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CLE
@BOS		4
14
NYY
@CHW		6
5
BAL
@MIL		2
4
CAL
@OAK		8
1
MIN
@SEA		18
6
DET
@TEX		11
6
KCR
@TOR		12
10
ATL
@LAD		11
4
CHC
@MON		5
1
PHI
@NYM		3
2
PHI
@NYM		6
3
STL
@PIT		9
4		 
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CIN
@SDP		3
6
CIN
@SDP		7
5
HOU
@SFG		4
3
HOU
@SFG		9
1
Sunday, April 15, 1979 1:26PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 3,012, Time of Game: 3:27
Cardinals
9
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Pirates
4
4-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
W: Mark Littell (1-0)
L: Kent Tekulve (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  1   5    9 15  1
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0   0    4 10  3

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 6 2 3 0 0 0 .242 .551 0.089 1.91 0.242 -0.153 0.2 4 2 GDP
Tony Scott RF 6 1 2 1 0 1 .424 1.000 -0.208 1.83 0.085 -0.293 -0.4 5 0 SB,GDP
Keith Hernandez 1B 6 0 1 3 0 3 .290 .978 -0.184 1.57 0.040 -0.224 1.1 6 0 2B
Ted Simmons C 5 1 2 1 1 0 .300 .864 0.470 1.62 0.496 -0.026 1.2 7 1 2B
George Hendrick CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .683 -0.212 2.06 0.046 -0.258 -1.0 3 0
   Mark Littell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 .440 1.140 0.240 1.85 0.308 -0.068 2.1 3 1 2B,SB
Tom Grieve LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .286 0.081 1.55 0.081 0.000 0.7 0 0
   Dane Iorg PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .472 -0.073 3.25 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 0 0
   Roger Freed PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.144 3.42 0.000 -0.144 -0.6
   Mike Dimmel LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.059 1.79 0.059 0.000 0.3 0 0
Mike Tyson 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .563 -0.029 2.71 0.065 -0.095 -0.2 2 0
   Ken Oberkfell PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .650 -0.070 2.74 0.000 -0.070 -0.4 0 1
   Steve Swisher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.092 3.37 0.000 -0.092 -0.4
   Mike Phillips 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.185 3.03 0.185 0.000 0.7 0 3
Bob Sykes P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .650 0.057 1.79 0.090 -0.032 0.6 0 1 HBP
   Tom Bruno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lou Brock PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .623 -0.034 1.33 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Buddy Schultz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bernie Carbo PH-CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.500 0.293 4.04 0.293 0.000 1.1 0 0 SF
Team Totals 45 9 15 8 3 7 .333 .780 0.427 1.99 1.990 -1.563 4.1 30 9
2B: K Reitz (5, off G Jackson); T Simmons (3, off E Romo); K Hernandez (3, off K Tekulve).
SF: B Carbo (1, off K Tekulve).
HBP: B Sykes (1, by J Candelaria).
TB: K Reitz 3; T Simmons 3; G Templeton 3; K Hernandez 2; T Scott 2; M Phillips; B Carbo; G Hendrick; M Dimmel; M Tyson.
GIDP: G Templeton (1); T Scott (1).
RBI: K Hernandez 3 (11); K Reitz 2 (7); T Scott (7); B Carbo (1); T Simmons (2).
2-out RBI: T Simmons.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 18.
Fielding
DP: 1. K Reitz-G Templeton-M Tyson.
E: K Oberkfell (1).
Baserunning
SB: K Reitz (1, 3rd base off G Jackson/S Nicosia); T Scott (3, 2nd base off J Candelaria/S Nicosia).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Taveras SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .694 -0.049 0.93 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 1 2
   Dale Berra SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.020 1.40 0.074 -0.054 -0.4 2 2
Phil Garner 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 .273 .799 0.044 1.24 0.130 -0.086 0.8 3 2
Dave Parker RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .837 -0.027 1.36 0.063 -0.091 -0.3 2 0
Bill Robinson LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 .229 .663 -0.055 1.13 0.100 -0.155 0.4 1 0 2B
John Milner 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .529 1.668 -0.021 0.71 0.036 -0.057 -0.6 7 0 CS
   Willie Stargell 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
Rennie Stennett 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .176 .449 -0.023 0.77 0.053 -0.076 -0.1 3 3
Steve Nicosia C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .857 0.041 0.57 0.070 -0.029 0.2 7 1 2B
Omar Moreno CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .323 .787 0.179 0.96 0.189 -0.010 2.2 4 0 3B,SB
John Candelaria P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.123 1.40 0.000 -0.123 -1.5 0 0 GDP
   Enrique Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lee Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .762 -0.044 0.87 0.000 -0.044 -0.8
   Grant Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 2
   Kent Tekulve P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 39 4 10 3 4 7 .256 .685 -0.070 0.99 0.715 -0.786 -0.9 30 12
2B: B Robinson (3, off B Sykes); S Nicosia (1, off B Sykes).
3B: O Moreno (1, off B Sykes).
TB: O Moreno 4; B Robinson 3; S Nicosia 3; D Parker; D Berra; R Stennett; P Garner.
GIDP: J Candelaria (1).
RBI: R Stennett (2); O Moreno (2); B Robinson (4).
2-out RBI: R Stennett.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Stennett-J Milner; R Stennett-F Taveras-J Milner.
E: B Robinson (1); P Garner (3); F Taveras (2).
Baserunning
SB: O Moreno (3, 2nd base off T Bruno/T Simmons).
CS: J Milner (1, Home by B Schultz/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sykes 5.1 7 3 2 3 3 0 1.59 26 44 -0.127 0.99 -1.2
Tom Bruno 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 2 0 0.068 1.03 1.2
Buddy Schultz 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 8 0 0 -0.011 0.46 -0.0
Mark Littell, W (1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.143 1.78 1.0
Team Totals 10 10 4 3 4 7 0 2.70 43 44 2 0 0.073 1.99 0.9

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Candelaria 5 3 1 0 2 5 0 2.45 21 62 0.182 1.32 1.5
Enrique Romo, H (1) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 10.13 5 0 0 0.080 2.31 0.5
Grant Jackson, BS (2) 2.2 6 3 2 0 0 0 3.38 14 0 0 -0.333 2.91 -2.0
Kent Tekulve, L (0-2) 1.1 5 5 4 0 0 0 12.71 10 2 0 -0.356 1.94 -4.0
Team Totals 10 15 9 6 3 7 0 5.40 50 62 2 0 -0.427 0.99 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: B Sykes (1); B Schultz 2 (2); K Tekulve (1).
HBP: J Candelaria (1; B Sykes).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Hutson, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Joe Schratz, 3B - Harry Smail.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 3,012.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Garry Templeton SS 1 Frank Taveras SS
2 Tony Scott RF 2 Phil Garner 3B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Dave Parker RF
4 Ted Simmons C 4 Bill Robinson LF
5 George Hendrick CF 5 John Milner 1B
6 Ken Reitz 3B 6 Rennie Stennett 2B
7 Tom Grieve LF 7 Steve Nicosia C
8 Mike Tyson 2B 8 Omar Moreno CF
9 Bob Sykes P 9 John Candelaria P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 3-4 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons G. Jackson 34% 50% Single to RF; Templeton Scores; Hernandez to 3B
t10 4-4 1 1-- STL M. Phillips K. Tekulve 19% 69% Single to RF; Dimmel to 3B
t8 1-4 1 12- RR STL K. Reitz G. Jackson 18% 30% Double to LF; Simmons Scores/unER; Hendrick Scores
t10 4-4 1 1-3 R STL B. Carbo K. Tekulve 18% 86% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Dimmel Scores; Phillips to 2B; Carbo to 1B
t9 3-4 0 1-- STL G. Templeton G. Jackson 16% 44% Single to CF; Carbo 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, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria -2% 46% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O PIT F. Taveras B. Sykes 2% 47% Lineout: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- PIT P. Garner B. Sykes -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- PIT D. Parker B. Sykes -6% 39% Single to RF; Garner to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 R PIT B. Robinson B. Sykes -5% 34% Wild Pitch; Garner Scores; Parker to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- R PIT B. Robinson B. Sykes -9% 25% Double to LF; Parker Scores
b1 2-0 1 -2- O PIT J. Milner B. Sykes 2% 27% Strikeout
b1 2-0 2 -2- O PIT R. Stennett B. Sykes 2% 30% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria -2% 27% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 1 --- O STL G. Hendrick J. Candelaria -2% 26% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 2 --- O STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria -1% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O PIT S. Nicosia B. Sykes 2% 26% Flyball: 3B
b2 2-0 1 --- PIT O. Moreno B. Sykes -5% 21% Triple to CF
b2 2-0 1 --3 O PIT J. Candelaria B. Sykes 4% 26% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-0 2 --3 O PIT F. Taveras B. Sykes 3% 28% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- STL T. Grieve J. Candelaria 4% 32% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t3 0-2 0 1-- STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria 7% 39% Single to LF; Grieve to 2B
t3 0-2 0 12- STL B. Sykes J. Candelaria 9% 48% Hit By Pitch; Grieve to 3B; Tyson to 2B
t3 0-2 0 123 ROO STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -11% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Grieve Scores/No RBI/unER; Tyson to 3B
t3 1-2 2 --3 O STL T. Scott J. Candelaria -4% 33% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- PIT P. Garner B. Sykes -3% 30% Walk
b3 2-1 0 1-- O PIT D. Parker B. Sykes 3% 33% Flyball: 3B
b3 2-1 1 1-- O PIT B. Robinson B. Sykes 3% 35% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 2 1-- O PIT J. Milner B. Sykes 2% 37% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
Dale Berra replaces Frank Taveras playing SS batting 1st
t4 1-2 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria -3% 34% Strikeout
t4 1-2 1 --- STL T. Simmons J. Candelaria 3% 38% Walk
t4 1-2 1 1-- O STL G. Hendrick J. Candelaria -4% 34% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-2 2 1-- STL K. Reitz J. Candelaria 3% 37% Single to RF; Hendrick to 2B
t4 1-2 2 12- STL T. Grieve J. Candelaria 4% 41% Walk; Hendrick to 3B; Reitz to 2B
t4 1-2 2 123 O STL M. Tyson J. Candelaria -9% 31% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O PIT R. Stennett B. Sykes 2% 33% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --- PIT S. Nicosia B. Sykes -4% 29% Double to LF
b4 2-1 1 -2- PIT O. Moreno B. Sykes -2% 28% Walk
b4 2-1 1 12- OO PIT J. Candelaria B. Sykes 8% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- O STL B. Sykes J. Candelaria -3% 33% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 1 --- O STL G. Templeton J. Candelaria -2% 30% Lineout: 1B
t5 1-2 2 --- STL T. Scott J. Candelaria 2% 32% Single to 3B
t5 1-2 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria 1% 33% Scott Steals 2B
t5 1-2 2 -2- O STL K. Hernandez J. Candelaria -5% 29% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O PIT D. Berra B. Sykes 2% 31% Flyball: RF
b5 2-1 1 --- PIT P. Garner B. Sykes -2% 29% Single to CF
b5 2-1 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker B. Sykes 3% 31% Flyball: RF
b5 2-1 2 1-- O PIT B. Robinson B. Sykes 2% 34% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Enrique Romo facing 4-5-6
Enrique Romo replaces John Candelaria pitching and batting 9th
t6 1-2 0 --- STL T. Simmons E. Romo 10% 44% Double to RF
t6 1-2 0 -2- O STL G. Hendrick E. Romo -7% 37% Flyball: RF
t6 1-2 1 -2- STL K. Reitz E. Romo 3% 40% Walk
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Tom Grieve (LF) batting 7th
t6 1-2 1 12- O STL D. Iorg E. Romo -7% 33% Strikeout
Ken Oberkfell pinch hits for Mike Tyson (2B) batting 8th
t6 1-2 2 12- O STL K. Oberkfell E. Romo -7% 26% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
Ken Oberkfell moves from PH to 2B
Dane Iorg moves from PH to LF
b6 2-1 0 --- PIT J. Milner B. Sykes -3% 22% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b6 2-1 0 1-- O PIT R. Stennett B. Sykes 3% 25% Flyball: RF
b6 2-1 1 1-- PIT S. Nicosia B. Sykes -3% 22% Single to LF; Milner to 2B
b6 2-1 1 12- R PIT O. Moreno B. Sykes -11% 11% Single to CF; Milner Scores/unER; Nicosia to 3B
Tom Bruno replaces Bob Sykes pitching and batting 9th
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Enrique Romo (P) batting 9th
b6 3-1 1 1-3 PIT L. Lacy T. Bruno -1% 10% Moreno Steals 2B
b6 3-1 1 -23 O PIT L. Lacy T. Bruno 4% 15% Strikeout
b6 3-1 2 -23 O PIT D. Berra T. Bruno 3% 18% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
Grant Jackson replaces Lee Lacy (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Lou Brock pinch hits for Tom Bruno (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 0 --- O STL L. Brock G. Jackson -3% 15% Flyball: CF
t7 1-3 1 --- STL G. Templeton G. Jackson 4% 18% Single to RF
t7 1-3 1 1-- OO STL T. Scott G. Jackson -8% 11% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 2-3-4
Buddy Schultz replaces Lou Brock (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- O PIT P. Garner B. Schultz 1% 12% Flyball: CF
b7 3-1 1 --- O PIT D. Parker B. Schultz 1% 13% Flyball: SS
b7 3-1 2 --- PIT B. Robinson B. Schultz -1% 12% Single to CF
b7 3-1 2 1-- PIT J. Milner B. Schultz -1% 12% Wild Pitch; Robinson to 2B
