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DET
@LAA		3
4
CHW
@BAL		3
10
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@CLE		7
8
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@NYY		3
5
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@SEA		2
4
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@TOR		5
4
COL
@ARI		9
6
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@CHC		2
7
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@HOU		5
8
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@PHI		4
11
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3
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@SFG		3
8
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@STL		4
6
ATL
@WSN		3
4
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:15PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 35,506, Time of Game: 2:53
Mets
4
6-7
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
9-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jason Motte (1-1)
L: J.J. Putz (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  4  0   0  2  X    6 11  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Reyes SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .339 .850 17 10 0.010 0.99 0.078 -0.068 0.4 3 3
Dan Murphy LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .320 .795 17 10 0.003 1.22 0.115 -0.112 0.2 3 0
David Wright 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .306 .832 16 10 -0.006 0.95 0.055 -0.061 0.0 2 0
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .922 12 7 -0.019 0.64 0.026 -0.045 -0.3 2 0
Carlos Beltran CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .354 .914 16 9 0.173 1.07 0.185 -0.012 1.6 2 0 2B
Ryan Church RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .350 .947 12 10 -0.102 1.33 0.000 -0.102 -1.4 2 0 SH,GDP
Ramon Castro C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .527 9 7 -0.221 1.36 0.000 -0.221 -1.4 6 0
Luis Castillo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .400 .942 16 11 0.053 0.89 0.103 -0.050 0.5 4 1 3B
Oliver Perez P 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .533 6 2 0.027 0.82 0.027 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Casey Fossum P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Cora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 8 -0.042 1.77 0.000 -0.042 -0.3
   Brian Stokes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pedro Feliciano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   J.J. Putz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Sheffield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .912 4 2 -0.023 0.93 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Team Totals 33 4 11 4 3 4 .333 .813 135 86 -0.147 1.06 0.589 -0.736 -0.4 24 5
2B: C Beltran (2, off T Wellemeyer).
3B: L Castillo (1, off T Wellemeyer).
SH: R Church (1, off D Reyes).
TB: L Castillo 4; C Beltran 3; D Wright 2; J Reyes 2; O Perez; D Murphy; C Delgado.
GIDP: R Church (3).
RBI: D Murphy (5); C Beltran (8); J Reyes (6); D Wright (5).
2-out RBI: C Beltran; D Murphy; D Wright.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Reyes-L Castillo-C Delgado.
E: R Castro (1).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D Murphy (1st base by Y Molina).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brendan Ryan 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .316 .865 11 7 0.263 1.22 0.312 -0.048 1.2 0 2 3B
Rick Ankiel CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .227 .602 13 8 0.180 1.39 0.227 -0.047 1.7 5 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .294 1.039 18 9 0.093 1.34 0.148 -0.055 0.9 8 2 2B
Ryan Ludwick RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .378 1.186 15 10 -0.043 1.54 0.058 -0.102 -0.4 3 0 SF
Yadier Molina C 4 1 3 0 1 0 .348 .958 18 10 -0.077 1.42 0.133 -0.210 -0.1 6 1 2B,GDP
Chris Duncan LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .362 1.106 19 13 -0.101 1.45 0.047 -0.147 -1.3 1 0
   Ryan Franklin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Khalil Greene SS 1 0 0 1 3 0 .229 .714 21 8 0.154 2.06 0.184 -0.031 1.1 2 3
Joseph Thurston 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .313 .843 17 8 0.011 2.47 0.148 -0.138 -0.3 2 2
Todd Wellemeyer P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 8 5 0.007 0.90 0.033 -0.026 0.1 0 0
   Brian Barden PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .391 1.266 1 1 -0.094 3.76 0.000 -0.094 -0.8
   Kyle McClellan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Wainwright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .750 3 3 -0.041 1.48 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Skip Schumaker LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .657 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 11 6 7 6 .333 .924 144 82 0.352 1.59 1.290 -0.939 2.1 27 11
2B: R Ankiel (3, off J Putz); A Pujols (4, off O Perez); Y Molina (3, off O Perez).
3B: B Ryan (1, off J Putz).
SF: R Ludwick (1, off J Putz).
TB: B Ryan 4; R Ankiel 4; Y Molina 4; A Pujols 2; C Duncan; T Wellemeyer.
GIDP: Y Molina (3).
