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Series Summary

2006 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 12
STL 0 Final
NYM 2
Game 2, October 13
STL 9 Final
NYM 6
Game 3, October 14
NYM 0 Final
STL 5
Game 4, October 15
NYM 12 Final
STL 5
Game 5, October 17
NYM 2 Final
STL 4
Game 6, October 18
STL 2 Final
NYM 4
Game 7, October 19
STL 3 Final
NYM 1

Series Summary

Game Summary

Sunday, October 15, 2006
Start Time: 7:05 p.m. Local
Attendance: 46,600
Venue: Busch Stadium III
Game Duration: 3:31
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets 0 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 0 12 14 1
St. Louis Cardinals 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 11 1
WP: Oliver Perez (1-0) • LP: Brad Thompson (0-1)

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jose Reyes SS 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 0.233 0.303 0.333 0.636 0.060 0.681
Paul Lo Duca C 6 2 1 0 0 0 6 0.321 0.375 0.393 0.768 0.100 1.281
Carlos Beltran CF 3 4 3 2 2 0 5 0.292 0.469 0.667 1.135 0.286 3.264
Carlos Delgado 1B 4 2 2 5 1 1 5 0.414 0.452 0.931 1.383 0.193 2.231
David Wright 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 0.200 0.333 0.400 0.733 0.090 1.531
Shawn Green RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 0.318 0.400 0.409 0.809 0.067 0.781
Jose Valentin 2B 4 0 2 3 1 1 5 0.174 0.296 0.217 0.514 0.186 2.131
Endy Chavez LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 0.217 0.217 0.261 0.478 0.019 0.100
Oliver Perez P 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.250 0.000 0.000
   Chad Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Pedro Feliciano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Michael Tucker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.600 0.333 0.933 0.000 0.000
   Guillermo Mota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 41 12 14 12 6 9 47 0.341 0.426 0.683 1.108 1.000 12.000

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
David Eckstein SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 0.172 0.294 0.276 0.570 0.000 1.000
   John Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Scott Spiezio LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0.235 0.316 0.529 0.845 0.000 0.500
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.310 0.394 0.483 0.877 0.000 0.000
Juan Encarnacion RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.231 0.276 0.385 0.660 0.000 0.500
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.143 0.250 0.190 0.440 0.000 0.333
Jim Edmonds CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0.269 0.387 0.500 0.887 0.000 1.000
   So Taguchi PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000 0.000 0.000
Ronnie Belliard 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0.333 0.419 0.370 0.790 0.000 0.333
Yadier Molina C 3 1 2 2 0 1 3 0.385 0.407 0.577 0.984 0.000 1.333
   Aaron Miles PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.500 0.500 0.500 1.000 0.000 0.000
Anthony Reyes P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Chris Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.083 0.214 0.083 0.298 0.000 0.000
   Brad Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Randy Flores P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Josh Hancock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Tyler Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Preston Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.235 0.278 0.294 0.572 0.000 0.000
   Braden Looper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Gary Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 1 5 37 0.314 0.351 0.629 0.980 0.000 5.000

New York Mets

New York Mets Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Oliver Perez, W (1-0) 5.2 9 5 5 1 3 3 7.94 26 92 56 34 6 16 7 15 4 0 33 -0.043 1.00 -1.08% 32.23 -1.9
Chad Bradford 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 20 13 9 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 0.16 0.20% 5.24 0.6
Pedro Feliciano 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 10 6 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.09% 1.48 0.5
Guillermo Mota 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 3 8 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.06 0.03% 1.93 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 1 5 3 5.00 37 130 81 50 9 22 13 17 6 0 33 0 0 -0.027 0.71 -0.76% 22.95 -0.2

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Anthony Reyes 4 3 2 2 4 4 2 4.50 19 86 48 23 8 17 3 8 0 0 48 -0.006 0.92 -0.29% 29.65 0.1
Brad Thompson, L (0-1) 0.1 3 3 2 0 1 1 13.50 5 13 10 6 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.332 1.26 -6.96% 40.48 -3.0
Randy Flores 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 10 6 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.030 0.91 0.63% 29.33 0.6
Josh Hancock 0 3 5 5 2 0 0 27.00 5 21 9 6 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.186 0.86 -3.89% 27.59 -3.8
Tyler Johnson 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.80 5 19 14 8 1 5 0 3 2 0 3 3 -0.030 0.18 -0.63% 5.80 -1.6
Braden Looper 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1.59 10 42 30 20 1 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 -0.005 0.02 -0.11% 0.77 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 12 11 6 9 4 11.00 47 191 117 65 13 39 11 21 4 0 48 4 3 -0.529 0.68 -11.25% 21.88 -7.2

