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LAA  4
MIN  3

BOS  6
@BAL  2

SEA  7
@CHW  6

NYY 11
@CLE  2

DET  5
OAK  2

KCR  4
TOR  1

TBD  3
@TEX  0

ARI  1
WSN  0

CIN  8
SDP  3

COL 15
CHC  2

MIL  7
@HOU  4

FLA  7
@NYM  5

ATL  7
@PHI  5

PIT 13
@SFG  3

STL  6
LAD  1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,260

Saturday, August 11, 2007, 2:57PM
Time of Game: 2:27
Dodgers
1
60-56
Lost 1
3rd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  2
Cardinals       2  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  X    6  9  0
W: B Looper (10-9), L: D Lowe (8-11)
Cardinals
6
54-60
Won 1
3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .709   16    1   6   
R Martin C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .823   17    6   0   
J Loney 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .322  .871   17   13   0   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .778   18    0   0   2B
N Garciaparra 3B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .692    9    1   5   
A Ethier RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .825   15    1   1   2·2B
J Pierre CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .647    3    0   0   
  M Kemp PH-CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .843    6    2   0   
R Martinez 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .445   12    0   1   
D Lowe P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .380    6    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .763    3    0   0   
  R Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   6              122   24  13
BATTING
2B: L Gonzalez (20, off B Looper); A Ethier 2 (23, off T Johnson, off B Looper).
TB: A Ethier 4; L Gonzalez 2; N Garciaparra; J Loney.
RBI: L Gonzalez (53).
2-out RBI: L Gonzalez.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Furcal-J Loney.
E: R Furcal 2 (17).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles SS                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .671   10    1   2   
R Ankiel RF                   4   3   3   3    0   0  .417 1.584   13    5   0   2·HR
A Pujols 1B                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .311  .963   21    5   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .244  .702   12    3   0   2B
C Duncan LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .277  .899   17    5   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .316         0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .718    8    2   2   
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .655   17    6   0   GDP
B Looper P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .525    9    0   0   
  R Ludwick PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .778    4    0   0   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Taguchi LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .737         0   0   
A Kennedy 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .219  .572   14    0   1   SB
Totals                       33   6   9   6    1   6              125   27   5
BATTING
2B: J Edmonds (10, off D Lowe).
HR: R Ankiel 2 (3, off R Hernandez, off D Lowe; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: R Ankiel 9; J Edmonds 3; A Miles 2; A Kennedy; S Rolen.
GIDP: Y Molina (11).
RBI: R Ankiel 3 (6); J Edmonds 2 (29); A Pujols (75).
2-out RBI: R Ankiel.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Kennedy (6, 2nd base off D Lowe/R Martin).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lowe, L (8-11)               6     7   5   3    0   5   1   3.61   26   97-68   42·13·13   16· 1· 4· 0     47    -     0.46  -0.24
R Hernandez                    1     1   1   1    1   0   1   5.71    5   15-6     4· 1· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
R Seanez                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.93    3   12-8     5· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   4    1   6   2          34  124-82   51·16·15   18· 4· 5· 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, W (10-9)             6     4   1   1    1   3   0   5.08   23   85-53   30· 5·18    4·10· 5· 0     62    -     0.63   0.20
T Johnson                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.10    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.04
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.89    3   12-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.84   0.07
R Franklin                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.83    3    9-7     3· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
B Thompson                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.16    3   12-9     5· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   6   0          33  122-77   42· 9·26    6·14· 6· 0          1-0 
T Johnson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Gerry Davis.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 44,260.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 95° F, Wind 1mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. R Furcal             SS    1. A Miles              SS 
2. R Martin             C     2. R Ankiel             RF 
3. J Loney              1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. L Gonzalez           LF    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. N Garciaparra        3B    5. C Duncan             LF 
6. A Ethier             RF    6. S Rolen              3B 
7. J Pierre             CF    7. Y Molina             C  
8. R Martinez           2B    8. B Looper             P  
9. D Lowe               P     9. A Kennedy            2B 

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1   15%  73% R Ankiel        D Lowe          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Miles Scores
   t 5   0  5-0  1--  2   -6%  85% A Ethier        B Looper        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Garciaparra to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-  6    5%  87% R Ankiel        D Lowe          Single to RF (Line Drive); Kennedy to 3B; Miles to 2B
   b 3   0  0-2  123  4    4%  91% A Pujols        D Lowe          Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kennedy Scores/unER; Miles to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
   t 5   1  5-0  -23  6    4%  93% R Martinez      B Looper        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Furcal        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   54%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   53%  J Loney         Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  A Miles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   73%  R Ankiel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Miles Scores
   O      ---  4   72%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   70%  J Edmonds       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   70%  C Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   72%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   74%  A Ethier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   75%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   73%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   72%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   71%  B Looper        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  R Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   75%  D Lowe          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   76%  R Furcal        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   79%  A Kennedy       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  1   82%  A Miles         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to P's Right); Kennedy to 2B
          12-  6   87%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kennedy to 3B; Miles to 2B
   R      123  4   91%  A Pujols        Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Kennedy Scores/unER; Miles to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
   RRO    123  1   93%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Miles Scores; Ankiel Scores/unER; Pujols out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  5   93%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   92%  S Rolen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   93%  R Martin        Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   94%  J Loney         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   95%  L Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Derek Lowe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   94%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   94%  B Looper        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   94%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--      94%  A Miles         Kennedy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   91%  N Garciaparra   Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   85%  A Ethier        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Garciaparra to 3B
   O      -23  1   89%  J Pierre        Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      -23  6   93%  R Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  4   96%  D Lowe          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   96%  R Ankiel        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   95%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   96%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Line Drive to Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   95%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-5, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   96%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  R Martin        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   96%  J Loney         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   93%  L Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Loney Scores
   O      -2-  1   95%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   95%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   94%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Braden Looper batting 8th
   O      ---  4   94%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-5, Tyler Johnson facing 6-7-8
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Ryan Ludwick pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   90%  A Ethier        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Russ Springer replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 8th; Matt Kemp pinch hits for Juan Pierre batting 7th
   O      -2-  6   93%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   95%  R Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Ethier to 3B
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Derek Lowe batting 9th
   O      --3  3   97%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th; Matt Kemp moves to CF
   O      ---  2   97%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   97%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   R      ---  1   98%  R Ankiel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   98%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  6   98%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Ryan Franklin facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   99%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  R Martin        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Loney         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Rudy Seanez facing 5-6-7
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  S Rolen         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  4   99%  Y Molina        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
                  Brad Thompson replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 5th; So Taguchi replaces Ryan Franklin playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ethier        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 6.

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