April 18, 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 8
@ANA 2 BAL 9
TBD 7 BOS 7
TOR 3 CHW 5
CLE 3 KCR 4
DET 3
(11) NYY 11
@MIN 4 OAK 9
TEX 0 ATL 5
PHI 4 COL 12
SDP 1 SFG 5
@LAD 1 HOU 11
@MIL 5 NYM 6
FLA 3 CHC 7
@PIT 2 STL 6
ARI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 36,239

Friday, April 18, 2003, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Diamondbacks

5-12

Lost 1

5th, 9½ GB

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

W: W Williams (3-0), L: E Dessens (1-2)

Cardinals

9-6

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Counsell SS                 4   0   2   0    0   2  .277  .744   20    2   1   2B
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .407 1.120   15    3   2   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .338  .994   18    3   0   
D Dellucci RF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .779   20    4   0   2B,HBP
M Williams 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .205  .575   20    0   2   
L Overbay 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .362 1.029   14    6   0   
S Finley CF                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .262  .728   15    3   0   HR
C Moeller C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .341  .898   15    3   0   
E Dessens P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    2    0   1   
  T Womack PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .484    6    0   0   
  S Randolph P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Good P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Q McCracken PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .227    2    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Spivey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .398    5    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    1   6              152   24   6

BATTING

2B: C Counsell (2, off W Williams); D Dellucci (3, off W Williams).

HR: S Finley (2, off R Springer; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: D Dellucci (1, by W Williams).

TB: S Finley 4; C Counsell 3; D Dellucci 2; L Gonzalez; L Overbay; C Moeller.

RBI: S Finley 3 (7).

2-out RBI: S Finley 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Williams-C Baerga-L Overbay.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .214  .578   21    3   0   
O Palmeiro LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .919   16    0   0   
  E Perez PH-RF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.176    5    0   0   
  K Robinson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .553    3    0   0   
S Rolen 3B                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .315 1.197   22    2   4   GDP
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .390 1.284   16    2   0   2B
E Renteria SS                 5   2   2   1    0   0  .343 1.017   17    3   3   HR,2B
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .305  .844   15    7   1   2B
E Marrero RF-LF-RF            4   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .452   19    2   0   2B
M Matheny C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .390  .944   14    6   0   2B,IW
W Williams P                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .750   18    2   1   
  J Fassero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Pujols PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .362 1.040    6    0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6  10   6    8   2              172   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (5, off E Dessens); E Marrero (2, off E Dessens); J Edmonds (5, off E Dessens); E Renteria (6, off E Dessens); T Martinez (7, off E Dessens).

HR: E Renteria (4, off S Randolph; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: M Matheny (2, by E Dessens).

TB: E Renteria 6; E Marrero 3; T Martinez 3; M Matheny 2; J Edmonds 2; W Williams; F Vina.

GIDP: S Rolen (4).

RBI: T Martinez (5); F Vina (5); E Marrero (5); E Renteria (14); J Edmonds (14); M Matheny (11).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

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
E Dessens, L (1-2)             5     8   5   5    4   1   0   5.56   27  106-63   44· 4·15    7· 6· 9· 0     28    -     0.58  -0.25
S Randolph                     1.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   4.76    7   29-13    6· 1· 6    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.00
A Good                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    6-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.03   0.00
O Villarreal                   1     0   0   0    3   0   0   3.86    6   31-14    8· 1· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    8   2   1          41  172-94   60· 7·27    9·11·11· 0          1-0

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
W Williams, W (3-0)            7     3   0   0    0   6   0   0.00   25  103-66   39· 7·20    8· 8· 2· 0     77    -     0.60   0.24
J Fassero                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.35    4   10-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
R Springer                     0.2   2   3   3    1   0   1   5.63    5   28-17   13· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.00
S Kline                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    2   11-8     4· 4· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.29   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   6   1          36  152-98   61·13·24   13·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Dessens (1; M Matheny).

