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Standings
CLE
@NYY		1
2
SEA
@OAK		3
1
MON
@CHC		5
7
CIN
@HOU		3
0
ATL
@LAD		3
6
PHI
@PIT		4
2
NYM
@STL		5
4		 
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Thursday, April 24, 1986
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 33,597, Time of Game: 3:35
Mets
5
8-3
⇐ Won 6 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
4
7-5
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
L: Todd Worrell (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  2   1    5 13  4
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  0   0    4  7  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .705 0.003 0.97 0.089 -0.086 -0.0 3 0 2B
Wally Backman 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .409 1.025 0.115 1.63 0.234 -0.119 0.3 1 3 SB,CS
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .744 -0.236 1.55 0.000 -0.236 -1.4 8 1
Gary Carter C 5 0 2 1 0 1 .356 .959 -0.043 1.42 0.095 -0.138 0.2 7 3
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .244 .775 0.055 1.69 0.143 -0.089 0.9 2 0 HR,IW
George Foster LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .314 .768 0.406 1.79 0.470 -0.064 1.3 1 0 2B
Ray Knight 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .379 1.282 -0.142 1.25 0.019 -0.160 -1.2 2 4 GDP
Rafael Santana SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .346 -0.037 0.76 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 2 1
   Howard Johnson PH-SS 2 1 2 2 0 0 .353 1.009 0.384 1.64 0.384 0.000 1.5 2 0 HR
Ron Darling P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.026 0.53 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 1 1
   Randy Niemann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Tim Corcoran PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Kevin Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .842 -0.062 2.48 0.000 -0.062 -0.4
   Terry Leach P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Heep PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1.164 -0.042 1.73 0.000 -0.042 -0.1
   Roger McDowell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Team Totals 41 5 13 5 2 5 .317 .861 0.375 1.44 1.434 -1.059 0.4 30 16
2B: L Dykstra (1, off K Dayley); G Foster (3, off T Conroy).
HR: D Strawberry (1, off B Forsch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); H Johnson (1, off T Worrell; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: D Strawberry (1, by T Worrell).
TB: D Strawberry 5; H Johnson 5; G Foster 4; L Dykstra 2; G Carter 2; W Backman 2; R Knight.
GIDP: R Knight (4).
RBI: H Johnson 2 (3); D Strawberry (5); G Carter (15); G Foster (4).
2-out RBI: G Carter; G Foster.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Knight-W Backman-K Hernandez.
E: G Foster (1); W Backman (1); R Santana (1); H Johnson (2).
Baserunning
SB: W Backman (2, 2nd base off T Worrell/M Heath).
CS: W Backman (2, 2nd base by B Forsch/M LaValliere).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .241 .687 0.038 1.03 0.093 -0.055 -0.1 5 0
Willie McGee CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .232 .552 -0.025 1.40 0.122 -0.147 -0.3 4 0 CS
Tom Herr 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .133 .433 0.404 2.23 0.417 -0.012 2.2 2 2 SB,SH
Jack Clark 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .847 -0.010 2.14 0.164 -0.174 1.3 7 0
Andy Van Slyke RF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .219 .556 -0.062 1.90 0.127 -0.190 0.4 2 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .196 .541 -0.168 1.43 0.031 -0.199 -0.9 3 0
Mike LaValliere C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .733 0.041 1.35 0.074 -0.034 0.4 3 1
   Jerry White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 -0.022 1.01 0.000 -0.022 -0.5
   Mike Heath C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .453 -0.021 0.45 0.000 -0.021 -0.9 2 0 GDP
Ozzie Smith SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .789 -0.185 1.57 0.000 -0.185 -1.5 2 2
Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.063 1.27 0.000 -0.063 -0.5 0 0
   Ken Dayley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 0 0
   Jeff Lahti P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tim Conroy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Worrell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.042 1.73 0.000 -0.042 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 38 4 7 2 3 7 .184 .428 -0.124 1.58 1.028 -1.153 -0.6 30 5
SH: T Herr (2, off R Darling).
TB: W McGee 2; T Pendleton; A Van Slyke; M LaValliere; V Coleman; T Herr.
GIDP: M Heath (2).
RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (6).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-J Clark.
Baserunning
SB: T Herr (6, 2nd base off R McDowell/G Carter).
CS: W McGee (2, 3rd base by R Darling/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ron Darling 5 6 3 2 1 3 0 5.51 23 47 -0.249 1.38 -2.0
Randy Niemann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3 2 0 0.093 0.86 1.8
Terry Leach 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 0 0 -0.066 0.42 -1.1
Jesse Orosco 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 1 0 0.029 0.34 1.1
Roger McDowell, W (2-0) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.61 8 0 0 0.317 3.40 0.9
Team Totals 10 7 4 2 3 7 0 1.80 42 47 3 0 0.124 1.44 0.6
R Darling faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.
