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Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 16,583

Monday, September 11, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:14
Cardinals
8
83-61
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       2  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  2    8 12  0
Pirates         0  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  7  0
W: G Stephenson (16-8), L: J Manzanillo (2-2)
Pirates
4
61-82
Lost 3
5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   0    2   2  .305  .911   26    2   0   2B,SB,IW
M McGwire 2B                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .304 1.238    2    0   0   HR
  P Polanco 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .768   18    2   5   
J Edmonds CF                  2   1   1   0    3   1  .301 1.008   29    1   0   
W Clark 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .317  .949   15   10   1   
F Tatis 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .904   15    0   2   GDP
R Lankford LF                 2   1   1   1    3   1  .251  .864   26    4   0   
E Renteria SS                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .286  .777   19    1   2   SF
M Matheny C                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .259  .667   13    6   0   2B,2·GDP
G Stephenson P                3   0   1   1    0   2  .054  .171   11    1   1   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .197  .639    8    0   0   2B
  L Saturria PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Stechschulte P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Perez PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .826    6    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   8  12   8   10   8              188   27  11
BATTING
2B: M Matheny (18, off J Silva); T Howard (4, off J Manzanillo); J Drew (15, off J Silva).
HR: M McGwire (31, off J Silva; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: E Renteria (9, off B Smith).
IBB: J Drew (4, by J Manzanillo).
TB: M McGwire 4; M Matheny 3; F Tatis 2; J Drew 2; T Howard 2; G Stephenson; R Lankford; W Clark; E Renteria; J Edmonds.
GIDP: M Matheny 2 (12); F Tatis (11).
RBI: E Renteria 2 (70); M McGwire 2 (71); G Stephenson (4); T Howard (27); M Matheny (42); R Lankford (60).
2-out RBI: T Howard.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 12.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Drew (17, 2nd base off B O'Connor/J Kendall).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Brown CF                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .327  .834   26    3   0   
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .321  .892   15    8   1   2B
B Giles LF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .312 1.025   19    3   0   
J Vander Wal RF               4   1   2   4    0   0  .288  .950   17    2   0   HR
E Wilson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .757   16    3   1   
W Morris 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .670   15    2   3   
A Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .429   14    5   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .675    9    1   2   
  J Manzanillo P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  A Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .733    4    0   0   
  J Wallace P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Silva P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .426         0   0   
  A Hyzdu PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
  B O'Connor P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
  A Nunez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .489    9    0   1   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    4   6              150   27   9
BATTING
2B: J Kendall (26, off G Stephenson).
HR: J Vander Wal (20, off G Stephenson; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Vander Wal 5; J Kendall 3; A Hernandez; A Brown; P Meares.
RBI: J Vander Wal 4 (79).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 3. A Nunez-W Morris-A Hernandez; W Morris-P Meares-A Hernandez; J Kendall-E Wilson-A Hernandez.

