September 23, 2007 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 46,169

Sunday, September 23, 2007, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Astros

68-88

Lost 2

5th, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  8  2
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    4 11  1

W: K Jimenez (3-0), L: B Lidge (5-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Cardinals

73-82

Won 2

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Anderson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .396  .921   18    2   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .249  .658   17    1   5   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .876   18   13   0   
C Lee LF                      3   1   2   2    1   0  .300  .877   14    1   0   HR
H Pence RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .322  .893   18    3   0   
M Loretta SS-2B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .723   16    2   4   
T Wigginton 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .800   15    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .642    5    2   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .620    5    0   0   
  J Towles C                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .417 1.189    3    0   0   
R Oswalt P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .317    8    0   2   
  M Lamb PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .831    2    0   0   2B
  E Bruntlett PR-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .637    5    0   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    1   7              144   24  13

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (14, off B Falkenborg).

HR: C Lee (31, off J Isringhausen; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Lee 5; M Lamb 2; C Biggio; M Loretta; J Towles; L Berkman; T Wigginton.

RBI: C Lee 2 (115); M Loretta (40).

2-out RBI: M Loretta.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Wigginton (10); C Lee (4).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .736   11    1   1   
  A Pujols PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .323  .986    3    0   0   
  B Barden PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .148  .392         0   0   
R Ankiel CF                   5   0   3   2    0   1  .288  .895   19    1   0   3B
S Taguchi LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .714   13    2   0   CS
S Spiezio 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .700   17    8   1   
S Schumaker RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .791    9    2   0   
A Miles 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .691    6    1   0   
  T Percival P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Falkenborg P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .726    2    0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Jimenez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
K Stinnett C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .486   18    9   0   IW
T Wellemeyer P                2   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    6    0   0   
  M Cairo 2B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .653    6    2   2   
B Ryan 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .781   11    1   5   2B
  R Ludwick PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .816    5    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   3    2   2              126   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Ryan (9, off R Oswalt).

3B: R Ankiel (1, off B Lidge).

IBB: K Stinnett (1, by R Oswalt).

TB: R Ankiel 5; B Ryan 2; D Eckstein; S Spiezio; T Wellemeyer; S Schumaker; S Taguchi; A Pujols; M Cairo.

RBI: R Ankiel 2 (35); A Pujols (99).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Ryan-S Spiezio-D Eckstein.

E: D Eckstein (18).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Taguchi (3, 2nd base by R Oswalt/B Ausmus).

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
R Oswalt                       7     8   1   0    1   2   0   3.18   31  101-75   50· 8·17   19· 6· 3· 0     60    -     1.12   0.27
C Qualls                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.16    3    5-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
B Lidge, BS (8), L (5-3)       0     3   3   3    1   0   0   3.38    4   19-11    7· 3· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.76  -0.90
Totals                         8    11   4   3    2   2   0          38  125-90   60·11·19   22· 6· 6· 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
T Wellemeyer                   5     1   0   0    1   5   0   4.79   16   71-43   27· 4·12    3· 5· 2· 0     69    -     0.88   0.29
T Percival, H (4)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.89    3    9-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.06   0.08
R Springer, BS (2)             1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.25    6   26-17   14· 1· 2    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    2.78  -0.10
B Falkenborg                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.29    4   15-10    7· 1· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.27   0.11
J Isringhausen                 0.2   2   2   1    0   0   1   2.32    5   15-10    7· 1· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.32  -0.41
K Jimenez, W (3-0)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.65    2    8-6     3· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.50   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   2    1   7   1          36  144-94   63· 8·23   13· 8· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Oswalt (6; K Stinnett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 46,169.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Anderson           CF    1. D Eckstein           SS 
2. C Biggio             2B    2. R Ankiel             CF 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. S Taguchi            LF 
4. C Lee                LF    4. S Spiezio            1B 
5. H Pence              RF    5. S Schumaker          RF 
6. M Loretta            SS    6. A Miles              2B 
7. T Wigginton          3B    7. K Stinnett           C  
8. B Ausmus             C     8. T Wellemeyer         P  
9. R Oswalt             P     9. B Ryan               3B

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  1-1  1--  3  -34%   8% C Lee           J Isringhausen  Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Berkman Scores/unER
   b 9   0  3-2  1-3  6   33% 100% R Ankiel        B Lidge         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Ludwick Scores; Barden Scores
   b 9   0  3-1  12-  3   33%  67% A Pujols        B Lidge         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cairo Scores; Ludwick to 3B
   t 7   2  1-0  1-3  5  -18%  51% M Loretta       R Springer      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Biggio Scores; Pence to 2B
   b 9   0  3-1  1--  5   14%  33% R Ludwick       B Lidge         Walk; Cairo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   55%  L Berkman       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   52%  S Taguchi       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   56%  S Spiezio       Reached on E7 (Line Drive to Short LF); Ankiel to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   O      -23  2   50%  S Schumaker     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  C Lee           Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   55%  M Loretta       Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Lee out at 3B/1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  A Miles         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   51%  K Stinnett      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   52%  T Wellemeyer    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   56%  B Ryan          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Wellemeyer to 3B
   R      -23  1   66%  D Eckstein      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Wellemeyer Scores/unER/No RBI; Ryan to 3B
   O      1-3  4   61%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  T Wigginton     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   66%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   67%  R Oswalt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   70%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      65%  S Spiezio       Taguchi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  3   67%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   70%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Spiezio to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  A Miles         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Spiezio to 3B
          1-3  5   69%  K Stinnett      Intentional Walk; Miles to 2B
   O      123  1   62%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  J Anderson      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   67%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   66%  L Berkman       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   69%  C Lee           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   66%  B Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   69%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   66%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   64%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   67%  H Pence         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   69%  M Loretta       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4   71%  T Wigginton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   69%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  A Miles         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Troy Percival facing 8-9-1
                  Troy Percival replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 6th; Miguel Cairo replaces Todd Wellemeyer playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  1   70%  B Ausmus        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   72%  R Oswalt        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   74%  J Anderson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Oswalt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  K Stinnett      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   70%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   69%  B Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Springer facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Springer replaces Troy Percival pitching and batting 6th
          ---  3   62%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   69%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   62%  C Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Biggio to 3B
   R      1-3  5   51%  M Loretta       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Biggio Scores; Pence to 2B
   O      12-  5   59%  T Wigginton     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   55%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   59%  R Ankiel        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   56%  S Taguchi       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Ankiel to 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  S Spiezio       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Falkenborg facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Falkenborg replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 6th; Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
   O      ---  5   55%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Lamb pinch hits for Roy Oswalt batting 9th
          ---  2   46%  M Lamb          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Eric Bruntlett pinch runs for Mike Lamb batting 9th
   O      -2-  6   52%  J Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Bruntlett to 3B
   O      --3  2   61%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Qualls facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Qualls replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 2nd; J.R. Towles replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing C batting 8th; Mark Loretta moves to 2B; Eric Bruntlett moves to SS
   O      ---  2   56%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Brian Falkenborg batting 6th
   O      ---  2   53%  J Edmonds       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   50%  K Stinnett      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Isringhausen facing 3-4-5
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Jim Edmonds pitching and batting 6th
          ---  1   42%  L Berkman       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   RR     1--  3    8%  C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Berkman Scores/unER
   O      ---  4    8%  H Pence         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3    9%  M Loretta       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4    9%  T Wigginton     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Kelvin Jimenez replaces Jason Isringhausen pitching and batting 6th
          1--  3    8%  J Towles        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  5   10%  E Bruntlett     Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  5   19%  M Cairo         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Ryan Ludwick pinch hits for Brendan Ryan batting 9th
          1--  5   33%  R Ludwick       Walk; Cairo to 2B
                  Albert Pujols pinch hits for David Eckstein batting 1st
   R      12-  3   67%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cairo Scores; Ludwick to 3B
                  Brian Barden pinch runs for Albert Pujols batting 1st
   RR     1-3  6  100%  R Ankiel        Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Ludwick Scores; Barden Scores
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation