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Standings
BAL
@CLE		7
4
CHW
@DET		4
0
KCR
@NYY		0
4
CAL
@OAK		5
4
MIN
@SEA		3
8
MIL
@TEX		9
8		 
(12)
BOS
@TOR		6
5
HOU
@ATL		3
5
MON
@CHC		11
3
SDP
@CIN		5
15
SFG
@LAD		16
2
PHI
@PIT		4
3
NYM
@STL		6
4		 
(10)
Wednesday, July 29, 1987
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 45,781, Time of Game: 3:28
Mets
6
55-45
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Cardinals
4
61-38
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
1st
L: Pat Perry (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  1   2  0  0   0  0  0   2    6 12  2
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  1   0    4 11  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mookie Wilson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .807 0.036 0.70 0.087 -0.051 0.8 5 1
Tim Teufel 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .346 1.047 -0.008 0.58 0.025 -0.033 -0.1 3 6 2B,SH
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .296 .815 0.080 0.79 0.131 -0.050 0.6 12 2 2B
Darryl Strawberry RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .271 .963 0.049 0.90 0.112 -0.064 0.2 2 0 HR
Kevin McReynolds LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .842 -0.005 1.13 0.082 -0.087 -0.8 1 0
Gary Carter C 5 1 2 0 0 1 .243 .710 0.011 1.16 0.125 -0.114 0.7 5 0
Howard Johnson 3B 5 1 4 2 0 0 .275 .878 0.431 1.12 0.455 -0.023 2.2 0 2 HR
Rafael Santana SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .272 .692 -0.070 0.86 0.000 -0.070 -1.2 0 4
   Bill Almon PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .633 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Sid Fernandez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 .396 -0.068 1.16 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 0 1 SH
   Wally Backman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .576 -0.017 0.67 0.000 -0.017 -0.2
   Terry Leach P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045 .132 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Jesse Orosco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lenny Dykstra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .805 -0.013 0.48 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Roger McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .764 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 41 6 12 4 2 4 .293 .813 0.416 0.88 1.017 -0.600 0.9 30 16
2B: K Hernandez (16, off R Horton); T Teufel (18, off R Horton).
HR: D Strawberry (23, off R Horton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); H Johnson (24, off P Perry; 10th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SH: S Fernandez (6, off R Horton); T Teufel (2, off B Dawley).
TB: H Johnson 7; D Strawberry 4; K Hernandez 3; T Teufel 2; G Carter 2; K McReynolds; M Wilson.
RBI: H Johnson 2 (60); K Hernandez (45); D Strawberry (57).
2-out RBI: K Hernandez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Santana-T Teufel-K Hernandez 2.
E: T Teufel (9); H Johnson (19).
Outfield Assists: M Wilson (T Pena at home plate).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .285 .701 0.231 1.83 0.297 -0.067 1.3 3 0 3·SB,HBP
Tom Herr 2B 4 2 4 2 1 0 .269 .703 0.559 1.79 0.559 0.000 3.1 3 6 2·2B,SB
Terry Pendleton 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .310 .807 0.069 1.93 0.232 -0.163 0.5 0 3 2B
Jack Clark 1B 0 0 0 0 2 0 .299 1.095 0.024 1.36 0.024 0.000 0.3 7 0 2·IW
   Steve Lake C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .692 0.053 1.66 0.053 0.000 0.4 3 0
   John Morris PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .811 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Ozzie Smith PH-SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 .290 .752 -0.101 2.69 0.000 -0.101 -0.3 0 1
Willie McGee CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .768 -0.249 2.42 0.093 -0.342 -2.5 0 0 GDP
Jim Lindeman RF-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .569 -0.086 2.01 0.097 -0.183 -0.9 3 0
Tony Pena C-1B-C 5 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .625 -0.274 1.75 0.045 -0.319 -1.1 5 0 SB,GDP
Jose Oquendo SS-RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .810 -0.103 0.97 0.000 -0.103 -0.7 3 2
   Pat Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rod Booker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .877 -0.046 1.59 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
Ricky Horton P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .488 -0.036 1.26 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 2
   Tom Lawless PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
   Bill Dawley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .452 -0.015 0.59 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 1 2
   Curt Ford RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .801 -0.090 3.50 0.000 -0.090 -0.2 2 0
Team Totals 40 4 11 4 3 4 .275 .691 -0.084 1.82 1.400 -1.485 -1.1 30 16
2B: T Pendleton (19, off T Leach); T Herr 2 (19, 2 off S Fernandez).
IBB: J Clark 2 (10, 2 by S Fernandez).
HBP: V Coleman (3, by S Fernandez).
TB: T Herr 6; T Pendleton 3; J Lindeman; T Pena; S Lake; R Horton; V Coleman.
GIDP: W McGee (11); T Pena (15).
RBI: T Herr 2 (47); T Pendleton (60); O Smith (55).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
E: R Horton (2).
Baserunning
SB: T Herr (14, 2nd base off S Fernandez/G Carter); T Pena (4, 2nd base off S Fernandez/G Carter); V Coleman 3 (64, 2nd base off R McDowell/G Carter, 2nd base off S Fernandez/G Carter, 3rd base off S Fernandez/G Carter).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sid Fernandez 5 6 2 1 3 3 0 3.44 24 49 0.102 1.30 0.6
Terry Leach, H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.52 6 0 0 -0.080 1.28 -0.4
Jesse Orosco, H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.05 2 2 1 0.120 3.05 0.4
Roger McDowell, BS (4), W (5-3) 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.81 12 0 0 -0.057 2.94 0.5
Team Totals 10 11 4 3 3 4 0 2.70 44 49 2 1 0.085 0.88 1.1

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ricky Horton 5 8 4 3 2 1 1 3.63 26 36 -0.177 0.78 -1.4
Bill Dawley 3.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.01 12 0 0 0.112 0.69 1.4
Pat Perry, L (3-2) 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.18 7 1 0 -0.351 1.62 -0.8
Team Totals 10 12 6 5 2 4 2 4.50 45 36 1 0 -0.416 1.82 -0.9
Balks: R Horton (3).
WP: R Horton 2 (3).
HBP: S Fernandez (7; V Coleman).
IBB: S Fernandez 2 (7; J Clark, J Clark).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Randy Marsh.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 45,781.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Mookie Wilson CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Tim Teufel 2B 2 Tom Herr 2B
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Terry Pendleton 3B
4 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 Jack Clark 1B
5 Kevin McReynolds LF 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Gary Carter C 6 Jim Lindeman RF
7 Howard Johnson 3B 7 Tony Pena C
8 Rafael Santana SS 8 Jose Oquendo SS
9 Sid Fernandez P 9 Ricky Horton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t10 4-4 1 1-- RR NYM H. Johnson P. Perry 42% 92% Home Run (LF-CF); McReynolds Scores
b9 3-4 1 -2- R STL T. Herr R. McDowell -35% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Coleman Scores
b8 3-4 0 1-- OO STL T. Pena R. McDowell 21% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 2-4 1 1-- STL T. Pendleton T. Leach -15% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Herr to 3B
b1 0-0 1 123 OO STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYM M. Wilson R. Horton -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYM T. Teufel R. Horton -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYM K. Hernandez R. Horton -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -3% 42% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- STL T. Herr S. Fernandez -2% 39% Coleman Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- STL T. Herr S. Fernandez -3% 36% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- O STL T. Pendleton S. Fernandez 5% 41% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 12- STL J. Clark S. Fernandez -5% 37% Coleman Steals 3B; Herr Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 STL J. Clark S. Fernandez -1% 36% Intentional Walk
b1 0-0 1 123 OO STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- R NYM D. Strawberry R. Horton 10% 60% Home Run
t2 1-0 0 --- O NYM K. McReynolds R. Horton -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O NYM G. Carter R. Horton -1% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- NYM H. Johnson R. Horton 1% 58% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
t2 1-0 2 1-- O NYM R. Santana R. Horton -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- O STL J. Lindeman S. Fernandez 3% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-1 1 --- STL T. Pena S. Fernandez -3% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-1 1 1-- STL J. Oquendo S. Fernandez -2% 54% Pena Steals 2B
b2 0-1 1 -2- O STL J. Oquendo S. Fernandez 4% 58% Popfly: CF
b2 0-1 2 -2- O STL R. Horton S. Fernandez 4% 61% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pena out at Hm/CF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O NYM S. Fernandez R. Horton -2% 59% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson R. Horton -2% 57% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- NYM T. Teufel R. Horton 2% 60% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 1-0 2 -2- R NYM K. Hernandez R. Horton 10% 70% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Teufel Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- NYM D. Strawberry R. Horton 0% 70% Wild Pitch; Hernandez to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 NYM D. Strawberry R. Horton 1% 71% Walk
t3 2-0 2 1-3 O NYM K. McReynolds R. Horton -4% 67% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez 3% 70% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- STL T. Herr S. Fernandez -5% 65% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 0-2 1 -2- O STL T. Pendleton S. Fernandez 4% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-2 2 -2- STL J. Clark S. Fernandez -1% 68% Intentional Walk
b3 0-2 2 12- O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 5% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- NYM G. Carter R. Horton 3% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 2-0 0 1-- NYM H. Johnson R. Horton 2% 78% Balk; Carter to 2B
t4 2-0 0 -2- NYM H. Johnson R. Horton 2% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Carter stays at 2B
t4 2-0 0 12- O NYM R. Santana R. Horton -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carter to 3B
t4 2-0 1 1-3 O NYM S. Fernandez R. Horton -5% 74% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Santana to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -23 R NYM M. Wilson R. Horton 7% 81% Wild Pitch; Carter Scores; Santana to 3B
t4 3-0 2 --3 R NYM M. Wilson R. Horton 6% 87% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Santana Scores/No RBI/unER; Wilson to 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- NYM T. Teufel R. Horton 0% 87% Walk
t4 4-0 2 12- O NYM K. Hernandez R. Horton -2% 86% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
b4 0-4 0 --- O STL J. Lindeman S. Fernandez 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- O STL T. Pena S. Fernandez 1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-4 2 --- O STL J. Oquendo S. Fernandez 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Ricky Horton facing 4-5-6
Steve Lake replaces Jack Clark (1B) playing C batting 4th
Tony Pena moves from C to 1B
t5 4-0 0 --- O NYM D. Strawberry R. Horton -1% 89% Flyball: SS
t5 4-0 1 --- O NYM K. McReynolds R. Horton -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-0 2 --- NYM G. Carter R. Horton 0% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t5 4-0 2 1-- NYM H. Johnson R. Horton 1% 89% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Carter to 2B
t5 4-0 2 12- O NYM R. Santana R. Horton -2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 9-1-2
Tom Lawless pinch hits for Ricky Horton (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 0 --- O STL T. Lawless S. Fernandez 2% 90% Flyball: RF
b5 0-4 1 --- STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -2% 88% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Coleman to 1B
b5 0-4 1 1-- R STL T. Herr S. Fernandez -8% 79% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Coleman Scores/unER
b5 1-4 1 -2- R STL T. Pendleton S. Fernandez -8% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Herr Scores
b5 2-4 1 1-- STL S. Lake S. Fernandez -5% 65% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Pendleton to 2B
b5 2-4 1 12- O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 6% 72% Strikeout
b5 2-4 2 12- O STL J. Lindeman S. Fernandez 6% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 9-1-2
Bill Dawley replaces Tom Lawless (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Wally Backman pinch hits for Sid Fernandez (P) batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- O NYM W. Backman B. Dawley -2% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-2 1 --- O NYM M. Wilson B. Dawley -1% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-2 2 --- O NYM T. Teufel B. Dawley -1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Terry Leach facing 7-8-9
Terry Leach replaces Wally Backman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-4 0 --- O STL T. Pena T. Leach 4% 78% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2-4 1 --- O STL J. Oquendo T. Leach 2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-4 2 --- O STL B. Dawley T. Leach 2% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 3-4-5
t7 4-2 0 --- NYM K. Hernandez B. Dawley 2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t7 4-2 0 1-- O NYM D. Strawberry B. Dawley -2% 82% Strikeout
t7 4-2 1 1-- O NYM K. McReynolds B. Dawley -2% 80% Foul Flyball: P
t7 4-2 2 1-- O NYM G. Carter B. Dawley -2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Terry Leach facing 1-2-3
b7 2-4 0 --- O STL V. Coleman T. Leach 4% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-4 1 --- STL T. Herr T. Leach -5% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b7 2-4 1 1-- STL T. Pendleton T. Leach -15% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Herr to 3B
Jesse Orosco replaces Terry Leach pitching and batting 9th
John Morris pinch hits for Steve Lake (C) batting 4th
Ozzie Smith pinch hits for John Morris batting 4th
b7 2-4 1 -23 RO STL O. Smith J. Orosco 4% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Herr Scores; Pendleton to 3B
b7 3-4 2 --3 O STL W. McGee J. Orosco 8% 74% Foul Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 7-8-9
Tony Pena moves from 1B to C
Jim Lindeman moves from RF to 1B
Ozzie Smith moves from PH to SS
Jose Oquendo moves from SS to RF
t8 4-3 0 --- O NYM H. Johnson B. Dawley -2% 72% Flyball: RF
t8 4-3 1 --- O NYM R. Santana B. Dawley -2% 70% Flyball: LF
Lenny Dykstra pinch hits for Jesse Orosco (P) batting 9th
t8 4-3 2 --- O NYM L. Dykstra B. Dawley -1% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 6-7-8
Roger McDowell replaces Lenny Dykstra (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- STL J. Lindeman R. McDowell -10% 59% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b8 3-4 0 1-- OO STL T. Pena R. McDowell 21% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 3-4 2 --- O STL J. Oquendo R. McDowell 3% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cardinals' Bill Dawley facing 1-2-3
t9 4-3 0 --- NYM M. Wilson B. Dawley 2% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 4-3 0 1-- O NYM T. Teufel B. Dawley -1% 85% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
Pat Perry replaces Jose Oquendo (RF) pitching and batting 8th
Curt Ford replaces Bill Dawley (P) playing RF batting 9th
t9 4-3 1 -2- O NYM K. Hernandez P. Perry -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B; Wilson to 3B
t9 4-3 2 --3 O NYM D. Strawberry P. Perry -3% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 9-1-2
b9 3-4 0 --- O STL C. Ford R. McDowell 9% 89% Flyball: CF
b9 3-4 1 --- STL V. Coleman R. McDowell -10% 79% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b9 3-4 1 1-- STL T. Herr R. McDowell -7% 72% Coleman Steals 2B
b9 3-4 1 -2- R STL T. Herr R. McDowell -35% 36% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Coleman Scores
b9 4-4 1 1-- O STL T. Pendleton R. McDowell 7% 43% Flyball: CF
b9 4-4 2 1-- O STL O. Smith R. McDowell 7% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 10th, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Pat Perry facing 5-6-7
t10 4-4 0 --- NYM K. McReynolds P. Perry 8% 58% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t10 4-4 0 1-- O NYM G. Carter P. Perry -8% 50% Flyball: LF
t10 4-4 1 1-- RR NYM H. Johnson P. Perry 42% 92% Home Run (LF-CF); McReynolds Scores
Bill Almon pinch hits for Rafael Santana (SS) batting 8th
t10 6-4 1 --- O NYM B. Almon P. Perry -1% 91% Flyball: RF
t10 6-4 2 --- O NYM R. McDowell P. Perry -0% 91% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 5-6-7
Bill Almon moves from PH to SS
b10 4-6 0 --- STL W. McGee R. McDowell -9% 81% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGee to 1B
b10 4-6 0 1-- O STL J. Lindeman R. McDowell 8% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b10 4-6 1 1-- O STL T. Pena R. McDowell 6% 95% Flyball: CF
Rod Booker pinch hits for Pat Perry (P) batting 8th
b10 4-6 2 1-- O STL R. Booker R. McDowell 5% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

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