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BAL
@CAL		4
2
DET
@CHW		6
11
CLE
@MIL		7
0
NYY
@OAK		10
3
BOS
@SEA		7
5
MIN
@TEX		7
6
KCR
@TOR		0
6
ATL
@CIN		6
12
CHC
@FLA		2
9
SFG
@MON		0
6
LAD
@NYM		2
3		 
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SDP
@PHI		2
1
COL
@PIT		2
5
HOU
@STL		4
6
Wednesday, September 4, 1996 7:05, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 34,891, Time of Game: 2:45

Astros
4
74-67
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  1    4  8  0
Cardinals       0  3  0   0  1  1   1  0  X    6  9  1
W: Andy Benes (16-9), L: Donne Wall (9-5), S: Dennis Eckersley (26)
 Cardinals
6
75-65
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st

Houston Astros

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .284 .681 21 13 .014 0.77 .056 -.042 1.7 3 0 HR
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .835 17 11 -.120 0.89 .000 -.120 -1.3 2 4
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 1.033 13 9 -.065 0.63 .000 -.065 -0.8 9 0
Derek Bell RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .274 .766 22 12 -.004 0.52 .035 -.039 0.1 3 0 SB
Sean Berry 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 .809 16 10 -.008 0.66 .039 -.047 0.7 1 1 2B
   Xavier Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Tony Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .699 14 9 -.036 0.67 .020 -.056 -0.5 4 1
James Mouton LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .263 .698 15 9 .045 1.02 .083 -.038 0.5 2 0
   John Cangelosi PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .757 4 3 -.020 0.78 .000 -.020 -0.2 0 0
Orlando Miller SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .720 14 11 -.034 0.82 .036 -.071 -0.4 0 2 2B
Donne Wall P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .195 .452 8 6 -.062 1.14 .000 -.062 -0.6 0 0
   Bobby Abreu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -.005 0.19 .000 -.005 -0.1 0 0
   Gregg Olson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Tabaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Spiers 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251 .720 4 3 .010 0.14 .010 .000 0.2 0 0 2B
Team Totals 36 4 8 4 2 6 .222 .652 152 99 -.285 0.73 .279 -.565 -0.7 24 8
2B: B Spiers (9, off D Eckersley); O Miller (23, off A Benes); S Berry (37, off T Mathews).
HR: B Hunter (5, off A Benes; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: B Hunter 5; O Miller 2; S Berry 2; B Spiers 2; T Eusebio; J Mouton; D Bell.
RBI: B Hunter 2 (33); S Berry (85); J Mouton (33).
2-out RBI: J Mouton; S Berry; B Hunter.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: D Bell (26, 2nd base off T Mathews/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .712 9 7 .002 0.46 .036 -.034 0.8 0 4 SB
Ray Lankford CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .872 19 12 .032 0.55 .048 -.016 0.6 7 0
Ron Gant LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 .876 14 7 -.070 0.65 .002 -.072 -1.0 0 0
Brian Jordan RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .310 .826 16 12 .033 0.80 .070 -.036 0.9 3 0 HBP
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .267 .768 8 7 -.023 0.64 .026 -.048 -1.3 1 1
John Mabry 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .295 .769 18 10 .153 0.53 .176 -.022 0.9 7 1 HR
Tom Pagnozzi C 4 2 2 2 0 0 .278 .764 8 6 .110 0.28 .121 -.011 1.6 6 0 2·HR
Mike Gallego 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .507 11 8 -.030 0.29 .000 -.030 -0.8 1 3
Andy Benes P 3 1 1 0 0 2 .152 .374 10 8 .007 0.26 .016 -.009 0.0 2 0
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 3 -.002 0.07 .000 -.002 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 9 5 2 5 .273 .879 118 80 .212 0.49 .495 -.280 1.8 27 9
HR: T Pagnozzi 2 (13, 2 off D Wall; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Mabry (12, off D Wall; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
HBP: B Jordan (5, by D Wall).
TB: T Pagnozzi 8; J Mabry 4; R Clayton 2; G Gaetti; R Lankford; A Benes; B Jordan.
RBI: T Pagnozzi 2 (48); J Mabry 2 (66); B Jordan (92).
2-out RBI: B Jordan.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
E: R Clayton (11).
Baserunning
SB: R Clayton (27, 2nd base off G Olson/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros

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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
Donne Wall, L (9-5) 6 7 5 5 1 5 3 3.98 27 86 60 36 10 14 8 12 4 0 42 -.209 0.64 -1.9
Gregg Olson 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.56 5 19 12 7 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 -.015 0.13 -0.9
Jeff Tabaka 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 .003 0.11 0.5
Xavier Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 3 10 6 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 6 6 2 5 3 6.75 36 118 80 49 14 17 10 18 5 0 42 2 0 -.214 0.73 -1.8

