September 18, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@ANA 3
(12) NYY 15
@BAL 5 CHW 11
BOS 9 CLE 4
KCR 1 DET 5
MIN 4
(11) TBD 6
TOR 1 TEX 3
OAK 1 ARI 5
ATL 0 CIN 6
@CHC 4 STL 5
@MIL 2 FLA 7
@NYM 6 MON 11
@PHI 4 HOU 5
@PIT 2 COL 4
@SDP 1 SFG 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 48,194

Friday, September 18, 1998, 7:08
Time of Game: 2:47

Cardinals

77-77

Won 3

3rd, 20½ GB

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

W: D Oliver (10-10), L: R Roque (4-2), S: J Acevedo (11)

Brewers

72-82

Lost 1

4th, 25½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .822   18    1   1   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .457         0   0   
R Lankford CF                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .288  .926   18    3   0   HR,2B
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .292 1.202   20    7   0   HR
B Jordan RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .889   14    4   0   SB
R Gant LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .804   16    2   0   
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
  P Kelly 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .587         0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .733   25    3   2   SB
L Ordaz SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .444   20    2   2   
D Oliver P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .275    7    0   0   
  J Mabry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .689    7    0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  J Drew LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.257    6    0   0   
E Marrero C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .712   11    5   0   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    2   6              162   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (36, off R Roque).

HR: R Lankford (30, off E Plunk; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire (64, off R Roque; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: R Lankford 6; M McGwire 4; F Tatis 2; E Marrero; L Ordaz; R Gant; B Jordan.

RBI: M McGwire 2 (136); R Lankford (101); L Ordaz (6); F Tatis (56).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D DeShields-L Ordaz-M McGwire.

E: D DeShields (9); B Jordan (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Jordan (16, 3rd base off D Weathers/B Hughes); F Tatis (12, 2nd base off D Weathers/B Hughes).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .309  .816   15    1   1   SB
M Loretta SS-1B               4   1   1   0    0   1  .322  .828   26    7   1   2B
D Nilsson 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .772    7    4   0   
  J Valentin PH-SS            3   0   2   1    0   0  .216  .699    7    1   3   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .330  .869   16    0   3   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .844   13    3   1   GDP
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .665    8    3   0   
D Jackson LF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .242  .655    7    0   0   
B Hughes C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .731   11    8   0   
R Roque P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    2    0   3   
  R Belliard PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    5    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .377         0   1   
  B Banks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .675    6    0   0   
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  G Mullins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hamelin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .720    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    1   5              125   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (29, off D Oliver).

TB: J Cirillo 2; M Loretta 2; D Jackson 2; J Valentin 2; B Hughes.

GIDP: J Burnitz (8).

RBI: J Cirillo (67); J Valentin (44).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Jackson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina (21, 2nd base off D Oliver/E Marrero).

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
D Oliver, W (10-10)            6     7   2   2    1   4   0   5.46   26   83-54   33· 5·16    8· 5· 8· 0     53    -     1.21   0.13
L Painter, H (17)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    3   21-14   10· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.08
M Busby, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.71    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
J Acevedo, S (11)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4    7-5     4· 0· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.86   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   0          36  123-79   50· 7·22   11·10· 9· 0           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roque, L (4-2)               4     4   4   3    2   2   1   4.36   17   72-46   23· 9·14    7· 4· 2· 0     40    -     0.93  -0.26
D Weathers                     3     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.93   11   42-25   14· 6· 5    5· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.75   0.11
E Plunk                        1.2   3   1   1    0   1   1   4.52    8   39-24   17· 1· 6    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.05
G Mullins                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   6   2          37  158-98   55·17·26   14· 9· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Roque (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 48,194.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D DeShields          2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. R Lankford           CF    2. M Loretta            SS 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. D Nilsson            1B 
4. B Jordan             RF    4. J Cirillo            3B 
5. R Gant               LF    5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. M Grissom            CF 
7. L Ordaz              SS    7. D Jackson            LF 
8. D Oliver             P     8. B Hughes             C  
9. E Marrero            C     9. R Roque              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-0  -2-  5   16%  50% M McGwire       R Roque         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lankford Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  1-3  1   16%  78% J Burnitz       D Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  2-2  -2-  5   12%  64% F Tatis         R Roque         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jordan Scores; Tatis to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 5   1  4-2  1--  6   -9%  62% J Cirillo       D Oliver        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Valentin to 3B
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  7    7%  34% R Lankford      R Roque         Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rafael Roque facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D DeShields     Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   46%  R Lankford      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   47%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  F Vina          Walk
   O      1--  8   45%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      43%  D Nilsson       Vina Steals 2B
          -2-  5   39%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Vina to 3B
   R      1-3  3   32%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vina Scores; Nilsson to 2B
   O      12-  4   36%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   40%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rafael Roque facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   37%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   35%  F Tatis         Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   34%  L Ordaz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   36%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   39%  R Roque         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rafael Roque facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   36%  D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   34%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   33%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   35%  F Vina          Flyball: LF
          ---  5   29%  M Loretta       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Loretta to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Jose Valentin pinch hits for Dave Nilsson batting 3rd
   R      --3  3   23%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Loretta Scores
   O      1--  3   25%  J Cirillo       Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  2   27%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rafael Roque facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Loretta moves to 1B; Jose Valentin moves to SS
          ---  7   34%  R Lankford      Double to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   RR     -2-  5   50%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lankford Scores
          ---  5   54%  B Jordan        Walk
          1--      57%  R Gant          Wild Pitch; Jordan to 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   64%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jordan Scores; Tatis to 2B/Adv on E7
   RO     -2-  7   70%  L Ordaz         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Tatis Scores/unER; Ordaz out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  3   69%  D Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   72%  M Grissom       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   69%  D Jackson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  3   64%  B Hughes        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Jackson to 2B
                  Ron Belliard pinch hits for Rafael Roque batting 9th
   O      12-  5   69%  R Belliard      Lineout: RF; Jackson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   75%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Weathers facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Weathers replaces Ron Belliard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   73%  E Marrero       Groundout: P-3B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   72%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   74%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   71%  J Valentin      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  6   62%  J Cirillo       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Valentin to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   78%  J Burnitz       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   76%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   78%  B Jordan        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   76%  R Gant          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          1--  4   77%  F Tatis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Jordan to 2B
          12-      79%  L Ordaz         Jordan Steals 3B; Tatis Steals 2B
   O      -23  3   74%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   78%  M Grissom       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   80%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  B Hughes        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Weathers facing 8-9-1
                  John Mabry pinch hits for Darren Oliver batting 8th
   O      ---  7   80%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   78%  D DeShields     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Lance Painter facing 9-1-2
                  Lance Painter replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 8th; Brian Banks pinch hits for Dave Weathers batting 9th
   O      ---  6   82%  B Banks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   85%  F Vina          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  8   86%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Plunk replaces Brian Banks pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  3   93%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   92%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   92%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   92%  R Gant          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1-- 10   91%  F Tatis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Busby facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Busby replaces Ron Gant pitching and batting 5th; J.D. Drew replaces Lance Painter playing LF batting 8th
   O      ---  2   94%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Cirillo       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  L Ordaz         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   96%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   96%  E Marrero       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Greg Mullins replaces Eric Plunk pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   96%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Acevedo facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Delino DeShields pitching and batting 1st; Pat Kelly replaces Mike Busby playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   98%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   95%  D Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  B Hughes        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Greg Mullins batting 9th
   O      1--  2  100%  B Hamelin       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Brewers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation