April 17, 2004 Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
OAK 3 BOS 5
NYY 2 DET 6
@CLE 1 MIN 8
KCR 4 SEA 4
TEX 1 CHW 4
@TBD 1 BAL 5
@TOR 3 ATL 4
FLA 1 CIN 3
@CHC 2 HOU 14
MIL 5 PIT 2
@NYM 1 PHI 6
MON 3 SDP 3
ARI 2 LAD 5
@SFG 4 STL 8
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 46,471

Saturday, April 17, 2004, 1:25PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Rockies

4-7

Lost 3

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    4 11  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  5  1   0  0  X    8 13  0

W: J Marquis (1-1), L: S Estes (2-1)

Cardinals

6-6

Won 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Miles 2B                    5   3   4   0    0   0  .303  .949   20    2   4   3B,2B
D Hocking SS                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .333  .722   21    4   5   
T Helton 1B                   3   1   1   2    2   0  .390 1.202   18    8   2   HR
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .282 1.023   17    0   2   SF
J Burnitz CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .303 1.144   13    1   0   
T Greene C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .700   10    5   0   
K Pellow RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .640   20    2   1   
M Holliday LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125   18    2   0   GDP
S Estes P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .125    7    0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reyes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .518    1    0   0   
  V Nunez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Fuentes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .603    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   4    2   5              148   24  14

BATTING

2B: A Miles (2, off J Marquis).

3B: A Miles (1, off J Tavarez).

HR: T Helton (2, off J Marquis; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SF: V Castilla (1, off J Marquis).

TB: A Miles 7; T Helton 4; D Hocking 3; V Castilla; K Pellow; J Burnitz.

GIDP: M Holliday (2).

RBI: T Helton 2 (7); D Hocking (2); V Castilla (9).

2-out RBI: D Hocking.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Pellow-T Helton-D Hocking; A Miles-D Hocking-T Helton.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Taguchi LF                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .286  .699   11    2   0   2B,SB
R Sanders RF                  5   1   1   1    0   3  .289  .955   31    3   0   2B
A Pujols 1B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .318 1.219   12    7   2   HR,2B
S Rolen 3B                    3   2   2   4    0   0  .388 1.272   16    0   2   2·HR,SF
E Renteria SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .803   16    0   2   SB
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .350 1.104   14    3   0   2·2B
B Hart 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .900   14    3   4   
M Matheny C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .853   10    6   0   IW
J Marquis P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    3   0   GDP
  M Lincoln P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Luna PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .902    4    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   8  13   8    3   5              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Taguchi (2, off S Estes); A Pujols (5, off S Estes); J Edmonds 2 (7, 2 off S Estes); R Sanders (3, off S Estes).

HR: A Pujols (5, off S Estes; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); S Rolen 2 (7, 2 off S Estes; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: S Rolen (1, off V Nunez).

IBB: M Matheny (1, by S Estes).

TB: S Rolen 8; A Pujols 6; S Taguchi 4; J Edmonds 4; R Sanders 2; M Matheny; B Hart; E Renteria.

GIDP: J Marquis (1).

RBI: S Rolen 4 (23); A Pujols 2 (13); R Sanders (13); B Hart (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-B Hart-A Pujols.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Taguchi (1, 2nd base off V Nunez/T Greene); E Renteria (2, 2nd base off S Estes/T Greene).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Estes, L (2-1)               4.1  10   7   7    1   2   3   4.42   24   82-53   35· 5·13   10· 9· 2· 0     16    -     1.17  -0.47
S Reed                         0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    6-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.51  -0.03
V Nunez                        1     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.60    4   16-8     4· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27  -0.02
J Lopez                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   13-6     4· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
B Fuentes                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   11-8     4· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   8    3   5   3          38  128-80   51·10·19   14·12· 4· 0          1-1

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 Marquis, W (1-1)             7     8   3   3    2   4   1   4.91   30  107-64   34·11·19   14· 7· 3· 0     51    -     1.03  -0.02
M Lincoln                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   13-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
R King                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    2    8-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
J Tavarez                      0     2   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    2   12-7     3· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
S Kline                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   5   1          39  143-88   47·15·26   15·11· 6· 0          1-0

J Tavarez faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Reed (1); V Nunez (2); J Marquis (1).

IBB: S Estes (1; M Matheny).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Mike DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 46,471.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Miles              2B    1. S Taguchi            LF 
2. D Hocking            SS    2. R Sanders            RF 
3. T Helton             1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. V Castilla           3B    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. J Burnitz            CF    5. E Renteria           SS 
6. T Greene             C     6. J Edmonds            CF 
7. K Pellow             RF    7. B Hart               2B 
8. M Holliday           LF    8. M Matheny            C  
9. S Estes              P     9. J Marquis            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  1  -17%  22% T Helton        J Marquis       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Miles Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  -2-  3   16%  81% A Pujols        S Estes         Home Run (Fly Ball); Sanders Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  -2-  7   15%  43% S Rolen         S Estes         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols Scores
   b 5   0  3-2  -2-  2   14%  65% R Sanders       S Estes         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi Scores
   b 5   0  3-2  ---  4    9%  51% S Taguchi       S Estes         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  A Miles         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   38%  D Hocking       Single to LF (Line Drive); Miles to 3B
          1-3  5   34%  T Helton        Walk; Hocking to 2B
   RO     123  2   37%  V Castilla      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Miles Scores
          12-      35%  J Burnitz       Wild Pitch; Hocking to 3B
   O      1-3  4   40%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   45%  T Greene        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   49%  S Taguchi       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   45%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   42%  A Pujols        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pujols to 1B
   O      1--  4   40%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   42%  K Pellow        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   43%  M Holliday      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   44%  S Estes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Shawn Estes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   42%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   46%  J Edmonds       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   42%  B Hart          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   39%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   35%  A Miles         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   39%  D Hocking       Bunt Popfly: P
   RR     1--  1   22%  T Helton        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Miles Scores
   O      ---  5   23%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   22%  J Burnitz       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   24%  T Greene        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Shawn Estes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   21%  J Marquis       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   20%  S Taguchi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   19%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   20%  K Pellow        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   21%  M Holliday      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   22%  S Estes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Shawn Estes facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   28%  A Pujols        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   RR     -2-  7   43%  S Rolen         Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pujols Scores
          ---  6   48%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   43%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          1--      45%  B Hart          Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   41%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Renteria to 3B
          --3  4   43%  M Matheny       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  6   36%  J Marquis       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   30%  A Miles         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   23%  D Hocking       Single to P/Bunt; Miles to 3B
          1-3  6   20%  T Helton        Walk; Hocking to 2B
   O      123  6   26%  V Castilla      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      123  3   34%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Hocking to 3B; Helton to 2B; Burnitz to 1B
   O      123  3   42%  T Greene        Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   51%  S Taguchi       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   65%  R Sanders       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Taguchi Scores
   RR     -2-  3   81%  A Pujols        Home Run (Fly Ball); Sanders Scores
   R      ---  2   88%  S Rolen         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   87%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   89%  J Edmonds       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
                  Steve Reed replaces Shawn Estes pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      91%  B Hart          Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 3B
   R      --3  4   93%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores
          1--  1   94%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hart to 2B
   OO     12-  1   92%  J Marquis       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-7, Jason Marquis facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   89%  K Pellow        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   94%  M Holliday      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Rene Reyes pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  R Reyes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Vladimir Nunez facing 1-2-3
                  Vladimir Nunez replaces Rene Reyes pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   96%  S Taguchi       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  R Sanders       Taguchi Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Wild Pitch; Taguchi to 3B
   O      --3  6   96%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   96%  A Pujols        Walk
   ROO    1-3  3   97%  S Rolen         Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B-SS/Sacrifice Fly; Taguchi Scores
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-8, Jason Marquis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  A Miles         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   98%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   99%  T Helton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Javier Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Javier Lopez replaces Vladimir Nunez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  E Renteria      Walk
   O      1--  6   99%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   98%  B Hart          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hart to 1B
   O      1--  1   98%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Jason Marquis pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  V Castilla      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  J Burnitz       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  1   99%  T Greene        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   99%  K Pellow        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-3, Brian Fuentes facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Fuentes replaces Javier Lopez pitching and batting 9th; Hector Luna pinch hits for Mike Lincoln batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  H Luna          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  S Taguchi       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   99%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 3, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 3-8, Ray King facing 8-9-1
                  Ray King replaces Hector Luna pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  M Holliday      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Luis A. Gonzalez pinch hits for Brian Fuentes batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  A Miles         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3  6  100%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive); Miles Scores
                  Steve Kline replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
          1--     100%  T Helton        Defensive Indifference; Hocking to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 4, Cardinals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation