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CHW  2
@LAA  1
 SEA  8
@BAL  6
 TEX  7
@CLE  5
 DET 18
MIN  1
 NYY 17
TOR  6
 BOS  9
@TBD  6
 NYM  1
@ATL  0
 MIL 16
@CHC  2
 CIN  6
HOU  3
 COL  8
@FLA  7
 PIT  3
PHI  2
 LAD  4
@SDP  2
 SFG  3
ARI  2
 STL  2
WSN  1
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 39,596

 Saturday, April 29, 2006, 1:26PM
Time of Game: 2:22
Nationals
1
8-16
Lost 1
4th, 8½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    2  5  0
W: Braden Looper (2-0), L: Jon Rauch (0-1), S: Jason Isringhausen (7)
 Cardinals
2
16-8
Won 1
2nd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .320  .956   19   11    2   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .356  .904   18    8    1   1   
N Johnson 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .352 1.087   17   12    7   0   
J Guillen RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .724   13   10    4   0   HR
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .691   13    8    1   2   
M Byrd CF                     4   0   3   0    0   1  .244  .781   22   14    2   0   
B Schneider C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .187  .487   12    9    4   0   
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .617   16   10    2   3   
L Hernandez P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .867    5    4    1   1   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   1   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .294 1.165    7    3    0   0   
  M Anderson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .335              0   0   
Totals                       36   1   9   0    3   4              142   89   24   8
Batting Events
HR: J Guillen (2, off C Carpenter; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Guillen 5; M Byrd 3; J Vidro 2; A Soriano; B Schneider.
RBI: J Guillen (7).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Rauch-R Clayton-N Johnson.
E: J Guillen (2).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .808   18    9    0   5   
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .530    8    6    1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .350 1.420   16    7   15   0   HR
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .742    9    5    4   0   
S Spiezio 3B                  2   0   2   1    1   0  .281  .962   12    7    0   5   SF
S Taguchi LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .646   16    9    2   0   GDP
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .350   15    8    4   1   
H Luna 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .869    7    6    1   1   
C Carpenter P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154    7    6    0   0   
  J Gall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1    0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  S Schumaker LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .538              0   0   
Totals                       28   2   5   0    4   4              110   64   27  13
Batting Events
HR: A Pujols (14, off J Rauch; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: S Spiezio (1, off L Hernandez).
TB: A Pujols 4; S Spiezio 2; J Encarnacion; J Edmonds.
GIDP: S Taguchi (4).
RBI: S Spiezio (8); A Pujols (32).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Pitching Stats

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hernandez                    7     3   1   0    4   4   0   5.49   29   99-58   30· 3·25    7·14· 4· 0     69    -     1.13   0.34
J Rauch, L (0-1)               1     2   1   1    0   0   1   1.88    4   11-6     6· 0· 0    1· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.90  -0.22
Totals                         8     5   2   1    4   4   1          33  110-64   36· 3·25    8·17· 6· 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                    7     9   1   1    0   3   1   1.80   30  105-71   42·11·18   14·13· 6· 0     58    -     1.23   0.34
B Looper, W (2-0)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.54    3   11-7     3· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
J Isringhausen, S (7)          1     0   0   0    3   0   0   6.00    6   26-11    5· 1· 5    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    4.03   0.17
Totals                         9     9   1   1    3   4   1          39  142-89   50·12·27   18·14· 6· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 39,596.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Rain.

