 4 3 3 0 2 1 1.99 12 2 2 -0.596 1.31 -3.0
Ron Willis, W (2-2) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.23 4 0 0 0.036 0.56 0.4
Joe Hoerner, S (8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.71 4 0 0 0.131 3.84 0.4
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 0 5 1 7.00 39 36 2 2 -0.482 1.10 -3.6
W Granger faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Granger (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Giusti (4; B Tolan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Al Barlick, 3B - Stan Landes.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 35,300.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Norm Miller RF 1 Lou Brock LF
2 Hector Torres SS 2 Julian Javier 2B
3 Rusty Staub 1B 3 Curt Flood CF
4 Jim Wynn CF 4 Orlando Cepeda 1B
5 Denis Menke 2B 5 Mike Shannon 3B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Johnny Edwards C
7 Bob Aspromonte LF 7 Bobby Tolan RF
8 John Bateman C 8 Dal Maxvill SS
9 Mike Cuellar P 9 Mel Nelson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 4-6 0 -23 RRR HOU J. Wynn W. Granger -42% 21% Home Run; Torres Scores; Staub Scores
b8 6-7 2 1-3 R STL R. Maris W. Blasingame 32% 58% Single to RF; Davis Scores; McCarver to 2B
b8 7-7 2 12- R STL L. Brock W. Blasingame 31% 89% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Maris to 3B
t8 4-6 0 1-- HOU R. Staub W. Granger -20% 63% Double to LF; Torres to 3B
b3 0-1 2 1-- R STL L. Brock D. Giusti 16% 54% Double to LF; Nelson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU N. Miller M. Nelson 2% 52% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU H. Torres M. Nelson 1% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O HOU R. Staub M. Nelson 1% 54% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL L. Brock M. Cuellar -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Javier M. Cuellar -1% 51% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 --- O STL C. Flood M. Cuellar -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn M. Nelson 2% 52% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 --- HOU D. Menke M. Nelson -5% 47% Double to CF
t2 0-0 1 -2- O HOU D. Rader M. Nelson 4% 51% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 -2- R HOU B. Aspromonte M. Nelson -12% 39% Single to RF; Menke Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- O HOU J. Bateman M. Nelson 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda M. Cuellar -2% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- STL M. Shannon M. Cuellar 3% 42% Single to CF
b2 0-1 1 1-- OO STL J. Edwards M. Cuellar -5% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 9-1-2
Nate Colbert pinch hits for Mike Cuellar (P) batting 9th
t3 1-0 0 --- O HOU N. Colbert M. Nelson 2% 38% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 --- O HOU N. Miller M. Nelson 1% 39% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- O HOU H. Torres M. Nelson 1% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
Dave Giusti replaces Nate Colbert (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL B. Tolan D. Giusti -3% 38% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL D. Maxvill D. Giusti -2% 36% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- STL M. Nelson D. Giusti 1% 37% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- R STL L. Brock D. Giusti 16% 54% Double to LF; Nelson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
b3 1-1 2 -2- R STL J. Javier D. Giusti 13% 67% Single to LF; Brock Scores
b3 2-1 2 1-- STL C. Flood D. Giusti 1% 68% Javier Steals 2B; Javier to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 2-1 2 --3 R STL C. Flood D. Giusti 10% 78% Single to 3B/Bunt; Javier Scores/unER
b3 3-1 2 1-- STL O. Cepeda D. Giusti 1% 79% Flood Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Flood to 2B
b3 3-1 2 -2- O STL O. Cepeda D. Giusti -2% 77% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- HOU R. Staub M. Nelson -5% 72% Single to LF
t4 1-3 0 1-- O HOU J. Wynn M. Nelson 4% 77% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 1 1-- O HOU D. Menke M. Nelson 3% 80% Flyball: LF
t4 1-3 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader M. Nelson 2% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Dave Giusti facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- STL M. Shannon D. Giusti 2% 84% Single to CF
b4 3-1 0 1-- STL J. Edwards D. Giusti 6% 90% Single to CF; Shannon to 3B/Adv on E8; Edwards to 2B
b4 3-1 0 -23 STL B. Tolan D. Giusti 1% 91% Intentional Walk
b4 3-1 0 123 O STL D. Maxvill D. Giusti -3% 88% Strikeout
b4 3-1 1 123 RO STL M. Nelson D. Giusti 2% 89% Single to CF; Shannon Scores; Edwards out at Hm/CF-C; Tolan to 2B
Danny Coombs replaces Dave Giusti pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-1 2 12- R STL L. Brock D. Coombs 5% 94% Single to LF; Tolan Scores; Nelson to 2B
