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Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 47,422, Time of Game: 2:42
Mets
0
70-70
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
 at Cardinals
5
89-52
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Chris Carpenter (21-4)
L: Kris Benson (9-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
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Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   3  0  X    5 10  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Reyes SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .688 11 7 -0.069 0.83 0.035 -0.105 -0.8 1 2 CS
Kazuo Matsui 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .635 15 8 0.002 0.52 0.033 -0.031 -0.0 2 2
Carlos Beltran CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .271 .756 15 8 0.005 0.73 0.060 -0.055 0.1 4 0
Cliff Floyd LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .857 26 18 -0.065 1.07 0.010 -0.075 -0.7 0 0
David Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .314 .916 15 10 -0.099 1.31 0.000 -0.099 -0.9 0 1
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .738 9 6 -0.088 1.09 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 7 0
Ramon Castro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .774 14 9 -0.045 0.60 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 7 0
Victor Diaz RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .827 17 13 -0.030 0.38 0.000 -0.030 -0.4 3 0
Kris Benson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .536 10 7 -0.060 1.17 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 0 2
   Tim Hamulack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .666 2 1 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Victor Zambrano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .327 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 1 10 .133 .295 134 87 -0.451 0.80 0.138 -0.590 -4.6 24 7
TB: C Beltran 2; J Reyes; K Matsui.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Reyes-K Matsui-D Mientkiewicz.
E: K Matsui (8).
Baserunning
CS: J Reyes (12, 2nd base by C Carpenter/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .285 .745 26 13 0.023 0.71 0.056 -0.033 -0.1 2 4
Abraham Nunez 2B-3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .745 13 10 -0.089 0.89 0.001 -0.089 -0.8 1 1
Albert Pujols 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .338 1.068 13 6 0.151 0.92 0.228 -0.078 1.6 9 0 2·HR
Jim Edmonds CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .264 .915 23 13 0.039 0.67 0.077 -0.038 -0.2 1 0
Larry Walker RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .832 4 3 0.026 1.31 0.063 -0.037 0.2 0 0 HBP
   John Gall PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .286 .842 1 1 0.048 0.22 0.048 0.000 1.9 HR
   Alberto Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Mabry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .741 14 8 -0.106 1.32 0.000 -0.106 -1.1 1 1
   Hector Luna 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .762 1 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.1 0 1
So Taguchi LF-RF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .297 .763 19 12 0.155 1.05 0.168 -0.013 1.2 2 0
Yadier Molina C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 .680 12 5 -0.095 1.10 0.079 -0.174 -1.0 10 1 2B,GDP
Chris Carpenter P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .029 .121 9 7 -0.102 1.16 0.000 -0.102 -1.1 0 0
   Skip Schumaker LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .347 6 2 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.3 1 0
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 5 7 .294 .988 141 81 0.052 0.91 0.722 -0.670 0.9 27 8
2B: Y Molina (15, off K Benson).
HR: J Gall (1, off T Hamulack; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); A Pujols 2 (39, 2 off K Benson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
HBP: L Walker (9, by K Benson).
TB: A Pujols 8; J Gall 4; Y Molina 2; S Taguchi 2; D Eckstein; A Nunez; H Luna; J Edmonds.
GIDP: Y Molina (9).
RBI: J Gall 2 (5); A Pujols 2 (106); S Taguchi (47).
2-out RBI: J Gall 2; S Taguchi; A Pujols.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.

New York Mets

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
Kris Benson, L (9-7) 6.2 7 4 3 3 4 2 4.00 31 108 61 39 10 12 10 14 4 0 47 -0.005 1.15 0.4
Tim Hamulack 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 13.50 3 9 7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.048 0.10 -1.8
Victor Zambrano 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.14 6 24 13 5 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 5 3 5 7 3 3.38 40 141 81 48 12 21 12 16 5 0 47 1 1 -0.052 0.80 -0.9

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
Chris Carpenter, W (21-4) 7 3 0 0 1 7 0 2.21 24 96 63 32 9 22 10 6 3 0 77 0.430 1.01 3.6
Alberto Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.47 3 17 11 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.012 0.16 0.5
Julian Tavarez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.97 3 12 6 4 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.005 0.08 0.3
Ray King 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.92 1 9 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.04 0.2
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 10 0 0.00 31 134 87 49 12 26 10 10 5 0 77 1 0 0.448 0.91 4.6
Balks: None.
WP: C Carpenter (4).
HBP: K Benson (4; L Walker).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 47,422.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 90° F, Wind 8mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jose Reyes SS 1 David Eckstein SS
2 Kazuo Matsui 2B 2 Abraham Nunez 2B
3 Carlos Beltran CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Cliff Floyd LF 4 Jim Edmonds CF
5 David Wright 3B 5 Larry Walker RF
6 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 6 John Mabry 3B
7 Ramon Castro C 7 So Taguchi LF
8 Victor Diaz RF 8 Yadier Molina C
9 Kris Benson P 9 Chris Carpenter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO STL Y. Molina K. Benson -17% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Benson 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 1-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R STL S. Taguchi K. Benson 10% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
b4 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Taguchi K. Benson 7% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 3B; Walker to 2B
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina K. Benson 7% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM J. Reyes C. Carpenter -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM K. Matsui C. Carpenter 6% 52% Reyes Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  NYM K. Matsui C. Carpenter -2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYM C. Beltran C. Carpenter 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 1-- 8,(2-2)  NYM C. Floyd C. Carpenter -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Matsui to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 9,(3-2)  NYM C. Floyd C. Carpenter -1% 51% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Carpenter 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Eckstein K. Benson 3% 58% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Nunez K. Benson -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Eckstein to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols K. Benson -3% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Eckstein to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds K. Benson -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter 2% 52% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Castro C. Carpenter 2% 54% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM V. Diaz C. Carpenter 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Walker K. Benson -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Mabry K. Benson -2% 51% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Taguchi K. Benson -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM K. Benson C. Carpenter 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Reyes C. Carpenter 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Matsui C. Carpenter 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina K. Benson 7% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 0-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Carpenter K. Benson -5% 58% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b3 0-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL D. Eckstein K. Benson 2% 60% Walk
b3 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Nunez K. Benson -5% 55% Lineout: CF
b3 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols K. Benson -5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM C. Beltran C. Carpenter 3% 53% Lineout: 1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM C. Floyd C. Carpenter 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Carpenter 1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds K. Benson 4% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL L. Walker K. Benson 6% 67% Hit By Pitch; Edmonds to 2B
b4 0-0 0 12- 8,(3-2)  O STL J. Mabry K. Benson -6% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Taguchi K. Benson 7% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 3B; Walker to 2B
b4 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO STL Y. Molina K. Benson -17% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM R. Castro C. Carpenter 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYM V. Diaz C. Carpenter 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
b5 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Carpenter K. Benson -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Eckstein K. Benson -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Nunez K. Benson -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Benson C. Carpenter 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM J. Reyes C. Carpenter 2% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM K. Matsui C. Carpenter 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
b6 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Benson 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b6 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Edmonds K. Benson 3% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Walker K. Benson -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B; Edmonds to 2B
b6 1-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry K. Benson -3% 73% Groundout: P-1B; Edmonds to 3B
b6 1-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R STL S. Taguchi K. Benson 10% 83% Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
b6 2-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina K. Benson 1% 84% Walk; Taguchi to 2B
b6 2-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Carpenter K. Benson -3% 82% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
Hector Luna replaces John Mabry (3B) playing 2B batting 6th
Abraham Nunez moves from 2B to 3B
t7 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM C. Beltran C. Carpenter -6% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t7 0-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O NYM C. Floyd C. Carpenter 5% 81% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Carpenter 4% 85% Strikeout Looking
t7 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Mientkiewicz C. Carpenter 3% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
b7 2-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein K. Benson -1% 88% Lineout: SS
b7 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Nunez K. Benson -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL A. Pujols K. Benson 6% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b7 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds K. Benson 0% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
Tim Hamulack replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
John Gall pinch hits for Larry Walker (RF) batting 5th
b7 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR STL J. Gall T. Hamulack 5% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Gall Scores/Team unER
b7 5-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL H. Luna T. Hamulack 0% 98% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 5-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O STL S. Taguchi T. Hamulack -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Alberto Reyes facing 7-8-9
Alberto Reyes replaces John Gall (PH) pitching and batting 5th
Skip Schumaker replaces Chris Carpenter (P) playing LF batting 9th
So Taguchi moves from LF to RF
t8 0-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYM R. Castro A. Reyes 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O NYM V. Diaz A. Reyes 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Tim Hamulack (P) batting 9th
t8 0-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM M. Anderson A. Reyes 0% 99% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' Victor Zambrano facing 8-9-1
Victor Zambrano replaces Marlon Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina V. Zambrano -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker V. Zambrano 0% 100% Walk
b8 5-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein V. Zambrano -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Nunez V. Zambrano 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Schumaker to 2B
b8 5-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols V. Zambrano 0% 100% Walk; Schumaker to 3B; Nunez to 2B
b8 5-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds V. Zambrano -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Julian Tavarez facing 1-2-3
Julian Tavarez replaces Alberto Reyes pitching and batting 5th
t9 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes J. Tavarez 0% 100% Lineout: 1B
t9 0-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Matsui J. Tavarez 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t9 0-5 2 --- 3,(2-0)  NYM C. Beltran J. Tavarez -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Ray King replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 5th
t9 0-5 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  NYM C. Floyd R. King -0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Beltran to 2B
t9 0-5 2 -2- 9,(2-2)  O NYM C. Floyd R. King 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.

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