August 5, 2005 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 5
TBD 4 SEA 4
@CHW 2 CLE 9
@DET 6 OAK 5
@KCR 4 MIN 12
BOS 0 BAL 10
@TEX 5 NYY 6
@TOR 2 COL 6
@ARI 4 FLA 5
@CIN 1 NYM 9
CHC 5 MIL 3
@PHI 1
(10) LAD 12
@PIT 6 SFG 4
HOU 0 STL 11
ATL 3 SDP 6
@WSN 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 47,838

Friday, August 5, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Braves

63-47

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3 10  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  0  2   1  5  X   11 11  0

W: M Mulder (13-5), L: J Smoltz (12-6)

Cardinals

69-40

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .750   18    2   2   
M Giles 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .306  .843   22    2   0   2B,GDP
J Francoeur RF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .406 1.226   11    2   0   2B
A Jones CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .272  .940   20    2   0   
  R Langerhans PR-CF          0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .723         0   0   
J Franco 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .831   12    5   1   
W Betemit 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .303  .825   17    1   1   
J Estrada C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .666    7    7   1   GDP
  B McCann PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .858    3    0   0   
K Johnson LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .227  .698   22    2   1   
J Smoltz P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .369   10    1   0   SH
  A LaRoche PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .786    2    0   0   
  J Brower P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M McBride P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Kolb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Orr PH                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .305  .737    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   3  10   3    4   4              147   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Francoeur (7, off M Mulder); M Giles (33, off R Flores).

SH: J Smoltz (9, off M Mulder).

TB: J Francoeur 3; M Giles 3; W Betemit 2; R Furcal; J Franco; P Orr; A Jones.

GIDP: J Estrada (10); M Giles (9).

RBI: M Giles 2 (41); W Betemit (15).

2-out RBI: M Giles 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Furcal (12).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .269  .707   12    0   2   2B,HBP
J Rodriguez LF                5   1   1   0    0   0  .339  .996   18    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   3   1   2    2   0  .341 1.062   21   11   1   HR,IW
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .273  .946   17    1   0   HR,IW
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .744   19    3   3   CS
  H Luna RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .742         0   0   
A Nunez 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .313  .805   23    1   4   
S Taguchi RF-CF               4   2   2   3    0   2  .277  .747   15    4   0   HR
E Diaz C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .206  .492   15    4   0   
M Mulder P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .114  .263    7    0   4   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .766    5    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Seabol PH-2B              0   0   0   1    0   0  .238  .659    1    0   0   SF
Totals                       33  11  11  10    4   7              153   27  15

BATTING

2B: D Eckstein (15, off J Smoltz).

HR: S Taguchi (7, off J Brower; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Pujols (30, off J Smoltz; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Edmonds (21, off J Smoltz; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: S Seabol (1, off M McBride).

IBB: A Pujols (16, by J Smoltz); J Edmonds (8, by J Smoltz).

HBP: D Eckstein (10, by J Brower).

TB: S Taguchi 5; A Pujols 4; J Edmonds 4; D Eckstein 3; M Grudzielanek 2; E Diaz; A Nunez; J Rodriguez.

RBI: S Taguchi 3 (32); A Pujols 2 (88); A Nunez 2 (31); S Seabol (9); J Edmonds (66); E Diaz (16).

2-out RBI: A Nunez 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Eckstein-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols; M Mulder-M Grudzielanek-A Pujols.

PB: E Diaz (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Grudzielanek (4, 2nd base by J Smoltz/J Estrada).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, L (12-6)             6     6   5   5    2   6   2   2.83   24   88-56   32· 9·15    6· 6· 4· 0     44    -     0.69  -0.21
J Brower                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.36    5   14-9     6· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
M McBride                      0.2   4   5   4    2   1   0   7.20    8   36-23   13· 2· 8    0· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
D Kolb                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.98    2   10-6     5· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  11  10    4   7   3          39  148-94   56·12·26    8·11· 8· 0          2-1

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 Mulder, W (13-5)             7     7   1   1    2   3   0   3.79   28  100-65   41· 7·17   14· 6· 3· 0     60    -     1.22   0.26
J Tavarez                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.72    5   22-12    9· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
R Flores                       0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   3.86    5   19-11    6· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
C Eldred                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.98    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   4   0          39  144-90   57·11·22   19· 9· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Smoltz (2).

