August 22, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
TOR 1 BAL 6
CLE 3 MIN 4
BOS 3 OAK 7
DET 2 OAK 7
DET 1 SEA 5
CHW 4
(11) KCR 3
@TBD 2 NYY 12
@TEX 9 ATL 7
LAD 5 HOU 8
@CHC 3 SFG 5
@FLA 4
(10) MIL 8
SDP 4 CIN 4
@MON 0 NYM 9
ARI 4 PHI 6
COL 1 PIT 14
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 45,082

Saturday, August 22, 1998, 7:04
Time of Game: 3:02

Cardinals

62-67

Lost 2

3rd, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    4  9  3
Pirates         2  3  0   0  2  1   6  0  X   14 16  0

W: F Cordova (12-10), L: B Witt (7-8)

Pirates

61-68

Won 6

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeShields 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .840   18    2   1   
  E Marrero 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .665    3    1   1   
B Jordan RF                   4   1   1   1    0   3  .322  .924   12    0   0   HR
  B Eversgerd P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .292 1.193   16    7   1   HR
  L Ordaz SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .363         0   0   
R Lankford CF                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .285  .904    7    5   0   HR
  P Kelly PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .662    1    0   0   
R Gant LF                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .226  .802   17    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
  W McGee RF-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .625    2    0   0   
J Mabry 3B-LF-RF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .700   12    0   2   GDP
T Lampkin C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .714   13    6   0   GDP
B Witt P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .523    7    0   0   
  F Tatis 3B                  2   0   2   0    0   0  .272  .695   12    0   1   
P Polanco SS-2B               4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .497    9    1   3   
Totals                       34   4   9   4    3   9              129   24   9

BATTING

HR: B Jordan (22, off F Cordova; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Lankford (24, off F Cordova; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire (52, off F Cordova; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M McGwire 5; R Lankford 5; B Jordan 4; F Tatis 2; J Mabry; R Gant.

GIDP: J Mabry (6); T Lampkin (4).

RBI: R Lankford 2 (84); B Jordan (77); M McGwire (112).

2-out RBI: R Lankford 2; M McGwire; B Jordan.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

PB: T Lampkin (4).

E: F Tatis 2 (23); R Gant (4).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .286  .687   28    1   5   SB
  K Polcovich PH-2B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .514    3    0   0   
A Brown CF                    4   2   2   0    1   0  .280  .613   18    1   0   SH
J Kendall C                   4   3   3   2    1   0  .339  .911   21    8   1   
K Young 1B                    2   0   1   4    1   0  .294  .864   19   13   0   2B,2·SF,IW
J Guillen RF                  5   1   1   3    0   1  .273  .718   22    0   0   HR
A Martin LF                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .241  .666   19    0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Strange PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .447    3    0   0   
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Tabaka P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
F Garcia 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .290 1.007   23    0   1   2B
L Collier SS                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .247  .654   15    4   4   
F Cordova P                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .127  .329    9    0   1   3B
  M Martinez LF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .779   10    0   0   
Totals                       39  14  16  12    5   6              190   27  13

BATTING

2B: K Young (36, off B Witt); F Garcia (8, off B Witt).

3B: F Cordova (1, off B Witt).

HR: J Guillen (9, off B Eversgerd; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: K Young 2 (8, off B Eversgerd, off B Witt).

SH: A Brown (4, off B Witt).

IBB: K Young (1, by B Witt).

TB: J Guillen 4; F Cordova 4; J Kendall 3; T Womack 3; F Garcia 2; K Young 2; A Brown 2; L Collier 2; M Martinez.

RBI: K Young 4 (95); J Guillen 3 (60); J Kendall 2 (64); F Cordova (1); T Womack (41); F Garcia (17).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 10 for 23.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Collier-K Young; T Womack-L Collier-K Young.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (50, 2nd base off B Witt/T Lampkin).

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
B Witt, L (7-8)                4     9   7   6    4   2   0   6.73   26  100-58   44· 6· 8   12· 6· 2· 0     16    -     0.95  -0.49
J Frascatore                   2     1   1   0    0   2   0   3.92    8   33-22   15· 4· 3    3· 1· 2· 0          2-1    0.55  -0.00
B Eversgerd                    2     6   6   6    1   2   1  27.00   13   47-31   17· 8· 6    5· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.03
Totals                         8    16  14  12    5   6   1          47  180-111  76·18·17   20·10· 6· 0          2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova, W (12-10)           6     8   4   4    3   5   3   3.24   27   98-59   36· 8·15   12· 4· 3· 0     42    -     0.81  -0.05
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.48    3   11-8     1· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
R Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.95    3    8-6     3· 0· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Tabaka                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.61    4   12-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   9   3          37  129-82   45·13·24   13· 5· 7· 0           -

B Witt faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Frascatore (2).

IBB: B Witt (2; K Young).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Brian Gorman.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 45,082.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. D DeShields          2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. B Jordan             RF    2. A Brown              CF 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. J Kendall            C  
4. R Lankford           CF    4. K Young              1B 
5. R Gant               LF    5. J Guillen            RF 
6. J Mabry              3B    6. A Martin             LF 
7. T Lampkin            C     7. F Garcia             3B 
8. B Witt               P     8. L Collier            SS 
9. P Polanco            SS    9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  2   17%  66% K Young         B Witt          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   t 5   2  5-2  1--  2  -17%  69% R Lankford      F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McGwire Scores
   b 2   1  1-2  1--  4   12%  78% F Cordova       B Witt          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Collier Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  3  -10%  44% M McGwire       F Cordova       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 5   0  4-5  -2-  2    9%  85% F Garcia        B Witt          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  B Jordan        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   44%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   45%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  T Womack        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   45%  A Brown         Single to 3B (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   49%  J Kendall       Walk; Brown to 2B
   RR     12-  2   66%  K Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
   O      -2-  2   63%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Young to 3B
   O      --3  8   60%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   56%  R Gant          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   64%  J Mabry         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   63%  T Lampkin       Walk
   O      1--  6   66%  B Witt          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   69%  F Garcia        Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  L Collier       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  4   78%  F Cordova       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Collier Scores
          --3  8   79%  T Womack        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cordova stays at 3B
          1-3      81%  A Brown         Womack Steals 2B
          -23  6   81%  " "             Walk
   R      123  5   87%  J Kendall       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cordova Scores; Womack to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RO     123  4   88%  K Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores; Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  6   86%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   88%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   89%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1   83%  B Jordan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   82%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  2   80%  R Lankford      Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); McGwire to 2B
          12-  4   77%  R Gant          Walk; McGwire to 3B; Lankford to 2B
   O      123  2   84%  J Mabry         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  A Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   82%  F Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   81%  L Collier       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Cordova facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   84%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   85%  B Witt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   88%  F Cordova       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  1   90%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cordova to 2B
   O      12-  2   90%  A Brown         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Cordova to 3B; Womack to 2B
   O      -23  5   86%  J Kendall       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
          -23  4   87%  K Young         Intentional Walk
   O      123  9   83%  J Guillen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 5.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-5, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   86%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   69%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McGwire Scores
   O      ---  6   71%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   77%  A Martin        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martin to 2B
   R      -2-  2   85%  F Garcia        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin Scores/unER
          -2-  1   89%  L Collier       Single to CF (Line Drive); Garcia to 3B
                  John Frascatore replaces Ron Gant pitching and batting 5th; Fernando Tatis replaces Bobby Witt playing 3B batting 8th; John Mabry moves to LF
   O      1-3  4   86%  F Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3      89%  T Womack        Wild Pitch; Garcia Scores; Collier to 2B
   O      -2-  7   88%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B); Collier to 3B
   O      --3  2   86%  A Brown         Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   82%  J Mabry         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   90%  T Lampkin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  6   89%  F Tatis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   91%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Frascatore facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   92%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   96%  K Young         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Kendall Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Young to 3B
   O      --3  6   95%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   94%  F Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 8.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Williams replaces Al Martin pitching and batting 6th; Manny Martinez replaces Francisco Cordova playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  D DeShields     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bryan Eversgerd facing 8-9-1
                  Bryan Eversgerd replaces Brian Jordan pitching and batting 2nd; Willie McGee replaces John Frascatore playing RF batting 5th
          ---  6   97%  L Collier       Walk
          1--      98%  M Martinez      Passed Ball; Collier to 2B
          -2-  6   99%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Collier to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  T Womack        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Collier Scores; Martinez to 2B
          12-  1   99%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Martinez to 3B; Womack to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Martinez Scores; Womack to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RO     123  5  100%  K Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores
   RRR    12-  2  100%  J Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brown Scores; Kendall Scores
                  Doug Strange pinch hits for Mike Williams batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Strange       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  F Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 14.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-14, Ricardo Rincon facing 4-5-6
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Doug Strange pitching and batting 6th; Pat Kelly pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  P Kelly         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  2  100%  W McGee         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Mabry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 14-4, Bryan Eversgerd facing 8-9-1
                  Eli Marrero replaces Delino DeShields playing 1B batting 1st; Placido Polanco moves to 2B; Luis Ordaz replaces Mark McGwire playing SS batting 3rd; Pat Kelly moves to LF; Willie McGee moves to CF; John Mabry moves to RF
          ---  4  100%  L Collier       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Collier to 2B
                  Kevin Polcovich pinch hits for Tony Womack batting 1st
   O      -2-  3  100%  K Polcovich     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2  100%  A Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 14.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-14, Jeff Tabaka facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Tabaka replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 6th; Kevin Polcovich moves to 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  T Lampkin       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  6  100%  F Tatis         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2  100%  P Polanco       Lineout: SS
   O      1--  3  100%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 14.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation