May 24, 1989 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
SEA 5 BAL 8
@CHW 0 DET 2
CLE 1
(10) OAK 6
@MIL 2 CAL 11
@NYY 4 KCR 6
@TEX 4 MIN 10
@TOR 4 PIT 4
@ATL 1
(14) CIN 5
STL 1 CHC 3
@HOU 1 LAD 4
PHI 2 NYM 3
@SDP 0 MON 1
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 21,055

Wednesday, May 24, 1989, 6:35
Time of Game: 2:25

Cardinals

22-21

Lost 2

3rd, 2½ GB

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

W: T Browning (4-4), L: K Hill (2-3)

Reds

25-18

Won 3

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .590   18    0   0   CS
J Oquendo 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .245  .622   13    1   3   2·2B
P Guerrero 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .301  .857   11    9   0   2B
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .681   10    0   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .640    8    7   1   2B
T Pendleton 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .613   11    1   4   
J Lindeman LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .332   17    2   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .686   12    3   3   2B
K Hill P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .513   10    0   0   
  F DiPino P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    5    0   1   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  V Coleman LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .754    6    1   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   0    3   3              121   24  12

BATTING

2B: O Smith (4, off T Browning); T Pena (7, off T Browning); J Oquendo 2 (6, 2 off T Browning); P Guerrero (14, off T Browning).

TB: J Oquendo 4; P Guerrero 2; T Pena 2; T Pendleton 2; O Smith 2; T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Oquendo-O Smith-P Guerrero.

BASERUNNING

CS: W McGee (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Browning).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Sabo 3B                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .238  .647   17    1   3   HR,2B,CS
K Griffey LF                  2   1   2   0    1   0  .311  .893   17    2   0   
  R Roomes PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .768    1    0   0   
B Larkin SS                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .327  .822   17    1   1   2·3B,GDP
E Davis RF                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .252  .778   18    2   0   
  H Winningham LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .738         2   0   
P O'Neill CF-RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .801   15    4   0   
T Benzinger 1B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .244  .613   13    8   1   
L Harris 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .590   13    3   1   2B
J Reed C                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .664   12    4   0   
T Browning P                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .200   25    0   2   SH
Totals                       30   5   9   5    5   6              148   27   8

BATTING

2B: C Sabo (13, off F DiPino); L Harris (2, off K Dayley).

3B: B Larkin 2 (4, off C Carpenter, off K Hill).

HR: C Sabo (2, off K Hill; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: T Browning (5, off K Hill).

TB: B Larkin 6; C Sabo 6; L Harris 2; K Griffey 2; T Benzinger 2.

GIDP: B Larkin (3).

RBI: B Larkin 2 (20); C Sabo (16); L Harris (1); E Davis (24).

2-out RBI: E Davis; B Larkin.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: C Sabo (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Sabo (7, 2nd base by K Hill/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
K Hill, L (2-3)                4.2   5   3   3    5   5   1   2.40   22   92-53   32·14· 7    9· 0· 3· 0     42    -     0.92  -0.19
F DiPino                       2     1   1   1    0   0   0   2.33    7   31-22   17· 0· 5    4· 1· 2· 0          3-0    0.65   0.07
C Carpenter                    0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.53    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.54  -0.05
K Dayley                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   2.45    5   20-11    5· 1· 5    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    5   6   1          36  147-89   56·15·18   13· 4· 8· 0          4-1

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Browning, W (4-4)            9     8   1   1    3   3   0   4.02   37  121-77   51· 7·19   10·17· 4· 0     67    -     1.09   0.32
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3   3   0          37  121-77   51· 7·19   10·17· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Browning (3; W McGee, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 21,055.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cincinnati Reds                      
1. W McGee              CF    1. C Sabo               3B 
2. J Oquendo            2B    2. K Griffey            LF 
3. P Guerrero           1B    3. B Larkin             SS 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. E Davis              RF 
5. T Pena               C     5. P O'Neill            CF 
6. T Pendleton          3B    6. T Benzinger          1B 
7. J Lindeman           LF    7. L Harris             2B 
8. O Smith              SS    8. J Reed               C  
9. K Hill               P     9. T Browning           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-1  1--  5   13%  81% B Larkin        K Hill          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Griffey Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2   11%  65% C Sabo          K Hill          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 5   2  2-0  -2-  5  -10%  69% T Brunansky     T Browning      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
   b 5   2  1-2  123  7   10%  84% E Davis         K Hill          Walk; Reed Scores; Griffey to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   t 5   2  2-1  -23  1    8%  72% T Pendleton     T Browning      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  W McGee         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   48%  J Oquendo       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   46%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   55%  T Pena          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   65%  C Sabo          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   68%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   81%  B Larkin        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Griffey Scores
   O      --3  6   78%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   74%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  5   71%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   67%  T Pendleton     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   69%  J Lindeman      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Pendleton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  O Smith         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          -2-  4   72%  K Hill          Walk
   O      12-  4   76%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   73%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   73%  T Browning      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Browning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   75%  J Oquendo       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   71%  P Guerrero      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   74%  T Brunansky     Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      -2-  2   78%  T Pena          Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   80%  C Sabo          Walk
   O      1--      76%  K Griffey       Sabo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  8   78%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   75%  B Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Browning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   77%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   79%  J Lindeman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   76%  O Smith         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   80%  K Hill          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   79%  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   77%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   78%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   77%  L Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   75%  J Oquendo       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   79%  P Guerrero      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   R      -2-  5   69%  T Brunansky     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Oquendo Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)
          1--  2   63%  T Pena          Double to RF (Line Drive); Brunansky to 3B
   O      -23  1   72%  T Pendleton     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   75%  J Reed          Walk
   O      1--  1   74%  T Browning      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Reed to 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  C Sabo          Groundout: SS-1B; Reed to 3B
          --3  6   72%  K Griffey       Walk
          1-3  7   74%  B Larkin        Walk; Griffey to 2B
   R      123  7   84%  E Davis         Walk; Reed Scores; Griffey to 3B; Larkin to 2B
                  Frank DiPino replaces Ken Hill pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   80%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Browning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   83%  J Lindeman      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   85%  O Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   86%  F DiPino        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank DiPino facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   85%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   84%  L Harris        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   83%  J Reed          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Browning facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   77%  W McGee         Walk
   O      1--  5   82%  J Oquendo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   87%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      90%  T Brunansky     McGee Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank DiPino facing 9-1-2
   O      --- 15   89%  T Browning      Lineout: LF
          ---  6   91%  C Sabo          Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Rolando Roomes pinch hits for Ken Griffey batting 2nd
   O      -2-  1   89%  R Roomes        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Frank DiPino pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  3   95%  B Larkin        Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sabo Scores
   O      --3  1   94%  E Davis         Foul Popfly: C/Interference called
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Browning facing 4-5-6
                  Herm Winningham replaces Eric Davis playing LF batting 4th; Rolando Roomes moves to CF; Paul O'Neill moves to RF
   O      ---  1   96%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   97%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  2   96%  T Pendleton     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   98%  J Lindeman      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Dayley facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Dayley replaces Jim Lindeman pitching and batting 7th; Vince Coleman replaces Cris Carpenter playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  P O'Neill       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   98%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      1--  3   99%  L Harris        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Benzinger Scores
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Reed          Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      -2-  6   99%  T Browning      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Browning facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  V Coleman       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3  100%  W McGee         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 5.

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