April 1, 2008 Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 9
@MIN 1 NYY 3
TOR 2 BOS 2
@OAK 1 TEX 5
@SEA 4 FLA 5
NYM 4
(10) LAD 3
SFG 2 SDP 2
HOU 1 COL 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 45,996

Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 8:15pm
Time of Game: 2:51

Rockies

1-0

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

Clint Hurdle

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

W: T Buchholz (1-0), L: R Franklin (0-1), S: M Corpas (1)

Cardinals

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    3   0   
T Tulowitzki SS               4   1   3   0    1   0  .750 1.800   13    1   3   2B
T Helton 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.350   22    9   3   2B
M Holliday LF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   26    1   0   
  M Corpas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Atkins 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    0   1   
B Hawpe RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   24    2   0   
Y Torrealba C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   10    5   1   
J Nix 2B                      2   0   0   1    2   1  .000  .500   17    3   5   
K Wells P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    1   1   
  M Bowie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Spilborghs PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Buchholz P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Podsednik LF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   2   6   1    6   9              156   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Helton (1, off R Franklin); T Tulowitzki (1, off K Lohse).

TB: T Tulowitzki 4; T Helton 3; Y Torrealba.

RBI: J Nix (1).

2-out RBI: J Nix.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. Y Torrealba-J Nix; T Tulowitzki-J Nix-T Helton; J Nix-T Tulowitzki-T Helton.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   14    3   0   
C Duncan LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   17    2   0   CS,GDP
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   11    9   0   
R Ankiel CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   10    1   0   GDP
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    1   3   
Y Molina C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250   18    9   0   HR
A Kennedy 2B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    7    2   1   
K Lohse P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                4    0   0   SH
  R Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Barton PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Izturis SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   3   
Totals                       29   1   6   1    3   4              109   27   7

BATTING

HR: Y Molina (1, off K Wells; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: K Lohse (1, off K Wells).

TB: Y Molina 4; A Kennedy 2; B Barton; C Duncan; A Pujols.

GIDP: R Ankiel (1); C Duncan (1).

RBI: Y Molina (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: Y Molina (1).

E: T Glaus (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Duncan (1, 2nd base by K Wells/Y Torrealba).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Wells                        5.1   4   1   1    3   3   1   1.69   21   74-39   25· 4·10    8· 5· 2· 0     56    -     0.95   0.08
M Bowie                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.77   0.08
T Buchholz, W (1-0)            1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   13-8     4· 3· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.85   0.04
B Fuentes, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
M Corpas, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   4   1          33  109-61   40· 8·13   14· 9· 3· 0          2-0

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
K Lohse                        5     3   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   21   74-42   27· 4·11    8· 4· 3· 0     61    -     1.10   0.28
K McClellan, H (1)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   18-12    7· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.06   0.08
R Springer, H (1)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   11-9     4· 5· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.08   0.09
R Franklin, BS (1), L (0-1)    0     2   2   0    1   0   0  undef    4   17-9     6· 2· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.69  -0.54
R Flores                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   18-10    3· 6· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.96   0.09
J Isringhausen                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   17-11    8· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   0    6   9   0          40  155-93   55·21·17   12· 7· 6· 0          3-1

R Franklin faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 45,996.

Weather: 45° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. W Taveras            CF    1. S Schumaker          RF 
2. T Tulowitzki         SS    2. C Duncan             LF 
3. T Helton             1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. M Holliday           LF    4. R Ankiel             CF 
5. G Atkins             3B    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. B Hawpe              RF    6. Y Molina             C  
7. Y Torrealba          C     7. A Kennedy            2B 
8. J Nix                2B    8. K Lohse              P  
9. K Wells              P     9. C Izturis            SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-0  1--  3   25%  59% T Helton        R Franklin      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tulowitzki to 3B
   t 8   2  1-1  123  5   23%  77% J Nix           R Flores        Walk; Helton Scores/unER; Holliday to 3B; Atkins to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  -23  7   16%  75% M Holliday      R Franklin      Fielder's Choice 3B; Tulowitzki Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Helton to 3B
   t 8   1  1-1  123  5  -15%  53% Y Torrealba     R Flores        Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  4  -14%  29% Y Molina        K Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   52%  T Tulowitzki    Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      55%  T Helton        Passed Ball; Tulowitzki to 3B
   O      --3  5   49%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          --3  6   50%  M Holliday      Walk
   O      1-3  2   45%  G Atkins        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  S Schumaker     Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  C Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   48%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   46%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  J Nix           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   47%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   49%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   50%  Y Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   48%  K Wells         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   47%  T Tulowitzki    Walk
          1--  2   49%  T Helton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tulowitzki to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  M Holliday      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   40%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   42%  K Lohse         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Weak 2B); Kennedy to 2B
   O      -2-  1   46%  C Izturis       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   50%  S Schumaker     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  G Atkins        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  8   45%  B Hawpe         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   44%  Y Torrealba     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   40%  C Duncan        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   49%  A Pujols        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Duncan Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  4   47%  R Ankiel        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   55%  J Nix           Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  K Wells         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  1   46%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--  2   49%  T Tulowitzki    Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Taveras to 2B
   O      12-  3   43%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kip Wells facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   29%  Y Molina        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   31%  A Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Rico Washington pinch hits for Kyle Lohse batting 8th
   O      ---  2   33%  R Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   34%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle McClellan facing 4-5-6
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Rico Washington pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   30%  M Holliday      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   27%  G Atkins        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  9   26%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kip Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   28%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   26%  C Duncan        Walk
          1--  1   22%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Duncan to 2B
                  Micah Bowie replaces Kip Wells pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   30%  R Ankiel        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Springer facing 7-8-9
                  Russ Springer replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
          ---  2   37%  Y Torrealba     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   31%  J Nix           Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Spilborghs pinch hits for Micah Bowie batting 9th
   O      1--  4   25%  R Spilborghs    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   21%  W Taveras       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Taylor Buchholz facing 5-6-7
                  Taylor Buchholz replaces Ryan Spilborghs pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   23%  T Glaus         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   24%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   23%  A Kennedy       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Brian Barton pinch hits for Russ Springer batting 8th
          1--  1   21%  B Barton        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kennedy to 3B
   O      1-3  4   25%  C Izturis       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Ryan Franklin facing 2-3-4
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Brian Barton pitching and batting 8th
          ---  2   34%  T Tulowitzki    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   59%  T Helton        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tulowitzki to 3B
   R      -23  7   75%  M Holliday      Fielder's Choice 3B; Tulowitzki Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Helton to 3B
          1-3  5   79%  G Atkins        Walk; Holliday to 2B
                  Randy Flores replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th
   O      123  3   68%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   53%  Y Torrealba     Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5   77%  J Nix           Walk; Helton Scores/unER; Holliday to 3B; Atkins to 2B
                  Jeff Baker pinch hits for Taylor Buchholz batting 9th
   O      123  5   70%  J Baker         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Nix to 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rockies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Fuentes facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Jeff Baker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   76%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   81%  C Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   84%  A Pujols        Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Isringhausen facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   82%  W Taveras       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  1   81%  T Tulowitzki    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  8   82%  T Helton        Walk
   O      1--  6   80%  M Holliday      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Manuel Corpas facing 4-5-6
                  Manuel Corpas replaces Matt Holliday pitching and batting 4th; Scott Podsednik replaces Brian Fuentes playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   95%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  Y Molina        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 2, Cardinals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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