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Tuesday, April 13, 1999 7:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 19,724, Time of Game: 3:00
Cardinals
4
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Pirates
2
4-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  0    4  9  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2 10  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Placido Polanco 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .318 .900 18 15 -0.045 0.51 0.014 -0.060 -0.7 3 4 2B
Edgar Renteria SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .754 18 9 0.023 0.54 0.068 -0.045 0.4 0 1 2·2B
Mark McGwire 1B 2 2 2 2 3 0 .364 1.503 16 4 0.188 0.55 0.188 0.000 2.8 5 0 2·HR,2·IW
Shawon Dunston LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .400 1.104 9 6 -0.042 0.86 0.011 -0.053 -0.6 0 0
   Darren Bragg CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .606 7 3 0.008 0.52 0.008 0.000 0.1 2 0 SH
Eric Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .343 25 16 -0.085 0.78 0.017 -0.103 -1.7 1 0
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .217 .988 16 6 -0.020 0.75 0.046 -0.066 -0.5 1 0 SB
Eli Marrero C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .294 .804 17 12 0.102 0.91 0.154 -0.051 0.8 12 0 2B,SB
Joe McEwing CF-LF 3 0 0 1 1 0 .350 .831 11 6 -0.027 0.66 0.015 -0.042 -0.5 1 0
Kent Bottenfield P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 16 9 -0.028 0.35 0.000 -0.028 -0.5 0 1
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Mike Busby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Radinsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Bottalico P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.034 0.73 0.000 -0.034 -0.6 1 1 GDP
   Willie McGee RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 3 6 8 .265 .934 154 87 0.040 0.66 0.521 -0.482 -1.0 27 7
2B: P Polanco (2, off P Schourek); E Marrero (3, off P Schourek); E Renteria 2 (3, 1 off P Schourek, 1 off J Phillips).
HR: M McGwire 2 (4, 2 off P Schourek; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SH: D Bragg (1, off J Phillips).
IBB: M McGwire 2 (4, by P Schourek, by J Phillips).
TB: M McGwire 8; E Renteria 4; P Polanco 2; E Marrero 2; S Dunston; F Tatis; E Davis.
GIDP: R Bottalico (1).
RBI: M McGwire 2 (5); J McEwing (3).
2-out RBI: M McGwire.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: F Tatis (3, 2nd base off P Schourek/J Kendall); E Marrero (2, Home off P Schourek/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kendall C 5 1 3 0 0 0 .379 1.024 22 11 0.010 0.87 0.080 -0.071 0.3 8 0 2B
Warren Morris 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .208 .644 17 10 -0.039 1.28 0.066 -0.105 -0.2 3 2
Brian Giles RF-CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 .364 1.276 19 11 0.078 1.37 0.156 -0.077 0.1 0 0
Kevin Young 1B 5 1 3 2 0 1 .321 .974 15 11 0.165 1.95 0.259 -0.094 2.1 12 0 HR,2B
Brant Brown CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .762 19 14 -0.073 1.09 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 1 0
   Turner Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .900 1 1 -0.130 4.87 0.000 -0.130 -0.8
   Rich Loiselle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Guillen RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .627 5 1 0.048 1.69 0.048 0.000 0.2 0 0
Ed Sprague 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .318 .830 21 11 -0.246 2.28 0.046 -0.292 -1.5 0 4
Al Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .692 13 9 -0.091 1.36 0.022 -0.113 -0.7 2 0
Mike Benjamin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .043 .085 15 10 -0.137 1.26 0.000 -0.137 -1.3 1 5
Pete Schourek P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.028 1.07 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 0 0
   Freddy Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .500 3 3 -0.014 0.55 0.000 -0.014 -0.2
   Jason Phillips P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Adrian Brown PH-CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .100 13 6 -0.003 0.93 0.028 -0.031 -0.1 0 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 2 10 2 5 11 .270 .763 165 100 -0.460 1.49 0.705 -1.165 -3.0 27 13
2B: K Young (3, off K Bottenfield); J Kendall (3, off K Bottenfield).
HR: K Young (1, off K Bottenfield; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: K Young 7; J Kendall 4; W Morris; A Martin; E Sprague; B Giles.
