June 30, 2000 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,262

Friday, June 30, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:19

Astros

27-52

Lost 3

6th, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  1   2  0  0   0  0  0    4  6  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  1  2   0  0  X    5 13  3

W: A Benes (2-1), L: C Holt (3-9), S: D Veres (15)

Cardinals

47-32

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .299  .769   19    1   5   SH
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .257  .761   22    5   4   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .923   26    9   2   SF
R Hidalgo CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .986   19    2   0   
M Alou LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .343  .992   13    0   0   SB
L Berkman RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .299  .918   15    0   0   
M Meluskey C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .875   17    6   0   
  G Barker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .599         0   0   
  T Eusebio C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .640         1   0   
C Truby 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .326  .868   15    0   1   GDP
C Holt P                      1   1   0   0    2   1  .125  .325   26    0   0   
  Y Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .735    5    0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   4   6   3    5   9              177   24  14

BATTING

SF: J Bagwell (4, off R Ankiel).

SH: J Lugo (2, off R Ankiel).

TB: M Alou 2; C Truby 2; R Hidalgo; J Bagwell.

GIDP: C Truby (1).

RBI: J Bagwell (54); R Hidalgo (56); C Truby (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lugo-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: J Lugo (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alou (2, 2nd base off M Morris/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .282  .760   24    2   5   SH
J Drew RF                     4   1   2   0    1   2  .281  .883   24    1   0   
J Edmonds CF                  2   0   1   1    1   1  .341 1.093   21    4   0   SF
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .300 1.233   15    6   0   HR,GDP
R Lankford LF                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .234  .790   19    1   0   2B,SF
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .373 1.214   13    0   1   
  M Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   SH
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Matheny C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .676   12    9   0   
P Polanco 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .742   17    4   2   SH
R Ankiel P                    2   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .873    4    0   0   2B
  A Benes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  C Paquette PH-3B            2   1   2   0    0   0  .252  .767    5    0   0   
Totals                       30   5  13   5    3   7              157   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (6, off D Henry); R Ankiel (1, off C Holt).

HR: M McGwire (29, off C Holt; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: R Lankford (3, off C Holt); J Edmonds (4, off Y Perez).

SH: M Morris (2, off D Henry); P Polanco (5, off C Holt); E Renteria (4, off J Cabrera).

TB: M McGwire 4; R Ankiel 3; C Paquette 2; J Drew 2; R Lankford 2; E Renteria 2; M Matheny; F Tatis; J Edmonds.

GIDP: M McGwire (5).

RBI: R Lankford (32); J Edmonds (50); E Renteria (34); R Ankiel (6); M McGwire (62).

2-out RBI: R Ankiel.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-M McGwire.

E: R Ankiel (3); P Polanco (2); J Edmonds (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Paquette (2nd base by J Cabrera).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Holt, L (3-9)                5.1  11   5   5    3   4   1   5.28   29  119-76   52· 8·16   12· 1· 8· 1     27    -     1.45  -0.29
Y Perez                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.59    1    2-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.31  -0.02
D Henry                        1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.14    5   20-11    3· 2· 6    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.21   0.09
J Cabrera                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   5.77    3   12-8     5· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.77   0.04
Totals                         8    13   5   5    3   7   1          38  153-97   62·12·23   15· 2·10· 1          5-1

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
R Ankiel                       4     6   4   2    3   5   0   3.44   22   96-58   34·10·14    8· 2· 5· 0     40    -     1.32  -0.19
A Benes, W (2-1)               2     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.98    7   29-19   14· 3· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.82   0.11
M Morris, H (2)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.70    5   24-13    6· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.63   0.01
D Veres, S (15)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.93    5   19-12    4· 6· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.22   0.39
Totals                         9     6   4   2    5   9   0          39  168-102  58·22·22   13· 7· 6· 0          1-0

M Morris faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: C Holt (1).

WP: R Ankiel (6).

IBB: None.

