May 17, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAD 6
@LAA 3 BAL 6
WSN 5 BOS 5
MIL 3 BOS 7
MIL 6 NYM 7
@NYY 4 SEA 4
SDP 2 TEX 6
HOU 2 DET 3
@ARI 2 OAK 5
@ATL 4 PIT 7
@CHC 6 CIN 4
CLE 2 COL 3
MIN 2 FLA 7
KCR 3 TOR 6
@PHI 3 CHW 3
@SFG 1 STL 9
TBR 8
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 43,907

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:10pm
Time of Game: 3:43

Rays

25-18

Lost 1

1st

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rays            1  2  0   0  0  1   3  1  0   0    8 18  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  4  1   0  0  0   1    9 13  1

W: R Franklin (2-1), L: D Wheeler (0-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

25-20

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  6   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .699   22    1   3   
C Crawford LF                 5   2   3   2    1   0  .283  .697   27    1   0   CS
B Upton CF                    5   2   3   0    1   1  .285  .787   22    2   0   2B,SB,CS
C Pena 1B                     3   1   1   3    2   0  .214  .718   23   11   1   HR
E Longoria 3B                 4   0   2   2    0   2  .230  .716   19    0   6   SF
D Navarro C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .373  .862   16    8   1   
G Gross RF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .220  .683   24    2   0   CS
J Bartlett SS                 5   2   4   0    0   1  .264  .595   16    3   2   
M Garza P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   SH
  G Glover P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Floyd PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .387 1.086    4    0   0   2B
  J Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gomes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .738    4    0   0   
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Hinske PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .863    4    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       41   8  18   8    5   6              187   28  14

BATTING

2B: C Floyd (2, off A Wainwright); B Upton (10, off A Wainwright).

HR: C Pena (9, off R Flores; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: E Longoria (3, off K McClellan).

SH: M Garza (1, off A Wainwright).

TB: B Upton 4; C Pena 4; J Bartlett 4; C Crawford 3; D Navarro 2; C Floyd 2; E Longoria 2; G Gross; A Iwamura.

RBI: C Pena 3 (23); C Crawford 2 (27); E Longoria 2 (17); C Floyd (8).

2-out RBI: C Crawford 2; C Floyd; E Longoria.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Navarro-C Pena-A Iwamura-D Navarro.

E: J Bartlett (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Upton (8, 2nd base off A Wainwright/Y Molina).

CS: B Upton (5, 3rd base by A Wainwright/Y Molina); G Gross (1, 2nd base by R Franklin/Y Molina); C Crawford (3, 2nd base by A Wainwright/Y Molina).

PO: E Longoria (1st base by Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                5   2   2   0    0   0  .282  .738   24    2   1   
A Miles 2B                    5   2   4   0    0   1  .310  .707   14    3   4   2B,CS
A Pujols 1B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .349 1.082   24    9   2   HR
C Duncan LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .776   14    1   0   
T Glaus 3B                    4   1   1   2    1   1  .270  .801   14    3   2   
R Ludwick RF                  4   2   2   3    1   0  .336 1.130   16    4   0   2·HR
Y Molina C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .299  .755   12    6   3   
A Wainwright P                3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .564   13    0   1   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  A Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .637    5    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
B Ryan SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .655   19    2   0   
Totals                       40   9  13   8    2   7              155   30  15

BATTING

2B: A Miles (3, off M Garza).

HR: R Ludwick 2 (10, off M Garza, off D Wheeler; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); A Pujols (9, off J Howell; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: R Ludwick 8; A Miles 5; A Pujols 5; S Schumaker 2; B Ryan; Y Molina; T Glaus.

RBI: R Ludwick 3 (28); T Glaus 2 (28); A Pujols 2 (29); Y Molina (15).

2-out RBI: T Glaus 2; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. Y Molina-A Miles; S Schumaker-A Pujols-T Glaus-A Miles.

PB: Y Molina (2).

E: Y Molina (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Miles (2, 2nd base by T Miller/D Navarro).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garza                        4.1  10   7   6    2   1   1   4.86   25   85-50   34· 3·13    9· 8· 5· 0     16    -     1.31  -0.51
G Glover                       0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.46    2   13-8     4· 1· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.48   0.03
J Howell                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   2.89    4   18-10    4· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.03
A Reyes                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.14    6   21-17   13· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.15
T Miller                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   13-9     6· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.31   0.14
D Wheeler, L (0-3)             0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   1.61    2    5-4     1· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.10  -0.36
Totals                         9.1  13   9   8    2   7   3          42  155-98   62·10·26   14·13· 6· 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
A Wainwright                   5.2  12   4   4    1   2   0   3.25   27   99-64   42· 4·18    8· 7· 9· 0     30    -     1.12  -0.09
R Flores, H (8)                0.1   3   3   3    0   0   1   3.97    4   17-11    7· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.17  -0.22
R Springer, H (3)              1     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.82    5   19-12    6· 3· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.01   0.09
K McClellan, BS (1)            1     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.91    5   16-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.29  -0.14
R Franklin, W (2-1)            2     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.64    7   30-16    8· 3· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.21   0.27
Totals                        10    18   8   8    5   6   1          48  181-109  68·10·31   13·11·13· 0          1-0

R Flores faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Mike Estabrook.

Time of Game: 3:43.

Attendance: 43,907.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. S Schumaker          CF 
2. C Crawford           LF    2. A Miles              2B 
3. B Upton              CF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. C Pena               1B    4. C Duncan             LF 
5. E Longoria           3B    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. D Navarro            C     6. R Ludwick            RF 
7. G Gross              RF    7. Y Molina             C  
8. J Bartlett           SS    8. A Wainwright         P  
9. M Garza              P     9. B Ryan               SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  8-8  ---  1   42% 100% R Ludwick       D Wheeler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 2   2  2-1  123  2  -18%  39% C Crawford      A Wainwright    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gross Scores; Bartlett Scores; Iwamura to 3B
   b 9   0  8-8  1--  9  -18%  53% A Pujols        T Miller        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Miles Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-2B-C)
   t 7   0  8-4  12-  5  -17%  70% C Pena          R Flores        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crawford Scores; Upton Scores
   b 1   2  1-0  -23  1   17%  63% T Glaus         M Garza         Single to CF (Line Drive); Schumaker Scores; Miles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   54%  C Crawford      Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  5   53%  B Upton         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      51%  C Pena          Upton Steals 2B; Upton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  7   50%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  2   41%  E Longoria      Single to CF (Line Drive); Upton Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      12-  2   44%  D Navarro       Longoria Picked off 1B (C-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   48%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   54%  A Miles         Single to LF (Line Drive); Schumaker to 2B
   O      12-  4   54%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Schumaker to 3B; Miles to 2B
   O      -23  2   46%  C Duncan        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   RR     -23  1   63%  T Glaus         Single to CF (Line Drive); Schumaker Scores; Miles Scores
   O      1--  2   61%  R Ludwick       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   63%  D Navarro       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   60%  G Gross         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   56%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Line Drive); Gross to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  M Garza         Strikeout Looking
          12-  2   58%  A Iwamura       Single to RF (Line Drive); Gross to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
   RR     123  2   39%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gross Scores; Bartlett Scores; Iwamura to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  B Upton         Crawford Caught Stealing 2B (P-2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Garza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   41%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   40%  A Wainwright    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   41%  B Ryan          Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   39%  S Schumaker     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   41%  B Upton         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   42%  C Pena          Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
          ---  5   41%  E Longoria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   39%  D Navarro       Single to RF (Line Drive); Longoria to 3B
   O      1-3  6   43%  G Gross         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Garza facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   51%  A Miles         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   46%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  2   41%  C Duncan        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   37%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   34%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   35%  M Garza         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Front of Home); Bartlett to 2B
   O      -2-  2   39%  A Iwamura       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  8   42%  C Crawford      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Garza facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   56%  R Ludwick       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   53%  Y Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   51%  A Wainwright    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Ryan          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 3-3, Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   42%  B Upton         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   47%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      -2-      55%  E Longoria      Upton Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   61%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   68%  A Miles         Single to RF (Line Drive); Schumaker to 2B
   R      12-  5   79%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Schumaker Scores; Miles to 2B
   O      12-  5   74%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   80%  T Glaus         Walk; Miles to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   R      123  5   87%  R Ludwick       Walk; Miles Scores; Pujols to 3B; Glaus to 2B
   RR     123  2   96%  Y Molina        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Pujols Scores; Glaus Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Ludwick to 3B; Molina to 2B
                  Gary Glover replaces Matt Garza pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  6   94%  A Wainwright    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  7   92%  B Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-7, Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  D Navarro       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   95%  G Gross         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   94%  J Bartlett      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Cliff Floyd pinch hits for Gary Glover batting 9th
   R      1--  4   89%  C Floyd         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Bartlett Scores
                  Randy Flores replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 8th
   O      -2-  5   91%  A Iwamura       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, J.P. Howell facing 1-2-3
                  J.P. Howell replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   91%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   95%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   94%  C Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 4-8, Randy Flores facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   92%  C Crawford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   87%  B Upton         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Crawford to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   70%  C Pena          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crawford Scores; Upton Scores
                  Russ Springer replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   74%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   69%  D Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   75%  G Gross         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   71%  J Bartlett      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Navarro to 2B
                  Jonny Gomes pinch hits for J.P. Howell batting 9th
   O      12-  4   79%  J Gomes         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 7, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Al Reyes facing 5-6-7
                  Al Reyes replaces Jonny Gomes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   77%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   76%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 7-8, Kyle McClellan facing 1-2-3
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  5   80%  A Iwamura       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   74%  C Crawford      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      70%  B Upton         Passed Ball; Crawford to 2B
          -2-  5   66%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   52%  C Pena          Walk; Crawford to 3B; Upton to 2B
   ROO    123  1   61%  E Longoria      Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Crawford Scores; Upton out at 3B/CF-1B-3B-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, Al Reyes facing 8-9-1
                  Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Kyle McClellan batting 8th
   O      ---  5   56%  A Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   53%  B Ryan          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   50%  S Schumaker     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Tied 8-8, Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   56%  D Navarro       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  7   50%  G Gross         Walk
   OO     1--  5   64%  J Bartlett      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, Trever Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Trever Miller replaces Al Reyes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   71%  A Miles         Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  9   53%  A Pujols        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Miles Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-2B-C)
   O      ---  1   50%  C Duncan        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 10th, Rays Batting, Tied 8-8, Ryan Franklin facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  E Hinske        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   60%  A Iwamura       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   57%  C Crawford      Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, Dan Wheeler facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Eric Hinske pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   58%  T Glaus         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  1  100%  R Ludwick       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 8, Cardinals 9.

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