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3
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0
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8
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@PHI		4
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@PIT		19
4
Saturday, May 20, 2000, 7:05PM
, Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 36,331, Time of Game: 2:57
Cardinals
19
24-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Pirates
4
19-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Pat Hentgen (4-4)
 
                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

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .325 .909 11 8 0.273 0.76 0.285 -0.012 2.5 1 2 HR
   Placido Polanco 2B 3 2 2 0 0 0 .361 .885 10 5 0.002 0.01 0.002 0.000 1.0 1 2
Ray Lankford LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 .202 .696 29 19 -0.075 0.34 0.010 -0.085 0.6 1 0 HBP,GDP
Mark McGwire 1B 2 1 1 3 3 0 .327 1.405 21 5 0.013 0.29 0.028 -0.015 2.2 8 0 2B
   Eli Marrero 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .856 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 3 0
Jim Edmonds CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .393 1.262 25 16 0.046 0.33 0.051 -0.005 1.7 3 0
   Thomas Howard PH-RF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .214 .854 4 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.6 0 0 HR
Eric Davis RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .934 10 7 -0.054 0.66 0.005 -0.059 -0.5 2 0
   J.D. Drew PR-RF-CF 2 2 1 0 0 0 .302 .964 3 2 0.004 0.08 0.004 0.000 -0.2 1 0 SB
Craig Paquette 3B 4 3 2 2 2 0 .299 .901 22 11 0.066 0.33 0.067 -0.001 3.1 1 4 3B,2B
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 0 1 0 1 .262 .792 17 12 0.028 0.59 0.074 -0.046 -0.5 2 4 SF
   Shawon Dunston PH-SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .179 .532 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.8 0 0
Mike Matheny C 5 2 3 4 0 0 .259 .717 14 12 0.066 0.41 0.088 -0.022 3.5 4 0 HR,HBP
Pat Hentgen P 5 1 1 0 0 1 .278 .628 14 10 -0.071 0.58 0.001 -0.073 -1.1 0 1
   Jose Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
   Heathcliff Slocumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 46 19 19 16 6 7 .413 1.187 187 115 0.298 0.37 0.615 -0.318 14.0 27 14
2B: M McGwire (5, off M Garcia); C Paquette (13, off K Osik).
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. C Paquette-P Polanco-M McGwire; E Renteria-F Vina-M McGwire; F Vina-E Renteria-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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Warren Morris 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .248 .666 14 5 0.044 0.38 0.058 -0.014 0.5 2 2
Jason Kendall C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .336 .908 14 9 -0.061 0.70 0.019 -0.081 -1.2 8 1 GDP
John Vander Wal RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .344 1.075 15 10 -0.075 0.53 0.000 -0.075 -1.4 1 0 GDP
Brian Giles CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .340 1.092 11 8 0.029 0.43 0.053 -0.023 0.8 1 0 2B
Kevin Young 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .732 15 10 -0.059 0.52 0.000 -0.059 -0.2 9 1 SF,GDP
Wil Cordero LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .285 .840 16 9 -0.025 0.27 0.003 -0.029 0.1 0 0
Pat Meares SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .668 9 9 -0.037 0.47 0.000 -0.037 -0.8 3 1
   Jeff Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Luis Sojo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .834 4 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Mike Benjamin 3B-SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .382 .946 8 5 0.035 0.20 0.035 0.000 0.6 2 7
Francisco Cordova P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .059 4 3 -0.020 0.80 0.000 -0.020 -0.3 0 1
   Josias Manzanillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ivan Cruz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 4 2 -0.032 0.75 0.000 -0.032 -0.6 GDP
   Scott Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Osik 3B-P 1 1 1 2 1 0 .500 1.815 6 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 1.7 0 0 HR
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 4 4 .281 .758 120 74 -0.201 0.42 0.168 -0.370 -1.0 27 14
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).

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
Pat Hentgen, W (4-4) 7 7 3 3 2 3 1 5.81 27 90 59 38 2 19 12 10 3 0 52 0.202 0.57 0.9
Jose Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 16 8 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Heathcliff Slocumb 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 4.67 6 14 7 6 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 4 4 1 3.00 37 120 74 49 2 23 15 14 5 0 52 0 0 0.202 0.37 1.0
P Hentgen faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

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
Francisco Cordova, L (1-4) 3 5 5 3 4 2 1 5.54 18 67 36 18 8 10 8 4 2 0 31 -0.279 0.98 -3.3
Josias Manzanillo 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.38 9 33 21 13 3 5 5 3 2 0 0 0 -0.008 0.28 0.1
Scott Sauerbeck 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.96 4 15 9 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.15 0.6
Mike Garcia 1 6 6 5 0 0 0 11.12 9 27 18 13 3 2 2 7 5 0 0 0 -0.022 0.08 -4.8
Jeff Wallace 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2.45 5 13 11 8 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0.000 0.01 -2.1
Keith Osik 1 5 5 5 0 1 1 45.00 10 32 20 15 1 4 2 5 4 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -4.4
Team Totals 9 19 19 13 6 7 3 13.00 55 187 115 68 18 29 19 21 13 0 31 2 2 -0.298 0.42 -14.0
M Garcia faced 5 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Wallace (2); K Osik (1).
HBP: K Osik 2 (2; R Lankford, M Matheny).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

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

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Fernando Vina 2B 1 Warren Morris 2B
2 Ray Lankford LF 2 Jason Kendall C
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 John Vander Wal RF
4 Jim Edmonds CF 4 Brian Giles CF
5 Eric Davis RF 5 Kevin Young 1B
6 Craig Paquette 3B 6 Wil Cordero LF
7 Edgar Renteria SS 7 Pat Meares SS
8 Mike Matheny C 8 Mike Benjamin 3B
9 Pat Hentgen P 9 Francisco Cordova P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR STL F. Vina F. Cordova 25% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores; Matheny Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO STL R. Lankford F. Cordova -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 3-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R STL E. Renteria F. Cordova 7% 85% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT J. Vander Wal P. Hentgen 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL M. Matheny F. Cordova 5% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B; Matheny to 2B/Adv on E8

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' Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL F. Vina F. Cordova 3% 53% Single to 1B (Bunt)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO STL R. Lankford F. Cordova -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire F. Cordova 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Edmonds F. Cordova 2% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McGwire to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O STL E. Davis F. Cordova -4% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT W. Morris P. Hentgen -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Kendall P. Hentgen 3% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PIT J. Vander Wal P. Hentgen 5% 50% 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, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Paquette F. Cordova 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria F. Cordova -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL M. Matheny F. Cordova 4% 54% Single (Ground Ball); Renteria to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Hentgen F. Cordova -5% 49% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR STL F. Vina F. Cordova 25% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball); Renteria Scores; Matheny Scores
t2 3-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford F. Cordova -1% 73% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT B. Giles P. Hentgen 2% 76% Popfly: 3B
b2 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT K. Young P. Hentgen 2% 77% Flyball: RF
b2 0-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT W. Cordero P. Hentgen 1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL M. McGwire F. Cordova -1% 77% Foul Flyball: SS (LF Foul)
t3 3-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds F. Cordova 2% 78% Walk
t3 3-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Davis F. Cordova -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B; Edmonds to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL C. Paquette F. Cordova 1% 78% Walk
t3 3-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R STL E. Renteria F. Cordova 7% 85% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette to 3B
t3 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL M. Matheny F. Cordova 5% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores/unER; Renteria to 3B; Matheny to 2B/Adv on E8
t3 5-0 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Hentgen F. Cordova -2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
b3 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Meares P. Hentgen 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT M. Benjamin P. Hentgen -2% 88% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Cordova P. Hentgen 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris P. Hentgen 1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
Josias Manzanillo replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina J. Manzanillo -1% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Lankford J. Manzanillo 1% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 5-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire J. Manzanillo 1% 92% Walk; Lankford to 2B
t4 5-0 1 12- 6,(1-2)  RO STL J. Edmonds J. Manzanillo 2% 94% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Lankford Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/unER
t4 6-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Davis J. Manzanillo -0% 93% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
b4 0-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Kendall P. Hentgen -2% 91% Single (Ground Ball)
b4 0-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Vander Wal P. Hentgen 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b4 0-6 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Giles P. Hentgen -4% 89% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kendall to 3B
b4 0-6 1 -23 6,(2-2)  RO PIT K. Young P. Hentgen 2% 91% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kendall Scores
b4 1-6 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT W. Cordero P. Hentgen 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Josias Manzanillo facing 6-7-8
t5 6-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  STL C. Paquette J. Manzanillo 2% 95% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t5 6-1 0 --3 6,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Manzanillo -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 6-1 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Matheny J. Manzanillo -2% 92% Fielder's Choice 3B; Paquette out at Hm/3B-C; Matheny to 1B
t5 6-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL P. Hentgen J. Manzanillo -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 7-8-9
b5 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT P. Meares P. Hentgen 2% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 1-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. Benjamin P. Hentgen -2% 91% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
Ivan Cruz pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo (P) batting 9th
b5 1-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO PIT I. Cruz P. Hentgen 3% 95% 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, Pirates' Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
Scott Sauerbeck replaces Ivan Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina S. Sauerbeck -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Lankford S. Sauerbeck -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
t6 6-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL M. McGwire S. Sauerbeck 0% 94% Walk
t6 6-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds S. Sauerbeck -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
b6 1-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT W. Morris P. Hentgen -2% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b6 1-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PIT J. Kendall P. Hentgen 5% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b6 1-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Vander Wal P. Hentgen 0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
Mike Garcia replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Davis M. Garcia 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive)
J.D. Drew pinch runs for Eric Davis (RF) batting 5th
t7 6-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL C. Paquette M. Garcia 0% 97% Drew Steals 2B
t7 6-1 0 -2- 5,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette M. Garcia -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Drew to 3B
t7 6-1 1 --3 2,(1-0)  RO STL E. Renteria M. Garcia 1% 98% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Drew Scores
t7 7-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL M. Matheny M. Garcia -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 4-5-6
Placido Polanco replaces Fernando Vina playing 2B batting 1st
J.D. Drew moves from PR to RF
b7 1-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT B. Giles P. Hentgen -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 1-7 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO PIT K. Young P. Hentgen 2% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b7 1-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT W. Cordero P. Hentgen -0% 99% Walk
b7 1-7 2 1-- 5,(0-2)  O PIT P. Meares P. Hentgen 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Pirates' Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
t8 7-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL P. Hentgen M. Garcia 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 7-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL P. Polanco M. Garcia 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hentgen to 2B
t8 7-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford M. Garcia 0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive); Hentgen to 3B; Polanco to 2B
t8 7-1 0 123 4,(2-1)  RRR STL M. McGwire M. Garcia 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Hentgen Scores; Polanco Scores; Lankford Scores
t8 10-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds M. Garcia 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B
Jeff Wallace replaces Pat Meares (SS) pitching and batting 7th
Keith Osik replaces Mike Garcia (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Mike Benjamin moves from 3B to SS
t8 10-1 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Drew J. Wallace -0% 100% Popfly: SS
t8 10-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Paquette J. Wallace 0% 100% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); McGwire Scores; Edmonds to 2B
t8 11-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria J. Wallace 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 3B; Paquette to 2B
t8 11-1 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria J. Wallace -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 11-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  RRR STL M. Matheny J. Wallace 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Edmonds Scores/unER; Paquette Scores/unER; Matheny Scores/unER
t8 14-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Hentgen J. Wallace 0% 100% 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, Cardinals' Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
Eli Marrero replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 3rd
b8 1-14 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT M. Benjamin P. Hentgen -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
b8 1-14 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR PIT K. Osik P. Hentgen 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Benjamin Scores
Jose Rodriguez replaces Pat Hentgen pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-14 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT W. Morris J. Rodriguez -0% 100% Walk
b8 3-14 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Rodriguez 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 3-14 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Vander Wal J. Rodriguez 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-14 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles J. Rodriguez 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Pirates 3.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 14-3, Pirates' Keith Osik facing 1-2-3
Keith Osik moves from 3B to P
Luis Sojo replaces Jeff Wallace (P) playing 3B batting 7th
t9 14-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL P. Polanco K. Osik 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 14-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford K. Osik 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Polanco to 2B
t9 14-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Marrero K. Osik 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Polanco to 3B
Thomas Howard pinch hits for Jim Edmonds (CF) batting 4th
t9 14-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R STL T. Howard K. Osik 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Polanco Scores; Marrero to 2B
t9 15-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  RR STL T. Howard K. Osik 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Marrero Scores
t9 17-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Drew K. Osik 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t9 17-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL C. Paquette K. Osik 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Drew Scores
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Edgar Renteria (SS) batting 7th
t9 18-3 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R STL S. Dunston K. Osik 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Paquette Scores
t9 19-3 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL M. Matheny K. Osik 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Dunston to 2B
t9 19-3 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Rodriguez K. Osik 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 19-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL P. Polanco K. Osik 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-19, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 5-6-7
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Jose Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
Shawon Dunston moves from PH to SS
J.D. Drew moves from RF to CF
Thomas Howard moves from PH to RF
b9 3-19 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT K. Young H. Slocumb 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young to 3B/Adv on E8
b9 3-19 0 --3 2,(1-0)  R PIT W. Cordero H. Slocumb 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores/unER
b9 4-19 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT L. Sojo H. Slocumb 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Cordero to 2B
b9 4-19 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin H. Slocumb 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-19 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT K. Osik H. Slocumb 0% 100% Walk
b9 4-19 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris H. Slocumb 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 4.

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