PO: J Cabrera (1; C Paquette, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ian Lamplugh, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 46,262.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Lugo               SS    1. E Renteria           SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. J Drew               RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. R Hidalgo            CF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. M Alou               LF    5. R Lankford           LF 
6. L Berkman            RF    6. F Tatis              3B 
7. M Meluskey           C     7. M Matheny            C  
8. C Truby              3B    8. P Polanco            2B 
9. C Holt               P     9. R Ankiel             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  5-4  1--  3   19%  83% C Truby         D Veres         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 3   0  2-1  12-  1  -12%  43% M McGwire       C Holt          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Drew to 3B
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  6  -12%  44% C Truby         R Ankiel        Single to RF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Berkman to 3B
   b 5   1  4-2  ---  2   12%  39% M McGwire       C Holt          Home Run
   b 6   1  4-3  1-3  2   11%  63% E Renteria      C Holt          Single to RF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Paquette to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Ankiel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  J Lugo          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  6   55%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Holt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   55%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  5   63%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Drew to 3B; Edmonds to 2B/Adv on E6
          -23  6   64%  M McGwire       Walk
   RO     123  2   63%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Drew Scores
   O      12-  5   60%  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Edmonds to 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Ankiel facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   56%  M Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   50%  L Berkman       Walk; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6   44%  C Truby         Single to RF (Line Drive); Alou Scores; Berkman to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  C Holt          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1-3  3   55%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  P Polanco       Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   54%  R Ankiel        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   50%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Ankiel facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   46%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B; Biggio to 2B
   R      -2-  2   39%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Biggio Scores
          1--  2   36%  M Alou          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hidalgo to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF; Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  M Meluskey      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Holt facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   49%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  J Edmonds       Walk; Drew to 2B
   OO     12-  1   43%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Drew to 3B
   O      --3  5   38%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Ankiel facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   35%  C Truby         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      32%  C Holt          Wild Pitch; Truby to 2B
          -2-  8   30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   30%  J Lugo          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Truby to 3B; Holt to 2B
   R      -23  3   22%  C Biggio        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Truby Scores/No RBI/unER; Holt to 3B; Biggio to 2B
   RO     -23  5   21%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Holt Scores/unER; Biggio to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  6   23%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Chris Holt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   28%  F Tatis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   25%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B; Tatis to 2B
   O      -2-  5   21%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B; Tatis to 3B
   R      --3  3   29%  R Ankiel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Tatis Scores
          1-- 11   32%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive); Ankiel to 2B
   O      12-  5   26%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
                  Alan Benes replaces Rick Ankiel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   28%  M Alou          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   30%  L Berkman       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   31%  M Meluskey      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Holt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   27%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   39%  M McGwire       Home Run
   O      --- 11   37%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   38%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   35%  C Holt          Walk
   O      1--  6   38%  J Lugo          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   41%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Chris Holt facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   47%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3   44%  P Polanco       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Matheny to 2B
                  Craig Paquette pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
          -2-  4   52%  C Paquette      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Matheny to 3B
   R      1-3  2   63%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Paquette to 2B
          12-      70%  J Drew          Balk; Paquette to 3B; Renteria to 2B
          -23  5   71%  " "             Walk
                  Yorkis Perez replaces Chris Holt pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  2   72%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Paquette Scores
                  Doug Henry replaces Yorkis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   68%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Morris replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 6th; Craig Paquette moves to 3B
   O      ---  6   73%  J Bagwell       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   76%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   73%  M Alou          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      72%  L Berkman       Alou Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Doug Henry facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   83%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   83%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-SS-2B/Sacrifice; Lankford to 3B
   O      --3  6   77%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   73%  P Polanco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   65%  M Meluskey      Walk
                  Dave Veres replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 6th; Glen Barker pinch runs for Mitch Meluskey batting 7th
   OO     1--  3   83%  C Truby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Doug Henry batting 9th
   O      ---  5   86%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jose Cabrera facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th; Tony Eusebio replaces Glen Barker playing C batting 7th
          ---  1   88%  C Paquette      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   87%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Paquette to 2B
   O      -2-  8   85%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   82%  J Edmonds       Paquette Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Veres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   90%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation