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MIL
@BOS		7
1
CHW
@CLE		1
11
ANA
@DET		1
6
OAK
@KCR		9
6
SEA
@MIN		10
6
BAL
@NYY		13
9
TEX
@TOR		1
5
NYM
@CHC		3
8
PIT
@CIN		6
8
STL
@COL		4
11
FLA
@LAD		4
7
PHI
@MON		1
7
ATL
@SDP		2
6
HOU
@SFG		1
4
Friday, September 5, 1997 7:05
, Coors Field
Attendance: 48,051, Time of Game: 2:56
Cardinals
4
65-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Rockies
11
71-70
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
3rd, 8 GB
W: Frank Castillo (11-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  7  2
Rockies         0  1  0   3  1  0   3  3  X   11 16  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .283 .785 26 16 -0.054 0.71 0.013 -0.067 -0.5 1 7
Ron Gant LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .232 .713 23 12 0.045 0.64 0.062 -0.017 0.6 2 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 2 4 4 0 0 .275 1.025 16 8 0.429 1.02 0.429 0.000 4.6 14 1 2·HR
Ray Lankford CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .993 10 6 -0.067 1.15 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 0 0
   Willie McGee CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .796 4 3 -0.055 1.23 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 3 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .724 8 6 -0.161 1.19 0.000 -0.161 -2.2 1 5 GDP
Phil Plantier RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .767 20 11 -0.028 0.64 0.023 -0.052 -0.4 0 0
Tom Pagnozzi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .530 12 9 -0.063 0.58 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 1 1
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .690 9 7 -0.097 0.86 0.000 -0.097 -1.0 2 3
Donovan Osborne P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .458 11 6 -0.046 0.84 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 0 1
   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 PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .340 8 6 -0.034 1.30 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Curtis King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jose Bautista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 2 5 .212 .651 147 90 -0.131 0.87 0.527 -0.659 -1.6 24 19
HR: M McGwire 2 (46, 2 off F Castillo; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: M McGwire 10; R Gant 2; D DeShields.
GIDP: G Gaetti (16).
RBI: M McGwire 4 (105).
2-out RBI: M McGwire 4.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gaetti-D DeShields.
E: D DeShields (17); R Clayton (14).

Colorado Rockies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Weiss SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .275 .764 17 10 -0.102 0.92 0.046 -0.148 -0.7 3 6 CS
Ellis Burks CF-LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 .274 .905 14 11 0.140 0.60 0.171 -0.032 2.7 0 0 2·HR
Larry Walker RF 5 3 1 0 0 0 .375 1.179 19 12 0.005 0.69 0.067 -0.062 0.3 3 0 2B
   Harvey Pulliam RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .755 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Andres Galarraga 1B 5 3 3 1 0 0 .317 .969 19 13 0.209 0.85 0.210 0.000 2.0 10 0 2·SB
Dante Bichette LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .312 .852 12 8 0.136 1.41 0.169 -0.033 1.7 5 0 HBP
   Quinton McCracken PR-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .281 .717 3 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 0 0
Vinny Castilla 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 .306 .923 15 5 0.045 1.06 0.090 -0.046 0.5 1 0 SF,2·IW
Kirt Manwaring C 5 0 2 1 0 0 .236 .595 15 9 -0.159 0.94 0.010 -0.170 -0.7 5 1 GDP
Neifi Perez 2B 5 0 3 3 0 0 .304 .828 13 8 0.133 0.80 0.178 -0.045 2.5 0 5
Frank Castillo P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .259 4 3 -0.041 0.73 0.000 -0.041 -0.6 0 0
   John Vander Wal PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 .448 6 2 0.013 0.50 0.013 0.000 0.1
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Bates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .786 3 2 -0.009 0.30 0.000 -0.009 -0.6
   Mike DeJean P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 5 3 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.9 0 0
Team Totals 39 11 16 11 4 1 .410 1.056 145 87 0.369 0.83 0.954 -0.587 6.0 27 12
2B: L Walker (42, off D Osborne).
HR: E Burks 2 (27, 1 off J Bautista, 1 off D Osborne; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: V Castilla (2, off C King).
IBB: V Castilla 2 (9, by J Bautista, by D Osborne).
HBP: D Bichette (3, by J Frascatore).
TB: E Burks 9; N Perez 3; A Galarraga 3; L Walker 2; D Bichette 2; K Manwaring 2; V Castilla; W Weiss.
GIDP: K Manwaring (9).
RBI: N Perez 3 (23); E Burks 3 (67); V Castilla 2 (99); K Manwaring (25); A Galarraga (124); D Bichette (103).
2-out RBI: N Perez 3; K Manwaring.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Perez-W Weiss-A Galarraga.
Baserunning
SB: A Galarraga 2 (13, 2nd base off D Osborne/T Pagnozzi, 2nd base off J Frascatore/T Pagnozzi).
CS: W Weiss (2, 2nd base by D Osborne/T Pagnozzi).

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
Donovan Osborne, L (3-7) 4.1 7 5 5 2 0 1 4.93 20 66 40 25 4 11 12 6 5 0 27 -0.266 1.12 -2.2
John Frascatore 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.22 8 34 17 12 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0.090 0.88 1.0
Curtis King 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 2.75 8 19 15 11 0 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 -0.179 0.87 -2.4
Jose Bautista 1 4 3 2 1 1 1 6.50 9 26 15 8 4 3 2 5 3 0 0 0 -0.014 0.03 -2.4
Team Totals 8 16 11 8 4 1 2 9.00 45 145 87 56 9 22 23 16 12 0 27 0 0 -0.369 0.87 -6.0

Colorado Rockies

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
Frank Castillo, W (11-11) 6 5 4 4 2 5 2 5.24 25 107 63 36 5 22 7 11 4 0 49 -0.008 0.86 -0.2
Steve Reed, H (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28 3 15 10 7 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.104 1.28 0.6
Mike DeJean 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.06 7 25 17 12 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0.034 0.72 1.3
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 2 5 2 4.00 35 147 90 55 8 27 12 16 6 0 49 0 0 0.130 0.83 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Frascatore (5; D Bichette).
IBB: J Bautista (4; V Castilla); D Osborne (2; V Castilla).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Ron Barnes, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 48,051.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Colorado Rockies
1 Delino DeShields 2B 1 Walt Weiss SS
2 Ron Gant LF 2 Ellis Burks CF
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Larry Walker RF
4 Ray Lankford CF 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 Gary Gaetti 3B 5 Dante Bichette LF
6 Phil Plantier RF 6 Vinny Castilla 3B
7 Tom Pagnozzi C 7 Kirt Manwaring C
8 Royce Clayton SS 8 Neifi Perez 2B
9 Donovan Osborne P 9 Frank Castillo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR STL M. McGwire F. Castillo -26% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); DeShields Scores; Gant Scores
b4 2-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR COL N. Perez D. Osborne 14% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Galarraga Scores; Castilla Scores
b5 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R COL E. Burks D. Osborne 13% 67% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b2 1-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  OO COL K. Manwaring D. Osborne -12% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. McGwire F. Castillo -9% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

Play By Play

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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, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL D. DeShields F. Castillo 2% 52% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Gant F. Castillo 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. McGwire F. Castillo -9% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford F. Castillo 1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL W. Weiss D. Osborne -3% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O COL E. Burks D. Osborne -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O COL L. Walker D. Osborne -1% 41% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL G. Gaetti F. Castillo 2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL P. Plantier F. Castillo -2% 41% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi F. Castillo 3% 44% Lineout: RF; Plantier stays at 1B
t2 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Clayton F. Castillo 2% 46% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  COL A. Galarraga D. Osborne 4% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL D. Bichette D. Osborne 9% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Galarraga to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R COL V. Castilla D. Osborne 6% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Galarraga Scores; Bichette to 2B
b2 1-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  OO COL K. Manwaring D. Osborne -12% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
b2 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O COL N. Perez D. Osborne -3% 50% Lineout: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Osborne F. Castillo 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL D. DeShields F. Castillo 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- 8,(3-2)  STL R. Gant F. Castillo -1% 53% Walk
t3 1-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire F. Castillo -3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gant to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford F. Castillo 6% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 9-1-2
Willie McGee replaces Ray Lankford playing CF batting 4th
b3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O COL F. Castillo D. Osborne -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O COL W. Weiss D. Osborne -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O COL E. Burks D. Osborne -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti F. Castillo 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Plantier F. Castillo 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi F. Castillo 1% 57% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  COL L. Walker D. Osborne 7% 63% Double to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 1-1 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R COL A. Galarraga D. Osborne 8% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker Scores
b4 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL D. Bichette D. Osborne -3% 68% Flyball: CF; Galarraga stays at 1B
b4 2-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  COL V. Castilla D. Osborne 1% 69% Galarraga Steals 2B
b4 2-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  COL V. Castilla D. Osborne 2% 71% Intentional Walk
b4 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O COL K. Manwaring D. Osborne -3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Galarraga to 3B; Castilla to 2B
b4 2-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR COL N. Perez D. Osborne 14% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Galarraga Scores; Castilla Scores
b4 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL F. Castillo D. Osborne -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Rockies 4.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Clayton F. Castillo 3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Osborne F. Castillo 2% 85% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  STL D. DeShields F. Castillo -1% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 1-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Gant F. Castillo -2% 82% Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); DeShields to 2B
t5 1-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR STL M. McGwire F. Castillo -26% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); DeShields Scores; Gant Scores
t5 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee F. Castillo 2% 57% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
b5 4-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  COL W. Weiss D. Osborne 4% 62% Walk
b5 4-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O COL E. Burks D. Osborne -8% 54% Weiss Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS)
b5 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R COL E. Burks D. Osborne 13% 67% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
John Frascatore replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th
b5 5-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O COL L. Walker J. Frascatore -2% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
b5 5-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  COL A. Galarraga J. Frascatore 1% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 5-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  COL D. Bichette J. Frascatore 1% 68% Galarraga Steals 2B
b5 5-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  COL D. Bichette J. Frascatore 1% 69% Hit By Pitch
b5 5-4 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O COL V. Castilla J. Frascatore -5% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rockies' Frank Castillo facing 5-6-7
t6 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti F. Castillo 4% 68% Groundout: C-1B
t6 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL P. Plantier F. Castillo 3% 71% Popfly: SS
t6 4-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi F. Castillo 2% 73% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 7-8-9
b6 5-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O COL K. Manwaring J. Frascatore -3% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O COL N. Perez J. Frascatore -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Frank Castillo (P) batting 9th
b6 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  COL J. Vander Wal J. Frascatore 1% 70% Walk
b6 5-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL W. Weiss J. Frascatore -3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 5.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rockies' Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
Steve Reed replaces John Vander Wal (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Clayton S. Reed 5% 72% Flyball: LF
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for John Frascatore (P) batting 9th
t7 4-5 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O STL S. Livingstone S. Reed 3% 75% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t7 4-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. DeShields S. Reed 2% 77% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Curtis King facing 2-3-4
Curtis King replaces Scott Livingstone (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  COL E. Burks C. King 3% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 5-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O COL L. Walker C. King -3% 77% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
b7 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  COL A. Galarraga C. King 6% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Walker to 3B
b7 5-4 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R COL D. Bichette C. King 7% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walker Scores; Galarraga to 3B
Quinton McCracken pinch runs for Dante Bichette (LF) batting 5th
b7 6-4 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO COL V. Castilla C. King 1% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Galarraga Scores/unER
b7 7-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  COL K. Manwaring C. King 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McCracken to 3B
b7 7-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R COL N. Perez C. King 3% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball); McCracken Scores/unER; Manwaring to 3B
Jason Bates pinch hits for Steve Reed (P) batting 9th
b7 8-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O COL J. Bates C. King -1% 95% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 8.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Rockies' Mike DeJean facing 2-3-4
Mike DeJean replaces Jason Bates (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ellis Burks moves from CF to LF
Quinton McCracken moves from PR to CF
t8 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  STL R. Gant M. DeJean -3% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t8 4-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL M. McGwire M. DeJean -5% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gant to 2B
t8 4-8 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee M. DeJean 4% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Gant to 3B
t8 4-8 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  OO STL G. Gaetti M. DeJean 7% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 8-4, Cardinals' Jose Bautista facing 1-2-3
Jose Bautista replaces Curtis King pitching and batting 9th
b8 8-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  COL W. Weiss J. Bautista 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b8 8-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR COL E. Burks J. Bautista 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Weiss Scores
b8 10-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  COL L. Walker J. Bautista 0% 100% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b8 10-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O COL A. Galarraga J. Bautista -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Walker to 2B
b8 10-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O COL Q. McCracken J. Bautista -0% 100% Flyball: LF; Walker stays at 2B
b8 10-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  COL V. Castilla J. Bautista 0% 100% Intentional Walk
b8 10-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R COL K. Manwaring J. Bautista 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Walker Scores/unER; Castilla to 2B
b8 11-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  COL N. Perez J. Bautista 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Castilla to 3B; Manwaring to 2B
b8 11-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  O COL M. DeJean J. Bautista -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 11.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-11, Rockies' Mike DeJean facing 6-7-8
Harvey Pulliam replaces Larry Walker playing RF batting 3rd
t9 4-11 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL P. Plantier M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 4-11 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-11 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Clayton M. DeJean 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Rockies 11.

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