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SEA
@ANA		1
3
NYY
@BAL		5
4
BOS
@CHW		4
6
KCR
@CLE		3
5
MIN
@DET		3
0
TOR
@TBD		7
5		 
(12)
OAK
@TEX		6
3
ATL
@ARI		10
0
CIN
@CHC		7
3
STL
@MIL		11
6
FLA
@NYM		0
5
MON
@PHI		3
6
HOU
@PIT		2
0
COL
@SDP		1
0		 
(11)
LAD
@SFG		1
0
Sunday, September 20, 1998 1:07
, County Stadium
Attendance: 52,831, Time of Game: 3:28
Cardinals
11
79-77
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
3rd, 19½ GB
 at Brewers
6
72-84
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 26½ GB
W: Manny Aybar (6-6)
L: Scott Karl (9-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  1  3   0  3  0   0  0  2   11 10  0
Brewers         0  0  0   1  0  5   0  0  0    6 13  1

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .218 .601 17 11 0.027 0.49 0.064 -0.037 0.3 1 0 HR
   Delino DeShields PH-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 .821 5 1 0.016 0.21 0.016 0.000 1.0 0 1 2·SB
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 .278 .740 17 7 0.006 0.34 0.027 -0.021 0.1 0 2
Mark McGwire 1B 4 2 3 2 1 1 .294 1.205 19 9 0.181 0.36 0.186 -0.005 2.6 4 1 HR,2B
Brian Jordan CF-RF 4 2 1 2 0 0 .313 .895 19 12 -0.006 0.31 0.025 -0.031 -0.2 2 0 SF
Ron Gant LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 .238 .821 20 11 0.094 0.23 0.110 -0.016 3.0 2 0 2·HR
Eli Marrero C 4 0 0 0 1 0 .253 .712 27 16 -0.009 0.22 0.011 -0.020 0.2 11 0
Luis Ordaz SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .455 11 8 -0.011 0.23 0.006 -0.017 -0.4 3 2
Kent Mercker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .419 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Manny Aybar P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .240 .600 15 9 0.083 0.15 0.087 -0.003 0.7 1 0 HR
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .711 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Busby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .921 4 0 0.007 0.51 0.007 0.000 0.3 1 0
Mark Little RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .425 11 7 -0.009 0.12 0.000 -0.009 -0.3 2 0
   John Mabry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .695 1 1 -0.021 0.81 0.000 -0.021 -0.8
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bryan Eversgerd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .458 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 11 10 10 5 5 .278 1.079 166 92 0.358 0.30 0.539 -0.180 6.4 27 6
2B: M McGwire (21, off R Henderson).
HR: R Gant 2 (25, 1 off S Karl, 1 off R Henderson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); P Kelly (3, off S Karl; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Aybar (1, off S Karl; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M McGwire (65, off S Karl; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SF: B Jordan (4, off E Plunk).
TB: R Gant 8; M McGwire 7; M Aybar 4; P Kelly 4; F Tatis; L Ordaz; B Jordan.
RBI: R Gant 4 (63); B Jordan 2 (89); M McGwire 2 (138); M Aybar (3); P Kelly (13).
2-out RBI: R Gant 4; M Aybar; B Jordan.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields 2 (26, 2nd base off B Wickman/B Banks, 3rd base off B Wickman/B Banks).

Milwaukee Brewers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 6 0 2 0 0 1 .309 .812 21 15 0.047 0.64 0.092 -0.045 -0.5 3 1
Mark Loretta 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 .316 .813 15 8 -0.052 0.97 0.026 -0.077 -0.5 8 0 SF
Jeff Cirillo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .329 .867 27 15 -0.045 0.74 0.025 -0.070 -0.7 1 3
Jeromy Burnitz RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .261 .838 19 10 -0.046 0.81 0.037 -0.083 -0.3 2 0
Marquis Grissom CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .267 .670 18 11 -0.002 0.87 0.075 -0.077 0.7 2 0 2B
   Eric Plunk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Darrin Jackson LF-CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .245 .660 15 10 0.009 0.74 0.069 -0.060 0.1 4 0 2B
Mike Matheny C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .609 5 5 -0.049 0.97 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 3 0
   Geoff Jenkins PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .676 5 1 0.010 0.27 0.010 0.000 0.7
   Chad Fox P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Hamelin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .711 1 1 -0.035 1.44 0.000 -0.035 -0.3
   Bob Wickman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marcus Jensen C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Jose Valentin SS 4 1 3 2 1 0 .221 .709 23 13 0.071 0.60 0.084 -0.013 2.1 1 3 2B
Scott Karl P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .074 .249 4 3 -0.047 1.68 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 0 0
   Rod Henderson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Martinez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 7 3 0.007 0.20 0.007 0.000 0.4
   Valerio de los Santos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Banks PH-C-LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .238 .810 13 7 -0.007 0.94 0.050 -0.057 1.0 2 1 2B
Team Totals 39 6 13 6 6 11 .333 .849 178 105 -0.141 0.78 0.475 -0.615 1.4 27 8
2B: B Banks (2, off M Petkovsek); M Grissom (27, off M Aybar); D Jackson (13, off M Aybar); J Valentin (23, off M Petkovsek).
SF: M Loretta (4, off M Busby).
TB: M Grissom 4; J Valentin 4; B Banks 3; D Jackson 3; F Vina 2; J Burnitz.
RBI: B Banks 2 (4); J Valentin 2 (46); M Loretta (51); D Jackson (20).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: B Banks (1).
Outfield Assists: B Banks (M McGwire at home plate).

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
Kent Mercker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.07 0 50 0.00 0.0
Manny Aybar, W (6-6) 5.1 4 3 3 4 6 0 6.28 24 91 57 33 11 13 5 9 3 0 0 0 0.115 0.57 1.1
Mark Petkovsek 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.82 3 15 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 -0.094 0.50 -3.8
Mike Busby 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.53 9 32 18 10 4 4 1 5 2 0 1 1 0.059 1.43 0.2
Rich Croushore, H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.75 3 11 7 5 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.030 1.49 0.3
Bryan Eversgerd, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.13 2 7 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.022 1.34 0.2
Juan Acevedo 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.64 5 22 13 7 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 6 11 0 6.00 46 178 105 61 20 24 11 18 8 0 50 4 3 0.140 0.30 -1.4
M Petkovsek faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Milwaukee Brewers

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
Scott Karl, L (9-11) 3 6 6 6 0 1 4 4.54 15 55 33 25 4 4 3 11 4 0 24 -0.333 0.49 -4.5
Rod Henderson 2 3 3 3 0 1 1 13.50 9 33 20 14 1 5 1 7 4 0 0 0 -0.039 0.14 -2.0
Valerio de los Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.95 3 12 8 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Chad Fox 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.79 3 14 8 3 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.021 0.28 0.5
Bob Wickman 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 3.72 8 35 15 8 3 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.003 0.31 -0.8
Eric Plunk 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.46 4 17 8 4 1 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 -0.007 0.10 -0.1
Team Totals 9 10 11 10 5 5 5 10.00 42 166 92 59 12 21 7 25 10 0 24 2 2 -0.359 0.78 -6.4
B Wickman faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Mike Winters.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 52,831.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Milwaukee Brewers
1 Pat Kelly 2B 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Fernando Tatis 3B 2 Mark Loretta 1B
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Jeff Cirillo 3B
4 Brian Jordan CF 4 Jeromy Burnitz RF
5 Ron Gant LF 5 Marquis Grissom CF
6 Eli Marrero C 6 Darrin Jackson LF
7 Luis Ordaz SS 7 Mike Matheny C
8 Kent Mercker P 8 Jose Valentin SS
9 Mark Little RF 9 Scott Karl P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL M. McGwire S. Karl 17% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Tatis Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL M. Aybar S. Karl 9% 76% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 4-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL R. Gant S. Karl 8% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Jordan Scores
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL P. Kelly S. Karl 6% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b7 6-9 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O MIL B. Banks M. Busby 6% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)

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, Brewers' Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Kelly S. Karl -2% 48% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Tatis S. Karl 2% 50% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL M. McGwire S. Karl 17% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Tatis Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Jordan S. Karl -1% 66% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t1 2-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL R. Gant S. Karl -1% 65% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 1-2-3
Manny Aybar replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 8th
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIL F. Vina M. Aybar 2% 67% Lineout: CF
