August 23, 2008 Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 44,074

Saturday, August 23, 2008, 3:55pm
Time of Game: 3:13

Braves

57-73

Won 1

4th, 15 GB

Bobby Cox

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  1   0  0  2   0  2  3    8 14  0
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  1  0   0  1  0    4 11  0

W: B Carlyle (1-0), L: K McClellan (2-6), S: M Gonzalez (6)

Cardinals

72-59

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Blanco LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .684   14    1   0   2B,SH
Y Escobar SS                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .290  .754   13    1   4   
C Jones 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .360 1.026   13    3   1   2B
B McCann C                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .298  .906   27    1   0   GDP
M Kotsay CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .289  .756   16    4   0   2B
M Prado 1B                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .333  .892   20   10   2   
K Johnson 2B                  3   1   0   1    2   0  .264  .738   25    4   3   
J Francoeur RF                4   0   1   2    1   2  .228  .634   19    1   0   
J Campillo P                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .194  .438    7    1   3   
  O Infante PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .305  .807    3    0   0   
  B Carlyle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         1   0   
  G Norton PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .256  .769   12    0   0   
  W Ohman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Bennett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .697         0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       39   8  14   8    5   4              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (17, off K McClellan); G Blanco (11, off K Lohse); C Jones (17, off K Lohse).

SH: G Blanco (4, off K Lohse).

TB: C Jones 3; Y Escobar 3; M Prado 3; G Blanco 2; M Kotsay 2; B McCann; J Campillo; J Francoeur; G Norton.

GIDP: B McCann (16).

RBI: G Norton 2 (27); M Prado 2 (20); J Francoeur 2 (57); K Johnson (50); C Jones (63).

2-out RBI: J Francoeur 2; G Norton 2; K Johnson; C Jones.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Escobar-K Johnson-M Prado.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .796   15    0   0   
  B Barton PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .712    3    0   0   
R Ludwick RF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .989   26    2   0   
A Pujols 1B                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .356 1.092   21   11   4   HR,2·2B
R Ankiel LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .869   18    3   0   
  J Mather PH-LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .794    1    0   0   2B
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .866   14    2   3   
F Lopez 2B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .246  .649   14    0   2   2B
Y Molina C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .745   10    5   0   
K Lohse P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118    5    1   1   2·SH
  A Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .653    5    0   0   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K McClellan P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Miles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .736    1    0   0   
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .625   15    2   3   GDP
Totals                       35   4  11   4    2   1              148   27  13

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (22, off W Ohman); J Mather (6, off W Ohman); A Pujols 2 (34, 2 off J Campillo).

HR: A Pujols (27, off J Campillo; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: K Lohse 2 (8, 2 off J Campillo).

TB: A Pujols 8; Y Molina 2; J Mather 2; F Lopez 2; B Barton; S Schumaker; R Ludwick; T Glaus.

GIDP: C Izturis (3).

RBI: A Pujols 3 (85); F Lopez (28).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Lopez-C Izturis-A Pujols.

