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2
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12
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@SDP		0
2
HOU
@STL		6
3
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 44,732, Time of Game: 2:35
Astros
6
27-26
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Cardinals
3
33-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Andy Pettitte (4-6)
L: Josh Hancock (1-1)
S: Brad Lidge (14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   5  0  0    6  8  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .654 13 9 -0.064 1.12 0.058 -0.122 -0.4 4 0 2B
Craig Biggio 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .285 .826 20 15 0.197 1.05 0.251 -0.053 1.6 0 4 HR,2B
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .292 .956 18 11 0.002 1.04 0.079 -0.077 0.2 9 0
Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .267 .992 19 13 -0.099 0.94 0.000 -0.099 -1.1 0 3
Preston Wilson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .265 .686 19 11 -0.047 0.70 0.015 -0.062 -0.5 4 0
Chris Burke LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .295 .821 12 10 0.004 0.73 0.058 -0.054 -0.2 1 0 2B
Brad Ausmus C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .748 12 8 0.024 0.94 0.072 -0.049 -0.2 8 0
Adam Everett SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .567 7 4 -0.031 0.60 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 1 3
   Mike Lamb PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .360 .928 3 2 0.100 2.89 0.100 0.000 0.7
   Eric Bruntlett SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .820 2 1 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0
Andy Pettitte P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .095 .279 7 5 -0.039 0.73 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 0 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .211 .441 3 2 0.362 3.70 0.362 0.000 2.0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Lane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .718 8 5 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 8 5 1 9 .229 .650 143 96 0.404 0.99 0.995 -0.591 1.2 27 10
2B: W Taveras (7, off A Reyes); C Biggio (20, off A Reyes); C Burke (7, off A Reyes).
HR: C Biggio (5, off J Hancock; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: C Biggio 6; C Burke 2; W Taveras 2; B Ausmus; O Palmeiro; M Lamb; L Berkman.
RBI: C Biggio 2 (19); O Palmeiro (2); M Lamb (10); L Berkman (44).
2-out RBI: C Biggio 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 5 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman.

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 0 0 0 0 .328 .786 14 9 -0.129 0.83 0.000 -0.129 -1.3 0 3 GDP
Hector Luna LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .340 .886 11 7 -0.016 0.64 0.030 -0.046 -0.1 4 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .314 1.228 16 7 0.001 0.71 0.038 -0.037 0.0 7 0 IW
Scott Rolen 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 .327 .945 13 7 0.262 1.16 0.291 -0.029 2.1 1 3 HR,2·2B
Juan Encarnacion RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .249 .718 11 7 -0.045 1.33 0.099 -0.144 -0.4 3 0 HR
So Taguchi CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283 .702 21 12 -0.140 1.10 0.000 -0.140 -1.5 1 0
Yadier Molina C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .174 .446 12 8 0.058 0.79 0.103 -0.045 0.4 9 0 2B
Aaron Miles 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 .742 15 11 -0.086 0.79 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 2 0
Anthony Reyes P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 4 2 0.024 0.79 0.039 -0.015 0.1 0 0
   Josh Hancock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .341 .837 6 3 -0.019 0.74 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Braden Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 3.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Larry Bigbie PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .618 3 3 -0.005 0.20 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 1 7 .257 .821 126 76 -0.095 0.89 0.600 -0.695 -1.8 27 6
2B: H Luna (6, off A Pettitte); Y Molina (6, off A Pettitte); S Rolen 2 (14, 1 off A Pettitte, 1 off D Wheeler).
HR: J Encarnacion (7, off A Pettitte; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Rolen (6, off A Pettitte; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: A Pujols (10, by A Pettitte).
TB: S Rolen 8; J Encarnacion 4; H Luna 3; Y Molina 2; A Reyes; A Pujols.
GIDP: D Eckstein (3).
RBI: S Rolen (27); Y Molina (16); J Encarnacion (24).
2-out RBI: Y Molina.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: S Taguchi (2).

Houston Astros

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
Andy Pettitte, W (4-6) 6 7 3 3 1 4 2 5.65 25 87 51 28 4 19 9 11 6 0 49 -0.063 0.81 0.2
Russ Springer, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44 3 16 9 4 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.059 0.75 0.5
Dan Wheeler, H (7) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.84 5 16 10 5 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.056 1.56 0.5
Brad Lidge, S (14) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.26 3 7 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.045 0.57 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 7 2 3.00 36 126 76 39 10 27 12 16 7 0 49 0 0 0.097 0.99 1.8