b1 0-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIL M. Loretta M. Aybar -3% 65% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIL J. Cirillo M. Aybar 3% 68% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 0-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIL J. Burnitz M. Aybar 2% 70% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Brewers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brewers' Scott Karl facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero S. Karl -2% 68% Lineout: 3B
t2 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL L. Ordaz S. Karl -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  R STL M. Aybar S. Karl 9% 76% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t2 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Little S. Karl -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIL M. Grissom M. Aybar 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIL D. Jackson M. Aybar -4% 73% Double to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 0-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIL M. Matheny M. Aybar 3% 76% Flyball: RF; Jackson to 3B
b2 0-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  MIL J. Valentin M. Aybar -1% 75% Walk
b2 0-3 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIL S. Karl M. Aybar 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Brewers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brewers' Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL P. Kelly S. Karl 6% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL F. Tatis S. Karl -1% 85% Flyball: LF
t3 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. McGwire S. Karl 1% 86% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t3 4-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL B. Jordan S. Karl -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 4-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR STL R. Gant S. Karl 8% 93% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Jordan Scores
t3 6-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero S. Karl -0% 93% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 1-2-3
b3 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIL F. Vina M. Aybar 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIL M. Loretta M. Aybar 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIL J. Cirillo M. Aybar 0% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Brewers 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Brewers' Rod Henderson facing 7-8-9
Rod Henderson replaces Scott Karl pitching and batting 9th
t4 6-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL L. Ordaz R. Henderson -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 6-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Aybar R. Henderson -0% 94% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t4 6-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Little R. Henderson -0% 94% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Brewers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 4-5-6
b4 0-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIL J. Burnitz M. Aybar 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIL M. Grissom M. Aybar -2% 94% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIL D. Jackson M. Aybar -3% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grissom Scores
b4 1-6 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIL M. Matheny M. Aybar 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIL J. Valentin M. Aybar 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Brewers 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brewers' Rod Henderson facing 1-2-3
t5 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Kelly R. Henderson -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t5 6-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL F. Tatis R. Henderson -0% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t5 6-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. McGwire R. Henderson 1% 93% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 6-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL B. Jordan R. Henderson 3% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); McGwire Scores
t5 7-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR STL R. Gant R. Henderson 3% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Jordan Scores
t5 9-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero R. Henderson -0% 99% Lineout: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 9-1-2
Greg Martinez pinch hits for Rod Henderson (P) batting 9th
b5 1-9 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIL G. Martinez M. Aybar -1% 98% Walk
b5 1-9 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIL F. Vina M. Aybar 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-9 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIL M. Loretta M. Aybar 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-9 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIL J. Cirillo M. Aybar 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-1, Brewers' Valerio de los Santos facing 7-8-9
Valerio de los Santos replaces Greg Martinez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL L. Ordaz V. de los Santos -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 9-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Aybar V. de los Santos -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 9-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. Little V. de los Santos -0% 99% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 4-5-6
b6 1-9 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIL J. Burnitz M. Aybar -1% 99% Walk
b6 1-9 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIL M. Grissom M. Aybar -1% 98% Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep SS-3B Hole); Burnitz to 2B
b6 1-9 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIL D. Jackson M. Aybar 1% 99% Flyball: CF
Mark Petkovsek replaces Manny Aybar pitching and batting 8th
Geoff Jenkins pinch hits for Mike Matheny (C) batting 7th
b6 1-9 1 12- 5,(3-1)  MIL G. Jenkins M. Petkovsek -1% 97% Walk; Burnitz to 3B; Grissom to 2B
b6 1-9 1 123 5,(3-1)  RR MIL J. Valentin M. Petkovsek -4% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Burnitz Scores; Grissom Scores; Jenkins to 3B
Brian Banks pinch hits for Valerio de los Santos (P) batting 9th
b6 3-9 1 -23 5,(3-1)  RR MIL B. Banks M. Petkovsek -5% 89% Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Jenkins Scores; Valentin Scores
Mike Busby replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching and batting 8th
b6 5-9 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  MIL F. Vina M. Busby -4% 85% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Banks to 3B
b6 5-9 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO MIL M. Loretta M. Busby 2% 87% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Banks Scores
b6 6-9 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIL J. Cirillo M. Busby -3% 84% Walk; Vina to 2B
b6 6-9 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIL J. Burnitz M. Busby 5% 89% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Brewers' Chad Fox facing 1-2-3
Chad Fox replaces Geoff Jenkins (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Brian Banks moves from PH to C
t7 9-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL P. Kelly C. Fox -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 9-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL F. Tatis C. Fox -1% 88% Foul Popfly: 1B
t7 9-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire C. Fox -0% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-9, Cardinals' Mike Busby facing 5-6-7
b7 6-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIL M. Grissom M. Busby -5% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 6-9 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIL D. Jackson M. Busby 5% 87% Strikeout Swinging
Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Chad Fox (P) batting 7th
b7 6-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIL B. Hamelin M. Busby 4% 90% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b7 6-9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIL J. Valentin M. Busby -3% 87% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Grissom to 3B
b7 6-9 2 1-3 6,(2-2)  O MIL B. Banks M. Busby 6% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Brewers' Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
Bob Wickman replaces Bob Hamelin (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t8 9-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL B. Jordan B. Wickman -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 9-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant B. Wickman -1% 92% Lineout: RF
t8 9-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Marrero B. Wickman 0% 92% Walk
t8 9-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL L. Ordaz B. Wickman 1% 93% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Marrero to 2B
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Mike Busby (P) batting 8th
t8 9-6 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Lankford B. Wickman 1% 93% Walk; Marrero to 3B; Ordaz to 2B
John Mabry pinch hits for Mark Little (RF) batting 9th
t8 9-6 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Mabry B. Wickman -2% 91% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-9, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 1-2-3
Rich Croushore replaces John Mabry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ray Lankford moves from PH to CF
Brian Jordan moves from CF to RF
b8 6-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIL F. Vina R. Croushore -5% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 6-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIL M. Loretta R. Croushore 5% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
b8 6-9 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O MIL J. Cirillo R. Croushore 3% 94% Flyball: CF
Bryan Eversgerd replaces Rich Croushore pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-9 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIL J. Burnitz B. Eversgerd -3% 91% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Loretta to 3B
b8 6-9 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIL M. Grissom B. Eversgerd 5% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Brewers 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Brewers' Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
Delino DeShields pinch hits for Pat Kelly (2B) batting 1st
t9 9-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. DeShields B. Wickman 1% 97% Walk
t9 9-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Tatis B. Wickman 0% 98% DeShields Steals 2B
t9 9-6 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis B. Wickman 1% 98% Walk, DeShields Steals 3B
Eric Plunk replaces Marquis Grissom (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Marcus Jensen replaces Bob Wickman (P) playing C batting 7th
Brian Banks moves from C to LF
Darrin Jackson moves from LF to CF
t9 9-6 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire E. Plunk 0% 99% Walk; Tatis to 2B
t9 9-6 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO STL B. Jordan E. Plunk 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; DeShields Scores
t9 10-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Gant E. Plunk -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 10-6 2 12- 6,(2-2)  RO STL E. Marrero E. Plunk 1% 99% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tatis Scores/No RBI/unER; McGwire out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Marrero to 1B
2 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 11, Brewers 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-11, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 6-7-8
Juan Acevedo replaces Bryan Eversgerd pitching and batting 9th
Delino DeShields moves from PH to 2B
b9 6-11 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIL D. Jackson J. Acevedo 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIL M. Jensen J. Acevedo 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 6-11 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIL J. Valentin J. Acevedo -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b9 6-11 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIL B. Banks J. Acevedo -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Valentin to 3B
b9 6-11 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O MIL F. Vina J. Acevedo 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 11, Brewers 6.

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