St. Louis Cardinals

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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
Andy Benes, W (16-9) 7 4 2 1 2 5 1 3.83 28 112 70 40 11 19 13 8 4 0 66 .242 0.80 1.7
T.J. Mathews 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.91 4 17 11 9 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 -.014 0.33 -0.8
Dennis Eckersley, S (26) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.42 6 23 18 11 4 3 0 5 4 0 1 0 .058 0.74 -0.1
Team Totals 9 8 4 3 2 6 1 3.00 38 152 99 60 15 24 14 16 10 0 66 1 0 .286 0.49 0.7
A Benes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: G Olson (6).
HBP: D Wall (6; B Jordan).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 34,891.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Royce Clayton SS
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Ray Lankford CF
3 Jeff Bagwell 1B 3 Ron Gant LF
4 Derek Bell RF 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Sean Berry 3B 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Tony Eusebio C 6 John Mabry 1B
7 James Mouton LF 7 Tom Pagnozzi C
8 Orlando Miller SS 8 Mike Gallego 2B
9 Donne Wall P 9 Andy Benes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR STL J. Mabry D. Wall 18% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gaetti Scores; Mabry Scores
t4 0-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R HOU J. Mouton A. Benes -8% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores/unER; Eusebio to 2B
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Pagnozzi Scores
b5 3-1 2 123 4,(0-2)  R STL B. Jordan D. Wall 7% 89% Hit By Pitch; Benes Scores; Clayton to 3B; Lankford to 2B
t4 1-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes 5% 78% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B

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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' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Clayton D. Wall -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Lankford D. Wall -2% 51% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU S. Berry A. Benes 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio A. Benes 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL B. Jordan D. Wall -2% 53% Lineout: 3B
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL G. Gaetti D. Wall 3% 55% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR STL J. Mabry D. Wall 18% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gaetti Scores; Mabry Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 8% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Pagnozzi Scores
b2 3-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Gallego D. Wall -1% 80% Lineout: CF
b2 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes D. Wall -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Mouton A. Benes 2% 81% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t3 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU O. Miller A. Benes -4% 78% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
t3 0-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Wall A. Benes 3% 81% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  HOU B. Hunter A. Benes -1% 80% Walk
t3 0-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes 4% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Astros' Donne Wall facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Clayton D. Wall -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford D. Wall 1% 84% Walk
b3 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Jordan D. Wall -1% 81% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 2% 83% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t4 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Bell A. Benes 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU S. Berry A. Benes -1% 84% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Berry to 1B
t4 0-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU T. Eusebio A. Benes -2% 82% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Berry to 2B
t4 0-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R HOU J. Mouton A. Benes -8% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berry Scores/unER; Eusebio to 2B
t4 1-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes 5% 78% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Wall -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Mabry D. Wall -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU D. Wall A. Benes 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Hunter A. Benes 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 1-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Benes 1% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 8-9-1
b5 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Gallego D. Wall -2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL A. Benes D. Wall 2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 3-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Clayton D. Wall 2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Benes to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- 6,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford D. Wall 4% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Benes to 3B; Clayton to 2B
b5 3-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Gant D. Wall -5% 82% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b5 3-1 2 123 4,(0-2)  R STL B. Jordan D. Wall 7% 89% Hit By Pitch; Benes Scores; Clayton to 3B; Lankford to 2B
b5 4-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Wall -3% 86% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Bagwell A. Benes 2% 89% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 1-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU D. Bell A. Benes -3% 86% Walk
t6 1-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU S. Berry A. Benes 3% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Eusebio A. Benes 2% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
b6 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Mabry D. Wall -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Pagnozzi D. Wall 4% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pagnozzi Scores
b6 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Gallego D. Wall -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Benes D. Wall -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
t7 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Mouton A. Benes 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 1-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU O. Miller A. Benes 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Bobby Abreu pinch hits for Donne Wall (P) batting 9th
t7 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Abreu A. Benes 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Astros' Gregg Olson facing 1-2-3
Gregg Olson replaces Bobby Abreu (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Clayton G. Olson 0% 97% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b7 5-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Lankford G. Olson 0% 98% Clayton Steals 2B
b7 5-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford G. Olson -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Clayton to 3B
b7 5-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL R. Gant G. Olson 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Clayton Scores
b7 6-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Gant G. Olson 0% 99% Walk
b7 6-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL B. Jordan G. Olson 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gant to 2B
b7 6-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL G. Gaetti G. Olson -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
Jeff Tabaka replaces Gregg Olson pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Mabry J. Tabaka -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t8 1-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU B. Hunter A. Benes -2% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hunter Scores
T.J. Mathews replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio T. Mathews 1% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 2-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell T. Mathews 1% 98% Lineout: CF
t8 2-6 2 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU D. Bell T. Mathews -1% 98% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t8 2-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU S. Berry T. Mathews -0% 98% Bell Steals 2B
t8 2-6 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R HOU S. Berry T. Mathews -3% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bell Scores
Dennis Eckersley replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-6 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU T. Eusebio D. Eckersley 2% 97% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Xavier Hernandez facing 7-8-9
Xavier Hernandez replaces Sean Berry (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Bill Spiers replaces Jeff Tabaka (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 6-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi X. Hernandez -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Gallego X. Hernandez -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 6-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckersley X. Hernandez -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
John Cangelosi pinch hits for James Mouton (LF) batting 7th
t9 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Cangelosi D. Eckersley 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU O. Miller D. Eckersley 1% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU B. Spiers D. Eckersley -1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
t9 3-6 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  R HOU B. Hunter D. Eckersley -2% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Spiers Scores
t9 4-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Biggio D. Eckersley -0% 96% Defensive Indifference; Hunter to 2B
t9 4-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio D. Eckersley 4% 100% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 6.

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  • 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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