October 15, 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4 at Shea Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 4
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: 55,665

Sunday, October 15, 2000, 8:02PM
Time of Game: 3:14

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  0  0   1  3  0   0  0  0    6 11  2
Mets            4  3  0   1  0  2   0  0  X   10  9  0

W: G Rusch (1-0), L: D Kile (0-2)

Mets

Bobby Valentine

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .263  .616   19    2   1   2B
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .353  .745   22    0   2   SF,SH
J Edmonds CF                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .263  .774   17    3   1   HR
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.315    9   11   0   HR
R Lankford LF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .444 1.056   18    2   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .703   13    0   4   
J Drew RF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .750   14    3   0   
  C Paquette PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    3    1   0   
C Hernandez C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .619   15    2   2   
  E Marrero PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Kile P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    4    0   1   
  M James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Davis PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .715    4    0   0   2B
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  S Dunston PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    2    0   0   
  M Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Polanco PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  11   6    2   6              145   24  13

BATTING

2B: E Davis (1, off B Jones); F Vina (1, off B Jones).

HR: J Edmonds (1, off B Jones; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); W Clark (1, off B Jones; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SF: E Renteria (1, off G Rusch).

SH: E Renteria (2, off B Jones).

TB: J Edmonds 5; W Clark 4; F Vina 2; E Davis 2; C Hernandez 2; S Dunston; J Drew; R Lankford; F Tatis.

RBI: J Edmonds 3 (5); E Davis (1); W Clark (1); E Renteria (4).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: F Tatis 2 (2).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Perez RF                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .278  .705   18    5   1   2B,SB,CS
E Alfonzo 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .429 1.199   17    1   1   2B,HBP
M Piazza C                    3   3   2   2    1   0  .462 1.665   15    6   0   HR,2B,IW
R Ventura 3B                  2   2   1   3    1   0  .182  .626    9    0   2   2B,SF
T Zeile 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .400 1.145   14    6   0   2B
B Agbayani LF                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .842   19    3   0   2B
  J McEwing LF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Payton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .568    9    3   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   19    3   1   
B Jones P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  G Rusch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                3    0   0   SH
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Harris PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Trammell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31  10   9  10    4   2              137   27   6

BATTING

2B: E Alfonzo (1, off D Kile); T Perez (2, off D Kile); B Agbayani (2, off D Kile); R Ventura (1, off D Kile); T Zeile (2, off D Kile); M Piazza (2, off D Kile).

HR: M Piazza (2, off M James; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Ventura (2, off M Timlin).

SH: G Rusch (1, off M Timlin).

IBB: M Piazza (3, by D Kile).

HBP: E Alfonzo (1, by M Timlin).

TB: M Piazza 6; B Agbayani 3; T Perez 3; R Ventura 2; E Alfonzo 2; T Zeile 2.

RBI: R Ventura 3 (4); M Piazza 2 (4); B Agbayani 2 (3); T Zeile 2 (5); E Alfonzo (3).

2-out RBI: T Zeile 2; B Agbayani; M Piazza.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Perez-M Bordick.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Perez (1, 2nd base off D Kile/C Hernandez).

CS: T Perez (1, 2nd base by M James/C Hernandez).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Kile, L (0-2)             3     8   7   7    3   2   0   9.00   19   71-40     3-3     14    - 
M James                     1     1   1   1    0   0   1  18.00    3    9-6      1-1          1-0
M Timlin                    2     0   2   0    1   0   0   0.00   10   29-18     2-3          0-0
M Morris                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    3   14-8      2-1          0-0
J Christiansen              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   14-9      1-2          0-0
Totals                      8     9  10   8    4   2   1          38  137-81     9-10         1-0

New York Mets              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Jones                     4     6   6   6    0   2   2  13.50   18   71-44     1-8     28    - 
G Rusch, H (1), W (1-0)     3     3   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   11   33-23     2-4          2-2
J Franco                    1     1   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    5   15-10     2-0          0-0
A Benitez                   1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   26-16     1-1          0-0
Totals                      9    11   6   6    2   6   2          39  145-93     6-13         2-2

D Kile faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
B Jones faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Kile (1; M Piazza).

HBP: M Timlin (1; E Alfonzo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 55,665.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, 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. D Kile               P     9. B Jones              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2  F Vina          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vina to 3B
   RR     --3  1  J Edmonds       Home Run (CF-RF); Vina Scores
   O      ---  2  W Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  3  T Perez         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1  E Alfonzo       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores
          -2-  3  M Piazza        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Alfonzo to 3B
   RR     -23  2  R Ventura       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
   O      -2-  4  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  4  B Agbayani      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ventura Scores
   O      -2-  3  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  M Bordick       Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Bobby Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  F Tatis         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  J Drew          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  C Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Darryl Kile facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  B Jones         Lineout: CF
          ---  5  T Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--     E Alfonzo       Perez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5  " "             Flyball: CF; Perez to 3B
          --3  4  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
          1-3  4  R Ventura       Walk; Piazza to 2B
   RR     123  3  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
   RO     -23  6  B Agbayani      Single to CF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores; Zeile out at Hm/CF-C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  D Kile          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  E Renteria      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  J Payton        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
   O      ---  5  B Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 7.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  5  W Clark         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3  F Tatis         Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-3, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  T Perez         Walk
                  Mike James replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  2  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--     M Piazza        Perez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  6  " "             Home Run (LF)
   O      ---  1  R Ventura       Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Mets 8.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-8, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---  8  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  1  C Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Drew to 2B
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Mike James batting 9th
   R      12-  4  E Davis         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Drew Scores; Hernandez to 3B
                  Glendon Rusch replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  7  F Vina          Strikeout Looking
   RO     -23  6  E Renteria      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hernandez Scores; Davis to 3B
   R      --3  1  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis Scores
   O      1--  1  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-6, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Timlin replaces Eric Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  T Zeile         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3  B Agbayani      Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B)
   O      ---  1  J Payton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 8.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-8, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1  R Lankford      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  J Drew          Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  C Hernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-6, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
          ---  7  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  3  G Rusch         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bordick to 2B
          -2-  2  T Perez         Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bordick stays at 2B
          12-  2  E Alfonzo       Hit By Pitch; Bordick to 3B; Perez to 2B
   R      123  2  M Piazza        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to 3B); Bordick Scores/unER; Perez to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   RO     123  2  R Ventura       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores/unER
   O      12-  5  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-10, Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Mike Timlin batting 9th
          ---  2  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  F Vina          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   OO     1--  2  E Renteria      Double Play: Flyball: RF; Dunston out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-6, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Morris replaces Shawon Dunston pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  B Agbayani      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  J Payton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-10, John Franco facing 3-4-5
                  John Franco replaces Glendon Rusch pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
          ---  7  R Lankford      Walk
          1--  1  F Tatis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lankford to 2B
                  Craig Paquette pinch hits for J.D. Drew batting 7th
   O      12-  3  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-6, Jason Christiansen facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Matt Morris pitching and batting 9th; Craig Paquette moves to RF; Lenny Harris pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th; Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Lenny Harris batting 9th
   O      ---  5  B Trammell      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7  E Alfonzo       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-10, Armando Benitez facing 8-9-1
                  Armando Benitez replaces Bubba Trammell pitching and batting 9th; Joe McEwing replaces Benny Agbayani playing LF batting 6th
          ---  6  C Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 9th; Eli Marrero pinch runs for Carlos Hernandez batting 8th
          1--     P Polanco       Defensive Indifference; Marrero to 2B
          -2-  5  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2  F Vina          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS); Marrero to 3B
          1-3     E Renteria      Defensive Indifference; Vina to 2B
   O      -23  6  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  7  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 10.

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