May 18, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 10
LAD 2 WSN 2
@BAL 1 BOS 11
MIL 7 NYM 11
@NYY 2 SEA 3
SDP 2 HOU 5
@TEX 4 ARI 4
DET 0 ATL 5
OAK 2 CHC 4
PIT 3 CIN 6
CLE 4 COL 6
MIN 2 KCR 9
@FLA 3 TOR 6
@PHI 5 CHW 13
@SFG 8 STL 5
TBR 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 46,392

Sunday, May 18, 2008, 2:15pm
Time of Game: 2:59

Rays

25-19

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

Joe Maddon

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

W: C Perez (1-0), L: G Glover (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Cardinals

26-20

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .711   20    3   0   2B
C Crawford LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .709   19    0   0   HR,GDP
B Upton CF                    4   0   2   1    0   2  .290  .798   15    4   0   2B,SB
C Pena 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .215  .718   10    4   0   2B
E Longoria 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .231  .718   19    0   2   2B
E Hinske RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .851    7    2   0   
  G Gross RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .683         1   0   
D Navarro C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .368  .857   12    9   0   2B
B Zobrist SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .333 1.096   11    2   2   2·2B,SB
E Jackson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  J Howell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Floyd PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.054    4    0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Gomes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .729    2    0   0   
  G Glover P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   3    0   7              123   25   6

BATTING

2B: B Zobrist 2 (2, off M Parisi, off K Lohse); B Upton (11, off K Lohse); A Iwamura (7, off K Lohse); D Navarro (4, off K Lohse); E Longoria (6, off K Lohse); C Pena (3, off M Parisi).

HR: C Crawford (4, off M Parisi; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

TB: C Crawford 4; B Zobrist 4; A Iwamura 3; B Upton 3; D Navarro 2; C Pena 2; E Longoria 2; E Hinske.

GIDP: C Crawford (3).

RBI: C Crawford (28); E Hinske (19); B Upton (27).

2-out RBI: B Upton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Zobrist (1, 3rd base off K Lohse/J LaRue); B Upton (9, 2nd base off K Lohse/J LaRue).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                5   0   2   2    0   2  .286  .745   18    0   0   2B,SH
A Miles 2B                    5   0   2   2    0   1  .315  .712   15    1   4   
A Pujols 1B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .357 1.085   14    7   3   
R Ludwick RF                  3   1   1   1    2   1  .336 1.152   19    2   1   HR,IW
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .785   19    1   1   
C Duncan LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .255  .771   16    3   0   
J LaRue C                     3   1   1   0    2   1  .132  .471   26    7   0   
K Lohse P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .222    6    2   0   SH
  B Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .716    5    0   0   
  M Parisi P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  B Ryan PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .298  .666    4    0   0   
  C Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Wainwright PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .545    4    0   0   
C Izturis SS                  2   1   1   0    3   0  .257  .665   20    3   2   
Totals                       34   5  11   5   10   9              166   27  11

BATTING

2B: S Schumaker (9, off G Glover).

HR: R Ludwick (11, off D Wheeler; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: S Schumaker (1, off T Miller); K Lohse (3, off E Jackson).

IBB: R Ludwick (2, by A Reyes).

TB: R Ludwick 4; S Schumaker 3; A Pujols 3; A Miles 2; C Duncan; C Izturis; J LaRue.

RBI: S Schumaker 2 (15); A Miles 2 (7); R Ludwick (29).

Team LOB: 16.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Miles-C Izturis-A Pujols.

E: J LaRue (1).

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
E Jackson                      5.1   6   1   1    4   7   0   3.29   26   96-57   35·11·11    7· 6· 2· 0     55    -     1.31   0.22
J Howell, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.83    4   14-7     5· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.77   0.03
D Wheeler, H (11)              1     1   2   2    1   0   1   2.31    5   11-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.54  -0.12
T Miller, BS (1)               0.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.40    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.66  -0.37
A Reyes                        0.2   0   0   0    2   0   0   5.63    4   20-7     3· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.48   0.11
G Glover, L (0-2)              0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.05    4   17-10    7· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.17  -0.36
Totals                         8.1  11   5   5   10   9   1          46  166-88   57·15·16   12· 9· 6· 0          4-2

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                        6     8   3   2    0   5   0   4.71   24   78-54   30· 8·16    8· 2· 9· 0     51    -     0.78  -0.07
M Parisi                       2     3   1   1    0   2   1   3.27    9   35-21   16· 4· 1    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.74  -0.06
C Perez, W (1-0)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9    11   4   3    0   7   1          36  118-80   49·12·19   10· 8·11· 0           -

D Wheeler faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Reyes (2; R Ludwick).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 46,392.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, 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. R Ludwick            RF 
5. E Longoria           3B    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. E Hinske             RF    6. C Duncan             LF 
7. D Navarro            C     7. J LaRue              C  
8. B Zobrist            SS    8. K Lohse              P  
9. E Jackson            P     9. C Izturis            SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  4-4  12-  2   29% 100% S Schumaker     G Glover        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); LaRue Scores; Izturis to 3B
   b 8   1  4-2  -23  2   27%  61% A Miles         T Miller        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ryan Scores; Izturis Scores
   b 7   0  3-1  ---  1   15%  36% R Ludwick       D Wheeler       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 8   2  4-4  123  4  -13%  50% C Duncan        A Reyes         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   b 6   1  3-0  123  4   12%  42% S Schumaker     J Howell        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Duncan Scores; LaRue to 3B; Izturis to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   54%  C Crawford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  A Miles         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  3   58%  A Pujols        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Miles to 2B
   O      12-  7   54%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   50%  T Glaus         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  C Pena          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   48%  E Longoria      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     -2-  1   43%  E Hinske        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Longoria Scores; Hinske out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  3   41%  D Navarro       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   44%  B Zobrist       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   48%  C Duncan        Single to 3B (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  5   44%  J LaRue         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   42%  K Lohse         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Duncan to 2B
   O      -2-  2   39%  C Izturis       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   41%  E Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   37%  A Iwamura       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  9   40%  C Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B; Iwamura to 3B
   R      --3  2   30%  B Upton         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Iwamura Scores
   O      -2-  1   32%  C Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Edwin Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   30%  S Schumaker     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   28%  A Miles         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   29%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   27%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   28%  E Longoria      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   30%  E Hinske        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   31%  D Navarro       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Edwin Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   28%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   26%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   27%  J LaRue         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   24%  K Lohse         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   20%  B Zobrist       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   23%  E Jackson       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   R      -2-      17%  A Iwamura       Zobrist Steals 3B; Zobrist Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  5   18%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   19%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Edwin Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   23%  C Izturis       Walk
   O      1--  3   19%  S Schumaker     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   16%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   18%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Izturis to 2B
          12-  5   22%  R Ludwick       Walk; Izturis to 3B; Pujols to 2B
   O      123  3   13%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   12%  B Upton         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   13%  C Pena          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      12%  E Longoria      Upton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   14%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Upton to 3B
   O      --3  2   16%  E Hinske        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Edwin Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   20%  C Duncan        Walk
          1--  9   28%  J LaRue         Walk; Duncan to 2B
                  Brian Barton pinch hits for Kyle Lohse batting 8th
   O      12-  5   21%  B Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  J.P. Howell replaces Edwin Jackson pitching and batting 9th
          12-  4   29%  C Izturis       Walk; Duncan to 3B; LaRue to 2B
   R      123  4   42%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Duncan Scores; LaRue to 3B; Izturis to 2B
   O      123  5   30%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   18%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Parisi facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Parisi replaces Brian Barton pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   20%  D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   17%  B Zobrist       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
                  Cliff Floyd pinch hits for J.P. Howell batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   19%  C Floyd         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Zobrist to 3B
   O      --3  2   21%  A Iwamura       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   36%  R Ludwick       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   31%  T Glaus         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   28%  C Duncan        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   25%  J LaRue         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Parisi facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  6   13%  C Crawford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   15%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   12%  C Pena          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   14%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   16%  E Hinske        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Wheeler facing 8-9-1
                  Gabe Gross replaces Eric Hinske playing RF batting 6th; Brendan Ryan pinch hits for Mike Parisi batting 8th
          ---  4   24%  B Ryan          Walk
                  Trever Miller replaces Dan Wheeler pitching and batting 9th
          1--  4   36%  C Izturis       Walk; Ryan to 2B
   O      12-  2   34%  S Schumaker     Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B (Weak 3B); Ryan to 3B; Izturis to 2B
   RR     -23  2   61%  A Miles         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ryan Scores; Izturis Scores
                  Al Reyes replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   58%  A Pujols        Groundout: P-1B; Miles to 2B
          -2-  4   59%  R Ludwick       Intentional Walk
          12-  6   63%  T Glaus         Walk; Miles to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  C Duncan        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Chris Perez facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Perez replaces Brendan Ryan pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   56%  D Navarro       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   60%  B Zobrist       Flyball: LF
                  Jonny Gomes pinch hits for Al Reyes batting 9th
   O      ---  2   64%  J Gomes         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Gary Glover facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Glover replaces Jonny Gomes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   71%  J LaRue         Walk
                  Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Chris Perez batting 8th
   O      1--  4   63%  A Wainwright    Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  5   71%  C Izturis       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); LaRue to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  S Schumaker     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); LaRue Scores; Izturis to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 4, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation