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Standings
DET
@LAA		5
10
CHW
@BAL		2
6
KCR
@CLE		2
5
TBR
@SEA		0
1
TEX
@TOR		2
5
CIN
@CHC		7
1
LAD
@HOU		2
0
MIL
@PHI		6
1
NYM
@STL		8
12
Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:39PM
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 38,522, Time of Game: 3:02
Mets
8
6-9
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
 at Cardinals
12
11-5
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Kyle Lohse (3-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  0   0  1  1   2  3  0    8 13  0
Cardinals       1  0  0   3  3  4   1  0  X   12 18  2

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 1 1 0 0 .328 .816 17 12 0.012 0.66 0.063 -0.051 0.3 1 3
Alex Cora 2B 3 2 2 0 2 1 .200 .608 28 14 0.156 0.89 0.174 -0.018 1.8 6 5 2B
Carlos Beltran CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .404 1.064 12 7 -0.001 1.04 0.087 -0.089 2.1 2 0 HR,2B
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .843 21 13 0.043 0.97 0.082 -0.039 0.0 10 1
David Wright 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .310 .826 26 18 0.028 1.26 0.108 -0.080 0.4 0 2
   Bobby Parnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Sheffield LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .638 20 13 -0.256 1.22 0.000 -0.256 -2.5 1 0 GDP
Ryan Church RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .333 .949 17 8 0.048 0.42 0.068 -0.019 3.0 2 0 HR
Omir Santos C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 1.000 9 8 -0.030 0.62 0.015 -0.045 -0.4 1 1
   Dan Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .761 3 2 -0.011 0.42 0.000 -0.011 -0.3
Livan Hernandez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.052 0.92 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 0 0
   Brian Stokes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeremy Reed PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .583 5 3 -0.020 0.54 0.000 -0.020 -0.6
   Sean Green P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fernando Tatis PH-3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .111 .211 7 5 0.000 0.09 0.004 -0.004 0.3 1 0 SB
Team Totals 41 8 13 7 4 5 .317 .890 169 106 -0.083 0.82 0.601 -0.684 3.6 24 12
2B: A Cora (1, off K Lohse); C Beltran (4, off K Lohse).
HR: C Beltran (2, off P Walters; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); R Church (1, off P Walters; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: C Beltran 7; R Church 5; A Cora 3; D Wright 2; J Reyes; C Delgado; F Tatis; O Santos.
GIDP: G Sheffield (2).
RBI: C Beltran 3 (12); R Church 2 (4); J Reyes (7); D Wright (6).
2-out RBI: R Church 2; J Reyes.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Cora-C Delgado; D Wright-A Cora-C Delgado.
Baserunning
SB: F Tatis (1, 2nd base off P Walters/J LaRue).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Skip Schumaker 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .292 .750 23 13 -0.037 0.53 0.023 -0.060 1.2 3 3 2·2B
   Joseph Thurston PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .862 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Colby Rasmus LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .310 .789 16 9 0.008 0.33 0.036 -0.028 1.8 0 0 2B
Albert Pujols 1B 4 4 3 3 1 1 .345 1.184 18 7 0.277 0.71 0.278 -0.001 3.0 8 1 2·HR,SB,IW
Ryan Ludwick RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 .353 1.088 25 14 -0.063 0.45 0.005 -0.068 0.3 6 0
Rick Ankiel CF 4 2 3 2 1 0 .250 .731 11 5 0.134 0.54 0.157 -0.023 2.4 3 0 HR,2·2B,IW
Brian Barden 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .357 1.114 17 11 -0.045 0.41 0.002 -0.048 -1.0 0 2 GDP
Brendan Ryan SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .304 .828 21 9 0.099 0.42 0.107 -0.009 -0.5 1 1 GDP
Jason LaRue C 4 2 3 0 0 0 .625 1.250 10 7 0.001 0.39 0.025 -0.024 0.7 5 0
Kyle Lohse P 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .444 4 4 0.046 1.10 0.071 -0.025 0.7 0 0
   P.J. Walters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 4 -0.003 0.14 0.000 -0.003 -0.4 0 1 2·SH
   Trever Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Chris Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennys Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Motte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 12 18 12 3 1 .474 1.354 149 83 0.417 0.49 0.704 -0.289 8.1 27 9
2B: S Schumaker 2 (4, 2 off S Green); R Ankiel 2 (5, 1 off L Hernandez, 1 off B Parnell); C Rasmus (3, off S Green).
HR: R Ankiel (1, off L Hernandez; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); A Pujols 2 (6, 2 off L Hernandez; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
SH: P Walters 2 (2, 2 off S Green).
IBB: R Ankiel (1, by S Green); A Pujols (5, by S Green).
TB: A Pujols 9; R Ankiel 8; C Rasmus 4; S Schumaker 4; J LaRue 3; B Barden; B Ryan; R Ludwick; K Lohse.
GIDP: B Barden (2); B Ryan (1).
RBI: A Pujols 3 (21); S Schumaker 2 (7); R Ludwick 2 (18); R Ankiel 2 (5); C Rasmus (3); K Lohse (1); B Ryan (2).
2-out RBI: S Schumaker; B Ryan; A Pujols; K Lohse.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 9 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Ryan-S Schumaker-A Pujols.
E: A Pujols (4); R Ludwick (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Pujols (2, 2nd base off L Hernandez/O Santos).

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
Livan Hernandez, L (1-1) 4.1 9 7 7 1 0 3 7.31 23 79 44 32 1 11 10 12 3 0 16 -0.379 0.84 -4.8
Brian Stokes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.07 0.3
Sean Green 2 7 5 5 2 1 0 6.75 14 49 27 21 3 3 8 3 2 0 0 0 -0.044 0.09 -4.0
Bobby Parnell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 4 14 8 6 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 18 12 12 3 1 3 13.50 43 149 83 61 5 17 19 20 7 0 16 0 0 -0.416 0.82 -8.1

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 (3-0) 5 8 2 1 1 1 0 2.42 24 90 59 33 4 22 9 13 5 0 45 0.081 1.32 0.4
P.J. Walters 2.1 5 6 5 2 1 2 11.37 15 57 34 25 3 6 5 7 3 0 0 0 -0.022 0.27 -4.8
Trever Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.27 0.2
Chris Perez 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 3 13 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.24 0.1
Dennys Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.010 0.41 0.2
Jason Motte 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43 1 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.004 0.17 0.4
Team Totals 9 13 8 6 4 5 2 6.00 45 169 106 64 10 32 15 21 9 0 45 2 0 0.083 0.49 -3.6
Balks: K Lohse (1); D Reyes (1).
WP: S Green (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: S Green 2 (2; A Pujols, R Ankiel).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Ted Barrett.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 38,522.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Jose Reyes SS 1 Skip Schumaker 2B
2 Alex Cora 2B 2 Colby Rasmus LF
3 Carlos Beltran CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Carlos Delgado 1B 4 Ryan Ludwick RF
5 David Wright 3B 5 Rick Ankiel CF
6 Gary Sheffield LF 6 Brian Barden 3B
7 Ryan Church RF 7 Brendan Ryan SS
8 Omir Santos C 8 Jason LaRue C
9 Livan Hernandez P 9 Kyle Lohse P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-4 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO NYM G. Sheffield K. Lohse 20% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL R. Ankiel L. Hernandez 12% 71% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez 11% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  R NYM D. Wright K. Lohse -11% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Reyes Scores/unER; Cora to 3B; Delgado to 2B
b5 4-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez 10% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rasmus Scores

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' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Reyes K. Lohse 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM A. Cora K. Lohse -4% 48% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  NYM C. Beltran K. Lohse -5% 43% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cora to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 1,(1-0)  R NYM C. Delgado K. Lohse -5% 38% Balk; Cora Scores; Beltran to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Delgado K. Lohse 3% 41% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O NYM D. Wright K. Lohse 3% 44% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL S. Schumaker L. Hernandez -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL C. Rasmus L. Hernandez -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez 11% 51% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Ludwick L. Hernandez -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM G. Sheffield K. Lohse 2% 52% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM R. Church K. Lohse -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 1-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM O. Santos K. Lohse 3% 53% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Hernandez K. Lohse 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Ankiel L. Hernandez -2% 53% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Barden L. Hernandez -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b2 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL B. Ryan L. Hernandez 1% 52% Walk
b2 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. LaRue L. Hernandez -2% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM J. Reyes K. Lohse 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM A. Cora K. Lohse 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM C. Beltran K. Lohse -2% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM C. Delgado K. Lohse -1% 51% Walk
t3 1-1 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright K. Lohse 5% 55% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Livan Hernandez facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Lohse L. Hernandez -2% 53% Lineout: 1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Schumaker L. Hernandez -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL C. Rasmus L. Hernandez -1% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM G. Sheffield K. Lohse 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM R. Church K. Lohse 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM O. Santos K. Lohse -2% 53% Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 2B-1B)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM L. Hernandez K. Lohse 3% 56% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez 4% 60% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b4 1-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL R. Ludwick L. Hernandez 3% 63% Pujols Steals 2B
b4 1-1 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick L. Hernandez -5% 58% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL R. Ankiel L. Hernandez 12% 71% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Pujols Scores
b4 2-1 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Barden L. Hernandez -3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Ankiel to 3B
b4 2-1 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R STL B. Ryan L. Hernandez 9% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ankiel Scores
b4 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL J. LaRue L. Hernandez 2% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ryan to 3B
b4 3-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL K. Lohse L. Hernandez 7% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ryan Scores; LaRue to 2B
b4 4-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Schumaker L. Hernandez -2% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  NYM J. Reyes K. Lohse -4% 80% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYM A. Cora K. Lohse -7% 74% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reyes to 2B
t5 1-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM C. Beltran K. Lohse 6% 80% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 1-4 1 12- 2,(0-1)  NYM C. Delgado K. Lohse -7% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Reyes to 3B; Cora to 2B
t5 1-4 1 123 2,(0-1)  R NYM D. Wright K. Lohse -11% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Reyes Scores/unER; Cora to 3B; Delgado to 2B
t5 2-4 1 123 3,(0-2)  OO NYM G. Sheffield K. Lohse 20% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mets' Livan Hernandez facing 2-3-4
b5 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL C. Rasmus L. Hernandez 2% 84% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b5 4-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR STL A. Pujols L. Hernandez 10% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Rasmus Scores
b5 6-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O STL R. Ludwick L. Hernandez -1% 93% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 6-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL R. Ankiel L. Hernandez 3% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
Brian Stokes replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Barden B. Stokes -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 7-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Ryan B. Stokes -0% 96% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' P.J. Walters facing 7-8-9
P.J. Walters replaces Kyle Lohse pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM R. Church P. Walters -3% 93% Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Deep RF); Church to 2B
t6 2-7 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYM O. Santos P. Walters 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Church to 3B
Jeremy Reed pinch hits for Brian Stokes (P) batting 9th
t6 2-7 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Reed P. Walters 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-7 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R NYM J. Reyes P. Walters -2% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Church Scores/unER
t6 3-7 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  NYM A. Cora P. Walters -1% 93% Walk; Reyes to 2B
t6 3-7 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYM C. Beltran P. Walters 3% 95% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mets' Sean Green facing 8-9-1
Sean Green replaces Jeremy Reed (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. LaRue S. Green 1% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 7-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Walters S. Green -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B); LaRue to 2B
b6 7-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Schumaker S. Green 2% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball); LaRue Scores
b6 8-3 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL C. Rasmus S. Green 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Schumaker Scores
b6 9-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols S. Green 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b6 9-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Ludwick S. Green 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Rasmus to 3B; Pujols to 2B
b6 9-3 1 -23 5,(3-1)  RR STL R. Ludwick S. Green 1% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rasmus Scores; Pujols Scores; Ludwick to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 11-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Ankiel S. Green 0% 100% Intentional Walk
b6 11-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO STL B. Barden S. Green -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-11, Cardinals' P.J. Walters facing 4-5-6
t7 3-11 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O NYM C. Delgado P. Walters 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t7 3-11 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM D. Wright P. Walters -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t7 3-11 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM G. Sheffield P. Walters 0% 100% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t7 3-11 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR NYM R. Church P. Walters -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wright Scores
t7 5-11 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM O. Santos P. Walters 0% 99% Lineout: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-5, Mets' Sean Green facing 7-8-9
b7 11-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Ryan S. Green -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 11-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  STL J. LaRue S. Green 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 11-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Walters S. Green -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); LaRue to 2B
b7 11-5 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  R STL S. Schumaker S. Green 0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); LaRue Scores
Joseph Thurston pinch runs for Skip Schumaker (2B) batting 1st
b7 12-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Rasmus S. Green 0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball); Thurston to 3B
b7 12-5 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols S. Green -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 12.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-12, Cardinals' P.J. Walters facing 9-1-2
Joseph Thurston moves from PR to 2B
Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Sean Green (P) batting 9th
t8 5-12 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM F. Tatis P. Walters -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 5-12 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM J. Reyes P. Walters -0% 99% Tatis Steals 2B
t8 5-12 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Reyes P. Walters 0% 100% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
t8 5-12 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM A. Cora P. Walters -0% 99% Walk
t8 5-12 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR NYM C. Beltran P. Walters -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Tatis Scores; Cora Scores
Trever Miller replaces P.J. Walters pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-12 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM C. Delgado T. Miller 1% 99% Lineout: P (Weak SS-2B)
Chris Perez replaces Trever Miller pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-12 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Wright C. Perez 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-8, Mets' Bobby Parnell facing 4-5-6
Bobby Parnell replaces David Wright (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Fernando Tatis moves from PH to 3B
b8 12-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Ludwick B. Parnell -0% 99% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
b8 12-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Ankiel B. Parnell 0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b8 12-8 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  STL B. Barden B. Parnell 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ankiel to 3B
b8 12-8 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  OO STL B. Ryan B. Parnell -1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 12.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 8-12, Cardinals' Chris Perez facing 6-7-8
t9 8-12 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM G. Sheffield C. Perez 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-12 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Church C. Perez -1% 99% Walk
Dennys Reyes replaces Chris Perez pitching and batting 9th
Dan Murphy pinch hits for Omir Santos (C) batting 8th
t9 8-12 1 1-- NYM D. Murphy D. Reyes -0% 98% Balk; Church to 2B
t9 8-12 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Murphy D. Reyes 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Church to 3B
Jason Motte replaces Dennys Reyes pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-12 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O NYM F. Tatis J. Motte 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Cardinals 12.

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