May 17, 2006 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 3
@LAA 0 BAL 4
BOS 3 CLE 5
KCR 0 DET 2
MIN 0 NYY 4
TEX 3 OAK 7
SEA 2 CHW 5
@TBD 2 SDP 14
@ARI 10 ATL 6
FLA 4
(11) CHC 5
WSN 0 LAD 3
@COL 2 SFG 10
@HOU 1 MIL 8
PHI 7 PIT 7
CIN 2 STL 1
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 40,573

Wednesday, May 17, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Mets

24-15

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Mulder (5-1), L: S Trachsel (2-4), S: J Isringhausen (12)

Cardinals

25-15

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .743   18    1   2   2B
P Lo Duca C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .777    9    2   0   SH
C Beltran CF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .257  .992   17    2   0   GDP
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .956   15    6   2   HBP,GDP
D Wright 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .313  .911   10    4   3   2B
C Floyd LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .597   14    3   0   
X Nady RF                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .864    8    2   0   HBP
K Matsui 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .617    9    3   0   
S Trachsel P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517   12    1   1   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .656    4    0   0   
  D Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    2   6              116   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Reyes (8, off M Mulder); D Wright (11, off M Mulder).

SH: P Lo Duca (4, off M Mulder).

HBP: X Nady (2, by M Mulder); C Delgado (7, by M Mulder).

TB: D Wright 3; J Reyes 2; P Lo Duca.

GIDP: C Delgado (2); C Beltran (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Delgado-J Reyes-D Wright-K Matsui.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .748   18    2   2   
J Rodriguez LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .391  .946   11    1   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .609    8    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .316 1.242   12   12   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .801   19    1   0   IW
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .292  .848   13    0   4   2B,GDP
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .633   11    3   0   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .437   13    6   0   
A Miles 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .800   12    2   3   
M Mulder P                    3   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .988   12    0   4   
  L Bigbie LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   0   
Totals                       27   1   4   1    5   2              129   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Rolen (8, off S Trachsel).

IBB: J Edmonds (2, by D Sanchez).

TB: M Mulder 2; S Rolen 2; D Eckstein.

GIDP: S Rolen (3).

RBI: S Rolen (19).

2-out RBI: S Rolen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Rolen-D Eckstein-A Pujols; S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Trachsel, L (2-4)            7     4   1   1    3   2   0   4.33   28  112-70   41· 9·20    7·13· 4· 0     64    -     0.93   0.22
D Sanchez                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.78    4   17-9     6· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.03
Totals                         8     4   1   1    5   2   0          32  129-79   47· 9·23    9·13· 4· 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
M Mulder, W (5-1)              8.1   4   0   0    2   5   0   3.69   31  106-63   36· 5·22   12· 4· 6· 0     78    -     1.59   0.30
J Isringhausen, S (12)         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    2   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    8.20   0.46
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          33  116-69   39· 7·23   13· 4· 6· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Sanchez (3; J Edmonds).

HBP: M Mulder 2 (3; X Nady, C Delgado).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 40,573.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 17mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Reyes              SS    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. P Lo Duca            C     2. J Rodriguez          LF 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. D Wright             3B    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. C Floyd              LF    6. J Encarnacion        RF 
7. X Nady               RF    7. Y Molina             C  
8. K Matsui             2B    8. A Miles              2B 
9. S Trachsel           P     9. M Mulder             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-0  123  5   24% 100% C Floyd         J Isringhausen  Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 9   1  1-0  123  5   22%  76% D Wright        J Isringhausen  Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  1-0  ---  5  -20%  63% J Reyes         M Mulder        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 6   2  0-0  1--  3   19%  72% S Rolen         S Trachsel      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pujols Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3  2    9%  50% K Matsui        M Mulder        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  P Lo Duca       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   55%  C Beltran       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  D Wright        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   53%  C Floyd         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   55%  X Nady          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   51%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   50%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   53%  K Matsui        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   54%  S Trachsel      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Reyes         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   56%  A Miles         Walk
   O      1--  3   53%  M Mulder        Strikeout (missed bunt)
          1--  6   55%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Miles to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   50%  C Beltran       Walk
   OO     1--  1   56%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  A Pujols        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   51%  J Edmonds       Popfly: 3B
          ---  5   53%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   42%  D Wright        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   44%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B; Wright to 3B
          --3  1   41%  X Nady          Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3  2   50%  K Matsui        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      1-3  6   57%  S Trachsel      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   54%  Y Molina        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   52%  A Miles         Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   53%  M Mulder        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J Reyes         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  P Lo Duca       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   58%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   54%  J Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   58%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      1--  3   72%  S Rolen         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Pujols Scores
   O      -2-  1   69%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   73%  C Delgado       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   76%  D Wright        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   79%  C Floyd         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   77%  Y Molina        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   75%  A Miles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   76%  M Mulder        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   74%  D Eckstein      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Mulder facing 7-8-9
                  So Taguchi replaces John Rodriguez playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   80%  X Nady          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  K Matsui        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for Steve Trachsel batting 9th
   O      ---  4   86%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Duaner Sanchez facing 2-3-4
                  Duaner Sanchez replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   88%  S Taguchi       Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  A Pujols        Groundout: P-1B; Taguchi to 2B
          -2-  4   88%  J Edmonds       Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   83%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-3B-2B; Rolen to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   63%  J Reyes         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   68%  P Lo Duca       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Reyes to 3B
          --3  5   62%  C Beltran       Walk
          1-3  3   54%  C Delgado       Hit By Pitch; Beltran to 2B
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces So Taguchi pitching and batting 2nd; Larry Bigbie replaces Mark Mulder playing LF batting 9th
   O      123  5   76%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5  100%  C Floyd         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation