April 4, 2007 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 45,423

Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Mets

3-0

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  3   2  5  0   10 12  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1

W: J Maine (1-0), L: B Looper (0-1)

Cardinals

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   2   2   3    0   1  .308 1.015   15    0   2   HR,2B
P Lo Duca C                   4   1   3   0    1   0  .385  .814   26    9   0   
C Beltran CF                  5   2   2   4    0   1  .333 1.190   17    4   0   2·HR
C Delgado 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .445   13    5   0   
D Wright 3B                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .300  .762   17    4   0   
M Alou LF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .606   17    3   0   
  L Milledge LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
S Green RF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .333  .718   21    1   0   
J Valentin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258   11    1   2   GDP
J Maine P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  J Franco PH                 0   1   0   1    0   0                7    0   0   SF
  A Burgos P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Sele P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38  10  12   9    4   6              163   27   4

BATTING

2B: J Reyes (1, off R Springer).

HR: C Beltran 2 (2, off B Looper, off J Hancock; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Reyes (1, off J Hancock; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: J Franco (1, off R Springer).

TB: C Beltran 8; J Reyes 6; P Lo Duca 3; S Green 2; M Alou 2; D Wright.

GIDP: J Valentin (1).

RBI: C Beltran 4 (6); J Reyes 3 (3); S Green (1); J Franco (1).

2-out RBI: C Beltran; S Green.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .944   14    3   2   
C Duncan LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .375  .875   15    3   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .450   25    8   2   
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .920   17    1   1   
  S Taguchi PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    3    0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .286  .730   13    3   0   
P Wilson RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .250   12    0   0   
Y Molina C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    8    6   0   
A Miles 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    7    1   2   
B Looper P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   1   
  A Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .572    3    0   0   
  J Hancock P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Schumaker PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    7    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    2   9              125   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Duncan (1, off A Sele).

TB: C Duncan 2; S Rolen.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Eckstein-A Pujols.

E: P Wilson (1).

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
J Maine, W (1-0)               7     1   0   0    2   6   0   0.00   24   97-65   40· 5·20    4· 9· 3· 0     79    -     0.91   0.36
A Burgos                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   13-10    6· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
A Sele                         1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   15-9     4· 0· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   9   0          31  125-84   50· 8·26    6·11· 3· 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
B Looper, L (0-1)              6     8   3   3    1   3   1   4.50   26   93-54   32· 2·20   11· 9· 2· 0     46    -     0.93  -0.05
J Hancock                      0.2   2   2   2    0   1   2  27.00    4   11-9     5· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.07
T Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
R Springer                     0.1   2   5   3    2   1   0  40.50    6   28-17   12· 3· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.02
B Thompson                     0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    3   15-9     4· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.00  -0.00
J Isringhausen                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10   8    4   6   3          43  158-96   58· 7·31   14·15· 4· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Thompson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Adam Dowdy, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Lance Barksdale.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 45,423.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 41° F, Wind 17mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Reyes              SS    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. P Lo Duca            C     2. C Duncan             LF 
3. C Beltran            CF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. C Delgado            1B    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. D Wright             3B    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. M Alou               LF    6. P Wilson             RF 
7. S Green              RF    7. Y Molina             C  
8. J Valentin           2B    8. A Miles              2B 
9. J Maine              P     9. B Looper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  1--  4   26%  76% C Beltran       B Looper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lo Duca Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  1--  3  -10%  45% J Valentin      B Looper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   t 6   2  0-2  12-  4    9%  86% S Green         B Looper        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wright Scores; Alou to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  1--  5   -7%  32% J Edmonds       J Maine         Walk; Rolen to 2B
   b 5   0  0-0  12-  6    7%  39% P Wilson        J Maine         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Reyes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  P Lo Duca       Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   47%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   45%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D Eckstein      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   49%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
   O      --- 10   50%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  D Wright        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  M Alou          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   47%  S Green         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      1--  1   45%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   49%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  P Wilson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  J Maine         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   47%  P Lo Duca       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   44%  C Beltran       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   50%  B Looper        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   45%  D Wright        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   44%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  D Eckstein      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   49%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   55%  S Green         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   45%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   43%  J Maine         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Maine facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   39%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   32%  J Edmonds       Walk; Rolen to 2B
   O      12-  6   39%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   44%  Y Molina        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      12-  2   50%  A Miles         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   50%  P Lo Duca       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   76%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lo Duca Scores
   O      ---  2   75%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  4   76%  D Wright        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  4   77%  M Alou          Walk; Wright to 2B
   R      12-  4   86%  S Green         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wright Scores; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Maine facing 9-1-2
                  Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Braden Looper batting 9th
   O      ---  3   86%  A Kennedy       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   88%  D Eckstein      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   89%  C Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Josh Hancock facing 9-1-2
                  Josh Hancock replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  J Maine         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   93%  J Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   93%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   96%  C Beltran       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Josh Hancock pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  C Delgado       Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, John Maine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   97%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  7   98%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Russ Springer facing 5-6-7
                  Russ Springer replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   98%  D Wright        Walk
          1--  4   99%  M Alou          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Wright to 2B
          12-  6   99%  S Green         Walk; Wright to 3B; Alou to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for John Maine batting 9th
   RR     123  7  100%  J Franco        Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly (Line Drive to RF Line); Wright Scores; Alou Scores/No RBI; Green to 3B; Franco to 2B
   RR     -23  1  100%  J Reyes         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Green Scores; Franco Scores/unER
                  Brad Thompson replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
          -2-     100%  P Lo Duca       Wild Pitch; Reyes to 3B
          --3  6  100%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  4  100%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right); Reyes Scores/unER; Lo Duca to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Ambiorix Burgos facing 7-8-9
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th; Lastings Milledge replaces Moises Alou playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  A Miles         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-0, Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  L Milledge      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2  100%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-10, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Sele replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1  100%  C Duncan        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6  100%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
                  So Taguchi pinch hits for Scott Rolen batting 4th
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation