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Standings
BOS
@BAL		7
0
CHW
@CLE		6
3
NYY
@OAK		2
6
MIN
@TBD		6
2
TOR
@TEX		9
11
ARI
@ATL		11
5
SFG
@CHC		1
2
COL
@CIN		3
4
HOU
@FLA		4
5
MIL
@MON		1
5
STL
@NYM		6
7
SDP
@PHI		6
4
LAD
@PIT		2
3
Thursday, April 25, 2002
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 24,637, Time of Game: 3:11
Cardinals
6
10-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Mets
7
12-10
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  2   2  1  1   0  0  0    6 10  1
Mets            1  0  0   0  5  0   0  1  X    7  8  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .271 .654 16 13 0.046 1.25 0.134 -0.088 0.0 4 2 2B
Placido Polanco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .600 19 13 -0.004 1.01 0.052 -0.056 -0.3 0 3
   Mike Timlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Kerry Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .715 2 1 -0.025 0.97 0.000 -0.025 -0.1
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
J.D. Drew RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .321 .932 24 15 -0.191 1.56 0.000 -0.191 -1.3 2 0
Albert Pujols LF 2 2 0 0 3 1 .278 .984 21 7 0.029 1.39 0.124 -0.095 0.6 2 0 CS
Jim Edmonds CF 5 1 2 0 0 3 .349 1.214 28 14 -0.073 1.83 0.105 -0.179 0.0 3 0
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .556 15 11 0.088 1.09 0.137 -0.049 1.7 9 0
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .301 .752 16 12 0.035 0.96 0.080 -0.045 0.4 2 3
Mike Matheny C 4 1 1 2 0 1 .217 .668 12 9 0.107 1.23 0.191 -0.084 0.7 1 0 HR
Josh Pearce P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 8 4 -0.037 0.95 0.000 -0.037 -0.5 1 1 SH
   Luther Hackman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Miguel Cairo PH-3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .211 .589 8 7 0.067 1.44 0.113 -0.046 0.4 0 0 3B
Team Totals 37 6 10 5 3 11 .270 .757 169 106 0.042 1.29 0.936 -0.895 1.7 24 10
2B: F Vina (5, off S Trachsel).
3B: M Cairo (1, off G Roberts).
HR: M Matheny (2, off S Trachsel; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Pearce (2, off G Roberts).
TB: M Matheny 4; F Vina 3; M Cairo 3; J Edmonds 2; E Renteria 2; T Martinez; P Polanco.
RBI: M Matheny 2 (7); F Vina (9); E Renteria (14); T Martinez (9).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Pearce-F Vina-T Martinez.
E: P Polanco (2).
Baserunning
CS: A Pujols (1, 2nd base by S Trachsel/V Wilson).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Alomar 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 .233 .640 14 7 0.165 0.92 0.174 -0.009 1.7 1 1 HBP
John Valentin SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 .206 .661 17 11 0.109 1.35 0.170 -0.061 0.8 1 3 2B,HBP
Mo Vaughn 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .300 .833 13 6 0.203 1.97 0.243 -0.040 1.6 7 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .320 .794 12 5 -0.137 2.25 0.084 -0.221 -1.2 0 1 GDP
Jeromy Burnitz RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .810 14 10 0.071 1.46 0.122 -0.050 0.7 2 0 SF
Jay Payton CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .590 17 11 -0.073 1.41 0.021 -0.094 -0.6 3 0
Roger Cedeno LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .189 .457 18 12 -0.023 1.19 0.032 -0.055 -0.4 2 0
Vance Wilson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .693 17 14 -0.055 0.88 0.022 -0.077 -0.3 11 1
Steve Trachsel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.015 1.04 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 0 SH
   Grant Roberts P 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 4 3 0.033 0.74 0.033 0.000 0.4 0 0
   Mark Guthrie P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 3 -0.033 1.32 0.000 -0.033 -0.2 0 1
   Scott Strickland P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark Johnson PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .185 .683 3 1 0.299 1.37 0.299 0.000 1.0 HR
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 7 8 7 4 1 .267 .778 134 84 0.544 1.39 1.200 -0.655 3.2 27 7
2B: J Valentin (2, off J Pearce).
HR: M Johnson (1, off D Veres; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Burnitz (1, off L Hackman).
SH: S Trachsel (2, off J Pearce).
HBP: R Alomar (1, by J Pearce); J Valentin (2, by M Timlin).
TB: M Johnson 4; M Vaughn 2; J Valentin 2; G Roberts; R Alomar; J Burnitz; V Wilson.
GIDP: E Alfonzo (1).
RBI: J Burnitz 2 (12); J Valentin 2 (7); R Cedeno (6); M Vaughn (4); M Johnson (3).
2-out RBI: J Burnitz.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. V Wilson-J Valentin.
E: V Wilson (1); M Vaughn (1).

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
Josh Pearce 4 6 6 4 3 0 0 7.27 22 81 49 35 3 11 8 10 3 0 27 -0.344 1.22 -3.1
Luther Hackman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.25 4 21 12 10 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 -0.121 2.09 -0.5
Mike Timlin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.81 8 22 15 9 1 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0.160 1.66 1.0
Dave Veres, L (2-2) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.35 4 10 8 4 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 -0.238 0.96 -0.5
Team Totals 8 8 7 5 4 1 1 5.62 38 134 84 58 6 20 14 16 4 1 27 2 2 -0.543 1.29 -3.2
J Pearce faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

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
Steve Trachsel 3 6 4 4 2 3 1 3.55 16 73 45 25 13 7 3 7 6 1 32 -0.331 1.04 -3.5
Grant Roberts 2.1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.75 13 43 29 21 1 7 5 8 3 0 2 0 -0.190 0.97 -0.5
Mark Guthrie 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.08 4 20 10 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.168 2.81 1.1
Scott Strickland, W (2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.93 5 18 13 5 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.152 1.22 0.7
Armando Benitez, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.45 3 15 9 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.158 2.10 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 6 5 3 11 1 5.00 41 169 106 54 23 29 10 16 9 1 32 4 0 -0.043 1.39 -1.7
S Trachsel faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Hackman (1).
HBP: M Timlin (2; J Valentin); J Pearce (1; R Alomar).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 24,637.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         New York Mets
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Roberto Alomar 2B
2 Placido Polanco 3B 2 John Valentin SS
3 J.D. Drew RF 3 Mo Vaughn 1B
4 Albert Pujols LF 4 Edgardo Alfonzo 3B
5 Jim Edmonds CF 5 Jeromy Burnitz RF
6 Tino Martinez 1B 6 Jay Payton CF
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Roger Cedeno LF
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Vance Wilson C
9 Josh Pearce P 9 Steve Trachsel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 6-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R NYM M. Johnson D. Veres 30% 86% Home Run
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL M. Matheny S. Trachsel -19% 38% Home Run; Renteria Scores
b5 1-5 0 -23 6,(2-2)  RR NYM J. Valentin J. Pearce 12% 36% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Roberts Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
t6 5-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL M. Cairo G. Roberts -11% 59% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM J. Burnitz J. Pearce 11% 65% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Alomar Scores; Vaughn to 3B

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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' Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL F. Vina S. Trachsel 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O STL P. Polanco S. Trachsel 2% 54% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL J. Drew S. Trachsel 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Josh Pearce facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM R. Alomar J. Pearce 4% 58% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O NYM J. Valentin J. Pearce -2% 57% Flyball: LF; Alomar to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Vaughn J. Pearce 2% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo J. Pearce -4% 54% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R NYM J. Burnitz J. Pearce 11% 65% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Alomar Scores; Vaughn to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O NYM J. Payton J. Pearce -4% 61% Popfly: P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols S. Trachsel -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO STL J. Edmonds S. Trachsel 8% 65% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Pujols Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t2 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Martinez S. Trachsel 1% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Josh Pearce facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM R. Cedeno J. Pearce -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  NYM V. Wilson J. Pearce 2% 66% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM S. Trachsel J. Pearce -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Alomar J. Pearce 1% 65% Walk
b2 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYM J. Valentin J. Pearce -4% 62% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 9,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel -4% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL M. Matheny S. Trachsel -19% 38% Home Run; Renteria Scores
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Pearce S. Trachsel 2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina S. Trachsel -4% 36% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 2-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco S. Trachsel 3% 39% Groundout: SS-1B; Vina to 3B
t3 2-1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew S. Trachsel 4% 43% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Josh Pearce facing 3-4-5
b3 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM M. Vaughn J. Pearce 4% 47% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 1-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO NYM E. Alfonzo J. Pearce -9% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Burnitz J. Pearce -1% 37% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
t4 2-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL A. Pujols S. Trachsel -4% 34% Walk
t4 2-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds S. Trachsel -9% 24% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
t4 2-1 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  R STL T. Martinez S. Trachsel -8% 17% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols Scores; Edmonds to 3B
t4 3-1 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Renteria S. Trachsel -4% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds Scores; Martinez to 2B
Grant Roberts replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-1 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Matheny G. Roberts 3% 16% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 4-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Pearce G. Roberts 2% 17% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Renteria to 2B
t4 4-1 2 -23 6,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina G. Roberts 3% 20% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Josh Pearce facing 6-7-8
b4 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM J. Payton J. Pearce -2% 18% Flyball: CF
b4 1-4 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno J. Pearce -2% 16% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-4 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O NYM V. Wilson J. Pearce -1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Grant Roberts facing 2-3-4
t5 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Polanco G. Roberts 1% 17% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Drew G. Roberts 1% 17% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t5 4-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL A. Pujols G. Roberts -1% 17% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t5 4-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds G. Roberts -1% 15% Single to RF (Line Drive); Pujols to 3B
t5 4-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL T. Martinez G. Roberts -6% 10% Reached on E2 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Pujols Scores/No RBI/unER; Edmonds to 3B
t5 5-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria G. Roberts 2% 11% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Josh Pearce facing 9-1-2
b5 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM G. Roberts J. Pearce 3% 15% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b5 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Alomar J. Pearce 10% 24% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Roberts to 3B; Alomar to 2B
b5 1-5 0 -23 6,(2-2)  RR NYM J. Valentin J. Pearce 12% 36% Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Roberts Scores; Alomar Scores/unER
b5 3-5 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYM M. Vaughn J. Pearce 10% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores
b5 4-5 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYM E. Alfonzo J. Pearce 8% 55% Walk; Vaughn to 2B
Luther Hackman replaces Josh Pearce pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-5 0 12- 3,(1-1)  NYM J. Burnitz L. Hackman 8% 62% Wild Pitch; Vaughn to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
b5 4-5 0 -23 7,(2-2)  RO NYM J. Burnitz L. Hackman 1% 64% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Vaughn Scores; Alfonzo to 3B
b5 5-5 1 --3 6,(3-2)  NYM J. Payton L. Hackman 2% 66% Walk
b5 5-5 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO NYM R. Cedeno L. Hackman 3% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alfonzo Scores/unER
b5 6-5 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM V. Wilson L. Hackman -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 6.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Mets' Grant Roberts facing 8-9-1
t6 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Matheny G. Roberts 4% 70% Flyball: CF
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Luther Hackman (P) batting 9th
t6 5-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  STL M. Cairo G. Roberts -11% 59% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t6 5-6 1 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL F. Vina G. Roberts -9% 50% Single to 1B (Bunt); Cairo Scores
t6 6-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL P. Polanco G. Roberts -5% 44% Single to RF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
Mark Guthrie replaces Grant Roberts pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Drew M. Guthrie 6% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-6 2 12- 4,(3-0)  STL A. Pujols M. Guthrie -4% 47% Walk; Vina to 3B; Polanco to 2B
t6 6-6 2 123 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds M. Guthrie 11% 57% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Mike Timlin facing 9-1-2
Mike Timlin replaces Placido Polanco (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Miguel Cairo moves from PH to 3B
b6 6-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Guthrie M. Timlin -3% 54% Groundout: P-1B
b6 6-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  NYM R. Alomar M. Timlin 4% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
b6 6-6 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM J. Valentin M. Timlin 5% 63% Hit By Pitch; Alomar to 2B
b6 6-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Vaughn M. Timlin -4% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alomar to 3B; Valentin to 2B
b6 6-6 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo M. Timlin -9% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Mets' Mark Guthrie facing 6-7-8
t7 6-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Martinez M. Guthrie 4% 54% Groundout: P-1B
Scott Strickland replaces Mark Guthrie pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Renteria S. Strickland 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-6 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL M. Matheny S. Strickland 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
b7 6-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM J. Burnitz M. Timlin -4% 55% Popfly: SS
b7 6-6 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O NYM J. Payton M. Timlin -3% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Cedeno M. Timlin -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 6-6, Mets' Scott Strickland facing 9-1-2
t8 6-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Cairo S. Strickland 5% 55% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL F. Vina S. Strickland 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Mike Timlin (P) batting 2nd
t8 6-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL K. Robinson S. Strickland 2% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 6-6, Cardinals' Dave Veres facing 8-9-1
Dave Veres replaces Kerry Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
b8 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM V. Wilson D. Veres -5% 56% Flyball: LF
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Scott Strickland (P) batting 9th
b8 6-6 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R NYM M. Johnson D. Veres 30% 86% Home Run
b8 7-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM R. Alomar D. Veres -1% 85% Lineout: 2B
b8 7-6 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Valentin D. Veres -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 3-4-5
Armando Benitez replaces Mark Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Drew A. Benitez 7% 91% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL A. Pujols A. Benitez 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds A. Benitez 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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