b4 5-1 2 12- R STL J. Javier D. Coombs 3% 97% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Nelson Scores/No RBI/unER; Brock to 3B; Javier to 2B
b4 6-1 2 -23 O STL C. Flood D. Coombs -1% 96% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Mel Nelson facing 7-8-9
t5 1-6 0 --- HOU B. Aspromonte M. Nelson -2% 94% Single to LF
t5 1-6 0 1-- HOU J. Bateman M. Nelson -3% 91% Single to LF; Aspromonte to 2B
Julio Gotay pinch hits for Danny Coombs (P) batting 9th
t5 1-6 0 12- O HOU J. Gotay M. Nelson 3% 94% Flyball: RF
t5 1-6 1 12- R HOU N. Miller M. Nelson -7% 87% Double to RF; Aspromonte Scores; Bateman to 3B
Wayne Granger replaces Mel Nelson pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-6 1 -23 RO HOU H. Torres W. Granger 2% 89% Groundout: P-1B; Bateman Scores; Miller to 3B
t5 3-6 2 --3 R HOU R. Staub W. Granger -7% 82% Single to CF; Miller Scores
t5 4-6 2 1-- HOU J. Wynn W. Granger -1% 81% Wild Pitch; Staub to 2B
t5 4-6 2 -2- O HOU J. Wynn W. Granger 4% 84% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' John Buzhardt facing 4-5-6
John Buzhardt replaces Julio Gotay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-4 0 --- O STL O. Cepeda J. Buzhardt -1% 83% Strikeout
b5 6-4 1 --- STL M. Shannon J. Buzhardt 1% 85% Single to RF
b5 6-4 1 1-- O STL J. Edwards J. Buzhardt -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b5 6-4 2 1-- O STL B. Tolan J. Buzhardt -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Wayne Granger facing 5-6-7
t6 4-6 0 --- O HOU D. Menke W. Granger 3% 85% Flyball: LF
t6 4-6 1 --- O HOU D. Rader W. Granger 2% 87% Strikeout
t6 4-6 2 --- O HOU B. Aspromonte W. Granger 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' John Buzhardt facing 8-9-1
b6 6-4 0 --- O STL D. Maxvill J. Buzhardt -1% 87% Strikeout
b6 6-4 1 --- O STL W. Granger J. Buzhardt -1% 86% Strikeout
b6 6-4 2 --- O STL L. Brock J. Buzhardt -0% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Wayne Granger facing 8-9-1
t7 4-6 0 --- O HOU J. Bateman W. Granger 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
Ron Brand pinch hits for John Buzhardt (P) batting 9th
t7 4-6 1 --- O HOU R. Brand W. Granger 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-6 2 --- O HOU N. Miller W. Granger 1% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Astros' Tom Dukes facing 2-3-4
Tom Dukes replaces John Bateman (C) pitching and batting 8th
Ron Brand moves from PH to C
b7 6-4 0 --- O STL J. Javier T. Dukes -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-4 1 --- O STL C. Flood T. Dukes -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
b7 6-4 2 --- O STL O. Cepeda T. Dukes -0% 90% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Wayne Granger facing 2-3-4
t8 4-6 0 --- HOU H. Torres W. Granger -6% 83% Single to 2B
t8 4-6 0 1-- HOU R. Staub W. Granger -20% 63% Double to LF; Torres to 3B
t8 4-6 0 -23 RRR HOU J. Wynn W. Granger -42% 21% Home Run; Torres Scores; Staub Scores
Ron Willis replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-6 0 --- O HOU D. Menke R. Willis 2% 23% Strikeout
t8 7-6 1 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Willis 1% 24% Flyball: CF
t8 7-6 2 --- HOU B. Aspromonte R. Willis -1% 23% Single to RF
t8 7-6 2 1-- O HOU T. Dukes R. Willis 2% 25% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Astros' Tom Dukes facing 5-6-7
b8 6-7 0 --- STL M. Shannon T. Dukes 10% 35% Walk
b8 6-7 0 1-- O STL J. Edwards T. Dukes -9% 26% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Ron Davis pinch runs for Johnny Edwards (C) batting 6th
b8 6-7 1 1-- O STL B. Tolan T. Dukes -7% 19% Flyball: RF
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Dal Maxvill (SS) batting 8th
b8 6-7 2 1-- STL T. McCarver T. Dukes 7% 26% Single to LF; Davis to 3B
Wade Blasingame replaces Tom Dukes pitching and batting 8th
Roger Maris pinch hits for Ron Willis (P) batting 9th
b8 6-7 2 1-3 R STL R. Maris W. Blasingame 32% 58% Single to RF; Davis Scores; McCarver to 2B
b8 7-7 2 12- R STL L. Brock W. Blasingame 31% 89% Single to LF; McCarver Scores; Maris to 3B
Jim Ray replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 8th
b8 8-7 2 1-3 O STL J. Javier J. Ray -2% 87% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Cardinals' Joe Hoerner facing 9-1-2
Joe Hoerner replaces Roger Maris (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tim McCarver moves from PH to C
Dick Schofield replaces Bobby Tolan (RF) playing SS batting 7th
Ron Davis moves from PR to RF
t9 7-8 0 --- HOU R. Brand J. Hoerner -12% 75% Single to LF
t9 7-8 0 1-- O HOU N. Miller J. Hoerner 4% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brand to 2B
t9 7-8 1 -2- O HOU H. Torres J. Hoerner 10% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 7-8 2 -2- O HOU R. Staub J. Hoerner 10% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Cardinals 8.

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