May 5, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
CHW 0 TEX 8
@BOS 3 SEA 6
@CLE 5 ANA 4
@DET 1 NYY 5
@MIN 3 TBD 10
KCR 7 OAK 8
@TOR 2 ATL 12
STL 3 COL 13
@CHC 6 ARI 5
@CIN 1 MIL 2
@FLA 0 LAD 8
@MON 2 HOU 5
@NYM 4 PHI 11
SDP 1 PIT 4
SFG 3
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 44,350

Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Cardinals

15-11

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1
Braves          0  2  3   0  0  4   2  1  X   12 16  1

W: J Smoltz (5-0), L: K Bottenfield (4-1)

Braves

19-8

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco SS-2B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .709    9    5   2   
W McGee LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .310  .729   15    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .274  .967   11    7   1   
E Davis RF                    2   0   0   0    2   2  .276  .748   16    4   0   CS
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .289 1.074   19    0   3   
  S Dunston SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .834    5    0   1   GDP
D Bragg CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .663   16    0   0   
E Marrero C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .665   13    2   1   
J McEwing 2B-3B               4   0   0   0    0   2  .389  .950   18    2   3   
K Bottenfield P               2   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .428    3    2   1   
  M Mohler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Lankford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.387    9    0   0   
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Drew PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .860    4    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   7   2    4   7              138   24  12

BATTING

TB: W McGee 2; M McGwire; D Bragg; E Marrero; K Bottenfield; P Polanco.

GIDP: S Dunston (2).

RBI: M McGwire 2 (18).

2-out RBI: M McGwire 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J McEwing-P Polanco-M McGwire.

E: J McEwing (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Davis (2, 2nd base by J Smoltz/J Lopez).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .189  .485   11    1   0   CS
  G Williams PH-LF            2   1   1   2    1   0  .273  .830   11    0   0   
B Boone 2B                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .287  .796   29    1   4   HR,2B
C Jones 3B                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .287  .895   15    0   2   
B Jordan RF                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .318  .991   21    1   0   HR
J Lopez C                     3   2   2   0    1   0  .299  .866   12    5   1   2B
  E Perez C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    2   0   
R Klesko 1B                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .327  .854   15   10   1   HR
  B Hunter 1B                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.055    5    3   0   
A Jones CF                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .292  .943   13    2   0   3B,2B,GDP
W Weiss SS                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .243  .710   13    1   3   HBP,SF
  O Guillen SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .346    1    0   2   
J Smoltz P                    2   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .875    9    1   0   2B,SH
  R Simon PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .344  .921    5    0   0   
  K McGlinchy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Lockhart PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .593    5    0   0   
  R Seanez P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37  12  16  12    6   2              166   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Smoltz (2, off K Bottenfield); A Jones (4, off J Acevedo); B Boone (4, off M Mohler); J Lopez (8, off K Bottenfield).

3B: A Jones (3, off K Bottenfield).

HR: B Jordan (7, off M Mohler; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); B Boone (5, off K Bottenfield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Klesko (2, off K Bottenfield; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: W Weiss (3, off K Bottenfield).

SH: J Smoltz (2, off K Bottenfield).

HBP: W Weiss (1, by M Busby).

TB: A Jones 6; B Boone 6; B Jordan 4; R Klesko 4; J Smoltz 3; J Lopez 3; C Jones 2; O Nixon; W Weiss; G Williams.

GIDP: A Jones (2).

RBI: B Boone 3 (18); A Jones 2 (23); B Jordan 2 (24); R Klesko 2 (9); G Williams 2 (10); W Weiss (10).

2-out RBI: B Jordan 2; R Klesko 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Guillen-B Boone-B Hunter; J Lopez-W Weiss.

E: A Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Nixon (3, 2nd base by K Bottenfield/E Marrero).

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
K Bottenfield, L (4-1)         4.1  10   5   5    1   2   2   2.67   23   81-53   35· 6·12    7· 7· 6· 0     24    -     0.84  -0.36
M Mohler                       1.2   3   4   4    2   0   1   6.92    9   29-15   10· 1· 4    5· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.65  -0.08
M Busby                        1     2   2   2    2   0   0   7.71    8   27-15    8· 0· 7    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
J Acevedo                      1     1   1   0    1   0   0   5.68    6   20-14   11· 1· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  12  11    6   2   3          46  157-97   64· 8·25   16·12· 9· 0          2-0

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smoltz, W (5-0)              7     5   3   2    2   5   0   1.69   27  108-67   41· 9·17   10· 6· 4· 0     60    -     0.82   0.05
K McGlinchy                    1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.73    5   20-10    8· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
R Seanez                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.69    4   10-9     4· 3· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   2    4   7   0          36  138-86   53·13·20   14· 6· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Mohler (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Busby (1; W Weiss).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Brian Runge, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 44,350.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Atlanta Braves                       
1. P Polanco            SS    1. O Nixon              LF 
2. W McGee              LF    2. B Boone              2B 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. E Davis              RF    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. F Tatis              3B    5. J Lopez              C  
6. D Bragg              CF    6. R Klesko             1B 
7. E Marrero            C     7. A Jones              CF 
8. J McEwing            2B    8. W Weiss              SS 
9. K Bottenfield        P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-0  123  1  -26%  42% M McGwire       J Smoltz        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bottenfield Scores; Polanco Scores; McGee Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
   b 3   2  3-3  1--  1   20%  73% R Klesko        K Bottenfield   Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-  4   12%  69% A Jones         K Bottenfield   Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   b 3   0  3-2  ---  4   11%  56% B Boone         K Bottenfield   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 5   1  3-5  123  1  -10%  77% A Jones         M Mohler        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   54%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      53%  B Boone         Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  8   51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3   52%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  E Davis         Walk
   OO     1--  6   54%  F Tatis         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   55%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   61%  J Lopez         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   57%  R Klesko        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   R      -2-  4   69%  A Jones         Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   RO     --3  3   71%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Jones Scores
          ---  4   73%  J Smoltz        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   70%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   73%  E Marrero       Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  6   75%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   73%  K Bottenfield   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   71%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bottenfield to 2B
          12-  6   68%  W McGee         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bottenfield to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   RRR    123  1   42%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bottenfield Scores; Polanco Scores; McGee Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  4   44%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  4   56%  B Boone         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   53%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   51%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  J Lopez         Walk
   RR     1--  1   73%  R Klesko        Home Run (Fly Ball); Lopez Scores
   O      ---  2   72%  A Jones         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   75%  F Tatis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   77%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   78%  E Marrero       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   80%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   79%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Weiss to 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  O Nixon         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Weiss to 3B
   O      --3  5   74%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   77%  J McEwing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   79%  K Bottenfield   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   81%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Kent Bottenfield facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   83%  C Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   81%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF
          1--  1   83%  J Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
                  Mike Mohler replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
          12-  5   86%  R Klesko        Walk; Jones to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   OO     123  1   77%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Smoltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   80%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   82%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  3   84%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mike Mohler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   82%  W Weiss         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   84%  J Smoltz        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Gerald Williams pinch hits for Otis Nixon batting 1st
          1--  5   86%  G Williams      Walk; Smoltz to 2B
   RR     12-  1   95%  B Boone         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Smoltz Scores; Williams Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-      94%  B Jordan        Wild Pitch; Boone to 3B
   RR     --3  4   98%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Boone Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  J Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 9.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-9, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
                  Gerald Williams moves to LF
   O      ---  6   99%  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   98%  D Bragg         Walk
          1--  5   97%  E Marrero       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bragg to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J McEwing       Flyball: CF
                  Ray Lankford pinch hits for Mike Mohler batting 9th
   O      12-  9   99%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 9-3, Mike Busby facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Busby replaces Ray Lankford pitching and batting 9th; Placido Polanco moves to 2B; Joe McEwing moves to 3B; Shawon Dunston replaces Fernando Tatis playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Klesko        Popfly: 2B
          ---  1   99%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   99%  W Weiss         Hit By Pitch; Jones to 2B
                  Randall Simon pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
          12-  5  100%  R Simon         Walk; Jones to 3B; Weiss to 2B
   RR     123  3  100%  G Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jones Scores; Weiss Scores; Simon to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Simon to 3B
          1-3  6  100%  C Jones         Walk; Boone to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  B Jordan        Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 11.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-11, Kevin McGlinchy facing 1-2-3
                  Kevin McGlinchy replaces Randall Simon pitching and batting 9th; Eddie Perez replaces Javy Lopez playing C batting 5th; Brian Hunter replaces Ryan Klesko playing 1B batting 6th; Ozzie Guillen replaces Walt Weiss playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  1  100%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  8  100%  M McGwire       Walk; McGee to 2B
          12-  4   99%  E Davis         Walk; McGee to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   OO     123  5  100%  S Dunston       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 11-3, Juan Acevedo facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Mike Busby pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  E Perez         Flyball: RF
          ---  5  100%  B Hunter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hunter to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  A Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Hunter Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1  100%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
                  Keith Lockhart pinch hits for Kevin McGlinchy batting 9th
          -2-  5  100%  K Lockhart      Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 12.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-12, Rudy Seanez facing 6-7-8
                  Rudy Seanez replaces Keith Lockhart pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1  100%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B; Bragg to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
                  J.D. Drew pinch hits for Juan Acevedo batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Braves 12.

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