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BOS
@CLE		3
15
MIN
@KCR		7
3
TBD
@NYY		1
4
BAL
@TOR		7
5
COL
@PHI		6
3
WSN
@STL		2
6
Thursday, April 27, 2006, 7:11PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 39,515, Time of Game: 2:46
Nationals
2
7-15
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Cardinals
6
15-7
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Sidney Ponson (3-0)
L: Mike O'Connor (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  6  1
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  X    6  8  0

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfonso Soriano LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .323 .966 11 8 -0.040 1.07 0.073 -0.113 -0.4 2 0 CS
Jose Vidro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .354 .905 14 8 -0.129 0.86 0.000 -0.129 -1.4 4 0 GDP
Nick Johnson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .372 1.131 24 15 0.032 0.50 0.059 -0.028 0.3 3 0 2B
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .714 10 7 -0.100 0.91 0.000 -0.100 -1.2 1 1
Ryan Church CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 1.075 11 8 -0.016 0.66 0.039 -0.055 -0.3 6 0 2B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .680 15 8 -0.029 0.64 0.017 -0.046 -0.5 2 1
Brian Schneider C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .179 .485 8 5 0.122 1.17 0.174 -0.051 1.3 5 1 2B
Royce Clayton SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .586 14 8 0.059 1.26 0.074 -0.015 0.4 1 3
Mike O'Connor P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 2 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Marlon Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .335 3 3 -0.039 1.66 0.000 -0.039 -0.4
   Jason Bergmann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marlon Byrd PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .697 3 2 -0.097 3.44 0.000 -0.097 -0.5
   Gary Majewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Felix Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joey Eischen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5 .194 .533 117 74 -0.246 0.95 0.436 -0.682 -2.8 24 7
2B: N Johnson (6, off S Ponson); B Schneider (2, off S Ponson); R Church (3, off S Ponson).
TB: N Johnson 2; B Schneider 2; R Church 2; A Soriano 2; R Clayton.
GIDP: J Vidro (4).
RBI: B Schneider 2 (6).
2-out RBI: B Schneider 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: R Zimmerman (1).
Outfield Assists: J Guillen (J Rodriguez at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: A Soriano (3, 2nd base by S Ponson/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 3 1 1 0 1 0 .330 .826 20 8 0.021 0.55 0.054 -0.033 0.3 2 5 HBP
Hector Luna 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .954 11 5 -0.044 0.94 0.029 -0.073 -0.8 1 3
   Aaron Miles PH-2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .856 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 1 SF
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .342 1.385 21 9 -0.017 0.74 0.045 -0.062 0.3 11 1
Juan Encarnacion RF 5 2 0 0 0 1 .210 .532 22 15 -0.046 0.61 0.019 -0.065 -1.6 0 0
Jim Edmonds CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 .200 .739 22 13 0.183 0.78 0.238 -0.055 1.1 4 0 HR
Scott Spiezio 3B 3 0 2 2 1 0 .259 .963 12 6 0.171 0.56 0.179 -0.008 2.0 1 3 3B,2B
Yadier Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .384 14 9 -0.051 0.45 0.000 -0.051 -1.1 5 1
So Taguchi LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .281 .690 17 8 0.017 0.28 0.029 -0.013 0.9 3 0 2B
Sidney Ponson P 1 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .750 9 3 0.013 0.44 0.020 -0.007 0.3 0 0 SH
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Rodriguez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .969 8 7 0.008 0.12 0.008 0.000 0.9 2B
   Josh Hancock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 8 6 7 4 .258 .916 158 85 0.255 0.58 0.621 -0.367 1.7 27 14
2B: S Taguchi (4, off G Majewski); J Rodriguez (2, off G Majewski); S Spiezio (2, off G Majewski).
3B: S Spiezio (1, off M O'Connor).
HR: J Edmonds (4, off M O'Connor; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: A Miles (1, off F Rodriguez).
SH: S Ponson (3, off M O'Connor).
HBP: D Eckstein (4, by F Rodriguez).
TB: S Spiezio 5; J Edmonds 4; S Taguchi 3; J Rodriguez 2; D Eckstein; S Ponson.
RBI: J Edmonds 3 (16); S Spiezio 2 (7); A Miles (5).
2-out RBI: J Edmonds 3; S Spiezio 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols.

Washington Nationals

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
Mike O'Connor, L (0-1) 5 3 3 0 4 2 1 0.00 23 92 50 29 7 14 7 10 1 0 53 -0.121 0.65 -0.3
Jason Bergmann 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 13.50 5 14 9 5 1 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.019 0.32 0.5
Gary Majewski 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 4.96 8 40 21 16 1 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.156 0.86 -3.0
Felix Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.97 4 9 4 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0.000 0.07 0.2
Joey Eischen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.80 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.004 0.16 0.8
Team Totals 8 8 6 3 7 4 1 3.38 41 158 85 54 10 21 9 20 5 0 53 5 1 -0.254 0.95 -1.7
G Majewski faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Sidney Ponson, W (3-0) 6.2 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.13 25 86 52 31 4 17 10 9 3 0 58 0.119 0.94 1.4
Brad Thompson, H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.96 5 23 16 10 1 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.111 1.49 0.9
Josh Hancock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 3 8 6 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 2 5 0 2.00 33 117 74 45 5 24 16 10 3 0 58 1 0 0.246 0.58 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Rodriguez (2; D Eckstein).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 39,515.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Washington Nationals         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Alfonso Soriano LF 1 David Eckstein SS
2 Jose Vidro 2B 2 Hector Luna 2B
3 Nick Johnson 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Jose Guillen RF 4 Juan Encarnacion RF
5 Ryan Church CF 5 Jim Edmonds CF
6 Ryan Zimmerman 3B 6 Scott Spiezio 3B
7 Brian Schneider C 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Royce Clayton SS 8 So Taguchi LF
9 Mike O'Connor P 9 Sidney Ponson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR STL J. Edmonds M. O'Connor 24% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball); Eckstein Scores/unER; Encarnacion Scores/unER; Edmonds Scores/unER
t7 0-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR WSN B. Schneider S. Ponson -17% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Zimmerman Scores
b7 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR STL S. Spiezio G. Majewski 16% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pujols Scores; Encarnacion Scores
t7 2-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O WSN M. Byrd B. Thompson 10% 79% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO WSN J. Vidro S. Ponson 8% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  WSN A. Soriano S. Ponson -3% 47% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Vidro S. Ponson 6% 52% Soriano Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O WSN J. Vidro S. Ponson 2% 54% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson S. Ponson 1% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Eckstein M. O'Connor 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL H. Luna M. O'Connor -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. O'Connor -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL J. Encarnacion M. O'Connor 2% 54% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B; Encarnacion to 1B
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR STL J. Edmonds M. O'Connor 24% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball); Eckstein Scores/unER; Encarnacion Scores/unER; Edmonds Scores/unER
b1 3-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Spiezio M. O'Connor 2% 79% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 3-0 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina M. O'Connor -2% 77% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN J. Guillen S. Ponson 2% 79% Flyball: CF
t2 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN R. Church S. Ponson 1% 81% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Zimmerman S. Ponson 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Mike O'Connor facing 8-9-1
b2 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Taguchi M. O'Connor -1% 80% Flyball: CF
b2 3-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL S. Ponson M. O'Connor 1% 82% Walk
b2 3-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL D. Eckstein M. O'Connor 2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ponson to 2B
b2 3-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL H. Luna M. O'Connor -2% 81% Flyball: LF
b2 3-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. O'Connor -2% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN B. Schneider S. Ponson 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Clayton S. Ponson 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O WSN M. O'Connor S. Ponson 1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Mike O'Connor facing 4-5-6
b3 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion M. O'Connor -1% 82% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b3 3-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. O'Connor -1% 81% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Spiezio M. O'Connor 1% 82% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. O'Connor -1% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN A. Soriano S. Ponson -4% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
t4 0-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO WSN J. Vidro S. Ponson 8% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson S. Ponson 1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Mike O'Connor facing 8-9-1
b4 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Taguchi M. O'Connor 2% 87% Walk
b4 3-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Ponson M. O'Connor -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Taguchi to 2B
b4 3-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O STL D. Eckstein M. O'Connor -2% 85% Popfly: 2B
b4 3-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL H. Luna M. O'Connor -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
t5 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN J. Guillen S. Ponson 2% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  WSN R. Church S. Ponson -4% 82% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 0-3 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman S. Ponson 4% 85% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 0-3 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O WSN B. Schneider S. Ponson 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Mike O'Connor facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Pujols M. O'Connor -1% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion M. O'Connor -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. O'Connor -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
t6 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN R. Clayton S. Ponson -4% 82% Walk
Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Mike O'Connor (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN M. Anderson S. Ponson 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O WSN A. Soriano S. Ponson 3% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O WSN J. Vidro S. Ponson 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Nationals' Jason Bergmann facing 6-7-8
Jason Bergmann replaces Marlon Anderson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Spiezio J. Bergmann -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina J. Bergmann -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL S. Taguchi J. Bergmann 0% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Ponson J. Bergmann 1% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive); Taguchi to 2B
b6 3-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. Eckstein J. Bergmann -2% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
t7 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN N. Johnson S. Ponson -6% 83% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
t7 0-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Guillen S. Ponson 5% 88% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t7 0-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Church S. Ponson 4% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 0-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  WSN R. Zimmerman S. Ponson -2% 89% Walk
t7 0-3 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR WSN B. Schneider S. Ponson -17% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Zimmerman Scores
Brad Thompson replaces Sidney Ponson pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  WSN R. Clayton B. Thompson -3% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Schneider to 3B
Marlon Byrd pinch hits for Jason Bergmann (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O WSN M. Byrd B. Thompson 10% 79% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Nationals' Gary Majewski facing 2-3-4
Gary Majewski replaces Marlon Byrd (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL H. Luna G. Majewski 3% 81% Walk
b7 3-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols G. Majewski 4% 86% Walk; Luna to 2B
b7 3-2 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion G. Majewski -4% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Pujols to 2B; Encarnacion to 1B
b7 3-2 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds G. Majewski -4% 78% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b7 3-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RR STL S. Spiezio G. Majewski 16% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pujols Scores; Encarnacion Scores
b7 5-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina G. Majewski -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 1-2-3
t8 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN A. Soriano B. Thompson 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN J. Vidro B. Thompson 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-5 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O WSN N. Johnson B. Thompson 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Nationals' Gary Majewski facing 8-9-1
b8 5-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL S. Taguchi G. Majewski 1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
John Rodriguez pinch hits for Brad Thompson (P) batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 -2- 8,(1-2)  STL J. Rodriguez G. Majewski 1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Taguchi to 3B
Felix Rodriguez replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-2 0 -23 1,(0-0)  STL D. Eckstein F. Rodriguez 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Hector Luna (2B) batting 2nd
b8 5-2 0 123 2,(0-1)  RO STL A. Miles F. Rodriguez 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Taguchi Scores
b8 6-2 1 12- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols F. Rodriguez 0% 99% Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Eckstein to 2B
b8 6-2 1 123 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion F. Rodriguez -0% 99% Flyball: RF-C/Forceout at Hm; Eckstein to 3B; Pujols to 2B; Encarnacion to 1B
Joey Eischen replaces Felix Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-2 2 123 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Eischen -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Josh Hancock facing 4-5-6
Josh Hancock replaces John Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Aaron Miles moves from PH to 2B
t9 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN J. Guillen J. Hancock 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN R. Church J. Hancock 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Hancock 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 6.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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