April 21, 2005 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,119

Thursday, April 21, 2005, 12:11PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Cubs

8-8

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

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

W: C Carpenter (3-1), L: R Dempster (1-3)

Cardinals

9-5

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hairston 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .750   17    3   3   
N Perez SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .748    7    1   2   
C Patterson CF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .720    9    3   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .848   12    1   2   GDP
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .860   14    1   0   
D Lee 1B                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .417 1.217   13    7   0   
T Hollandsworth LF            3   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .727   14    2   0   
H Blanco C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .071  .142   16    6   0   
  M Barrett PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .570    5    0   0   
R Dempster P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    8    0   0   
  M Fontenot PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667    3    0   0   
  M Wuertz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    1   6              118   24   7

BATTING

TB: D Lee 2; N Perez 2; T Hollandsworth; H Blanco; C Patterson.

GIDP: A Ramirez (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Hairston-N Perez-D Lee.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .762   15    1   3   
L Walker RF                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .217  .699   16    1   0   HR
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .298  .934   12   10   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .268 1.063   17    4   0   
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   2   3    1   0  .228  .723   22    0   2   HR,2B
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .542   13    1   3   GDP
R Sanders LF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .860   12    3   0   IW
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .330   13    7   0   
C Carpenter P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   2   
Totals                       30   4   7   4    3   6              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (4, off C Fox); S Rolen (4, off R Dempster).

HR: S Rolen (3, off C Fox; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); L Walker (2, off M Remlinger; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

IBB: R Sanders (1, by R Dempster).

TB: S Rolen 6; L Walker 4; A Pujols 3; D Eckstein; J Edmonds.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (1).

RBI: S Rolen 3 (9); L Walker (6).

2-out RBI: S Rolen 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.

E: Y Molina (2).

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dempster, L (1-3)            6     4   1   1    3   4   0   4.57   24   95-56   27·12·17    6· 8· 3· 0     61    -     1.06   0.17
M Wuertz                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.13    4   19-12    5· 4· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.06
M Remlinger                    0     1   1   1    0   0   1   7.94    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45  -0.08
C Fox                          0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.05    4   15-10    6· 3· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.05
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   6   2          33  133-80   40·19·21    9·11· 4· 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
C Carpenter, W (3-1)           9     7   0   0    1   6   0   4.15   35  113-81   46·14·20   14·11· 2· 0     78    -     1.21   0.60
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   6   0          35  113-81   46·14·20   14·11· 2· 0           -

M Remlinger faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Carpenter (2).

IBB: R Dempster (1; R Sanders).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Bruce Froemming.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 46,119.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Hairston           2B    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. N Perez              SS    2. L Walker             RF 
3. C Patterson          CF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Ramirez            3B    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. J Burnitz            RF    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. D Lee                1B    6. M Grudzielanek       2B 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. R Sanders            LF 
8. H Blanco             C     8. Y Molina             C  
9. R Dempster           P     9. C Carpenter          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-0  12-  3   16%  77% S Rolen         R Dempster      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Walker Scores; Edmonds to 3B
   t 6   1  1-0  -23  5   12%  64% A Ramirez       C Carpenter     Strikeout Swinging
   t 6   2  1-0  -23  3   10%  74% J Burnitz       C Carpenter     Flyball: CF
   t 5   1  1-0  1--  2   -9%  55% T Hollandsworth C Carpenter     Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2    9%  55% A Ramirez       C Carpenter     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   50%  N Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   46%  C Patterson     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   OO     12-  2   55%  A Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  D Eckstein      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   52%  J Burnitz       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  D Lee           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   55%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   59%  S Rolen         Walk
   OO     1--  2   51%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  R Sanders       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  H Blanco        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   54%  R Dempster      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  Y Molina        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  C Carpenter     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Carpenter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  N Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   55%  C Patterson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Ryan Dempster facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   60%  L Walker        Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  A Pujols        Popfly: 3B
          1--  4   61%  J Edmonds       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   R      12-  3   77%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Walker Scores; Edmonds to 3B
   O      -23  6   69%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   71%  R Sanders       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   64%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   67%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   64%  D Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   55%  T Hollandsworth Single to RF (Line Drive); Lee to 3B
   O      1-3  5   62%  H Blanco        Fielder's Choice P; Lee out at Hm/P-3B-C; Hollandsworth to 3B; Blanco to 2B
   O      -23  5   71%  R Dempster      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Dempster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  C Carpenter     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   71%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   68%  L Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   66%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   70%  J Hairston      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   66%  N Perez         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   60%  C Patterson     Reached on Interference on C; Perez to 2B
          12-      52%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B; Patterson to 2B
   O      -23  5   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   74%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   72%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   70%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   69%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   74%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   77%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   74%  H Blanco        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Mike Fontenot pinch hits for Ryan Dempster batting 9th
   O      1--  3   79%  M Fontenot      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Michael Wuertz facing 7-8-9
                  Michael Wuertz replaces Mike Fontenot pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   77%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  C Carpenter     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   80%  J Hairston      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   84%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  C Patterson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Michael Wuertz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   85%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 1B
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Michael Wuertz pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  4   93%  L Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Chad Fox replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  A Pujols        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4   94%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  7   99%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball); Pujols Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-4, Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Burnitz       Popfly: SS
          ---  6  100%  D Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--     100%  T Hollandsworth Defensive Indifference; Lee to 2B
          -2-  6   99%  " "             Walk
                  Michael Barrett pinch hits for Henry Blanco batting 8th
   O      12-  5  100%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 4.

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation