May 27, 2007 Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,578

Sunday, May 27, 2007, 1:18PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Nationals

21-30

Won 1

5th, 12 GB

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

W: S Rivera (1-1), L: A Wainwright (4-4)

Cardinals

20-27

Lost 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .255  .667   14    3   3   
R Belliard SS                 5   2   4   2    0   0  .281  .679   11    2   2   HR
R Zimmerman 3B                4   1   1   0    1   1  .249  .708   13    1   3   
R Church LF                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .263  .827   15    2   0   
D Young 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .855    9    4   0   
  N Logan CF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .675    7    3   0   
R Fick RF-1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .527   18    7   0   
J Flores C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .244  .721   19    3   1   
R Langerhans CF-RF            4   1   1   4    0   2  .153  .471   15    2   0   HR
M Chico P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .470    5    0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Batista PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .492    3    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Kearns PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .738    3    0   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  10   6    3   8              132   27   9

BATTING

HR: R Belliard (2, off A Wainwright; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); R Langerhans (1, off R Flores; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: R Belliard 7; R Langerhans 4; F Lopez 3; R Fick; R Zimmerman.

RBI: R Langerhans 4 (8); R Belliard 2 (13).

2-out RBI: R Langerhans 4; R Belliard 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: R Zimmerman (8).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .633    7    2   0   
S Spiezio LF-3B               4   2   2   1    0   0  .287  .752   21    1   0   HR
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .302  .880   15    7   0   2B
J Encarnacion RF              3   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .537   14    2   0   SF
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .665   16    3   3   
  C Duncan PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .863    8    1   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .689   13    8   0   
A Miles SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .630   15    1   1   
A Kennedy 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .595   14    2   3   
A Wainwright P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .745    5    0   2   
  R Ludwick PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .559    3    0   0   2B
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Cate P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .626    6    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    0   3              137   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (10, off S Rivera); R Ludwick (2, off R King).

HR: S Spiezio (1, off J Colome; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Encarnacion (1, off S Rivera).

TB: S Spiezio 5; A Pujols 4; R Ludwick 2; S Taguchi; S Rolen.

RBI: J Encarnacion (3); S Spiezio (15).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Chico                        4     3   0   0    0   0   0   5.13   16   68-42   29· 3·10    5· 8· 3· 0     56    -     1.16   0.22
S Rivera, W (1-1)              2     2   1   1    0   2   0   4.15    8   28-19   14· 3· 2    0· 6· 0· 0          0-0    1.69   0.02
R King, H (4)                  1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    4    8-7     6· 0· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.72   0.11
J Colome                       1     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.20    5   15-9     5· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.00
C Cordero                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.09    3   16-10    7· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   3   1          36  135-87   61· 7·19   12·18· 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
A Wainwright, L (4-4)          7     7   2   2    0   6   1   5.59   28   81-62   32· 8·22    8· 8· 6· 0     61    -     0.85   0.10
R Springer                     0     1   2   2    1   0   0   3.00    2    9-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.21  -0.08
R Flores                       0.2   1   3   3    2   1   1   4.00    5   28-14    8· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    1.37  -0.16
T Cate                         1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-10    6· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    3   8   2          40  132-90   48·12·30   11·12· 6· 0          2-2

R Springer faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Flores (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 44,578.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 2mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Lopez              2B    1. S Taguchi            CF 
2. R Belliard           SS    2. S Spiezio            LF 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. R Church             LF    4. J Encarnacion        RF 
5. D Young              1B    5. S Rolen              3B 
6. R Fick               RF    6. Y Molina             C  
7. J Flores             C     7. A Miles              SS 
8. R Langerhans         CF    8. A Kennedy            2B 
9. M Chico              P     9. A Wainwright         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-0  1--  2   25%  72% R Belliard      A Wainwright    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  2  -17%  51% A Pujols        S Rivera        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Spiezio to 3B
   t 8   2  1-3  123  5   12%  99% R Langerhans    R Flores        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Zimmerman Scores; Church Scores; Flores Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  --3  5   10%  62% S Rolen         S Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  2-1  -2-  1    7%  74% S Taguchi       R King          Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  R Belliard      Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   47%  R Zimmerman     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   45%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  S Taguchi       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   45%  S Spiezio       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   48%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   50%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   48%  D Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   46%  R Fick          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  J Flores        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  S Rolen         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  7   45%  Y Molina        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   48%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  A Kennedy       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  M Chico         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   47%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   51%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lopez to 3B; Belliard to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2   44%  R Zimmerman     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  A Wainwright    Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   49%  S Taguchi       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   50%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  R Church        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   45%  D Young         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   47%  R Fick          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   44%  J Flores        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   40%  A Pujols        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   44%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  7   39%  S Rolen         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  3   44%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  A Miles         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  R Langerhans    Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   45%  M Chico         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   46%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   72%  R Belliard      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
          ---  1   73%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   71%  R Church        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Saul Rivera facing 8-9-1
                  Saul Rivera replaces Matt Chico pitching and batting 9th; Robert Fick moves to 1B; Nook Logan replaces Dmitri Young playing CF batting 5th; Ryan Langerhans moves to RF
   O      ---  5   74%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   76%  A Wainwright    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   78%  S Taguchi       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   76%  N Logan         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   75%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  J Flores        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Saul Rivera facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   68%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--  2   51%  A Pujols        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Spiezio to 3B
   RO     -23  2   52%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Spiezio Scores; Pujols to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  5   62%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   69%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   67%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  Tony Batista pinch hits for Saul Rivera batting 9th
   O      ---  3   65%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   63%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray King facing 7-8-9
                  Ray King replaces Tony Batista pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   68%  A Miles         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   72%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Adam Wainwright batting 9th
          ---  3   67%  R Ludwick       Double to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   74%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Russ Springer facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Springer replaces Ryan Ludwick pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   78%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   83%  R Zimmerman     Walk; Belliard to 2B
                  Randy Flores replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   89%  R Church        Walk; Belliard to 3B; Zimmerman to 2B
   RO     123  5   91%  N Logan         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Belliard Scores/No RBI; Zimmerman to 3B; Church to 2B
   O      -23  6   86%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23  8   87%  J Flores        Walk
   RRRR   123  5   99%  R Langerhans    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Zimmerman Scores; Church Scores; Flores Scores
                  Troy Cate replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 9th; Austin Kearns pinch hits for Ray King batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  A Kearns        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Jesus Colome facing 2-3-4
                  Jesus Colome replaces Austin Kearns pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   98%  S Spiezio       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   96%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   98%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  Chris Duncan pinch hits for Scott Rolen batting 5th
          1--      97%  C Duncan        Defensive Indifference; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   99%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Troy Cate facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Spiezio moves to 3B; Chris Duncan moves to LF
   O      ---  3   99%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   99%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   99%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  R Church        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Chad Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Cordero replaces Jesus Colome pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Miles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Troy Cate batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 7, Cardinals 2.

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