T Leach faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Forsch 6.2 8 1 1 0 3 1 2.61 26 57 0.178 0.85 1.8
Ken Dayley, H (3) 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 6.14 4 2 0 0.088 2.04 0.5
Jeff Lahti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 -0.083 1.60 -0.9
Tim Conroy, H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.70 2 1 0 -0.029 1.73 -0.4
Todd Worrell, BS (2), L (0-1) 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1.46 10 1 1 -0.530 2.60 -1.5
Team Totals 10 13 5 5 2 5 2 4.50 43 57 5 2 -0.376 1.58 -0.4
J Lahti faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
T Conroy faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Worrell (4; D Strawberry).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert.
Time of Game: 3:35.
Attendance: 33,597.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Willie McGee CF
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Gary Carter C 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Darryl Strawberry RF 5 Andy Van Slyke RF
6 George Foster LF 6 Terry Pendleton 3B
7 Ray Knight 3B 7 Mike LaValliere C
8 Rafael Santana SS 8 Ozzie Smith SS
9 Ron Darling P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 4-4 2 12- R NYM G. Foster T. Worrell 36% 84% Single to LF; Backman Scores; Strawberry to 2B
t9 2-4 1 --3 RR NYM H. Johnson T. Worrell 35% 44% Home Run; Foster Scores
b6 0-1 0 12- R STL T. Herr R. Darling -16% 30% Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Coleman Scores/No RBI; McGee to 2B; Herr to 1B
b10 4-5 2 -2- O STL T. Pendleton R. McDowell 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b10 4-5 1 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke R. McDowell 13% 86% Strikeout

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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 Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM W. Backman B. Forsch -1% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O STL V. Coleman R. Darling 2% 48% Foul Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- STL W. McGee R. Darling -2% 45% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- STL T. Herr R. Darling -4% 42% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGee to 2B; Herr to 1B
b1 0-0 1 12- O STL J. Clark R. Darling 6% 48% McGee Caught Stealing 3B (C-P-3B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- O STL J. Clark R. Darling 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- R NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 11% 59% Home Run
t2 1-0 1 --- NYM G. Foster B. Forsch 2% 61% Single to CF
t2 1-0 1 1-- OO NYM R. Knight B. Forsch -5% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL A. Van Slyke R. Darling 2% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-1 1 --- STL T. Pendleton R. Darling -3% 56% Single to CF
b2 0-1 1 1-- STL M. LaValliere R. Darling -7% 49% Single to RF; Pendleton to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 O STL O. Smith R. Darling 8% 57% Fielder's Choice 3B; Pendleton out at Hm/3B-C-3B; LaValliere to 2B; Smith to 1B
b2 0-1 2 12- O STL B. Forsch R. Darling 5% 62% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- O NYM R. Santana B. Forsch -2% 60% Flyball: 1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O NYM R. Darling B. Forsch -1% 58% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -1% 57% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- O STL V. Coleman R. Darling 3% 60% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O STL W. McGee R. Darling 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O STL T. Herr R. Darling 1% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- NYM W. Backman B. Forsch 4% 67% Single/Bunt
t4 1-0 0 1-- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch -3% 63% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 1-- O NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -4% 59% Backman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 1-0 2 --- NYM G. Carter B. Forsch 1% 61% Single to LF
t4 1-0 2 1-- NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 2% 63% Single to P; Carter to 2B
t4 1-0 2 12- O NYM G. Foster B. Forsch -4% 58% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Clark R. Darling 3% 61% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 --- O STL A. Van Slyke R. Darling 2% 63% Flyball: RF
b4 0-1 2 --- O STL T. Pendleton R. Darling 1% 65% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O NYM R. Knight B. Forsch -2% 63% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O NYM R. Santana B. Forsch -2% 61% Flyball: 3B
t5 1-0 2 --- O NYM R. Darling B. Forsch -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- O STL M. LaValliere R. Darling 3% 63% Strikeout
b5 0-1 1 --- O STL O. Smith R. Darling 2% 66% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 0-1 2 --- O STL B. Forsch R. Darling 2% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t6 1-0 0 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-0 1 --- NYM W. Backman B. Forsch 3% 67% Single to RF
t6 1-0 1 1-- O NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch -3% 64% Flyball: CF
t6 1-0 2 1-- O NYM G. Carter B. Forsch -2% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Ron Darling facing 1-2-3
