May 7, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 5
BOS 3 DET 6
@OAK 3 TOR 6
@SEA 0 CLE 7
@TEX 2 ATL 6
SDP 3 LAD 4
@FLA 3 MON 2
COL 1 NYM 4
STL 1 PHI 4
ARI 1 PIT 8
CIN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 14,715

Thursday, May 7, 1998, 7:41
Time of Game: 2:11

Cardinals

17-16

Lost 3

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: M Yoshii (2-1), L: D Osborne (1-2), S: J Franco (6)

Mets

17-14

Won 3

2nd, 5½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .677   16    0   5   
D DeShields 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .878   22    5   2   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .311 1.231   14   10   0   
R Lankford CF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .318  .867   14    3   0   
B Jordan RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .962   10    2   0   HR
R Gant LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .756   14    0   0   GDP
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .835   12    0   3   
E Marrero C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .635    7    4   0   
D Osborne P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    5    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W McGee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .693    3    0   0   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       28   1   2   1    2   9              117   24  10

BATTING

HR: B Jordan (5, off M Yoshii; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: B Jordan 4; M McGwire.

GIDP: R Gant (2).

RBI: B Jordan (17).

2-out RBI: B Jordan.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Clayton-D DeShields-M McGwire.

E: G Gaetti (1).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Wilson LF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .750 1.500   15    2   0   SB
L Lopez 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .758   16    0   1   GDP
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .949   16   10   0   
B Huskey RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .657   15    0   0   
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .565    7    3   1   SH
B McRae CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .215  .685   13    2   0   IW
A Castillo C                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .237  .599   11    9   0   
R Ordonez SS                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .227  .505    7    1   7   SF
M Yoshii P                    2   1   1   2    0   1  .111  .422    5    0   1   2B
  R Becker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .710    7    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       29   4   7   4    2   4              112   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Yoshii (1, off D Osborne).

SF: R Ordonez (2, off D Osborne).

SH: C Baerga (2, off D Osborne).

IBB: B McRae (1, by D Osborne).

TB: P Wilson 3; M Yoshii 2; B McRae; B Huskey; J Olerud.

GIDP: L Lopez (1).

RBI: M Yoshii 2 (2); P Wilson (1); R Ordonez (10).

2-out RBI: M Yoshii 2; P Wilson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Baerga-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Wilson (1, 2nd base off J Frascatore/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 Osborne, L (1-2)             6     6   4   0    2   3   0   2.64   26   82-50   29· 6·15   13· 3· 5· 0     53    -     1.08  -0.21
J Frascatore                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.30    4   20-12    6· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
J Acevedo                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.80    3    5-4     4· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     7   4   0    2   4   0          33  107-66   39· 8·19   15· 6· 6· 0           -

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Yoshii, W (2-1)              7     2   1   1    2   6   1   2.43   24   93-57   31·15·11    9· 5· 2· 0     73    -     0.88   0.23
G McMichael, H (4)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.20    3   11-8     3· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
J Franco, S (6)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.15    3   13-8     2· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     2   1   1    2   9   1          30  117-73   36·19·18   12· 5· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Osborne (1).

IBB: D Osborne (1; B McRae).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Rich Rieker.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 14,715.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. R Clayton            SS    1. P Wilson             LF 
2. D DeShields          2B    2. L Lopez              3B 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. R Lankford           CF    4. B Huskey             RF 
5. B Jordan             RF    5. C Baerga             2B 
6. R Gant               LF    6. B McRae              CF 
7. G Gaetti             3B    7. A Castillo           C  
8. E Marrero            C     8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. D Osborne            P     9. M Yoshii             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  12-  1   25%  80% M Yoshii        D Osborne       Double to RF (Line Drive); McRae Scores/unER; Castillo Scores/unER
   t 4   2  0-0  ---  1  -13%  42% B Jordan        M Yoshii        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  1-0  12-  5    9%  56% A Castillo      D Osborne       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Huskey to 3B; McRae to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -7%  51% L Lopez         D Osborne       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   2  1-3  --3  5    7%  87% P Wilson        D Osborne       Single to RF (Line Drive); Yoshii Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF
          ---  7   50%  D DeShields     Walk
          1--  4   44%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeShields to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   55%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  P Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  L Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Masato Yoshii facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  R Gant          Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   54%  G Gaetti        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   55%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   50%  B McRae         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Masato Yoshii facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  D Osborne       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  D DeShields     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  A Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   51%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   50%  M Yoshii        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Masato Yoshii facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   53%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   55%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   42%  B Jordan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   43%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   40%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   37%  L Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  J Olerud        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Masato Yoshii facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   38%  G Gaetti        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   40%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   41%  D Osborne       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   47%  B Huskey        Walk
   O      1--  1   42%  C Baerga        Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   47%  B McRae         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Huskey to 2B
          12-  5   56%  A Castillo      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Huskey to 3B; McRae to 2B
   RO     123  2   56%  R Ordonez       Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Huskey Scores/unER
   RR     12-  1   80%  M Yoshii        Double to RF (Line Drive); McRae Scores/unER; Castillo Scores/unER
          -2-      81%  P Wilson        Wild Pitch; Yoshii to 3B
   R      --3  5   87%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Yoshii Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   87%  L Lopez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   89%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   90%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Donovan Osborne facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   92%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   94%  B Huskey        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Olerud to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  C Baerga        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Olerud to 3B; Huskey to 2B
          -23  4   94%  B McRae         Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   92%  A Castillo      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      123  3   90%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Masato Yoshii facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   85%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  B Jordan        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  4   94%  R Gant          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Frascatore facing 9-1-2
                  John Frascatore replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th; Rich Becker pinch hits for Masato Yoshii batting 9th
   O      ---  7   94%  R Becker        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   94%  P Wilson        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--      95%  L Lopez         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg McMichael facing 7-8-9
                  Greg McMichael replaces Rich Becker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for John Frascatore batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Juan Acevedo facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Willie McGee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  B Huskey        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   97%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   97%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, John Franco facing 1-2-3
                  John Franco replaces Greg McMichael pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  R Clayton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 4.

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