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Series
Results
STL
@SFG		6
4
STL
@SFG		1
7
SFG
@STL		1
3
SFG
@STL		3
8
SFG
@STL		5
0
STL
@SFG		1
6
STL
@SFG		0
9
Thursday, October 18, 2012, 8:00pm
, Busch Stadium III
Attendance: 47,062, Time of Game: 3:17
Giants
3
 at Cardinals
8
L: Tim Lincecum (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  1
Cardinals       2  0  0   0  2  2   2  0  X    8 12  0
NOTE: All totals are for the entire postseason up to this game.

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Angel Pagan CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .237 .759 12 9 0.034 0.47 0.056 -0.022 0.2 5 0 3B
Marco Scutaro 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297 .712 16 10 -0.013 0.84 0.044 -0.057 0.5 2 1 2B
Buster Posey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .671 11 7 -0.084 0.95 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 6 0
Pablo Sandoval 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .289 .800 18 14 -0.087 0.85 0.001 -0.088 0.5 0 3 HR
Hector Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .476 17 14 -0.038 0.38 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 6 3
Hunter Pence RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .171 .452 17 12 0.060 0.47 0.097 -0.037 0.5 1 0 HR
Gregor Blanco LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .767 7 6 -0.035 0.47 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 2 0
Brandon Crawford SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .655 9 5 -0.040 0.80 0.000 -0.040 -0.3 1 1
   George Kontos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Mijares P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Guillermo Mota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeremy Affeldt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aubrey Huff PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 5 5 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Javier Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tim Lincecum P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 0 0
   Joaquin Arias SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 1.000 8 5 -0.023 0.46 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 1 0
Team Totals 33 3 6 3 0 6 .182 .636 124 90 -0.245 0.62 0.198 -0.443 -1.2 24 8
2B: M Scutaro (3, off F Salas).
3B: A Pagan (1, off A Wainwright).
HR: P Sandoval (2, off F Salas; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); H Pence (1, off A Wainwright; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: A Pagan 4; H Pence 4; P Sandoval 4; M Scutaro 3.
RBI: P Sandoval 2 (6); H Pence (1).
2-out RBI: H Pence.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: P Sandoval (3).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jon Jay CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .195 .513 17 10 0.024 0.64 0.068 -0.045 0.9 3 0 2B
Matt Carpenter 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 .273 1.021 28 12 0.109 0.58 0.112 -0.003 0.7 13 0 2B
Matt Holliday LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .244 .653 15 9 0.182 0.93 0.222 -0.040 1.5 2 0
   Adron Chambers LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Allen Craig RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .257 .786 21 12 -0.054 0.73 0.002 -0.056 -0.5 5 0 SF
Yadier Molina C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .189 .519 18 12 0.044 0.45 0.076 -0.032 1.8 4 2 2B
David Freese 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .903 15 9 -0.006 0.32 0.013 -0.020 -0.5 0 0
Daniel Descalso 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .754 15 11 -0.039 0.56 0.010 -0.050 -0.6 0 4
Pete Kozma SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .235 .748 21 11 -0.015 0.62 0.049 -0.064 1.1 0 2 CS
Adam Wainwright P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .400 16 6 0.013 0.49 0.023 -0.010 0.1 0 1 SH
   Shane Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 3 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
   Fernando Salas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 8 12 8 3 7 .353 .836 169 95 0.258 0.59 0.575 -0.320 4.3 27 9
2B: M Carpenter (1, off T Lincecum); Y Molina (1, off G Mota); J Jay (1, off J Mijares).
SF: A Craig (1, off T Lincecum).
SH: A Wainwright (1, off G Kontos).
TB: J Jay 3; Y Molina 3; M Holliday 2; M Carpenter 2; P Kozma 2; A Craig; D Descalso; D Freese.
RBI: J Jay 2 (7); M Holliday 2 (7); Y Molina 2 (4); A Craig (5); P Kozma (7).
2-out RBI: Y Molina; P Kozma.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Baserunning
CS: P Kozma (1, 2nd base by T Lincecum/H Sanchez).

San Francisco Giants

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
Tim Lincecum, L (1-1) 4.2 6 4 4 3 3 0 3.46 23 91 51 28 8 15 8 9 3 0 36 -0.203 0.90 -1.9
George Kontos 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.60 4 17 8 6 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 -0.018 0.39 -0.7
Jose Mijares 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.57 2 11 6 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 -0.029 0.31 -0.9
Guillermo Mota 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 21.60 4 25 14 10 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 -0.004 0.08 -0.9
Jeremy Affeldt 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 7 4 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.002 0.03 -0.3
Javier Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 14 9 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 8 8 3 7 0 9.00 39 169 95 56 14 25 13 16 5 0 36 5 3 -0.256 0.62 -4.3

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 (1-0) 7 4 1 1 0 5 1 4.80 25 96 70 39 11 20 9 11 2 0 70 0.241 0.81 2.3
Fernando Salas 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.50 8 28 20 11 4 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.03 -1.1
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 0 6 2 3.00 33 124 90 50 15 25 11 16 3 0 70 0 0 0.244 0.59 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Affeldt (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Gary Darling, LF - Chris Guccione, RF - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 47,062.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Angel Pagan CF 1 Jon Jay CF
2 Marco Scutaro 2B 2 Matt Carpenter 1B
3 Buster Posey 1B 3 Matt Holliday LF
4 Pablo Sandoval 3B 4 Allen Craig RF
5 Hector Sanchez C 5 Yadier Molina C
6 Hunter Pence RF 6 David Freese 3B
7 Gregor Blanco LF 7 Daniel Descalso 2B
8 Brandon Crawford SS 8 Pete Kozma SS
9 Tim Lincecum P 9 Adam Wainwright P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL M. Holliday T. Lincecum 12% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jay Scores; Carpenter to 3B
b5 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. Holliday T. Lincecum 10% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Carpenter Scores; Holliday to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R SFG H. Pence A. Wainwright -10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 3-1 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  R STL Y. Molina T. Lincecum 7% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Holliday Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Carpenter T. Lincecum 6% 64% Walk; Jay to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O SFG M. Scutaro A. Wainwright 1% 54% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Jay T. Lincecum 4% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL M. Carpenter T. Lincecum 6% 64% Walk; Jay to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL M. Holliday T. Lincecum 12% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jay Scores; Carpenter to 3B
b1 1-0 0 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO STL A. Craig T. Lincecum -2% 74% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Carpenter Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL Y. Molina T. Lincecum -2% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL D. Freese T. Lincecum 1% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Holliday to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Descalso T. Lincecum -3% 71% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O SFG P. Sandoval A. Wainwright 2% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG H. Sanchez A. Wainwright 2% 75% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R SFG H. Pence A. Wainwright -10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright 1% 66% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL P. Kozma T. Lincecum 3% 69% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b2 2-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Wainwright T. Lincecum -5% 64% Kozma Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Wainwright T. Lincecum 2% 66% Walk
b2 2-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Jay T. Lincecum -2% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 2-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL M. Carpenter T. Lincecum 2% 66% Walk; Wainwright to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Holliday T. Lincecum -4% 62% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 3% 65% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t3 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG T. Lincecum A. Wainwright 2% 66% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright -3% 63% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O SFG M. Scutaro A. Wainwright 4% 68% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 4-5-6
b3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Craig T. Lincecum -2% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL Y. Molina T. Lincecum -1% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 2-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Freese T. Lincecum -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright 3% 66% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 1-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O SFG P. Sandoval A. Wainwright 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 1-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O SFG H. Sanchez A. Wainwright 1% 69% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 7-8-9
b4 2-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL D. Descalso T. Lincecum -2% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Kozma T. Lincecum -1% 66% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Wainwright T. Lincecum -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG H. Pence A. Wainwright 3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright 2% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Crawford A. Wainwright 1% 72% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Giants' Tim Lincecum facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Jay T. Lincecum -2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b5 2-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  STL M. Carpenter T. Lincecum 4% 74% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 2-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. Holliday T. Lincecum 10% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Carpenter Scores; Holliday to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 3-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Craig T. Lincecum -2% 81% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-1 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  R STL Y. Molina T. Lincecum 7% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Holliday Scores
George Kontos replaces Brandon Crawford (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Joaquin Arias replaces Tim Lincecum (P) playing SS batting 9th
b5 4-1 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O STL D. Freese G. Kontos -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 9-1-2
t6 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG J. Arias A. Wainwright 2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 1-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  SFG A. Pagan A. Wainwright -3% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 1-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  SFG M. Scutaro A. Wainwright -4% 83% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Pagan to 2B
t6 1-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O SFG B. Posey A. Wainwright 4% 87% Flyball: RF; Pagan to 3B
t6 1-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O SFG P. Sandoval A. Wainwright 5% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' George Kontos facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL D. Descalso G. Kontos 1% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 4-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL P. Kozma G. Kontos 2% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Descalso to 2B
b6 4-1 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL A. Wainwright G. Kontos 0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C-2B (Short 3B Line); Descalso to 3B; Kozma to 2B
Jose Mijares replaces George Kontos pitching and batting 8th
b6 4-1 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RR STL J. Jay J. Mijares 3% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Descalso Scores; Kozma Scores
b6 6-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Mijares -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Guillermo Mota replaces Jose Mijares pitching and batting 8th
b6 6-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL M. Holliday G. Mota -0% 97% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Adam Wainwright facing 5-6-7
t7 1-6 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O SFG H. Sanchez A. Wainwright 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 1-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O SFG H. Pence A. Wainwright 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 1-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG G. Blanco A. Wainwright 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Giants' Guillermo Mota facing 4-5-6
b7 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Craig G. Mota 0% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 6-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  R STL Y. Molina G. Mota 1% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Craig Scores
b7 7-1 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O STL D. Freese G. Mota -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
Jeremy Affeldt replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 8th
b7 7-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. Descalso J. Affeldt -0% 99% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b7 7-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  STL P. Kozma J. Affeldt 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Molina to 3B
b7 7-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R STL P. Kozma J. Affeldt 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Molina Scores
Shane Robinson pinch hits for Adam Wainwright (P) batting 9th
b7 8-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Robinson J. Affeldt -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 8-9-1
Fernando Salas replaces Shane Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Aubrey Huff pinch hits for Jeremy Affeldt (P) batting 8th
t8 1-8 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O SFG A. Huff F. Salas 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t8 1-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O SFG J. Arias F. Salas 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 1-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG A. Pagan F. Salas 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-1, Giants' Javier Lopez facing 1-2-3
Javier Lopez replaces Aubrey Huff (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b8 8-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Jay J. Lopez -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b8 8-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. Carpenter J. Lopez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 8-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Holliday J. Lopez -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Cardinals' Fernando Salas facing 2-3-4
Adron Chambers replaces Matt Holliday playing LF batting 3rd
t9 1-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  SFG M. Scutaro F. Salas -0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t9 1-8 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Posey F. Salas 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Scutaro to 3B
t9 1-8 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RR SFG P. Sandoval F. Salas -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Scutaro Scores
t9 3-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG H. Sanchez F. Salas 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
t9 3-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG H. Pence F. Salas 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 8.

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  • 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.

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