Lineups

   Washington Nationals                      St. Louis Cardinals                          
1. Alfonso Soriano              LF       1. David Eckstein               SS
2. Jose Vidro                   2B       2. Juan Encarnacion             RF
3. Nick Johnson                 1B       3. Albert Pujols                1B
4. Jose Guillen                 RF       4. Jim Edmonds                  CF
5. Ryan Zimmerman               3B       5. Scott Spiezio                3B
6. Marlon Byrd                  CF       6. So Taguchi                   LF
7. Brian Schneider               C       7. Yadier Molina                 C
8. Royce Clayton                SS       8. Hector Luna                  2B
9. Livan Hernandez               P       9. Chris Carpenter               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 0 --- R 4,(2-1)  25% 86% 1-1 STL A. Pujols J. Rauch Home Run (Line Drive)
t9 2 123 O 1,(0-0)  24% 100% 1-2 WSN N. Johnson J. Isringhausen Groundout: P-1B
t4 1 --- R 3,(1-1)  -12% 53% 0-1 WSN J. Guillen C. Carpenter Home Run (Line Drive)
t9 2 12- 4,(3-0)  -9% 76% 1-2 WSN J. Vidro J. Isringhausen Walk; Anderson to 3B; Soriano to 2B
t5 2 -23 O 2,(0-1)  8% 57% 1-1 WSN J. Guillen C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 52% 0-0 WSN A. Soriano C. Carpenter Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 54% 0-0 WSN J. Vidro C. Carpenter Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 55% 0-0 WSN N. Johnson C. Carpenter Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 53% 0-0 STL D. Eckstein L. Hernandez Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  2% 55% 0-0 STL J. Encarnacion L. Hernandez Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  3% 58% 0-0 STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Encarnacion to 2B
b1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  6% 64% 0-0 STL J. Edmonds L. Hernandez Single to LF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b1 1 123 RO 1,(0-0)  0% 64% 0-0 STL S. Spiezio L. Hernandez Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Encarnacion Scores/unER; Pujols to 3B
b1 2 1-3 O 6,(2-2)  -4% 60% 1-0 STL S. Taguchi L. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  -4% 56% 0-1 WSN J. Guillen C. Carpenter Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  4% 60% 0-1 WSN R. Zimmerman C. Carpenter Lineout: RF
t2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  -4% 56% 0-1 WSN M. Byrd C. Carpenter Single to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 2B
t2 1 12- O 3,(0-2)  5% 61% 0-1 WSN B. Schneider C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
t2 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  5% 65% 0-1 WSN R. Clayton C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 63% 1-0 STL Y. Molina L. Hernandez Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 62% 1-0 STL H. Luna L. Hernandez Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 61% 1-0 STL C. Carpenter L. Hernandez Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  3% 64% 0-1 WSN L. Hernandez C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 65% 0-1 WSN A. Soriano C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 67% 0-1 WSN J. Vidro C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 65% 1-0 STL D. Eckstein L. Hernandez Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 63% 1-0 STL J. Encarnacion L. Hernandez Flyball: CF
b3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 64% 1-0 STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez Walk
b3 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  2% 66% 1-0 STL J. Edmonds L. Hernandez Walk; Pujols to 2B
b3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  3% 69% 1-0 STL S. Spiezio L. Hernandez Walk; Pujols to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b3 2 123 O 3,(2-0)  -7% 62% 1-0 STL S. Taguchi L. Hernandez Lineout: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 65% 0-1 WSN N. Johnson C. Carpenter Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1 --- R 3,(1-1)  -12% 53% 0-1 WSN J. Guillen C. Carpenter Home Run (Line Drive)
t4 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 55% 1-1 WSN R. Zimmerman C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- 7,(2-2)  -1% 53% 1-1 WSN M. Byrd C. Carpenter Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 51% 1-1 WSN B. Schneider C. Carpenter Single to SS (Ground Ball to Short LF-CF); Byrd to 2B
t4 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  5% 56% 1-1 WSN R. Clayton C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 53% 1-1 STL Y. Molina L. Hernandez Flyball: LF
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 51% 1-1 STL H. Luna L. Hernandez Flyball: CF
b4 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 50% 1-1 STL C. Carpenter L. Hernandez Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  3% 53% 1-1 WSN L. Hernandez C. Carpenter Flyball: CF
t5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 50% 1-1 WSN A. Soriano C. Carpenter Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -5% 45% 1-1 WSN J. Vidro C. Carpenter Single to RF (Ground Ball); Soriano to 2B
t5 1 12- O 5,(2-2)  4% 49% 1-1 WSN N. Johnson C. Carpenter Groundout: 1B unassisted; Soriano to 3B; Vidro to 2B
t5 2 -23 O 2,(0-1)  8% 57% 1-1 WSN J. Guillen C. Carpenter Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 54% 1-1 STL D. Eckstein L. Hernandez Strikeout Looking
b5 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 52% 1-1 STL J. Encarnacion L. Hernandez Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b5 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 50% 1-1 STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 54% 1-1 WSN R. Zimmerman C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  -4% 50% 1-1 WSN M. Byrd C. Carpenter Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  4% 54% 1-1 WSN B. Schneider C. Carpenter Flyball: LF
t6 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  4% 58% 1-1 WSN R. Clayton C. Carpenter Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b6 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 54% 1-1 STL J. Edmonds L. Hernandez Strikeout Looking
b6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 58% 1-1 STL S. Spiezio L. Hernandez Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 55% 1-1 STL S. Taguchi L. Hernandez Groundout: P-1B; Spiezio to 2B
b6 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  -5% 50% 1-1 STL Y. Molina L. Hernandez Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Chris Carpenter facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  4% 54% 1-1 WSN L. Hernandez C. Carpenter Flyball: CF
t7 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 57% 1-1 WSN A. Soriano C. Carpenter Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- 5,(1-2)  -2% 55% 1-1 WSN J. Vidro C. Carpenter Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t7 2 1-- O 8,(2-2)  4% 59% 1-1 WSN N. Johnson C. Carpenter Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -4% 55% 1-1 STL H. Luna L. Hernandez Groundout: 3B-1B
John Gall pinch hits for Chris Carpenter (P) batting 9th
b7 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 52% 1-1 STL J. Gall L. Hernandez Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  2% 54% 1-1 STL D. Eckstein L. Hernandez Walk
b7 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 50% 1-1 STL J. Encarnacion L. Hernandez Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
Braden Looper replaces John Gall (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  5% 55% 1-1 WSN J. Guillen B. Looper Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  4% 58% 1-1 WSN R. Zimmerman B. Looper Popfly: 1B
t8 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 61% 1-1 WSN M. Byrd B. Looper Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Nationals' Jon Rauch facing 3-4-5
Jon Rauch replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- R 4,(2-1)  25% 86% 1-1 STL A. Pujols J. Rauch Home Run (Line Drive)
b8 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 85% 2-1 STL J. Edmonds J. Rauch Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 86% 2-1 STL S. Spiezio J. Rauch Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 1 1-- OO 5,(3-1)  -3% 83% 2-1 STL S. Taguchi J. Rauch Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 7-8-9
Jason Isringhausen replaces So Taguchi (LF) pitching and batting 6th; Skip Schumaker replaces Braden Looper (P) playing LF batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  8% 91% 1-2 WSN B. Schneider J. Isringhausen Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  6% 96% 1-2 WSN R. Clayton J. Isringhausen Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
Daryle Ward pinch hits for Jon Rauch (P) batting 9th
t9 2 --- 7,(3-2)  -4% 92% 1-2 WSN D. Ward J. Isringhausen Walk
Marlon Anderson pinch runs for Daryle Ward (PH) batting 9th
t9 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  -6% 86% 1-2 WSN A. Soriano J. Isringhausen Walk; Anderson to 2B
t9 2 12- 4,(3-0)  -9% 76% 1-2 WSN J. Vidro J. Isringhausen Walk; Anderson to 3B; Soriano to 2B
t9 2 123 O 1,(0-0)  24% 100% 1-2 WSN N. Johnson J. Isringhausen Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Cardinals 2.

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