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MATT MORRIS CAREER VS. DIAMONDBACKS
Pitcher G GS CG ShO IP H R ER HR BB K W L Hd S BS ERA
Matt Morris 4 2 0 0 19.0 18 6 6 2 4 12 1 1 0 1 0 2.84

DIAMONDBACKS BATTERS CAREER VS. MATT MORRIS
Batter PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K TB DP SLG OBP OPS AVG
Junior Spivey 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 .667 1.667 .667
David Dellucci 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.000 .500 2.500 .500
Greg Colbrunn 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .500 .500 1.000 .500
Jay Bell 6 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 .667 .500 1.167 .500
Danny Bautista 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .400 .800 .400
Tony Womack 25 22 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 5 9 1 .409 .440 .849 .364
Mark Grace 23 19 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 7 0 .368 .391 .760 .263
Luis Gonzalez 15 13 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 6 0 .462 .333 .795 .231
Craig Counsell 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .333 .167
Steve Finley 16 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 0 .143 .250 .393 .143
Matt Williams 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Lyle Overbay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Chad Moeller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Damian Miller 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Quinton McCracken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Mark Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Felix Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Erubiel Durazo 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Chris Donnels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Alex Cintron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Rod Barajas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

RANDY JOHNSON CAREER VS. CARDINALS
Pitcher G GS CG ShO IP H R ER HR BB K W L Hd S BS ERA
Randy Johnson 11 11 4 0 79.0 71 34 32 9 36 98 5 6 0 0 0 3.65

CARDINALS BATTERS CAREER VS. RANDY JOHNSON
Batter PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K TB DP SLG OBP OPS AVG
Albert Pujols 10 10 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 10 0 1.000 .500 1.500 .500
Mike DiFelice 7 7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 .429 .429 .857 .429
Miguel Cairo 21 19 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 9 0 .474 .429 .902 .421
Eli Marrero 16 14 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 8 0 .571 .438 1.009 .357
Edgar Renteria 29 22 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 6 6 11 1 .500 .429 .929 .273
Fernando Vina 22 20 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 3 5 0 .250 .318 .568 .250
Jim Edmonds 30 25 6 2 0 2 3 3 0 4 7 14 1 .560 .367 .927 .240
Eduardo Perez 20 19 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 8 0 .421 .250 .671 .211
J.D. Drew 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .200 .333 .533 .200
Mike Matheny 40 36 7 1 0 2 6 0 0 4 14 14 0 .389 .275 .664 .194
Scott Rolen 34 30 5 0 0 2 4 2 1 2 18 11 0 .367 .265 .631 .167
So Taguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Kerry Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Tino Martinez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Wilson Delgado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ivan Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

 

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St Louis: M Morris +205 / Arizona: R Johnson -225

St Louis: M Morris +1.5 -105 / Arizona: R Johnson -1.5 -115

Over +7.0 +115 / Under +7.0 -135

 

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2002 STAT SPLITS FOR St. Louis Cardinals (THROUGH SEP-29-2002)

BATTING SPLITS

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
Total .268 5505 787 1475 285 26 175 758 86 42 542 927 .338 .425

#Pit #P/PA GB FB G/F IBB HBP SH SF GDP
Miscellaneous 22391 3.58 2034 1585 1.28 77 67 83 49 123

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
vs. Left .260 1348 --- 350 83 4 42 182 22 14 151 230 .341 .421
vs. Right .271 4157 --- 1125 202 22 133 576 64 28 391 697 .337 .426

Home .266 2684 390 715 139 9 88 379 44 23 295 459 .344 .423
Away .269 2821 397 760 146 17 87 379 42 19 247 468 .332 .426

None on .261 3113 --- 811 150 16 92 92 0 0 254 542 .323 .408
Runners on .278 2392 --- 664 135 10 83 666 86 42 288 385 .357 .446

April .264 919 121 243 52 6 25 117 24 10 101 162 .338 .416
May .254 910 122 231 48 4 27 118 15 6 98 154 .333 .404
June .263 807 105 212 41 1 24 103 12 6 67 110 .323 .405
July .289 904 146 261 55 6 36 140 11 7 79 152 .354 .482
August .262 1055 141 276 50 5 25 136 10 7 98 168 .330 .390
September .277 910 152 252 39 4 38 144 14 6 99 181 .351 .454

None on/out .275 1385 --- 381 71 6 50 50 0 0 98 215 .330 .443
Scoring Posn .278 1410 --- 392 83 7 55 582 17 13 213 235 .370 .464
ScPos/2 Out .233 658 --- 153 39 4 24 211 5 9 109 113 .348 .413

Close & Late .243 736 --- 179 36 4 19 91 14 7 85 136 .326 .380
Bases Loaded .269 134 --- 36 10 0 8 125 0 0 9 28 .284 .522

Batting #1 .268 691 87 185 33 6 2 61 17 11 49 45 .331 .342
Batting #2 .272 668 102 182 34 2 14 56 9 6 51 93 .330 .392
Batting #3 .284 631 120 179 29 5 30 91 7 4 78 148 .367 .488
Batting #4 .309 609 121 188 47 0 37 138 4 4 87 91 .399 .568
Batting #5 .289 599 105 173 30 4 37 121 5 5 83 115 .380 .538
Batting #6 .260 601 71 156 38 2 18 91 17 4 57 70 .327 .419
Batting #7 .263 596 75 157 26 1 20 84 13 3 48 103 .318 .411
Batting #8 .249 562 61 140 24 3 9 65 11 3 57 102 .315 .351
Batting #9 .210 548 45 115 24 3 8 51 3 2 32 160 .259 .308

As ph for dh - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01.000 -
As p .160 324 17 52 9 0 2 15 0 0 10 117 .188 .207
As c .248 544 56 135 28 1 8 68 2 3 54 99 .314 .347
As 1b .264 605 85 160 27 1 27 91 5 2 68 83 .338 .446
As 2b .270 684 87 185 33 5 1 60 17 11 46 45 .331 .338
As 3b .266 646 99 172 33 5 24 89 7 2 46 77 .324 .444
As ss .298 610 84 182 39 2 13 90 22 8 52 71 .355 .433
As lf .297 617 109 183 37 4 30 123 8 6 72 87 .376 .515
As cf .299 586 114 175 33 2 35 96 5 4 95 151 .401 .541
As rf .262 607 96 159 30 3 27 79 11 4 77 135 .351 .455
All OF .286 1810 319 517 100 9 92 298 24 14 244 373 .376 .503
As dh (not ph .200 20 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 6 .273 .400
As ph (not dh .258 260 26 67 15 3 7 42 4 1 20 55 .310 .419
As pr - 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 - -
All DH .200 20 4 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 6 .304 .400
All PH .258 260 27 67 15 3 7 42 4 1 21 55 .313 .419

0-0 count .338 807 --- 273 47 4 31 154 --- -- 52 0 .383 .522
After (0-1) .240 2567 --- 617 107 10 69 293 --- -- 111 620 .279 .370
After (1-0) .275 2129 --- 585 131 12 75 311 --- -- 375 307 .385 .453
Two strikes .199 2472 --- 492 87 14 57 235 --- -- 181 927 .258 .315

Grass .268 5287 763 1419 274 26 172 735 83 41 528 882 .339 .428
Turf .257 218 24 56 11 0 3 23 3 1 14 45 .309 .349

Day .261 1982 273 518 114 9 52 259 35 17 192 363 .332 .407
Night .272 3523 514 957 171 17 123 499 51 25 350 564 .341 .435

Inning 1-6 .271 3755 542 1019 187 14 125 522 58 30 357 616 .339 .428
Inning 7+ .261 1750 245 456 98 12 50 236 28 12 185 311 .337 .416

Pre-All Star .262 2862 392 750 153 12 91 381 54 25 286 468 .333 .419
Post-All Star .274 2643 395 725 132 14 84 377 32 17 256 459 .343 .430


PITCHING SPLITS

ERA W L Sv SvOp GS CG IP H R ER HR TBB SO
Total 3.70 97 65 42 63 162 4 1446.1 1355 648 595 141 547 1009

#Pit #P/IP GB FB G/F IR IS RA WP Bk SH SF ShO HB Hld
Miscellaneous 22760 15.74 1935 1565 1.24 210 72 472 40 2 70 56 9 60 82

ERA W L Sv SvOp GS CG IP H R ER HR TBB SO
ST 4.04 64 44 0 0 162 4 917.1 907 445 412 93 347 625
REL 3.11 33 21 42 63 0 0 529.0 448 203 183 48 200 384

Home 3.14 52 29 20 30 81 3 746.0 662 284 260 66 268 534
Away 4.31 45 36 22 33 81 1 700.1 693 364 335 75 279 475

April 4.36 12 14 5 11 26 0 231.0 229 127 112 24 98 163
May 3.61 18 10 12 14 28 1 249.1 227 105 100 24 99 181
June 3.69 12 12 4 7 24 1 212.0 201 98 87 23 65 135
July 4.11 17 9 8 11 26 0 232.0 224 114 106 21 84 174
August 3.70 17 14 5 8 31 1 277.0 260 122 114 30 114 199
September 2.79 21 6 8 12 27 1 245.0 214 82 76 19 87 157

Grass 3.74 93 63 41 61 156 4 1392.1 1309 631 578 132 534 958
Turf 2.83 4 2 1 2 6 0 54.0 46 17 17 9 13 51

Day 3.67 33 26 16 22 59 1 523.0 496 229 213 54 183 380
Night 3.72 64 39 26 41 103 3 923.1 859 419 382 87 364 629

Pre-All Star 3.84 47 38 23 35 85 2 757.1 720 357 323 74 280 523
Post-All Star 3.55 50 27 19 28 77 2 689.0 635 291 272 67 267 486

BATTERS VS. PITCHER

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
Total .251 5402 648 1355 275 15 141 621 86 34 547 1009 .323 .386

vs. Left .246 2152 --- 529 94 6 57 236 30 10 248 402 .326 .375
vs. Right .254 3250 --- 826 181 9 84 385 56 24 299 607 .322 .393

ST .261 3480 445 907 191 10 93 395 57 24 347 625 .333 .401
REL .233 1922 203 448 84 5 48 226 29 10 200 384 .307 .357

Home .240 2762 284 662 146 1 66 273 37 20 268 534 .311 .365
Away .263 2640 364 693 129 14 75 348 49 14 279 475 .337 .407

None on .253 3155 --- 797 168 7 86 86 0 0 245 601 .313 .392
Runners on .248 2247 --- 558 107 8 55 535 86 34 302 408 .337 .377

None on/out .261 1389 --- 362 77 4 35 35 0 0 85 241 .310 .397
Scoring Posn .252 1286 --- 324 64 6 33 469 14 9 217 236 .353 .388

1st IP .259 2095 --- 543 110 6 55 297 36 15 232 414 .336 .396
Inning 1-6 .255 3638 448 929 194 12 87 428 64 27 388 653 .332 .387
Inning 7+ .241 1764 200 426 81 3 54 193 22 7 159 356 .307 .383

Close & Late .232 825 --- 191 30 0 25 101 16 3 86 186 .309 .359
Bases Loaded .291 141 --- 41 8 0 4 111 0 0 7 24 .302 .433
vs 1st Batr .259 421 --- 109 25 3 11 48 5 2 33 73 .316 .411

0-0 count .293 728 --- 213 48 1 20 91 --- -- 30 0 .329 .444
After (0-1) .240 2612 --- 627 120 10 68 288 --- -- 135 681 .284 .372
After (1-0) .250 2062 --- 515 107 4 53 242 --- -- 381 328 .366 .383
Two strikes .194 2528 --- 491 91 4 40 210 --- -- 240 1009 .268 .281

Pitch 1-15 .266 1718 --- 457 93 5 45 192 34 12 163 307 .334 .405
Pitch 16-30 .226 1079 --- 244 44 0 27 139 11 10 132 243 .311 .342
Pitch 31-45 .238 671 --- 160 25 4 13 73 9 1 64 117 .311 .346
Pitch 46-60 .259 602 --- 156 38 2 20 89 10 4 60 115 .331 .429
Pitch 61-75 .237 548 --- 130 25 3 13 50 9 3 53 88 .309 .365
Pitch 76-90 .288 476 --- 137 32 1 13 47 8 3 36 78 .338 .441
Pitch 91-105 .233 232 --- 54 14 0 9 27 4 1 26 41 .318 .409
Pitch 106-20 .224 67 --- 15 3 0 0 3 1 0 11 17 .329 .269
Pitch 121-35 .222 9 --- 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 .417 .667

Pre-All Star .255 2822 357 720 153 10 74 346 50 20 280 523 .327 .395
Post-All Star .246 2580 291 635 122 5 67 275 36 14 267 486 .320 .375

 

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2002 STAT SPLITS FOR Arizona Diamondbacks (THROUGH SEP-29-2002)

BATTING SPLITS

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
Total .267 5508 819 1471 283 41 165 783 92 46 643 1016 .346 .423

#Pit #P/PA GB FB G/F IBB HBP SH SF GDP
Miscellaneous 23934 3.79 2166 1590 1.36 58 50 62 53 130

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
vs. Left .265 1831 --- 485 90 10 65 255 32 16 215 330 .347 .431
vs. Right .268 3677 --- 986 193 31 100 528 60 30 428 686 .345 .419

Home .284 2709 454 769 151 27 83 435 45 22 360 471 .369 .451
Away .251 2799 365 702 132 14 82 348 47 24 283 545 .323 .396

None on .267 2998 --- 801 162 20 104 104 0 0 312 561 .341 .439
Runners on .267 2510 --- 670 121 21 61 679 92 46 331 455 .352 .405

April .258 877 138 226 50 8 34 133 21 6 91 136 .331 .449
May .283 961 147 272 51 10 25 144 15 9 122 187 .366 .435
June .276 887 123 245 47 5 23 119 14 8 101 156 .351 .418
July .266 909 133 242 40 5 22 129 20 7 103 145 .341 .394
August .249 949 137 236 45 5 31 128 11 9 117 202 .333 .405
September .270 925 141 250 50 8 30 130 11 7 109 190 .352 .439

None on/out .276 1346 --- 371 78 9 36 36 0 0 131 216 .345 .427
Scoring Posn .278 1505 --- 418 87 14 28 589 24 8 223 280 .367 .410
ScPos/2 Out .249 695 --- 173 39 7 12 236 11 3 104 143 .351 .377

Close & Late .255 803 --- 205 30 8 21 107 14 7 103 185 .341 .391
Bases Loaded .317 186 --- 59 14 4 2 169 0 1 13 33 .347 .468

Batting #1 .283 678 113 192 34 6 7 67 26 17 71 87 .352 .382
Batting #2 .333 672 116 224 31 9 19 84 16 4 56 95 .387 .491
Batting #3 .278 623 104 173 32 2 23 102 7 4 93 98 .377 .446
Batting #4 .260 616 110 160 26 2 29 109 7 4 95 108 .358 .450
Batting #5 .266 616 105 164 27 5 35 121 13 3 75 116 .349 .497
Batting #6 .247 596 81 147 36 7 20 96 11 3 78 109 .333 .431
Batting #7 .280 589 78 165 38 6 15 82 5 5 67 106 .359 .441
Batting #8 .262 572 64 150 40 3 9 75 5 3 66 116 .340 .390
Batting #9 .176 546 48 96 19 1 8 47 2 3 42 181 .238 .258

As ph for dh .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
As p .133 332 20 44 6 1 1 16 0 0 20 125 .186 .166
As c .252 547 61 138 43 1 16 80 1 1 63 133 .335 .422
As 1b .272 589 102 160 42 4 30 114 2 0 97 87 .374 .509
As 2b .296 628 114 186 42 6 16 84 12 6 75 114 .382 .459
As 3b .271 623 88 169 27 3 17 101 9 6 65 90 .338 .406
As ss .266 658 97 175 25 5 5 59 28 12 57 88 .326 .342
As lf .282 600 102 169 22 4 28 110 10 3 107 94 .393 .472
As cf .286 616 96 176 31 7 26 102 15 5 77 92 .366 .485
As rf .299 622 98 186 34 9 19 84 12 9 51 112 .353 .474
All OF .289 1838 296 531 87 20 73 296 37 17 235 298 .371 .477
As dh (not ph .303 33 6 10 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 .361 .424
As ph (not dh .227 256 27 58 10 1 6 31 2 2 28 76 .302 .344
As pr - 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - -
All DH .278 36 6 10 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 5 .333 .389
All PH .224 259 27 58 10 1 6 31 2 2 28 76 .299 .340

0-0 count .343 610 --- 209 44 8 27 131 --- -- 49 0 .392 .574
After (0-1) .236 2606 --- 614 120 14 44 270 --- -- 157 670 .286 .343
After (1-0) .283 2291 --- 648 119 19 94 382 --- -- 436 346 .396 .474
Two strikes .188 2577 --- 484 84 15 45 244 --- -- 255 1016 .264 .284

Grass .270 5310 802 1434 274 40 161 768 89 44 624 976 .349 .428
Turf .187 198 17 37 9 1 4 15 3 2 19 40 .262 .303

Day .266 1957 294 521 97 10 64 284 28 17 203 368 .338 .424
Night .268 3551 525 950 186 31 101 499 64 29 440 648 .350 .423

Inning 1-6 .274 3773 565 1035 203 27 118 541 71 31 423 664 .350 .436
Inning 7+ .251 1735 254 436 80 14 47 242 21 15 220 352 .337 .395

Pre-All Star .269 2940 425 790 157 24 82 412 55 25 337 515 .346 .422
Post-All Star .265 2568 394 681 126 17 83 371 37 21 306 501 .346 .424


PITCHING SPLITS

ERA W L Sv SvOp GS CG IP H R ER HR TBB SO
Total 3.92 98 64 40 59 162 14 1446.2 1361 674 630 170 421 1303

#Pit #P/IP GB FB G/F IR IS RA WP Bk SH SF ShO HB Hld
Miscellaneous 22438 15.51 1968 1566 1.26 200 66 422 48 11 45 36 10 54 58

ERA W L Sv SvOp GS CG IP H R ER HR TBB SO
ST 3.68 72 45 0 0 162 14 1059.1 965 466 433 130 256 992
REL 4.58 26 19 40 59 0 0 387.1 396 208 197 40 165 311

Home 3.93 55 26 21 33 81 8 745.0 710 350 325 84 221 709
Away 3.91 43 38 19 26 81 6 701.2 651 324 305 86 200 594

April 4.24 16 10 7 8 26 3 229.0 223 114 108 26 63 230
May 4.07 18 10 9 14 28 0 252.0 242 119 114 32 76 219
June 4.12 14 12 6 10 26 1 231.2 205 114 106 37 61 198
July 3.38 17 10 6 8 27 3 239.1 211 95 90 25 66 196
August 2.63 19 9 7 12 28 3 256.1 217 80 75 26 72 252
September 5.17 14 13 5 7 27 4 238.1 263 152 137 24 83 208

Grass 3.94 96 60 40 58 156 12 1394.0 1308 654 610 160 410 1248
Turf 3.42 2 4 0 1 6 2 52.2 53 20 20 10 11 55

Day 3.84 36 21 13 21 57 9 508.0 485 230 217 60 139 482
Night 3.96 62 43 27 38 105 5 938.2 876 444 413 110 282 821

Pre-All Star 4.08 51 36 24 34 87 5 775.2 726 374 352 104 213 694
Post-All Star 3.73 47 28 16 25 75 9 671.0 635 300 278 66 208 609

BATTERS VS. PITCHER

AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS TBB SO OBP SLG
Total .247 5511 674 1361 252 32 170 641 77 43 421 1303 .305 .397

vs. Left .262 2051 --- 538 106 17 70 259 25 8 196 479 .331 .433
vs. Right .238 3460 --- 823 146 15 100 382 52 35 225 824 .289 .375

ST .241 4006 466 965 189 27 130 427 53 34 256 992 .289 .399
REL .263 1505 208 396 63 5 40 214 24 9 165 311 .344 .391

Home .248 2859 350 710 141 23 84 336 40 23 221 709 .308 .402
Away .245 2652 324 651 111 9 86 305 37 20 200 594 .302 .391

None on .239 3281 --- 783 139 20 101 101 0 0 212 782 .291 .386
Runners on .259 2230 --- 578 113 12 69 540 77 43 209 521 .325 .413

None on/out .246 1409 --- 347 80 7 35 35 0 0 75 302 .290 .388
Scoring Posn .254 1219 --- 310 57 10 41 458 22 6 143 294 .334 .418

1st IP .258 1863 --- 481 82 10 55 264 30 13 184 407 .331 .402
Inning 1-6 .246 3688 433 909 182 26 118 414 53 31 250 887 .296 .406
Inning 7+ .248 1823 241 452 70 6 52 227 24 12 171 416 .321 .378

Close & Late .217 892 --- 194 24 3 25 108 18 9 93 220 .301 .335
Bases Loaded .260 104 --- 27 9 1 4 85 0 0 4 28 .281 .481
vs 1st Batr .264 375 --- 99 21 0 9 46 2 1 39 75 .338 .392

0-0 count .341 757 --- 258 51 4 30 122 --- -- 18 0 .362 .538
After (0-1) .216 2691 --- 580 86 17 69 264 --- -- 112 895 .253 .337
After (1-0) .254 2063 --- 523 115 11 71 255 --- -- 290 408 .348 .423
Two strikes .169 2715 --- 460 75 13 54 209 --- -- 187 1303 .229 .266

Pitch 1-15 .262 1572 --- 412 70 8 52 189 24 8 136 304 .327 .416
Pitch 16-30 .232 979 --- 227 49 5 19 119 17 10 96 268 .304 .350
Pitch 31-45 .198 632 --- 125 24 1 21 69 7 5 43 183 .251 .339
Pitch 46-60 .263 613 --- 161 31 2 21 60 7 2 40 143 .310 .423
Pitch 61-75 .265 619 --- 164 30 6 14 75 9 6 36 135 .307 .401
Pitch 76-90 .267 536 --- 143 22 5 22 70 5 5 35 99 .318 .450
Pitch 91-105 .243 362 --- 88 18 3 17 36 6 5 21 103 .292 .450
Pitch 106-20 .190 158 --- 30 6 1 3 18 1 2 10 54 .244 .297
Pitch 121-35 .278 36 --- 10 2 1 1 4 1 0 3 11 .333 .472
Pitch 136-50 .333 3 --- 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 .333
Pitch 151+ .000 1 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000

Pre-All Star .246 2953 374 726 128 19 104 359 37 22 213 694 .302 .408
Post-All Star .248 2558 300 635 124 13 66 282 40 21 208 609 .309 .384

 

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Manager Tony La Russa already had reached his verdict, but Andy Benes' painful fifth-inning swing Sunday cemented La Russa's decision not to include the veteran righthander in a three-man rotation against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the best-of-five NL Division Series.

