April 5, 2003 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
BOS 1 CHW 7
DET 0 KCR 3
CLE 1 TOR 4
@MIN 3
(11) OAK 4
ANA 2 TBD 6
NYY 5 TEX 8
SEA 4 FLA 17
@ATL 1 CHC 9
@CIN 7 COL 4
ARI 3
(10) SFG 6
@MIL 5 NYM 3
MON 1 PHI 16
PIT 1 SDP 3
LAD 0 HOU 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 33,878

Saturday, April 5, 2003, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Astros

4-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: P Munro (1-0), L: J Fassero (0-1), S: B Wagner (1)

Cardinals

3-2

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .781   15    3   0   
G Blum 3B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .673   11    0   1   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  M Ensberg 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .364 1.053   14   10   0   GDP
L Berkman LF                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .670   11    3   0   CS,HBP
J Kent 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   3  .333  .915   20    2   2   
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .368  .929   11    4   0   2B
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .467 1.433   13    4   1   
J Lugo SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .316   13    1   4   
T Redding P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   4   
  O Merced PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250    5    0   0   
  B Chen P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Munro P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    2  10              124   27  12

BATTING

2B: R Hidalgo (2, off J Fassero).

HBP: L Berkman (1, by M Morris).

TB: L Berkman 2; J Bagwell 2; R Hidalgo 2; B Ausmus; J Kent.

GIDP: J Bagwell (2).

RBI: R Hidalgo (4); B Ausmus (7).

2-out RBI: B Ausmus; R Hidalgo.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Berkman (1, 2nd base by M Morris/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .598   13    4   3   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .348 1.009   21    1   2   2B
O Palmeiro RF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .625 1.575   14    1   0   SH
  A Pujols PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.207    3    0   0   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hermanson P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Cairo LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    1   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .353 1.110   22    1   4   
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .749   19    9   1   
M Matheny C                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.050    8   10   2   2B
K Robinson CF-RF              3   0   2   1    0   0  .364  .781    7    0   0   CS
M Morris P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    8    0   0   SH
  J Edmonds CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.800         0   1   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    0   4              127   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (1, off T Redding); E Renteria (3, off T Redding).

SH: M Morris (2, off T Redding); O Palmeiro (1, off T Redding).

TB: M Matheny 3; K Robinson 2; E Renteria 2; O Palmeiro; S Rolen.

RBI: K Robinson (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Matheny-F Vina; E Renteria-F Vina-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Robinson (1, 2nd base by T Redding/B Ausmus).

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
T Redding                      7     7   1   1    0   1   0   1.29   27   94-57   41· 4·12   15·10· 1· 0     60    -     1.06   0.20
B Chen                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   9.82    2   12-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.02
P Munro, W (1-0)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
B Wagner, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   16-9     5· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   4   0          33  125-75   50· 8·17   17·11· 1· 0           -

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                       8     3   0   0    2  10   0   3.00   28  103-71   32·13·26   11· 1· 3· 0     84    -     1.43   0.56
J Fassero, BS (1), L (0-1)     0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   9.00    5   16-11    6· 2· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.50  -0.35
D Hermanson                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    5.05  -0.29
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2  10   0          34  124-85   39·15·31   13· 3· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Morris (1; L Berkman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Tony Randazzo.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 33,878.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 41° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. G Blum               3B    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. O Palmeiro           RF 
4. L Berkman            LF    4. M Cairo              LF 
5. J Kent               2B    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. R Hidalgo            RF    6. T Martinez           1B 
7. B Ausmus             C     7. M Matheny            C  
8. J Lugo               SS    8. K Robinson           CF 
9. T Redding            P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-0  12-  3   37%  51% R Hidalgo       J Fassero       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores; Kent to 3B
   t 9   2  1-1  -23  5   29%  80% B Ausmus        D Hermanson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Kent Scores; Hidalgo out at Hm/CF-C
   b 7   1  0-0  -2-  3  -17%  21% K Robinson      T Redding       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Matheny Scores
   b 6   1  0-0  --3  2    9%  44% M Cairo         T Redding       Groundout: P-1B
   b 6   0  0-0  ---  6   -9%  33% E Renteria      T Redding       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  G Blum          Walk
   OO     1--  3   45%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  F Vina          Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   49%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  9   48%  O Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6   45%  R Hidalgo       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Berkman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   47%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   48%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  K Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  B Ausmus        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  J Lugo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  M Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   50%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  G Blum          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   49%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   47%  S Rolen         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   50%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   55%  L Berkman       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   50%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   48%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B; Berkman to 2B
          -2-  5   49%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      12-  3   43%  J Lugo          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   46%  M Matheny       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   43%  K Robinson      Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  1   45%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   47%  T Redding       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   42%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   33%  E Renteria      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   34%  O Palmeiro      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Renteria to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  M Cairo         Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  4   50%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   56%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   65%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Bagwell to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   50%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bagwell to 3B
   O      1-3  2   41%  B Ausmus        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Redding facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   45%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
          ---  1   38%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  3   21%  K Robinson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Matheny Scores
   O      1--      24%  M Morris        Robinson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   25%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   20%  J Lugo          Strikeout Looking
                  Orlando Merced pinch hits for Tim Redding batting 9th
   O      ---  5   16%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   13%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Chen replaces Orlando Merced pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   15%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   16%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
                  Peter Munro replaces Bruce Chen pitching and batting 9th; Albert Pujols pinch hits for Orlando Palmeiro batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   16%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Fassero facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 3rd; Jim Edmonds replaces Matt Morris playing CF batting 9th; Kerry Robinson moves to RF; Brian Hunter pinch hits for Geoff Blum batting 2nd
   O      ---  2    9%  B Hunter        Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   17%  J Bagwell       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2    8%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   14%  J Kent          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Berkman to 2B
   R      12-  3   51%  R Hidalgo       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Berkman Scores; Kent to 3B
                  Dustin Hermanson replaces Jeff Fassero pitching and batting 3rd
   RO     -23  5   80%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive); Kent Scores; Hidalgo out at Hm/CF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Billy Wagner facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Wagner replaces Peter Munro pitching and batting 9th; Morgan Ensberg replaces Brian Hunter playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---  5   89%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   95%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

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