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LAA  7
OAK  4

BAL  5
KCR  2

CHW  6
CLE  5

(10)
MIN  7
DET  0

NYY 18
TEX  7

SEA  4
TOR  2

TBR  7
BOS  6

MIL  4
@ARI  3

PHI  7
@ATL  3

PIT  9
@CIN  5

COL  8
SDP  1

FLA  4
WSN  2

LAD  4
@HOU  1

CHC  6
@SFG  5

STL  8
NYM  7

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium II, Attendance: 40,995

Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:15pm
Time of Game: 3:21
Mets
7
41-43
Lost 1
3rd, 4½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  3   1  0  0   3  0  0    7 15  1
Cardinals       4  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  1    8 11  1
W: R Franklin (3-2), L: C Muniz (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Cardinals
8
49-37
Won 1
2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .295  .836   14    1   2   3B
E Chavez LF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .247  .597   11    0   0   SH
D Wright 3B                   4   2   3   0    1   0  .294  .904   21    2   3   3B
C Beltran CF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .265  .836   27    6   0   2B
R Church RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .310  .886   20    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .236  .747   20    8   0   GDP
D Easley 2B                   4   0   3   3    0   0  .271  .689   14    1   2   2B,SF
  C Muniz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Schneider C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .637   15    7   0   HBP
P Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    8    0   3   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .497    6    0   0   
  J Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Tatis PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .608    4    0   0   
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Feliciano P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Castillo 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .696         0   0   
Totals                       39   7  15   6    2   6              160   26  10
BATTING
2B: C Beltran (22, off J Pineiro); D Easley (8, off J Pineiro).
3B: D Wright (2, off C Perez); J Reyes (9, off J Pineiro).
SF: D Easley (3, off M Mulder).
SH: E Chavez (5, off J Pineiro).
HBP: B Schneider (1, by M Mulder).
TB: J Reyes 5; D Wright 5; D Easley 4; R Church 2; C Beltran 2; C Delgado; F Tatis; B Schneider.
GIDP: C Delgado (6).
RBI: D Easley 3 (18); C Beltran (56); C Delgado (46); F Tatis (11).
2-out RBI: D Easley 2; F Tatis.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
FIELDING
E: J Reyes (12).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Schumaker LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .814   17    3   0   3B,HBP
  R Franklin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
A Miles 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .323  .738   17    1   4   
A Pujols 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .348 1.091   17    9   1   
R Ankiel CF                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .261  .856   21    3   0   HR
T Glaus 3B                    4   2   2   4    1   0  .272  .856   28    0   1   2·HR
R Ludwick RF                  3   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .939   12    0   0   HBP
J LaRue C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .726    9    6   0   
  C Duncan PH-LF              1   1   1   2    0   0  .242  .715    1    0   0   HR
J Pineiro P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .042  .198    5    1   1   
  K McClellan P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  M Mulder P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Springer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Y Molina PH-C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .739    6    0   0   
B Ryan SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .628   20    4   1   
Totals                       38   8  11   8    1   7              158   27   9
BATTING
3B: S Schumaker (4, off J Smith).
HR: R Ankiel (17, off P Martinez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); C Duncan (6, off P Feliciano; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); T Glaus 2 (13, off C Muniz, off P Martinez; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
HBP: R Ludwick (3, by A Heilman); S Schumaker (1, by P Martinez).
TB: T Glaus 8; R Ankiel 5; C Duncan 4; S Schumaker 4; R Ludwick 2; A Miles; Y Molina.
RBI: T Glaus 4 (54); C Duncan 2 (23); R Ankiel 2 (42).
2-out RBI: R Ankiel; T Glaus.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Glaus-B Ryan-A Pujols.
E: S Schumaker (3).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez                     5     7   5   5    1   4   2   7.39   25   90-59   35· 6·18    7· 8· 4· 0     36    -     0.84  -0.27
J Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.34    4   15-9     3· 0· 6    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.05
A Heilman, H (8)               1     0   1   1    0   1   0   4.70    4   16-7     4· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.29   0.00
P Feliciano, BS (1)            1     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.94    5   25-17   11· 1· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.34  -0.26
C Muniz, L (0-1)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   6.17    3   12-8     6· 1· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89  -0.36
Totals                         8.2  11   8   8    1   7   4          41  158-100  59·10·31   13·12· 6· 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 Pineiro                      5    11   4   4    1   4   0   4.52   26   89-59   34· 9·16   11· 3· 7· 0     32    -     1.16  -0.11
K McClellan, H (18)            1.1   0   1   1    1   1   0   2.78    5   27-18   12· 1· 5    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.52   0.07
M Mulder, BS (1)               0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0  13.50    4   13-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    2.55  -0.38
R Springer                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    2    6-5     4· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.58  -0.10
C Perez                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    4   12-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.71   0.03
R Franklin, W (3-2)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    3   12-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9    15   7   7    2   6   0          44  159-105  65·13·27   15·11· 9· 0          3-2 
A Heilman faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Mulder (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: A Heilman (8; R Ludwick); P Martinez (4; S Schumaker); M Mulder (1; B Schneider).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Muchlinski, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 3:21.
Attendance: 40,995.
Weather: 84° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Reyes              SS    1. S Schumaker          LF 
2. E Chavez             LF    2. A Miles              2B 
3. D Wright             3B    3. A Pujols             1B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. R Ankiel             CF 
5. R Church             RF    5. T Glaus              3B 
6. C Delgado            1B    6. R Ludwick            RF 
7. D Easley             2B    7. J LaRue              C  
8. B Schneider          C     8. J Pineiro            P  
9. P Martinez           P     9. B Ryan               SS 

