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MIN
@LAA		9
0
NYY
@BAL		9
4
TBR
@CHW		9
4
DET
@KCR		4
3
OAK
@SEA		5
7
CLE
@TEX		7
5
BOS
@TOR		8
4
FLA
@ARI		5
4
WSN
@CHC		13
5
CIN
@COL		8
5
PIT
@MIL		4
10
HOU
@NYM		0
3
LAD
@PHI		1
8
SDP
@SFG		0
5
ATL
@STL		3
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Friday, August 22, 2008 7:16PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 43,926, Time of Game: 3:08
Braves
3
56-73
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
4th, 16 GB
 at Cardinals
18
72-58
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    3 10  0
Cardinals       0  4  0   2  6  3   0  3  X   18 26  0

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco RF-CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .683 16 11 0.003 0.34 0.029 -0.026 -0.5 0 0
Yunel Escobar SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .749 16 6 -0.034 0.45 0.024 -0.058 -0.5 4 2 GDP
Chipper Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .359 1.026 12 9 0.028 0.35 0.035 -0.007 -0.2 1 1
Brian McCann C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .908 8 5 -0.061 1.29 0.000 -0.061 -0.7 3 2
   Clint Sammons PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .550 8 5 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 3 0
Omar Infante LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .306 .810 9 8 -0.023 0.52 0.019 -0.042 0.2 0 0 2B
Mark Kotsay CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .754 10 5 -0.061 0.60 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 3 0 GDP
   Jeff Bennett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .697 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Francoeur PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .635 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4
Martin Prado 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .879 10 8 0.018 0.24 0.026 -0.008 -0.2 6 1
Kelly Johnson 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .265 .740 10 8 -0.034 0.35 0.000 -0.034 0.7 2 5
Charlie Morton P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .250 4 3 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
   Vladimir Nunez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
   Greg Norton PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .252 .762 4 2 0.019 0.12 0.019 0.000 1.0 HR
   Matt DeSalvo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blaine Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brandon Jones PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .804 7 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.7 0 0 2B
Team Totals 35 3 10 3 2 5 .286 .753 115 75 -0.169 0.40 0.152 -0.321 -1.5 24 12
2B: B Jones (6, off J Pineiro); O Infante (18, off J Pineiro).
HR: G Norton (5, off A Wainwright; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: G Norton 4; O Infante 3; M Prado 2; B Jones 2; K Johnson 2; G Blanco; C Jones.
GIDP: Y Escobar (18); M Kotsay (13).
RBI: G Norton (25); B Jones (5); K Johnson (49).
2-out RBI: K Johnson; B Jones; G Norton.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. V Nunez-M Prado; Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Prado.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker CF 6 3 2 1 1 0 .310 .796 22 13 0.070 0.41 0.092 -0.022 -0.7 1 0 GDP
Ryan Ludwick RF 2 3 2 1 2 0 .309 .996 19 10 0.087 0.72 0.087 0.000 2.6 2 0
   Aaron Miles PH-2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .312 .738 5 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.5 2 1 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 3 1 3 3 1 0 .353 1.079 16 7 0.188 0.95 0.188 0.000 4.1 7 1 2B
   Joe Mather PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .776 9 6 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.7 0 0
Rick Ankiel LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 .275 .876 21 12 -0.029 0.61 0.010 -0.038 0.6 1 0 SF,IW
   Jason LaRue C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .718 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 1 0
Troy Glaus 3B 2 1 2 2 2 0 .278 .869 11 3 0.076 0.79 0.076 0.000 2.8 0 2 2B
   Brian Barton PH-LF 1 2 0 0 1 0 .246 .703 14 8 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Felipe Lopez 2B-3B 6 2 2 1 0 2 .245 .644 25 18 -0.133 0.67 0.000 -0.133 -2.3 1 6 2B
Yadier Molina C-1B 5 2 4 4 1 0 .308 .743 20 10 0.032 0.24 0.040 -0.008 3.9 8 1 IW
Adam Wainwright P 5 1 3 1 0 2 .267 .632 20 16 0.043 0.41 0.065 -0.022 0.4 1 0 CS
   Joel Pineiro P 1 0 1 1 0 0 .114 .352 6 5 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.2 1 1 2B
Cesar Izturis SS 5 1 4 1 0 0 .258 .633 26 17 -0.002 0.35 0.009 -0.012 1.5 2 3 CS,SH
Team Totals 44 18 26 18 9 6 .591 1.353 217 131 0.332 0.46 0.567 -0.235 14.0 27 15
2B: J Pineiro (3, off J Tavarez); A Miles (13, off B Boyer); A Pujols (32, off C Morton); F Lopez (21, off B Boyer); T Glaus (31, off V Nunez).
