September 4, 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 4
OAK 3 BOS 5
TOR 3 CHW 3
@DET 1 CLE 7
@MIN 5
(11) NYY 12
SEA 3 BAL 8
@TBD 4 TEX 9
KCR 8 ARI 9
SDP 1 PHI 5
@ATL 2 LAD 6
@CHC 2 NYM 11
@CIN 7 COL 6
SFG 5 MIL 5
HOU 3 STL 6
PIT 2 WSN 4
FLA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 42,300

Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Pirates

60-78

Lost 1

6th, 10½ GB

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

W: J Pineiro (5-3), L: M Morris (8-9), S: R Franklin (1)

Cardinals

68-67

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Morgan CF                   5   0   0   1    0   1  .286  .661   25    1   0   
J Bautista 3B                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .260  .769   20    1   1   2·2B
F Sanchez 2B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .316  .823   18    4   4   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .797    8   10   1   
J Bay LF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .754   18    2   0   
S Pearce RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .571   18    1   0   SB
R Paulino C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .253  .681   18    4   0   
J Wilson SS                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .278  .731   16    1   5   
M Morris P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .506    6    0   2   SH
  J Phelps PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .917    3    0   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N McLouth PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .772    3    0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   2  10   2    3   3              153   24  13

BATTING

2B: J Bautista 2 (32, 2 off J Pineiro).

SH: M Morris (9, off J Pineiro).

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

RBI: N Morgan (1); J Bautista (56).

2-out RBI: J Bautista.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A LaRoche-J Wilson-F Sanchez.

E: J Bautista (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Pearce (1, 2nd base off J Pineiro/Y Molina).

PO: S Pearce (1st base by Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   2   3   0    0   0  .293  .688   16    0   3   2B
R Ankiel RF                   3   2   1   1    1   1  .342 1.051   15    3   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .969   22    6   0   
J Edmonds CF                  2   1   0   1    1   1  .248  .704   16    6   0   SF
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
C Duncan LF                   3   0   1   3    0   1  .264  .845   13    0   0   2B
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Percival P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Schumaker CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .317  .816    1    1   0   
Y Molina C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .735   13    3   1   GDP
R Branyan 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .204  .791   11    2   3   HR
J Pineiro P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .091  .322    7    1   1   
  R Ludwick LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .779    1    1   0   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .594    5    4   2   
Totals                       30   6   7   6    3   4              120   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Eckstein (14, off M Morris); C Duncan (20, off M Morris); R Ankiel (5, off M Morris).

HR: R Branyan (10, off F Osoria; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: J Edmonds (2, off M Morris).

TB: D Eckstein 4; R Branyan 4; R Ankiel 2; C Duncan 2; S Schumaker.

GIDP: Y Molina (16).

RBI: C Duncan 3 (69); R Ankiel (20); J Edmonds (42); R Branyan (25).

2-out RBI: C Duncan 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

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
M Morris, L (8-9)              5     5   5   5    3   2   0   4.54   23   89-53   32· 3·18    8· 5· 5· 0     36    -     0.89  -0.32
F Osoria                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1   3.78    5    9-9     5· 1· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
J Grabow                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.30    3   14-9     4· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
R Sanchez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8     7   6   6    3   4   1          34  120-75   44· 6·25   14· 5· 8· 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
J Pineiro, W (5-3)             5.2   8   2   2    2   2   0   4.28   26  103-62   39· 6·17   11· 5· 6· 0     45    -     1.09   0.05
R Springer, H (9)              1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.47    4   15-10    8· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.74   0.07
T Percival                     0.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   2.33    5   18-11   10· 1· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.02
R Franklin, S (1)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    4    9-7     4· 0· 3    0· 4· 0· 0          3-0    0.63   0.06
Totals                         9    10   2   2    3   3   0          39  145-90   61· 8·21   13·13· 7· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 42,300.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. N Morgan             CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. J Bautista           3B    2. R Ankiel             RF 
3. F Sanchez            2B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. J Bay                LF    5. C Duncan             LF 
6. S Pearce             RF    6. Y Molina             C  
7. R Paulino            C     7. R Branyan            3B 
8. J Wilson             SS    8. J Pineiro            P  
9. M Morris             P     9. M Cairo              2B

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-2  123  4   25%  83% C Duncan        M Morris        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
   t 3   2  2-1  --3  3  -11%  52% J Bautista      J Pineiro       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  1    9%  70% R Ankiel        M Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Eckstein Scores
   t 3   0  2-0  1--  3   -6%  61% J Wilson        J Pineiro       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Paulino to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  5    6%  61% D Eckstein      M Morris        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  9   52%  N Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   54%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  D Eckstein      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   70%  R Ankiel        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Eckstein Scores
   O      -2-  3   69%  A Pujols        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ankiel to 3B
   RO     --3  5   70%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ankiel Scores
   O      ---  5   70%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Joel Pineiro facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   66%  A LaRoche       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   69%  J Bay           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   72%  S Pearce        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   75%  R Paulino       Pearce Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   73%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   72%  R Branyan       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   71%  J Pineiro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Joel Pineiro facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   67%  R Paulino       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   61%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Paulino to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  M Morris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Paulino to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   RO     -23  3   63%  N Morgan        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Paulino Scores; Wilson to 3B
   R      --3  3   52%  J Bautista      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
          -2-  4   51%  F Sanchez       Walk
   O      12-  2   56%  A LaRoche       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  6   56%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   60%  R Ankiel        Walk; Eckstein to 2B
   O      12-  4   57%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Eckstein to 3B; Ankiel to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   58%  J Edmonds       Walk
   RRR    123  4   83%  C Duncan        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
   O      -2-  5   81%  Y Molina        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   77%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   81%  S Pearce        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--      80%  R Paulino       Pearce Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   83%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  2   86%  J Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  R Branyan       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   86%  J Pineiro       Walk
   O      1--  2   85%  M Cairo         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  3   86%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive); Pineiro to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  R Ankiel        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   86%  M Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   87%  N Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   85%  J Bautista      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  8   84%  F Sanchez       Walk
   O      12-  1   88%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  9   87%  A Pujols        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  C Duncan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   90%  S Pearce        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   89%  R Paulino       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   87%  J Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Paulino to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Chris Duncan pitching and batting 5th; Ryan Ludwick replaces Joel Pineiro playing LF batting 8th; Josh Phelps pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
   O      12-  3   91%  J Phelps        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Wilson to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Franquelis Osoria facing 6-7-8
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Josh Phelps pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  Y Molina        Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  3   95%  R Branyan       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   94%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   95%  M Cairo         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   94%  D Eckstein      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Russ Springer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   96%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   97%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, John Grabow facing 2-3-4
                  John Grabow replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Troy Percival facing 4-5-6
                  Troy Percival replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 5th
          ---  3   94%  A LaRoche       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Bay           Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   98%  S Pearce        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   97%  R Paulino       Single to RF (Line Drive); LaRoche to 2B
          12-  7   94%  J Wilson        Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Paulino to 2B
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 4th; Skip Schumaker replaces Troy Percival playing CF batting 5th; Nate McLouth pinch hits for John Grabow batting 9th
   O      123  3   99%  N McLouth       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Romulo Sanchez facing 5-6-7
                  Romulo Sanchez replaces Nate McLouth pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   99%  Y Molina        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   98%  R Branyan       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Ryan Franklin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  N Morgan        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  F Sanchez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

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