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Scores
Standings
NYY
@MIL		4
5
OAK
@MIN		2
13
CAL
@SEA		10
12
BOS
@TEX		3
2		 
(12)
DET
@TOR		1
0
CIN
@HOU		0
3
SFG
@LAD		10
12
PHI
@MON		0
1
CHC
@PIT		3
4		 
(10)
ATL
@SDP		1
3
NYM
@STL		6
9
Thursday, May 31, 1979 12:37PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 15,110, Time of Game: 2:41
Mets
6
16-28
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 13 GB
 at Cardinals
9
24-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
W: Bob Sykes (4-2)
L: Mike Scott (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  2  0   0  4  0    6 13  1
Cardinals       5  0  1   1  0  2   0  0  X    9 17  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joel Youngblood RF-3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .305 .932 -0.008 0.36 0.022 -0.030 0.8 0 2 HR
   Dale Murray P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Kranepool PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .575 -0.042 1.54 0.000 -0.042 -0.5
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank Taveras SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .224 .535 0.082 0.69 0.086 -0.004 1.0 1 0 2B,2·SB
   Neil Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Alex Trevino 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .379 .920 -0.015 0.40 0.003 -0.018 0.2 0 0
Lee Mazzilli CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .351 .953 0.019 0.77 0.035 -0.016 0.3 2 0
   Bruce Boisclair RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .686 -0.003 0.27 0.007 -0.010 0.5 0 0
Richie Hebner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .810 -0.139 0.96 0.000 -0.139 -1.8 0 1 GDP
   Sergio Ferrer SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.6 2 2
   Elliott Maddox PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .619 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
John Stearns C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .212 .617 -0.023 0.38 0.009 -0.033 0.5 5 1
Willie Montanez 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 .227 .616 0.012 0.28 0.026 -0.014 0.8 7 1 2B
Steve Henderson LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .272 .722 0.014 0.40 0.036 -0.023 0.4 2 0
Doug Flynn 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .208 .502 0.068 0.48 0.082 -0.014 1.4 3 5 2B
Mike Scott P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .111 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Twitchell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 1
   Gil Flores PH-RF-CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .465 -0.069 0.86 0.000 -0.069 -1.0 1 0
Team Totals 39 6 13 6 1 5 .333 .837 -0.126 0.54 0.306 -0.434 1.7 24 13
2B: D Flynn (3, off B Sykes); F Taveras (6, off B Sykes); W Montanez (10, off B Sykes).
HR: J Youngblood (8, off B Sykes; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: J Youngblood 4; F Taveras 3; D Flynn 3; W Montanez 3; S Henderson 2; J Stearns; A Trevino; B Boisclair; L Mazzilli.
GIDP: R Hebner (1).
RBI: J Youngblood 2 (21); S Henderson (18); D Flynn (17); W Montanez (14); J Stearns (19).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Flynn-S Ferrer-W Montanez 2; W Twitchell-D Flynn-W Montanez.
E: F Taveras (10).
Baserunning
SB: F Taveras 2 (15, 3rd base off B Sykes/T Simmons, 2nd base off B Sykes/T Simmons).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Templeton SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .664 0.049 0.46 0.060 -0.011 -0.7 1 4 SB,GDP
   Mike Phillips SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .627 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Lou Brock LF 2 1 2 1 1 0 .381 .903 0.037 0.48 0.047 -0.010 1.1 2 0
   Jerry Mumphrey PR-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .592 0.000 0.07 0.002 -0.002 0.0 0 0
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 .301 .853 0.188 0.45 0.192 -0.005 3.4 9 0 HR,3B
Ted Simmons C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 .973 -0.006 0.21 0.008 -0.014 -0.0 3 0 IW
   Steve Swisher C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .307 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 0
George Hendrick RF 4 1 4 2 0 0 .322 .873 0.088 0.17 0.088 0.000 3.1 3 0 HR,SB
Tony Scott CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 .287 .717 0.020 0.23 0.023 -0.003 0.2 4 0 SB,SF
Ken Reitz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .658 -0.034 0.25 0.000 -0.034 -2.4 0 2 2·GDP
Ken Oberkfell 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .328 .873 0.049 0.21 0.049 0.000 2.0 1 3 2B,IW
Bob Sykes P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .063 .229 -0.018 0.16 0.000 -0.018 -1.5 0 2
   Will McEnaney P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Bruno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 9 17 9 3 5 .472 1.222 0.372 0.28 0.469 -0.098 5.2 27 11
2B: K Oberkfell (4, off W Twitchell).
3B: K Hernandez (4, off N Allen).
HR: G Hendrick (4, off M Scott; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); K Hernandez (5, off M Scott; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: T Scott (1, off W Twitchell).
IBB: K Oberkfell (1, by N Allen); T Simmons (10, by N Allen).
TB: K Hernandez 8; G Hendrick 7; K Oberkfell 4; L Brock 2; T Scott 2; J Mumphrey; G Templeton; T Simmons.
GIDP: K Reitz 2 (7); G Templeton (3).
RBI: K Hernandez 4 (33); G Hendrick 2 (21); L Brock (15); T Scott (21); K Oberkfell (5).
2-out RBI: K Oberkfell; L Brock.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Templeton-K Oberkfell-K Hernandez.
Baserunning
SB: G Hendrick (2, 3rd base off N Allen/J Stearns); G Templeton (8, 2nd base off M Scott/J Stearns); T Scott (16, 2nd base off W Twitchell/J Stearns).
Pickoffs: L Brock (1st base by J Stearns).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Scott, L (1-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 2 4.79 5 28 -0.316 1.03 -3.8
Wayne Twitchell 3.2 8 3 2 0 2 0 6.87 17 0 0 -0.053 0.23 -1.3
Neil Allen 2.1 6 2 2 2 2 0 7.06 14 0 0 -0.009 0.11 -1.1
Dale Murray 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70 1 1 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Skip Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.53 3 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 8 17 9 8 3 5 2 9.00 40 28 1 0 -0.371 0.54 -5.2

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sykes, W (4-2) 7.1 10 5 5 1 4 1 5.03 32 41 0.107 0.45 -0.3
Will McEnaney 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 2 2 2 -0.043 0.51 -1.7
Tom Bruno, H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.13 2 2 1 -0.009 1.75 -0.6
Darold Knowles, S (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.07 4 2 0 0.073 0.69 1.0
Team Totals 9 13 6 6 1 5 1 6.00 40 41 6 3 0.128 0.28 -1.7
W McEnaney faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: N Allen 2 (6; K Oberkfell, T Simmons).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Lanny Harris, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 15,110.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Joel Youngblood RF 1 Garry Templeton SS
2 Frank Taveras SS 2 Lou Brock LF
3 Lee Mazzilli CF 3 Keith Hernandez 1B
4 Richie Hebner 3B 4 Ted Simmons C
5 John Stearns C 5 George Hendrick RF
6 Willie Montanez 1B 6 Tony Scott CF
7 Steve Henderson LF 7 Ken Reitz 3B
8 Doug Flynn 2B 8 Ken Oberkfell 2B
9 Mike Scott P 9 Bob Sykes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR STL K. Hernandez M. Scott 18% 81% Home Run; Templeton Scores; Brock Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-3 OO NYM R. Hebner B. Sykes 11% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 5-9 1 12- R NYM D. Flynn T. Bruno -7% 87% Single to CF (LF-CF); Montanez Scores; Henderson to 3B
t8 6-9 1 1-3 O NYM G. Flores T. Bruno 6% 93% Popfly: SS
b1 3-0 1 --- R STL G. Hendrick M. Scott 6% 86% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM J. Youngblood B. Sykes 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- NYM F. Taveras B. Sykes -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sykes -2% 48% Taveras Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sykes -3% 45% Taveras Steals 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sykes -2% 43% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 OO NYM R. Hebner B. Sykes 11% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL G. Templeton M. Scott 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL L. Brock M. Scott 2% 61% Templeton Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- STL L. Brock M. Scott 3% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- RRR STL K. Hernandez M. Scott 18% 81% Home Run; Templeton Scores; Brock Scores
b1 3-0 0 --- O STL T. Simmons M. Scott -1% 80% Lineout: CF
b1 3-0 1 --- R STL G. Hendrick M. Scott 6% 86% Home Run
Wayne Twitchell replaces Mike Scott pitching and batting 9th
