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Standings
BOS
@ANA		9
3
DET
@BAL		5
2		 
(11)
MIN
@KCR		7
3
CHW
@OAK		5
7
NYY
@SEA		9
3
CLE
@TBD		3
5
TOR
@TEX		8
7
SFG
@ATL		5
2
HOU
@CHC		6
2
COL
@FLA		1
2
CIN
@MIL		8
2
SDP
@MON		2
4
LAD
@NYM		14
3
ARI
@PHI		7
4
STL
@PIT		1
5
Sunday, August 8, 1999 1:35PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 31,780, Time of Game: 2:44
Cardinals
1
56-57
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 13 GB
 at Pirates
5
56-55
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
W: Kris Benson (10-8)
L: Darren Oliver (7-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  2
Pirates         2  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  X    5  8  2

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 .562 8 6 0.030 0.74 0.063 -0.033 0.2 2 0
Edgar Renteria SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .711 18 10 -0.083 1.22 0.042 -0.126 -0.9 0 2 GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 .277 1.107 18 9 -0.079 1.20 0.026 -0.105 -0.7 7 0
Thomas Howard RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .239 .618 10 5 -0.001 0.64 0.039 -0.040 -0.1 3 0
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .953 13 10 -0.037 0.99 0.029 -0.066 -0.4 1 3 HBP
Craig Paquette LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .318 .818 19 14 -0.066 1.06 0.029 -0.095 -0.7 1 0
Alberto Castillo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .687 17 11 0.022 0.73 0.068 -0.047 0.3 9 0
Joe McEwing 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .757 15 10 -0.092 0.91 0.000 -0.092 -1.0 1 2
Darren Oliver P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .618 6 6 -0.027 0.52 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 2
   Ray Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .913 4 2 -0.032 1.28 0.000 -0.032 -0.3
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .105 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ricky Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   David Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .551 4 3 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Team Totals 31 1 4 1 4 10 .129 .379 132 86 -0.367 0.90 0.296 -0.665 -4.0 24 9
HBP: F Tatis (12, by K Benson).
TB: C Paquette; A Castillo; T Howard; W McGee.
GIDP: E Renteria (16).
RBI: J McEwing (36).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Oliver (2); J McEwing (10).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 .295 .895 23 13 -0.031 0.55 0.034 -0.065 -1.5 3 0
Abraham Nunez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .225 .558 17 11 -0.056 0.82 0.015 -0.071 -0.9 2 3 2·SH
Brian Giles CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .304 .967 15 9 0.012 0.48 0.034 -0.023 -0.2 1 0
Kevin Young 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .311 .925 23 15 0.039 0.62 0.064 -0.025 0.3 8 0
Ed Sprague 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .291 .889 9 6 0.196 1.06 0.210 -0.013 2.4 0 1 2B
   Adrian Brown PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .720 4 2 -0.004 0.36 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Warren Morris 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 .814 7 4 -0.040 0.59 0.030 -0.070 -0.6 2 4 HBP
Freddy Garcia RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .660 16 8 -0.041 0.98 0.019 -0.060 -0.6 1 0
   Brant Brown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .738 4 0 0.002 0.36 0.002 0.000 0.1 IW
   Marc Wilkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Joe Oliver C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .265 .680 18 12 0.027 0.61 0.056 -0.029 0.9 10 0 SB
Kris Benson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .140 .364 10 6 0.035 0.60 0.047 -0.012 1.2 0 1 SH
   Dale Sveum PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .607 7 5 -0.007 0.24 0.000 -0.007 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 8 5 5 8 .258 .669 153 91 0.132 0.66 0.511 -0.379 0.5 27 9
2B: E Sprague (24, off D Oliver).
SH: A Nunez 2 (9, 2 off D Oliver); K Benson (5, off D Oliver).
IBB: B Brown (3, by J Acevedo).
HBP: W Morris (1, by D Oliver).
TB: E Sprague 3; J Oliver 2; W Morris; A Nunez; K Young; B Giles.
RBI: E Sprague 2 (66); J Oliver 2 (5); A Nunez (16).
2-out RBI: J Oliver.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Sprague-W Morris-K Young.
E: E Sprague (23); F Garcia (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Oliver (2, 2nd base off D Oliver/A Castillo).

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
Darren Oliver, L (7-8) 6 5 4 3 4 7 0 4.34 30 106 63 34 10 19 12 6 0 0 51 -0.113 0.80 -0.6
Juan Acevedo 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.26 6 26 15 13 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0.023 0.33 -0.4
Ricky Bottalico 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.99 4 21 13 8 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.06 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 5 4 5 8 0 4.50 40 153 91 55 15 21 16 10 1 0 51 0 0 -0.132 0.90 -0.5

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
Kris Benson, W (10-8) 7 4 1 1 4 7 0 4.37 30 105 69 34 12 23 10 8 4 0 68 0.323 1.02 2.9
Marc Wilkins 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.65 6 27 17 7 5 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.045 0.28 1.1
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 4 10 0 1.00 36 132 86 41 17 28 10 11 5 0 68 0 0 0.368 0.66 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Oliver (5).
HBP: K Benson (5; F Tatis); D Oliver (9; W Morris).
IBB: J Acevedo (3; B Brown).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 31,780.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 82° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Willie McGee CF 1 Al Martin LF
2 Edgar Renteria SS 2 Abraham Nunez SS
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Brian Giles CF
4 Thomas Howard RF 4 Kevin Young 1B
5 Fernando Tatis 3B 5 Ed Sprague 3B
6 Craig Paquette LF 6 Warren Morris 2B
7 Alberto Castillo C 7 Freddy Garcia RF
8 Joe McEwing 2B 8 Joe Oliver C
9 Darren Oliver P 9 Kris Benson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT E. Sprague D. Oliver 14% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Giles Scores; Young to 3B; Sprague to 2B
t7 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Benson 9% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL E. Renteria K. Benson 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Benson 7% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Castillo K. Benson -7% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Paquette to 3B