RBI: K Young 2 (6).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Sprague-W Morris-K Young.
PB: J Kendall (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
Kent Bottenfield, W (2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 2 10 1 1.59 24 96 66 32 7 27 2 10 6 0 60 0.200 0.95 1.8
Lance Painter, H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 8 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.064 1.32 0.6
Mike Busby, H (2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 11.25 2 12 6 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.003 0.96 -0.0
Scott Radinsky, H (1) 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 10 6 6 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 -0.140 3.32 -1.2
Ricky Bottalico, H (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 20 9 5 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0.236 2.10 1.4
Juan Acevedo, S (2) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 6.23 5 19 8 3 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.104 2.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 5 11 1 2.00 42 165 100 52 10 38 10 16 8 0 60 5 1 0.461 0.66 3.0

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Pete Schourek, L (0-1) 5 8 4 4 2 4 2 7.88 25 90 52 30 4 18 6 13 8 0 37 -0.138 0.78 -1.2
Jason Phillips 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 13.50 8 24 15 7 2 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.043 0.48 1.1
Rich Loiselle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 3 9 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.034 0.57 0.6
Mike Williams 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.06 5 31 16 7 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.022 0.35 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 6 8 2 4.00 41 154 87 47 11 29 13 14 9 0 37 0 0 -0.039 1.49 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Schourek (1; M McGwire); J Phillips (1; M McGwire).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Ed Rapuano.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 19,724.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 56° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Placido Polanco 2B 1 Jason Kendall C
2 Edgar Renteria SS 2 Warren Morris 2B
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Brian Giles RF
4 Shawon Dunston LF 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Eric Davis RF 5 Brant Brown CF
6 Fernando Tatis 3B 6 Ed Sprague 3B
7 Eli Marrero C 7 Al Martin LF
8 Joe McEwing CF 8 Mike Benjamin SS
9 Kent Bottenfield P 9 Pete Schourek P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  O PIT E. Sprague R. Bottalico 14% 85% Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
b7 2-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Ward S. Radinsky 13% 72% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b7 1-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young S. Radinsky -13% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kendall Scores; Morris to 3B; Giles to 2B
t4 1-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL E. Marrero P. Schourek 10% 75% Double to RF (Line Drive); Tatis to 3B
b9 2-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Sprague J. Acevedo 10% 100% Flyball: CF

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' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL P. Polanco P. Schourek -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria P. Schourek -2% 46% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. McGwire P. Schourek 9% 56% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL S. Dunston P. Schourek 1% 57% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL E. Davis P. Schourek 2% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive); Dunston to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Tatis P. Schourek -4% 55% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall K. Bottenfield 2% 57% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield 2% 59% Lineout: CF
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield 1% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero P. Schourek -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. McEwing P. Schourek -2% 56% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t2 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL K. Bottenfield P. Schourek -1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield 3% 58% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT E. Sprague K. Bottenfield -1% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield -2% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive); Sprague to 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin K. Bottenfield 5% 61% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL P. Polanco P. Schourek -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria P. Schourek 4% 62% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t3 1-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL M. McGwire P. Schourek 2% 64% Intentional Walk
t3 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Dunston P. Schourek -4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Davis P. Schourek -4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Schourek K. Bottenfield 3% 58% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Kendall K. Bottenfield -3% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield 4% 59% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield 3% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis P. Schourek 4% 65% Walk
t4 1-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL E. Marrero P. Schourek 10% 75% Double to RF (Line Drive); Tatis to 3B
t4 1-0 0 -23 2,(1-0)  RO STL J. McEwing P. Schourek -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; Tatis Scores
t4 2-0 1 -2- STL K. Bottenfield P. Schourek 2% 76% Passed Ball; Marrero to 3B
t4 2-0 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R STL K. Bottenfield P. Schourek 3% 79% Marrero Steals Hm; Marrero Scores/No RBI
t4 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL K. Bottenfield P. Schourek -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 3-0 2 --- 7,(2-2)  STL P. Polanco P. Schourek 1% 79% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t4 3-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Renteria P. Schourek -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield -6% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 0-3 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 3B
