September 21, 2007 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
@LAA 0 CLE 4
OAK 3 DET 5
KCR 4 CHW 6
@MIN 4 TOR 5
@NYY 4
(14) BOS 8
@TBD 1 TEX 3
BAL 2 ARI 12
LAD 3 MIL 4
@ATL 1 CHC 13
PIT 8 NYM 9
@FLA 6 COL 2
@SDP 1
(14) CIN 9
@SFG 8
(11) HOU 6
@STL 3 PHI 6
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 43,677

Friday, September 21, 2007, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:38

Astros

68-86

Won 3

5th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    6 13  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    3  8  0

W: B Backe (2-1), L: J Pineiro (6-5), S: B Lidge (16)

Cardinals

71-82

Lost 2

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Anderson CF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .439 1.012   16    0   0   CS
C Burke 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .669   19    4   1   2B
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   2    1   1  .276  .884   21    5   0   HR
C Lee LF                      5   1   2   0    0   1  .300  .875   19    4   0   2B
H Pence RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .325  .894    9    3   0   
  E Bruntlett RF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .641    5    0   0   CS
T Wigginton 3B                5   0   1   1    0   2  .281  .805   24    3   1   
C Ransom SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .320 1.034   19    4   3   2B
J Towles C                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .400 1.178   15    4   0   2B
B Backe P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .944   13    0   3   
  D Sarfate P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .626    3    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Randolph P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   6  13   6    4   6              163   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Lee (41, off J Pineiro); C Ransom (2, off R Franklin); C Burke (17, off J Pineiro); J Towles (3, off R Franklin).

HR: L Berkman (31, off J Pineiro; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: L Berkman 4; C Lee 3; C Burke 2; H Pence 2; J Anderson 2; C Ransom 2; J Towles 2; O Palmeiro; B Backe; T Wigginton.

RBI: L Berkman 2 (95); J Towles 2 (11); J Anderson (9); T Wigginton (66).

2-out RBI: T Wigginton.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Backe-C Ransom-L Berkman.

E: E Bruntlett (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Anderson (1, 2nd base by J Pineiro/Y Molina); E Bruntlett (3, 2nd base by M Maroth/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   3   0    1   0  .304  .728   19    0   1   
R Ankiel CF                   4   2   0   1    1   1  .265  .838   20    1   0   SB
R Ludwick RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .798   20    5   0   
S Spiezio 1B                  2   0   0   1    2   0  .255  .703   25    9   0   SF
S Schumaker LF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .320  .799   10    0   0   2B
  A Pujols PH                 0   0   0   1    1   0  .321  .983    4    0   0   
  A Reyes PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154         0   0   
Y Molina C                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .708   17    6   2   
M Cairo 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .637   13    0   3   
J Pineiro P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .243    9    0   3   
  T Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Ryan PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .784    4    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .724    4    0   0   
  M Maroth P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .500         0   0   
A Miles 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .693   12    6   2   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    7   4              157   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Schumaker (9, off B Backe).

SF: S Spiezio (3, off B Backe).

TB: S Schumaker 3; D Eckstein 3; A Miles; R Ludwick; M Cairo.

RBI: S Spiezio (30); A Pujols (96); R Ankiel (31).

2-out RBI: A Pujols.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Molina-A Miles.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ankiel (1, 2nd base off S Randolph/J Towles).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Backe, W (2-1)               6     6   2   2    2   2   0   4.37   25   87-52   31· 6·15    8·10· 3· 0     52    -     1.32   0.18
D Sarfate, H (2)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   17-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.11
C Qualls                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    5   15-11    8· 1· 2    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.56   0.03
S Randolph                     0.2   0   1   1    3   0   0  10.66    5   28-12    5· 0· 7    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.03
B Lidge, S (16)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.95    2    8-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    2.88   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    7   4   0          42  155-87   51· 9·27   13·13· 5· 0          3-1

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, L (6-5)             5.2   8   3   3    3   4   1   4.72   27  110-65   41· 8·16   10· 6· 4· 0     42    -     0.80  -0.06
T Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.88   0.05
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.14    3    9-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.06
R Franklin                     0.1   4   3   3    0   0   0   2.79    5   12-9     8· 0· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.13  -0.21
R Flores                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.39    3   10-7     6· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.42  -0.01
M Maroth                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.95    3   18-8     4· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   6    4   6   1          42  162-97   64·13·20   18·10· 4· 0          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:38.

Attendance: 43,677.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Anderson           CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. C Burke              2B    2. R Ankiel             CF 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. R Ludwick            RF 
4. C Lee                LF    4. S Spiezio            1B 
5. H Pence              RF    5. S Schumaker          LF 
6. T Wigginton          3B    6. Y Molina             C  
7. C Ransom             SS    7. M Cairo              3B 
8. J Towles             C     8. J Pineiro            P  
9. B Backe              P     9. A Miles              2B

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   15%  67% L Berkman       J Pineiro       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); Burke Scores
   b 7   1  3-2  1-3  6   14%  63% R Ankiel        D Sarfate       Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   1  3-2  1--  2  -14%  49% D Eckstein      D Sarfate       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ryan to 3B
   b 4   0  3-1  -2-  2   12%  74% Y Molina        B Backe         Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Schumaker out at 3B/P-SS; Molina out at 1B/SS-1B
   b 7   2  3-2  1-3  3   11%  74% R Ludwick       D Sarfate       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   52%  C Burke         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   RR     -2-  3   67%  L Berkman       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); Burke Scores
          ---  4   70%  C Lee           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  6   67%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   75%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Lee Scores; Wigginton to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   73%  C Ransom        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   70%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   73%  R Ankiel        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--  2   67%  R Ludwick       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ankiel to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   67%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ankiel Scores
          1--  2   65%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ludwick to 2B
   O      12-  6   70%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joel Pineiro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   68%  J Towles        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   67%  B Backe         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   68%  J Anderson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   66%  C Burke         Anderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   68%  M Cairo         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  6   70%  J Pineiro       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  A Miles         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joel Pineiro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  C Burke         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   68%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   67%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   63%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      1--  3   67%  R Ankiel        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   70%  R Ludwick       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   73%  S Spiezio       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   76%  H Pence         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   74%  T Wigginton     Groundout: P-1B; Pence to 2B
          -2-  5   76%  C Ransom        Walk
   O      12-  3   73%  J Towles        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Pence to 3B
   O      1-3  5   69%  B Backe         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   61%  S Schumaker     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   OO     -2-  2   74%  Y Molina        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Schumaker out at 3B/P-SS; Molina out at 1B/SS-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  M Cairo         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  J Anderson      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   72%  C Burke         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  6   73%  L Berkman       Walk
          1--  3   74%  C Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Berkman to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  H Pence         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  J Pineiro       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   71%  A Miles         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
          1--  3   62%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Miles to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   62%  R Ankiel        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Miles Scores
   O      1--  6   66%  R Ludwick       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joel Pineiro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   63%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  C Ransom        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   63%  J Towles        Walk
          1--  2   65%  B Backe         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Towles to 2B
                  Tyler Johnson replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  3   60%  J Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  S Spiezio       Walk
   O      1--  5   60%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   65%  Y Molina        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  4   69%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Russ Springer facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Springer replaces Tyler Johnson pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   67%  C Burke         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  6   65%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   63%  C Lee           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Sarfate facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Sarfate replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th; Brendan Ryan pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 8th
          ---  4   56%  B Ryan          Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  A Miles         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--  2   49%  D Eckstein      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ryan to 3B
   O      1-3  6   63%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   74%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ryan Franklin facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Brendan Ryan pitching and batting 8th
          ---  1   78%  H Pence         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   74%  T Wigginton     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  4   83%  C Ransom        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Pence to 3B
   RR     -23  2   93%  J Towles        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Pence Scores; Ransom Scores
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Dennis Sarfate batting 9th
          -2-  3   95%  O Palmeiro      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Towles to 3B
                  Randy Flores replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th
   R      1-3  3   97%  J Anderson      Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Towles Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  C Burke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Palmeiro to 3B
   O      1-3  1   96%  L Berkman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Chad Qualls facing 4-5-6
                  Chad Qualls replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Hunter Pence playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   97%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   98%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   97%  Y Molina        Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Molina to 2B
          -2-  3   96%  M Cairo         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Molina to 3B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Randy Flores batting 8th
   O      1-3  4   98%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Maroth replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  6   98%  C Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   98%  E Bruntlett     Walk
   OO     1--  7   98%  T Wigginton     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Bruntlett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Stephen Randolph facing 9-1-2
                  Stephen Randolph replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  A Miles         Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Eckstein      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  6   99%  R Ankiel        Walk
          1--      99%  R Ludwick       Ankiel Steals 2B
          -2-  5   99%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   95%  S Spiezio       Walk; Ankiel to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
                  Brad Lidge replaces Stephen Randolph pitching and batting 9th; Albert Pujols pinch hits for Skip Schumaker batting 5th
   R      123  4   90%  A Pujols        Walk; Ankiel Scores; Ludwick to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
                  Anthony Reyes pinch runs for Albert Pujols batting 5th
   O      123  4  100%  Y Molina        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 3.

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