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' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL W. McGee K. Benson 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Benson 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire K. Benson -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Howard K. Benson -2% 51% Walk; McGwire to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  STL F. Tatis K. Benson -3% 48% Hit By Pitch; McGwire to 3B; Howard to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Benson 7% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. Martin D. Oliver 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Oliver -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Martin to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT B. Giles D. Oliver 2% 59% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 6,(3-2)  PIT K. Young D. Oliver 6% 64% Walk; Martin to 3B; Giles to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  RR PIT E. Sprague D. Oliver 14% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martin Scores; Giles Scores; Young to 3B; Sprague to 2B
b1 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris D. Oliver -6% 72% Fielder's Choice 3B; Young out at Hm/3B-C; Sprague to 3B
b1 2-0 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  O PIT F. Garcia D. Oliver -4% 69% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
t2 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL A. Castillo K. Benson 2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. McEwing K. Benson 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Oliver K. Benson 1% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Oliver D. Oliver -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Benson D. Oliver -1% 71% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Oliver -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee K. Benson -4% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO STL E. Renteria K. Benson 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Benson -1% 73% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Howard K. Benson 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Oliver -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT B. Giles D. Oliver -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young D. Oliver -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
t4 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL F. Tatis K. Benson 3% 75% Popfly: 1B
t4 0-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Benson 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL A. Castillo K. Benson 1% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 5-6-7
b4 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT E. Sprague D. Oliver 4% 82% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT W. Morris D. Oliver 2% 84% Wild Pitch; Sprague to 3B
b4 2-0 0 --3 4,(2-1)  PIT W. Morris D. Oliver 2% 86% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-0 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Garcia D. Oliver 2% 88% Walk; Morris to 2B
b4 2-0 0 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT J. Oliver D. Oliver -1% 87% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Sprague Scores; Garcia to 2B
b4 3-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  PIT K. Benson D. Oliver 3% 90% Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B to 3B); Garcia to 3B; Oliver to 2B
b4 3-0 1 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Oliver -4% 86% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Nunez D. Oliver -4% 82% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
t5 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. McEwing K. Benson 2% 85% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Oliver K. Benson 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL W. McGee K. Benson 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
b5 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Giles D. Oliver 2% 89% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b5 3-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Young D. Oliver -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Sprague D. Oliver -1% 86% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT W. Morris D. Oliver 1% 88% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Giles to 3B
b5 3-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Garcia D. Oliver -2% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Renteria K. Benson 3% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t6 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Benson 2% 89% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL T. Howard K. Benson -2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Howard to 2B/Adv on E9
t6 0-3 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Tatis K. Benson 3% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Darren Oliver facing 8-9-1
b6 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Oliver D. Oliver 1% 92% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
b6 3-0 0 1-- PIT K. Benson D. Oliver 1% 93% Oliver Steals 2B
b6 3-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  PIT K. Benson D. Oliver 2% 95% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Oliver to 3B
b6 3-0 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Oliver -2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO PIT A. Nunez D. Oliver 1% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Oliver Scores/unER; Benson to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles D. Oliver -1% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
t7 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL C. Paquette K. Benson -3% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Castillo K. Benson -7% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Paquette to 3B
t7 0-4 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO STL J. McEwing K. Benson 5% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Paquette Scores
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Darren Oliver (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford K. Benson 3% 91% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t7 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee K. Benson -2% 89% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McEwing to 2B
t7 1-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Renteria K. Benson -4% 85% Walk; McEwing to 3B; McGee to 2B
t7 1-4 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Benson 9% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 4-5-6
Juan Acevedo replaces Ray Lankford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT K. Young J. Acevedo 1% 95% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Ed Sprague (3B) batting 5th
b7 4-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. Brown J. Acevedo -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Young to 2B
b7 4-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris J. Acevedo -1% 93% Flyball: LF
Brant Brown pinch hits for Freddy Garcia (RF) batting 7th
b7 4-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT B. Brown J. Acevedo 0% 93% Intentional Walk
b7 4-1 2 12- 7,(2-2)  R PIT J. Oliver J. Acevedo 3% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Young Scores; Brown to 2B
Dale Sveum pinch hits for Kris Benson (P) batting 9th
b7 5-1 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O PIT D. Sveum J. Acevedo -1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 4-5-6
Marc Wilkins replaces Brant Brown (PH) pitching and batting 7th
Dale Sveum moves from PH to 3B
Adrian Brown moves from PH to RF
t8 1-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Howard M. Wilkins 1% 97% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Tatis M. Wilkins 1% 98% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t8 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette M. Wilkins 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Ricky Bottalico facing 1-2-3
Ricky Bottalico replaces Juan Acevedo pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin R. Bottalico -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 5-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Nunez R. Bottalico 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
b8 5-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT B. Giles R. Bottalico -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b8 5-1 2 1-- 5,(0-2)  O PIT K. Young R. Bottalico -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Pirates' Marc Wilkins facing 7-8-9
t9 1-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL A. Castillo M. Wilkins 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL J. McEwing M. Wilkins 1% 100% Flyball: LF
David Howard pinch hits for Ricky Bottalico (P) batting 9th
t9 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Howard M. Wilkins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

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