b4 0-3 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Sprague K. Bottenfield 6% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield 4% 82% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R STL M. McGwire P. Schourek 6% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t5 4-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL S. Dunston P. Schourek -1% 88% Lineout: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t5 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Davis P. Schourek -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t5 4-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Tatis P. Schourek 0% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t5 4-0 2 1-- STL E. Marrero P. Schourek 0% 88% Tatis Steals 2B
t5 4-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero P. Schourek -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin K. Bottenfield 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
Freddy Garcia pinch hits for Pete Schourek (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT F. Garcia K. Bottenfield 1% 90% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Kendall K. Bottenfield -2% 88% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 0-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield -1% 87% Walk
b5 0-4 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield 4% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Jason Phillips facing 8-9-1
Jason Phillips replaces Freddy Garcia (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. McEwing J. Phillips -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t6 4-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Bottenfield J. Phillips -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL P. Polanco J. Phillips -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
Joe McEwing moves from CF to LF
Darren Bragg replaces Shawon Dunston (LF) playing CF batting 4th
b6 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield -7% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 1-4 0 --- 11,(3-2)  O PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT E. Sprague K. Bottenfield -3% 82% Walk
Lance Painter replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Martin L. Painter 3% 85% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Sprague to 2B
b6 1-4 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin L. Painter 4% 88% Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Jason Phillips facing 2-3-4
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL E. Renteria J. Phillips 3% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 4-1 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL M. McGwire J. Phillips 1% 92% Intentional Walk
t7 4-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Bragg J. Phillips 0% 92% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Renteria to 3B; McGwire to 2B
t7 4-1 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Davis J. Phillips -4% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-1 2 -23 4,(3-0)  O STL F. Tatis J. Phillips -3% 86% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Mike Busby facing 9-1-2
Mike Busby replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jason Phillips (P) batting 9th
b7 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Busby 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Kendall M. Busby -3% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Scott Radinsky replaces Mike Busby pitching and batting 9th
b7 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT W. Morris S. Radinsky -5% 80% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kendall to 2B
b7 1-4 1 12- 3,(2-0)  PIT B. Giles S. Radinsky -9% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive to P's Left); Kendall to 3B; Morris to 2B
b7 1-4 1 123 5,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young S. Radinsky -13% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kendall Scores; Morris to 3B; Giles to 2B
Turner Ward pinch hits for Brant Brown (CF) batting 5th
b7 2-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Ward S. Radinsky 13% 72% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
Ricky Bottalico replaces Scott Radinsky pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 123 3,(2-0)  O PIT E. Sprague R. Bottalico 14% 85% Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Rich Loiselle facing 7-8-9
Rich Loiselle replaces Turner Ward (PH) pitching and batting 5th
Adrian Brown moves from PH to CF
t8 4-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero R. Loiselle -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. McEwing R. Loiselle 2% 85% Walk
t8 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL R. Bottalico R. Loiselle -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Ricky Bottalico facing 7-8-9
b8 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin R. Bottalico 5% 87% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
b8 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin R. Bottalico 3% 90% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b8 2-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Brown R. Bottalico -3% 87% Walk
b8 2-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Kendall R. Bottalico 5% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
Mike Williams replaces Adrian Brown (CF) pitching and batting 9th
Brian Giles moves from RF to CF
Jose Guillen replaces Rich Loiselle (P) playing RF batting 5th
t9 4-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Polanco M. Williams -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria M. Williams -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire M. Williams 0% 91% Walk
t9 4-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL D. Bragg M. Williams 1% 91% Walk; McGwire to 2B
t9 4-2 2 12- 10,(3-2)  O STL E. Davis M. Williams -2% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 2-3-4
Juan Acevedo replaces Eric Davis (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Willie McGee replaces Ricky Bottalico (P) playing RF batting 9th
b9 2-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT W. Morris J. Acevedo 5% 95% Lineout: CF
b9 2-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Giles J. Acevedo -7% 88% Walk
b9 2-4 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young J. Acevedo 7% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Guillen J. Acevedo -5% 90% Walk; Giles to 2B
b9 2-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT E. Sprague J. Acevedo 10% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 2.

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