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Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 7:16PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 39,502, Time of Game: 3:03
Pirates
4
57-69
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Cardinals
1
70-58
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Ian Snell (5-10)
L: Braden Looper (11-10)
S: T.J. Beam (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    4  5  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .130 .390 21 13 -0.019 0.61 0.036 -0.054 -0.6 4 0
Jack Wilson SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .284 .686 16 11 -0.086 0.88 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 3 3
Ryan Doumit C 4 1 3 1 0 0 .328 .889 13 7 0.131 0.73 0.148 -0.018 1.5 8 2 2B
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .812 18 9 -0.027 0.84 0.034 -0.062 -0.0 5 0
Jason Michaels LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .231 .690 15 8 0.005 1.05 0.052 -0.048 0.5 2 0 SH
Andy LaRoche 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .631 16 10 -0.044 0.99 0.034 -0.078 0.2 1 0
Steve Pearce RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .228 .601 14 8 0.010 0.62 0.042 -0.032 0.9 1 0
Luis Rivas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .594 18 11 -0.075 0.70 0.002 -0.078 -0.9 3 1
Ian Snell P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .146 .337 4 3 -0.027 0.54 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 0
   Freddy Sanchez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .619 3 2 -0.023 0.90 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Denny Bautista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .677 6 3 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.7
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   T.J. Beam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 5 2 3 3 .152 .404 144 85 -0.160 0.77 0.348 -0.511 -0.5 27 6
2B: R Doumit (27, off B Looper).
SH: J Michaels (2, off K McClellan).
TB: R Doumit 4; S Pearce; A LaRoche.
RBI: S Pearce (7); R Doumit (46).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .306 .789 14 7 0.013 0.99 0.053 -0.040 0.3 4 0
   Brian Barton PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .699 9 6 -0.026 2.81 0.070 -0.096 -0.5 0 0
Rick Ankiel LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .871 16 10 -0.092 1.22 0.000 -0.092 -0.8 1 0
   Joe Mather PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .789 5 4 -0.079 3.34 0.000 -0.079 -0.3 1 0
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .347 1.070 20 15 -0.106 1.40 0.023 -0.128 -0.6 10 1
Troy Glaus 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .857 19 12 -0.098 0.90 0.000 -0.098 -0.9 0 4
Ryan Ludwick RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .304 .988 14 8 -0.074 0.83 0.014 -0.088 -0.2 3 0
Felipe Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .643 17 11 0.024 1.32 0.091 -0.067 -0.3 3 4 SB
Yadier Molina C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .301 .730 14 7 -0.016 1.10 0.072 -0.087 0.1 3 0 2B
Braden Looper P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .687 8 6 -0.074 1.48 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 1 0
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .733 5 3 -0.074 2.63 0.000 -0.074 -0.3
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ron Villone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason LaRue PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .662 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Adam Kennedy PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .664 8 6 0.028 0.54 0.028 0.000 1.0
Cesar Izturis SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .620 16 8 -0.085 1.74 0.054 -0.139 -0.4 1 2
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 4 10 .182 .482 165 103 -0.659 1.36 0.405 -1.062 -3.5 27 11
2B: Y Molina (17, off I Snell).
TB: Y Molina 2; F Lopez; B Barton; S Schumaker; A Kennedy; A Pujols.
RBI: A Kennedy (28).
2-out RBI: A Kennedy.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: Y Molina (10); J Mather (1).
Baserunning
SB: F Lopez (7, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit).

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
Ian Snell, W (5-10) 7 4 0 0 1 8 0 5.60 26 103 67 40 12 15 4 13 3 0 76 0.500 1.30 3.5
Sean Burnett, H (4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.04 3 12 9 5 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.073 2.56 0.3
Denny Bautista, H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32 1 9 8 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.068 2.43 0.2
John Grabow 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 3.10 4 22 8 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.39 0.1
T.J. Beam, S (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.13 3 19 11 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0.014 1.99 -0.6
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 4 10 0 1.00 37 165 103 62 16 25 5 18 5 0 76 3 1 0.659 0.77 3.5

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
Braden Looper, L (11-10) 7 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.94 26 99 61 35 7 19 11 11 3 0 67 0.252 0.84 2.5
Kyle McClellan 1.1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2.98 9 33 17 12 1 4 6 2 0 0 0 0 -0.101 0.68 -3.2
Ron Villone 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.97 2 12 7 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.008 0.16 1.2
Team Totals 9 5 4 2 3 3 0 2.00 37 144 85 51 9 25 17 14 3 0 67 2 0 0.159 1.36 0.5
Balks: B Looper (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 39,502.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nyjer Morgan CF 1 Skip Schumaker CF
2 Jack Wilson SS 2 Rick Ankiel LF
3 Ryan Doumit C 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Adam LaRoche 1B 4 Troy Glaus 3B
5 Jason Michaels LF 5 Ryan Ludwick RF
6 Andy LaRoche 3B 6 Felipe Lopez 2B
7 Steve Pearce RF 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Luis Rivas 2B 8 Braden Looper P
9 Ian Snell P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Doumit B. Looper 11% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Wilson Scores
b9 1-4 2 123 6,(2-2)  O STL B. Barton T. Beam 10% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Mather S. Burnett 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina I. Snell 8% 67% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b7 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Miles I. Snell 7% 75% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)

