April 8, 2004 Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 2
(13) DET 10
MIN 6 CLE 6
@KCR 1 NYY 3
CHW 1 ANA 5
@SEA 1 ARI 6
COL 5
(11) ATL 10
NYM 8 CIN 5
CHC 3 FLA 3
MON 0 PIT 6
PHI 2 SDP 4
SFG 3
(10) MIL 11
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,433

Thursday, April 8, 2004, 12:09PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Brewers

3-1

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  2  2   0  3  3   1  0  0   11 15  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  3  0   0  1  0    5  5  1

W: C Capuano (1-0), L: J Suppan (0-1), S: D Burba (1)

Cardinals

1-3

Lost 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik CF                5   1   4   0    1   0  .421 1.160   23    3   0   2B,SB
C Counsell SS                 6   0   1   1    0   2  .231  .748   25    0   1   
J Spivey 2B                   5   1   1   1    1   1  .176  .653   24    0   2   HR
G Jenkins LF                  5   1   2   0    1   0  .250  .913   19    2   0   2B
L Overbay 1B                  6   1   1   0    0   1  .211  .632   19    7   1   
K Ginter 3B                   2   4   2   3    2   0  .667 2.524   23    1   4   HR,HBP
B Clark RF                    3   3   2   4    1   0  .500 2.600   17    4   0   2·HR
  B Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    4    0   0   
  D Burba P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Moeller C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .930   16    8   0   HBP
C Capuano P                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    1   0   
  B Grieve RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .705    2    1   0   
Totals                       42  11  15  10    6   6              186   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Podsednik (2, off R King); G Jenkins (1, off J Suppan).

HR: B Clark 2 (2, 2 off J Suppan; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); K Ginter (1, off J Simontacchi; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); J Spivey (1, off J Simontacchi; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: K Ginter (1, by R King); C Moeller (1, by J Simontacchi).

TB: B Clark 8; K Ginter 5; S Podsednik 5; J Spivey 4; G Jenkins 3; C Counsell; L Overbay; C Moeller; C Capuano.

RBI: B Clark 4 (4); K Ginter 3 (3); C Moeller (3); J Spivey (2); C Counsell (2).

2-out RBI: B Clark 2; C Moeller.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J Spivey (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Podsednik (2, 2nd base off J Suppan/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi LF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .600   14    4   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .794   23    4   0   
A Pujols 1B                   3   2   2   4    1   0  .357 1.373   16   11   1   2·HR
S Rolen 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .889   13    0   2   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .489   18    0   1   
R Sanders RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .501   13    1   0   
H Luna 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833   13    0   4   HR
M Matheny C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .462 1.159   15    6   1   
J Suppan P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Simontacchi P             1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C McKay PH-P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    1   0   
Totals                       33   5   5   5    3   8              138   27   9

BATTING

HR: A Pujols 2 (2, off D Burba, off C Capuano; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); H Luna (1, off C Capuano; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Pujols 8; H Luna 4; M Matheny; J Simontacchi.

RBI: A Pujols 4 (7); H Luna (1).

2-out RBI: A Pujols 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: S Taguchi (1).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Capuano, W (1-0)             6     4   4   1    3   5   2   1.50   26   95-55   29·10·16    9· 6· 4· 0     56    -     0.89   0.06
D Burba, S (1)                 3     1   1   1    0   3   1   1.93   10   42-25   17· 3· 5    1· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   5   2    3   8   3          36  137-80   46·13·21   10·11· 5· 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
J Suppan, L (0-1)              4     8   6   6    3   4   2  13.50   23   86-47   26· 4·17    7· 6· 3· 0     23    -     0.85  -0.27
J Simontacchi                  1.2   4   4   3    2   0   2  10.80   12   54-31   18· 2·11    3· 6· 0· 0          2-2    0.30  -0.16
R King                         1.1   3   1   1    0   2   0   7.71    8   27-17   11· 2· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.09  -0.00
C McKay                        2     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7   19-10    6· 0· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  10    6   6   4          50  186-105  61· 8·36   16·17· 3· 0          3-2

J Suppan faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Capuano (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: R King (1; K Ginter); J Simontacchi (1; C Moeller).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - CB Bucknor.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 27,433.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. S Podsednik          CF    1. S Taguchi            LF 
2. C Counsell           SS    2. J Edmonds            CF 
3. J Spivey             2B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. G Jenkins            LF    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. L Overbay            1B    5. E Renteria           SS 
6. K Ginter             3B    6. R Sanders            RF 
7. B Clark              RF    7. H Luna               2B 
8. C Moeller            C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. C Capuano            P     9. J Suppan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  5   16%  70% B Clark         J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  1--  2   15%  84% B Clark         J Suppan        Home Run (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores
   b 5   2  7-1  -23  3  -10%  85% A Pujols        C Capuano       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Simontacchi Scores/unER; Taguchi Scores/unER; Pujols Scores/unER
   b 3   0  4-0  ---  2   -7%  76% H Luna          C Capuano       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 4   0  4-1  1--  5   -7%  67% S Rolen         C Capuano       Walk; Pujols to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  S Podsednik     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   52%  C Counsell      Strikeout Swinging, Podsednik Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   48%  J Spivey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  5   49%  G Jenkins       Walk
   O      12-  4   45%  L Overbay       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Capuano facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  S Taguchi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   49%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   50%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   54%  K Ginter        Walk
   RR     1--  5   70%  B Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores
   O      ---  5   68%  C Moeller       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   70%  C Capuano       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   72%  S Podsednik     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Capuano to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  C Counsell      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   66%  J Spivey        Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chris Capuano facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   68%  S Rolen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   70%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   69%  G Jenkins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   68%  L Overbay       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   69%  K Ginter        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  2   84%  B Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores
   O      ---  1   83%  C Moeller       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Chris Capuano facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   76%  H Luna          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   72%  M Matheny       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   76%  J Suppan        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      75%  S Taguchi       Wild Pitch; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  2   78%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  4   81%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   80%  C Capuano       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   81%  S Podsednik     Walk
   O      1--  2   80%  C Counsell      Groundout: 2B-1B; Podsednik to 2B
   O      -2-  4   78%  J Spivey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Chris Capuano facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   74%  A Pujols        Walk
          1--  5   67%  S Rolen         Walk; Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  5   78%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF; Pujols to 3B
   O      1-3  1   84%  H Luna          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   87%  G Jenkins       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
          -2-  1   90%  L Overbay       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jenkins to 3B
                  Jason Simontacchi replaces Jeff Suppan pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3  3   96%  K Ginter        Home Run (Fly Ball); Jenkins Scores; Overbay Scores
   O      ---  4   96%  B Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   96%  C Moeller       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   96%  C Capuano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  4   96%  S Podsednik     Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Moeller to 2B
   O      12-  4   95%  C Counsell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 7, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Chris Capuano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   96%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   95%  J Simontacchi   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   92%  S Taguchi       Reached on E4 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Simontacchi to 3B; Taguchi to 2B
   O      -23  4   95%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    -23  3   85%  A Pujols        Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Simontacchi Scores/unER; Taguchi Scores/unER; Pujols Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   86%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Jason Simontacchi facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   92%  J Spivey        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   91%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   90%  L Overbay       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   91%  K Ginter        Walk
          1--  6   91%  B Clark         Walk; Ginter to 2B
   RR     12-  6   97%  C Moeller       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Ginter Scores; Clark Scores/unER/No RBI/Adv on E7; Moeller to 2B
                  Ray King replaces Jason Simontacchi pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   97%  C Capuano       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Chris Capuano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   98%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  R Sanders       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   98%  H Luna          Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 10, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Ray King facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   99%  S Podsednik     Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   R      -2-  8   99%  C Counsell      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Podsednik Scores
   O      1--  4   99%  J Spivey        Flyball: RF
          1--  2   99%  G Jenkins       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Counsell to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  L Overbay       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Counsell to 3B; Jenkins to 2B
          -23  1   99%  K Ginter        Hit By Pitch
                  Bill Hall pinch hits for Brady Clark batting 7th
   O      123  4   99%  B Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-11, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Burba replaces Bill Hall pitching and batting 7th; Ben Grieve replaces Chris Capuano playing RF batting 9th; Cody McKay pinch hits for Ray King batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  C McKay         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   99%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8  100%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 11-4, Cody McKay facing 8-9-1
                  Cody McKay moves to P
   O      ---  1  100%  C Moeller       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Grieve        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   99%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-11, Dave Burba facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   99%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sanders       Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 11-5, Cody McKay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  C Counsell      Flyball: LF
          ---  4  100%  J Spivey        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  G Jenkins       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  100%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-11, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  100%  H Luna          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  8  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  C McKay         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 11, Cardinals 5.

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