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4
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@BOS		3
5
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@CHW		2
4
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@MIN		5
6
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@TOR		4
5
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@ARI		3
0
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8
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10
PIT
@STL		3
9
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 7:14PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 35,206, Time of Game: 2:42
Pirates
3
1-1
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
9
1-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Kyle Lohse (1-0)
L: Ian Snell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3  5  1
Cardinals       2  1  3   2  1  0   0  0  X    9 12  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .444 .889 18 11 0.012 0.52 0.040 -0.028 0.3 4 0
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .444 1.333 13 9 0.050 0.57 0.068 -0.018 1.9 0 2 HR
Nate McLouth CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 12 5 -0.004 0.65 0.011 -0.016 0.1 1 1
Ryan Doumit C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 12 9 -0.035 0.63 0.000 -0.035 -1.3 6 3 SF,GDP
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 16 10 -0.040 0.36 0.000 -0.040 -0.7 10 1
Eric Hinske RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .400 1.200 24 16 -0.017 0.33 0.012 -0.028 0.2 1 0 2B
Andy LaRoche 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 10 6 -0.031 0.41 0.000 -0.031 -0.8 2 3
Jack Wilson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .625 9 7 0.014 0.33 0.024 -0.010 -0.3 0 0
Ian Snell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.034 1.22 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
   Brandon Moss PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 4 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
   Donald Veal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Craig Monroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 3 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.3
   Craig Hansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 5 3 1 5 .161 .472 127 82 -0.090 0.47 0.155 -0.245 -1.4 24 11
2B: E Hinske (2, off K Lohse).
HR: F Sanchez (1, off K Lohse; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: R Doumit (1, off K Lohse).
TB: F Sanchez 5; E Hinske 2; N Morgan; J Wilson.
GIDP: R Doumit (1).
RBI: F Sanchez 2 (2); R Doumit (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: A LaRoche (3).
Outfield Assists: N McLouth (Y Molina at 3rd base).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .533 27 14 -0.053 0.41 0.000 -0.054 -0.9 0 6
Colby Rasmus RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1.100 13 7 0.010 0.27 0.026 -0.017 0.3 3 0
Albert Pujols 1B 3 3 2 2 2 0 .714 2.086 23 8 0.126 0.31 0.126 0.000 2.8 8 2 HR
Chris Duncan LF 3 1 1 2 2 1 .333 1.556 19 7 0.193 0.31 0.202 -0.009 1.7 4 0 HR,IW
Khalil Greene SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 .300 .700 14 10 0.015 0.22 0.031 -0.015 2.2 1 3 2B
Rick Ankiel CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .111 .311 15 11 -0.020 0.21 0.004 -0.024 -1.6 3 0
Yadier Molina C 4 2 2 1 1 0 .250 1.208 19 8 0.074 0.18 0.075 -0.001 1.0 5 0 HR,3B
Joseph Thurston 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 .400 1.000 10 9 0.093 0.46 0.095 -0.002 0.1 1 1 2B
Kyle Lohse P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 12 8 -0.028 0.34 0.000 -0.028 -0.7 2 0
   David Freese PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 5 1 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.3
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 9 12 9 8 9 .333 1.149 157 83 0.411 0.30 0.560 -0.150 5.1 27 12
2B: K Greene (1, off I Snell); J Thurston (1, off I Snell).
3B: Y Molina (1, off I Snell).
HR: C Duncan (1, off I Snell; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); A Pujols (1, off I Snell; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); Y Molina (1, off D Veal; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: C Duncan (1, by I Snell).
TB: Y Molina 7; A Pujols 5; C Duncan 4; K Greene 3; J Thurston 3; C Rasmus 2; R Ankiel.
RBI: C Duncan 2 (2); A Pujols 2 (2); J Thurston 2 (2); K Greene 2 (3); Y Molina (1).
2-out RBI: C Duncan 2; K Greene 2; J Thurston.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Schumaker-K Greene-A Pujols.
E: S Schumaker (1).

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, L (0-1) 4 9 8 6 3 2 2 13.50 24 79 44 28 2 14 12 7 1 0 15 -0.410 0.52 -6.0
Donald Veal 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 9.00 7 28 11 1 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.004 0.02 -0.5
Sean Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 13 7 5 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.5
Craig Hansen 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 10 37 21 11 5 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 1.0
Team Totals 8 12 9 7 8 9 3 7.88 44 157 83 45 13 25 15 12 4 0 15 0 0 -0.409 0.47 -5.1

