July 16, 2005 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 48,034

Saturday, July 16, 2005, 3:19PM
Time of Game: 2:14

Astros

44-45

Lost 2

3rd, 13½ GB

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

W: J Marquis (9-6), L: R Oswalt (12-8), S: J Isringhausen (26)

Cardinals

58-32

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .703   11    1   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .837   14    3   2   2B
L Berkman 1B                  2   1   2   0    2   0  .296  .860   17    9   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .291  .989   14    1   2   HR,GDP
J Lane RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .744    4    1   0   2B
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .865    5    0   0   
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .691   12    0   2   
C Burke LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .587    9    4   0   
  J Vizcaino PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .596    3    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .623   11    5   0   GDP
R Oswalt P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .128  .299    4    0   1   HBP
  E Bruntlett PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .621    5    0   0   
  M Burns P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   2              109   24   8

BATTING

2B: J Lane (20, off J Marquis); C Biggio (26, off J Marquis).

HR: M Ensberg (25, off J Marquis; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: R Oswalt (1, by J Marquis).

TB: M Ensberg 4; L Berkman 2; J Lane 2; C Biggio 2; C Burke.

GIDP: M Ensberg (6); B Ausmus (8).

RBI: M Ensberg 2 (67).

2-out RBI: M Ensberg 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: M Ensberg (9).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .725   13    0   9   SH
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .926   18    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .338 1.026   15   15   0   2B
L Walker RF                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .274  .880   20    1   0   HR
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .721   13    1   4   
J Mabry LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .725   18    2   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .724   13    4   4   
M Mahoney C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    2   0   
J Marquis P                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .354  .943   10    0   0   2B
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .714         0   0   
Totals                       32   4   9   4    2   5              136   27  17

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (21, off R Oswalt); J Marquis (5, off R Oswalt).

HR: L Walker (11, off R Oswalt; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Eckstein (5, off R Oswalt).

TB: L Walker 5; A Pujols 3; M Grudzielanek 2; J Marquis 2; D Eckstein; J Edmonds.

RBI: L Walker 3 (38); J Edmonds (52).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Rolen-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols; M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.

E: A Pujols (7).

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
R Oswalt, L (12-8)             6     8   4   4    1   4   1   2.54   27  100-62   44· 6·12    8· 9· 5· 0     43    -     1.10  -0.24
M Burns                        2     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    8   36-22   13· 3· 6    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         8     9   4   4    2   5   1          35  136-84   57· 9·18   13·10· 5· 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
J Marquis, W (9-6)             8     6   2   2    2   2   1   3.78   31   97-58   39· 6·13   15· 6· 5· 0     62    -     0.92   0.22
J Isringhausen, S (26)         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.95    4   12-9     6· 1· 2    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.10   0.08
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   2   1          35  109-67   45· 7·15   19· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Marquis (3; R Oswalt).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 48,034.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Taveras            CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. J Edmonds            CF 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. M Ensberg            3B    4. L Walker             RF 
5. J Lane               RF    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. A Everett            SS    6. J Mabry              LF 
7. C Burke              LF    7. M Grudzielanek       2B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. M Mahoney            C  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-1  1-3  7   28%  80% L Walker        R Oswalt        Home Run (Fly Ball); Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4  -18%  34% M Ensberg       J Marquis       Home Run (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
   t 7   0  4-2  1--  2   12%  87% B Ausmus        J Marquis       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 5   1  2-1  1--  4   10%  51% A Pujols        R Oswalt        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Edmonds to 3B
   b 5   0  2-0  ---  4    8%  37% J Marquis       R Oswalt        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Taveras       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   54%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  L Berkman       Walk
   RR     1--  4   34%  M Ensberg       Home Run (Line Drive); Berkman Scores
          ---  2   33%  J Lane          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   35%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   33%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   31%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   30%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   32%  C Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   33%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   34%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   38%  L Walker        Walk
   O      1--  4   34%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   31%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF
          1--  1   33%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Ground Ball); Walker to 2B
   O      12-  6   29%  M Mahoney       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   31%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   27%  C Biggio        Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4   26%  L Berkman       Walk
   OO     12-  5   33%  M Ensberg       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   30%  J Marquis       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   33%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   30%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
          1--  3   34%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Eckstein to 3B
   O      -23  3   27%  L Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   29%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   31%  C Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   28%  S Rolen         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   26%  J Mabry         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   29%  M Grudzielanek  Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Grudzielanek to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   25%  M Mahoney       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Grudzielanek out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Marquis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   27%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   25%  R Oswalt        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   27%  W Taveras       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   29%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   37%  J Marquis       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   34%  D Eckstein      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Marquis to 3B
   R      --3  5   42%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); Marquis Scores
          1--  4   51%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Edmonds to 3B
   RRR    1-3  7   80%  L Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball); Edmonds Scores; Pujols Scores
   O      ---  5   79%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   78%  J Mabry         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   73%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   78%  M Ensberg       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1   82%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   85%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   83%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   82%  M Mahoney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   82%  J Marquis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   76%  C Burke         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   87%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
   O      ---  5   89%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Burns facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Burns replaces Eric Bruntlett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  J Edmonds       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   87%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  4   89%  L Walker        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  3   86%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   90%  W Taveras       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   90%  L Berkman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   94%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Burns facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   93%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   93%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  M Mahoney       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 6th; So Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis playing LF batting 9th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Jason Lane batting 5th
   O      ---  5   96%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   99%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Chris Burke batting 7th
          ---  3   96%  J Vizcaino      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

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