SF: R Ankiel (3, off V Nunez).
SH: C Izturis (2, off C Morton).
IBB: R Ankiel (3, by C Morton); Y Molina (4, by V Nunez).
TB: C Izturis 4; Y Molina 4; A Pujols 4; A Wainwright 3; F Lopez 3; T Glaus 3; J Pineiro 2; A Miles 2; S Schumaker 2; R Ludwick 2; J LaRue; R Ankiel.
GIDP: S Schumaker (13).
RBI: Y Molina 4 (51); R Ankiel 3 (68); A Pujols 3 (82); T Glaus 2 (84); A Wainwright (4); S Schumaker (43); C Izturis (18); F Lopez (27); R Ludwick (95); J Pineiro (4).
2-out RBI: Y Molina 3; F Lopez; C Izturis; J Pineiro.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 14 for 24.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Lopez-C Izturis-A Pujols; T Glaus-F Lopez-A Pujols.
Baserunning
CS: C Izturis (5, 2nd base by V Nunez/B McCann); A Wainwright (1, 2nd base by V Nunez/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves

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
Charlie Morton, L (3-8) 1.1 5 4 4 5 1 0 6.39 14 57 25 19 0 6 5 3 2 0 24 -0.315 1.48 -4.6
Vladimir Nunez 2.2 5 2 2 2 1 0 6.19 12 50 32 20 4 8 1 8 5 0 3 0 0.021 0.32 0.6
Matt DeSalvo 1 8 6 6 1 1 0 31.50 11 42 29 23 3 3 3 6 5 0 0 0 -0.037 0.08 -5.5
Blaine Boyer 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 5.18 7 29 17 9 3 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -2.5
Jeff Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 3 8 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Julian Tavarez 1 5 3 3 0 1 0 5.40 8 33 24 16 2 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -2.5
Team Totals 8 26 18 18 9 6 0 20.25 55 219 132 91 12 29 18 22 15 0 24 3 0 -0.331 0.40 -14.0

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
Adam Wainwright, W (7-3) 6 5 1 1 1 4 1 3.04 22 72 47 28 5 14 10 7 3 0 61 0.168 0.67 2.0
Joel Pineiro, S (1) 3 5 2 2 1 1 0 4.83 15 43 28 22 1 5 7 6 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 37 115 75 50 6 19 17 13 5 0 61 0 0 0.168 0.46 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: V Nunez (2; Y Molina); C Morton (2; R Ankiel).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 43,926.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Wind 13mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Braves         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Gregor Blanco RF 1 Skip Schumaker CF
2 Yunel Escobar SS 2 Ryan Ludwick RF
3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Brian McCann C 4 Rick Ankiel LF
5 Omar Infante LF 5 Troy Glaus 3B
6 Mark Kotsay CF 6 Felipe Lopez 2B
7 Martin Prado 1B 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Kelly Johnson 2B 8 Adam Wainwright P
9 Charlie Morton P 9 Cesar Izturis SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols C. Morton 13% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Wainwright Scores; Schumaker Scores; Ludwick to 3B
b2 0-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Schumaker C. Morton 7% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Molina Scores; Wainwright to 3B
b1 0-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Lopez C. Morton -7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 6% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Wainwright C. Morton 6% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molina to 2B

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, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL G. Blanco A. Wainwright 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive); Escobar to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O ATL B. McCann A. Wainwright 4% 51% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright 4% 55% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Charlie Morton facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Morton -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Ludwick C. Morton 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Pujols C. Morton 3% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ludwick to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Morton -4% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ludwick to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  STL T. Glaus C. Morton 2% 57% Walk; Pujols to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Lopez C. Morton -7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Kotsay A. Wainwright 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Prado A. Wainwright -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Johnson A. Wainwright 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Morton A. Wainwright 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Charlie Morton facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL Y. Molina C. Morton 4% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Wainwright C. Morton 6% 64% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molina to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Izturis C. Morton -0% 64% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Molina to 3B; Wainwright to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R STL S. Schumaker C. Morton 7% 72% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Molina Scores; Wainwright to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  STL R. Ludwick C. Morton 2% 74% Walk; Schumaker to 2B
b2 1-0 1 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL A. Pujols C. Morton 13% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Wainwright Scores; Schumaker Scores; Ludwick to 3B
b2 3-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  STL R. Ankiel C. Morton 0% 87% Intentional Walk
b2 3-0 1 123 5,(3-1)  R STL T. Glaus C. Morton 4% 91% Walk; Ludwick Scores; Pujols to 3B; Ankiel to 2B
