April 17, 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 42,446

Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 12:10PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Pirates

6-6

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: T Gorzelanny (2-0), L: A Wainwright (1-1)

Cardinals

6-7

Lost 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Duffy CF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .239  .731   17    3   0   SB
J Wilson SS                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .300  .812   16    2   5   HBP
J Bay LF                      5   1   1   0    0   0  .213  .677   14    1   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  5   1   1   3    0   1  .116  .487   20   11   0   HR
X Nady RF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .771   11    2   0   SB,HBP
R Paulino C                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .214  .512   17    5   0   2B,GDP
J Bautista 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .718   16    1   2   
J Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .105  .263    6    2   5   2B
T Gorzelanny P                3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .250   15    0   1   SH
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       36   6  10   5    3   6              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Paulino (2, off B Thompson); J Castillo (1, off A Wainwright).

HR: A LaRoche (2, off A Wainwright; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: T Gorzelanny (1, off A Wainwright).

HBP: J Wilson (1, by B Thompson); X Nady (3, by A Wainwright).

TB: A LaRoche 4; R Paulino 3; X Nady 2; J Castillo 2; J Wilson 2; J Bautista; J Bay.

GIDP: R Paulino (3).

RBI: A LaRoche 3 (5); R Paulino (4); X Nady (7).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Castillo-A LaRoche; J Castillo-J Wilson-A LaRoche; J Bautista-J Castillo-A LaRoche.

E: J Castillo (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Duffy (2, 2nd base off A Wainwright/G Bennett); X Nady (1, 2nd base off A Wainwright/G Bennett).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .598   17    1   3   
S Taguchi LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .316  .883   14    1   0   2B,2·GDP
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .160  .643   23   10   1   
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .577   11    0   5   
P Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .508    9    2   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .536   11    3   0   
G Bennett C                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .417  .802    8    7   0   SF
A Miles 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .809    8    3   4   
A Wainwright P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000    3    0   0   
  S Schumaker PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .402    8    0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Spiezio PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .560    3    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   1   4   1    3   4              115   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Wilson (3, off T Gorzelanny); S Taguchi (3, off T Gorzelanny).

SF: G Bennett (1, off T Gorzelanny).

TB: P Wilson 2; S Taguchi 2; A Miles; S Rolen.

GIDP: S Taguchi 2 (2).

RBI: G Bennett (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Rolen-A Miles-A Pujols.

E: D Eckstein (2); P Wilson (2).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Gorzelanny, W (2-0)          8.1   4   1   1    3   2   0   1.33   30  109-66   41· 1·24   14· 7· 4· 0     70    -     0.60   0.22
M Capps                        0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.17    2    6-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   4   0          32  115-72   43· 3·26   14· 7· 4· 0          2-0

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
A Wainwright, L (1-1)          6     8   5   4    3   4   1   3.20   30   94-60   33· 9·18   13· 6· 3· 0     39    -     0.60  -0.24
T Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-3     1· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.00
B Thompson                     1.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.72    8   21-17   10· 2· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.02
J Isringhausen                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    3   12-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   5    3   6   1          42  130-87   48·14·25   17·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Thompson (3; J Wilson); A Wainwright (2; X Nady).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Rob Drake, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 42,446.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 0mph, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Duffy              CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. J Wilson             SS    2. S Taguchi            LF 
3. J Bay                LF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. P Wilson             RF 
6. R Paulino            C     6. J Edmonds            CF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. G Bennett            C  
8. J Castillo           2B    8. A Miles              2B 
9. T Gorzelanny         P     9. A Wainwright         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  12-  8   16%  90% A LaRoche       A Wainwright    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Wilson Scores; Bay Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   11%  65% J Wilson        A Wainwright    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Duffy Scores/Adv on E9; Wilson to 2B
   b 5   0  5-0  1--  1   -7%  83% P Wilson        T Gorzelanny    Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rolen to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  3   -7%  65% R Paulino       A Wainwright    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  2    6%  71% X Nady          A Wainwright    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores/unER; Bay to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  C Duffy         Walk
   R      1--  2   65%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Duffy Scores/Adv on E9; Wilson to 2B
          -2-  3   71%  J Bay           Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   65%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  2   71%  X Nady          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores/unER; Bay to 2B
   OO     12-  3   65%  R Paulino       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  D Eckstein      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  4   64%  S Taguchi       Walk
   OO     1--  6   70%  A Pujols        Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Taguchi out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   68%  J Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   66%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Gorzelanny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   68%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   70%  P Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   71%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   69%  C Duffy         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   71%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   74%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Wilson to 2B
   RRR    12-  8   90%  A LaRoche       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Wilson Scores; Bay Scores
   O      ---  3   89%  X Nady          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   90%  R Paulino       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   90%  J Bautista      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Paulino to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  J Castillo      Popfly: 1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   90%  G Bennett       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  A Wainwright    Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   91%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   92%  C Duffy         Walk
          1--      92%  J Wilson        Duffy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4   91%  J Bay           Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   88%  D Eckstein      Walk
   OO     1--  2   93%  S Taguchi       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   94%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   94%  X Nady          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   93%  R Paulino       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          1--      93%  J Bautista      Nady Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   90%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   83%  P Wilson        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rolen to 3B
   O      -23  4   87%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  2   89%  G Bennett       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rolen Scores; Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  4   92%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   94%  J Castillo      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   93%  T Gorzelanny    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  1   91%  C Duffy         Fielder's Choice 1B; Castillo out at Hm/1B-3B-C; Duffy to 2B
          -2-  5   91%  J Wilson        Walk
   O      12-  3   90%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Gorzelanny facing 9-1-2
                  Skip Schumaker pinch hits for Adam Wainwright batting 9th
   O      ---  8   92%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   90%  D Eckstein      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  7   94%  S Taguchi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tyler Johnson facing 4-5-6
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Brad Thompson replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  X Nady          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   97%  R Paulino       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nady Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  J Bautista      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Paulino to 3B
   O      --3  1   96%  J Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Gorzelanny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   97%  A Pujols        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   98%  P Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brad Thompson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   98%  T Gorzelanny    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  C Duffy         Lineout: RF
          ---  1   98%  J Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   98%  J Bay           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Gorzelanny facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  J Edmonds       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   99%  G Bennett       Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   99%  A Miles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 9th
   O      1--  3   99%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jason Isringhausen facing 4-5-6
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Scott Spiezio pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  X Nady          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  8   99%  R Paulino       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  D Eckstein      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  1   99%  S Taguchi       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   98%  A Pujols        Walk
                  Matt Capps replaces Tom Gorzelanny pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3   99%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3  100%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 6, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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