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ANA  9
KCR  8

DET  2
@BOS  1

CLE  3
NYY  2

MIN  3
@OAK  0

TBD  4
@SEA  3

TEX  2
BAL  1

CHW  6
@TOR  2

ATL 10
SDP  6

CIN  5
@CHC  3

LAD 12
@FLA  6

MIL  7
SFG  0

MON  8
HOU  7

NYM  8
ARI  7

COL  4
@PHI  3

STL 19
@PIT  4

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 36,331

Saturday, May 20, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:57
Cardinals
19
24-18
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  3  2   1  0  0   1  7  5   19 19  2
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  1    4  9  4
W: P Hentgen (4-4), L: F Cordova (1-4)
Pirates
4
19-22
Lost 1
3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   2   3    0   1  .325  .909   11    1   2   HR
  P Polanco 2B                3   2   2   0    0   0  .361  .886   10    1   2   
R Lankford LF                 5   2   2   0    0   2  .202  .696   29    1   0   HBP,GDP
M McGwire 1B                  2   1   1   3    3   0  .327 1.405   21    8   0   2B
  E Marrero 1B                1   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .856    2    3   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .393 1.262   25    3   0   
  T Howard PH-RF              1   1   1   2    0   0  .214  .854    6    0   0   HR
E Davis RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .934   10    2   0   
  J Drew PR-RF-CF             2   2   1   0    0   0  .302  .964    3    1   0   SB
C Paquette 3B                 4   3   2   2    2   0  .299  .901   24    1   4   3B,2B
E Renteria SS                 4   1   0   1    0   1  .262  .792   19    2   4   SF
  S Dunston PH-SS             1   0   1   1    0   0  .179  .532    2    0   0   
M Matheny C                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .259  .717   14    4   0   HR,HBP
P Hentgen P                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .628   14    0   1   
  J Rodriguez P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       46  19  19  16    6   7              193   27  14
BATTING
2B: C Paquette (13, off K Osik); M McGwire (5, off M Garcia).
3B: C Paquette (2, off J Manzanillo).
HR: F Vina (3, off F Cordova; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); M Matheny (2, off J Wallace; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); T Howard (4, off K Osik; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: E Renteria (3, off M Garcia).
HBP: M Matheny (1, by K Osik); R Lankford (1, by K Osik).
TB: M Matheny 6; F Vina 5; C Paquette 5; T Howard 4; J Edmonds 2; P Polanco 2; R Lankford 2; M McGwire 2; P Hentgen; S Dunston; J Drew; E Davis.
GIDP: R Lankford (2).
RBI: M Matheny 4 (14); M McGwire 3 (39); F Vina 3 (12); C Paquette 2 (22); T Howard 2 (14); S Dunston (8); E Renteria (17).
2-out RBI: M Matheny 4; F Vina 3.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 8 for 22.
FIELDING
DP: 4. F Vina-E Renteria-M McGwire; C Paquette-P Polanco-M McGwire; E Renteria-F Vina-M McGwire; E Renteria-M McGwire.
E: C Paquette (1); J Drew (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Drew (4, 2nd base off M Garcia/J Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Morris 2B                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .248  .666   14    2   2   
J Kendall C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .336  .909   14    8   1   GDP
J Vander Wal RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .344 1.075   15    1   0   GDP
B Giles CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .340 1.092   11    1   0   2B
K Young 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .733   15    9   1   SF,GDP
W Cordero LF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .285  .840   16    0   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .668    9    3   1   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Sojo 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .834    4    0   1   
M Benjamin 3B-SS              4   1   2   0    0   0  .382  .946    8    2   7   
F Cordova P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .059    4    0   1   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  I Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   GDP
  S Sauerbeck P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  K Osik 3B-P                 1   1   1   2    1   0  .500 1.815    6    0   0   HR
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   4              120   27  14
BATTING
2B: B Giles (12, off P Hentgen).
HR: K Osik (2, off P Hentgen; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: K Young (2, off P Hentgen).
TB: K Osik 4; B Giles 3; M Benjamin 2; W Morris; J Kendall; K Young; W Cordero.
GIDP: J Vander Wal (1); I Cruz (1); J Kendall (6); K Young (8).
RBI: K Osik 2 (4); W Cordero (18); K Young (30).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Morris-P Meares-K Young.
E: K Osik (1); P Meares (5); W Morris (4); B Giles (3).

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
P Hentgen, W (4-4)             7     7   3   3    2   3   1   5.81   27   90-59   38· 2·19   12· 6· 3· 1     52    -     0.57   0.20
J Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   16-8     5· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
H Slocumb                      1     2   1   0    1   0   0   4.67    6   14-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   3    4   4   1          37  120-74   49· 2·23   15· 8· 5· 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, L (1-4)             3     5   5   3    4   2   1   5.54   18   67-36   18· 8·10    8· 1· 2· 1     31    -     0.98  -0.28
J Manzanillo                   2     2   1   0    1   0   0   3.38    9   33-21   13· 3· 5    5· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.01
S Sauerbeck                    1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.96    4   15-9     1· 2· 6    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
M Garcia                       1     6   6   5    0   0   0  11.12    9   27-18   13· 3· 2    2· 2· 5· 0          0-0    0.10  -0.02
J Wallace                      1     1   2   0    0   1   1   2.45    5   13-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.00  -0.00
K Osik                         1     5   5   5    0   1   1  45.00   10   32-20   15· 1· 4    2· 0· 4· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  19  13    6   7   3          55  187-115  68·18·29   19· 5·13· 3          2-2 
P Hentgen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
M Garcia faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Wallace (2); K Osik (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: K Osik 2 (2; R Lankford, M Matheny).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Dan Iassogna.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 36,331.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 62° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. F Vina               2B    1. W Morris             2B 
2. R Lankford           LF    2. J Kendall            C  
3. M McGwire            1B    3. J Vander Wal         RF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. B Giles              CF 
5. E Davis              RF    5. K Young              1B 
6. C Paquette           3B    6. W Cordero            LF 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. P Meares             SS 
8. M Matheny            C     8. M Benjamin           3B 
9. P Hentgen            P     9. F Cordova            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  4   25%  74% F Vina          F Cordova       Home Run; Renteria Scores; Matheny Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5   -7%  46% R Lankford      F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-3  12-  3    7%  85% E Renteria      F Cordova       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette to 3B
   t 3   2  0-4  1-3  1    5%  90% M Matheny       F Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B; Matheny to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  2    5%  50% J Vander Wal    P Hentgen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  F Vina          Single to 1B (Bunt)
   OO     1--  5   46%  R Lankford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   47%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  4   49%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  5   45%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   50%  J Vander Wal    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   54%  C Paquette      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   54%  M Matheny       Single (Ground Ball); Renteria to 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  P Hentgen       Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  4   74%  F Vina          Home Run; Renteria Scores; Matheny Scores
   O      ---  8   73%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   76%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   77%  K Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   78%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   77%  M McGwire       Foul Flyball: SS (LF Foul)
          ---  8   79%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  1   77%  E Davis         Groundout: P-1B; Edmonds to 2B
          -2-  6   78%  C Paquette      Walk
   R      12-  3   85%  E Renteria      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette to 3B
   R      1-3  1   90%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B; Matheny to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  2   88%  P Hentgen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   90%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   88%  M Benjamin      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   90%  F Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   91%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   91%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   92%  M McGwire       Walk; Lankford to 2B
   RO     12-  6   94%  J Edmonds       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Lankford Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/unER
   O      1--  4   93%  E Davis         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   91%  J Kendall       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   93%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: RF
          1--  2   89%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kendall to 3B
   RO     -23  6   91%  K Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores
   O      -2-  3   93%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Josias Manzanillo facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   95%  C Paquette      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      --3  6   94%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3  3   92%  M Matheny       Fielder's Choice 3B; Paquette out at Hm/3B-C; Matheny to 1B
   O      1--  3   92%  P Hentgen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   91%  M Benjamin      Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   95%  I Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Ivan Cruz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  F Vina          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   94%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   91%  W Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   96%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Garcia replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   97%  E Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  J.D. Drew pinch runs for Eric Davis batting 5th
          1--      97%  C Paquette      Drew Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Drew to 3B
   RO     --3  2   98%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Drew Scores
   O      ---  2   98%  M Matheny       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
                  Placido Polanco replaces Fernando Vina playing 2B batting 1st; J.D. Drew moves to RF
          ---  5   96%  B Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   99%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  6   99%  W Cordero       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   99%  P Hentgen       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   99%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hentgen to 2B
          12-  4  100%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive); Hentgen to 3B; Polanco to 2B
   RRR    123  4  100%  M McGwire       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Hentgen Scores; Polanco Scores; Lankford Scores
          -2-  3  100%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Pat Meares pitching and batting 7th; Keith Osik replaces Mike Garcia playing 3B batting 9th; Mike Benjamin moves to SS
   O      1-3  1  100%  J Drew          Popfly: SS
   R      1-3  1  100%  C Paquette      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); McGwire Scores; Edmonds to 2B
          12-     100%  E Renteria      Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 3B; Paquette to 2B
   O      -23  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    -23  4  100%  M Matheny       Home Run; Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette Scores/unER; Matheny Scores/unER
   O      ---  2  100%  P Hentgen       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-14, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
                  Eli Marrero replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---  4  100%  M Benjamin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   RR     1--  1  100%  K Osik          Home Run; Benjamin Scores
                  Jose Rodriguez replaces Pat Hentgen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  W Morris        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  7  100%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1  100%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 14-3, Keith Osik facing 1-2-3
                  Keith Osik moves to P; Luis Sojo replaces Jeff Wallace playing 3B batting 7th
          ---  1  100%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  8  100%  R Lankford      Hit By Pitch; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  E Marrero       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Polanco to 3B
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Jim Edmonds batting 4th
   R      1-3     100%  T Howard        Wild Pitch; Polanco Scores; Marrero to 2B
   RR     -2-  4  100%  " "             Home Run; Marrero Scores
          ---  2  100%  J Drew          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   R      1--  1  100%  C Paquette      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Drew Scores
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Edgar Renteria batting 7th
   R      -2-  2  100%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores
          1--  3  100%  M Matheny       Hit By Pitch; Dunston to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-19, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Jose Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th; Shawon Dunston moves to SS; J.D. Drew moves to CF; Thomas Howard moves to RF
          ---  1  100%  K Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      --3  2  100%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER
   O      1--  4  100%  L Sojo          Groundout: P-1B; Cordero to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  5  100%  K Osik          Walk
   O      12-  1  100%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 4.

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