Vladimir Nunez replaces Charlie Morton pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  OO STL F. Lopez V. Nunez -5% 86% Line Drive Double Play: P; Glaus out at 1B/P-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t3 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  ATL G. Blanco A. Wainwright -3% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 6% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Vladimir Nunez facing 7-8-9
b3 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL Y. Molina V. Nunez -1% 89% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b3 4-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  STL A. Wainwright V. Nunez 1% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b3 4-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL C. Izturis V. Nunez -1% 88% Wainwright Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 4-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  STL C. Izturis V. Nunez 0% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 4-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Schumaker V. Nunez -1% 88% Izturis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t4 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL B. McCann A. Wainwright 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t4 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL O. Infante A. Wainwright -2% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t4 0-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OO ATL M. Kotsay A. Wainwright 4% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Braves' Vladimir Nunez facing 1-2-3
b4 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL S. Schumaker V. Nunez 1% 92% Walk
b4 4-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Ludwick V. Nunez 3% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Schumaker to 3B
b4 4-0 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  R STL A. Pujols V. Nunez 2% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Schumaker Scores; Ludwick to 3B
b4 5-0 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO STL R. Ankiel V. Nunez -0% 97% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Ludwick Scores
b4 6-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Glaus V. Nunez 1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Pujols to 3B
b4 6-0 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Lopez V. Nunez -1% 97% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 6-0 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL Y. Molina V. Nunez 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b4 6-0 2 123 6,(1-2)  O STL A. Wainwright V. Nunez -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 7-8-9
t5 0-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL M. Prado A. Wainwright 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 0-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Johnson A. Wainwright 0% 98% Strikeout Looking
Greg Norton pinch hits for Vladimir Nunez (P) batting 9th
t5 0-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R ATL G. Norton A. Wainwright -2% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t5 1-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL G. Blanco A. Wainwright 0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Braves' Matt DeSalvo facing 9-1-2
Matt DeSalvo replaces Greg Norton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  STL C. Izturis M. DeSalvo 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b5 6-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Schumaker M. DeSalvo 1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Izturis to 2B
b5 6-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  R STL R. Ludwick M. DeSalvo 1% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Izturis Scores; Schumaker to 2B
b5 7-1 0 12- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols M. DeSalvo 0% 99% Walk; Schumaker to 3B; Ludwick to 2B
b5 7-1 0 123 5,(1-2)  RR STL R. Ankiel M. DeSalvo 1% 100% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Schumaker Scores; Ludwick Scores; Pujols to 3B
b5 9-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Glaus M. DeSalvo 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pujols Scores; Ankiel to 2B
b5 10-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Lopez M. DeSalvo -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b5 10-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  R STL Y. Molina M. DeSalvo 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ankiel Scores; Glaus to 2B
b5 11-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL A. Wainwright M. DeSalvo 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Glaus Scores; Molina to 2B
b5 12-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  STL C. Izturis M. DeSalvo 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Molina to 3B; Wainwright to 2B
b5 12-1 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO STL S. Schumaker M. DeSalvo 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 12.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-12, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 2-3-4
t6 1-12 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar A. Wainwright 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-12 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Jones A. Wainwright 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Clint Sammons pinch hits for Brian McCann (C) batting 4th
t6 1-12 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O ATL C. Sammons A. Wainwright 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 12.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-1, Braves' Blaine Boyer facing 2-3-4
Blaine Boyer replaces Matt DeSalvo pitching and batting 9th
Clint Sammons moves from PH to C
Aaron Miles pinch hits for Ryan Ludwick (RF) batting 2nd
b6 12-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL A. Miles B. Boyer 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Joe Mather pinch hits for Albert Pujols (1B) batting 3rd
b6 12-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Mather B. Boyer 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b6 12-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel B. Boyer 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Brian Barton pinch hits for Troy Glaus (3B) batting 5th
b6 12-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  STL B. Barton B. Boyer 0% 100% Walk
b6 12-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R STL F. Lopez B. Boyer 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Miles Scores; Barton to 3B
b6 13-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR STL Y. Molina B. Boyer 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Barton Scores; Lopez Scores
b6 15-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Wainwright B. Boyer 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 15.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-15, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
Joel Pineiro replaces Adam Wainwright pitching and batting 8th
Jason LaRue replaces Rick Ankiel (LF) playing C batting 4th
Yadier Molina moves from C to 1B
Aaron Miles moves from PH to 2B
Felipe Lopez moves from 2B to 3B
Brian Barton moves from PH to LF
Joe Mather moves from PH to RF
t7 1-15 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O ATL O. Infante J. Pineiro 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 1-15 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O ATL M. Kotsay J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t7 1-15 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL M. Prado J. Pineiro 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t7 1-15 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL K. Johnson J. Pineiro -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Prado to 2B
Brandon Jones pinch hits for Blaine Boyer (P) batting 9th
t7 1-15 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL B. Jones J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 15.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-1, Braves' Jeff Bennett facing 9-1-2
Jeff Bennett replaces Mark Kotsay (CF) pitching and batting 6th
Gregor Blanco moves from RF to CF
Brandon Jones moves from PH to RF
b7 15-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Izturis J. Bennett 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 15-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Bennett 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 15-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Miles J. Bennett 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 15.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-15, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
t8 1-15 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL G. Blanco J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 1-15 1 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL Y. Escobar J. Pineiro -0% 100% Walk
t8 1-15 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL C. Jones J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-15 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Sammons J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 15.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-1, Braves' Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
Julian Tavarez replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 6th
b8 15-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Mather J. Tavarez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 15-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. LaRue J. Tavarez 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 15-1 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O STL B. Barton J. Tavarez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 15-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  STL F. Lopez J. Tavarez 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Barton to 3B
b8 15-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R STL Y. Molina J. Tavarez 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Barton Scores; Lopez to 2B
b8 16-1 2 12- 6,(1-2)  R STL J. Pineiro J. Tavarez 0% 100% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Lopez Scores; Molina to 3B
b8 17-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  R STL C. Izturis J. Tavarez 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Molina Scores; Pineiro to 3B
b8 18-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Schumaker J. Tavarez 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 18.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-18, Cardinals' Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
t9 1-18 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL O. Infante J. Pineiro 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
Jeff Francoeur pinch hits for Julian Tavarez (P) batting 6th
t9 1-18 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Francoeur J. Pineiro 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-18 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O ATL M. Prado J. Pineiro 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t9 1-18 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R ATL K. Johnson J. Pineiro 0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Infante Scores
t9 2-18 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R ATL B. Jones J. Pineiro 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
t9 3-18 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O ATL G. Blanco J. Pineiro 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 18.

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