May 31, 2000 St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 9
@BOS 7 CLE 7
ANA 3 TEX 13
@DET 5 OAK 8
@NYY 7 CHW 4
@SEA 3 TBD 4
BAL 3 TOR 4
MIN 2 ARI 6
STL 2 MON 10
@CIN 4 COL 8
HOU 6 LAD 4
NYM 3 PIT 5
FLA 2 SDP 9
MIL 5 SFG 10
PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 39,761

Wednesday, May 31, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Cardinals

30-22

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2 10  0
Diamondbacks    1  0  0   2  0  0   2  1  X    6  8  1

W: R Johnson (9-1), L: P Hentgen (4-5), S: B Kim (6)

Diamondbacks

33-19

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B-3B               4   0   2   0    0   0  .377  .917    9    2   2   2B
E Renteria SS                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .269  .764   10    2   1   
S Dunston LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .658   13    1   0   2·GDP
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .318 1.356   14    5   0   HR
E Davis RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .309  .925   11    5   0   2B
  F Vina PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .876    6    0   0   
C Paquette 3B-RF              1   0   0   0    2   1  .267  .814   17    0   0   
  J Edmonds PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .364 1.184    6    0   0   
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .265  .711   17    6   0   
  R Lankford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .822    4    0   0   
J Drew CF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .322  .952   12    3   0   CS
P Hentgen P                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .318  .693   14    0   2   
  M Matthews P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .798    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   2  10   2    3  13              137   24   5

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (2, off R Johnson); E Davis (8, off R Johnson).

HR: M McGwire (21, off R Johnson; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

TB: M McGwire 4; P Polanco 3; J Drew 2; E Davis 2; E Renteria 2; P Hentgen; S Dunston.

GIDP: S Dunston 2 (5).

RBI: S Dunston (13); M McGwire (48).

2-out RBI: M McGwire.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Drew (3, 2nd base by R Johnson/D Miller).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack SS                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .758   10    1   1   SB
J Bell 2B                     2   1   0   1    1   0  .296  .881   17    3   2   SF
L Gonzalez LF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .946   11    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .261  .711   17    1   3   2B
S Finley CF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .332 1.062   16    1   1   2B
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .357 1.157   17    7   0   
T Ward RF                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .513   19    0   0   SB,SF
D Miller C                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .253  .801   24   14   2   
R Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .493   10    0   1   SH
  B Kim P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   6   8   4    3   5              141   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Finley (12, off D Veres); M Williams (1, off P Hentgen).

SF: J Bell (2, off M Thompson); T Ward (1, off P Hentgen).

SH: R Johnson (2, off P Hentgen).

TB: S Finley 3; M Williams 3; L Gonzalez; G Colbrunn; T Womack; T Ward.

RBI: G Colbrunn (12); J Bell (22); T Womack (21); T Ward (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Williams-J Bell-G Colbrunn 2.

TP: 1. S Finley-D Miller-M Williams.

E: G Colbrunn (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (8, 2nd base off M Thompson/M Matheny); T Ward (1, 2nd base off P Hentgen/M Matheny).

PITCHING

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
P Hentgen, L (4-5)             6.1   6   5   5    2   4   0   5.68   27   98-62   38· 3·21    8·10· 3· 0     43    -     0.79  -0.05
M Matthews                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.72  -0.03
M Thompson                     0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.72    3   14-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.26  -0.00
D Veres                        1     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.96    4   16-10    7· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   6   6    3   5   0          35  130-79   48· 6·25   10·12· 5· 0          4-2

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Johnson, W (9-1)             7.2   9   2   2    3  10   1   1.41   31  112-74   38·18·18    9· 3· 5· 1     60    -     1.21   0.37
B Kim, S (6)                   1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   1.46    5   24-16    5· 5· 6    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.03
Totals                         9    10   2   2    3  13   1          36  136-90   43·23·24    9· 4· 6· 1           -

M Matthews faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Hentgen (2); D Veres (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Travis Katzenmeier.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 39,761.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. P Polanco            2B    1. T Womack             SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. J Bell               2B 
3. S Dunston            LF    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. M Williams           3B 
5. E Davis              RF    5. S Finley             CF 
6. C Paquette           3B    6. G Colbrunn           1B 
7. M Matheny            C     7. T Ward               RF 
8. J Drew               CF    8. D Miller             C  
9. P Hentgen            P     9. R Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-1  123  3   28%  80% M McGwire       R Johnson       Triple Play: Flyball: CF-C-3B
   t 5   0  3-0  123  1  -11%  52% S Dunston       R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive); Hentgen Scores; Polanco to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  1   11%  82% G Colbrunn      P Hentgen       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Finley to 3B
   t 5   0  3-0  12-  3   -9%  63% E Renteria      R Johnson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hentgen to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  1    8%  62% S Finley        P Hentgen       Wild Pitch; Bell Scores; Williams to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   50%  E Renteria      Single (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   55%  S Dunston       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   55%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  1   52%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   55%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bell to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  S Finley        Wild Pitch; Bell Scores; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   62%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   63%  C Paquette      Walk
   O      1--  3   65%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Hentgen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   63%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  T Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  D Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   56%  J Drew          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--      63%  P Hentgen       Drew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   63%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5   61%  E Renteria      Walk
   O      12-  6   66%  S Dunston       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   64%  R Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   62%  T Womack        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   61%  J Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   64%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   59%  E Davis         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  6   57%  C Paquette      Walk
   O      12-  7   62%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   68%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   71%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  4   68%  M Williams      Flyball: RF
          1--  3   71%  S Finley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  1   82%  G Colbrunn      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores; Finley to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   83%  T Ward          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Finley Scores
   O      1--  1   82%  D Miller        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Randy Johnson facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   78%  P Hentgen       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   72%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Hentgen to 2B
          12-  3   63%  E Renteria      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hentgen to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   R      123  1   52%  S Dunston       Single to RF (Line Drive); Hentgen Scores; Polanco to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   OOO    123  3   80%  M McGwire       Triple Play: Flyball: CF-C-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Hentgen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   78%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   77%  T Womack        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2   76%  J Bell          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   79%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  C Paquette      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   83%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Hentgen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   82%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: SS
          ---  4   84%  M Williams      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  3   82%  S Finley        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  8   80%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Randy Johnson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   83%  J Drew          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   86%  P Hentgen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   88%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   89%  T Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--      91%  D Miller        Ward Steals 2B
          -2-  6   92%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   92%  R Johnson       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ward to 3B; Miller to 2B
                  Mike Matthews replaces Pat Hentgen pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23  2   95%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive); Ward Scores; Miller to 3B
                  Mark Thompson replaces Mike Matthews pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3  3   96%  J Bell          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Miller Scores
          1--      96%  L Gonzalez      Womack Steals 2B
          -2-  5   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   96%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Diamondbacks 5.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Randy Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   93%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   98%  S Dunston       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   R      ---  2   96%  M McGwire       Home Run (LF-CF)
                  Byung-Hyun Kim replaces Randy Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Fernando Vina pinch hits for Eric Davis batting 5th
   O      ---  6   97%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave Veres facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Veres replaces Mark Thompson pitching and batting 9th; Fernando Vina moves to 2B; Placido Polanco moves to 3B; Craig Paquette moves to RF
          ---  4   98%  S Finley        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2   98%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: CF; Finley to 3B
   O      --3  6   97%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3      98%  D Miller        Wild Pitch; Finley Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 6.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-6, Byung-Hyun Kim facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Edmonds pinch hits for Craig Paquette batting 6th
   O      ---  6   99%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  Ray Lankford pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Lankford      Popfly: 1B
          ---  4  100%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
   O      1--  4  100%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Diamondbacks 6.

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