August 17, 2007 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 41,634

Friday, August 17, 2007, 1:21PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Cardinals

58-61

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  4  0
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    2  4  0

W: R Hill (7-7), L: B Looper (10-10), S: R Dempster (18)

Cubs

62-59

Won 2

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Eckstein SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .301  .708   20    2   1   SB
R Ludwick LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .785   17    3   0   
  R Ankiel PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .296 1.034   13    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .319  .977   19    9   2   HR
J Encarnacion RF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .759    9    3   0   
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .733   13    0   1   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .712   17    1   0   
Y Molina C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .703   17    5   1   
B Looper P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .499    8    1   1   
  R Flores P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Duncan PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .880    6    0   0   
B Ryan 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .892    9    0   5   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    3   8              148   24  12

BATTING

HR: A Pujols (26, off R Hill; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: A Pujols 5; D Eckstein; B Ryan.

RBI: A Pujols (78).

2-out RBI: A Pujols.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Pujols-D Eckstein-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Eckstein (7, 2nd base off B Howry/J Kendall).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theriot SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .726   16    0   0   
J Jones CF-RF                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .276  .743   16    2   0   HR,SB
D Lee 1B                      3   0   0   0    1   3  .310  .890   23    7   0   
A Ramirez 3B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .321  .932   11    1   1   IW
D Ward RF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .837    8    3   0   2B,GDP
  F Pie CF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .610         0   0   
M Murton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .723   14    3   0   
M Fontenot 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .765   10    1   5   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .606   13    9   0   
R Hill P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .323    6    0   0   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .403    5    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Dempster P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       27   2   4   2    3   6              122   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Ward (8, off B Looper).

HR: J Jones (5, off B Looper; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: A Ramirez (5, by B Looper).

TB: J Jones 4; D Ward 2; R Theriot 2.

GIDP: D Ward (2).

RBI: J Jones 2 (46).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kendall.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Jones (5, 2nd base off B Looper/Y Molina).

PITCHING

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
B Looper, L (10-10)            6     4   2   2    3   4   1   4.98   24  101-56   30· 9·17    8· 3· 6· 0     57    -     1.10   0.01
R Flores                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.10    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.05
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.91    3   11-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     4   2   2    3   6   1          30  122-70   38·11·21   11· 4· 6· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hill, W (7-7)                7     3   1   1    2   7   1   3.73   25  115-76   44·11·21    5· 8· 3· 0     72    -     1.01   0.29
B Howry, H (12)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.86    5   18-10    8· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.29   0.13
R Dempster, S (18)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.47    3    9-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   8   1          33  142-91   56·14·21    7·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Looper (1; A Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 41,634.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Chicago Cubs                         
1. D Eckstein           SS    1. R Theriot            SS 
2. R Ludwick            LF    2. J Jones              CF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. D Lee                1B 
4. J Encarnacion        RF    4. A Ramirez            3B 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. D Ward               RF 
6. J Edmonds            CF    6. M Murton             LF 
7. Y Molina             C     7. M Fontenot           2B 
8. B Looper             P     8. J Kendall            C  
9. B Ryan               2B    9. R Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-0  1--  6   30%  71% J Jones         B Looper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores
   t 6   2  0-0  ---  7  -17%  39% A Pujols        R Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   2  2-1  12-  3   11%  86% A Pujols        B Howry         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4   -8%  51% D Ward          B Looper        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  3    8%  90% J Encarnacion   R Dempster      Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   54%  R Ludwick       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   55%  A Pujols        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  R Theriot       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   54%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   55%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   59%  A Ramirez       Walk
   OO     1--  4   51%  D Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  M Murton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  Y Molina        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  B Looper        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  B Ryan          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   51%  D Eckstein      Walk; Ryan to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  R Ludwick       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  M Fontenot      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   51%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   50%  R Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   46%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  J Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   OO     1--  6   56%  S Rolen         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging/Interference called; Pujols out at 1B/C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   60%  R Theriot       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Jones to 1B
   O      1--  7   54%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging, Jones Steals 2B
          -2-  4   55%  A Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  D Ward          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  8   50%  Y Molina        Walk
   O      1--  4   54%  B Looper        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   57%  B Ryan          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   54%  M Murton        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   52%  M Fontenot      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Kendall       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Cubs 0.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  D Eckstein      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   39%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   41%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   37%  R Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   41%  R Theriot       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  6   71%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Theriot Scores
          ---  5   74%  D Lee           Walk
   O      1--  3   71%  A Ramirez       Lineout: RF
          1--  2   74%  D Ward          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lee to 3B
   O      -23  3   69%  M Murton        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   73%  S Rolen         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   76%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   78%  Y Molina        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Randy Flores facing 7-8-9
                  Randy Flores replaces Braden Looper pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   76%  M Fontenot      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   75%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
                  Ronny Cedeno pinch hits for Rich Hill batting 9th
   O      ---  5   74%  R Cedeno        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Bobby Howry facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Howry replaces Ronny Cedeno pitching and batting 9th; Felix Pie replaces Daryle Ward playing CF batting 5th; Jacque Jones moves to RF; Chris Duncan pinch hits for Randy Flores batting 8th
   O      ---  6   79%  C Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  B Ryan          Bunt Popfly: P
          ---  1   80%  D Eckstein      Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
                  Rick Ankiel pinch hits for Ryan Ludwick batting 2nd
          1--      78%  R Ankiel        Eckstein Steals 2B
          -2-  7   76%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   86%  A Pujols        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 2-1, Russ Springer facing 1-2-3
                  Russ Springer replaces Rick Ankiel pitching and batting 2nd; Chris Duncan moves to LF
   O      ---  3   85%  R Theriot       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  D Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Ryan Dempster facing 4-5-6
                  Ryan Dempster replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   96%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Cubs 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation