October 21, 2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 7 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2004 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 7
2004 postseason: WS: BOS-STL / ALCS: BOS-NYY / NLCS: STL-HOU / Div. Series: BOS-ANA / NYY-MIN / STL-LAD / HOU-ATL

Game 1
STL 10
HOU  7
Game 2
STL  6
HOU  4
Game 3
HOU  5
STL  2
Game 4
HOU  6
STL  5
Game 5
HOU  3
STL  0
Game 6
STL  6
HOU  4
(12) Game 7
STL  5
HOU  2

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,140

Thursday, October 21, 2004, 7:21PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Astros

Phil Garner

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

W: J Suppan (1-1), L: R Clemens (1-1), S: J Isringhausen (3)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .501   17    1   0   HR
  R Oswalt P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
C Beltran CF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .417 1.521   11    3   0   SB
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .688   17   10   1   
L Berkman RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .292 1.150   20    1   0   
J Kent 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .240 1.047   12    4   3   HBP
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .136  .513   15    1   2   
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .536   10    0   2   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .105  .295   16    4   1   
R Clemens P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   3   
  O Palmeiro PH-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .929    5    0   0   HBP
Totals                       30   2   3   1    2   7              132   24  13

BATTING

HR: C Biggio (1, off J Suppan; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: J Kent (2, by J Suppan); O Palmeiro (1, by K Calero).

TB: C Biggio 4; M Ensberg; J Vizcaino.

RBI: C Biggio (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Vizcaino-J Kent-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Beltran (4, 2nd base off J Suppan/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .398   16    2   3   2·SH
L Walker RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .865   16    1   0   
A Pujols 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.563   18    6   1   2B
S Rolen 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .310 1.045   12    0   3   HR,GDP
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .982    9    4   0   
R Sanders LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .513   12    4   0   
T Womack 2B                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .269  .604   14    3   1   2B
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .255   10    7   0   
J Suppan P                    0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   SH
  R Cedeno PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    4    0   0   
  K Calero P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Anderson PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.267    1    0   0   2B
  J Isringhausen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   5   9   5    0   4              113   27   9

BATTING

2B: A Pujols (2, off R Clemens); T Womack (1, off R Clemens); M Anderson (1, off R Oswalt).

HR: S Rolen (3, off R Clemens; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Suppan (1, off R Clemens); E Renteria 2 (2, off R Oswalt, off R Clemens).

TB: S Rolen 4; T Womack 3; A Pujols 3; M Anderson 2; L Walker; R Cedeno; J Edmonds.

GIDP: S Rolen (1).

RBI: S Rolen 2 (6); A Pujols (9); L Walker (5); J Suppan (1).

2-out RBI: S Rolen 2; A Pujols.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Edmonds (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: T Womack (1st base by B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, L (1-1)             6     6   4   4    0   2   1   4.15   23   90-60   42· 7·11    9· 5· 1· 6     46    -     1.32  -0.22
R Oswalt                       2     3   1   1    0   2   0   6.75    8   22-16   10· 4· 2    3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.31  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    0   4   1          31  112-76   52·11·13   12· 5· 1· 9           -

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, W (1-1)              6     3   2   1    2   6   1   3.00   24   98-58   32·13·13    3· 5· 4· 3     64    -     1.02   0.10
K Calero, H (2)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    4   16-10    6· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.02   0.07
J Tavarez, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
J Isringhausen, S (3)          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    3    5-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     3   2   1    2   7   1          34  129-79   45·15·19    8· 7· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Suppan (1; J Kent); K Calero (1; O Palmeiro).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 52,140.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. C Biggio             LF    1. E Renteria           SS 
2. C Beltran            CF    2. L Walker             RF 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. L Berkman            RF    4. S Rolen              3B 
5. J Kent               2B    5. J Edmonds            CF 
6. M Ensberg            3B    6. R Sanders            LF 
7. J Vizcaino           SS    7. T Womack             2B 
8. B Ausmus             C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. R Clemens            P     9. J Suppan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  -2-  1   27%  82% S Rolen         R Clemens       Home Run; Pujols Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  --3  4   18%  55% A Pujols        R Clemens       Double to LF; Cedeno Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  4  -10%  40% C Biggio        J Suppan        Home Run
   b 5   1  2-1  12-  1   -8%  39% M Matheny       R Clemens       Womack Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   b 3   0  2-0  ---  5    7%  40% T Womack        R Clemens       Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  4   40%  C Biggio        Home Run
   O      ---  4   42%  C Beltran       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   44%  J Bagwell       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   45%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   42%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   41%  L Walker        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   40%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   36%  J Kent          Walk
   O      1--  2   40%  M Ensberg       Flyball: RF
          1--  1   36%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  B Ausmus        Lineout: CF
   O      12-  4   44%  R Clemens       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   42%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   40%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  R Sanders       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   41%  C Biggio        Lineout: LF
          ---  4   39%  C Beltran       Walk
          1--      37%  J Bagwell       Beltran Steals 2B
   RO     -2-  4   32%  " "             Flyball: CF; Beltran Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   O      ---  2   33%  L Berkman       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   40%  T Womack        Double to CF
   O      -2-  2   38%  M Matheny       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Womack to 3B
   RO     --3  1   39%  J Suppan        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Womack Scores
   O      ---  4   38%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   34%  J Kent          Hit By Pitch
          1-- 11   29%  M Ensberg       Single to LF; Kent to 2B
   O      12-  5   31%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kent to 3B
   O      1-3  6   38%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   43%  R Clemens       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   40%  L Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   38%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   36%  S Rolen         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   39%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   40%  C Beltran       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   42%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   47%  J Edmonds       Single to CF
   O      1--  6   42%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   47%  T Womack        Single to CF; Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-      39%  M Matheny       Womack Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      -2-  4   34%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   37%  L Berkman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   39%  J Kent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   40%  M Ensberg       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Jeff Suppan batting 9th
          ---  4   46%  R Cedeno        Single to CF
   O      1--  4   43%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cedeno to 2B
   O      -2-  4   38%  L Walker        Groundout: P-1B; Cedeno to 3B
   R      --3  4   55%  A Pujols        Double to LF; Cedeno Scores
   RR     -2-  1   82%  S Rolen         Home Run; Pujols Scores
   O      ---  4   81%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Kiko Calero facing 7-8-9
                  Kiko Calero replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   85%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Roger Clemens batting 9th
          ---  5   85%  O Palmeiro      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
                  Roy Oswalt replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 1st; Orlando Palmeiro moves to LF
   O      ---  4   88%  R Sanders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   87%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Julian Tavarez facing 2-3-4
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Kiko Calero pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   94%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Roy Oswalt facing 9-1-2
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Julian Tavarez batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  M Anderson      Double to CF
   O      -2-  1   96%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Anderson to 3B
   R      --3  3   97%  L Walker        Single to RF; Anderson Scores
          1--  2   98%  A Pujols        Single to CF; Walker to 2B
   OO     12-  1   97%  S Rolen         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Jason Isringhausen facing 5-6-7
                  Jason Isringhausen replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation