April 10, 2000 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
TOR 0 KCR 6
MIN 5 CLE 9
@OAK 4 CHC 4
ATL 3 COL 7
CIN 5 STL 8
@HOU 7 MIL 4
FLA 3 PHI 9
NYM 7 ARI 8
@SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 36,324

Monday, April 10, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Cardinals

6-1

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  3   0  0  0   0  3  0    8 13  0
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  1   1  4  0    7  7  1

W: P Hentgen (2-0), L: J Lima (1-1), S: D Veres (2)

Astros

3-4

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .394 1.065    8    5   1   2B,SB,HBP
E Renteria SS                 4   2   1   2    1   0  .333 1.009   25    0   2   HR,SB
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Lankford LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .192  .645   23    1   0   HR
  M Mohler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Polanco SS                1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .600    5    1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  5   1   1   2    0   2  .267 1.389   21   11   0   HR
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   4   0    1   0  .455 1.489   21    1   0   2·2B,SB
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .400 1.188   17    1   2   
  C Paquette 3B               2   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.412    2    0   1   3B
M Matheny C                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .350 1.108   17    6   3   
J Drew RF                     3   1   2   2    1   0  .455 2.145   15    1   0   HR,IW
P Hentgen P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   2   
  S Dunston LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .300 1.200    5    0   0   
Totals                       38   8  13   8    3  10              167   27  11

BATTING

2B: F Vina (1, off J Lima); J Edmonds 2 (3, off J Lima, off J Cabrera).

3B: C Paquette (1, off J Cabrera).

HR: R Lankford (2, off J Lima; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M McGwire (3, off J Lima; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); E Renteria (2, off J Lima; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Drew (4, off J Cabrera; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

IBB: J Drew (1, by J Lima).

HBP: F Vina (3, by J Cabrera).

TB: J Edmonds 6; J Drew 5; E Renteria 4; R Lankford 4; M McGwire 4; F Vina 3; C Paquette 3; P Polanco.

RBI: M McGwire 2 (6); E Renteria 2 (4); J Drew 2 (9); R Lankford (2); C Paquette (6).

2-out RBI: M McGwire 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina (1, 2nd base off J Cabrera/M Meluskey); J Edmonds (2, 2nd base off J Lima/M Meluskey); E Renteria (2, 2nd base off J Lima/M Meluskey).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .238  .905   17    0   3   HR
R Cedeno CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .100  .382   18    4   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .643   13    7   0   2B,CS
D Ward LF                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .308 1.400   12    1   0   2·HR
R Hidalgo RF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .400 1.355   16    1   1   HR
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .361    7    0   0   
M Meluskey C                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .167  .481   18   11   0   
T Bogar SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .577   12    2   1   
J Lima P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Alou PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .876    7    0   0   HBP
  G Barker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   CS
Totals                       32   7   7   7    3   7              129   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (2, off H Slocumb).

HR: R Hidalgo (3, off P Hentgen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Ward 2 (3, off H Slocumb, off P Hentgen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); C Biggio (1, off P Hentgen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: M Alou (1, by D Veres).

TB: D Ward 8; C Biggio 4; R Hidalgo 4; J Bagwell 3; R Cedeno.

RBI: D Ward 3 (4); J Bagwell 2 (4); R Hidalgo (7); C Biggio (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bagwell.

E: M Meluskey (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bagwell (1, 2nd base by P Hentgen/M Matheny); G Barker (2, 2nd base by D Veres/M Matheny).

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
P Hentgen, W (2-0)             6     4   3   3    2   5   3   4.63   23   81-51   27· 4·20    7· 4· 2· 3     55    -     0.76   0.06
M Mohler, H (1)                1.1   1   2   2    1   0   0  11.25    6   23-13    8· 2· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.08
H Slocumb                      0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   4.15    4    9-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 2· 1          2-2    1.41  -0.14
D Veres, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3   14-10    6· 2· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.00   0.23
Totals                         9     7   7   7    3   7   4          36  127-80   44· 9·27   10· 5· 6· 4          2-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lima, L (1-1)                7     8   5   5    3   8   3   4.50   31  117-67   30·20·17    5· 6· 6· 3     46    -     0.58  -0.19
J Cabrera                      1     3   3   3    0   1   1  13.50    7   30-20   14· 4· 2    0· 1· 3· 1          0-0    0.29  -0.13
J Powell                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    4   11-7     5· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.05   0.05
Totals                         9    13   8   8    3  10   4          42  158-94   49·24·21    7· 7·10· 4           -

P Hentgen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Lima (1; J Drew).

HBP: D Veres (2; M Alou); J Cabrera (1; F Vina).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 36,324.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. R Cedeno             CF 
3. R Lankford           LF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. D Ward               LF 
5. J Edmonds            CF    5. R Hidalgo            RF 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. B Spiers             3B 
7. M Matheny            C     7. M Meluskey           C  
8. J Drew               RF    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. P Hentgen            P     9. J Lima               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  6   15%  64% M McGwire       J Lima          Home Run (LF-CF); Renteria Scores
   b 8   1  8-5  -2-  2  -15%  73% D Ward          H Slocumb       Home Run; Bagwell Scores
   t 3   0  1-2  1--  2   14%  77% E Renteria      J Lima          Home Run; Vina Scores
   b 9   2  8-7  1--  1   11% 100% C Biggio        D Veres         Barker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 9   1  7-8  1-3  1  -10%  77% C Paquette      J Powell        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   50%  E Renteria      Walk
          1--      51%  R Lankford      Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Renteria to 3B
   RR     --3  6   64%  M McGwire       Home Run (LF-CF); Renteria Scores
          ---  4   65%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  F Tatis         Edmonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   65%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  J Bagwell       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Lima facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   66%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   65%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Drew out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  1   64%  P Hentgen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   54%  D Ward          Home Run
   O      ---  5   57%  R Hidalgo       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  3   59%  B Spiers        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   64%  F Vina          Single to 1B (Bunt)
   RR     1--  2   77%  E Renteria      Home Run; Vina Scores
   R      ---  6   84%  R Lankford      Home Run
   O      ---  5   83%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   84%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  6   82%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   81%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   83%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   84%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  7   82%  R Cedeno        Walk; Biggio to 2B
   O      12-  8   86%  J Bagwell       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   85%  J Drew          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   84%  P Hentgen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   85%  D Ward          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  R Hidalgo       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   88%  B Spiers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   86%  R Lankford      Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   85%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   88%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   89%  T Bogar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  J Lima          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   92%  J Edmonds       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   91%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   90%  M Matheny       Groundout: P-SS-1B; Edmonds to 3B
          --3  4   90%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  3   88%  P Hentgen       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Paquette replaces Fernando Tatis playing 3B batting 6th
   R      ---  5   81%  C Biggio        Home Run
   O      ---  1   84%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   81%  J Bagwell       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  D Ward          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   88%  R Hidalgo       Bagwell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jose Lima facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   91%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   90%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B; Vina to 3B
   O      --3  4   87%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   85%  M McGwire       Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Hentgen facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   75%  R Hidalgo       Home Run
                  Mike Mohler replaces Ray Lankford pitching and batting 3rd; Shawon Dunston replaces Pat Hentgen playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   79%  B Spiers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   82%  M Meluskey      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   84%  T Bogar         Foul Flyball: 2B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jose Cabrera facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Jose Lima pitching and batting 9th
          ---  8   88%  J Edmonds       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   95%  C Paquette      Triple (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Edmonds Scores
   O      --3  5   93%  M Matheny       Lineout: P
   RR     --3  2   97%  J Drew          Home Run (LF-CF); Paquette Scores
   O      ---  5   97%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   97%  F Vina          Hit By Pitch
          1--      98%  E Renteria      Vina Steals 2B; Vina to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  6   97%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Mohler facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Jose Cabrera batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  R Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   97%  C Biggio        Walk
          1--  6   95%  R Cedeno        Single to LF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 2nd; Placido Polanco replaces Mike Mohler playing SS batting 3rd
   RR     12-  1   88%  J Bagwell       Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Biggio Scores; Cedeno Scores
   RR     -2-  2   73%  D Ward          Home Run; Bagwell Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   82%  B Spiers        Lineout: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 7.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-7, Jay Powell facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Powell replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   84%  P Polanco       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   82%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   87%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Polanco to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   77%  C Paquette      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Dave Veres facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Veres replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  4   87%  M Meluskey      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  T Bogar         Lineout: SS
                  Moises Alou pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 9th
          ---  7   89%  M Alou          Hit By Pitch
                  Glen Barker pinch runs for Moises Alou batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  C Biggio        Barker Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Astros 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation