April 12, 2002 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@ANA 1 BOS 3
NYY 2 CHW 5
BAL 2 CLE 3
KCR 1 MIN 4
DET 2 TOR 14
@TBD 7 SEA 7
@TEX 3 ARI 8
@COL 3 ATL 2
@FLA 0 NYM 2
MON 1 CIN 8
@PHI 5 CHC 7
@PIT 3 LAD 3
@SDP 0 SFG 5
MIL 1 STL 7
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,120

Friday, April 12, 2002
Time of Game: 2:59

Astros

4-6

Lost 3

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  9  1
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  1  2   1  0  X    7 11  0

W: M Morris (3-0), L: W Miller (0-2)

Cardinals

7-3

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .275  .791   20    2   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .286  .915   27    8   1   3B,GDP
J Bagwell 1B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .324  .847   12    7   1   2B
L Berkman CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .300 1.054   16    1   0   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .769   14    2   0   GDP
D Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .910   11    1   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .606   16    1   1   
A Everett SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .217  .574   14    1   3   
W Miller P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .429 1.000    9    1   2   SH
  N Cruz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Stone P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Lugo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875    1    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   9   3    4   5              140   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (2, off D Veres).

3B: B Ausmus (1, off D Veres).

SH: W Miller (1, off M Morris).

TB: B Ausmus 3; C Biggio 3; J Bagwell 3; R Hidalgo; L Berkman; A Everett.

GIDP: R Hidalgo (2); B Ausmus (3).

RBI: R Hidalgo (10); C Biggio (5); J Bagwell (4).

2-out RBI: C Biggio; R Hidalgo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Miller-M Ensberg; A Everett-C Biggio-J Bagwell.

E: M Ensberg (2).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   2   2   2    1   0  .238  .569   13    3   2   2·SB,CS,HBP,GDP
P Polanco SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .302  .659   21    3   5   SB,CS
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   2    2   1  .333  .951   22    1   0   HR,IW
A Pujols 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .300  .871   20    0   1   
J Edmonds CF                  3   2   2   2    1   1  .394 1.344   18    2   0   2·HR,IW
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .156  .419   15   10   0   
M Difelice C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .316 1.065   13    4   0   
  E Renteria PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .367  .924         0   0   
  M Matheny C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .842    2    1   0   2B
E Marrero LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .545 1.474   10    3   0   
M Morris P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   1   
  M Cairo PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   SH
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Robinson PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .614    4    0   0   IW
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   7  11   7    7   7              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (2, off C Hernandez).

HR: J Edmonds 2 (4, off C Hernandez, off W Miller; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); J Drew (2, off W Miller; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: M Cairo (3, off N Cruz).

IBB: J Edmonds (4, by W Miller); K Robinson (1, by R Stone); J Drew (2, by W Miller).

HBP: F Vina (1, by W Miller).

TB: J Edmonds 8; J Drew 4; M Matheny 2; F Vina 2; M Difelice; E Marrero; A Pujols; T Martinez; P Polanco.

GIDP: F Vina (1).

RBI: J Edmonds 2 (7); J Drew 2 (7); F Vina 2 (6); A Pujols (10).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Polanco-F Vina-T Martinez; P Polanco-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina 2 (4, 2nd base off W Miller/B Ausmus 2); P Polanco (1, 2nd base off N Cruz/B Ausmus).

CS: F Vina (1, 2nd base by N Cruz/B Ausmus); P Polanco (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Wagner).

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
W Miller, L (0-2)              5     7   6   6    3   4   2   9.00   26   90-53   34· 6·13    8· 5· 3· 2     30    -     1.06  -0.28
N Cruz                         1     1   0   0    2   0   0   9.00    5   15-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.44  -0.05
C Hernandez                    0     2   1   1    1   0   1   9.00    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.04
R Stone                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.08    3   10-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.22   0.02
B Wagner                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    3   13-8     2· 1· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    7   7   3          40  139-79   49· 9·21   11· 6· 5· 3          4-2

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
M Morris, W (3-0)              6     6   2   2    4   4   0   1.42   27  105-61   34· 5·22    8· 7· 4· 0     52    -     1.32   0.11
D Veres                        1     2   1   1    0   0   0   0.96    5   19-12    7· 2· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.82   0.00
S Kline                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    6   16-11    5· 2· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   5   0          38  140-84   46· 9·29   12·10· 7· 0           -

W Miller faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
C Hernandez faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Stone (1; K Robinson); W Miller 2 (3; J Drew, J Edmonds).

PO: B Wagner (1; P Polanco, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: W Miller (3; F Vina).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 34,120.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. B Ausmus             C     2. P Polanco            SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. J Drew               RF 
4. L Berkman            CF    4. A Pujols             3B 
5. R Hidalgo            RF    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. D Ward               LF    6. T Martinez           1B 
7. M Ensberg            3B    7. M Difelice           C  
8. A Everett            SS    8. E Marrero            LF 
9. W Miller             P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  -2-  1   20%  65% J Drew          W Miller        Home Run (LF-CF); Vina Scores
   t 5   0  3-2  12-  3   15%  66% R Hidalgo       M Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Bagwell to 3B
   b 5   1  2-3  12-  5   13%  87% A Pujols        W Miller        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Vina Scores; Drew to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   t 3   2  0-0  12-  3  -12%  39% R Hidalgo       M Morris        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ausmus Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   b 3   2  1-2  ---  7   11%  74% J Edmonds       W Miller        Home Run (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  C Biggio        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   41%  B Ausmus        Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  2   46%  J Bagwell       Popfly: SS
   O      12-  3   51%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   55%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  F Vina          Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   50%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  M Ensberg       Walk
   O      1--  6   52%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B; Ensberg to 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  W Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   59%  M Difelice      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  E Marrero       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      12-  1   50%  M Morris        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   52%  C Biggio        Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   50%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  5   46%  J Bagwell       Walk; Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      12-  3   39%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ausmus Scores; Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  3   43%  D Ward          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   48%  F Vina          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   45%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging, Vina Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  1   65%  J Drew          Home Run (LF-CF); Vina Scores
   O      ---  4   64%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  7   74%  J Edmonds       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   74%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   76%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   73%  A Everett       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  2   76%  W Miller        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Everett to 2B
   R      -2-  4   66%  C Biggio        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Everett Scores
   O      1--  2   69%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   67%  M Difelice      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   65%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  M Morris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   59%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   51%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
   OO     12-  3   66%  R Hidalgo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  1   71%  D Ward          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   75%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      77%  P Polanco       Vina Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   73%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   75%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
   R      12-  5   87%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Vina Scores; Drew to 3B; Pujols to 2B
          -23  4   88%  J Edmonds       Intentional Walk
   OO     123  6   79%  T Martinez      Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   82%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  A Everett       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   85%  W Miller        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wade Miller facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   87%  M Difelice      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  2   90%  E Marrero       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Difelice to 2B
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Wade Miller pitching and batting 9th; Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th; Edgar Renteria pinch runs for Mike Difelice batting 7th
   O      12-  2   90%  M Cairo         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Renteria to 3B; Marrero to 2B
   RR     -23  1   95%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Marrero Scores
   O      1--      95%  P Polanco       Vina Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   95%  " "             Walk
          1--      95%  J Drew          Polanco Steals 2B
          -2-  6   95%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   95%  A Pujols        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Veres facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Veres replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 9th; Mike Matheny replaces Edgar Renteria playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  2   96%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   93%  B Ausmus        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      --3  3   89%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Ausmus Scores
   O      -2-  4   92%  L Berkman       Popfly: SS
   O      -2-  4   94%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Carlos Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Carlos Hernandez replaces Nelson Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   97%  J Edmonds       Home Run
          ---  6   98%  T Martinez      Walk
          1--  2   99%  M Matheny       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Martinez to 3B
                  Ricky Stone replaces Carlos Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   98%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
          -23  4   98%  K Robinson      Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   97%  F Vina          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Kline replaces Kerry Robinson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   99%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  A Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Billy Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Wagner replaces Ricky Stone pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--      99%  J Drew          Polanco Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
                  Julio Lugo pinch hits for Billy Wagner batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Lugo          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   99%  C Biggio        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  5  100%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation