September 13, 2006 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 9
@LAA 0 BAL 4
BOS 0 KCR 6
@CLE 2 TEX 11
@DET 3 OAK 1
@MIN 0 NYY 8
TBD 4 TOR 10
@SEA 0 ARI 4
WSN 2 PHI 6
@ATL 5 PHI 7
@ATL 2 LAD 6
@CHC 0 SDP 10
@CIN 0 NYM 7
@FLA 4
(11) PIT 6
MIL 3 MIL 2
@PIT 1 COL 9
@SFG 8 HOU 5
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 40,459

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Astros

71-74

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: R Oswalt (13-8), L: J Marquis (14-15), S: D Wheeler (5)

Cardinals

77-68

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  6   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .676   18    1   0   2·SB
M Ensberg 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .847   27    2   4   
L Berkman 1B                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .310 1.030   14   13   0   HR,2B
A Huff RF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .264  .787   23    1   0   GDP
  C Jimerson PR-RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.666         2   0   
L Scott LF                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .379 1.102   25    2   0   
C Burke 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .802   13    1   3   
E Bruntlett SS                5   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .654   16    1   4   SB,GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .227  .588   31    4   0   
R Oswalt P                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .161  .426   22    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   5  14   5    5   6              189   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (25, off C Narveson).

HR: L Berkman (40, off J Hancock; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: L Berkman 7; W Taveras 3; C Burke 2; L Scott 2; M Ensberg; B Ausmus; R Oswalt; E Bruntlett.

GIDP: A Huff (11); E Bruntlett (2).

RBI: C Burke 2 (40); L Berkman (121); E Bruntlett (10); L Scott (20).

2-out RBI: L Berkman.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ensberg-C Burke-L Berkman.

E: W Taveras (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Taveras 2 (32, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Bennett, 2nd base off B Thompson/G Bennett); E Bruntlett (3, 2nd base off J Marquis/G Bennett).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .670    9    3   3   
  C Narveson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Schumaker PH-RF           1   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .543    1    0   0   
C Duncan RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .301  .946   22    4   0   2B
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .722         1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .321 1.097   16    8   2   GDP
S Spiezio LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .834   13    0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .891    7    1   1   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .775   15    2   0   
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .711    9    1   2   
G Bennett C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .641   10    6   0   
  J Rodriguez PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .820         0   0   
  S Taguchi PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .675    2    0   0   
J Marquis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .478         0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Kinney P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  M Rose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    2    0   0   
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
  J Vizcaino SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .591    1    1   0   
  P Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .722    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    2   4              118   27  10

BATTING

2B: C Duncan (11, off R Oswalt).

TB: C Duncan 2; R Belliard 2; S Spiezio; J Encarnacion; S Schumaker; S Rolen.

GIDP: A Pujols (17).

RBI: R Belliard (59).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Miles-R Belliard-A Pujols; A Miles-A Pujols.

E: J Hancock (1); C Duncan (5).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt, W (13-8)             8.1   7   1   1    2   3   0   3.06   34  110-82   58· 4·20   17· 9· 3· 0     66    -     0.51   0.24
T Miller, H (9)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.25    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.35   0.03
D Wheeler, S (5)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    1    6-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   4   0          36  118-86   59· 5·22   17·10· 3· 0          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
J Marquis, L (14-15)           1     5   4   4    2   2   0   5.82   10   52-27   19· 1· 7    2· 0· 4· 0     27    -     1.30  -0.31
B Thompson                     2     2   0   0    2   0   0   3.94    8   30-17    8· 2· 7    4· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.69   0.06
J Kinney                       2     3   0   0    0   2   0   4.96    9   32-21   11· 2· 8    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.47   0.04
J Hancock                      1     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.82    6   17-10    7· 0· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
C Narveson                     2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.50    9   33-20    9· 2· 9    1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
J Sosa                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.63    4    9-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   5   5    5   6   1          46  173-102  60· 7·35   15·11· 9· 0          1-0

J Marquis faced 1 batter in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 40,459.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Taveras            CF    1. A Miles              SS 
2. M Ensberg            3B    2. C Duncan             RF 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Huff               RF    4. S Spiezio            LF 
5. L Scott              LF    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. C Burke              2B    6. J Encarnacion        CF 
7. E Bruntlett          SS    7. R Belliard           2B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. G Bennett            C  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  123  4   10%  78% C Burke         J Marquis       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Berkman Scores; Scott to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  123  5    8%  68% L Scott         J Marquis       Walk; Taveras Scores; Ensberg to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   t 1   1  0-3  12-  4    7%  85% E Bruntlett     J Marquis       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Scott Scores; Burke to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  123  6   -6%  59% A Huff          J Marquis       Strikeout Looking
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  5    6%  62% M Ensberg       J Marquis       Single to LF (Line Drive); Taveras to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  M Ensberg       Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-  5   62%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Taveras to 3B
          1-3  5   66%  L Berkman       Walk; Ensberg to 2B
   O      123  6   59%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
   R      123  5   68%  L Scott         Walk; Taveras Scores; Ensberg to 3B; Berkman to 2B
   RR     123  4   78%  C Burke         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ensberg Scores; Berkman Scores; Scott to 2B
   R      12-  4   85%  E Bruntlett     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Scott Scores; Burke to 3B
          1-3      86%  B Ausmus        Bruntlett Steals 2B
   O      -23  9   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6   80%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  A Miles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  9   80%  C Duncan        Walk
   O      1--  7   82%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   84%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   85%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Brad Thompson replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
          1--      87%  M Ensberg       Taveras Steals 2B
          -2-  5   88%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   85%  L Berkman       Popfly: 3B
   OO     12-  4   81%  A Huff          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   83%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   84%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   85%  G Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brad Thompson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   87%  L Scott         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   89%  C Burke         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Scott to 2B
   OO     12-  2   85%  E Bruntlett     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Scott to 3B
          --3  4   85%  B Ausmus        Walk
   O      1-3  4   83%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  John Nelson pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 9th
   O      ---  5   85%  J Nelson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  A Miles         Flyball: LF
          ---  7   85%  C Duncan        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   87%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Josh Kinney facing 1-2-3
                  Josh Kinney replaces John Nelson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   89%  W Taveras       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   87%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   90%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF); Ensberg to 3B
   O      1-3  4   87%  A Huff          Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  6   85%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   87%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   89%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Josh Kinney facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   88%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   88%  E Bruntlett     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  3   88%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   87%  R Oswalt        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   89%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  G Bennett       Lineout: 1B
                  Mike Rose pinch hits for Josh Kinney batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  M Rose          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Josh Hancock facing 1-2-3
                  Josh Hancock replaces Mike Rose pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  W Taveras       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   90%  M Ensberg       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   94%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   94%  A Huff          Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
          1--  2   95%  L Scott         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Huff to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  C Burke         Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   95%  A Miles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  C Duncan        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   95%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  5   94%  S Spiezio       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  2   97%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chris Narveson facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Narveson replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 1st; Jose Vizcaino replaces Josh Hancock playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  E Bruntlett     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   97%  B Ausmus        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ausmus to 2B
   O      -2-  6   96%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   96%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   97%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   98%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   97%  G Bennett       Reached on E8 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Chris Narveson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   98%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   98%  L Berkman       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
          -2-  5   98%  A Huff          Walk
                  Charlton Jimerson pinch runs for Aubrey Huff batting 4th
   O      12-  6   98%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   98%  C Burke         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
                  Charlton Jimerson moves to RF; Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Chris Narveson batting 1st
          ---  1   96%  S Schumaker     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   98%  C Duncan        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   OO     1--  4   99%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 2nd; Skip Schumaker moves to RF
   O      ---  2   99%  E Bruntlett     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   99%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   99%  R Oswalt        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   99%  W Taveras       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4  100%  S Spiezio       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  3   99%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   98%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rolen to 3B
   R      1-3  1   95%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rolen Scores; Encarnacion to 2B
                  Trever Miller replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th; So Taguchi pinch hits for John Rodriguez batting 8th; John Rodriguez pinch hits for Gary Bennett batting 8th
   O      12-  2   98%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th; Preston Wilson pinch hits for Jose Vizcaino batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Cardinals 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation