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6
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4
Tuesday, September 4, 2007 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 42,300, Time of Game: 2:35
Pirates
2
60-78
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 10½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
68-67
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1 GB
W: Joel Pineiro (5-3)
L: Matt Morris (8-9)
 
                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

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan CF 5 0 0 1 0 1 .286 .661 25 17 -0.074 0.85 0.000 -0.074 -1.0 1 0
Jose Bautista 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .260 .769 20 11 0.098 0.60 0.127 -0.030 0.7 1 1 2·2B
Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .316 .823 18 9 0.009 0.58 0.025 -0.017 -0.1 4 4
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .797 8 5 -0.029 1.23 0.062 -0.091 -0.1 10 1
Jason Bay LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .754 18 13 -0.045 1.09 0.038 -0.083 -0.6 2 0
Steven Pearce RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .571 18 10 -0.107 0.99 0.013 -0.120 -1.2 1 0 SB
Ronny Paulino C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .253 .681 10 7 0.031 0.70 0.065 -0.034 0.4 4 0
Jack Wilson SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .278 .731 16 10 0.086 1.04 0.114 -0.028 0.8 1 5
Matt Morris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .506 6 5 -0.034 1.57 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 2 SH
   Josh Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .918 3 1 -0.044 1.67 0.000 -0.044 -0.4
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Nate McLouth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .772 3 2 -0.049 1.84 0.000 -0.049 -0.8
   Romulo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 2 10 2 3 3 .286 .685 145 90 -0.158 0.95 0.444 -0.604 -2.7 24 13
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).
Pickoffs: S Pearce (1st base by Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David Eckstein SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .293 .688 16 11 0.090 0.55 0.095 -0.005 0.9 0 3 2B
Rick Ankiel RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .342 1.050 15 7 0.105 0.85 0.129 -0.024 0.7 3 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .969 22 15 -0.054 0.90 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 6 0
Jim Edmonds CF 2 1 0 1 1 1 .248 .704 16 8 0.025 0.93 0.034 -0.009 0.0 6 0 SF
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Chris Duncan LF 3 0 1 3 0 1 .264 .845 13 7 0.237 1.21 0.250 -0.013 2.3 0 0 2B
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Troy Percival P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Skip Schumaker CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 .816 1 1 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.4 1 0
Yadier Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .735 13 9 -0.046 0.43 0.000 -0.046 -1.6 3 1 GDP
Russell Branyan 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 .791 11 8 0.020 0.28 0.043 -0.023 0.5 2 3 HR
Joel Pineiro P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .091 .322 7 3 0.003 0.31 0.012 -0.008 0.2 1 1
   Ryan Ludwick LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .780 1 1 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 1 0
Miguel Cairo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .594 5 5 -0.036 0.54 0.002 -0.039 -0.4 4 2
Team Totals 30 6 7 6 3 4 .233 .727 120 75 0.343 0.64 0.567 -0.224 1.8 27 10
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.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Morris, L (8-9) 5 5 5 5 3 2 0 4.54 23 89 53 32 3 18 8 10 5 0 36 -0.323 0.89 -2.4
Franquelis Osoria 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.78 5 9 9 5 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 -0.029 0.18 -0.5
John Grabow 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.30 3 14 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Romulo Sanchez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 3 8 4 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 6 3 4 1 6.75 34 120 75 44 6 25 14 13 8 0 36 0 0 -0.342 0.95 -1.8

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joel Pineiro, W (5-3) 5.2 8 2 2 2 2 0 4.28 26 107 64 40 6 18 11 11 6 0 45 0.044 1.09 0.7
Russ 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 0.074 0.71 1.0
Troy Percival 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.33 5 18 11 10 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.025 0.65 -0.3
Ryan 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 0.064 0.61 1.3
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 3 3 0 2.00 39 149 92 62 8 22 13 20 7 0 45 5 0 0.157 0.64 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Mark Wegner, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 42,300.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nyjer Morgan CF 1 David Eckstein SS
2 Jose Bautista 3B 2 Rick Ankiel RF
3 Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Adam LaRoche 1B 4 Jim Edmonds CF
5 Jason Bay LF 5 Chris Duncan LF
6 Steven Pearce RF 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Ronny Paulino C 7 Russell Branyan 3B
8 Jack Wilson SS 8 Joel Pineiro P
9 Matt Morris P 9 Miguel Cairo 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRR STL C. Duncan M. Morris 25% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
t3 1-2 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro -11% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel M. Morris 9% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Eckstein Scores
t3 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Wilson J. Pineiro -6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Paulino to 2B
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL D. Eckstein M. Morris 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro 1% 55% 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, Pirates' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL D. Eckstein M. Morris 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel M. Morris 9% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Eckstein Scores
b1 1-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Pujols M. Morris -1% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ankiel to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO STL J. Edmonds M. Morris 2% 70% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ankiel Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL C. Duncan M. Morris -1% 70% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro -4% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 0-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro 4% 69% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Pearce J. Pineiro 3% 72% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t2 0-2 2 1-- 4,(2-2)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro 2% 75% Pearce Picked off 1B (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina M. Morris -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Branyan M. Morris -1% 72% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b2 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Pineiro M. Morris -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro -4% 67% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Wilson J. Pineiro -6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Paulino to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Morris J. Pineiro 1% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Paulino to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RO PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro 1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Paulino Scores; Wilson to 3B
t3 1-2 2 --3 3,(2-0)  R PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro -11% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
t3 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro -1% 51% Walk
t3 2-2 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro 5% 56% 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, Pirates' Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
b3 2-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Cairo M. Morris -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 2-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL D. Eckstein M. Morris 3% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 2-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Ankiel M. Morris 4% 60% Walk; Eckstein to 2B
b3 2-2 1 12- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Morris -3% 57% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Eckstein to 3B; Ankiel to 2B/Adv on throw
b3 2-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL J. Edmonds M. Morris 1% 58% Walk
b3 2-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  RRR STL C. Duncan M. Morris 25% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Eckstein Scores; Ankiel Scores; Edmonds Scores
b3 5-2 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL Y. Molina M. Morris -2% 81% 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, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
t4 2-5 0 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro -4% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 2-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Pearce J. Pineiro 4% 81% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t4 2-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro -1% 80% Pearce Steals 2B
t4 2-5 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 2-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson J. Pineiro 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
b4 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Branyan M. Morris -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 5-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  STL J. Pineiro M. Morris 1% 86% Walk
b4 5-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Cairo M. Morris -1% 85% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b4 5-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Eckstein M. Morris 1% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pineiro to 2B
b4 5-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Morris -2% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
t5 2-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT M. Morris J. Pineiro 2% 86% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan J. Pineiro 2% 87% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Bautista J. Pineiro -2% 85% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-5 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez J. Pineiro -1% 84% Walk
t5 2-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Pineiro 4% 88% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
b5 5-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Morris -1% 87% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b5 5-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Morris -1% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 5-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan M. Morris -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
t6 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bay J. Pineiro 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 2-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT S. Pearce J. Pineiro 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Paulino J. Pineiro -1% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Wilson J. Pineiro -2% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Paulino to 2B
Russ Springer replaces Chris Duncan (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Ryan Ludwick replaces Joel Pineiro (P) playing LF batting 8th
Josh Phelps pinch hits for Matt Morris (P) batting 9th
t6 2-5 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Phelps R. Springer 4% 91% 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, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 6-7-8
Franquelis Osoria replaces Josh Phelps (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL Y. Molina F. Osoria -1% 90% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
b6 5-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R STL R. Branyan F. Osoria 4% 95% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b6 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick F. Osoria -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 6-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Cairo F. Osoria 0% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b6 6-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Eckstein F. Osoria -0% 94% 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, Cardinals' Russ Springer facing 1-2-3
t7 2-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Springer 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Springer 1% 97% Flyball: RF
t7 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Springer 0% 97% 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, Pirates' John Grabow facing 2-3-4
John Grabow replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel J. Grabow -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Pujols J. Grabow -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 6-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Grabow -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Troy Percival facing 4-5-6
Troy Percival replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 5th
t8 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. LaRoche T. Percival -2% 94% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 2-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bay T. Percival 2% 96% Flyball: CF
t8 2-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT S. Pearce T. Percival 2% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 2-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Paulino T. Percival -1% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive); LaRoche to 2B
t8 2-6 2 12- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Wilson T. Percival -3% 94% Walk; LaRoche to 3B; Paulino to 2B
Ryan Franklin replaces Jim Edmonds (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Skip Schumaker replaces Troy Percival (P) playing CF batting 5th
Nate McLouth pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t8 2-6 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Franklin 5% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Pirates' Romulo Sanchez facing 5-6-7
Romulo Sanchez replaces Nate McLouth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Schumaker R. Sanchez 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 6-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO STL Y. Molina R. Sanchez -0% 99% Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B (Weak 2B-1B)
b8 6-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Branyan R. Sanchez -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 1-2-3
t9 2-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Franklin 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 2-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bautista R. Franklin 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t9 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez R. Franklin 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 6.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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