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2
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Monday, August 31, 1998 7:04
, Pro Player Stadium
Attendance: 36,584, Time of Game: 3:01
Cardinals
5
65-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 21½ GB
 at Marlins
3
47-91
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
5th, 43 GB
W: Darren Oliver (8-9)
L: Kirt Ojala (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  9  0
Marlins         1  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    3 10  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .302 .824 21 11 0.067 0.91 0.136 -0.070 0.3 2 6
Ray Lankford CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .282 .892 20 12 0.068 0.94 0.157 -0.089 0.4 2 0 CS
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .293 1.195 33 16 -0.047 0.69 0.035 -0.082 -0.4 16 0
Brian Jordan RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .318 .913 17 10 0.113 0.79 0.155 -0.042 0.9 1 0 HR
Ron Gant LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 .226 .793 16 8 0.097 0.54 0.110 -0.013 1.0 0 1 2B
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .485 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .724 23 11 -0.049 0.72 0.009 -0.058 -0.7 1 3
Placido Polanco SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .637 11 3 -0.021 0.71 0.049 -0.069 -0.3 2 10 2B,GDP
Darren Oliver P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .095 .286 12 9 -0.005 0.65 0.035 -0.039 0.1 0 0 2B
   Jeff Brantley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -0.006 0.72 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0 SH
   John Mabry LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .703 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eli Marrero C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .261 .713 15 9 -0.015 0.65 0.026 -0.042 -0.5 3 0 2B
Team Totals 33 5 9 5 7 8 .273 .885 170 91 0.202 0.74 0.712 -0.510 0.7 27 20
2B: R Gant (15, off K Ojala); P Polanco (3, off K Ojala); E Marrero (12, off K Ojala); D Oliver (2, off K Ojala).
HR: B Jordan (23, off B Edmondson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: J Brantley (1, off B Edmondson).
TB: B Jordan 5; D Oliver 2; P Polanco 2; R Gant 2; D DeShields 2; E Marrero 2; R Lankford.
GIDP: P Polanco (1).
RBI: R Gant 2 (56); B Jordan 2 (80); D DeShields (34).
2-out RBI: D DeShields; B Jordan.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 3. D DeShields-P Polanco-M McGwire 2; P Polanco-D DeShields-M McGwire.
Outfield Assists: R Gant (K Orie at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Lankford (4, 2nd base by B Edmondson/G Zaun).

Florida Marlins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Todd Dunwoody CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .254 .668 20 10 0.037 1.65 0.222 -0.185 1.3 2 0 HR,GDP
Alex Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 3 0 .148 .652 25 10 0.117 1.31 0.181 -0.064 0.8 1 4
Mark Kotsay RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .686 12 8 -0.013 2.08 0.106 -0.119 -0.4 2 0
Derrek Lee 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .247 .763 18 8 -0.102 1.92 0.119 -0.221 -0.2 8 1 GDP
Cliff Floyd LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .808 11 7 -0.171 1.57 0.021 -0.192 -1.2 0 0 GDP
Kevin Orie 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .216 .609 13 9 -0.053 1.29 0.033 -0.085 -0.2 2 1
Gregg Zaun C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .198 .595 9 5 -0.088 1.52 0.040 -0.128 -0.9 8 1
Luis Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .558 14 9 -0.088 1.01 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 4 3
Kirt Ojala P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .508 8 5 0.018 0.52 0.028 -0.010 0.2 0 2
   Dave Berg PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .743 5 4 -0.046 1.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.3
   Brian Edmondson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Vic Darensbourg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Cangelosi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .659 7 4 0.090 1.77 0.090 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 33 3 10 2 5 2 .303 .789 142 79 -0.299 1.50 0.840 -1.138 -1.3 27 12
HR: T Dunwoody (4, off D Oliver; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: T Dunwoody 5; K Orie 2; J Cangelosi; G Zaun; D Lee; C Floyd; K Ojala; M Kotsay.
GIDP: T Dunwoody (6); D Lee (6); C Floyd (9).
RBI: D Lee (68); T Dunwoody (21).
2-out RBI: D Lee.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Gonzalez-D Lee.
E: B Edmondson (2).

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
Darren Oliver, W (8-9) 6 8 3 3 4 1 1 5.80 28 101 54 34 5 15 16 7 3 0 41 0.048 1.36 -0.1
Jeff Brantley, H (2) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.70 7 26 16 9 2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.164 1.89 1.0
Juan Acevedo, S (5) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 15 9 6 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.087 1.91 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 5 2 1 3.00 38 142 79 49 8 22 20 11 5 0 41 0 0 0.299 0.74 1.3
D Oliver faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Florida Marlins

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
Kirt Ojala, L (1-4) 6 8 4 4 3 4 0 3.86 28 112 61 35 12 14 8 13 2 0 41 -0.187 0.89 -1.1
Brian Edmondson 1.2 1 1 1 3 2 1 3.99 8 34 17 8 2 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.050 0.50 -0.4
Vic Darensbourg 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.69 5 24 13 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.036 0.37 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 7 8 1 5.00 41 170 91 49 19 23 12 14 2 0 41 1 0 -0.201 1.50 -0.7
Balks: D Oliver 2 (4).
WP: K Ojala (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 36,584.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 10mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Florida Marlins
1 Delino DeShields 2B 1 Todd Dunwoody CF
2 Ray Lankford CF 2 Alex Gonzalez SS
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Mark Kotsay RF
4 Brian Jordan RF 4 Derrek Lee 1B
5 Ron Gant LF 5 Cliff Floyd LF
6 Fernando Tatis 3B 6 Kevin Orie 3B
7 Placido Polanco SS 7 Gregg Zaun C
8 Darren Oliver P 8 Luis Castillo 2B
9 Eli Marrero C 9 Kirt Ojala P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-5 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO FLA D. Lee J. Brantley 20% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
b9 3-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO FLA T. Dunwoody J. Acevedo 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 2-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO FLA C. Floyd D. Oliver 12% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 3-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  FLA M. Kotsay J. Brantley -11% 62% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gonzalez to 2B
t2 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL D. DeShields K. Ojala 10% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Marrero Scores; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw

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, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. DeShields K. Ojala 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford K. Ojala 9% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); DeShields to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Ojala -6% 57% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
t1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL B. Jordan K. Ojala 7% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive); DeShields Scores; Lankford to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Gant K. Ojala 4% 68% Wild Pitch; Lankford to 3B; Jordan to 2B
t1 1-0 1 -23 7,(3-2)  RO STL R. Gant K. Ojala 1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B; Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
t1 2-0 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O STL F. Tatis K. Ojala -3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Marlins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA T. Dunwoody D. Oliver 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  FLA A. Gonzalez D. Oliver -3% 65% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- FLA M. Kotsay D. Oliver -2% 64% Balk; Gonzalez to 2B
b1 0-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O FLA M. Kotsay D. Oliver 3% 67% Flyball: CF; Gonzalez to 3B
b1 0-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R FLA D. Lee D. Oliver -9% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gonzalez Scores
b1 1-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  FLA C. Floyd D. Oliver -2% 56% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lee to 2B
b1 1-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  FLA K. Orie D. Oliver -3% 53% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lee to 3B; Floyd to 2B
b1 1-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O FLA G. Zaun D. Oliver 8% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Marlins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Polanco K. Ojala -2% 59% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t2 2-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL D. Oliver K. Ojala -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  STL E. Marrero K. Ojala 2% 59% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 2-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL D. DeShields K. Ojala 10% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Marrero Scores; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 3-1 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford K. Ojala -3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Marlins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
b2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O FLA L. Castillo D. Oliver 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b2 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  FLA K. Ojala D. Oliver -3% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b2 1-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  FLA T. Dunwoody D. Oliver -4% 62% Walk; Ojala to 2B
b2 1-3 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O FLA A. Gonzalez D. Oliver 5% 67% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B)
b2 1-3 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O FLA M. Kotsay D. Oliver 5% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Marlins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Ojala 3% 75% Walk
t3 3-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Jordan K. Ojala -3% 72% Groundout: SS-P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Gant K. Ojala 9% 82% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jordan Scores
t3 4-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis K. Ojala 1% 83% Walk
t3 4-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO STL P. Polanco K. Ojala -5% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b3 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O FLA D. Lee D. Oliver 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O FLA C. Floyd D. Oliver 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 1-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O FLA K. Orie D. Oliver 1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 8-9-1
t4 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL D. Oliver K. Ojala 3% 86% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t4 4-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero K. Ojala -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t4 4-1 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  O STL D. DeShields K. Ojala -2% 82% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 4-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford K. Ojala -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
b4 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA G. Zaun D. Oliver 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA L. Castillo D. Oliver 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O FLA K. Ojala D. Oliver 1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 3-4-5
t5 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Ojala -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL B. Jordan K. Ojala -1% 83% Flyball: CF
t5 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Gant K. Ojala -1% 82% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b5 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  FLA T. Dunwoody D. Oliver -4% 78% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  FLA A. Gonzalez D. Oliver -7% 70% Walk; Dunwoody to 2B
b5 1-4 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Kotsay D. Oliver 4% 75% Flyball: CF; Dunwoody to 3B
b5 1-4 1 1-3 R FLA D. Lee D. Oliver -5% 70% Balk; Dunwoody Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 2-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  FLA D. Lee D. Oliver -3% 67% Walk
b5 2-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO FLA C. Floyd D. Oliver 12% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Marlins' Kirt Ojala facing 6-7-8
t6 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL F. Tatis K. Ojala -2% 77% Flyball: CF
t6 4-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL P. Polanco K. Ojala 3% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t6 4-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Oliver K. Ojala -3% 78% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t6 4-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Marrero K. Ojala 1% 78% Walk
t6 4-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. DeShields K. Ojala -3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
b6 2-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O FLA K. Orie D. Oliver 3% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Orie out at 2B/LF-2B
b6 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  FLA G. Zaun D. Oliver -4% 75% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b6 2-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O FLA L. Castillo D. Oliver 3% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Zaun to 2B
Dave Berg pinch hits for Kirt Ojala (P) batting 9th
b6 2-4 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O FLA D. Berg D. Oliver 5% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Marlins 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Marlins' Brian Edmondson facing 2-3-4
Brian Edmondson replaces Dave Berg (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford B. Edmondson 2% 85% Walk
t7 4-2 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  O STL M. McGwire B. Edmondson -4% 81% Lankford Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t7 4-2 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire B. Edmondson -1% 80% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL B. Jordan B. Edmondson 9% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL R. Gant B. Edmondson 0% 89% Walk
t7 5-2 2 1-- STL F. Tatis B. Edmondson 0% 90% Gant Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Gant to 2B
t7 5-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL F. Tatis B. Edmondson -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b7 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R FLA T. Dunwoody D. Oliver -9% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Jeff Brantley replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 8th
b7 3-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  FLA A. Gonzalez J. Brantley -7% 72% Walk
b7 3-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  FLA M. Kotsay J. Brantley -11% 62% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gonzalez to 2B
b7 3-5 0 12- 3,(1-1)  OO FLA D. Lee J. Brantley 20% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
b7 3-5 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O FLA C. Floyd J. Brantley 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Marlins' Brian Edmondson facing 7-8-9
t8 5-3 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL P. Polanco B. Edmondson 2% 89% Walk
t8 5-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Brantley B. Edmondson -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Polanco to 2B
t8 5-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Marrero B. Edmondson -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
Vic Darensbourg replaces Brian Edmondson pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields V. Darensbourg -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Jeff Brantley facing 6-7-8
b8 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA K. Orie J. Brantley 4% 89% Foul Popfly: 3B
b8 3-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O FLA G. Zaun J. Brantley 3% 91% Foul Popfly: C
b8 3-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O FLA L. Castillo J. Brantley 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Marlins' Vic Darensbourg facing 2-3-4
t9 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford V. Darensbourg -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire V. Darensbourg 1% 93% Walk
t9 5-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Jordan V. Darensbourg -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Gant V. Darensbourg -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 3-5, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 9-1-2
Juan Acevedo replaces Ron Gant (LF) pitching and batting 5th
John Mabry replaces Jeff Brantley (P) playing LF batting 8th
John Cangelosi pinch hits for Vic Darensbourg (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  FLA J. Cangelosi J. Acevedo -9% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b9 3-5 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OO FLA T. Dunwoody J. Acevedo 16% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA A. Gonzalez J. Acevedo 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Marlins 3.

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