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
Anthony Reyes 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 0 2.25 25 98 64 36 13 15 5 12 5 0 57 0.151 0.98 1.5
Josh Hancock, BS (2), L (1-1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 2.88 5 22 15 10 1 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 -0.581 2.02 -3.8
Braden Looper 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.80 6 23 17 13 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.026 0.17 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 1 9 1 6.00 36 143 96 59 15 22 9 17 6 0 57 2 2 -0.404 0.89 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: A Pettitte (4; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 44,732.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 David Eckstein SS
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Hector Luna LF
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 Scott Rolen 3B
5 Preston Wilson RF 5 Juan Encarnacion RF
6 Chris Burke LF 6 So Taguchi CF
7 Brad Ausmus C 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Adam Everett SS 8 Aaron Miles 2B
9 Andy Pettitte P 9 Anthony Reyes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 2-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU O. Palmeiro J. Hancock 36% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores; Lamb Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI; Palmeiro to 3B
t7 4-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  RR HOU C. Biggio J. Hancock 20% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball); Palmeiro Scores
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL S. Rolen A. Pettitte -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b8 3-6 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion D. Wheeler 11% 91% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pujols out at Hm/3B-C; Encarnacion to 1B
b8 3-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL S. Rolen D. Wheeler -10% 80% Double to CF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU W. Taveras A. Reyes 6% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Reyes -4% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R HOU L. Berkman A. Reyes 8% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive); Taveras Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg A. Reyes -3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU P. Wilson A. Reyes -2% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Eckstein A. Pettitte 2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL H. Luna A. Pettitte 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols A. Pettitte 1% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Burke A. Reyes -2% 58% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus A. Reyes -2% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Everett A. Reyes -1% 55% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Rolen A. Pettitte -7% 49% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Encarnacion A. Pettitte 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rolen to 3B
b2 0-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Taguchi A. Pettitte 6% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R STL Y. Molina A. Pettitte -10% 47% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rolen Scores
b2 1-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles A. Pettitte 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU A. Pettitte A. Reyes -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU W. Taveras A. Reyes -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O HOU C. Biggio A. Reyes -1% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Reyes A. Pettitte -4% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 1-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL D. Eckstein A. Pettitte 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL H. Luna A. Pettitte -1% 47% Single to C/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Pujols A. Pettitte 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU L. Berkman A. Reyes -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg A. Reyes -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU P. Wilson A. Reyes 2% 47% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Burke A. Reyes -3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL S. Rolen A. Pettitte -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Encarnacion A. Pettitte -10% 22% Home Run (Line Drive)
b4 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Taguchi A. Pettitte 2% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina A. Pettitte 1% 25% Flyball: RF
b4 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Miles A. Pettitte 1% 25% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus A. Reyes -3% 22% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
t5 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU A. Everett A. Reyes -2% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Pettitte A. Reyes -1% 19% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b5 3-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL A. Reyes A. Pettitte 2% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Eckstein A. Pettitte 1% 22% Flyball: CF
b5 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL H. Luna A. Pettitte -2% 20% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols A. Pettitte -1% 20% Intentional Walk
b5 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen A. Pettitte 3% 23% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
t6 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU W. Taveras A. Reyes -3% 19% Lineout: LF
t6 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Biggio A. Reyes 5% 25% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t6 1-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman A. Reyes -4% 20% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Biggio to 3B
t6 1-3 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg A. Reyes -5% 16% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Encarnacion A. Pettitte 1% 17% Lineout: CF
b6 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Taguchi A. Pettitte 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina A. Pettitte 1% 19% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Anthony Reyes facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU P. Wilson A. Reyes -4% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Burke A. Reyes 6% 21% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t7 1-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU B. Ausmus A. Reyes 7% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Burke to 3B
Josh Hancock replaces Anthony Reyes pitching and batting 9th
Mike Lamb pinch hits for Adam Everett (SS) batting 8th
t7 1-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU M. Lamb J. Hancock 10% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive); Burke Scores; Ausmus to 2B
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Andy Pettitte (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU O. Palmeiro J. Hancock 36% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ausmus Scores; Lamb Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI; Palmeiro to 3B
t7 4-3 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras J. Hancock -7% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  RR HOU C. Biggio J. Hancock 20% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball); Palmeiro Scores
t7 6-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman J. Hancock -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
Russ Springer replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Eric Bruntlett replaces Mike Lamb (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b7 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Miles R. Springer 3% 90% Flyball: RF
John Rodriguez pinch hits for Josh Hancock (P) batting 9th
b7 3-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez R. Springer 2% 91% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Eckstein R. Springer 1% 93% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
Braden Looper replaces John Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg B. Looper -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Wilson B. Looper -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 6-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Burke B. Looper -0% 91% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Dan Wheeler facing 2-3-4
Dan Wheeler replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL H. Luna D. Wheeler 3% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols D. Wheeler -3% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 3-6 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL S. Rolen D. Wheeler -10% 80% Double to CF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
b8 3-6 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Encarnacion D. Wheeler 11% 91% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pujols out at Hm/3B-C; Encarnacion to 1B
b8 3-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Taguchi D. Wheeler 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
t9 6-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus B. Looper -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU E. Bruntlett B. Looper -0% 96% Popfly: 2B
Jason Lane pinch hits for Dan Wheeler (P) batting 9th
t9 6-3 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O HOU J. Lane B. Looper -0% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 7-8-9
Brad Lidge replaces Jason Lane (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina B. Lidge 3% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 3-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Miles B. Lidge 1% 99% Flyball: LF
Larry Bigbie pinch hits for Braden Looper (P) batting 9th
b9 3-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Bigbie B. Lidge 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.

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  • 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.

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