IBB: J Smoltz 2 (6; A Pujols, J Edmonds).

HBP: J Brower (3; D Eckstein).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 47,838.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. R Furcal             SS    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. M Giles              2B    2. J Rodriguez          LF 
3. J Francoeur          RF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. J Franco             1B    5. M Grudzielanek       2B 
6. W Betemit            3B    6. A Nunez              3B 
7. J Estrada            C     7. S Taguchi            RF 
8. K Johnson            LF    8. E Diaz               C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. M Mulder             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  1   17%  72% A Pujols        J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  12-  1   11%  69% J Estrada       M Mulder        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   b 4   1  1-2  ---  4   11%  77% J Edmonds       J Smoltz        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   2  1-3  123  7    8%  94% A Nunez         J Smoltz        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Nunez out at 2B/LF-2B
   t 4   1  2-0  1-3  2   -8%  57% W Betemit       M Mulder        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Francoeur Scores; Franco to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  R Furcal        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   54%  M Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  1   52%  J Francoeur     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   55%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  D Eckstein      Flyball: RF
          ---  1   55%  J Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  1   72%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  3   71%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   70%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   72%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   74%  W Betemit       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  J Estrada       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   73%  A Nunez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   72%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  E Diaz          Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   67%  K Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   73%  R Furcal        Lineout: LF
          -2-      73%  M Giles         Passed Ball; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  6   77%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   75%  M Mulder        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   74%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  J Rodriguez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Mulder facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   69%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   62%  A Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  2   65%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Francoeur to 3B
   R      1-3  2   57%  W Betemit       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Francoeur Scores; Franco to 2B
   OO     12-  1   69%  J Estrada       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   66%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  4   77%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   79%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      76%  A Nunez         Grudzielanek Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   78%  K Johnson       Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---  6   80%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   80%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   79%  E Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   78%  M Mulder        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   73%  M Giles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   78%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   82%  A Jones         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   85%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   88%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   86%  J Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
          -2-  4   87%  A Pujols        Intentional Walk
          12-      90%  J Edmonds       Wild Pitch; Eckstein to 3B; Pujols to 2B
          -23  5   90%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   86%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
   RRO    123  7   94%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Eckstein Scores; Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B; Nunez out at 2B/LF-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   91%  W Betemit       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   94%  J Estrada       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  9   91%  K Johnson       Walk; Betemit to 2B
                  Adam LaRoche pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      12-  2   94%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  1   97%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Brower facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Brower replaces Adam LaRoche pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   99%  S Taguchi       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   98%  E Diaz          Popfly: 2B
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Mark Mulder batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   98%  D Eckstein      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   98%  J Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-6, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
                  Julian Tavarez replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Francoeur     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  9   99%  A Jones         Walk
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch runs for Andruw Jones batting 4th
          1--  2   98%  J Franco        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Langerhans to 2B
   O      12-  7   99%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Macay McBride facing 3-4-5
                  Macay McBride replaces Jim Brower pitching and batting 9th; Ryan Langerhans moves to CF
          ---  7  100%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          1--  9  100%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
          12-  7  100%  A Nunez         Walk; Pujols to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  S Taguchi       Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Grudzielanek Scores; Nunez to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  E Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nunez Scores; Taguchi to 3B
                  Scott Seabol pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
   RO     1-3  1  100%  S Seabol        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Taguchi Scores
          1--  2  100%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive); Diaz to 2B
                  Danny Kolb replaces Macay McBride pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-  5  100%  J Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Diaz Scores/unER; Eckstein to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-11, Randy Flores facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Flores replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 4th; Scott Seabol moves to 2B; So Taguchi moves to CF; Hector Luna replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing RF batting 5th; Brian McCann pinch hits for Johnny Estrada batting 7th
   O      ---  3  100%  B McCann        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  Pete Orr pinch hits for Danny Kolb batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  P Orr           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5  100%  R Furcal        Walk; Orr to 2B
   RR     12-  2  100%  M Giles         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Orr Scores; Furcal Scores
                  Cal Eldred replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 4th
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Francoeur     Popfly: 1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation