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@LAA		6
1
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@BAL		3
6
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@CLE		0
2
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@KCR		0
2
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@MIN		6
5
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1
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3
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@STL		1
5
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:14PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 38,720, Time of Game: 2:48
Pirates
1
19-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 5 GB
 at Cardinals
5
24-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
L: Paul Maholm (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0
Cardinals       0  1  1   0  0  2   0  1  X    5 15  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .253 .613 15 12 -0.058 0.96 0.025 -0.083 -0.4 4 3
Luis Rivas SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .516 16 11 -0.021 0.89 0.037 -0.058 -0.1 0 3 SB
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .569 2 2 -0.030 1.32 0.000 -0.030 -0.5
   Marino Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Nate McLouth CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .985 11 9 -0.037 0.95 0.039 -0.076 0.4 3 0
Jason Bay LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .843 13 8 -0.111 1.02 0.000 -0.111 -1.1 1 0
Xavier Nady RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .331 .922 16 9 -0.033 0.58 0.014 -0.048 -0.6 3 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .637 17 10 -0.056 0.52 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 4 0
Ronny Paulino C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .560 11 7 -0.046 0.45 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 8 0
Jose Bautista 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 .230 .687 18 8 0.030 0.77 0.056 -0.026 0.4 0 2
Paul Maholm P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .543 12 6 -0.007 1.12 0.029 -0.036 -0.0 0 0
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .554 3 2 -0.022 0.98 0.000 -0.022 -0.4
   Brian Bixler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .450 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 3 5 .129 .335 134 84 -0.391 0.81 0.200 -0.592 -3.5 24 8
TB: N McLouth; J Bautista; L Rivas; F Sanchez.
RBI: N McLouth (32).
2-out RBI: N McLouth.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: L Rivas (2, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Barton LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .267 .738 18 11 -0.042 0.76 0.030 -0.071 -0.1 2 0
   Jason Isringhausen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Ankiel CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .294 .888 17 10 0.006 0.59 0.051 -0.045 -0.1 7 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .355 1.107 22 12 0.043 0.56 0.046 -0.003 0.1 6 0 SF,IW
Ryan Ludwick RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1.086 11 9 -0.058 0.65 0.020 -0.078 -0.2 4 0 SF
Troy Glaus 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .250 .763 13 9 0.132 0.50 0.151 -0.019 1.4 2 2 2B
Yadier Molina C 3 0 2 1 2 0 .293 .748 21 11 0.100 0.62 0.111 -0.011 2.1 5 0
Cesar Izturis SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 .250 .643 18 14 0.016 0.68 0.042 -0.026 0.2 0 1 SB
Todd Wellemeyer P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .377 14 10 -0.089 0.88 0.001 -0.090 -1.4 0 0 SH
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Springer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .760 3 3 -0.003 0.11 0.000 -0.003 -0.5
   Skip Schumaker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .766 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brendan Ryan 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .292 .653 16 9 0.003 0.63 0.028 -0.025 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 36 5 15 5 5 8 .417 .937 153 98 0.108 0.64 0.480 -0.371 1.0 27 4
2B: R Ankiel (9, off P Maholm); T Glaus (14, off P Maholm).
SF: A Pujols (1, off P Maholm); R Ludwick (2, off P Maholm).
SH: T Wellemeyer (3, off S Burnett).
IBB: A Pujols (12, by P Maholm).
TB: T Glaus 4; C Izturis 3; R Ankiel 3; A Pujols 2; Y Molina 2; B Barton; B Ryan; R Ludwick.
RBI: Y Molina (13); T Glaus (25); R Ludwick (25); A Pujols (27); C Izturis (7).
2-out RBI: T Glaus.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
E: Y Molina (3).
Baserunning
SB: C Izturis (3, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Paulino).

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
Paul Maholm, L (2-4) 6 11 4 4 3 6 0 4.94 32 107 68 39 8 21 11 13 4 0 37 -0.104 0.82 -1.0
Sean Burnett 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 6.75 6 22 11 6 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.20 0.5
Marino Salas 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6 24 19 11 1 7 2 3 2 0 0 0 -0.012 0.14 -0.5
Team Totals 8 15 5 5 5 8 0 5.62 44 153 98 56 10 32 16 16 6 0 37 0 0 -0.109 0.81 -1.0

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
Todd Wellemeyer, W (4-1) 7 2 1 1 3 5 0 3.27 26 108 66 37 8 21 7 11 2 0 71 0.344 0.83 3.1
Randy Flores 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.74 4 9 7 5 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 -0.012 0.92 -0.6
Russ Springer, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.044 1.58 0.5
Jason Isringhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.62 3 15 10 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.19 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 3 5 0 1.00 34 134 84 49 12 23 8 18 2 0 71 3 1 0.391 0.64 3.5
T Wellemeyer faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Salas (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: P Maholm (1; A Pujols).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Angel Hernandez.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 38,720.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Freddy Sanchez 2B 1 Brian Barton LF
2 Luis Rivas SS 2 Rick Ankiel CF
3 Nate McLouth CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Ryan Ludwick RF
5 Xavier Nady RF 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Adam LaRoche 1B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Ronny Paulino C 7 Cesar Izturis SS
8 Jose Bautista 3B 8 Todd Wellemeyer P
9 Paul Maholm P 9 Brendan Ryan 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 11% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pujols Scores
b2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL Y. Molina P. Maholm 9% 68% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Glaus to 3B
b3 2-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer P. Maholm -5% 73% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bay R. Springer 4% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 0-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT N. McLouth R. Flores -4% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez to 3B

Play By Play

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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' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  PIT L. Rivas T. Wellemeyer -2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth T. Wellemeyer 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Bay T. Wellemeyer -1% 51% Rivas Steals 2B; Rivas to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bay T. Wellemeyer 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Barton P. Maholm -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel P. Maholm -2% 51% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 1% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT X. Nady T. Wellemeyer 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT R. Paulino T. Wellemeyer 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 4% 59% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL Y. Molina P. Maholm 9% 68% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Glaus to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO STL C. Izturis P. Maholm -2% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Glaus Scores
b2 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer P. Maholm -2% 63% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 1% 64% Izturis Steals 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 1% 65% Walk
b2 1-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Barton P. Maholm -4% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista T. Wellemeyer 3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT P. Maholm T. Wellemeyer -3% 61% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT L. Rivas T. Wellemeyer 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel P. Maholm -2% 65% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 2% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Glaus P. Maholm 11% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Pujols Scores
b3 2-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina P. Maholm 1% 76% Walk
b3 2-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Izturis P. Maholm 2% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Glaus to 3B; Molina to 2B
b3 2-0 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer P. Maholm -5% 73% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth T. Wellemeyer 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t4 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay T. Wellemeyer 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 0-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT X. Nady T. Wellemeyer -1% 76% Walk
t4 0-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 3% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 9-1-2
b4 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Ryan P. Maholm -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton P. Maholm -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ankiel P. Maholm 2% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 2-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 1% 78% Intentional Walk
b4 2-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm -3% 75% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Paulino T. Wellemeyer 3% 78% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t5 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bautista T. Wellemeyer -3% 75% Walk
t5 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Maholm T. Wellemeyer 4% 79% Bunt Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t5 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Wellemeyer 3% 81% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Glaus P. Maholm -1% 80% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 2-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina P. Maholm -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL C. Izturis P. Maholm 1% 80% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
b5 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer P. Maholm -2% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
t6 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT L. Rivas T. Wellemeyer 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth T. Wellemeyer 2% 83% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t6 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay T. Wellemeyer 1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 9-1-2
b6 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Ryan P. Maholm 2% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b6 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Barton P. Maholm 3% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ryan to 2B
b6 2-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ankiel P. Maholm 3% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Ryan to 3B; Barton to 2B
b6 2-0 0 123 3,(2-0)  RO STL A. Pujols P. Maholm 1% 94% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Ryan Scores; Barton to 3B
b6 3-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO STL R. Ludwick P. Maholm 1% 95% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Barton Scores
b6 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Glaus P. Maholm -0% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT X. Nady T. Wellemeyer 2% 96% Flyball: RF
t7 0-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche T. Wellemeyer 1% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 0-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Paulino T. Wellemeyer 0% 97% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 6-7-8
Sean Burnett replaces Paul Maholm pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina S. Burnett 0% 98% Walk
b7 4-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL C. Izturis S. Burnett 1% 98% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molina to 2B
b7 4-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Wellemeyer S. Burnett 0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Molina to 3B; Izturis to 2B
b7 4-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Ryan S. Burnett -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  STL B. Barton S. Burnett 0% 97% Walk
b7 4-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Burnett -1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
t8 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bautista T. Wellemeyer -2% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Randy Flores replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 8th
Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Sean Burnett (P) batting 9th
t8 0-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz R. Flores 2% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT F. Sanchez R. Flores -3% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bautista to 2B
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Luis Rivas (SS) batting 2nd
t8 0-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Michaels R. Flores 3% 97% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t8 0-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R PIT N. McLouth R. Flores -4% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez to 3B
Russ Springer replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
t8 1-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bay R. Springer 4% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Marino Salas facing 3-4-5
Marino Salas replaces Jason Michaels (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
Brian Bixler replaces Doug Mientkiewicz (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Pujols M. Salas -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Ludwick M. Salas 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b8 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Glaus M. Salas 0% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ludwick to 2B
b8 4-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina M. Salas 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Ludwick to 3B; Glaus to 2B
b8 4-1 1 -23 4,(1-2)  R STL Y. Molina M. Salas 1% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ludwick Scores; Glaus to 3B
b8 5-1 1 1-3 9,(3-2)  O STL C. Izturis M. Salas -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
Chris Duncan pinch hits for Russ Springer (P) batting 8th
b8 5-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Duncan M. Salas -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
Jason Isringhausen replaces Brian Barton (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Skip Schumaker replaces Chris Duncan (PH) playing LF batting 8th
t9 1-5 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Isringhausen 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 1-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT R. Paulino J. Isringhausen 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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