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Scores
Standings
DET
@ANA		12
3
CHW
@BAL		4
9
NYY
@MIN		5
3
TOR
@OAK		3
4
CLE
@SEA		7
4		 
(10)
KCR
@TBD		1
2
BOS
@TEX		0
6
SDP
@ATL		2
3
COL
@CHC		3
2
MON
@CIN		3
4		 
(11)
SFG
@MIL		7
3
STL
@NYM		7
8
STL
@NYM		7
5
LAD
@PHI		9
7
ARI
@PIT		7
5
Sunday, August 22, 1999 12:10PM
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:02
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cardinals
7
62-62
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
 at Mets
8
76-48
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  1    7 12  0
Mets            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  5  2    8 11  1
Winning Run scored with 1 out

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joe McEwing 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .287 .747 21 15 0.039 0.59 0.093 -0.054 -0.2 2 4 HR
J.D. Drew CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .262 .847 18 8 0.167 1.52 0.204 -0.037 0.4 1 0 SB
Mark McGwire 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .288 1.144 11 9 0.220 1.17 0.255 -0.035 1.9 10 1 2·HR
Ray Lankford LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .312 .912 19 13 -0.126 1.12 0.031 -0.157 -1.0 2 0 2B
Fernando Tatis 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .292 .949 17 10 0.179 1.34 0.197 -0.018 0.8 0 1 SB
Willie McGee RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .256 .587 23 15 0.074 0.65 0.088 -0.013 1.1 4 0
Alberto Castillo C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .289 .714 16 10 -0.026 0.86 0.031 -0.057 0.1 5 0 HR,HBP,SF
David Howard SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 .531 8 7 -0.019 0.56 0.029 -0.048 -0.4 1 4
Darren Oliver P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .612 12 11 -0.022 0.47 0.022 -0.044 -0.7 0 1
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 12 7 3 7 .316 1.030 145 98 0.486 0.96 0.950 -0.463 2.1 25 12
2B: R Lankford (26, off O Dotel).
HR: A Castillo (3, off J Tam; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M McGwire 2 (50, 1 off O Dotel, 1 off J Tam; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J McEwing (8, off O Dotel; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: A Castillo (3, off O Dotel).
HBP: A Castillo (1, by O Dotel).
TB: M McGwire 9; A Castillo 4; J McEwing 4; W McGee 3; R Lankford 2; D Howard; F Tatis; D Oliver.
RBI: M McGwire 2 (116); A Castillo 2 (24); J McEwing (38); W McGee (16); F Tatis (87).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Howard-J McEwing-M McGwire.
Baserunning
SB: F Tatis (18, 2nd base off O Dotel/M Piazza); J Drew (15, 3rd base off A Benitez/M Piazza).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 .338 .971 27 17 0.567 1.90 0.595 -0.029 2.4 1 0 2B,SB
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .318 .889 19 10 0.105 1.69 0.189 -0.084 -0.3 1 2
John Olerud 1B 4 1 2 5 0 0 .307 .922 16 10 0.177 1.09 0.237 -0.060 2.8 6 0 HR,GDP
Mike Piazza C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .323 .967 15 10 0.235 1.21 0.310 -0.075 0.2 7 0 HR
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .939 15 8 -0.089 0.84 0.000 -0.089 -0.8 2 1
Shawon Dunston CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .313 .779 12 10 0.038 0.68 0.076 -0.038 0.5 4 0 2B
Benny Agbayani RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .878 10 5 -0.085 1.05 0.033 -0.118 -1.0 4 0 CS
   Roger Cedeno RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darryl Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .795 4 2 -0.094 3.57 0.000 -0.094 -0.3
Rey Ordonez SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 .259 .630 18 10 0.068 1.27 0.122 -0.054 0.4 1 2 2B
Octavio Dotel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .411 4 3 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 1
   Todd Pratt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .733 6 3 -0.034 1.15 0.000 -0.034 -0.3
   Jeff Tam P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Luis Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .638 2 2 -0.019 0.67 0.000 -0.019 -0.5
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Franco PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .775 5 1 0.126 4.79 0.126 0.000 0.4
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 4 5 .324 .983 153 91 0.987 1.37 1.688 -0.702 3.6 27 6
2B: S Dunston (7, off D Oliver); R Ordonez (18, off D Oliver); R Henderson (22, off R Bottalico).
HR: J Olerud (15, off R Croushore; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF); M Piazza (30, off R Croushore; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: J Olerud 5; R Henderson 4; M Piazza 4; S Dunston 3; R Ordonez 2; B Agbayani; E Alfonzo.
GIDP: J Olerud (16).
RBI: J Olerud 5 (75); R Henderson (30); M Piazza (95); E Alfonzo (86).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
E: M Piazza (9).
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (30, 2nd base off D Oliver/A Castillo).
CS: B Agbayani (4, 2nd base by D Oliver POCS).

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 7.1 7 3 3 1 3 0 4.52 28 106 67 40 6 21 11 13 5 0 54 0.257 0.85 2.4
Rich Croushore 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3.26 5 20 12 4 5 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 -0.458 1.42 -4.0
Lance Painter, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.78 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.094 3.57 0.3
Ricky Bottalico, BS (5), L (2-7) 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 4.45 4 23 10 5 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.879 4.68 -2.2
Team Totals 8.1 11 8 8 4 5 2 8.64 38 153 91 50 11 30 13 16 7 0 54 2 2 -0.986 0.96 -3.6

New York Mets

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
Octavio Dotel 5 8 4 4 2 5 2 5.79 26 92 62 32 15 15 5 13 4 0 38 -0.179 0.73 -1.3
Jeff Tam 3 2 2 2 0 2 2 6.75 11 35 25 14 4 7 4 5 2 0 0 0 -0.022 0.21 -0.4
Armando Benitez, W (2-2) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.19 6 18 11 5 2 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.285 3.03 -0.5
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 3 7 4 7.00 43 145 98 51 21 26 10 22 8 0 38 0 0 -0.486 1.37 -2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: O Dotel (5; A Castillo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Oliver (5; B Agbayani, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Joe McEwing 2B 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 J.D. Drew CF 2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 John Olerud 1B
4 Ray Lankford LF 4 Mike Piazza C
5 Fernando Tatis 3B 5 Robin Ventura 3B
6 Willie McGee RF 6 Shawon Dunston CF
7 Alberto Castillo C 7 Benny Agbayani RF
8 David Howard SS 8 Rey Ordonez SS
9 Darren Oliver P 9 Octavio Dotel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R NYM R. Henderson R. Bottalico 50% 85% Double to RF (Line Drive); Ordonez Scores; Franco to 3B
b8 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYM M. Piazza R. Croushore 31% 56% Home Run (Line Drive)
b8 1-6 1 123 5,(1-2)  RRRR NYM J. Olerud R. Croushore 17% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ordonez Scores; Henderson Scores; Alfonzo Scores
b9 7-7 1 -23 7,(3-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo R. Bottalico 15% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Franco Scores; Henderson to 3B
b9 6-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM M. Franco R. Bottalico 13% 35% Walk; Ordonez to 2B

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, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL J. McEwing O. Dotel -9% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Drew O. Dotel 2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL M. McGwire O. Dotel -9% 34% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t1 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford O. Dotel -3% 31% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t1 2-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  STL F. Tatis O. Dotel -1% 29% Walk
t1 2-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  STL W. McGee O. Dotel -4% 25% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Lankford to 3B; Tatis to 2B
t1 2-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO STL A. Castillo O. Dotel -0% 24% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lankford Scores; Tatis to 3B
t1 3-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Howard O. Dotel 3% 28% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 6,(1-2)  NYM R. Henderson D. Oliver 3% 31% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM E. Alfonzo D. Oliver -3% 28% Flyball: RF
b1 0-3 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO NYM J. Olerud D. Oliver -5% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 9-1-2
t2 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL D. Oliver O. Dotel -2% 21% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t2 3-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O STL J. McEwing O. Dotel 2% 23% Flyball: LF
t2 3-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Drew O. Dotel -2% 21% Walk; Oliver to 2B
t2 3-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. McGwire O. Dotel 3% 23% Foul Popfly: 1B
t2 3-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford O. Dotel 3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Piazza D. Oliver -2% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM R. Ventura D. Oliver -2% 22% Flyball: CF
b2 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM S. Dunston D. Oliver -1% 21% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL F. Tatis O. Dotel -2% 19% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
t3 3-0 0 1-- STL W. McGee O. Dotel -4% 16% Tatis Steals 2B; Tatis to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t3 3-0 0 --3 5,(2-2)  R STL W. McGee O. Dotel -2% 13% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tatis Scores
t3 4-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL A. Castillo O. Dotel 2% 15% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 4-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL D. Howard O. Dotel -3% 12% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Castillo to 3B
t3 4-0 1 1-3 4,(0-2)  O STL D. Oliver O. Dotel 3% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL J. McEwing O. Dotel 2% 17% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM B. Agbayani D. Oliver 3% 21% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez D. Oliver -5% 15% Agbayani Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b3 0-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez D. Oliver -1% 14% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM O. Dotel D. Oliver -1% 13% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
t4 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew O. Dotel 1% 14% Flyball: CF
t4 4-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. McGwire O. Dotel 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford O. Dotel 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b4 0-4 0 --- 7,(2-2)  NYM R. Henderson D. Oliver 3% 19% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b4 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo D. Oliver -3% 15% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Olerud D. Oliver 1% 17% Henderson Steals 2B
b4 0-4 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R NYM J. Olerud D. Oliver 6% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Henderson Scores
b4 1-4 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O NYM M. Piazza D. Oliver -3% 20% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 1-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Ventura D. Oliver -2% 17% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
t5 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Tatis O. Dotel 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL W. McGee O. Dotel 1% 19% Lineout: RF
t5 4-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL A. Castillo O. Dotel -1% 19% Hit By Pitch
t5 4-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Howard O. Dotel 1% 20% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
b5 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM S. Dunston D. Oliver 7% 27% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 1-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Agbayani D. Oliver -5% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez D. Oliver -4% 18% Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
Todd Pratt pinch hits for Octavio Dotel (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM T. Pratt D. Oliver -3% 14% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Jeff Tam facing 9-1-2
Jeff Tam replaces Todd Pratt (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Oliver J. Tam 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. McEwing J. Tam 1% 17% Lineout: P (P's Left)
t6 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Drew J. Tam 1% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b6 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Henderson D. Oliver -3% 14% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b6 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo D. Oliver -2% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Olerud D. Oliver -1% 11% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Jeff Tam facing 3-4-5
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL M. McGwire J. Tam -5% 6% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t7 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford J. Tam 1% 7% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t7 5-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Tatis J. Tam 0% 7% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t7 5-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Tam 0% 8% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b7 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM M. Piazza D. Oliver -2% 6% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM R. Ventura D. Oliver -1% 5% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM S. Dunston D. Oliver 1% 5% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 1-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O NYM B. Agbayani D. Oliver -2% 4% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mets' Jeff Tam facing 7-8-9
t8 5-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R STL A. Castillo J. Tam -2% 2% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t8 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Howard J. Tam 0% 2% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 6-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Oliver J. Tam 0% 2% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. McEwing J. Tam 0% 2% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
b8 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM R. Ordonez D. Oliver 2% 5% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Luis Lopez pinch hits for Jeff Tam (P) batting 9th
b8 1-6 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O NYM L. Lopez D. Oliver -2% 3% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b8 1-6 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Henderson D. Oliver 1% 4% Walk
Rich Croushore replaces Darren Oliver pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-6 1 12- 4,(3-0)  NYM E. Alfonzo R. Croushore 4% 8% Walk; Ordonez to 3B; Henderson to 2B
b8 1-6 1 123 5,(1-2)  RRRR NYM J. Olerud R. Croushore 17% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Ordonez Scores; Henderson Scores; Alfonzo Scores
b8 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R NYM M. Piazza R. Croushore 31% 56% Home Run (Line Drive)
b8 6-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Ventura R. Croushore -4% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM S. Dunston R. Croushore -3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 2-3-4
Armando Benitez replaces Luis Lopez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Roger Cedeno replaces Benny Agbayani playing RF batting 7th
t9 6-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Drew A. Benitez -8% 42% Walk
t9 6-6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL M. McGwire A. Benitez -12% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Drew to 2B
t9 6-6 0 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Lankford A. Benitez 12% 42% Foul Popfly: 3B
t9 6-6 1 12- STL F. Tatis A. Benitez -10% 32% Drew Steals 3B
t9 6-6 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  RO STL F. Tatis A. Benitez -13% 19% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Drew Scores
t9 7-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee A. Benitez -2% 17% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Tatis to 3B
t9 7-6 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Castillo A. Benitez 4% 21% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Lance Painter facing 7-8-9
Lance Painter replaces Rich Croushore pitching and batting 9th
Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Roger Cedeno (RF) batting 7th
b9 6-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Hamilton L. Painter -9% 12% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
Ricky Bottalico replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
b9 6-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM R. Ordonez R. Bottalico 10% 22% Walk
Matt Franco pinch hits for Armando Benitez (P) batting 9th
b9 6-7 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM M. Franco R. Bottalico 13% 35% Walk; Ordonez to 2B
b9 6-7 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R NYM R. Henderson R. Bottalico 50% 85% Double to RF (Line Drive); Ordonez Scores; Franco to 3B
b9 7-7 1 -23 7,(3-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo R. Bottalico 15% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Franco Scores; Henderson to 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 8.

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