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
Kyle Lohse, W (1-0) 7 5 3 2 1 4 1 2.57 27 108 70 40 12 18 14 8 4 0 60 0.083 0.56 0.4
Dennys Reyes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 12 7 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.07 0.5
Brad Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 5 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 1 5 1 2.00 33 127 82 47 14 21 16 11 5 0 60 0 0 0.091 0.30 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: I Snell (1); K Lohse 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: I Snell (1; C Duncan).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 35,206.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Nyjer Morgan LF 1 Skip Schumaker 2B
2 Freddy Sanchez 2B 2 Colby Rasmus RF
3 Nate McLouth CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Ryan Doumit C 4 Chris Duncan LF
5 Adam LaRoche 1B 5 Khalil Greene SS
6 Eric Hinske RF 6 Rick Ankiel CF
7 Andy LaRoche 3B 7 Yadier Molina C
8 Jack Wilson SS 8 Joseph Thurston 3B
9 Ian Snell P 9 Kyle Lohse P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL C. Duncan I. Snell 20% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pujols Scores
b3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR STL A. Pujols I. Snell 11% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rasmus Scores
b2 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell 6% 70% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 2-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Thurston I. Snell 6% 77% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT F. Sanchez K. Lohse -6% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Morgan 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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT N. Morgan K. Lohse -4% 46% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT F. Sanchez K. Lohse -6% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Morgan to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. McLouth K. Lohse 0% 41% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Morgan to 3B; Sanchez to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 0-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO PIT R. Doumit K. Lohse 0% 41% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Morgan Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 3% 44% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 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 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -2% 42% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Rasmus I. Snell -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols I. Snell 1% 42% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL C. Duncan I. Snell 20% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Pujols Scores
b1 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL K. Greene I. Snell -1% 61% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- 10,(2-2)  O PIT E. Hinske K. Lohse 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 1-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Wilson K. Lohse -1% 63% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t2 1-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  PIT I. Snell K. Lohse -1% 62% Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
t2 1-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT I. Snell K. Lohse 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b2 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell 6% 70% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 2-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL J. Thurston I. Snell 6% 77% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Molina Scores
b2 3-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL K. Lohse I. Snell -2% 74% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
b2 3-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL S. Schumaker I. Snell 0% 75% Wild Pitch; Thurston to 3B
b2 3-1 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan K. Lohse 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez K. Lohse 2% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT N. McLouth K. Lohse 1% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Rasmus I. Snell 2% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 3-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR STL A. Pujols I. Snell 11% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rasmus Scores
b3 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL C. Duncan I. Snell -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 5-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL K. Greene I. Snell -1% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b3 5-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Ankiel I. Snell 0% 89% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 5-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina I. Snell 1% 90% Walk; Ankiel to 2B
b3 5-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RO STL J. Thurston I. Snell 3% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ankiel Scores; Molina out at 3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
t4 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Doumit K. Lohse 1% 94% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t4 1-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 1% 95% Lineout: LF
t4 1-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Hinske K. Lohse 0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 9-1-2
b4 6-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL K. Lohse I. Snell -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker I. Snell -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 6-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  STL C. Rasmus I. Snell 0% 95% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b4 6-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL A. Pujols I. Snell 1% 95% Reached on E5 (Pop Fly to Weak SS); Rasmus to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b4 6-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL C. Duncan I. Snell 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b4 6-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR STL K. Greene I. Snell 3% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rasmus Scores/unER; Pujols Scores/unER; Duncan to 3B
b4 8-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ankiel I. Snell -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
t5 1-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 0% 99% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-8 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Lohse 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Brandon Moss pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
t5 1-8 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Moss K. Lohse 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Pirates' Donald Veal facing 7-8-9
Donald Veal replaces Brandon Moss (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 8-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL Y. Molina D. Veal 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Thurston D. Veal -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 9-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Lohse D. Veal -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 9-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Schumaker D. Veal 0% 99% Walk
b5 9-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL C. Rasmus D. Veal 0% 99% Walk; Schumaker to 2B
b5 9-1 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols D. Veal 0% 99% Walk; Schumaker to 3B; Rasmus to 2B
b5 9-1 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan D. Veal -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t6 1-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT N. Morgan K. Lohse -0% 99% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
t6 1-9 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR PIT F. Sanchez K. Lohse -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Morgan Scores/unER
t6 3-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT N. McLouth K. Lohse -1% 96% Walk
t6 3-9 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT R. Doumit K. Lohse 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 3-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 5-6-7
Sean Burnett replaces Donald Veal pitching and batting 9th
b6 9-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL K. Greene S. Burnett -0% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 9-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Ankiel S. Burnett -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b6 9-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL Y. Molina S. Burnett -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
t7 3-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT E. Hinske K. Lohse -1% 97% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t7 3-9 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche K. Lohse 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 3-9 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson K. Lohse 1% 99% Fielder's Choice SS; Hinske out at 3B/SS-3B
Craig Monroe pinch hits for Sean Burnett (P) batting 9th
t7 3-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Monroe K. Lohse -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Wilson to 2B
t7 3-9 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Monroe K. Lohse 0% 99% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Craig Hansen facing 8-9-1
Craig Hansen replaces Craig Monroe (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 9-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Thurston C. Hansen -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
David Freese pinch hits for Kyle Lohse (P) batting 9th
b7 9-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. Freese C. Hansen 0% 99% Walk
b7 9-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL S. Schumaker C. Hansen -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Rasmus C. Hansen -0% 99% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
Dennys Reyes replaces David Freese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan D. Reyes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez D. Reyes 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT N. McLouth D. Reyes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Pirates' Craig Hansen facing 3-4-5
b8 9-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL A. Pujols C. Hansen 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 9-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Duncan C. Hansen 0% 100% Walk; Pujols to 2B
b8 9-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  STL K. Greene C. Hansen 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pujols to 3B; Duncan to 2B
b8 9-3 0 123 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel C. Hansen -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  O STL Y. Molina C. Hansen -0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 9-3 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Thurston C. Hansen -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-9, Cardinals' Brad Thompson facing 4-5-6
Brad Thompson replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Doumit B. Thompson 0% 100% Lineout: RF
t9 3-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche B. Thompson 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 3-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT E. Hinske B. Thompson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 9.

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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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