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' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT N. Morgan B. Looper 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Looper -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Doumit B. Looper 11% 61% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Wilson Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -3% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Doumit to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Michaels B. Looper 1% 60% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -4% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -4% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell 3% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Glaus I. Snell 2% 61% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT S. Pearce B. Looper -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT L. Rivas B. Looper -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT I. Snell B. Looper -1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell 3% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Lopez I. Snell 2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL Y. Molina I. Snell 1% 61% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Morgan B. Looper -2% 59% Lineout: 2B
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Looper -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Doumit B. Looper 1% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Looper I. Snell 3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Izturis I. Snell 2% 61% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -2% 60% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 3% 63% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Michaels B. Looper -2% 60% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Pearce B. Looper -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols I. Snell 3% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Glaus I. Snell 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b4 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell 1% 64% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT L. Rivas B. Looper -2% 62% Flyball: LF
t5 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT I. Snell B. Looper -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Morgan B. Looper -1% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Lopez I. Snell 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell -6% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Looper I. Snell 5% 61% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B); Molina to 3B
b5 0-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Izturis I. Snell 6% 66% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Looper -2% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Doumit B. Looper -2% 62% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -1% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 3% 68% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols I. Snell -2% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Glaus I. Snell 4% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
t7 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Michaels B. Looper -2% 67% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Looper -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t7 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT S. Pearce B. Looper 1% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t7 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-2)  PIT L. Rivas B. Looper 1% 68% Balk; Pearce to 2B
t7 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT L. Rivas B. Looper -4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 5-6-7
b7 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick I. Snell 5% 69% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
b7 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL F. Lopez I. Snell -5% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell -4% 60% Lopez Steals 2B
b7 0-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina I. Snell 8% 67% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Braden Looper (P) batting 8th
b7 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Miles I. Snell 7% 75% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 9-1-2
Kyle McClellan replaces Aaron Miles (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Freddy Sanchez pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
t8 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez K. McClellan -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Morgan K. McClellan -2% 71% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
t8 1-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson K. McClellan -1% 70% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 9-1-2
Sean Burnett replaces Freddy Sanchez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Izturis S. Burnett 6% 76% Flyball: CF
Brian Barton pinch hits for Skip Schumaker (CF) batting 1st
b8 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL B. Barton S. Burnett -7% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
Joe Mather pinch hits for Rick Ankiel (LF) batting 2nd
b8 0-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. Mather S. Burnett 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging
Denny Bautista replaces Sean Burnett pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-1 2 1-- 9,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols D. Bautista 7% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
Brian Barton moves from PH to LF
Joe Mather moves from PH to CF
t9 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Doumit K. McClellan 2% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 1-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche K. McClellan 3% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Doumit to 2B
t9 1-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  PIT J. Michaels K. McClellan 4% 94% Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Doumit to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
t9 1-0 0 123 4,(2-1)  R PIT A. LaRoche K. McClellan 3% 97% Fielder's Choice 2B; Doumit Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; LaRoche to 3B; Michaels to 2B; LaRoche to 1B
t9 2-0 0 123 5,(3-1)  R PIT S. Pearce K. McClellan 2% 99% Walk; LaRoche Scores; Michaels to 3B; LaRoche to 2B
t9 3-0 0 123 5,(2-2)  RO PIT L. Rivas K. McClellan 0% 99% Flyball: CF; Michaels Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/No RBI/unER; LaRoche to 3B
Ron Villone replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
Chris Gomez pinch hits for Denny Bautista (P) batting 9th
t9 4-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O PIT C. Gomez R. Villone -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t9 4-0 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O PIT N. Morgan R. Villone -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' John Grabow facing 4-5-6
John Grabow replaces Chris Gomez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Glaus J. Grabow 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b9 0-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ludwick J. Grabow -1% 98% Walk
b9 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL F. Lopez J. Grabow -0% 98% Defensive Indifference; Ludwick to 2B
b9 0-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL F. Lopez J. Grabow 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 0-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina J. Grabow -1% 99% Walk
T.J. Beam replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 8th
Jason LaRue pinch hits for Ron Villone (P) batting 8th
b9 0-4 2 12- 8,(2-2)  R STL A. Kennedy T. Beam -3% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Ludwick Scores; Molina to 2B
b9 1-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Izturis T. Beam -5% 90% Walk; Molina to 3B; Kennedy to 2B
b9 1-4 2 123 6,(2-2)  O STL B. Barton T. Beam 10% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 1.

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  • 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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