b7 3-1 2 -2- PIT J. Milner B. Schultz -0% 11% Wild Pitch; Robinson to 3B
b7 3-1 2 --3 PIT J. Milner B. Schultz -0% 11% Walk
b7 3-1 2 1-3 R PIT R. Stennett B. Schultz -5% 6% Single to LF; Robinson Scores; Milner to 3B
b7 4-1 2 1-3 O PIT S. Nicosia B. Schultz 1% 7% Milner Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-C-3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 3-4-5
t8 1-4 0 --- O STL K. Hernandez G. Jackson -2% 5% Flyball: CF
t8 1-4 1 --- STL T. Simmons G. Jackson 3% 7% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t8 1-4 1 1-- STL G. Hendrick G. Jackson 5% 12% Single to RF; Simmons to 2B
t8 1-4 1 12- RR STL K. Reitz G. Jackson 18% 30% Double to LF; Simmons Scores/unER; Hendrick Scores
Roger Freed pinch hits for Dane Iorg (LF) batting 7th
t8 3-4 1 -2- STL R. Freed G. Jackson 7% 37% Reitz Steals 3B
t8 3-4 1 --3 O STL R. Freed G. Jackson -14% 22% Groundout: SS-1B
Steve Swisher pinch hits for Ken Oberkfell (2B) batting 8th
t8 3-4 2 --3 O STL S. Swisher G. Jackson -9% 13% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Buddy Schultz facing 7-8-9
Mike Phillips replaces Steve Swisher (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Mike Dimmel replaces Roger Freed (PH) playing LF batting 7th
b8 4-3 0 --- O PIT S. Nicosia B. Schultz 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-3 1 --- O PIT O. Moreno B. Schultz 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 4-3 2 --- O PIT G. Jackson B. Schultz 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 4.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Buddy Schultz (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 0 --- STL B. Carbo G. Jackson 12% 28% Single to RF
t9 3-4 0 1-- STL G. Templeton G. Jackson 16% 44% Single to CF; Carbo to 2B
t9 3-4 0 12- O STL T. Scott G. Jackson -16% 28% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Templeton to 2B
t9 3-4 1 12- O STL K. Hernandez G. Jackson -12% 16% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Templeton to 3B
t9 3-4 2 1-3 R STL T. Simmons G. Jackson 34% 50% Single to RF; Templeton Scores; Hernandez to 3B
Kent Tekulve replaces Grant Jackson pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-4 2 1-3 O STL G. Hendrick K. Tekulve -14% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 1-2-3
Mark Littell replaces George Hendrick (CF) pitching and batting 5th
Bernie Carbo moves from PH to CF
b9 4-4 0 --- PIT D. Berra M. Littell -7% 29% Single to RF
b9 4-4 0 1-- O PIT P. Garner M. Littell 8% 37% Strikeout
b9 4-4 1 1-- O PIT D. Parker M. Littell 3% 39% Flyball: 1B; Berra to 2B
b9 4-4 2 -2- O PIT B. Robinson M. Littell 11% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.
Top of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Kent Tekulve facing 6-7-8
Willie Stargell replaces John Milner playing 1B batting 5th
t10 4-4 0 --- O STL K. Reitz K. Tekulve -6% 44% Flyball: CF
t10 4-4 1 --- STL M. Dimmel K. Tekulve 6% 50% Single to RF
t10 4-4 1 1-- STL M. Phillips K. Tekulve 19% 69% Single to RF; Dimmel to 3B
t10 4-4 1 1-3 R STL B. Carbo K. Tekulve 18% 86% Reached on E7/Sacrifice Fly; Dimmel Scores; Phillips to 2B; Carbo to 1B
t10 5-4 1 12- STL G. Templeton K. Tekulve 4% 90% Single to 1B; Phillips to 3B; Carbo to 2B
t10 5-4 1 123 R STL T. Scott K. Tekulve 5% 96% Single to SS; Phillips Scores; Carbo to 3B; Templeton to 2B
t10 6-4 1 123 RRR STL K. Hernandez K. Tekulve 4% 99% Double to RF; Carbo Scores/unER; Templeton Scores; Scott Scores
t10 9-4 1 -2- STL T. Simmons K. Tekulve 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B
t10 9-4 1 --3 O STL T. Simmons K. Tekulve -0% 99% Fielder's Choice 3B; Hernandez out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Simmons to 1B
t10 9-4 2 1-- O STL M. Littell K. Tekulve -0% 99% Lineout: SS
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-9, Cardinals' Mark Littell facing 5-6-7
b10 4-9 0 --- O PIT W. Stargell M. Littell 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b10 4-9 1 --- O PIT R. Stennett M. Littell 0% 100% Strikeout
b10 4-9 2 --- O PIT S. Nicosia M. Littell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Pirates 4.

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