RBI: A Pujols 2 (16); J Thurston (7); K Greene (7); R Ankiel (3); R Ludwick (16).
2-out RBI: J Thurston; K Greene.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Pujols-K Greene-A Pujols.
E: J Thurston (2).

New York Mets

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
Oliver Perez 4.2 6 4 4 5 4 0 7.80 25 92 49 27 4 18 2 14 6 0 35 -0.135 1.39 -1.3
Casey Fossum 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 -0.055 4.09 -0.2
Brian Stokes 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 14 10 8 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.074 2.46 0.5
Pedro Feliciano 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.76 4 19 12 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.087 1.54 0.5
J.J. Putz, L (1-1) 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.38 6 14 10 7 0 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 -0.323 0.93 -1.5
Team Totals 8 11 6 6 7 6 0 6.75 42 144 82 49 7 25 6 22 11 0 35 3 1 -0.352 1.06 -2.1

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
Todd Wellemeyer 5 10 4 4 2 1 0 5.29 24 86 54 36 4 14 10 11 5 0 30 -0.190 0.86 -1.6
Kyle McClellan 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 7 30 21 14 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.161 1.26 1.0
Dennys Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.86 2 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.045 2.34 -0.2
Jason Motte, W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.150 2.60 0.7
Ryan Franklin, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 6 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.072 0.95 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 4 0 4.00 37 135 86 56 10 20 14 16 6 0 30 1 0 0.148 1.59 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Andy Fletcher.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 35,506.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jose Reyes SS 1 Brendan Ryan 2B
2 Dan Murphy LF 2 Rick Ankiel CF
3 David Wright 3B 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Ryan Ludwick RF
5 Carlos Beltran CF 5 Yadier Molina C
6 Ryan Church RF 6 Chris Duncan LF
7 Ramon Castro C 7 Khalil Greene SS
8 Luis Castillo 2B 8 Joseph Thurston 3B
9 Oliver Perez P 9 Todd Wellemeyer P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Ryan J. Putz 22% 83% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO STL Y. Molina B. Stokes -21% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t8 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OO NYM R. Castro J. Motte 15% 61% Flyball: RF; Beltran out at Hm/3B-C
b5 3-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R STL J. Thurston C. Fossum 15% 59% Walk; Molina Scores; Duncan to 3B; Greene to 2B
b5 2-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  R STL K. Greene O. Perez 13% 45% Walk; Pujols Scores; Molina to 3B; Duncan 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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Reyes T. Wellemeyer 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM D. Murphy T. Wellemeyer -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-1)  O NYM D. Wright T. Wellemeyer 4% 54% Murphy Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  NYM D. Wright T. Wellemeyer -1% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYM C. Delgado T. Wellemeyer -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wright to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R NYM C. Beltran T. Wellemeyer -11% 39% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Wright Scores; Delgado to 3B
t1 1-0 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Church T. Wellemeyer 5% 44% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL B. Ryan O. Perez 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ankiel O. Perez -4% 45% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL A. Pujols O. Perez -3% 42% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez -2% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Castro T. Wellemeyer 2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM L. Castillo T. Wellemeyer -7% 35% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 1-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  NYM O. Perez T. Wellemeyer -2% 33% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  R NYM J. Reyes T. Wellemeyer -6% 27% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Castillo Scores; Perez to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYM D. Murphy T. Wellemeyer 3% 30% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright T. Wellemeyer 3% 33% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina O. Perez 4% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Duncan O. Perez -4% 34% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Greene O. Perez -3% 31% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Thurston O. Perez -2% 28% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM C. Delgado T. Wellemeyer 2% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM C. Beltran T. Wellemeyer 1% 31% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Church T. Wellemeyer 1% 32% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Wellemeyer O. Perez -3% 29% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Ryan O. Perez -2% 27% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b3 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Ankiel O. Perez -1% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Castro T. Wellemeyer 2% 28% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 2-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM L. Castillo T. Wellemeyer 1% 29% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t4 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM O. Perez T. Wellemeyer -1% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYM J. Reyes T. Wellemeyer -2% 27% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Perez to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R NYM D. Murphy T. Wellemeyer -9% 18% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Perez Scores; Reyes to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO NYM D. Wright T. Wellemeyer -4% 14% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Reyes Scores; Murphy out at Hm/1B-C/Adv on E5 (throw)
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols O. Perez 3% 17% Walk
b4 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez -3% 14% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL Y. Molina O. Perez 7% 21% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Pujols to 3B
b4 0-4 1 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan O. Perez -6% 15% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-4 2 -23 4,(3-0)  STL K. Greene O. Perez 2% 16% Walk
b4 0-4 2 123 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Thurston O. Perez -7% 10% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
t5 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM C. Delgado T. Wellemeyer 1% 10% Popfly: 3B (Short LF-CF)
t5 4-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM C. Beltran T. Wellemeyer -1% 10% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 4-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  OO NYM R. Church T. Wellemeyer 2% 11% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Oliver Perez facing 9-1-2
b5 0-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Wellemeyer O. Perez 3% 15% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Ryan O. Perez -3% 12% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 0-4 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL R. Ankiel O. Perez 7% 19% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wellemeyer to 3B; Ankiel to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 0-4 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RR STL A. Pujols O. Perez 11% 30% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Wellemeyer Scores; Ankiel Scores
b5 2-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Ludwick O. Perez -5% 26% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 2-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL Y. Molina O. Perez 2% 27% Walk
b5 2-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  STL C. Duncan O. Perez 5% 32% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Pujols to 3B; Molina to 2B
b5 2-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  R STL K. Greene O. Perez 13% 45% Walk; Pujols Scores; Molina to 3B; Duncan to 2B
Casey Fossum replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-4 2 123 4,(3-0)  R STL J. Thurston C. Fossum 15% 59% Walk; Molina Scores; Duncan to 3B; Greene to 2B
Brian Barden pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer (P) batting 9th
b5 4-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Barden C. Fossum -9% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 7-8-9
Kyle McClellan replaces Brian Barden (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Castro K. McClellan 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM L. Castillo K. McClellan -4% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
Alex Cora pinch hits for Casey Fossum (P) batting 9th
t6 4-4 1 1-- 10,(2-2)  O NYM A. Cora K. McClellan 4% 54% Flyball: RF
t6 4-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reyes K. McClellan 4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Mets' Brian Stokes facing 1-2-3
Brian Stokes replaces Alex Cora (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL B. Ryan B. Stokes 5% 63% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b6 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ankiel B. Stokes 7% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ryan to 2B
b6 4-4 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols B. Stokes -2% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Ryan to 3B; Pujols to 1B
b6 4-4 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  STL R. Ludwick B. Stokes 3% 71% Reached on Interference on C; Pujols to 2B
b6 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  OO STL Y. Molina B. Stokes -21% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Kyle McClellan facing 2-3-4
t7 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Murphy K. McClellan 4% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 4-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Wright K. McClellan 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t7 4-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado K. McClellan 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Mets' Pedro Feliciano facing 6-7-8
Pedro Feliciano replaces Brian Stokes pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Duncan P. Feliciano -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL K. Greene P. Feliciano 4% 59% Walk
b7 4-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Thurston P. Feliciano -5% 54% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Kyle McClellan (P) batting 9th
b7 4-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Wainwright P. Feliciano -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
Dennys Reyes replaces Adam Wainwright (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM C. Beltran D. Reyes -7% 43% Walk
t8 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Church D. Reyes 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Beltran to 2B
Jason Motte replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OO NYM R. Castro J. Motte 15% 61% Flyball: RF; Beltran out at Hm/3B-C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Mets' J.J. Putz facing 1-2-3
J.J. Putz replaces Pedro Feliciano pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Ryan J. Putz 22% 83% Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b8 4-4 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Ankiel J. Putz 8% 91% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ryan Scores
b8 5-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Pujols J. Putz -0% 91% Flyball: RF; Ankiel to 3B
b8 5-4 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO STL R. Ludwick J. Putz 3% 93% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Ankiel Scores
b8 6-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL Y. Molina J. Putz 0% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 6-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Duncan J. Putz -1% 93% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Ryan Franklin facing 8-9-1
Ryan Franklin replaces Chris Duncan (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Skip Schumaker replaces Jason Motte (P) playing LF batting 9th
t9 4-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM L. Castillo R. Franklin 4% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Gary Sheffield pinch hits for J.J. Putz (P) batting 9th
t9 4-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM G. Sheffield R. Franklin 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Reyes R. Franklin 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 6.

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