October 14, 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3 at Shea Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 3
2000 postseason: WS: NYY-NYM / ALCS: NYY-SEA / NLCS: NYM-STL / Div. Series: NYY-OAK / SEA-CHW / STL-ATL / NYM-SFG

Game 1
NYM  6
@STL  2
Game 2
NYM  6
@STL  5
Game 3
STL  8
@NYM  2
Game 4
NYM 10
STL  6
Game 5
NYM  7
STL  0

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 55,693

Saturday, October 14, 2000, 4:21PM
Time of Game: 3:23

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  2   1  3  0   0  0  0    8 14  0
Mets            1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1

W: A Benes (1-0), L: R Reed (0-1)

Mets

Bobby Valentine

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .619   14    3   2   
E Renteria SS                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .429  .929   16    0   1   SH
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .214  .553   14    4   0   2B
W Clark 1B                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.315   21    7   0   HBP
R Lankford LF                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .500 1.167   11    2   0   
  M McGwire PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   
  C Paquette LF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    6    1   0   
F Tatis 3B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .250  .800   19    0   1   2B,SF
J Drew RF                     5   1   2   0    0   2  .333  .777   24    1   0   
C Hernandez C                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .473    9    8   0   
A Benes P                     3   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .666   14    1   0   SH
  R Wilkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  M James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       39   8  14   8    2   9              154   27   4

BATTING

2B: F Tatis (2, off R White); J Edmonds (1, off R Reed).

SF: F Tatis (1, off R Reed).

SH: E Renteria (1, off R Reed); A Benes (1, off R White).

HBP: W Clark (1, by G Rusch).

TB: J Edmonds 2; F Tatis 2; J Drew 2; W Clark 2; F Vina 2; E Renteria 2; C Paquette; R Lankford; A Benes; C Hernandez.

RBI: J Edmonds 2 (2); E Renteria 2 (3); F Tatis (2); C Hernandez (1); F Vina (1); R Lankford (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Tatis-F Vina-W Clark; F Vina-W Clark.

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Perez RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .500   14    3   1   
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.315    7    1   1   
M Piazza C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.338   20   11   0   GDP
R Ventura 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .111  .419   12    1   2   
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .455 1.280   17    6   0   
B Agbayani LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .697   12    2   0   
J Payton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .182  .763   15    1   0   GDP
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   15    2   4   
  M Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
R Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  G Rusch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hamilton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  R White P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Harris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Trammell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   0    4   8              136   27   8

BATTING

TB: E Alfonzo 2; T Zeile 2; B Agbayani; T Perez; M Piazza.

GIDP: J Payton (1); M Piazza (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Ventura (1).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
A Benes, W (1-0)            8     6   2   2    3   5   0   2.25   31  115-66     6-11    64    - 
M James                     0     1   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    2    8-4      0-0          0-0
D Veres                     1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   13-9      0-0          2-0
Totals                      9     7   2   2    4   8   0          36  136-79     6-11         2-0

New York Mets              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
R Reed, L (0-1)             3.1   8   5   4    1   4   0  10.80   20   65-42     0-6     29    - 
G Rusch                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-6      0-1          2-0
R White                     3     5   3   3    1   1   0   9.00   15   49-34     5-1          0-0
D Cook                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   20-15     1-0          0-0
T Wendell                   1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-9      0-2          0-0
Totals                      9    14   8   7    2   9   0          45  154-106    6-10         2-0

M James faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Rusch (1; W Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 55,693.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. F Vina               2B    1. T Perez              RF 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. E Alfonzo            2B 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. M Piazza             C  
4. W Clark              1B    4. R Ventura            3B 
5. R Lankford           LF    5. T Zeile              1B 
6. F Tatis              3B    6. B Agbayani           LF 
7. J Drew               RF    7. J Payton             CF 
8. C Hernandez          C     8. M Bordick            SS 
9. A Benes              P     9. R Reed               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1  E Renteria      Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Vina to 2B
   RR     12-  3  J Edmonds       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Vina Scores; Renteria Scores/unER
          -2-  1  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Edmonds to 3B
   O      1-3  5  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  6  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  4  T Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Perez to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5  M Piazza        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (3B); Perez Scores
   O      ---  2  R Ventura       Lineout: P (P)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1  C Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  A Benes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  F Vina          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  B Agbayani      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5  J Payton        Walk
   O      1--  5  M Bordick       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS)
   O      1--  1  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF
          1--  5  W Clark         Walk; Renteria to 2B
   R      12-  6  R Lankford      Single (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Clark to 3B
   RO     1-3  2  F Tatis         Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
   O      1--  5  J Drew          Foul Popfly: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6  R Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  T Perez         Flyball: CF
          ---  3  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5  M Piazza        Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  C Hernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---  6  A Benes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS)
          1--  2  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Benes to 2B
   R      12-  2  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive); Benes Scores; Vina to 2B
                  Glendon Rusch replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  3  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          12-  3  W Clark         Hit By Pitch; Vina to 3B; Renteria to 2B
                  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 5th
   O      123  3  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Paquette replaces Mark McGwire playing LF batting 5th
          ---  5  R Ventura       Walk
          1--  3  T Zeile         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ventura to 2B
          12-  4  B Agbayani      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ventura to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   ROO    123  1  J Payton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Ventura Scores; Zeile to 3B
          --3  4  M Bordick       Walk
                  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Glendon Rusch batting 9th
   O      1-3  3  D Hamilton      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rick White facing 6-7-8
                  Rick White replaces Darryl Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  F Tatis         Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  3  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tatis to 3B
   R      1-3  2  C Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS); Tatis Scores; Drew to 2B
   O      12-  2  A Benes         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Drew to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   R      -23  4  F Vina          Fielder's Choice 2B; Drew Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Vina to 1B
   RO     1-3  6  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS); Hernandez Scores; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  4  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  T Perez         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rick White facing 4-5-6
          ---  3  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3  C Paquette      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Clark to 2B
          -2-  5  F Tatis         Walk
   O      12-  6  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Clark out at Hm/RF-C; Tatis to 3B
   O      1-3  2  C Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  R Ventura       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  B Agbayani      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rick White facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
   O      ---  3  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
                  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Rick White batting 9th
   O      ---  6  L Harris        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
                  Dennis Cook replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  C Paquette      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  T Perez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF
          ---  4  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Turk Wendell facing 7-8-9
                  Turk Wendell replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  C Hernandez     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  Rick Wilkins pinch hits for Andy Benes batting 9th
   O      ---  3  R Wilkins       Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike James facing 5-6-7
                  Mike James replaces Rick Wilkins pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4  T Zeile         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4  B Agbayani      Walk; Zeile to 2B
                  Dave Veres replaces Mike James pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 8th
   O      12-  4  M Franco        Strikeout Looking
                  Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Turk Wendell batting 9th
   O      12-  5  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYN200010140

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