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
G Stephenson, W (16-8)         7     7   4   4    4   4   1   4.30   32  121-74   40· 5·29   11· 8· 4· 1     47    -     1.22   0.00
G Stechschulte, H (3)          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.50    3   12-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.24   0.10
D Veres                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.93    3   17-9     3· 0· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   6   1          38  150-92   48· 7·37   14· 9· 4· 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
J Silva                        2     5   4   4    1   0   1   5.46   11   40-26   15· 6· 5    4· 2· 3· 1     29    -     0.84  -0.26
B O'Connor                     3     1   0   0    4   4   0  10.80   14   64-29   13· 6·10    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.04
J Manzanillo, L (2-2)          3     4   2   2    2   2   0   2.98   13   51-29   17· 5· 7    4· 2· 3· 0          1-0    1.49  -0.10
J Wallace                      0     1   2   2    3   0   0   6.00    4   19-6     3· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.07
B Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   12-11    7· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9    12   8   8   10   8   1          46  186-101  55·20·26   11· 9· 7· 1          4-1 
B O'Connor faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
J Wallace faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Wallace (5).
IBB: J Manzanillo (4; J Drew).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 16,583.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 82° F, Wind 3mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Drew               RF    1. A Brown              CF 
2. M McGwire            2B    2. J Kendall            C  
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. B Giles              LF 
4. W Clark              1B    4. J Vander Wal         RF 
5. F Tatis              3B    5. E Wilson             3B 
6. R Lankford           LF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. A Hernandez          1B 
8. M Matheny            C     8. P Meares             SS 
9. G Stephenson         P     9. J Silva              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  4-1  12-  4  -25%  43% J Vander Wal    G Stephenson    Home Run; Kendall Scores; Giles Scores
   t 8   0  4-4  1--  3   17%  74% R Lankford      J Manzanillo    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Tatis to 3B
   t 8   2  4-5  -2-  8   13%  84% T Howard        J Manzanillo    Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Renteria Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  2   12%  68% M McGwire       J Silva         Home Run; Drew Scores
   t 6   0  4-4  1--  4  -11%  44% M Matheny       J Manzanillo    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Silva facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   56%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   RR     -2-  2   68%  M McGwire       Home Run; Drew Scores
          ---  6   71%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   68%  W Clark         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  1   64%  F Tatis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
                  Placido Polanco replaces Mark McGwire playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  3   60%  A Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   62%  J Kendall       Groundout: 1B-P; Brown to 2B
          -2-  4   60%  B Giles         Walk
   O      12-  3   65%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   69%  E Wilson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jose Silva facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   72%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  5   69%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF
   R      1--  2   78%  M Matheny       Double to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores
   R      -2-  4   83%  G Stephenson    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Matheny Scores
   O      1--  4   82%  J Drew          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   81%  P Polanco       Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   83%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   84%  A Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   83%  P Meares        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Adam Hyzdu pinch hits for Jose Silva batting 9th
   O      1--  3   85%  A Hyzdu         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Brian O'Connor facing 3-4-5
                  Brian O'Connor replaces Adam Hyzdu pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   84%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   83%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   84%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  4   84%  R Lankford      Walk; Tatis to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  E Renteria      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   79%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  3   70%  J Kendall       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Brown to 3B
   O      -23  6   75%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
   R      -23  4   71%  J Vander Wal    Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Brown Scores; Kendall stays at 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  E Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          12-  5   72%  W Morris        Walk; Kendall to 3B; Vander Wal to 2B
   O      123  3   80%  A Hernandez     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian O'Connor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   79%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  G Stephenson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   79%  J Drew          Walk
          1--      79%  P Polanco       Drew Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  B O'Connor      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  A Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian O'Connor facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   85%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   81%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   80%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   75%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  4   68%  B Giles         Walk; Kendall to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   43%  J Vander Wal    Home Run; Kendall Scores; Giles Scores
   O      ---  5   46%  E Wilson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   48%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   47%  A Hernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Brian O'Connor facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   55%  E Renteria      Walk
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Pat Meares pitching and batting 8th; Abraham Nunez replaces Brian O'Connor playing SS batting 9th
   OO     1--  4   44%  M Matheny       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   42%  G Stephenson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   46%  A Nunez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   48%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Kendall       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   46%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   43%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   45%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  3   41%  W Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   45%  B Giles         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   48%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   50%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Josias Manzanillo facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   57%  F Tatis         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   74%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Tatis to 3B
   R      1-3  2   82%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Line Drive); Tatis Scores; Lankford to 2B
   OO     12-  2   72%  M Matheny       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-3B-1B (Front of Home); Renteria to 2B
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Garrett Stephenson batting 9th
   R      -2-  8   84%  T Howard        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Renteria Scores
          -2-  4   85%  J Drew          Intentional Walk
                  Luis Saturria pinch runs for Thomas Howard batting 9th
   O      12-  8   82%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Gene Stechschulte facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Stechschulte replaces Luis Saturria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   87%  W Morris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   90%  A Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Alex Ramirez pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 8th
   O      ---  4   92%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Wallace facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Wallace replaces Alex Ramirez pitching and batting 8th
          ---  6   93%  J Edmonds       Walk
          1--      94%  W Clark         Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 2B
          -2-  2   96%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Edmonds to 3B
          1-3  5   97%  F Tatis         Walk; Clark to 2B
   R      123  6   99%  R Lankford      Walk; Edmonds Scores; Clark to 3B; Tatis to 2B
                  Brian Smith replaces Jeff Wallace pitching and batting 8th
   RO     123  2   99%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
          12-  1   99%  M Matheny       Single (Ground Ball); Tatis to 3B; Lankford to 2B
                  Eduardo Perez pinch hits for Gene Stechschulte batting 9th
   O      123  6   98%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   98%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-8, Dave Veres facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Veres replaces Eduardo Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  A Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7  100%  A Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Pirates 4.

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