September 22, 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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TBR 4
@BAL 2 CLE 4
@BOS 3 KCR 6
@DET 2 LAA 2
@SEA 1 OAK 4
@TEX 3
(11) CIN 7
FLA 5 CHC 9
@NYM 5 PHI 6
ATL 2 ARI 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 40,349

Monday, September 22, 2008, 8:15pm
Time of Game: 3:15

Diamondbacks

79-77

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

Bob Melvin

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Diamondbacks    1  0  0   1  0  1   0  1  0    4 10  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2 11  1

W: B Webb (22-7), L: T Wellemeyer (12-9), S: C Qualls (7)

Cardinals

80-76

Lost 3

4th, 15½ GB

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Drew SS                     4   2   3   2    1   0  .290  .829   22    2   2   HR,2B
C Young CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .247  .751   30    1   0   
C Jackson LF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .299  .829   14    0   0   2B,GDP
A Dunn 1B                     3   0   0   0    2   1  .237  .894   22   14   1   
J Upton RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .815   18    2   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Reynolds 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .241  .787   24    0   3   2B
  B Lyon P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Romero RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .600         0   0   
C Snyder C                    2   1   0   0    1   2  .241  .818   14    6   1   SH
D Eckstein 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .265  .689   18    2   7   
B Webb P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .331    3    0   2   SH
  C Tracy PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .720    2    0   0   2B
  A Ojeda PR-3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .658         0   0   
Totals                       33   4  10   4    6   8              167   27  16

BATTING

2B: C Tracy (14, off R Springer); C Jackson (31, off T Wellemeyer); M Reynolds (28, off T Wellemeyer); S Drew (42, off T Wellemeyer).

HR: S Drew (20, off T Wellemeyer; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: B Webb (12, off T Wellemeyer); C Snyder (5, off R Springer).

TB: S Drew 7; C Jackson 3; C Tracy 2; M Reynolds 2; D Eckstein; J Upton; C Young.

GIDP: C Jackson (12).

RBI: S Drew 2 (64); C Jackson (75); C Tracy (37).

2-out RBI: S Drew 2; C Tracy.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Eckstein-S Drew; D Eckstein-S Drew-A Dunn.

E: M Reynolds (33).

BASERUNNING

PO: S Drew (1st base by T Wellemeyer).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker CF                5   1   1   1    0   0  .303  .771   21    2   0   GDP
F Lopez 2B                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .268  .696   20    2   6   CS
A Pujols 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .348 1.084   30    9   1   
R Ludwick RF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .294  .944   18    1   1   
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .843   22    0   3   2B
A Miles LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .311  .744   15    1   0   SB
M Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500   22    9   0   
T Wellemeyer P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .298    5    1   1   
  J Kinney P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Kennedy PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .656    1    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Villone P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         0   0   
  B Barton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .779    8    0   0   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .255  .612   11    2   2   SB
Totals                       36   2  11   1    2   6              173   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Glaus (33, off B Lyon).

TB: F Lopez 3; C Izturis 3; T Glaus 2; A Miles; S Schumaker; A Kennedy; R Ludwick.

GIDP: S Schumaker (18).

RBI: S Schumaker (46).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Izturis-F Lopez-A Pujols.

E: T Wellemeyer (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Miles (3, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder); C Izturis (22, 2nd base off C Qualls/C Snyder).

CS: F Lopez (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Webb).

PITCHING

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Webb, W (22-7)               7     8   2   2    2   6   0   3.24   30  121-73   42·13·18   16· 2· 4· 0     57    -     1.53   0.23
B Lyon, H (3)                  1     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.87    4   16-11    7· 1· 3    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    2.63   0.09
C Qualls, S (7)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    4   23-14    8· 2· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.12   0.09
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   6   0          38  160-98   57·16·25   19· 3· 8· 0           -

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 (12-9)         6     9   3   3    4   7   1   3.69   29  117-70   43·13·14   10· 4· 4· 0     45    -     1.29  -0.05
J Kinney                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   14-8     3· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
R Springer                     0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   2.40    4   13-9     7· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.35  -0.11
R Villone                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.84    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.79  -0.00
B Thompson                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    4   16-9     6· 1· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.46   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   4    6   8   1          41  166-98   60·17·21   15· 7· 5· 0          3-0

R Villone faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: B Webb (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Webb (1; F Lopez, 2nd base (CS)); T Wellemeyer (1; S Drew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 40,349.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. S Drew               SS    1. S Schumaker          CF 
2. C Young              CF    2. F Lopez              2B 
3. C Jackson            LF    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. A Dunn               1B    4. R Ludwick            RF 
5. J Upton              RF    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. M Reynolds           3B    6. A Miles              LF 
7. C Snyder             C     7. M Johnson            C  
8. D Eckstein           2B    8. T Wellemeyer         P  
9. B Webb               P     9. C Izturis            SS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-2  -23  3   33%  87% A Miles         B Lyon          Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Glaus out at 2B/2B-SS
   b 8   0  4-2  1--  8  -22%  54% T Glaus         B Lyon          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ludwick to 3B
   t 6   2  1-2  ---  5   13%  75% S Drew          T Wellemeyer    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 8   2  2-3  --3  2   12%  86% C Tracy         R Springer      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Reynolds Scores
   b 5   0  2-1  1--  5   11%  65% S Schumaker     B Webb          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Wellemeyer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  S Drew          Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      56%  C Young         Drew Picked off 1B, safe on E1 (throw); Drew to 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   62%  C Jackson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Drew Scores
   O      -2-  2   58%  A Dunn          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  1   56%  J Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Brandon Webb facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  S Schumaker     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   42%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Schumaker to 3B
   O      1-3      51%  A Pujols        Lopez Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
          --3  8   49%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      43%  R Ludwick       Balk; Schumaker Scores; Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  4   47%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  8   50%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   56%  M Reynolds      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   52%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   54%  D Eckstein      Walk
   O      12-  1   51%  B Webb          Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Reynolds to 3B; Eckstein to 2B
   O      -23  3   45%  S Drew          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Webb facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   41%  A Miles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      39%  M Johnson       Miles Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   40%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Miles to 3B
   O      --3  3   46%  T Wellemeyer    Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   50%  C Izturis       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
          ---  8   54%  C Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   46%  C Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   47%  A Dunn          Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Brandon Webb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   44%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   46%  A Pujols        Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home); Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  C Snyder        Walk
          1--  5   55%  D Eckstein      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Snyder to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  B Webb          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Snyder to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   58%  S Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Snyder Scores; Webb out at Hm/RF-2B-C; Drew to 3B/Adv on throw
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Webb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   61%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   57%  A Miles         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   61%  M Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   64%  T Wellemeyer    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   62%  C Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   64%  C Jackson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   68%  A Dunn          Walk; Jackson to 2B
          12-  3   74%  J Upton         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jackson to 3B; Dunn to 2B
   O      123  9   66%  M Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   59%  C Snyder        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Brandon Webb facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   53%  C Izturis       Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  5   65%  S Schumaker     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   66%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 2-1, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   64%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   62%  B Webb          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  5   75%  S Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   75%  C Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Webb facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   69%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  5   74%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   77%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Pujols to 2B
   O      -2-  5   82%  A Miles         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-1, Josh Kinney facing 3-4-5
                  Josh Kinney replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  1   80%  C Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   79%  A Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   79%  J Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Brandon Webb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   82%  M Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Adam Kennedy pinch hits for Josh Kinney batting 8th
          ---  1   78%  A Kennedy       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  3   67%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Kennedy to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   67%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B; Kennedy Scores; Izturis to 2B
          -2-  4   64%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Izturis to 3B
   O      1-3  6   75%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-2, Russ Springer facing 6-7-8
                  Russ Springer replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 8th
          ---  4   78%  M Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  C Snyder        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Reynolds to 2B
   O      -2-  5   74%  D Eckstein      Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynolds to 3B
                  Chad Tracy pinch hits for Brandon Webb batting 9th
   R      --3  2   86%  C Tracy         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Reynolds Scores
                  Ron Villone replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th; Augie Ojeda pinch runs for Chad Tracy batting 9th
          -2-  6   86%  S Drew          Walk
                  Brad Thompson replaces Ron Villone pitching and batting 8th
   O      12-  5   84%  C Young         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Brandon Lyon facing 4-5-6
                  Brandon Lyon replaces Mark Reynolds pitching and batting 6th; Augie Ojeda moves to 3B
          ---  2   76%  R Ludwick       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   54%  T Glaus         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Ludwick to 3B
   OO     -23  3   87%  A Miles         Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Glaus out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      --3  3   93%  M Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brad Thompson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   92%  C Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   91%  A Dunn          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   91%  J Upton         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Chad Qualls facing 8-9-1
                  Chad Qualls replaces Justin Upton pitching and batting 5th; Alex Romero replaces Brandon Lyon playing RF batting 6th; Brian Barton pinch hits for Brad Thompson batting 8th
   O      ---  8   96%  B Barton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   89%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  S Schumaker     Izturis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   95%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Izturis to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Cardinals 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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