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TEX
@ANA		5
6
TOR
@BAL		5
9
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@BOS		4
18
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@KCR		1
2		 
(14)
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@MIN		3
5
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@NYY		3
2		 
(10)
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@OAK		6
2
PHI
@ATL		6
10
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@CHC		9
7		 
(15)
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@CIN		2
4
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@COL		14
12		 
(10)
MON
@FLA		4
5		 
(12)
NYM
@PIT		4
5
SFG
@SDP		3
5
Monday, July 14, 1997, 7:35
, Cinergy Field
Attendance: 19,405, Time of Game: 2:54
Cardinals
2
44-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Reds
4
40-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Kent Mercker (7-6)
S: Jeff Shaw (20)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  0
Reds            0  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  X    4  5  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .700 0 0 -0.063 1.54 0.058 -0.121 -0.4 0 4 2B
Dmitri Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .724 0 0 -0.168 1.45 0.000 -0.168 -1.5 10 0
Ron Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .723 0 0 -0.103 0.96 0.000 -0.103 -1.0 3 0
Ray Lankford CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .328 1.067 0 0 0.029 1.01 0.114 -0.085 0.3 2 0 HR
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .276 .795 0 0 0.069 0.83 0.118 -0.049 0.9 1 2 HR
John Mabry RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .749 0 0 0.016 0.89 0.058 -0.043 0.0 0 0
   Tony Fossas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Mike Difelice C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .627 0 0 -0.009 1.57 0.048 -0.057 -0.0 6 0
   Delino DeShields PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .810 0 0 -0.040 1.54 0.000 -0.040 -0.2
David Bell 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 .200 .459 0 0 0.137 2.06 0.137 0.000 1.2 2 3 IW
   Tom Lampkin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .703 0 0 -0.025 0.98 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
Fernando Valenzuela P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0 0 -0.020 1.60 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Mark Petkovsek P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .200 0 0 -0.071 2.63 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 0 0
   Danny Sheaffer PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Phil Plantier PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .795 0 0 -0.119 4.66 0.000 -0.119 -0.8
   John Frascatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Livingstone RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .405 0 0 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 12 .212 .681 0 0 -0.379 1.38 0.533 -0.913 -2.7 24 10
2B: R Clayton (24, off K Mercker).
HR: G Gaetti (11, off K Mercker; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Lankford (20, off K Mercker; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: F Valenzuela (6, off K Mercker).
IBB: D Bell (1, by K Mercker).
TB: G Gaetti 5; R Lankford 4; D Bell 2; R Clayton 2; J Mabry.
RBI: R Lankford (66); G Gaetti (40).
2-out RBI: G Gaetti.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clayton-D Bell-D Young.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Deion Sanders LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 .294 .752 0 0 0.104 0.73 0.115 -0.011 1.1 0 0 3·SB,HBP
   Jeff Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eric Owens CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .190 .451 0 0 -0.184 1.18 0.000 -0.184 -2.5 1 0 GDP
   Stan Belinda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lenny Harris LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .663 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Kelly RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .271 .843 0 0 0.001 0.90 0.039 -0.038 -0.1 1 0
   Willie Greene PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .823 0 0 -0.031 1.09 0.000 -0.031 -0.5 0 0
Eduardo Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .252 .751 0 0 0.014 1.01 0.064 -0.050 -0.1 0 3
   Jeff Branson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 .437 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Oliver C 2 1 0 1 2 0 .297 .816 0 0 0.099 1.03 0.118 -0.019 0.9 13 0
Bret Boone 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .203 .567 0 0 0.028 0.98 0.042 -0.014 0.0 1 4
Hal Morris 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .262 .641 0 0 0.116 1.06 0.144 -0.028 1.3 7 0
Pokey Reese SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .611 0 0 -0.071 1.10 0.040 -0.111 -1.2 2 0 SB
Kent Mercker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .442 0 0 -0.091 1.77 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 1 0
   Scott Sullivan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Taubensee PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .778 0 0 0.098 1.17 0.098 0.000 1.0 2B
   Curtis Goodwin PR-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .682 0 0 0.037 0.48 0.037 0.000 0.7 1 0 2·SB
Team Totals 28 4 5 4 8 4 .179 .593 0 0 0.120 0.99 0.697 -0.577 -0.2 27 7
2B: E Taubensee (15, off J Frascatore).
HBP: D Sanders (4, by F Valenzuela).
TB: E Taubensee 2; D Sanders 2; P Reese; H Morris.
GIDP: E Owens (1).
RBI: B Boone (25); J Oliver (25); H Morris (26); E Taubensee (19).
2-out RBI: H Morris.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Baserunning
SB: D Sanders 3 (44, 3rd base off M Petkovsek/M Difelice, 2nd base off M Petkovsek/M Difelice, 2nd base off J Frascatore/M Difelice); P Reese (12, 2nd base off J Frascatore/M Difelice); C Goodwin 2 (21, 3rd base off J Frascatore/M Difelice, 2nd base off T Fossas/M Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fernando Valenzuela, L (2-12) 2.2 2 3 3 6 1 0 4.96 16 4 2 0 2 37 -0.185 1.56 -2.0
Mark Petkovsek 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.66 8 2 4 1 1 2 0 0.100 0.69 1.7
John Frascatore 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.60 9 4 2 1 1 0 0 -0.049 0.78 0.0
Tony Fossas 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.82 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.24 0.5
Team Totals 8 5 4 4 8 4 0 4.50 37 11 9 2 4 37 2 0 -0.119 1.38 0.2

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kent Mercker, W (7-6) 5.2 7 2 2 2 6 2 3.19 26 6 9 2 3 51 0.034 1.39 0.4
Scott Sullivan, H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.82 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.119 4.66 0.8
Stan Belinda, H (11) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.19 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.150 0.97 1.0
Jeff Shaw, S (20) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.39 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.077 0.99 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 12 2 2.00 36 9 10 2 3 51 3 0 0.380 0.99 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Valenzuela (5; D Sanders).
IBB: K Mercker (5; D Bell).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 19,405.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Cincinnati Reds
1 Royce Clayton SS 1 Deion Sanders LF
2 Dmitri Young 1B 2 Eric Owens CF
3 Ron Gant LF 3 Mike Kelly RF
4 Ray Lankford CF 4 Eduardo Perez 3B
5 Gary Gaetti 3B 5 Joe Oliver C
6 John Mabry RF 6 Bret Boone 2B
7 Mike Difelice C 7 Hal Morris 1B
8 David Bell 2B 8 Pokey Reese SS
9 Fernando Valenzuel P 9 Kent Mercker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-3 2 123 O STL P. Plantier S. Sullivan 12% 74% Strikeout
t6 1-3 1 --- R STL R. Lankford K. Mercker -11% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 3-2 1 -2- R CIN E. Taubensee J. Frascatore 10% 86% Double to LF; Reese Scores
b3 0-0 1 123 R CIN J. Oliver F. Valenzuela 9% 75% Walk; Owens Scores; Kelly to 3B; Perez to 2B
b3 2-0 2 12- R CIN H. Morris F. Valenzuela 8% 84% Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Boone to 3B; Morris to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL R. Clayton K. Mercker -6% 44% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- O STL D. Young K. Mercker 4% 48% Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Clayton out at 3B/P; Young to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O STL R. Gant K. Mercker 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O STL R. Lankford K. Mercker 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Sanders F. Valenzuela 3% 58% Single to P
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CIN E. Owens F. Valenzuela -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CIN M. Kelly F. Valenzuela -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Gaetti K. Mercker 2% 52% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t2 0-0 1 --- O STL J. Mabry K. Mercker 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O STL M. Difelice K. Mercker 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CIN E. Perez F. Valenzuela -2% 53% Popfly: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CIN J. Oliver F. Valenzuela 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- CIN B. Boone F. Valenzuela 4% 59% Walk; Oliver to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- CIN H. Morris F. Valenzuela 6% 65% Walk; Oliver to 3B; Boone to 2B
b2 0-0 1 123 O CIN P. Reese F. Valenzuela -8% 58% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b2 0-0 2 123 O CIN K. Mercker F. Valenzuela -8% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- STL D. Bell K. Mercker -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O STL F. Valenzuela K. Mercker 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O STL R. Clayton K. Mercker 3% 51% Flyball: RF; Bell to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O STL D. Young K. Mercker 4% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- CIN D. Sanders F. Valenzuela 4% 60% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CIN E. Owens F. Valenzuela -4% 56% Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; Sanders out at 2B/2B
b3 0-0 1 1-- CIN M. Kelly F. Valenzuela 4% 60% Walk; Owens to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- CIN E. Perez F. Valenzuela 6% 66% Walk; Owens to 3B; Kelly to 2B
b3 0-0 1 123 R CIN J. Oliver F. Valenzuela 9% 75% Walk; Owens Scores; Kelly to 3B; Perez to 2B
b3 1-0 1 123 RO CIN B. Boone F. Valenzuela 0% 76% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kelly Scores; Oliver to 2B
b3 2-0 2 12- R CIN H. Morris F. Valenzuela 8% 84% Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Boone to 3B; Morris to 2B
Mark Petkovsek replaces Fernando Valenzuela pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-0 2 -23 O CIN P. Reese M. Petkovsek -3% 81% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Reds 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- O STL R. Gant K. Mercker 2% 83% Popfly: SS
t4 0-3 1 --- O STL R. Lankford K. Mercker 2% 85% Strikeout
t4 0-3 2 --- R STL G. Gaetti K. Mercker -8% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 1-3 2 --- O STL J. Mabry K. Mercker 1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 9-1-2
b4 3-1 0 --- O CIN K. Mercker M. Petkovsek -2% 77% Strikeout
b4 3-1 1 --- CIN D. Sanders M. Petkovsek 2% 79% Single to CF
b4 3-1 1 1-- CIN E. Owens M. Petkovsek 1% 80% Sanders Steals 2B
b4 3-1 1 -2- O CIN E. Owens M. Petkovsek -2% 77% Lineout: CF
b4 3-1 2 -2- CIN M. Kelly M. Petkovsek 0% 78% Sanders Steals 3B
b4 3-1 2 --3 O CIN M. Kelly M. Petkovsek -3% 75% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- STL M. Difelice K. Mercker -5% 70% Walk
t5 1-3 0 1-- STL D. Bell K. Mercker -8% 63% Single to CF; Difelice to 2B
t5 1-3 0 12- O STL M. Petkovsek K. Mercker 7% 70% Strikeout
t5 1-3 1 12- O STL R. Clayton K. Mercker 5% 75% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Difelice to 3B
t5 1-3 2 1-3 O STL D. Young K. Mercker 6% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 4-5-6
b5 3-1 0 --- O CIN E. Perez M. Petkovsek -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-1 1 --- O CIN J. Oliver M. Petkovsek -1% 78% Flyball: LF
b5 3-1 2 --- O CIN B. Boone M. Petkovsek -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Reds 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Reds' Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- O STL R. Gant K. Mercker 3% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- R STL R. Lankford K. Mercker -11% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 2-3 1 --- STL G. Gaetti K. Mercker -4% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t6 2-3 1 1-- STL J. Mabry K. Mercker -6% 60% Single to RF; Gaetti to 2B
t6 2-3 1 12- O STL M. Difelice K. Mercker 5% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gaetti to 3B; Mabry to 2B
t6 2-3 2 -23 STL D. Bell K. Mercker -2% 62% Intentional Walk
Scott Sullivan replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
Phil Plantier pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer batting 9th
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek (P) batting 9th
t6 2-3 2 123 O STL P. Plantier S. Sullivan 12% 74% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 7-8-9
John Frascatore replaces Phil Plantier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-2 0 --- O CIN H. Morris J. Frascatore -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-2 1 --- CIN P. Reese J. Frascatore 2% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b6 3-2 1 1-- CIN S. Sullivan J. Frascatore 2% 76% Reese Steals 2B
Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Sullivan (P) batting 9th
b6 3-2 1 -2- R CIN E. Taubensee J. Frascatore 10% 86% Double to LF; Reese Scores
Curtis Goodwin pinch runs for Ed Taubensee (PH) batting 9th
b6 4-2 1 -2- CIN D. Sanders J. Frascatore 1% 86% Walk
b6 4-2 1 12- CIN E. Owens J. Frascatore 3% 89% Goodwin Steals 3B; Sanders Steals 2B
b6 4-2 1 -23 O CIN E. Owens J. Frascatore -5% 84% Fielder's Choice 2B; Goodwin out at Hm/2B-C; Sanders to 3B
Willie Greene pinch hits for Mike Kelly (RF) batting 3rd
b6 4-2 2 1-3 O CIN W. Greene J. Frascatore -3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Stan Belinda facing 1-2-3
Stan Belinda replaces Eric Owens (CF) pitching and batting 2nd
Curtis Goodwin moves from PR to CF
Willie Greene moves from PH to RF
t7 2-4 0 --- O STL R. Clayton S. Belinda 4% 85% Strikeout
t7 2-4 1 --- O STL D. Young S. Belinda 2% 87% Strikeout
t7 2-4 2 --- O STL R. Gant S. Belinda 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 4-5-6
b7 4-2 0 --- O CIN E. Perez J. Frascatore -1% 87% Strikeout
b7 4-2 1 --- O CIN J. Oliver J. Frascatore -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 4-2 2 --- O CIN B. Boone J. Frascatore -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Stan Belinda facing 4-5-6
Jeff Branson replaces Eduardo Perez playing 3B batting 4th
t8 2-4 0 --- O STL R. Lankford S. Belinda 4% 90% Strikeout
t8 2-4 1 --- O STL G. Gaetti S. Belinda 2% 92% Strikeout
t8 2-4 2 --- O STL J. Mabry S. Belinda 1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Tony Fossas facing 7-8-9
Tony Fossas replaces John Mabry (RF) pitching and batting 6th
Scott Livingstone replaces John Frascatore (P) playing RF batting 9th
b8 4-2 0 --- O CIN H. Morris T. Fossas -1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-2 1 --- O CIN P. Reese T. Fossas -0% 93% Popfly: 1B
b8 4-2 2 --- CIN C. Goodwin T. Fossas 0% 93% Walk
b8 4-2 2 1-- CIN D. Sanders T. Fossas 0% 93% Goodwin Steals 2B
b8 4-2 2 -2- O CIN D. Sanders T. Fossas -1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Reds' Jeff Shaw facing 7-8-9
Jeff Shaw replaces Deion Sanders (LF) pitching and batting 1st
Lenny Harris replaces Stan Belinda (P) playing LF batting 2nd
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Mike Difelice (C) batting 7th
t9 2-4 0 --- O STL D. DeShields J. Shaw 4% 96% Strikeout
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for David Bell (2B) batting 8th
t9 2-4 1 --- O STL T. Lampkin J. Shaw 3% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 2-4 2 --- O STL S. Livingstone J. Shaw 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Reds 4.

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  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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