HBP: W Williams (1; D Dellucci).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 36,239.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 13mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Counsell           SS    1. F Vina               2B 
2. C Baerga             2B    2. O Palmeiro           LF 
3. L Gonzalez           LF    3. S Rolen              3B 
4. D Dellucci           RF    4. J Edmonds            CF 
5. M Williams           3B    5. E Renteria           SS 
6. L Overbay            1B    6. T Martinez           1B 
7. S Finley             CF    7. E Marrero            RF 
8. C Moeller            C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. E Dessens            P     9. W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  4   12%  67% E Marrero       E Dessens       Double to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  -2-  3    9%  76% M Matheny       E Dessens       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores
   b 3   1  0-3  -2-  5    5%  90% T Martinez      E Dessens       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Renteria Scores
   b 2   1  0-2  1-3  1    5%  84% F Vina          E Dessens       Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Williams to 2B
   b 4   2  0-4  1--  1    4%  95% J Edmonds       E Dessens       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rolen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Counsell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   54%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   55%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   51%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   52%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  D Dellucci      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  L Overbay       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   55%  T Martinez      Walk
   R      1--  4   67%  E Marrero       Double to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   R      -2-  3   76%  M Matheny       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Marrero Scores
          -2-  7   80%  W Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny to 3B
   R      1-3  1   84%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  O Palmeiro      Popfly: 2B (Short LF)
   O      12-  1   80%  S Rolen         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-3, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   82%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   83%  C Moeller       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  E Dessens       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   85%  E Renteria      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   R      -2-  5   90%  T Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Renteria Scores
   O      -2-  2   89%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   89%  M Matheny       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   88%  W Williams      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-4, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   90%  C Counsell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   91%  C Baerga        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  5   91%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   91%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   90%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   91%  S Rolen         Walk
   R      1--  1   95%  J Edmonds       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Rolen Scores
   O      -2-  4   94%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   92%  D Dellucci      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  7   94%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--  2   92%  L Overbay       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Dellucci to 2B
   O      12-  2   94%  S Finley        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dellucci to 3B
   O      1-3  6   96%  C Moeller       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   97%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  8   96%  E Marrero       Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      1--  1   96%  M Matheny       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  6   95%  W Williams      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Womack pinch hits for Elmer Dessens batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  C Counsell      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   96%  C Baerga        Popfly: SS (LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   97%  L Gonzalez      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Stephen Randolph facing 1-2-3
                  Stephen Randolph replaces Tony Womack pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Orlando Palmeiro batting 2nd
          ---  5   97%  E Perez         Walk
   OO     1--  5   97%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-5, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Eli Marrero moves to LF; Eduardo Perez moves to RF
          ---  3   95%  D Dellucci      Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   96%  M Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   98%  L Overbay       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   99%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Stephen Randolph facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  3   99%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   99%  E Marrero       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Andrew Good replaces Stephen Randolph pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   99%  M Matheny       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Fassero replaces Woody Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Moeller       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Quinton McCracken pinch hits for Andrew Good batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  Q McCracken     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4  100%  C Counsell      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Oscar Villarreal facing 9-1-2
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Quinton McCracken pitching and batting 9th; Albert Pujols pinch hits for Jeff Fassero batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  F Vina          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Eduardo Perez batting 2nd
   O      1--  3  100%  K Robinson      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pujols to 2B
          -2-  5  100%  S Rolen         Walk
          12-  6  100%  J Edmonds       Walk; Pujols to 3B; Rolen to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  E Renteria      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-6, Russ Springer facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Springer replaces Albert Pujols pitching and batting 9th; Kerry Robinson moves to LF; Eli Marrero moves to RF
          ---  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9  100%  D Dellucci      Popfly: SS
          1--  4  100%  M Williams      Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gonzalez to 3B; Williams to 2B
   RRR    -23  6  100%  S Finley        Home Run (Fly Ball); Gonzalez Scores; Williams Scores
                  Steve Kline replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  C Moeller       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Junior Spivey pinch hits for Oscar Villarreal batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  J Spivey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 3, Cardinals 6.

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