La Russa said Sunday morning that Matt Morris will pitch Tuesday's series opener, followed by Chuck Finley in Game 2 and Woody Williams, health permitting, in Game 3.

Morris will "definitely" return on four days' rest to pitch Game 4, according to La Russa; Finley is tentatively set to start a possible Game 5 on short rest.

"I think you look at what gives you the best chance to win, that's all," La Russa said. "And I can honestly say that's what we've done. You look at it from every angle. If something arises, we have options."

Williams remains the biggest variable. Nine days after leaving his last start with lower back stiffness, he threw without pain from the flat on Sunday and is scheduled to work from the mound today. Already disabled twice this season due to a strained muscle in his side, Williams has not faced hitters since Sept. 20 and would start Game 3 after two weeks off. Regardless of whether Williams can perform today, La Russa said he will be among the 12 pitchers on the Cardinals' Division Series roster.

"You know how I feel: I am going to start Game 3," Williams said.

Williams added that if his back again seizes up, he will insist upon being left off the roster.

"If something happens that I can't pitch, I'll be the best cheerleader we've got," he said. "But I'm not going to take the spot from someone who can go."

Numbers make a case for Benes as the Cardinals' best pitcher in the second half. Benes finished 5-1 with a 1.56 ERA in his last 12 starts. The Cardinals won nine of those games. Since returning from the disabled list July 16, Benes is 5-2 with a 1.86 ERA. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 13 of his last 14 starts. The only exception was Sept. 11 when he surrendered three runs in 5 1/3 innings against Milwaukee. Benes' five shutout innings Sunday dropped his season ERA to 2.78.

The Diamondbacks battered Benes for 10 runs (three earned) on April 15. Benes responded Sept. 24 with seven shutout innings. He finished the season with 17 consecutive shutout innings.

"Sometimes you don't base everything on ERA and batting averages," La Russa said.

Insisting that he's available this week, Benes offered no dissent over La Russa's call. "I've looked at it the same way since I've come back. I'll just be ready when they ask me to (pitch)," he said. "I try not to get too wrapped up in anything. I felt like I needed to earn their trust and confidence in me. I've felt like I've thrown well enough to do that. At the same time I know those three guys are going to throw if healthy. I know I've got to be ready if they're not."

La Russa said rookie 11-game winner Jason Simontacchi will be responsible for long relief for the first two games and that Benes will start Game 3 if back stiffness prevents Williams from appearing.

Benes left Sunday's game after taking a bad swing against Milwaukee Brewers lefthander Wayne Franklin. Immediately before the pitch, Benes received a lengthy standing ovation in recognition of his 2,000th career strikeout to end the top half of the inning. Benes swung through a pitch and his right knee buckled, bringing La Russa and trainer Mark O'Neal out of the dugout.

Benes explained that his discomfort actually began while running the bases in the third inning and emanated from his lower back. Benes has been receiving adjustments two or three times a week from a chiropractor.


Lineup is a mystery

La Russa remained coy about Tuesday's lineup against Diamondbacks lefthander Randy Johnson, but lefthanded-hitting center fielder Jim Edmonds' status may be complicated by a pulled hamstring aggravated during Saturday's 3-1 win over the Brewers. Edmonds did not start Sunday but contributed a pinch single during the Cardinals' four-run eighth.

La Russa isn't averse to using an unconventional lineup against the dominant Johnson. He employed an outfield of Craig Paquette, Edmonds and Miguel Cairo to beat Johnson in Game 2 of last October's Division Series. J.D. Drew sat, as he will likely do Tuesday. La Russa also could opt to play Albert Pujols at first base while sitting Tino Martinez. Such an alignment would create space for righthanded bats Cairo and Eli Marrero in the outfield flanking Edmonds.

 

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Brenly's lineup to rely on defense






The Erubiel Durazo experiment probably will be on hold for Games 1 and 2 of their National League Division Series against St. Louis.


Manager Bob Brenly revealed Sunday that he is leaning toward a defense-oriented lineup with Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling scheduled to pitch the first two games against Matt Morris and Chuck Finley.

That move was becoming more anticipated as Durazo didn't start in right in any of the Diamondbacks' final four regular-season games. He had made only two major league appearances in right field before starting consecutive games Tuesday and Wednesday at St. Louis after Luis Gonzalez's left shoulder separation.

"The history of the game has shown that we can't always count on offense," Brenly said. "I don't care how good guys have been during the regular season, how dangerous they are and highly thought of they are. In the postseason, because of the tremendous amount of advance scouting, picking a guy or two in the lineup that you're not going to let beat you, if you can nullify some of that offense, the key is the plays defensively."

Durazo, who batted .261 with 16 home runs and 48 RBIs, said after the game that he hadn't been notified of Brenly's intentions and declined comment.

"If there was a matchup that screamed for getting Erubiel out there, along with (Mark) Grace, it's something we'd look at again," Brenly said.

Injury update

Outfielder David Dellucci was unsuccessful in his attempt to start Sunday. Dellucci was cleared to play after coping with an irritated nerve that shoots pain up his thumb and bothers him when squeezing a bat.

Outfielder Quinton McCracken (bruised left shin) also didn't play but was cleared to do so.

Despite an impressive batting-practice session Thursday, Brenly said the Diamondbacks are inclined to leave right fielder Danny Bautista (left shoulder) off the roster for the division series. Bautista hasn't played since undergoing surgery in late May.

"The reality is he hasn't seen live pitching in (four) months," Brenly said.

"As exciting as it is, it gave us pause for thought, but the reality is he isn't ready yet to face game pitching. If he takes the time during the division series and we win and he keeps progressing, he'd be an option for the future."

 

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STL is 10-4 when Morris starts on the road.
The Cards are 11-2 in their last 13 overall.
STL won the last four meetings.
ARI is 17-4 when Johnson starts at home.
ARI is 1-4 in Johnson's last five starts vs. STL.
D'Backs are 10-1 in their last 11 at home.

Recent Meetings

Date Home-Away H Starter A Starter Line O/U
9/25/2002 StL 6 - Ari. 1 G.Stephenson C.Schilling 210/8 U
9/24/2002 StL 3 - Ari. 2 An.Benes J.Patterson -155/9 U
9/23/2002 StL 13 - Ari. 1 J.Wright R.Helling 105/9 O
4/17/2002 Ari. 4 - StL 8 C.Schilling M.Morris -155/7 O
4/16/2002 Ari. 5 - StL 3 R.Johnson B.Smith -250/7.5 O
4/15/2002 Ari. 14 - StL 5 R.Helling An.Benes -130/10 O
Last Season
10/14/01 Ari. 2 - StL 1 C.Schilling M.Morris -155/7 U
10/13/01 StL 4 - Ari. 1 B.Smith A.Lopez -160/8.5 U
10/12/01 StL 3 - Ari. 5 D.Kile M.Batista -170/8.5 U
10/10/01 Ari. 1 - StL 4 R.Johnson W.Williams -220/7 U
10/9/01 Ari. 1 - StL 0 C.Schilling M.Morris -155/7.5 U
4/18/2001 StL 3 - Ari. 1 D.Kile R.Johnson 165/7.5 U
4/17/2001 StL 4 - Ari. 17 D.Hermanson A.Reynoso -130/9.5 O
4/16/2001 StL 1 - Ari. 2 M.Morris R.Ellis -160/10 U
4/8/2001 Ari. 4 - StL 9 R.Johnson R.Ankiel -300/8 O
4/7/2001 Ari. 4 - StL 8 B.Witt D.Kile 110/10 O
4/6/2001 Ari. 9 - StL 12 A.Reynoso D.Hermanson -135/9.5 O
2000 Season
7/27/2000 StL 5 - Ari. 17 R.Ankiel G.Guzman -150/9.5 O
7/26/2000 StL 8 - Ari. 4 D.Kile A.Reynoso -140/9.5 O
7/25/2000 StL 7 - Ari. 3 G.Stephenson R.Johnson 190/8 O

Last 10 Games St. Louis
OPS Starter IP Opp Starter IP
9/29/2002 Mil. 4-0 -230/8.5 W/U 0.583 An.Benes (R) 5.0 W.Franklin (L) 7.0
9/28/2002 Mil. 3-1 -220/8.5 W/U 0.580 C.Finley (L) 6.0 G.Rusch (L) 5.0
9/27/2002 Mil. 1-2 -190/8.5 L/U 0.469 J.Simontacchi (R) 7.0 B.Sheets (R) 7.0
9/26/2002 Mil. 9-1 -300/8.5 W/O 1.052 M.Morris (R) 7.0 B.Diggins (R) 4.0
9/25/2002 Ari. 6-1 210/8 W/U 0.659 G.Stephenson (R) 5.0 C.Schilling (R) 8.0
9/24/2002 Ari. 3-2 -155/9 W/U 0.509 An.Benes (R) 7.0 J.Patterson (R) 6.0
9/23/2002 Ari. 13-1 105/9 W/O 1.050 J.Wright (R) 5.0 R.Helling (R) 5.0
9/22/2002 Hou. 7-3 -140/8.5 W/O 0.924 C.Finley (L) 7.0 K.Saarloos (R) 5.0
9/21/2002 Hou. 3-6 120/8 L/O 0.586 M.Morris (R) 6.0 W.Miller (R) 8.0
9/20/2002 Hou. 9-3 -160/8.5 W/O 1.172 W.Williams (R) 4.2 P.Munro (R) 4.0

Arizona
OPS Starter IP Opp Starter IP
9/29/2002 Col. 11-8 -170/9.5 W/O 1.222 J.Patterson (R) 5.0 D.Stark (R) 4.0
9/28/2002 Col. 17-8 -220/9.5 W/O 1.295 R.Helling (R) 6.0 C.Vance (L) 3.0
9/27/2002 Col. 8-6 -175/9 W/O 0.896 M.Batista (R) 6.1 D.Neagle (L) 2.0
9/26/2002 Col. 4-2 -400/7.5 W/U 0.703 R.Johnson (L) 9.0 R.Flores (R) 6.0
9/25/2002 @StL 1-6 -220/8 L/U 0.561 C.Schilling (R) 8.0 G.Stephenson (R) 5.0
9/24/2002 @StL 2-3 145/9 L/U 0.578 J.Patterson (R) 6.0 An.Benes (R) 7.0
9/23/2002 @StL 1-13 -115/9 L/O 0.615 R.Helling (R) 5.0 J.Wright (R) 5.0
9/22/2002 @Col. 7-11 -170/12.5 L/O 0.828 M.Batista (R) 5.0 V.Santos (R) 2.1
9/21/2002 @Col. 8-15 -120/11.5 L/O 0.899 B.Anderson (L) 2.1 D.Neagle (L) 4.0
9/20/2002 @Col. 4-9 -290/10.5 L/O 0.831 C.Schilling (R) 7.1 R.Flores (R) 4.2

 

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Game 1 Lineup

1. Tony Womack, SS
2. Junior Spivey, 2B
3. Steve Finley, CF
4. Mark Grace, 1B
5. Matt Williams, 3B
6. Quinton McCracken, RF
7. David Dellucci, LF
8. Chad Moeller, C
9. Randy Johnson, P

Dellucci will start in left field in Game 1, while McCracken will get the nod in right.

As is always the case when it comes to Brenly's lineups, don't expect to see the same one in Game 2. With left-hander Chuck Finley on the mound, Brenly will likely sit the lefty Dellucci in favor the right-handed swinging Little, and Greg Colbrunn could get the nod at first base in place of Mark Grace.

 

[IE]

Injury sidelines Williams for series; Benes will start Game 3





PHOENIX - It took Woody Williams only 12 tosses from a bullpen mound to confirm what the Cardinals had privately suspected but won't publicly confirm until Tuesday. Williams, the team's most consistent but also its most injury-plagued starting pitcher, will not appear in the NL Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Williams met for about 10 minutes with manager Tony La Russa, pitching coach Dave Duncan and general manager Walt Jocketty in La Russa's office after the aborted side session.

"It wasn't the news we were looking for," La Russa said.

Though the Cardinals won't confirm their roster for the series until Tuesday's noon deadline, the decision was made that Williams will not pitch this series.

"I'm done, at least for now," Williams said.

The setback leaves Andy Benes to make Saturday's Game 3 start previously set for Williams. Benes left Sunday's game after five shutout innings because of lower back stiffness but insisted Monday that the condition had improved significantly.

Club officials met last night to discuss whether to replace Williams on the roster with Garrett Stephenson, Jamey Wright or Gabe Molina. La Russa said Benes tentatively remains the choice to start in place of Williams should his stiff lower back loosen by Thursday. Jason Simontacchi threw a side session Monday and represents a fallback for Saturday's start.

Simontacchi will be available in long relief tonight and for Thursday's Game 2, according to La Russa.

"We need to decide realistically what that means and if we have to put somebody else on the roster," La Russa said. "Do we need to find someone? I think the answer is yes."

Williams reported no serious discomfort in recent days and insisted Sunday that he would take his scheduled turn. He participated fully in exercises and threw in the outfield during Monday's workout before heading to the bullpen, where he threw from a mound for the first time since Sept. 20.

As soon as Williams went into a full delivery, he felt discomfort. At one point, he stopped his throw to partly unwrap a bandage around his back and midsection. After several more deliveries, he walked from the mound and admitted to Duncan that it was useless to continue.

La Russa hinted last weekend that he would leave Williams on the roster even if unable to pitch. The Cardinals are carrying 12 pitchers, one more than La Russa considers necessary, because of the roster's configuration when postseason eligibility was determined Aug. 31. Williams, however, said Monday that he would resist La Russa's impulse.

"It's not fair to everyone who has put in time this year," he said. "It's not the way I'd want to do it."

Because rosters may be reconfigured for each round of the playoffs, Williams said he is holding out hope that he might be ready to pitch in either the National League Championship Series or World Series.

 

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