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BOS
@BAL		13
2
MIN
@CHW		2
8
NYY
@DET		4
3
CLE
@KCR		6
5
TEX
@OAK		5
7
ANA
@SEA		2
3
TOR
@TBD		12
6
FLA
@ATL		1
4
PHI
@CIN		4
3
ARI
@COL		7
11
SFG
@MIL		3
1
MON
@NYM		5
1
CHC
@PIT		4
5
LAD
@SDP		4
3
HOU
@STL		3
7
Sunday, September 22, 2002
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 38,706, Time of Game: 2:42
Astros
3
82-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
7
91-64
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Chuck Finley (10-15)
L: Kirk Saarloos (6-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Cardinals       3  0  0   1  0  2   1  0  X    7 10  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .780 22 12 -0.025 0.84 0.038 -0.063 -0.2 4 0
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .258 .749 16 12 -0.072 1.14 0.024 -0.096 -0.7 0 3
Mark Loretta 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .300 .775 14 12 0.190 0.98 0.227 -0.037 2.1 0 0 HR
Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .924 11 8 -0.061 1.08 0.039 -0.100 -0.9 5 0 CS
Jose Vizcaino SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .737 17 13 -0.125 1.21 0.000 -0.125 -1.4 2 0
Jason Lane RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 .842 12 7 0.075 0.68 0.130 -0.056 0.3 2 0 HR
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .679 13 9 -0.048 0.48 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 9 1
Geoff Blum LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 .804 20 13 -0.028 0.51 0.013 -0.041 -0.3 2 0
Kirk Saarloos P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .069 .172 6 4 -0.046 0.89 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 0 1
   Pedro Borbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Stone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nelson Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .071 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Morgan Ensberg PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .738 3 2 0.030 0.47 0.030 0.000 0.6 2B
   Billy Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 3 7 3 1 5 .206 .640 134 92 -0.110 0.86 0.501 -0.612 -1.4 24 5
2B: M Ensberg (7, off J Fassero).
HR: M Loretta (3, off C Finley; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Lane (2, off C Finley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Loretta 5; J Lane 4; M Ensberg 2; J Bagwell 2; G Blum.
RBI: M Loretta 2 (26); J Lane (8).
2-out RBI: J Lane.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
CS: J Bagwell (3, 2nd base by C Finley/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 .673 12 8 -0.050 0.71 0.047 -0.096 -0.3 2 3 SB,CS
Eli Marrero LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .259 .774 16 8 -0.005 0.47 0.026 -0.031 -0.3 2 0
Jim Edmonds CF 3 2 3 1 1 0 .313 .990 21 12 0.119 0.68 0.119 0.000 1.9 4 0 2B
   So Taguchi PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Albert Pujols 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .313 .956 18 14 0.302 1.14 0.335 -0.034 2.9 0 2 HR,2B
Tino Martinez 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .264 .782 11 10 0.075 0.90 0.130 -0.056 0.3 11 0 HR
   Miguel Cairo PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .675 2 2 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
J.D. Drew RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 .254 .767 11 8 -0.008 0.86 0.022 -0.030 -0.4 2 0 SF
   Eduardo Perez PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .203 .760 7 3 0.001 0.04 0.001 0.000 0.3 1 0
Mike Matheny C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244 .632 13 9 0.029 0.56 0.063 -0.034 0.9 5 1
Wilson Delgado SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .647 28 17 -0.034 0.33 0.000 -0.034 -0.9 0 2
Chuck Finley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .233 6 4 -0.030 0.60 0.000 -0.030 -0.3 0 1
   Kerry Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .663 6 4 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   Jeff Fassero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Difelice PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .645 5 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.4
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 10 7 3 9 .312 .924 156 102 0.391 0.64 0.743 -0.353 3.1 27 9
2B: A Pujols (37, off P Borbon); J Edmonds (31, off K Saarloos).
HR: A Pujols (34, off K Saarloos; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); T Martinez (21, off K Saarloos; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Drew (3, off P Borbon).
TB: A Pujols 6; T Martinez 4; J Edmonds 4; M Matheny 2; F Vina 2.
RBI: A Pujols 3 (124); J Edmonds (82); M Matheny (33); J Drew (49); T Martinez (75).
2-out RBI: M Matheny; J Edmonds.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
E: F Vina (13).
Baserunning
SB: F Vina (16, 2nd base off N Cruz/B Ausmus).
CS: F Vina (11, 2nd base by K Saarloos/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros

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
Kirk Saarloos, L (6-7) 5 5 4 4 1 4 2 5.96 20 77 49 27 9 13 4 9 4 2 44 -0.215 0.79 -1.6
Pedro Borbon 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 5.40 4 20 16 9 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.101 1.16 -0.9
Ricky Stone 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.45 2 8 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.054 0.56 -0.6
Nelson Cruz 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.52 5 27 17 10 2 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.022 0.20 -0.5
Billy Wagner 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.59 5 24 15 7 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 7 7 3 9 2 7.88 36 156 102 55 23 24 6 16 7 2 44 1 1 -0.389 0.86 -3.1

