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ANA  5
TOR  0

BAL  2
BOS  1

TBD  9
@KCR  6

MIN 10
DET  4

OAK  3
NYY  2

(10)
CHW 12
@SEA  1

TEX 10
CLE  3

ATL  2
LAD  0

CHC  4
ARI  3

(14)
CIN  5
SFG  3

HOU  2
@FLA  1

MON  8
MIL  4

STL  8
@NYM  2

PHI  6
SDP  0

PIT 12
COL 11

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 23,578

Friday, August 1, 2003, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:18
Cardinals
8
57-52
Won 1
2nd, 2 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  6  1    8 12  0
Mets            0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
W: S Kline (4-4), L: D Wheeler (0-2)
Mets
2
44-65
Lost 2
5th, 28 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Palmeiro CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .665   15    0   0   
  B Hart PH-2B                2   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .785    3    2   1   
E Perez RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .799   14    1   0   
  K Robinson PH-CF            2   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .529    6    1   0   3B
A Pujols LF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .372 1.117   24    4   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   3   3   1    1   0  .337  .893   19    0   1   HR,2B
S Rolen 3B                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .287  .946   21    0   2   3B,SF
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .281  .780   14    9   0   IW
M Cairo 2B-RF                 5   1   2   2    0   0  .263  .697   21    2   1   2B
M Matheny C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .683   22    8   0   
J Fassero P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   2   
  J Drew PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .876    7    0   0   
  C Eldred P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  S Kline P                   1   0   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.000    1    0   0   2B
  J Simontacchi P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .323         0   1   
Totals                       38   8  12   8    4   5              177   27   8
BATTING
2B: S Kline (1, off D Wheeler); E Renteria (31, off E Almonte); M Cairo (12, off D Wheeler).
3B: S Rolen (1, off E Almonte); K Robinson (2, off D Wheeler).
HR: E Renteria (12, off S Trachsel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: S Rolen (6, off D Wheeler).
IBB: T Martinez (4, by D Wheeler).
TB: E Renteria 7; S Rolen 4; M Cairo 3; K Robinson 3; S Kline 2; B Hart 2; A Pujols.
RBI: S Rolen 2 (75); S Kline 2 (2); M Cairo 2 (17); K Robinson (8); E Renteria (70).
2-out RBI: S Kline 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Simontacchi-B Hart-T Martinez.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .670   16    1   2   
J Duncan CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .695   12    3   0   HBP
J Phillips 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .849   14    6   0   GDP
C Floyd LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .888   17    3   0   HR
  E Almonte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Wigginton 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .725   19    1   2   SB
R Cedeno RF                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .663   17    5   0   2B
  J Cerda P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Wheeler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Gonzalez LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .706    5    0   0   
V Wilson C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .659   14    5   0   
J McEwing 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   3  .243  .631   15    1   1   2B
S Trachsel P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .216    9    1   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Perez PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .699    6    1   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   8              144   27   5
BATTING
2B: R Cedeno (12, off J Fassero); J McEwing (9, off J Fassero).
HR: C Floyd (18, off J Fassero; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: J Duncan (2, by S Kline).
TB: C Floyd 4; R Cedeno 2; J McEwing 2; S Trachsel; J Reyes; T Wigginton.
GIDP: J Phillips (14).
RBI: J McEwing (11); C Floyd (58).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
BASERUNNING
SB: T Wigginton (8, 2nd base off J Fassero/M Matheny).

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
J Fassero                      6     4   2   2    2   4   1   5.74   24   95-58   34·10·14    9· 6· 3· 0     58    -     0.96   0.05
C Eldred                       0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.23    2    8-7     4· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.71   0.03
S Kline, W (4-4)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.04    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.04
J Simontacchi                  2     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.82    7   24-16    6· 7· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.39   0.06
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   8   1          36  139-87   47·20·20   13· 7· 4· 0          2-0 
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
S Trachsel                     6.2   5   1   1    1   4   1   4.54   26  119-77   54·10·13    5· 8· 8· 0     63    -     1.08   0.28
J Franco, H (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.32    1    7-4     1· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.20   0.06
J Cerda                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0   6.57    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.09
D Wheeler, BS (1), L (0-2)     1     4   5   5    3   0   0   4.76   10   36-17   11· 3· 3    2· 3· 2· 0          1-1    1.55  -0.64
E Almonte                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0  10.38    5   13-9     8· 0· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   5   1          43  177-109  75·14·20   10·12·12· 0          2-1 
S Kline faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Cerda faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: D Wheeler (3; T Martinez).
HBP: S Kline (3; J Duncan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 23,578.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 76° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Mets                        
1. O Palmeiro           CF    1. J Reyes              SS 
2. E Perez              RF    2. J Duncan             CF 
3. A Pujols             LF    3. J Phillips           1B 
4. E Renteria           SS    4. C Floyd              LF 
5. S Rolen              3B    5. T Wigginton          3B 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. R Cedeno             RF 
7. M Cairo              2B    7. V Wilson             C  
8. M Matheny            C     8. J McEwing            2B 
9. J Fassero            P     9. S Trachsel           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-1  1--  1   37%  71% K Robinson      D Wheeler       Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hart Scores
   t 8   1  2-3  123  1   12%  96% M Cairo         D Wheeler       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pujols Scores; Renteria Scores; Martinez to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  ---  2  -11%  45% C Floyd         J Fassero       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2   10%  60% E Renteria      S Trachsel      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 5   1  1-1  --3  4   -9%  27% J McEwing       J Fassero       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  E Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  9   45%  A Pujols        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Fassero facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Reyes         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  J Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   50%  J Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trachsel facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   60%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   58%  S Rolen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  T Martinez      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  7   56%  M Cairo         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Fassero facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   45%  C Floyd         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   47%  T Wigginton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   49%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  V Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   48%  M Matheny       Lineout: P
   O      ---  5   46%  J Fassero       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   44%  O Palmeiro      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Fassero facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   44%  S Trachsel      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   47%  J Reyes         Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  J Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  A Pujols        Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  E Renteria      Lineout: RF
          1--  4   49%  S Rolen         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  6   44%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Fassero facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  J Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  C Floyd         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  T Wigginton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Trachsel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  M Cairo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   43%  J Fassero       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Fassero facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   35%  R Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   37%  V Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cedeno to 3B
   R      --3  4   27%  J McEwing       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cedeno Scores
   O      -2-  5   30%  S Trachsel      Groundout: 2B-1B; McEwing to 3B
          --3  6   29%  J Reyes         Walk
   O      1-3  5   34%  J Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Trachsel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   30%  O Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   28%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   30%  A Pujols        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   33%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Line Drive); Pujols to 2B
   O      12-  5   26%  S Rolen         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jeff Fassero facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   28%  J Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   29%  C Floyd         Lineout: LF
          ---  6   28%  T Wigginton     Walk
          1--      27%  R Cedeno        Wigginton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   30%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Trachsel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   26%  T Martinez      Lineout: RF
          ---  7   31%  M Cairo         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   27%  M Matheny       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cairo to 2B
                  John Franco replaces Steve Trachsel pitching and batting 9th; J.D. Drew pinch hits for Jeff Fassero batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   21%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
                  Cal Eldred replaces J.D. Drew pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   23%  V Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   24%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Kline replaces Cal Eldred pitching and batting 9th; Timo Perez pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th
   O      ---  5   25%  T Perez         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jaime Cerda facing 1-2-3
                  Jaime Cerda replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 6th; Timo Perez moves to RF; Bo Hart pinch hits for Orlando Palmeiro batting 1st
          ---  2   34%  B Hart          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Dan Wheeler replaces Jaime Cerda pitching and batting 6th; Kerry Robinson pinch hits for Eduardo Perez batting 2nd
   R      1--  1   71%  K Robinson      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Hart Scores
          --3  5   75%  A Pujols        Walk
          1-3  5   79%  E Renteria      Walk; Pujols to 2B
   RO     123  7   83%  S Rolen         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Robinson Scores; Pujols to 3B; Renteria to 2B
          -23  4   84%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   96%  M Cairo         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pujols Scores; Renteria Scores; Martinez to 3B
   O      -23  6   93%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RR     -23  1   98%  S Kline         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Martinez Scores; Cairo Scores
          -2-  1   98%  B Hart          Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Kline to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  K Robinson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
                  Bo Hart moves to 2B; Kerry Robinson moves to CF; Miguel Cairo moves to RF
          ---  6   96%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   93%  J Duncan        Hit By Pitch; Reyes to 2B
                  Jason Simontacchi replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   99%  J Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Reyes to 3B
   O      --3  6   99%  C Floyd         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 2.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Edwin Almonte facing 3-4-5
                  Edwin Almonte replaces Cliff Floyd pitching and batting 4th; Raul Gonzalez replaces Dan Wheeler playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  2   99%  A Pujols        Lineout: SS
          ---  5   99%  E Renteria      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  3  100%  S Rolen         Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Renteria Scores
   O      --3  1  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3  2  100%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Jason Simontacchi facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   99%  T Wigginton     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   98%  R Gonzalez      Walk; Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  V Wilson        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3  100%  J McEwing       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1  100%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.

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