August 31, 2007 Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 43,564

Friday, August 31, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 3:17

Reds

62-73

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

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

W: R Flores (2-0), L: G Majewski (0-2)

Cardinals

65-66

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Hamilton CF                 5   1   1   2    0   0  .278  .903   19    2   0   HR,GDP
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .795   19    2   2   HBP
K Griffey RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .920   16    0   1   3B
B Phillips 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .290  .826   20    3   4   3B,GDP
A Dunn LF                     1   0   1   1    3   0  .263  .936   22    4   0   2B
J Valentin C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .740   14    4   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .863   14    8   1   
E Encarnacion 3B              3   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .758   12    0   1   HR,GDP
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Guardado P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Hopper PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .324  .751    5    0   0   
T Shearn P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    6    1   1   
  J Coutlangus P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Keppinger 3B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .361  .971   10    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   7   5    7   5              157   24  11

BATTING

2B: A Dunn (23, off A Reyes).

3B: B Phillips (6, off A Reyes); K Griffey (1, off R Flores).

HR: J Hamilton (18, off A Reyes; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); E Encarnacion (11, off A Reyes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: A Gonzalez (8, by A Reyes).

TB: E Encarnacion 4; J Hamilton 4; K Griffey 3; B Phillips 3; A Dunn 2; J Keppinger; A Gonzalez.

GIDP: E Encarnacion (4); B Phillips (21); J Hamilton (6).

RBI: J Hamilton 2 (43); E Encarnacion (58); B Phillips (80); A Dunn (92).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Gonzalez-B Phillips-S Hatteberg.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .288  .681   24    4   5   2·HBP
R Ankiel RF                   5   1   2   4    0   0  .328  .996   15    1   0   HR,GDP
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .317  .976   21    9   1   
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .252  .716   14    4   0   2B
C Duncan LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .860   13    1   0   
Y Molina C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .278  .724   19    5   0   HR
A Miles 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .300  .701   19    2   3   2B,SB
A Reyes P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   0   
  T Wellemeyer P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    3    0   1   
  A Wainwright PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .735    3    0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Taguchi PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .727    8    0   0   2B
  R Franklin P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Ryan 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .845   22    1   1   
Totals                       34   8  12   8    3   4              166   27  11

BATTING

2B: A Miles (15, off T Shearn); S Taguchi (13, off G Majewski); J Edmonds (12, off T Shearn).

HR: R Ankiel (5, off E Guardado; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF-RF); Y Molina (5, off T Shearn; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: D Eckstein 2 (9, by G Majewski, by M Stanton).

TB: R Ankiel 5; Y Molina 5; A Miles 3; J Edmonds 2; S Taguchi 2; R Franklin; C Duncan; B Ryan; A Wainwright.

GIDP: R Ankiel (1).

RBI: R Ankiel 4 (14); Y Molina 2 (32); R Franklin (1); J Edmonds (38).

2-out RBI: R Franklin; J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols; D Eckstein-A Pujols; D Eckstein-A Miles-A Pujols.

PB: Y Molina (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Miles (1, 2nd base off M Stanton/J Valentin).

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Shearn                       4.1   7   3   3    2   3   1   4.76   21   85-54   37· 1·16    7· 5· 4· 0     38    -     1.27  -0.05
J Coutlangus                   1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.82    4   19-12   10· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.32   0.12
G Majewski, L (0-2)            0     2   3   3    0   0   0   9.17    3   13-8     8· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.11  -0.21
E Guardado, BS (2)             0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1  14.85    3   14-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          3-3    1.50  -0.33
M Stanton                      2     2   1   1    0   0   0   6.16    8   31-20   12· 5· 3    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.02
Totals                         8    12   8   8    3   4   2          39  162-101  71· 7·23   12·12· 6· 0          4-3

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 Reyes                        1     4   4   4    1   2   2   5.63    9   41-22   15· 2· 5    1· 2· 2· 0     30    -     0.87  -0.33
T Wellemeyer                   3     0   0   0    3   0   0   5.46    9   36-18   16· 0· 2    5· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.83   0.15
R Flores, W (2-0)              2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.66    8   36-21   12· 4· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.11
R Franklin, H (23)             2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.86    8   24-17   12· 3· 2    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.78   0.07
J Isringhausen                 1     1   1   1    1   0   0   1.64    5   16-9     6· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.01
Totals                         9     7   5   5    7   5   2          39  153-87   61·10·16   10·13· 3· 0          1-0

G Majewski faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
A Reyes faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Coutlangus (6); J Isringhausen (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: G Majewski (2; D Eckstein); M Stanton (5; D Eckstein); A Reyes (7; A Gonzalez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 43,564.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Hamilton           CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. A Gonzalez           SS    2. R Ankiel             RF 
3. K Griffey            RF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. B Phillips           2B    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. A Dunn               LF    5. C Duncan             LF 
6. J Valentin           C     6. Y Molina             C  
7. S Hatteberg          1B    7. A Miles              2B 
8. E Encarnacion        3B    8. A Reyes              P  
9. T Shearn             P     9. B Ryan               3B

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-3  123  3   34%  90% R Ankiel        E Guardado      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Taguchi Scores; Ryan Scores; Eckstein Scores
   b 2   0  4-1  1--  4   15%  44% Y Molina        T Shearn        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Duncan Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  1--  5  -12%  28% B Phillips      A Reyes         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  7  -10%  40% J Hamilton      A Reyes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 5   2  4-3  -23  5   -9%  34% Y Molina        J Coutlangus    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  7   40%  J Hamilton      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   37%  A Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   40%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  5   28%  B Phillips      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gonzalez Scores
   R      --3  5   23%  A Dunn          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Phillips Scores
   O      -2-  6   25%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   27%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Shearn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   25%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   23%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   24%  A Pujols        Walk
   RO     1--  2   30%  J Edmonds       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Pujols Scores; Edmonds out at 3B/RF-2B-SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Anthony Reyes facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   22%  E Encarnacion   Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   20%  T Shearn        Walk
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Anthony Reyes pitching and batting 8th
   OO     1--  2   25%  J Hamilton      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  7   25%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Shearn facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   29%  C Duncan        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   RR     1--  4   44%  Y Molina        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Duncan Scores
          ---  5   51%  A Miles         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3   46%  T Wellemeyer    Bunt Groundout: P-2B
   O      -2- 10   42%  B Ryan          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-  6   44%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      12-  2   39%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   35%  K Griffey       Walk
   OO     1--  5   43%  B Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   41%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  1   44%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Shearn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   41%  A Pujols        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   39%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   38%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   34%  S Hatteberg     Walk
   OO     1--  5   42%  E Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   43%  T Shearn        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Shearn facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   48%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   43%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
                  Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 8th
          1--  3   48%  A Wainwright    Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Molina to 2B
   O      12-  4   42%  B Ryan          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      12-  5   36%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Flores facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Flores replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   39%  J Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   40%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   38%  K Griffey       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  7   42%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Shearn facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   47%  R Ankiel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   42%  A Pujols        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  Jon Coutlangus replaces Tom Shearn pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   47%  J Edmonds       Walk; Ankiel to 2B
   O      12-  2   41%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          12-      43%  Y Molina        Wild Pitch; Ankiel to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
   O      -23  5   34%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-3, Randy Flores facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   30%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  3   34%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   37%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   40%  E Encarnacion   Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Jon Coutlangus facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   36%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
                  Gary Majewski replaces Edwin Encarnacion pitching and batting 8th; Jeff Keppinger replaces Jon Coutlangus playing 3B batting 9th; So Taguchi pinch hits for Randy Flores batting 8th
          ---  8   43%  S Taguchi       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  3   51%  B Ryan          Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Taguchi to 3B
          1-3  2   56%  D Eckstein      Hit By Pitch; Ryan to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 8th
   RRRR   123  3   90%  R Ankiel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Taguchi Scores; Ryan Scores; Eckstein Scores
   O      ---  6   90%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   89%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Ryan Franklin facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Franklin replaces So Taguchi pitching and batting 8th
          ---  3   85%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Hamilton      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   92%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   94%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike Stanton facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Stanton replaces Eddie Guardado pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   94%  C Duncan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   93%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   93%  A Miles         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      94%  R Franklin      Miles Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   97%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Miles Scores
   O      1--  5   96%  B Ryan          Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Ryan Franklin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  B Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   96%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--      98%  S Hatteberg     Passed Ball; Dunn to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mike Stanton facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   99%  D Eckstein      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   99%  R Ankiel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   98%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 4, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-8, Jason Isringhausen facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th; Norris Hopper pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 8th
          ---  5   97%  N Hopper        Walk
          1--      96%  J Keppinger     Wild Pitch; Hopper to 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Hopper to 3B
   RO     --3  3  100%  J Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hopper Scores
          ---  3   99%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1  100%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation