April 25, 1997 Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
DET 3 BAL 2
BOS 0 CLE 11
@MIL 4 TEX 6
@MIN 3 CHW 9
@NYY 3 KCR 10
@OAK 3 SEA 13
@TOR 8 ATL 5
SDP 4 CHC 11
PIT 1 PHI 10
@CIN 7 FLA 4
LAD 2 HOU 5
SFG 4 MON 4
NYM 1 COL 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 29,675

Friday, April 25, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:04

Rockies

14-5

Won 4

1st

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

W: K Ritz (2-3), L: A Benes (2-2), S: B Ruffin (4)

Cardinals

7-13

Lost 2

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .366  .924   17    1   2   
E Burks CF-LF                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .207  .746   23    2   0   
L Walker RF                   3   2   1   1    1   1  .479 1.568   20    3   0   HR
A Galarraga 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.036   13    7   2   
D Bichette LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .319  .813   12    1   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .366 1.154   12    1   2   
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .314  .899   24    7   2   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .315  .827   18    3   0   
K Ritz P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .182   14    2   1   
  M Munoz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  Q McCracken CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .362  .880    7    0   0   
Totals                       34   5   7   5    4  10              160   27  10

BATTING

HR: L Walker (10, off A Benes; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: L Walker 4; A Galarraga 2; D Bichette; V Castilla; W Weiss; E Burks.

RBI: V Castilla 2 (21); W Weiss (8); A Galarraga (16); L Walker (26).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Reed-W Weiss 2.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .567   19    1   4   
W McGee LF                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .265  .846   25    0   0   SB
R Lankford CF                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .500 1.404   23    3   0   
B Jordan RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .708   12    1   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .212  .581   14    0   4   CS
J Mabry 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .548   17   10   1   HBP
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12   10   0   
  R Gant PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .194  .668    5    0   0   2B
  M Difelice C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .331         0   0   
R Clayton SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .222  .642   14    1   1   HR,CS
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    3    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .550    3    0   0   
  T Mathews P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Lampkin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .548    5    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Young PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .767    4    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4   7              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Gant (5, off S Reed).

HR: R Clayton (2, off K Ritz; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: J Mabry (1, by S Reed).

TB: R Clayton 5; B Jordan 2; R Gant 2; R Lankford 2; G Gaetti; W McGee.

RBI: R Gant 2 (8); R Clayton (8); G Gaetti (6).

2-out RBI: R Gant 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: W McGee (2, 2nd base off K Ritz/J Reed).

CS: G Gaetti (1, 2nd base by K Ritz/J Reed); R Clayton (2, 2nd base by K Ritz/J Reed).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Ritz, W (2-3)                7     7   2   2    2   5   1   6.28   28  111-65   43·11·11   10· 7· 4· 0     58    -     0.73   0.18
M Munoz, H (4)                 0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   8.10    2    9-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61  -0.00
S Reed, H (2)                  0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   1.93    5   15-10    6· 3· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.22  -0.07
B Ruffin, S (4)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.53    4   18-8     5· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.37   0.20
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   7   1          39  153-88   57·16·15   13· 9· 5· 0          1-1

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
A Benes, L (2-2)               5     5   5   5    3   6   1   3.82   23  100-62   34·10·18    7· 4· 3· 0     40    -     0.74  -0.27
T Mathews                      2     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.70    7   28-20   11· 4· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.02
J Frascatore                   2     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.59    8   32-23   16· 4· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.51   0.05
Totals                         9     7   5   5    4  10   1          38  160-105  61·18·26   14· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Reed (1; J Mabry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 29,675.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Young              2B    1. D DeShields          2B 
2. E Burks              CF    2. W McGee              LF 
3. L Walker             RF    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. A Galarraga          1B    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. D Bichette           LF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. V Castilla           3B    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. J Reed               C     7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. W Weiss              SS    8. R Clayton            SS 
9. K Ritz               P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-2  123  5  -20%  66% R Gant          S Reed          Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McGee Scores; Jordan Scores; Mabry to 3B
   b 8   2  5-4  -23  1   17%  84% R Clayton       S Reed          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   b 9   0  5-4  ---  4  -13%  66% D Young         B Ruffin        Walk
   b 9   0  5-4  1--  5   13%  79% D DeShields     B Ruffin        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  66% A Galarraga     A Benes         Single to LF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Walker to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  E Burks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   54%  L Walker        Walk; Burks to 2B
   R      12-  2   66%  A Galarraga     Single to LF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Walker to 3B
          1-3  6   68%  D Bichette      Walk; Galarraga to 2B
   RR     123  2   79%  V Castilla      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Walker Scores; Galarraga Scores; Bichette to 2B
          12-  7   82%  J Reed          Walk; Bichette to 3B; Castilla to 2B
   R      123  4   87%  W Weiss         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bichette Scores; Castilla to 3B; Reed to 2B
   O      123  5   84%  K Ritz          Strikeout Looking
   O      123  2   81%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   82%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   84%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   83%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   81%  B Jordan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lankford to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   83%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   83%  L Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   82%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Ritz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  J Mabry         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   85%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   84%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   86%  A Benes         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   85%  D Bichette      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   84%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   84%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Ritz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   86%  D DeShields     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   87%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   88%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   87%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   86%  K Ritz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Ritz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   88%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   89%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Alan Benes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   89%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   93%  L Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Walker Scores
   O      ---  5   93%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   93%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Kevin Ritz facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   90%  R Clayton       Walk
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
   OO     1--  3   95%  M Sweeney       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  1   95%  D DeShields     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-0, T.J. Mathews facing 6-7-8
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   95%  V Castilla      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   95%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  8   95%  W Weiss         Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  K Ritz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Kevin Ritz facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   92%  W McGee         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  R Lankford      McGee Steals 2B
          -2-  5   88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   91%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF; McGee to 3B
   R      1-3  2   87%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Ground Ball); McGee Scores; Lankford to 2B
   OO     12-  7   94%  J Mabry         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Gaetti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-1, T.J. Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   94%  E Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   93%  L Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Kevin Ritz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   95%  T Pagnozzi      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  6   90%  R Clayton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores
                  Tom Lampkin pinch hits for T.J. Mathews batting 9th
   O      ---  5   92%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Frascatore facing 4-5-6
                  John Frascatore replaces Tom Lampkin pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   94%  A Galarraga     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   95%  D Bichette      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Galarraga to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   93%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   91%  W Weiss         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Munoz facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Munoz replaces Kevin Ritz pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   86%  W McGee         Walk
   O      1--  2   91%  R Lankford      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  Steve Reed replaces Dante Bichette pitching and batting 5th; Ellis Burks moves to LF; Quinton McCracken replaces Mike Munoz playing CF batting 9th
          1--  2   85%  B Jordan        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right); McGee to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   87%  J Mabry         Hit By Pitch; McGee to 3B; Jordan to 2B
                  Ron Gant pinch hits for Tom Pagnozzi batting 7th
   RR     123  5   66%  R Gant          Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McGee Scores; Jordan Scores; Mabry to 3B
   O      -23  1   84%  R Clayton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Frascatore facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Difelice replaces Ron Gant playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  7   82%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   81%  E Young         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   80%  E Burks         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Bruce Ruffin facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Ruffin replaces Steve Reed pitching and batting 5th; Dmitri Young pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 9th
          ---  4   66%  D Young         Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  D DeShields     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   90%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 5, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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