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-7  ---  6   47% 100% T Glaus         C Muniz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 8   0  7-5  1--  1   37%  61% C Duncan        P Feliciano     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ludwick Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  12-  6   18%  86% T Glaus         P Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Miles Scores; Ankiel Scores
   b 5   2  4-4  ---  3   16%  67% R Ankiel        P Martinez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 3   2  4-1  123  4  -15%  62% D Easley        J Pineiro       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wright Scores; Beltran Scores; Delgado to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  J Reyes         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   48%  E Chavez        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Reyes to 2B
   O      -2-  4   51%  D Wright        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Reyes to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  S Schumaker     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   64%  A Miles         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Schumaker to 2B
   O      12-  2   58%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      12-  2   68%  R Ankiel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Schumaker Scores; Miles to 2B
   RRR    12-  6   86%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Miles Scores; Ankiel Scores
          ---  4   87%  R Ludwick       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   86%  J LaRue         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   85%  J Pineiro       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   82%  R Church        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   87%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   87%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   85%  B Schneider     Single to LF (Line Drive); Easley to 2B
   O      12-  4   88%  P Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   87%  B Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   88%  S Schumaker     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   88%  A Miles         Groundout: P-1B; Schumaker to 2B
   O      -2-  3   86%  A Pujols        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Joel Pineiro facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  J Reyes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   86%  E Chavez        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  2   83%  D Wright        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Chavez to 2B
   R      12-  4   72%  C Beltran       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Chavez Scores; Wright to 3B
   O      -23  4   79%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
          -23  6   77%  C Delgado       Walk
   RR     123  4   62%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wright Scores; Beltran Scores; Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   65%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   64%  T Glaus         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   63%  R Ludwick       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Joel Pineiro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   65%  P Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   57%  J Reyes         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  2   55%  E Chavez        Flyball: LF; Reyes Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/No RBI
          ---  5   53%  D Wright        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  C Beltran       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  J LaRue         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  J Pineiro       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   53%  B Ryan          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Ryan to 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Joel Pineiro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  R Church        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   55%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   57%  B Schneider     Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   54%  A Miles         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8   51%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   67%  R Ankiel        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   69%  T Glaus         Walk
          1--  3   70%  R Ludwick       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Glaus to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  J LaRue         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Kyle McClellan facing 9-1-2
                  Kyle McClellan replaces Joel Pineiro pitching and batting 8th; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Pedro Martinez batting 9th
   O      ---  6   70%  M Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   73%  J Reyes         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   74%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Joe Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Smith replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   72%  K McClellan     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   71%  B Ryan          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   73%  S Schumaker     Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  2   70%  A Miles         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-5, Kyle McClellan facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   63%  D Wright        Walk
   O      1-- 11   69%  C Beltran       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
                  Mark Mulder replaces Kyle McClellan pitching and batting 8th
          1--  5   62%  R Church        Single to LF (Line Drive); Wright to 2B
          12-      53%  C Delgado       Wild Pitch; Wright to 3B; Church to 2B
   R      -23  3   38%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wright Scores; Church to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   33%  D Easley        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Church Scores
          1--  2   31%  B Schneider     Hit By Pitch; Delgado to 2B
                  Russ Springer replaces Mark Mulder pitching and batting 8th; Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Joe Smith batting 9th
   R      12-  4   19%  F Tatis         Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Delgado Scores; Schneider to 2B
   O      12-  2   21%  J Reyes         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Aaron Heilman facing 3-4-5
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   18%  A Pujols        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   15%  R Ankiel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   13%  T Glaus         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-5, Chris Perez facing 2-3-4
                  Chris Perez replaces Russ Springer pitching and batting 8th
   O      ---  2   15%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   10%  D Wright        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  4   14%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  2   16%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-7, Aaron Heilman facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   24%  R Ludwick       Hit By Pitch
                  Pedro Feliciano replaces Aaron Heilman pitching and batting 9th; Chris Duncan pinch hits for Jason LaRue batting 7th
   RR     1--  1   61%  C Duncan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ludwick Scores
                  Yadier Molina pinch hits for Chris Perez batting 8th
          ---  6   67%  Y Molina        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  8   61%  B Ryan          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   55%  S Schumaker     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Miles         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 7-7, Ryan Franklin facing 6-7-8
                  Ryan Franklin replaces Skip Schumaker pitching and batting 1st; Yadier Molina moves to C; Chris Duncan moves to LF
   O      ---  3   56%  C Delgado       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   60%  D Easley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   64%  B Schneider     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, Carlos Muniz facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Muniz replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 7th; Luis Castillo replaces Pedro Feliciano playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  1   58%  A Pujols        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   53%  R Ankiel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  6  100%  T Glaus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 8.

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