September 17, 2008 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
MIN 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 NYY 5
CHW 1 OAK 3
LAA 2 TBR 10
BOS 3 DET 17
@TEX 4 TOR 8
BAL 7 ARI 7
SFG 6 PHI 6
@ATL 1 MIL 6
@CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 0 COL 1
SDP 0 FLA 14
HOU 2 PIT 15
LAD 8 NYM 9
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Great American Ballpark, Attendance: 14,850

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:16

Cardinals

78-73

Lost 7

4th, 13½ GB

Tony LaRussa

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

W: A Harang (5-16), L: T Wellemeyer (12-8)

Reds

70-81

Won 4

5th, 21½ GB

Dusty Baker

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .774   12    3   0   
F Lopez SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .689   17    1   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .354 1.098   12    6   2   GDP
R Ludwick LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .933   11    2   0   2B
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .845   14    0   2   
A Miles 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .752   16    0   2   
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .678    8    8   0   
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .309    5    1   1   
  B Barton PH-RF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .784    4    0   0   3B
B Ryan RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .587   12    2   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Motte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   0   6   0    0   4              111   24   7

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (24, off A Harang); R Ludwick (37, off A Harang).

3B: B Barton (2, off A Harang).

TB: F Lopez 3; B Barton 3; R Ludwick 2; A Miles; S Schumaker.

GIDP: A Pujols (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Richar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .411   12    1   4   
W Castillo LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .800   10    0   0   
  J Hairston LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .850         1   0   
J Votto 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .823   19   12   0   SB
A Phillips 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .217  .618   25    0   2   HR
J Bruce RF                    2   1   1   1    1   1  .261  .778   12    4   0   HR
R Hanigan C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .784   12    4   0   HBP
C Patterson CF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .206  .583   15    4   0   
P Janish SS                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .194  .534   13    1   5   HR
A Harang P                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .137  .294    9    0   1   
Totals                       28   3   4   3    2   8              127   27  12

BATTING

HR: J Bruce (19, off T Wellemeyer; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF); P Janish (1, off T Wellemeyer; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); A Phillips (2, off T Wellemeyer; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

HBP: R Hanigan (2, by T Wellemeyer).

TB: J Bruce 4; P Janish 4; A Phillips 4; A Harang.

RBI: J Bruce (49); A Phillips (7); P Janish (6).

2-out RBI: P Janish.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Phillips-D Richar-J Votto.

E: A Phillips (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Votto (7, 2nd base off T Wellemeyer/J LaRue).

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
T Wellemeyer, L (12-8)         6     4   3   3    2   6   3   3.66   25   99-59   36·11·12    5· 8· 3· 0     56    -     0.76  -0.08
R Springer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.27    3   16-11    7· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
J Motte                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     4   3   3    2   8   3          31  123-75   46·15·14    7·10· 3· 0           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Harang, W (5-16)             9     6   0   0    0   4   0   4.70   33  111-79   49· 8·22   14·11· 4· 0     79    -     0.84   0.44
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   4   0          33  111-79   49· 8·22   14·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Wellemeyer (7; R Hanigan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 14,850.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. S Schumaker          CF    1. D Richar             2B 
2. F Lopez              SS    2. W Castillo           LF 
3. A Pujols             1B    3. J Votto              1B 
4. R Ludwick            LF    4. A Phillips           3B 
5. T Glaus              3B    5. J Bruce              RF 
6. A Miles              2B    6. R Hanigan            C  
7. J LaRue              C     7. C Patterson          CF 
8. T Wellemeyer         P     8. P Janish             SS 
9. B Ryan               RF    9. A Harang             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  0-0  ---  2   12%  68% A Phillips      T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   10%  51% A Pujols        A Harang        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 3B
   b 4   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  78% J Bruce         T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 4   2  0-2  ---  1    8%  84% P Janish        T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  64% R Hanigan       T Wellemeyer    Hit By Pitch; Bruce to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  S Schumaker     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   41%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Schumaker to 2B
   OO     12-  3   51%  A Pujols        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Schumaker to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  R Ludwick       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Richar        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   51%  W Castillo      Flyball: LF
          ---  6   52%  J Votto         Walk
          1--      53%  A Phillips      Votto Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  T Glaus         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   50%  A Miles         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   53%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   55%  T Wellemeyer    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  J Bruce         Walk
          1--  4   64%  R Hanigan       Hit By Pitch; Bruce to 2B
   O      12-  6   59%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   55%  P Janish        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bruce to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  A Harang        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  B Ryan          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   54%  S Schumaker     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   52%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   56%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  D Richar        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   51%  W Castillo      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Votto         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  R Ludwick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   55%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   53%  A Miles         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   56%  J LaRue         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   68%  A Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      ---  2   78%  J Bruce         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   77%  R Hanigan       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5   76%  C Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   84%  P Janish        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  2   85%  A Harang        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   83%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   86%  T Wellemeyer    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  B Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  S Schumaker     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  W Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   87%  J Votto         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  8   86%  A Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   88%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   90%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   88%  R Ludwick       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   91%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   90%  J Bruce         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  R Hanigan       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   89%  C Patterson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   92%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  J LaRue         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  Brian Barton pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer batting 8th
          ---  4   91%  B Barton        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      --3  8   94%  B Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Russ Springer facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Springer replaces Brendan Ryan pitching and batting 9th; Brian Barton moves to RF
   O      ---  7   93%  P Janish        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   93%  A Harang        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  D Richar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   95%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Motte facing 2-3-4
                  Jason Motte replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  W Castillo      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  J Votto         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   96%  A Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Harang facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Hairston replaces Wilkin Castillo playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   99%  R Ludwick       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  A Miles         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation