July 18, 2006 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
CLE 5 OAK 5
@BAL 4 BOS 1
KCR 0 CHW 7
@DET 1 MIN 8
TBD 1 NYY 5
SEA 4
(11) TEX 5
@TOR 2 LAD 4
@ARI 1 CHC 4
HOU 2 NYM 8
@CIN 3 WSN 7
@FLA 6 COL 13
@PIT 4 SDP 10
PHI 6 SFG 4
MIL 3 ATL 14
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,718

Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Braves

45-49

Won 7

2nd, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  3  1   2  2  3   0  1  0   14 18  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  4   0  0  0    5 10  0

W: T Hudson (7-8), L: J Marquis (11-7)

Cardinals

52-41

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Betemit 2B-3B               5   1   2   2    1   1  .301  .886   23    1   2   2B
E Renteria SS                 6   1   2   2    0   1  .320  .862   17    3   3   
C Jones 3B                    5   3   2   1    1   0  .334  .990   17    2   1   HR
  P Moylan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Jones CF                    5   3   5   6    0   0  .283  .900    8    2   0   2·HR,2B
B McCann C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .351  .957   14    1   0   HR
  T Pratt C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .533    1    2   0   
J Francoeur RF                4   1   0   0    0   1  .263  .730   17    3   0   HBP
A LaRoche 1B                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .269  .868   21   11   0   HR
S Thorman LF                  3   2   2   0    0   0  .273  .837    9    1   0   2B
  R Langerhans LF             2   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .720    5    1   0   
T Hudson P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255    5    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Orr PH-2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .520    1    0   0   
Totals                       44  14  18  14    3   7              142   27   6

BATTING

2B: A Jones (18, off J Marquis); W Betemit (15, off J Hancock); S Thorman (5, off J Marquis).

HR: A Jones 2 (24, off J Marquis, off B Looper; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B McCann (10, off T Johnson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); A LaRoche (17, off J Marquis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); C Jones (15, off J Marquis; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: J Francoeur (6, by J Marquis).

TB: A Jones 12; C Jones 5; A LaRoche 5; B McCann 5; S Thorman 3; W Betemit 3; E Renteria 2; T Pratt.

RBI: A Jones 6 (87); E Renteria 2 (39); B McCann 2 (42); W Betemit 2 (28); C Jones (59); A LaRoche (51).

2-out RBI: A Jones 5; W Betemit 2; A LaRoche.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .313  .733   10    1   4   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  J Encarnacion PH            1   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .752    5    0   0   
C Duncan RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .908   17    0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .327 1.159   13   11   1   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .328  .965   14    3   1   2B
J Edmonds CF                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .261  .823    7    1   1   HR
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Rodriguez PH-LF           2   1   1   2    0   1  .308  .829    7    0   0   3B
S Spiezio LF-2B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .834   17    0   2   3B
A Miles 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .657    9    1   1   
  A Wainwright P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         0   0   
  H Luna SS                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .785    3    1   0   2B
G Bennett C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .530   13    7   1   
J Marquis P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .510    1    0   1   
  S Taguchi CF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .713   14    2   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    1   3              130   27  12

BATTING

2B: H Luna (12, off P Moylan); S Rolen (30, off T Hudson).

3B: S Spiezio (2, off T Hudson); J Rodriguez (3, off T Hudson).

HR: J Edmonds (13, off T Hudson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Edmonds 4; S Spiezio 3; J Rodriguez 3; D Eckstein 2; H Luna 2; S Rolen 2; C Duncan; J Encarnacion; A Pujols.

RBI: J Rodriguez 2 (16); S Rolen (59); J Edmonds (52); S Spiezio (27).

2-out RBI: J Rodriguez 2; S Spiezio; S Rolen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hudson, W (7-8)              5.2   7   5   5    0   1   1   4.95   24   74-53   36· 6·11    9·10· 4· 0     36    -     0.22   0.11
O Villarreal                   1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.34    6   20-12    8· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.12   0.01
T Yates                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.66    3   14-8     4· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
P Moylan                       1     2   0   0    0   0   0   7.04    5   22-14   12· 0· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   3   1          38  130-87   60· 9·18   12·16· 6· 0          1-0

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
J Marquis, L (11-7)            5    14  12  12    2   4   3   5.97   31   91-54   39· 4·11   14· 6· 5· 0     -7    -     0.45  -0.38
T Johnson                      1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.68    4   10-8     5· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.01  -0.00
A Wainwright                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    3   12-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Looper                       1     2   1   1    1   1   1   3.80    6   19-11    8· 2· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00  -0.00
J Hancock                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    4   10-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  14  14    3   7   5          48  142-88   62· 8·18   19·12· 7· 0          1-1

J Marquis faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Marquis (9; J Francoeur).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 44,718.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Betemit            2B    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. C Duncan             RF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. B McCann             C     5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. S Spiezio            LF 
7. A LaRoche            1B    7. A Miles              2B 
8. S Thorman            LF    8. G Bennett            C  
9. T Hudson             P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  1   18%  65% A Jones         J Marquis       Home Run (Line Drive); Jones Scores
   t 2   1  0-2  123  2    9%  85% E Renteria      J Marquis       Single to LF (Ground Ball); LaRoche Scores; Thorman Scores; Betemit to 2B
   t 2   1  0-2  12-  5    4%  77% W Betemit       J Marquis       Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Thorman to 2B
   t 2   0  0-2  1--  1    4%  76% S Thorman       J Marquis       Single to RF (Ground Ball); LaRoche to 2B
   t 2   0  0-2  12-  3   -4%  72% T Hudson        J Marquis       Strikeout (foul bunt)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  W Betemit       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   47%  C Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1   65%  A Jones         Home Run (Line Drive); Jones Scores
          ---  1   66%  B McCann        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   64%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  C Duncan        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   69%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   72%  A LaRoche       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   76%  S Thorman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); LaRoche to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  T Hudson        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          12-  5   77%  W Betemit       Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Thorman to 2B
   RR     123  2   85%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball); LaRoche Scores; Thorman Scores; Betemit to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  C Jones         Popfly: SS
   RO     12-  1   87%  A Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Betemit Scores; Renteria out at 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   88%  S Rolen         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   89%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Marquis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   89%  B McCann        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   89%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   93%  A LaRoche       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   92%  S Thorman       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   94%  G Bennett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  J Marquis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jason Marquis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   94%  T Hudson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   94%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   95%  C Jones         Walk; Renteria to 2B
   RR     12-  1   98%  A Jones         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Renteria Scores; Jones Scores
   O      -2-  7   98%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-8, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   98%  D Eckstein      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   98%  C Duncan        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   98%  A Pujols        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  S Rolen         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 8-0, Jason Marquis facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   99%  J Francoeur     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   99%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   99%  S Thorman       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Francoeur to 3B
   O      -23  1   99%  T Hudson        Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -23  4   99%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Francoeur Scores; Thorman Scores
   O      1--  1   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 10, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Langerhans replaces Scott Thorman playing LF batting 8th
   R      ---  2   99%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   99%  S Spiezio       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  G Bennett       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 10, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jason Marquis facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3  100%  C Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3  100%  A Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 5th; So Taguchi replaces Jason Marquis playing CF batting 9th
   RR     1--  4  100%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball); Jones Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  J Francoeur     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2  100%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Langerhans    Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-13, Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Pratt replaces Brian McCann playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  2  100%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2  100%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1  100%  C Duncan        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
   R      12-  3  100%  S Rolen         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Duncan to 3B
                  John Rodriguez pinch hits for Tyler Johnson batting 5th
   RR     -23  3  100%  J Rodriguez     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Duncan Scores; Rolen Scores
   R      --3  6   99%  S Spiezio       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Tim Hudson pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4  100%  A Miles         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 13-5, Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
                  Adam Wainwright replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 7th; Scott Spiezio moves to 2B; John Rodriguez moves to LF
   O      ---  4   99%  O Villarreal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  W Betemit       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-13, Oscar Villarreal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  G Bennett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   99%  S Taguchi       Walk
          1--  3   99%  D Eckstein      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Taguchi to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Taguchi to 3B; Eckstein to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 13, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 13-5, Braden Looper facing 3-4-5
                  Braden Looper replaces David Eckstein pitching and batting 1st; Hector Luna replaces Adam Wainwright playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2  100%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  1  100%  T Pratt         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Francoeur     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--  5  100%  A LaRoche       Walk; Pratt to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 14, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-14, Tyler Yates facing 4-5-6
                  Tyler Yates replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  S Spiezio       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 14, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 14-5, Josh Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Hancock replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 1st; Pete Orr pinch hits for Tyler Yates batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  P Orr           Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  W Betemit       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2  100%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 14, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-14, Peter Moylan facing 7-8-9
                  Peter Moylan replaces Chipper Jones pitching and batting 3rd; Pete Orr moves to 2B; Wilson Betemit moves to 3B
          ---  3  100%  H Luna          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4  100%  G Bennett       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  7  100%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
                  Juan Encarnacion pinch hits for Josh Hancock batting 1st
          -2-  5  100%  J Encarnacion   Single to SS (Ground Ball); Luna to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  C Duncan        Lineout: SS
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 14, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation