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@BAL		3
6
NYY
@MIN		5
6
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@OAK		2
3
LAA
@SEA		4
2
CLE
@TEX		13
9
FLA
@ATL		5
7		 
(10)
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@LAD		2
8
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@MIL		3
4
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5
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@SDP		7
6
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@SFG		2
10
PIT
@STL		5
4
Monday, June 2, 2008 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 42,129, Time of Game: 2:31
Pirates
5
27-30
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 9½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
34-25
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
S: Matt Capps (11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  1  0    5  8  0
Cardinals       2  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .312 1.002 10 8 0.044 0.97 0.083 -0.039 0.1 2 0
Jack Wilson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 .667 14 9 -0.050 1.25 0.019 -0.069 -0.5 1 4 SH
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .581 9 7 -0.136 1.11 0.000 -0.136 -1.2 2 3 GDP
Jason Bay LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 .959 16 9 0.242 1.13 0.282 -0.040 1.0 4 0 2B
Xavier Nady RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .322 .920 18 10 -0.029 0.68 0.023 -0.052 -0.3 2 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .660 13 9 -0.067 0.70 0.000 -0.067 -0.9 11 1
Jose Bautista 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .729 14 9 -0.005 0.82 0.036 -0.041 -0.0 0 4
Raul Chavez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .522 6 5 -0.027 0.54 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 2 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 .253 .660 1 1 0.349 2.09 0.349 0.000 3.3 HR
   Ronny Paulino C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .605 1 1 -0.039 0.87 0.000 -0.039 -0.5 2 0 GDP
Tom Gorzelanny P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .301 7 7 -0.003 0.32 0.008 -0.011 0.0 0 1
   Chris Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .711 2 2 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.1
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 2 4 .250 .669 111 77 0.259 0.92 0.800 -0.541 0.5 27 14
2B: J Bay (10, off A Wainwright).
HR: J Michaels (1, off A Wainwright; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: J Wilson (1, off A Wainwright).
TB: J Michaels 4; J Bay 3; N McLouth 2; J Bautista; T Gorzelanny; J Wilson.
GIDP: F Sanchez (4); R Paulino (3).
RBI: J Michaels 4 (20); J Bay (29).
2-out RBI: J Michaels 4; J Bay.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Bautista-F Sanchez-A LaRoche; T Gorzelanny-J Wilson-A LaRoche.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Aaron Miles 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .316 .712 15 9 -0.071 0.96 0.043 -0.113 -0.4 3 7 2B,GDP
Joe Mather RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .286 .571 17 9 0.040 0.61 0.067 -0.027 0.6 5 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .366 1.130 13 7 0.081 1.00 0.149 -0.068 1.5 9 3 2B
Troy Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .780 13 10 -0.088 0.96 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 0 1
Ryan Ludwick CF-LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .321 1.062 10 9 0.134 0.78 0.139 -0.004 0.9 2 0 SB,SF
Yadier Molina C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .292 .730 15 5 0.057 0.95 0.081 -0.024 0.3 4 0
Brian Barton LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .706 12 8 -0.036 0.47 0.000 -0.036 -1.0 2 0
   Skip Schumaker CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .757 7 4 -0.142 5.14 0.000 -0.142 -0.5 1 0
Adam Wainwright P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .189 .502 9 5 0.023 0.30 0.028 -0.005 0.4 1 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Ankiel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .812 3 2 -0.089 3.48 0.000 -0.089 -0.2
Cesar Izturis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .665 16 12 -0.150 1.34 0.000 -0.150 -1.3 0 3 GDP
Team Totals 33 4 9 4 3 4 .273 .658 130 80 -0.241 1.03 0.507 -0.746 -0.5 27 14
2B: A Miles (5, off T Gorzelanny); A Pujols (15, off T Gorzelanny).
SF: R Ludwick (3, off T Gorzelanny).
TB: A Pujols 3; J Mather 2; A Miles 2; R Ludwick 2; Y Molina; A Wainwright.
GIDP: C Izturis (2); A Miles (4).
RBI: A Pujols 2 (39); R Ludwick 2 (42).
2-out RBI: R Ludwick.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Izturis-A Miles-A Pujols; A Miles-A Pujols-C Izturis-A Miles.
PB: Y Molina (3).
Baserunning
SB: R Ludwick (3, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Chavez).

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
Tom Gorzelanny 6 7 4 4 3 2 0 7.22 26 90 52 37 4 11 9 12 3 0 41 -0.192 0.56 -1.0
Franquelis Osoria, W (3-1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.29 7 24 17 10 1 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.088 1.64 0.5
Damaso Marte, H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 1 7 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.142 5.14 0.5
Matt Capps, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 3 9 7 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.201 2.65 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 3 4 0 4.00 37 130 80 54 7 19 14 16 5 0 41 2 0 0.239 0.92 0.5

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
Adam Wainwright, L (5-3) 8 7 5 5 2 4 1 3.12 32 103 70 40 8 22 13 13 2 0 50 -0.298 0.94 -1.0
Chris Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 3 8 7 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.68 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 2 4 1 5.00 35 111 77 45 9 23 15 14 2 0 50 0 0 -0.260 1.03 -0.5
Balks: T Gorzelanny (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 42,129.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nate McLouth CF 1 Aaron Miles 2B
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Joe Mather RF
3 Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Jason Bay LF 4 Troy Glaus 3B
5 Xavier Nady RF 5 Ryan Ludwick CF
6 Adam LaRoche 1B 6 Yadier Molina C
7 Jose Bautista 3B 7 Brian Barton LF
8 Raul Chavez C 8 Adam Wainwright P
9 Tom Gorzelanny P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR PIT J. Michaels A. Wainwright 35% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bay Scores; Nady Scores; Bautista Scores
t8 4-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Bay A. Wainwright 25% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McLouth Scores
b8 4-5 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Marte 14% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny -11% 34% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mather Scores
b9 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Capps 9% 89% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)

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' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth A. Wainwright -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson A. Wainwright -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Wainwright -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL A. Miles T. Gorzelanny 2% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Mather T. Gorzelanny -2% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny -11% 34% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Mather Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny 3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -8% 28% Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -1% 28% Ludwick Steals 2B
b1 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny 2% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay A. Wainwright -2% 28% Flyball: RF
t2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady A. Wainwright -2% 26% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche A. Wainwright -1% 25% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 2% 27% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL A. Wainwright T. Gorzelanny -2% 25% Walk
b2 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL C. Izturis T. Gorzelanny 4% 29% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bautista A. Wainwright -2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Chavez A. Wainwright -2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT T. Gorzelanny A. Wainwright -1% 23% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Miles T. Gorzelanny -4% 19% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b3 2-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  STL J. Mather T. Gorzelanny -4% 15% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Miles to 3B
b3 2-0 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  R STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny -3% 12% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Miles Scores; Mather to 2B
b3 3-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny 1% 12% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Mather to 3B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  RO STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny -1% 11% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Mather Scores
b3 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -0% 11% Balk; Pujols to 2B
b3 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -0% 11% Walk
b3 4-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 1% 12% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t4 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. McLouth A. Wainwright -2% 10% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Wilson A. Wainwright 2% 12% Single to 2B (Line Drive)
t4 0-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT F. Sanchez A. Wainwright -4% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 8-9-1
b4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Wainwright T. Gorzelanny -1% 8% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
b4 4-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis T. Gorzelanny 1% 9% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 4-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO STL A. Miles T. Gorzelanny 2% 10% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t5 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bay A. Wainwright -2% 8% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT X. Nady A. Wainwright -1% 7% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche A. Wainwright -1% 7% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 2-3-4
b5 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mather T. Gorzelanny 1% 7% Flyball: LF
b5 4-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Pujols T. Gorzelanny 0% 8% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Glaus T. Gorzelanny 0% 8% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
t6 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bautista A. Wainwright -2% 6% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Chavez A. Wainwright -1% 5% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT T. Gorzelanny A. Wainwright 1% 6% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 0-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT N. McLouth A. Wainwright 1% 8% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gorzelanny to 2B
t6 0-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson A. Wainwright -3% 5% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Tom Gorzelanny facing 5-6-7
b6 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick T. Gorzelanny 0% 5% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina T. Gorzelanny -0% 5% Walk
b6 4-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Barton T. Gorzelanny 1% 5% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Wainwright T. Gorzelanny 0% 6% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
Ryan Ludwick moves from CF to LF
Skip Schumaker replaces Brian Barton (LF) playing CF batting 7th
t7 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Wainwright -2% 4% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Bay A. Wainwright 2% 7% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 0-4 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT X. Nady A. Wainwright 2% 9% Walk
t7 0-4 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche A. Wainwright -3% 5% Flyball: LF
t7 0-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Bautista A. Wainwright 1% 6% Passed Ball; Bay to 3B; Nady to 2B
t7 0-4 2 -23 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Bautista A. Wainwright 2% 8% Walk
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Raul Chavez (C) batting 8th
t7 0-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  RRRR PIT J. Michaels A. Wainwright 35% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bay Scores; Nady Scores; Bautista Scores
Chris Gomez pinch hits for Tom Gorzelanny (P) batting 9th
t7 4-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Gomez A. Wainwright -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 9-1-2
Franquelis Osoria replaces Chris Gomez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ronny Paulino replaces Jason Michaels (PH) playing C batting 8th
b7 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis F. Osoria 4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 4-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Miles F. Osoria 3% 48% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Mather F. Osoria 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t8 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT N. McLouth A. Wainwright 7% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t8 4-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wilson A. Wainwright -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); McLouth to 2B
t8 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Wainwright -7% 47% Flyball: RF
t8 4-4 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Bay A. Wainwright 25% 72% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McLouth Scores
t8 5-4 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT X. Nady A. Wainwright -2% 69% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Franquelis Osoria facing 3-4-5
b8 4-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols F. Osoria 6% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Glaus F. Osoria 5% 80% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b8 4-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Ludwick F. Osoria -4% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b8 4-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL Y. Molina F. Osoria -7% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ludwick to 3B
Damaso Marte replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-5 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker D. Marte 14% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 6-7-8
Chris Perez replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 8th
t9 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Perez -2% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 5-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Bautista C. Perez 2% 84% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 5-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO PIT R. Paulino C. Perez -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Pirates' Matt Capps facing 8-9-1
Matt Capps replaces Damaso Marte pitching and batting 9th
Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Chris Perez (P) batting 8th
b9 4-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Ankiel M. Capps 9% 89% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b9 4-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis M. Capps 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Miles M. Capps 5% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4.

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  • 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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