b6 0-1 0 --- STL V. Coleman R. Darling -6% 56% Single to CF
b6 0-1 0 1-- STL W. McGee R. Darling -10% 46% Single to RF; Coleman to 2B
b6 0-1 0 12- R STL T. Herr R. Darling -16% 30% Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Coleman Scores/No RBI; McGee to 2B; Herr to 1B
b6 1-1 0 12- STL J. Clark R. Darling -10% 20% Walk; McGee to 3B; Herr to 2B
b6 1-1 0 123 RR STL A. Van Slyke R. Darling -13% 8% Single to RF; McGee Scores; Herr Scores/unER; Clark to 3B
Randy Niemann replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-1 0 1-3 O STL T. Pendleton R. Niemann 5% 12% Fielder's Choice SS; Clark out at Hm/SS-C-3B-P; Van Slyke to 2B; Pendleton to 1B
Jerry White pinch hits for Mike LaValliere (C) batting 7th
b6 3-1 1 12- O STL J. White R. Niemann 2% 15% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-1 2 12- O STL O. Smith R. Niemann 2% 17% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 5-6-7
Mike Heath replaces Jerry White (PH) playing C batting 7th
t7 1-3 0 --- O NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch -3% 14% Flyball: LF
t7 1-3 1 --- O NYM G. Foster B. Forsch -2% 12% Flyball: LF
t7 1-3 2 --- NYM R. Knight B. Forsch 2% 14% Single to CF
Howard Johnson pinch hits for Rafael Santana (SS) batting 8th
t7 1-3 2 1-- NYM H. Johnson B. Forsch 3% 17% Single to RF; Knight to 2B
Ken Dayley replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Randy Niemann (P) batting 9th
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Tim Corcoran batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 12- O NYM K. Mitchell K. Dayley -6% 10% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mets' Terry Leach facing 9-1-2
Terry Leach replaces Kevin Mitchell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Howard Johnson moves from PH to SS
b7 3-1 0 --- O STL K. Dayley T. Leach 1% 11% Strikeout
b7 3-1 1 --- O STL V. Coleman T. Leach 1% 12% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-1 2 --- O STL W. McGee T. Leach 0% 12% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 1-2-3
t8 1-3 0 --- NYM L. Dykstra K. Dayley 9% 21% Double to LF
t8 1-3 0 -2- O NYM W. Backman K. Dayley -6% 15% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez K. Dayley -5% 10% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dykstra to 3B
Jeff Lahti replaces Ken Dayley pitching and batting 9th
t8 1-3 2 --3 R NYM G. Carter J. Lahti 8% 18% Single to CF; Dykstra Scores
Tim Conroy replaces Jeff Lahti pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 1-- O NYM D. Strawberry T. Conroy -6% 13% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mets' Terry Leach facing 3-4-5
b8 3-2 0 --- STL T. Herr T. Leach -2% 11% Single to RF
b8 3-2 0 1-- R STL J. Clark T. Leach -7% 4% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Herr Scores/No RBI/unER; Clark to 2B
Jesse Orosco replaces Terry Leach pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 0 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke J. Orosco 1% 5% Flyball: SS
b8 4-2 1 -2- STL T. Pendleton J. Orosco -0% 5% Walk
b8 4-2 1 12- OO STL M. Heath J. Orosco 2% 7% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Tim Conroy facing 6-7-8
t9 2-4 0 --- NYM G. Foster T. Conroy 9% 15% Double to LF
Todd Worrell replaces Tim Conroy pitching and batting 9th
t9 2-4 0 -2- O NYM R. Knight T. Worrell -6% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B; Foster to 3B
t9 2-4 1 --3 RR NYM H. Johnson T. Worrell 35% 44% Home Run; Foster Scores
Danny Heep pinch hits for Jesse Orosco (P) batting 9th
t9 4-4 1 --- O NYM D. Heep T. Worrell -4% 40% Flyball: LF
t9 4-4 2 --- O NYM L. Dykstra T. Worrell -3% 37% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 4-4, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 8-9-1
Roger McDowell replaces Danny Heep (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 4-4 0 --- O STL O. Smith R. McDowell 6% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-4 1 --- O STL T. Worrell R. McDowell 4% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b9 4-4 2 --- STL V. Coleman R. McDowell -3% 44% Walk
b9 4-4 2 1-- O STL W. McGee R. McDowell 6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 2-3-4
t10 4-4 0 --- NYM W. Backman T. Worrell 8% 58% Walk
t10 4-4 0 1-- NYM K. Hernandez T. Worrell 9% 67% Backman Steals 2B
t10 4-4 0 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez T. Worrell -11% 56% Flyball: 3B
t10 4-4 1 -2- O NYM G. Carter T. Worrell -9% 47% Flyball: RF
t10 4-4 2 -2- NYM D. Strawberry T. Worrell 1% 48% Intentional Walk
t10 4-4 2 12- R NYM G. Foster T. Worrell 36% 84% Single to LF; Backman Scores; Strawberry to 2B
t10 5-4 2 12- O NYM R. Knight T. Worrell -3% 81% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 3-4-5
b10 4-5 0 --- STL T. Herr R. McDowell -13% 68% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Herr to 1B
b10 4-5 0 1-- O STL J. Clark R. McDowell 12% 80% Lineout: SS
b10 4-5 1 1-- STL A. Van Slyke R. McDowell -7% 73% Herr Steals 2B
b10 4-5 1 -2- O STL A. Van Slyke R. McDowell 13% 86% Strikeout
b10 4-5 2 -2- O STL T. Pendleton R. McDowell 14% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 4.

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  • 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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