St. Louis Cardinals

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
Chuck Finley, W (10-15) 7 5 3 2 0 1 2 4.24 26 104 70 43 8 19 10 13 4 2 58 0.076 0.81 0.4
Jeff Fassero 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.54 3 13 8 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.026 1.04 -0.4
Dave Veres, H (17) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.59 3 10 8 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.048 1.86 0.9
Jason Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.42 3 8 7 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 1 5 2 2.00 35 135 93 54 13 26 11 16 6 2 58 2 0 0.112 0.64 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 38,706.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Eli Marrero LF
3 Mark Loretta 3B 3 Jim Edmonds CF
4 Jeff Bagwell 1B 4 Albert Pujols 3B
5 Jose Vizcaino SS 5 Tino Martinez 1B
6 Jason Lane RF 6 J.D. Drew RF
7 Brad Ausmus C 7 Mike Matheny C
8 Geoff Blum LF 8 Wilson Delgado SS
9 Kirk Saarloos P 9 Chuck Finley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL A. Pujols K. Saarloos 24% 63% Home Run; Marrero Scores; Edmonds Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  RR HOU M. Loretta C. Finley -17% 32% Home Run; Biggio Scores/unER
b4 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Martinez K. Saarloos 13% 69% Home Run
t4 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU J. Lane C. Finley -13% 55% Home Run (LF-CF)
b6 4-3 0 1-- 7,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Borbon 9% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Edmonds to 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' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hunter C. Finley 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Biggio C. Finley -2% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  RR HOU M. Loretta C. Finley -17% 32% Home Run; Biggio Scores/unER
t1 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Finley -2% 31% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
t1 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino C. Finley 2% 33% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lane C. Finley 2% 34% Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL F. Vina K. Saarloos 4% 38% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Marrero K. Saarloos -6% 32% Vina Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL E. Marrero K. Saarloos 3% 35% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds K. Saarloos 4% 39% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Marrero to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL A. Pujols K. Saarloos 24% 63% Home Run; Marrero Scores; Edmonds Scores
b1 3-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez K. Saarloos -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Drew K. Saarloos -1% 61% Lineout: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
t2 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lane C. Finley 2% 63% Flyball: RF
t2 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus C. Finley 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  HOU G. Blum C. Finley -1% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Saarloos C. Finley 2% 66% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 7-8-9
b2 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Matheny K. Saarloos -2% 64% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 3-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL W. Delgado K. Saarloos -1% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Finley K. Saarloos -1% 62% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
t3 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Hunter C. Finley 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Finley 2% 66% Lineout: RF
t3 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Loretta C. Finley 1% 67% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 1-2-3
b3 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL F. Vina K. Saarloos -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero K. Saarloos -1% 64% Flyball: LF
b3 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds K. Saarloos 2% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b3 3-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols K. Saarloos -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
t4 2-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Bagwell C. Finley 3% 66% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t4 2-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino C. Finley 2% 68% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 2-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R HOU J. Lane C. Finley -13% 55% Home Run (LF-CF)
t4 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus C. Finley 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 5-6-7
b4 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Martinez K. Saarloos 13% 69% Home Run
b4 4-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew K. Saarloos -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Matheny K. Saarloos -1% 65% Flyball: CF
b4 4-3 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL W. Delgado K. Saarloos -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
t5 3-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU G. Blum C. Finley 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU K. Saarloos C. Finley 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Hunter C. Finley 1% 71% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Kirk Saarloos facing 9-1-2
b5 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Finley K. Saarloos -2% 69% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b5 4-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Vina K. Saarloos -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero K. Saarloos -1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
t6 3-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Biggio C. Finley 4% 70% Flyball: CF
t6 3-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Loretta C. Finley 3% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Bagwell C. Finley -2% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 3-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino C. Finley 4% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Pedro Borbon facing 3-4-5
Pedro Borbon replaces Kirk Saarloos pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds P. Borbon 3% 78% Walk
b6 4-3 0 1-- 7,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Borbon 9% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Edmonds to 3B
b6 4-3 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez P. Borbon -4% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-3 1 -23 3,(0-2)  RO STL J. Drew P. Borbon 2% 85% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Edmonds Scores; Pujols to 3B
Ricky Stone replaces Pedro Borbon pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL M. Matheny R. Stone 6% 91% Single (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores
b6 6-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL W. Delgado R. Stone -1% 90% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
t7 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU J. Lane C. Finley 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus C. Finley 1% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum C. Finley 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Astros' Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
Nelson Cruz replaces Ricky Stone pitching and batting 9th
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Chuck Finley (P) batting 9th
b7 6-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL K. Robinson N. Cruz -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL F. Vina N. Cruz 1% 95% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b7 6-3 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  O STL E. Marrero N. Cruz -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging, Vina Steals 2B
b7 6-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R STL J. Edmonds N. Cruz 3% 97% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Vina Scores
So Taguchi pinch runs for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 3rd
b7 7-3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL A. Pujols N. Cruz -0% 97% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Jeff Fassero facing 9-1-2
Jeff Fassero replaces Kerry Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
So Taguchi moves from PR to CF
Morgan Ensberg pinch hits for Nelson Cruz (P) batting 9th
t8 3-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU M. Ensberg J. Fassero -3% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t8 3-7 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Hunter J. Fassero -4% 90% Walk
t8 3-7 0 12- 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio J. Fassero 4% 94% Strikeout Swinging
Dave Veres replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-7 1 12- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Loretta D. Veres -5% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ensberg to 3B; Hunter to 2B
t8 3-7 1 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Bagwell D. Veres 5% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-7 2 123 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Vizcaino D. Veres 5% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Astros' Billy Wagner facing 5-6-7
Billy Wagner replaces Morgan Ensberg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Tino Martinez (1B) batting 5th
b8 7-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Cairo B. Wagner -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Eduardo Perez pinch hits for J.D. Drew (RF) batting 6th
b8 7-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL E. Perez B. Wagner 0% 99% Walk
b8 7-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL M. Matheny B. Wagner 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez to 2B
b8 7-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O STL W. Delgado B. Wagner -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Difelice pinch hits for Dave Veres (P) batting 9th
b8 7-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Difelice B. Wagner -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 6-7-8
Jason Isringhausen replaces Mike Difelice (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Miguel Cairo moves from PH to 1B
Eduardo Perez moves from PH to RF
t9 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Lane J. Isringhausen 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Blum J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 7.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • 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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