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BOS
@ANA		5
1
DET
@BAL		4
3
MIN
@KCR		9
8
CHW
@OAK		1
9
NYY
@SEA		11
8
CLE
@TBD		2
4
TOR
@TEX		5
4
SFG
@ATL		3
7
HOU
@CHC		6
1
HOU
@CHC		0
6
COL
@FLA		1
9
CIN
@MIL		9
2
SDP
@MON		12
10
LAD
@NYM		1
2
ARI
@PHI		2
4		 
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STL
@PIT		1
5
STL
@PIT		5
1
Friday, August 6, 1999 8:35PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 35,521, Time of Game: 2:31
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cardinals
5
56-55
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 11 GB
 at Pirates
1
54-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   1  1  2    5 10  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
J.D. Drew CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .260 .827 28 18 0.085 0.66 0.120 -0.036 1.2 5 0
Joe McEwing 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .296 .767 10 7 0.141 1.04 0.227 -0.087 0.6 0 1 HR,2B,SH
Ray Lankford LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 .308 .896 16 12 0.085 1.03 0.170 -0.085 1.1 1 0 2B
Thomas Howard RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .633 6 4 -0.003 1.14 0.042 -0.045 -0.2 1 0
   Craig Paquette 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 .353 .941 7 4 0.029 0.60 0.036 -0.006 0.0 0 1
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 3 1 2 0 .298 .965 23 12 0.190 1.18 0.190 0.000 2.8 1 2
Willie McGee 1B-RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .566 16 12 -0.175 1.46 0.000 -0.175 -2.1 5 0
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 .273 .710 15 9 -0.082 1.88 0.061 -0.142 -1.0 0 0 GDP
Eli Marrero C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .559 19 12 -0.133 1.48 0.013 -0.146 -1.1 13 0 SB
Garrett Stephenson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 9 6 -0.076 0.97 0.000 -0.076 -0.7 1 0
   Mark McGwire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .279 1.117 5 3 -0.037 1.21 0.000 -0.037 -0.6
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 4 10 .270 .747 154 99 0.024 1.18 0.859 -0.835 -0.0 27 4
2B: R Lankford (22, off J Schmidt); J McEwing (23, off J Schmidt).
HR: J McEwing (7, off J Schmidt; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: J McEwing (7, off S Sauerbeck).
TB: J McEwing 6; R Lankford 3; F Tatis 3; C Paquette; J Drew; T Howard.
GIDP: E Renteria (15).
RBI: R Lankford 2 (46); E Renteria (45); F Tatis (77); J McEwing (35).
2-out RBI: J McEwing; F Tatis.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 19.
Baserunning
SB: E Marrero (10, 2nd base off J Schmidt/J Oliver).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .880 13 10 -0.069 0.65 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 3 0
Abraham Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .221 .550 16 10 -0.072 0.82 0.014 -0.087 -0.3 1 1 SB
Brian Giles CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 .308 .980 18 12 0.000 0.72 0.047 -0.047 -0.3 0 0
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .932 9 7 -0.098 0.94 0.000 -0.098 -1.0 9 0
Dale Sveum 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .167 .639 11 6 0.114 1.08 0.163 -0.048 0.7 0 4 3B
Warren Morris 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .301 .814 9 7 -0.094 1.43 0.013 -0.107 -0.4 2 4
Adrian Brown RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .717 13 11 -0.088 1.08 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 1 0
Joe Oliver C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .597 19 13 -0.100 1.27 0.000 -0.100 -0.7 11 1
Jason Schmidt P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .073 .189 6 5 -0.049 0.94 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 0 1
   Brant Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .735 3 3 -0.019 0.69 0.000 -0.019 -0.1
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Clontz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 1 13 .100 .296 117 84 -0.475 0.97 0.237 -0.712 -4.0 27 11
3B: D Sveum (1, off G Stephenson).
TB: D Sveum 3; W Morris; B Giles.
RBI: D Sveum (3).
2-out RBI: D Sveum.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Nunez-W Morris-K Young.
E: A Nunez (9); A Martin (8).
Baserunning
SB: A Nunez (2, 2nd base off R Croushore/E Marrero).

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
Garrett Stephenson, W (2-0) 7 3 1 1 0 8 0 4.67 24 84 63 33 12 18 5 11 2 0 75 0.354 1.03 2.9
Rich Croushore, S (3) 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 2.63 7 33 21 8 6 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.121 0.75 1.1
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 1 13 0 1.00 31 117 84 41 18 25 5 12 2 0 75 0 0 0.475 1.18 4.0

