April 27, 2008 Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
BAL 1 NYY 1
@CLE 0 LAA 6
@DET 2 TOR 5
@KCR 2 OAK 4
@SEA 2 TBR 3
BOS 0 TEX 10
MIN 0 LAD 3
COL 2
(10) FLA 3
@MIL 2
(10) NYM 6
ATL 3 PIT 5
PHI 1 ARI 2
@SDP 1 CIN 10
@SFG 1 STL 5
HOU 1 WSN 2
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,222

Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2:15pm
Time of Game: 2:27

Astros

12-14

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

Cecil Cooper

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

W: K Lohse (3-0), L: B Backe (1-3), S: K McClellan (1)

Cardinals

16-10

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Matsui 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .718   16    3   1   
M Bourn CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .588   16    4   0   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .340  .950   19    2   2   
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .322 1.117   17    6   0   
C Lee LF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .787   15    2   0   
H Pence RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .674   14    1   0   
M Loretta 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .613   17    1   2   
J Towles C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .798    9    5   0   
B Backe P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .500   10    0   1   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Moehler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Erstad PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .683    1    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1   5              134   24   7

BATTING

TB: M Loretta; M Tejada; L Berkman; B Backe.

RBI: M Loretta (7).

2-out RBI: M Loretta.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .808   11    3   0   
R Ankiel CF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .241  .770   18    4   0   
A Pujols 1B                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .376 1.170   14    7   2   HR
R Ludwick RF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .323 1.085   11    2   0   2B
T Glaus 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .258  .762   17    1   2   HR
A Miles 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .635   13    2   3   
Y Molina C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .718   13    5   0   
K Lohse P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    4    1   0   SH
  A Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .681    5    0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   0   SH
B Ryan SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .708    9    1   2   
Totals                       29   5   7   5    5   5              116   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Ludwick (6, off B Backe).

HR: A Pujols (5, off B Moehler; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF); T Glaus (1, off B Backe; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SH: K McClellan (1, off D Borkowski); K Lohse (2, off B Backe).

TB: T Glaus 4; A Pujols 4; A Miles 2; R Ludwick 2; B Ryan; Y Molina.

RBI: R Ludwick 2 (14); T Glaus 2 (17); A Pujols (20).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-A Pujols.

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, L (1-3)               5     5   4   4    5   4   1   4.65   25   83-48   21· 8·19    5· 7· 4· 0     40    -     1.27  -0.23
O Villarreal                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
B Moehler                      1     1   1   1    0   1   1   7.04    4   13-9     5· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.02
D Borkowski                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    4   10-7     6· 0· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   5    5   5   2          36  116-71   37·10·24    9·13· 4· 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, W (3-0)               6     4   1   1    1   3   0   2.36   22  102-61   35· 6·20    7· 6· 5· 0     62    -     0.94   0.19
K McClellan, S (1)             3     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.84    9   32-23   12· 2· 9    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.40   0.08
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   5   0          31  134-84   47· 8·29    9· 9· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 44,222.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. K Matsui             2B    1. S Schumaker          LF 
2. M Bourn              CF    2. R Ankiel             CF 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. L Berkman            1B    4. R Ludwick            RF 
5. C Lee                LF    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. H Pence              RF    6. A Miles              2B 
7. M Loretta            3B    7. Y Molina             C  
8. J Towles             C     8. K Lohse              P  
9. B Backe              P     9. B Ryan               SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  12-  3   26%  73% R Ludwick       B Backe         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ankiel Scores; Pujols Scores
   b 5   1  1-2  -2-  2   15%  88% T Glaus         B Backe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ludwick Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  8  -11%  41% M Loretta       K Lohse         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Berkman Scores; Loretta to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   2  1-0  123  1   -9%  37% R Ludwick       B Backe         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Pujols to 2B
   b 4   2  1-0  -23  3   -8%  36% B Ryan          B Backe         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  K Matsui        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   54%  M Bourn         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   55%  M Tejada        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  S Schumaker     Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  1   51%  R Ankiel        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   50%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  L Berkman       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   52%  H Pence         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Berkman to 2B
   R      -2-  8   41%  M Loretta       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Berkman Scores; Loretta to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   44%  J Towles        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   41%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   40%  T Glaus         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   41%  A Miles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   39%  Y Molina        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   35%  B Backe         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   38%  K Matsui        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   41%  M Bourn         Popfly: 2B
          1--  5   39%  M Tejada        Single to RF (Line Drive); Backe to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   41%  K Lohse         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   44%  B Ryan          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   40%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   43%  R Ankiel        Walk; Ryan to 2B
          12-  6   46%  A Pujols        Walk; Ryan to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
   O      123  1   37%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Pujols to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   40%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   37%  H Pence         Walk
   OO     1--  5   42%  M Loretta       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Pence out at 1B/2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   39%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   43%  A Miles         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   48%  Y Molina        Walk; Miles to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  K Lohse         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (P's Right); Miles to 3B; Molina to 2B
   O      -23  3   36%  B Ryan          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   38%  J Towles        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   40%  B Backe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   41%  K Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   38%  S Schumaker     Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   42%  R Ankiel        Walk
          1--  5   47%  A Pujols        Walk; Ankiel to 2B
   RR     12-  3   73%  R Ludwick       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ankiel Scores; Pujols Scores
   RR     -2-  2   88%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ludwick Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  Y Molina        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Kyle Lohse facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   89%  M Bourn         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   91%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Oscar Villarreal facing 8-9-1
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Brandon Backe pitching and batting 9th; Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Kyle Lohse batting 8th
   O      ---  5   91%  A Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   90%  B Ryan          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   90%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Kyle McClellan facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   92%  C Lee           Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   94%  H Pence         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   94%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Moehler facing 2-3-4
                  Brian Moehler replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   94%  R Ankiel        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  1   97%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle McClellan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  J Towles        Flyball: LF
                  Darin Erstad pinch hits for Brian Moehler batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Matsui        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Borkowski facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Darin Erstad pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  A Miles         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   99%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   99%  K McClellan     Bunt Groundout: P-2B; Molina to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  B Ryan          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  M Bourn         Lineout: P
   O      ---  5  100%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  L Berkman       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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