April 4, 1988 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 12
@BAL 0 DET 5
@BOS 3
(10) CHW 8
CAL 5 TOR 5
@KCR 3 OAK 4
SEA 1 TEX 4
CLE 3 CIN 5
STL 4
(12) SFG 5
@LAD 1 NYM 10
@MON 6

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 55,438

Monday, April 4, 1988, 2:05
Time of Game: 3:43

Cardinals

0-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  2
Reds            0  0  1   0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  1    5 10  3

W: P Perry (1-0), L: B Forsch (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Reds

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  6   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   13    2   0   2·SB,CS
O Smith SS                    5   0   2   0    1   0  .400  .900   33    2   7   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200   32    3   6   SH,IW
B Horner 1B                   4   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .333   22   12   1   IW
W McGee CF                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334   20    4   0   
T Pendleton 3B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .833   16    0   1   IW
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Worrell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Pagnozzi PH-C             2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   
  L McWilliams P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   17    7   0   
  S Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Forsch P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Lake C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Lindeman RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   19    2   0   
J Magrane P                   2   1   1   3    1   1  .500 2.667   10    1   2   HR
  S Terry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Oquendo 3B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    9    0   1   
Totals                       43   4   8   4    7   4              196   35  18

BATTING

HR: J Magrane (1, off M Soto; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: T Herr (1, off P Perry).

IBB: B Horner (1, by P Perry); T Pendleton (1, by M Soto); T Herr (1, by J Rijo).

TB: J Magrane 4; O Smith 2; J Lindeman; T Pendleton; J Oquendo; W McGee; V Coleman.

RBI: J Magrane 3 (3); T Pendleton (1).

2-out RBI: J Magrane 3.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. O Smith-T Herr-B Horner 2; T Herr-O Smith-B Horner.

E: T Pendleton (1); B Horner (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Smith (1, 2nd base off J Rijo/B Diaz); V Coleman 2 (2, 3rd base off M Soto/B Diaz, 2nd base off M Soto/B Diaz).

CS: V Coleman (1, 2nd base by R Murphy/B Diaz).

PO: O Smith (1st base by M Soto); W McGee (1st base by M Soto).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Larkin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .800   17    5   4   SB,SH
D Concepcion 2B               3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   14    0   4   
  R Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P O'Neill 1B                2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    8    6   0   
K Daniels LF                  4   1   2   2    2   0  .500 1.917   34    2   0   HR,2·GDP
E Davis CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    3   0   GDP
T Jones RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .800   10    3   0   
B Diaz C                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   12    4   1   
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   15   10   1   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L McClendon PH              0   0   0   0    1   0                7    0   0   
  P Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
C Sabo 3B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   14    1   2   SB
M Soto P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    1   1   
  D Collins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  J Rijo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Treadway PH-2B            2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   14    1   2   
Totals                       41   5  10   2    6   5              161   36  17

BATTING

HR: K Daniels (1, off J Magrane; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: B Larkin (1, off B Forsch).

TB: K Daniels 5; B Larkin 2; T Jones 2; J Treadway; B Diaz; D Concepcion; C Sabo.

GIDP: K Daniels 2 (2); E Davis (1).

RBI: K Daniels 2 (2).

2-out RBI: K Daniels.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Concepcion (1); M Soto 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Larkin (1, 3rd base off J Magrane/T Pena); C Sabo (1, 2nd base off J Magrane/T Pena).

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
J Magrane                      6     9   4   3    2   2   1   4.50   27   86-60   41· 5·14   15· 4· 3· 1     40    -     1.33  -0.39
S Terry                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    3-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.92   0.12
K Dayley                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.61  -0.01
T Worrell                      2.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   20-14    8· 1· 5    1· 4· 1· 0          2-0    1.88   0.31
S Peters                       0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    2   13-7     5· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.10   0.00
B Forsch, L (0-1)              2     0   1   1    2   0   0   4.50    7   20-9     8· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.35   0.19
L McWilliams                   0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    8-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.92  -0.31
Totals                        11.2  10   5   4    6   5   1          48  155-100  68· 9·23   20·10· 6· 1          6-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Soto                         5     6   4   3    4   1   1   5.40   25   94-50   35· 3·12   11· 5· 3· 1     38    -     0.96  -0.27
J Rijo                         2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    9   29-18   10· 2· 6    4· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.74   0.07
R Murphy                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   26-15   10· 2· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.89   0.23
J Franco                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   15-10    8· 1· 1    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.25
P Perry, W (1-0)               1     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5   20-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.64   0.13
Totals                        12     8   4   3    7   4   1          51  184-102  70· 9·23   24· 9· 6· 1           -

J Magrane faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
K Dayley faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: J Magrane 2 (2); M Soto 2 (2).

WP: L McWilliams (1).

IBB: P Perry (1; B Horner); J Rijo (1; T Herr); M Soto (1; T Pendleton).

PO: M Soto 2 (0; W McGee, 1st base; O Smith, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 3:43.

Attendance: 55,438.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. V Coleman            LF    1. B Larkin             SS 
2. O Smith              SS    2. D Concepcion         2B 
3. T Herr               2B    3. K Daniels            LF 
4. B Horner             1B    4. E Davis              CF 
5. W McGee              CF    5. T Jones              RF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. B Diaz               C  
7. T Pena               C     7. N Esasky             1B 
8. J Lindeman           RF    8. C Sabo               3B 
9. J Magrane            P     9. M Soto               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  4-4  --3  5   38% 100% K Daniels       L McWilliams    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Treadway Scores
   t 4   2  1-1  12-  2  -32%  18% J Magrane       M Soto          Home Run; Pendleton Scores; Lindeman Scores
   b 7   0  4-3  -2-  4   22%  70% J Treadway      J Magrane       Single to 1B/Bunt; Sabo Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Treadway to 2B
   b10   1  4-4  1--  2  -13%  50% E Davis         B Forsch        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t12   2  4-4  12-  4   11%  63% T Pagnozzi      P Perry         Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  O Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   55%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  B Larkin        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   64%  D Concepcion    Single to CF (Line Drive); Larkin to 2B
   OO     12-  2   54%  K Daniels       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  E Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mario Soto facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  B Horner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  W McGee         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      48%  T Pendleton     McGee Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McGee to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Balk; McGee to 3B
   RO     --3  5   42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; McGee Scores/unER
          ---  6   41%  T Pena          Walk
   O      1--  8   43%  J Lindeman      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   47%  T Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      50%  B Diaz          Balk; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   48%  N Esasky        Walk
   O      12-  1   42%  C Sabo          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   38%  M Soto          Fielder's Choice P; Jones out at Hm/P-C; Esasky to 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mario Soto facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   34%  J Magrane       Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  V Coleman       Popfly: 3B
          1--  1   34%  O Smith         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Magrane to 2B
          12-      29%  T Herr          Smith Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Magrane to 3B; Smith to 2B
   O      -23  7   37%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   42%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Magrane facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   47%  B Larkin        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      50%  D Concepcion    Balk; Larkin to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Larkin Steals 3B
          --3  8   59%  " "             Walk
   ROO    1-3  5   51%  K Daniels       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Larkin Scores
   O      ---  1   50%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Mario Soto facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   50%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   53%  T Pena          Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          1--  3   51%  J Lindeman      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Pendleton to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   18%  J Magrane       Home Run; Pendleton Scores; Lindeman Scores
          ---  2   18%  V Coleman       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      17%  O Smith         Coleman Steals 2B
          -2-      17%  " "             Coleman Steals 3B
   O      --3  7   19%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Magrane facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   17%  T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   15%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   14%  N Esasky        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mario Soto facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   15%  T Herr          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   14%  B Horner        Walk
          1--      13%  W McGee         Balk; Horner to 2B
   O      -2-  3   15%  " "             Lineout: SS
          -2-  4   15%  T Pendleton     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   17%  T Pena          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Magrane facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   14%  C Sabo          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for Mario Soto batting 9th
   O      ---  1   13%  D Collins       Lineout: P
   O      ---  3   12%  B Larkin        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Rijo facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Rijo replaces Dave Collins pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   13%  J Lindeman      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   13%  J Magrane       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   13%  V Coleman       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Coleman to 1B
          1--  4   12%  O Smith         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Coleman to 3B
          1-3      12%  T Herr          Smith Steals 2B
          -23  5   11%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   14%  B Horner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Magrane facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   12%  D Concepcion    Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  5   20%  K Daniels       Home Run
   O      ---  4   18%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   20%  T Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   24%  B Diaz          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   29%  N Esasky        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Jones Scores/No RBI/unER; Diaz out at Hm/2B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jose Rijo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   31%  W McGee         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   33%  T Pendleton     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   34%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Magrane facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   42%  C Sabo          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
                  Jeff Treadway pinch hits for Jose Rijo batting 9th
          1--      48%  J Treadway      Sabo Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   70%  " "             Single to 1B/Bunt; Sabo Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI; Treadway to 2B
                  Scott Terry replaces Joe Magrane pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   62%  B Larkin        Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-  1   57%  D Concepcion    Groundout: SS-1B; Treadway to 3B
                  Ken Dayley replaces Terry Pendleton pitching and batting 6th; Jose Oquendo replaces Scott Terry playing 3B batting 9th
          --3  5   59%  K Daniels       Walk
                  Todd Worrell replaces Ken Dayley pitching and batting 6th
   O      1-3  2   50%  E Davis         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rob Murphy facing 8-9-1
                  Rob Murphy replaces Dave Concepcion pitching and batting 2nd; Jeff Treadway moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   55%  J Lindeman      Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  J Oquendo       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   60%  O Smith         Coleman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   56%  T Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   52%  B Diaz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   50%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Rob Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   56%  O Smith         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   60%  T Herr          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  B Horner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Todd Worrell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   57%  C Sabo          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  4   53%  J Treadway      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  B Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, John Franco facing 5-6-7
                  John Franco replaces Nick Esasky pitching and batting 7th; Paul O'Neill replaces Rob Murphy playing 1B batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   56%  W McGee         Flyball: CF
                  Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Todd Worrell batting 6th
   O      ---  1   60%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   63%  T Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Peters facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Peters replaces Tony Pena pitching and batting 7th; Tom Pagnozzi moves to C
   O      ---  5   57%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   63%  K Daniels       Walk
                  Bob Forsch replaces Steve Peters pitching and batting 7th
   OO     1--  2   50%  E Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, John Franco facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   56%  J Lindeman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  J Oquendo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   63%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   57%  T Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   53%  B Diaz          Flyball: CF
                  Lloyd McClendon pinch hits for John Franco batting 7th
          ---  7   56%  L McClendon     Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  C Sabo          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Top of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pat Perry facing 2-3-4
                  Pat Perry replaces Lloyd McClendon pitching and batting 7th
          ---  4   42%  O Smith         Walk
   O      1--  2   44%  T Herr          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Smith to 2B
          -2-  4   42%  B Horner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   52%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   63%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 12th, Reds Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   70%  J Treadway      Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  B Larkin        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Treadway to 2B
                  Larry McWilliams replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 6th; Steve Lake replaces Bob Forsch playing C batting 7th
   O      -2-  3   60%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      62%  K Daniels       Wild Pitch; Treadway to 3B
   R      --3  5  100%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Treadway Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Reds 5.

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