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
Jason Schmidt, L (10-8) 8 7 3 3 4 9 1 3.91 36 136 88 60 11 17 14 9 5 0 61 0.036 1.31 1.5
Scott Sauerbeck 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2.68 3 6 5 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.048 0.44 -1.2
Brad Clontz 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.27 3 12 6 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.013 0.18 -0.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 4 10 1 5.00 42 154 99 65 15 19 17 11 6 0 61 1 1 -0.025 0.97 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Gary Darling.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 35,521.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 J.D. Drew CF 1 Al Martin LF
2 Joe McEwing 2B 2 Abraham Nunez SS
3 Ray Lankford LF 3 Brian Giles CF
4 Thomas Howard RF 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Fernando Tatis 3B 5 Dale Sveum 3B
6 Willie McGee 1B 6 Warren Morris 2B
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Adrian Brown RF
8 Eli Marrero C 8 Joe Oliver C
9 Garrett Stephenson P 9 Jason Schmidt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R PIT D. Sveum G. Stephenson -16% 65% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giles Scores
t7 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt 14% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t6 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Lankford J. Schmidt 13% 72% Double to LF (Line Drive); McEwing Scores
t4 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL E. Renteria J. Schmidt -11% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt 9% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball)

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' Jason Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 12,(3-2)  STL J. Drew J. Schmidt 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Drew to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Schmidt -3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Howard J. Schmidt -3% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin G. Stephenson 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson 1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Tatis J. Schmidt 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. McGee J. Schmidt -2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tatis to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Schmidt -4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Marrero J. Schmidt -3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young G. Stephenson 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT D. Sveum G. Stephenson 2% 49% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT W. Morris G. Stephenson -1% 48% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown G. Stephenson 2% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL G. Stephenson J. Schmidt -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Drew J. Schmidt 7% 55% Reached on E7 (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Drew to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt -6% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Schmidt -4% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT J. Oliver G. Stephenson 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Schmidt G. Stephenson 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Martin G. Stephenson 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Howard J. Schmidt 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Tatis J. Schmidt 6% 61% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Howard to 2B
t4 0-0 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Schmidt -6% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL E. Renteria J. Schmidt -11% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young G. Stephenson 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL E. Marrero J. Schmidt -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL G. Stephenson J. Schmidt -2% 45% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew J. Schmidt -2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Sveum G. Stephenson 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT W. Morris G. Stephenson 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Brown G. Stephenson 2% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt 9% 59% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t6 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Lankford J. Schmidt 13% 72% Double to LF (Line Drive); McEwing Scores
t6 1-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Howard J. Schmidt -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lankford to 3B
t6 1-0 1 --3 9,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis J. Schmidt 2% 72% Walk
t6 1-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Schmidt -7% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria J. Schmidt 2% 67% Walk; Tatis to 2B
t6 1-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Marrero J. Schmidt -8% 59% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
Craig Paquette replaces Thomas Howard (RF) playing 1B batting 4th
Willie McGee moves from 1B to RF
b6 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Oliver G. Stephenson 4% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Schmidt G. Stephenson 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Martin G. Stephenson 2% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 9-1-2
t7 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Stephenson J. Schmidt -3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew J. Schmidt -2% 63% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL J. McEwing J. Schmidt 14% 77% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t7 2-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford J. Schmidt -1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
b7 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Nunez G. Stephenson 4% 81% Strikeout Swinging
b7 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Giles G. Stephenson -5% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b7 0-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Young G. Stephenson 5% 81% Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
b7 0-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  R PIT D. Sveum G. Stephenson -16% 65% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Giles Scores
b7 1-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O PIT W. Morris G. Stephenson 8% 73% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pirates' Jason Schmidt facing 4-5-6
t8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL C. Paquette J. Schmidt 4% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 2-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  STL F. Tatis J. Schmidt 5% 82% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Paquette to 2B
t8 2-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Schmidt -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Paquette to 3B
t8 2-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO STL E. Renteria J. Schmidt 4% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B; Paquette Scores; McGee to 2B
t8 3-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  STL E. Marrero J. Schmidt 1% 85% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGee to 3B
Mark McGwire pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson (P) batting 9th
t8 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  STL M. McGwire J. Schmidt 0% 86% Marrero Steals 2B
t8 3-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire J. Schmidt -4% 82% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 7-8-9
Rich Croushore replaces Mark McGwire (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown R. Croushore 5% 87% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Oliver R. Croushore 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
Brant Brown pinch hits for Jason Schmidt (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Brown R. Croushore 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 1.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Drew S. Sauerbeck 1% 93% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
t9 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. McEwing S. Sauerbeck -0% 92% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Drew to 2B
t9 3-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R STL R. Lankford S. Sauerbeck 4% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive); Drew Scores; Lankford to 2B
Brad Clontz replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL C. Paquette B. Clontz -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL F. Tatis B. Clontz 2% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lankford Scores
t9 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee B. Clontz -0% 98% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 1-2-3
b9 1-5 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT A. Martin R. Croushore 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Nunez R. Croushore -1% 98% Walk
b9 1-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O PIT B. Giles R. Croushore 2% 99% Strikeout Looking, Nunez Steals 2B
b9 1-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Young R. Croushore 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 1.

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