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OAK
@BAL		1
7
BOS
@CLE		10
7
BOS
@CLE		2
4		 
(8)
TEX
@KCR		15
5
ANA
@MIN		2
4
DET
@NYY		1
5
SEA
@TBD		8
3
CHW
@TOR		6
3
CHC
@ATL		3
0
MIL
@FLA		6
4
COL
@HOU		5
0
CIN
@LAD		2
4
PHI
@MON		3
2
PIT
@NYM		0
4
STL
@SDP		3
6
ARI
@SFG		5
3
Tuesday, July 21, 1998 7:05
, Qualcomm Stadium
Attendance: 37,145, Time of Game: 2:23
Cardinals
3
46-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 13 GB
 at Padres
6
65-35
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Kevin Brown (12-3)
L: Kent Mercker (5-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    3 10  2
Padres          1  2  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    6 12  0

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .238 .656 14 10 -0.043 0.83 0.028 -0.070 -0.4 0 3
Brian Jordan RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .329 .927 13 10 0.099 0.81 0.135 -0.036 1.5 2 0 HR
Mark McGwire 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .308 1.252 19 10 -0.085 0.85 0.012 -0.097 -0.8 9 2 GDP
Ray Lankford CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .894 14 10 -0.054 0.69 0.014 -0.068 -0.4 2 0 SB
Willie McGee LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .268 .622 16 8 0.074 1.01 0.111 -0.038 0.5 4 1
John Mabry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .707 13 8 -0.077 1.04 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 0 1
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .683 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Brian Hunter PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .697 3 3 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
Tom Lampkin C 4 0 3 0 0 1 .245 .726 11 8 0.078 0.91 0.106 -0.028 0.9 2 0 SB
Kent Mercker P 2 0 1 1 0 1 .182 .410 8 6 0.015 1.48 0.084 -0.070 0.2 0 1
   Gary Gaetti 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .255 .762 9 6 0.011 1.30 0.048 -0.037 0.2 0 2
Pat Kelly 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .856 9 8 -0.105 1.08 0.005 -0.110 -1.0 4 0 SB
   Ron Gant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .778 4 2 -0.085 2.16 0.000 -0.085 -1.2 GDP
Team Totals 34 3 10 3 2 10 .294 .716 133 89 -0.190 0.98 0.543 -0.734 -1.2 24 10
HR: B Jordan (16, off K Brown; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: B Jordan 5; T Lampkin 3; G Gaetti; K Mercker; R Lankford; W McGee; R Clayton.
GIDP: R Gant (5); M McGwire (5).
RBI: B Jordan 2 (62); K Mercker (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Mabry 2 (9).
Outfield Assists: W McGee (J Leyritz at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: T Lampkin (3, 2nd base off T Hoffman/C Hernandez); P Kelly (1, 2nd base off K Brown/C Hernandez); R Lankford (10, 2nd base off K Brown/C Hernandez).
Pickoffs: K Mercker (1st base by K Brown).

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Quilvio Veras 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .282 .754 18 13 0.105 0.60 0.143 -0.037 0.8 3 4 HR
Tony Gwynn RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .308 .817 13 10 0.026 0.69 0.064 -0.038 0.3 0 0
   Steve Finley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .705 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Caminiti 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277 .901 18 10 0.007 0.55 0.037 -0.031 0.1 0 3
Greg Vaughn LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 1.073 13 9 -0.032 0.32 0.000 -0.032 -0.7 3 0
Jim Leyritz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .305 .940 13 10 0.030 0.48 0.048 -0.018 0.3 7 0
   Wally Joyner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .868 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Ruben Rivera CF-RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .289 .900 13 9 0.215 0.69 0.217 -0.003 2.6 3 0
Carlos Hernandez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 .697 11 7 -0.030 0.54 0.022 -0.052 -0.7 10 0
Chris Gomez SS 2 1 0 1 1 0 .239 .674 17 11 0.014 0.77 0.043 -0.030 -0.1 0 1 SH
Kevin Brown P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .500 10 9 -0.026 0.72 0.008 -0.035 -0.5 0 2 SH
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .610 2 1 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.1
   Trevor Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 12 5 1 1 .353 .813 128 89 0.310 0.58 0.583 -0.276 2.2 27 10
HR: Q Veras (3, off K Mercker; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SH: K Brown (4, off M Petkovsek); C Gomez (6, off K Mercker).
TB: Q Veras 5; R Rivera 2; J Leyritz 2; C Hernandez 2; M Sweeney; T Gwynn; K Brown; K Caminiti.
RBI: C Gomez (25); K Caminiti (55); R Rivera (19); Q Veras (29); T Gwynn (52).
2-out RBI: T Gwynn; R Rivera.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. Q Veras-W Joyner; K Caminiti-Q Veras-J Leyritz.
PB: C Hernandez (11).

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
Kent Mercker, L (5-8) 5 10 6 4 1 0 1 6.15 26 93 63 43 5 15 8 17 5 0 26 -0.296 0.70 -3.0
Mark Petkovsek 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.95 11 35 26 16 2 8 9 1 1 0 1 1 -0.014 0.28 0.8
Team Totals 8 12 6 4 1 1 1 4.50 37 128 89 59 7 23 17 18 6 0 26 1 1 -0.310 0.98 -2.2
K Mercker faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

San Diego Padres

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
Kevin Brown, W (12-3) 8 8 3 2 2 9 1 2.57 32 118 80 37 19 24 10 11 4 0 63 0.160 0.98 0.8
Trevor Hoffman, S (31) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.64 4 15 9 6 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.030 1.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 2 10 1 2.00 36 133 89 43 20 26 11 13 6 0 63 0 0 0.190 0.58 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: K Mercker (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: K Brown (1; K Mercker, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 37,145.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

St. Louis Cardinals         San Diego Padres
1 Royce Clayton SS 1 Quilvio Veras 2B
2 Brian Jordan RF 2 Tony Gwynn RF
3 Mark McGwire 1B 3 Ken Caminiti 3B
4 Ray Lankford CF 4 Greg Vaughn LF
5 Willie McGee LF 5 Jim Leyritz 1B
6 John Mabry 3B 6 Ruben Rivera CF
7 Tom Lampkin C 7 Carlos Hernandez C
8 Kent Mercker P 8 Chris Gomez SS
9 Pat Kelly 2B 9 Kevin Brown P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R SDP R. Rivera K. Mercker 16% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Leyritz Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Rivera to 3B
t6 1-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL B. Jordan K. Brown -11% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Clayton Scores
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R SDP Q. Veras K. Mercker 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 3-6 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO STL R. Gant T. Hoffman 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t2 0-1 1 -23 4,(2-1)  R STL K. Mercker K. Brown -8% 43% Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS); McGee Scores/unER; Lampkin to 3B

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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, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Clayton K. Brown 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Jordan K. Brown 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Brown -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford K. Brown 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R SDP Q. Veras K. Mercker 10% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker -2% 63% Flyball: LF
b1 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker -1% 62% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O SDP G. Vaughn K. Mercker -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Padres 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL W. McGee K. Brown -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Mabry K. Brown 4% 61% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Lampkin K. Brown -4% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive); McGee to 2B
t2 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  STL K. Mercker K. Brown -5% 51% Passed Ball; McGee to 3B; Lampkin to 2B
t2 0-1 1 -23 4,(2-1)  R STL K. Mercker K. Brown -8% 43% Single to SS (Bunt to Weak SS); McGee Scores/unER; Lampkin to 3B
t2 1-1 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O STL P. Kelly K. Brown 7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-1 2 1-3 O STL R. Clayton K. Brown 5% 55% Mercker Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SDP J. Leyritz K. Mercker 4% 59% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R SDP R. Rivera K. Mercker 16% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Leyritz Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Rivera to 3B
b2 2-1 0 --3 5,(2-2)  O SDP C. Hernandez K. Mercker -4% 71% Popfly: 1B
b2 2-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO SDP C. Gomez K. Mercker 2% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rivera Scores/unER
b2 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  SDP K. Brown K. Mercker 1% 74% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b2 3-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O SDP Q. Veras K. Mercker -2% 72% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Clayton K. Brown 2% 75% Flyball: CF
t3 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL B. Jordan K. Brown -3% 72% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO STL M. McGwire K. Brown 5% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
b3 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker -1% 76% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker -1% 75% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b3 3-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O SDP G. Vaughn K. Mercker -1% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Lankford K. Brown 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee K. Brown 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry K. Brown 1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SDP J. Leyritz K. Mercker -1% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SDP R. Rivera K. Mercker 2% 80% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  SDP C. Hernandez K. Mercker 2% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Rivera to 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O SDP C. Gomez K. Mercker -3% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 3-1 2 12- 5,(0-2)  O SDP K. Brown K. Mercker -3% 76% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Lampkin K. Brown 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-3 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL K. Mercker K. Brown 2% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Kelly K. Brown 1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  SDP Q. Veras K. Mercker 2% 84% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b5 3-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker 2% 86% Wild Pitch; Veras to 2B
b5 3-1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker -0% 86% Flyball: RF; Veras to 3B
b5 3-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker 4% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Veras Scores
b5 4-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SDP G. Vaughn K. Mercker -1% 88% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b5 4-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  SDP J. Leyritz K. Mercker 1% 89% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Caminiti to 3B
b5 4-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R SDP R. Rivera K. Mercker 4% 94% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Caminiti Scores; Leyritz to 2B
b5 5-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O SDP C. Hernandez K. Mercker -1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive); Leyritz out at Hm/LF-C; Rivera to 2B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Padres 5.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
t6 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton K. Brown -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 1-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR STL B. Jordan K. Brown -11% 79% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Clayton Scores
t6 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Brown 3% 82% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford K. Brown 2% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 3-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL W. McGee K. Brown -2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t6 3-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mabry K. Brown 3% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
b6 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SDP C. Gomez K. Mercker 2% 87% Walk
Mark Petkovsek replaces John Mabry (3B) pitching and batting 6th
Gary Gaetti replaces Kent Mercker (P) playing 3B batting 8th
b6 5-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O SDP K. Brown M. Petkovsek -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Gomez to 2B
b6 5-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O SDP Q. Veras M. Petkovsek -2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 5-3 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R SDP T. Gwynn M. Petkovsek 6% 91% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gomez Scores
b6 6-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O SDP K. Caminiti M. Petkovsek -1% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
t7 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Lampkin K. Brown -4% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t7 3-6 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL G. Gaetti K. Brown 4% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Kelly K. Brown 3% 93% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 3-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  STL R. Clayton K. Brown -1% 92% Kelly Steals 2B
t7 3-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Clayton K. Brown 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 4-5-6
b7 6-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SDP G. Vaughn M. Petkovsek -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 6-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SDP J. Leyritz M. Petkovsek -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SDP R. Rivera M. Petkovsek -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Padres' Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
Wally Joyner replaces Jim Leyritz playing 1B batting 5th
Steve Finley replaces Tony Gwynn (RF) playing CF batting 2nd
Ruben Rivera moves from CF to RF
t8 3-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL B. Jordan K. Brown 2% 96% Flyball: RF
t8 3-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire K. Brown 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL R. Lankford K. Brown -1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t8 3-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL W. McGee K. Brown -0% 96% Lankford Steals 2B
t8 3-6 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee K. Brown 2% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cardinals' Mark Petkovsek facing 7-8-9
b8 6-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SDP C. Hernandez M. Petkovsek -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 6-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SDP C. Gomez M. Petkovsek -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Kevin Brown (P) batting 9th
b8 6-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  SDP M. Sweeney M. Petkovsek 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b8 6-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O SDP Q. Veras M. Petkovsek -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Padres' Trevor Hoffman facing 6-7-8
Trevor Hoffman replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Brian Hunter pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek (P) batting 6th
t9 3-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Hunter T. Hoffman 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Lampkin T. Hoffman -2% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t9 3-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL G. Gaetti T. Hoffman -0% 96% Lampkin Steals 2B
t9 3-6 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL G. Gaetti T. Hoffman -5% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lampkin to 3B
Ron Gant pinch hits for Pat Kelly (2B) batting 9th
t9 3-6 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO STL R. Gant T. Hoffman 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Padres 6.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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