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Campillo                     5     7   3   3    2   1   1   3.37   24  100-67   48· 7·12    9· 6· 6· 0     40    -     1.17  -0.12
B Carlyle, W (1-0)             2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.42    6   25-19   13· 1· 5    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.43   0.16
W Ohman, H (16)                0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.35    3    6-4     3· 0· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.32  -0.20
J Bennett, H (8)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.24    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.44   0.09
M Gonzalez, S (6)              1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    5   13-11    9· 1· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.11   0.13
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   1   1          39  148-104  75· 9·20   18· 9· 9· 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
K Lohse                        6     8   3   3    2   3   0   3.96   27   90-59   36· 6·17   13· 4· 5· 0     45    -     1.60  -0.04
R Villone                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.85    4   15-10    5· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.56   0.09
K McClellan, L (2-6)           1     2   2   2    1   1   0   3.21    6   22-14    7· 4· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.62  -0.34
R Franklin                     0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.63    3    8-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
R Springer                     0.1   2   2   2    2   0   0   2.43    5   28-18   14· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.08  -0.16
Totals                         9    14   8   8    5   4   0          45  163-108  66·13·29   23· 6· 7· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: K Lohse (3); K McClellan (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Gary Darling.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 44,074.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. G Blanco             LF    1. S Schumaker          CF 
2. Y Escobar            SS    2. R Ludwick            RF 
3. C Jones              3B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. B McCann             C     4. R Ankiel             LF 
5. M Kotsay             CF    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. M Prado              1B    6. F Lopez              2B 
7. K Johnson            2B    7. Y Molina             C  
8. J Francoeur          RF    8. K Lohse              P  
9. J Campillo           P     9. C Izturis            SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  3-3  -23  7   34%  85% G Norton        K McClellan     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Prado Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  123  3   19%  56% M Prado         K Lohse         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; McCann Scores; Kotsay to 2B
   b 3   0  1-0  12-  6  -18%  27% A Pujols        J Campillo      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Schumaker Scores; Ludwick Scores
   b 8   1  5-3  -2-  2  -17%  64% F Lopez         W Ohman         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mather Scores
   t 8   0  3-3  ---  1   13%  63% M Kotsay        K McClellan     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  G Blanco        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  2   62%  Y Escobar       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Blanco to 3B
   O      1-3  1   57%  C Jones         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   OO     1-3  5   45%  B McCann        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Campillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  S Schumaker     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   49%  R Ludwick       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   47%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   50%  R Ankiel        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  M Kotsay        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   50%  M Prado         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   47%  K Johnson       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
          1--      48%  J Francoeur     Wild Pitch; Prado to 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Campillo facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   41%  T Glaus         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   36%  F Lopez         Walk; Glaus to 2B
   O      12-  2   41%  Y Molina        Lineout: CF
   O      12-  4   44%  K Lohse         Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Glaus to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   O      -23  3   50%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   54%  J Campillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   52%  G Blanco        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Campillo to 2B
   O      -2-  2   49%  Y Escobar       Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Campillo to 3B
   R      --3  5   60%  C Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Campillo Scores
   O      -2-  7   57%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jorge Campillo facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   52%  S Schumaker     Walk
          1--  6   45%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Line Drive); Schumaker to 2B
   RR     12-  6   27%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Schumaker Scores; Ludwick Scores
   O      -2-  2   31%  R Ankiel        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  1   34%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B; Pujols to 3B
   O      --3  4   37%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   35%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   33%  M Prado         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   31%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jorge Campillo facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   28%  Y Molina        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   29%  K Lohse         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Molina to 2B
   O      -2-  5   33%  C Izturis       Lineout: P
          -2-  3   31%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Line Drive); Molina to 3B
   O      1-3  7   36%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   33%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   30%  J Campillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   29%  G Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jorge Campillo facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   18%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      --- 11   20%  R Ankiel        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   21%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   22%  F Lopez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Kyle Lohse facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   27%  Y Escobar       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   40%  C Jones         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Escobar to 3B
          1-3  5   47%  B McCann        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123  2   36%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Jones to 3B; McCann to 2B
   RR     123  3   56%  M Prado         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; McCann Scores; Kotsay to 2B
   O      12-  1   51%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Kotsay to 3B; Prado to 2B
          -23  5   53%  J Francoeur     Walk
                  Omar Infante pinch hits for Jorge Campillo batting 9th
   O      123  3   43%  O Infante       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Buddy Carlyle facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Carlyle replaces Omar Infante pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   37%  Y Molina        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Kyle Lohse batting 8th
   O      1--  5   42%  A Kennedy       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   OO     1--  4   50%  C Izturis       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Villone facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Villone replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   46%  G Blanco        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  Y Escobar       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   45%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   41%  B McCann        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Buddy Carlyle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   45%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   48%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  A Pujols        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 3-3, Kyle McClellan facing 5-6-7
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 8th
          ---  1   63%  M Kotsay        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  M Prado         Fielder's Choice 1B; Kotsay out at 3B/1B-3B
          1--  5   57%  K Johnson       Walk; Prado to 2B
   O      12-  4   48%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Norton pinch hits for Buddy Carlyle batting 9th
          12-      51%  G Norton        Wild Pitch; Prado to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RR     -23  7   85%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Prado Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      1--  3   84%  G Blanco        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Will Ohman facing 4-5-6
                  Will Ohman replaces Greg Norton pitching and batting 9th; Joe Mather pinch hits for Rick Ankiel batting 4th
          ---  1   73%  J Mather        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   81%  T Glaus         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   R      -2-  2   64%  F Lopez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Mather Scores
                  Jeff Bennett replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   73%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B); Lopez to 3B
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 9th; Aaron Miles pinch hits for Kyle McClellan batting 8th
   O      --3  1   84%  A Miles         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ryan Franklin facing 2-3-4
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Aaron Miles pitching and batting 8th; Joe Mather moves to LF
   O      ---  2   82%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   82%  B McCann        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Russ Springer replaces Ryan Franklin pitching and batting 8th
          1--  8   83%  M Kotsay        Walk; McCann to 2B
          12-  3   85%  M Prado         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); McCann to 3B; Kotsay to 2B
   R      123 14   93%  K Johnson       Walk; McCann Scores; Kotsay to 3B; Prado to 2B
   RR     123  1   99%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kotsay Scores; Prado Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  2   98%  M Gonzalez      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  C Izturis       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Brian Barton pinch hits for Skip Schumaker batting 1st
          ---  3   98%  B Barton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  R Ludwick       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Barton to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  A Pujols        Lineout: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 8, Cardinals 4.

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