Josh Hancock faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: Pedro Feliciano (1).
HBP: Chad Bradford (1; David Eckstein).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Anthony Reyes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 6,(2-2) CCBFBS O NYM Jose Reyes Anthony Reyes -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 3,(0-2) CSX O NYM Paul Lo Duca Anthony Reyes -2% 46% Flyball: CF 0.0
t1 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BCCBBB NYM Carlos Beltran Anthony Reyes 1% 47% Walk 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 5,(3-1) B1BBSB NYM Carlos Delgado Anthony Reyes 2% 49% Walk; Beltran to 2B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2) CF*BBB>X O NYM David Wright Anthony Reyes -4% 45% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 4,(2-1) BBCX STL David Eckstein Oliver Perez -3% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
b1 0-0 0 1– 2,(0-1) CX O STL Scott Spiezio Oliver Perez 3% 45% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 4,(2-1) BFBX STL Albert Pujols Oliver Perez -3% 41% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Eckstein to 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2) FB*BFX OO STL Juan Encarnacion Oliver Perez 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals’ Anthony Reyes facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 — 9,(3-2) CCFBFBBFX O NYM Shawn Green Anthony Reyes -2% 48% Flyball: CF 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BSBFS O NYM Jose Valentin Anthony Reyes -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX NYM Endy Chavez Anthony Reyes 1% 47% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t2 0-0 2 1– 5,(3-1) CBBBB NYM Oliver Perez Anthony Reyes 2% 49% Walk; Chavez to 2B 0.0
t2 0-0 2 12- 5,(2-2) BSFBX O NYM Jose Reyes Anthony Reyes -4% 45% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 — 3,(2-0) BBX STL Scott Rolen Oliver Perez -4% 41% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.3334
b2 0-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) 1BFX O STL Jim Edmonds Oliver Perez 3% 45% Flyball: LF 0.0
b2 0-0 1 1– 5,(1-2) CBSFX STL Ronnie Belliard Oliver Perez -6% 38% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Rolen to 3B 0.3333
b2 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0) B1X RO STL Yadier Molina Oliver Perez -1% 37% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores; Belliard out at 3B/LF-3B 0.3333
b2 1-0 2 1– 4,(1-2) FCBX O STL Anthony Reyes Oliver Perez 2% 39% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals’ Anthony Reyes facing 2-3-4
t3 0-1 0 — 4,(1-2) CFBX O NYM Paul Lo Duca Anthony Reyes -3% 36% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t3 0-1 1 — 2,(0-1) CX R NYM Carlos Beltran Anthony Reyes 11% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t3 1-1 1 — 5,(3-1) BBBCX O NYM Carlos Delgado Anthony Reyes -2% 46% Flyball: LF 0.0
t3 1-1 2 — 1,(0-0) X R NYM David Wright Anthony Reyes 11% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t3 2-1 2 — 5,(2-2) BCCBS O NYM Shawn Green Anthony Reyes -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 — 6,(1-2) CBSFFX O STL David Eckstein Oliver Perez 3% 59% Flyball: RF 0.0
b3 1-2 1 — 4,(3-0) BBBB STL Scott Spiezio Oliver Perez -3% 56% Walk 0.5
b3 1-2 1 1– 4,(2-1) BCBX O STL Albert Pujols Oliver Perez 3% 59% Lineout: SS 0.0
b3 1-2 2 1– 2,(1-0) 1BX R STL Juan Encarnacion Oliver Perez -13% 46% Triple to RF (Line Drive); Spiezio Scores 0.5
b3 2-2 2 –3 1,(0-0) X O STL Scott Rolen Oliver Perez 4% 50% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals’ Anthony Reyes facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 — 8,(3-2) FBFBBFFB NYM Jose Valentin Anthony Reyes 4% 54% Walk 0.0
t4 2-2 0 1– 2,(1-0) BX O NYM Endy Chavez Anthony Reyes -4% 50% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
t4 2-2 1 1– 5,(2-2) CB+1C1BS O NYM Oliver Perez Anthony Reyes -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 2-2 2 1– 2,(0-1) 1C1X O NYM Jose Reyes Anthony Reyes -3% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 — 5,(2-2) CCBBX O STL Jim Edmonds Oliver Perez 3% 47% Flyball: LF 0.0
b4 2-2 1 — 2,(1-0) BX STL Ronnie Belliard Oliver Perez -3% 44% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b4 2-2 1 1– 7,(3-2) 1BSB1BT>F>C O STL Yadier Molina Oliver Perez 2% 46% Strikeout Looking, Belliard Steals 2B 0.0
  Chris Duncan pinch hits for Anthony Reyes (P) batting 9th
b4 2-2 2 -2- 2,(0-1) .CX O STL Chris Duncan Oliver Perez 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals’ Brad Thompson facing 2-3-4
  Brad Thompson replaces Chris Duncan (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-2 0 — 4,(1-2) .CBFX NYM Paul Lo Duca Brad Thompson 5% 55% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball) 0.6
t5 2-2 0 1– 2,(0-1) LX NYM Carlos Beltran Brad Thompson 7% 62% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lo Duca to 2B 0.6
t5 2-2 0 12- 3,(2-0) *BBX RRR NYM Carlos Delgado Brad Thompson 22% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Lo Duca Scores/unER; Beltran Scores 1.5
t5 5-2 0 — 3,(0-2) CCS O NYM David Wright Brad Thompson -1% 82% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t5 5-2 1 — 1,(0-0) X NYM Shawn Green Brad Thompson 1% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.1
  Randy Flores replaces Brad Thompson pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1.X NYM Jose Valentin Randy Flores 2% 85% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Green to 2B 0.1
t5 5-2 1 12- 3,(1-1) CBX O NYM Endy Chavez Randy Flores -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Green to 3B 0.1
t5 5-2 2 1-3 6,(3-2) SBBCB>S O NYM Oliver Perez Randy Flores -3% 80% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 1-2-3
b5 2-5 0 — 4,(2-1) CBBX R STL David Eckstein Oliver Perez -10% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b5 3-5 0 — 4,(1-2) LCBS O STL Scott Spiezio Oliver Perez 3% 74% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 3-5 1 — 5,(2-2) BBCCS O STL Albert Pujols Oliver Perez 2% 76% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b5 3-5 2 — 2,(0-1) FX O STL Juan Encarnacion Oliver Perez 1% 77% Flyball: CF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals’ Josh Hancock facing 1-2-3
  Josh Hancock replaces Randy Flores pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-3 0 — 6,(2-2) .CCBBFX NYM Jose Reyes Josh Hancock 3% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0.681
t6 5-3 0 1– 2,(1-0) B1>X NYM Paul Lo Duca Josh Hancock 7% 87% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Reyes to 3B 0.681
t6 5-3 0 1-3 7,(3-2) FCB*BF*BB NYM Carlos Beltran Josh Hancock 2% 89% Walk; Lo Duca to 2B 0.6643
t6 5-3 0 123 2,(1-0) BX RR NYM Carlos Delgado Josh Hancock 7% 96% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Reyes Scores; Lo Duca Scores; Beltran to 3B 0.731
t6 7-3 0 -23 4,(3-0) B*BBB NYM David Wright Josh Hancock 0% 96% Walk 0.531
  Tyler Johnson replaces Josh Hancock pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-3 0 123 7,(2-2) .BFBSFFX R NYM Shawn Green Tyler Johnson 2% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive); Beltran Scores; Delgado to 3B; Wright to 2B 0.681
t6 8-3 0 123 2,(0-1) CX RRR NYM Jose Valentin Tyler Johnson 2% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive); Delgado Scores; Wright Scores; Green Scores 2.0307
t6 11-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2) CCT O NYM Endy Chavez Tyler Johnson 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t6 11-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2) CFBC O NYM Oliver Perez Tyler Johnson 0% 99% Strikeout Looking -0.0
t6 11-3 2 -2- 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM Jose Reyes Tyler Johnson 0% 99% Flyball: CF 0
  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-11, Mets’ Oliver Perez facing 5-6-7
b6 3-11 0 — 2,(0-1) CX O STL Scott Rolen Oliver Perez 0% 99% Popfly: SS 0.0
b6 3-11 1 — 2,(1-0) BX R STL Jim Edmonds Oliver Perez -1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF) 1.0
b6 4-11 1 — 3,(1-1) CBX O STL Ronnie Belliard Oliver Perez 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b6 4-11 2 — 5,(3-1) BSBBX R STL Yadier Molina Oliver Perez -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
  Chad Bradford replaces Oliver Perez pitching and batting 9thPreston Wilson pinch hits for Tyler Johnson (P) batting 9th
b6 5-11 2 — 7,(2-2) ..BFBFFFX O STL Preston Wilson Chad Bradford 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 11, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 11-5, Cardinals’ Braden Looper facing 2-3-4
  Braden Looper replaces Preston Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 11-5 0 — 3,(1-1) .FBX O NYM Paul Lo Duca Braden Looper 0% 98% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t7 11-5 1 — 5,(2-2) CCBBX R NYM Carlos Beltran Braden Looper 1% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
t7 12-5 1 — 6,(3-2) BBFFBS O NYM Carlos Delgado Braden Looper 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 12-5 2 — 4,(1-2) BCFX O NYM David Wright Braden Looper 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-12, Mets’ Chad Bradford facing 1-2-3
b7 5-12 0 — 4,(1-2) CBSH STL David Eckstein Chad Bradford -1% 98% Hit By Pitch 0.0
b7 5-12 0 1– 6,(3-2) BBCBFX OO STL Scott Spiezio Chad Bradford 1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
b7 5-12 2 — 3,(0-2) CFX O STL Albert Pujols Chad Bradford 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-5, Cardinals’ Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
t8 12-5 0 — 5,(1-2) CBFFX O NYM Shawn Green Braden Looper 0% 100% Flyball: CF 0.0
t8 12-5 1 — 1,(0-0) X O NYM Jose Valentin Braden Looper 0% 99% Popfly: SS 0.0
t8 12-5 2 — 4,(1-2) CBFX O NYM Endy Chavez Braden Looper 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-12, Mets’ Pedro Feliciano facing 4-5-6
  Pedro Feliciano replaces Chad Bradford pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-12 0 — 1,(0-0) .X O STL Juan Encarnacion Pedro Feliciano 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b8 5-12 1 — 3,(2-0) BBX O STL Scott Rolen Pedro Feliciano 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  So Taguchi pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 6th
b8 5-12 2 — 2,(1-0) .BX STL So Taguchi Pedro Feliciano 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.0
b8 5-12 2 1– 3,(0-2) CFB STL Ronnie Belliard Pedro Feliciano 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Taguchi to 2B 0.0
b8 5-12 2 -2- 4,(1-2) CFB.C O STL Ronnie Belliard Pedro Feliciano 0% 100% Strikeout Looking 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 12-5, Cardinals’ Braden Looper facing 9-1-2
  So Taguchi moves from PH to CF Michael Tucker pinch hits for Pedro Feliciano (P) batting 9th
t9 12-5 0 — 8,(2-2) ..CBCBFFFX NYM Michael Tucker Braden Looper 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t9 12-5 0 1– 4,(1-2) FCBX O NYM Jose Reyes Braden Looper 0% 100% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B 0.0
t9 12-5 1 1– 2,(0-1) CX OO NYM Paul Lo Duca Braden Looper 0% 100% Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Reyes out at 1B/RF-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-12, Mets’ Guillermo Mota facing 8-9-1
  Guillermo Mota replaces Michael Tucker (PH) pitching and batting 9thAaron Miles pinch hits for Yadier Molina (C) batting 8th
b9 5-12 0 — 1,(0-0) ..X STL Aaron Miles Guillermo Mota 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
  Gary Bennett pinch hits for Braden Looper (P) batting 9th
b9 5-12 0 1– 4,(1-2) .FBSS O STL Gary Bennett Guillermo Mota 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  John Rodriguez pinch hits for David Eckstein (SS) batting 1st
b9 5-12 1 1– 3,(1-1) .BCX OO STL John Rodriguez Guillermo Mota 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 5.