b1 4-0 1 --- STL T. Scott W. Twitchell 1% 87% Single to RF
b1 4-0 1 1-- STL K. Reitz W. Twitchell 1% 88% Scott Steals 2B
b1 4-0 1 -2- O STL K. Reitz W. Twitchell -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 4-0 2 -2- R STL K. Oberkfell W. Twitchell 4% 91% Single to CF; Scott Scores
b1 5-0 2 1-- O STL B. Sykes W. Twitchell -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
t2 0-5 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns B. Sykes 1% 91% Lineout: SS
t2 0-5 1 --- O NYM W. Montanez B. Sykes 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-5 2 --- NYM S. Henderson B. Sykes -1% 91% Single to RF
t2 0-5 2 1-- O NYM D. Flynn B. Sykes 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
b2 5-0 0 --- O STL G. Templeton W. Twitchell -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 5-0 1 --- STL L. Brock W. Twitchell 1% 93% Single to RF
b2 5-0 1 1-- O STL K. Hernandez W. Twitchell -1% 92% Brock Picked off 1B (C-1B)
b2 5-0 2 --- O STL K. Hernandez W. Twitchell -0% 91% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 9-1-2
t3 0-5 0 --- O NYM W. Twitchell B. Sykes 1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-5 1 --- O NYM J. Youngblood B. Sykes 1% 93% Flyball: CF
t3 0-5 2 --- O NYM F. Taveras B. Sykes 0% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
b3 5-0 0 --- STL T. Simmons W. Twitchell 1% 95% Single to RF
b3 5-0 0 1-- STL G. Hendrick W. Twitchell 2% 96% Single to SS; Simmons to 3B/Adv on E6
b3 5-0 0 1-3 RO STL T. Scott W. Twitchell -0% 96% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Simmons Scores/unER
b3 6-0 1 1-- OO STL K. Reitz W. Twitchell -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sykes -1% 94% Single to CF
t4 0-6 0 1-- O NYM R. Hebner B. Sykes 1% 96% Flyball: LF
t4 0-6 1 1-- O NYM J. Stearns B. Sykes 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t4 0-6 2 1-- NYM W. Montanez B. Sykes -1% 95% Double to RF; Mazzilli to 3B
t4 0-6 2 -23 O NYM S. Henderson B. Sykes 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mets' Wayne Twitchell facing 8-9-1
b4 6-0 0 --- STL K. Oberkfell W. Twitchell 1% 98% Double to LF
b4 6-0 0 -2- O STL B. Sykes W. Twitchell -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b4 6-0 1 -2- O STL G. Templeton W. Twitchell -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Oberkfell to 3B
b4 6-0 2 --3 R STL L. Brock W. Twitchell 1% 98% Single to CF; Oberkfell Scores
Jerry Mumphrey pinch runs for Lou Brock (LF) batting 2nd
b4 7-0 2 1-- STL K. Hernandez W. Twitchell 0% 98% Single to RF; Mumphrey to 2B
b4 7-0 2 12- O STL T. Simmons W. Twitchell -0% 98% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-7, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 8-9-1
Jerry Mumphrey moves from PR to LF
t5 0-7 0 --- NYM D. Flynn B. Sykes -1% 97% Double to LF
Gil Flores pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell (P) batting 9th
t5 0-7 0 -2- O NYM G. Flores B. Sykes 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B; Flynn to 3B
t5 0-7 1 --3 RR NYM J. Youngblood B. Sykes -2% 95% Home Run; Flynn Scores
t5 2-7 1 --- NYM F. Taveras B. Sykes -2% 94% Double to LF
t5 2-7 1 -2- O NYM L. Mazzilli B. Sykes 2% 95% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t5 2-7 2 -2- O NYM R. Hebner B. Sykes 1% 96% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mets' Neil Allen facing 5-6-7
Neil Allen replaces Frank Taveras (SS) pitching and batting 2nd
Joel Youngblood moves from RF to 3B
Sergio Ferrer replaces Richie Hebner (3B) playing SS batting 4th
Gil Flores moves from PH to RF
b5 7-2 0 --- STL G. Hendrick N. Allen 0% 97% Single to LF
b5 7-2 0 1-- STL T. Scott N. Allen 1% 98% Single to RF; Hendrick to 2B
b5 7-2 0 12- OO STL K. Reitz N. Allen -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B/Interference called; Hendrick stays at 2B
b5 7-2 2 -2- STL K. Oberkfell N. Allen 0% 96% Hendrick Steals 3B
b5 7-2 2 --3 STL K. Oberkfell N. Allen 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b5 7-2 2 1-3 O STL B. Sykes N. Allen -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
t6 2-7 0 --- O NYM J. Stearns B. Sykes 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-7 1 --- O NYM W. Montanez B. Sykes 1% 97% Strikeout
t6 2-7 2 --- O NYM S. Henderson B. Sykes 0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mets' Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
b6 7-2 0 --- O STL G. Templeton N. Allen -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 7-2 1 --- STL J. Mumphrey N. Allen 0% 98% Single to CF
b6 7-2 1 1-- R STL K. Hernandez N. Allen 1% 99% Triple to RF; Mumphrey Scores
b6 8-2 1 --3 STL T. Simmons N. Allen 0% 99% Intentional Walk
b6 8-2 1 1-3 R STL G. Hendrick N. Allen 0% 99% Single to CF; Hernandez Scores; Simmons to 2B
b6 9-2 1 12- O STL T. Scott N. Allen -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 9-2 2 12- O STL K. Reitz N. Allen -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 8-9-1
Steve Swisher replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 4th
t7 2-9 0 --- O NYM D. Flynn B. Sykes 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t7 2-9 1 --- O NYM G. Flores B. Sykes 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 2-9 2 --- O NYM J. Youngblood B. Sykes 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mets' Neil Allen facing 8-9-1
Gil Flores moves from RF to CF
Bruce Boisclair replaces Lee Mazzilli (CF) playing RF batting 3rd
b7 9-2 0 --- STL K. Oberkfell N. Allen 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 9-2 0 1-- O STL B. Sykes N. Allen -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Dale Murray replaces Joel Youngblood (3B) pitching and batting 1st
Alex Trevino replaces Neil Allen (P) playing 3B batting 2nd
b7 9-2 1 1-- OO STL G. Templeton D. Murray -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' Bob Sykes facing 2-3-4
Mike Phillips replaces Garry Templeton playing SS batting 1st
t8 2-9 0 --- NYM A. Trevino B. Sykes -0% 99% Single to LF
t8 2-9 0 1-- NYM B. Boisclair B. Sykes -1% 99% Single to CF; Trevino to 2B
t8 2-9 0 12- O NYM S. Ferrer B. Sykes 1% 99% Popfly: SS
t8 2-9 1 12- R NYM J. Stearns B. Sykes -1% 98% Single to CF; Trevino Scores; Boisclair to 3B
Will McEnaney replaces Bob Sykes pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-9 1 1-3 R NYM W. Montanez W. McEnaney -1% 97% Single to RF; Boisclair Scores; Stearns to 2B
t8 4-9 1 12- R NYM S. Henderson W. McEnaney -3% 94% Single to CF; Stearns Scores; Montanez to 2B
Tom Bruno replaces Will McEnaney pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-9 1 12- R NYM D. Flynn T. Bruno -7% 87% Single to CF (LF-CF); Montanez Scores; Henderson to 3B
t8 6-9 1 1-3 O NYM G. Flores T. Bruno 6% 93% Popfly: SS
Darold Knowles replaces Tom Bruno pitching and batting 9th
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Dale Murray (P) batting 1st
t8 6-9 2 1-3 O NYM E. Kranepool D. Knowles 4% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-6, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
Skip Lockwood replaces Ed Kranepool (PH) pitching and batting 1st
b8 9-6 0 --- O STL J. Mumphrey S. Lockwood -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b8 9-6 1 --- O STL K. Hernandez S. Lockwood -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 9-6 2 --- O STL S. Swisher S. Lockwood -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-9, Cardinals' Darold Knowles facing 2-3-4
t9 6-9 0 --- O NYM A. Trevino D. Knowles 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-9 1 --- O NYM B. Boisclair D. Knowles 1% 100% Strikeout
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Sergio Ferrer (SS) batting 4th
t9 6-9 2 --- O NYM E. Maddox D. Knowles 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 9.

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  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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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