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Scores
Standings
SEA
@CAL		11
4
OAK
@CHW		3
2		 
(10)
BAL
@KCR		3
4
CLE
@MIN		10
2
TOR
@NYY		3
2
DET
@TEX		7
6
MON
@PHI		3
3		 
(7)
CHC
@PIT		4
5
HOU
@SDP		0
4
LAD
@SFG		10
3
NYM
@STL		12
9
Saturday, April 23, 1988 7:05
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 45,110, Time of Game: 3:22
Mets
12
11-5
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Cardinals
9
4-12
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 8 GB
L: Steve Peters (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  4  1   0  0  2   0  3  2   12 12  2
Cardinals       1  3  0   2  0  1   0  0  2    9 11  3

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 6 0 1 2 0 0 .293 .951 17 10 0.071 0.94 0.171 -0.100 -0.1 4 0 3B
Wally Backman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .298 8 5 -0.067 0.90 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 1 2
   Tim Teufel PH-2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .156 .491 17 8 -0.037 0.63 0.001 -0.038 -0.8 1 3
Keith Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .158 .433 25 17 -0.091 0.76 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 10 1
Darryl Strawberry RF 5 2 2 0 0 3 .389 1.207 22 14 0.009 0.47 0.058 -0.049 1.3 2 0 SB
Kevin McReynolds LF 4 4 3 1 1 0 .391 1.047 20 10 0.233 1.13 0.268 -0.036 2.1 5 0 HR
Gary Carter C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .321 1.129 21 11 0.099 1.35 0.153 -0.055 1.7 2 1
Howard Johnson SS-3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 .173 .665 22 9 -0.040 1.21 0.046 -0.086 0.6 0 1 2B,IW
Dave Magadan 3B 2 3 1 1 2 0 .167 .542 12 2 0.368 1.98 0.368 0.000 2.3 1 1
   Kevin Elster SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146 .503 4 0 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.3 0 0
Sid Fernandez P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .400 3 3 0.002 2.02 0.018 -0.015 -0.1 0 0 SH
   David Cone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Barry Lyons PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .750 4 2 0.351 2.84 0.351 0.000 1.9 2B
   Roger McDowell P 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 1.500 3 2 0.098 1.49 0.098 0.000 1.3 1 2 2B
   Randy Myers P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 39 12 12 10 7 6 .308 .926 183 96 0.995 1.06 1.532 -0.538 8.1 27 11
2B: B Lyons (1, off L McWilliams); R McDowell (1, off S Peters); H Johnson (2, off S Arnold).
3B: L Dykstra (1, off B Forsch).
HR: K McReynolds (3, off L McWilliams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SH: S Fernandez (1, off L McWilliams).
IBB: H Johnson (2, by S Peters).
TB: K McReynolds 6; L Dykstra 3; H Johnson 2; R McDowell 2; B Lyons 2; D Strawberry 2; G Carter 2; D Magadan.
RBI: R McDowell 2 (2); L Dykstra 2 (7); B Lyons 2 (2); K McReynolds (8); D Magadan (1); G Carter (13); S Fernandez (1).
2-out RBI: B Lyons 2; L Dykstra 2; K McReynolds.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. H Johnson-T Teufel-K Hernandez.
E: K Elster (4); H Johnson (3).
Baserunning
SB: D Strawberry (3, 2nd base off S Arnold/T Pena).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 .281 .850 20 14 0.375 1.76 0.484 -0.109 3.5 1 0 HR,3B,SB
Ozzie Smith SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 .317 .786 22 12 0.040 1.06 0.160 -0.120 0.4 3 3 CS
Willie McGee CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .206 .492 14 10 -0.044 1.00 0.058 -0.101 -0.6 3 0
Bob Horner 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .271 .765 19 11 -0.125 1.10 0.012 -0.136 -1.1 8 2 GDP
Terry Pendleton 3B 5 1 0 0 0 0 .220 .586 20 13 -0.071 0.60 0.002 -0.073 -0.5 1 1
Tom Brunansky RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .185 .538 17 11 -0.006 0.50 0.036 -0.042 0.8 2 0
Tony Pena C 5 2 3 1 0 0 .265 .723 13 8 0.106 1.31 0.173 -0.067 1.7 6 0
Luis Alicea 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1.150 17 9 0.048 1.29 0.159 -0.111 -0.2 2 4 3B
Bob Forsch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Larry McWilliams P 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1.167 2 1 0.071 1.18 0.071 0.000 0.6 0 1 HBP
   Curt Ford PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .216 1 1 0.051 2.75 0.051 0.000 0.2 SF
   Steve Peters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scott Terry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Duane Walker PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Steve Lake PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .964 5 1 0.050 1.75 0.050 0.000 0.3
   Tom Lawless PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Scott Arnold P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 11 8 5 2 .297 .873 150 91 0.495 1.14 1.256 -0.759 5.1 27 11
3B: L Alicea (1, off R McDowell); V Coleman (4, off S Fernandez).
HR: V Coleman (2, off S Fernandez; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: C Ford (1, off R McDowell).
HBP: L McWilliams (1, by S Fernandez).
TB: V Coleman 7; L Alicea 3; T Pena 3; O Smith 2; T Brunansky; W McGee; L McWilliams.
GIDP: B Horner (4).
RBI: V Coleman 4 (9); O Smith (6); T Pena (3); T Brunansky (7); C Ford (2).
2-out RBI: V Coleman 3; O Smith; T Pena; T Brunansky.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
E: B Horner (3); O Smith (3); W McGee (1).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (8, Home off S Fernandez/G Carter).
CS: O Smith (1, 3rd base by D Cone/G Carter).

New York Mets

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
Sid Fernandez 3.1 5 6 6 2 1 1 7.53 18 59 36 25 7 4 3 11 3 0 25 -0.418 1.15 -3.6
David Cone 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 6 26 15 9 2 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 -0.078 1.15 -0.2
Roger McDowell, BS (1), W (2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 11 43 24 15 1 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 -0.050 1.28 -0.1
Randy Myers, S (4) 1.1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 23 17 9 2 6 3 4 3 0 2 0 0.049 0.95 -1.2
Team Totals 9 11 9 7 5 2 1 7.00 44 151 92 58 12 22 17 19 6 0 25 4 2 -0.497 1.06 -5.1

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
Bob Forsch 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 7.82 10 32 13 11 0 2 3 6 1 0 30 -0.368 1.56 -3.5
Larry McWilliams 4.1 2 3 1 2 3 1 0.61 18 75 45 29 4 12 7 6 3 0 1 0 -0.258 1.02 -0.9
Steve Peters, L (0-2) 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 7.50 9 34 17 9 1 7 3 4 2 0 0 0 -0.357 1.82 -2.4
Scott Terry 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 2 12 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.009 0.36 0.3
Scott Arnold 1 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.40 8 30 15 7 5 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.022 0.10 -1.6
Team Totals 9 12 12 10 7 6 1 10.00 47 183 96 60 12 24 14 20 8 0 30 2 0 -0.996 1.14 -8.1
Balks: S Fernandez 2 (4); S Arnold (3).
WP: S Arnold (3).
HBP: S Fernandez (2; L McWilliams).
IBB: S Peters (1; H Johnson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 45,110.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 54° F, Wind 24mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Willie McGee CF
4 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 Bob Horner 1B
5 Kevin McReynolds LF 5 Terry Pendleton 3B
6 Gary Carter C 6 Tom Brunansky RF
7 Howard Johnson SS 7 Tony Pena C
8 Dave Magadan 3B 8 Luis Alicea 2B
9 Sid Fernandez P 9 Bob Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 5-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR NYM B. Lyons L. McWilliams 35% 67% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Johnson Scores/unER; Magadan Scores/unER
b2 1-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -29% 49% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pena Scores; McWilliams Scores
t8 7-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R NYM D. Magadan S. Peters 28% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McReynolds Scores; Johnson to 3B; Magadan to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 2-1 2 -23 3,(2-0)  RR NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch 17% 80% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores; Magadan Scores
t2 0-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R NYM G. Carter B. Forsch 15% 64% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Strawberry Scores/No RBI; McReynolds to 3B/Adv on E8

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' Bob Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch -2% 48% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM W. Backman B. Forsch -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM K. Hernandez B. Forsch -1% 45% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
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 --- 6,(2-2)  STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -10% 36% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 0 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith S. Fernandez 5% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 6% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R STL B. Horner S. Fernandez -10% 37% Walk, Coleman Steals Hm
b1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Pendleton S. Fernandez 2% 38% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM D. Strawberry B. Forsch 4% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM K. McReynolds B. Forsch 7% 49% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Strawberry to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- 6,(3-2)  R NYM G. Carter B. Forsch 15% 64% Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Strawberry Scores/No RBI; McReynolds to 3B/Adv on E8
t2 1-1 0 1-3 5,(3-1)  O NYM H. Johnson B. Forsch -7% 58% Flyball: CF
t2 1-1 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  NYM D. Magadan B. Forsch 3% 61% Walk; Carter to 2B
t2 1-1 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO NYM S. Fernandez B. Forsch 2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P; McReynolds Scores; Carter to 3B; Magadan to 2B
t2 2-1 2 -23 3,(2-0)  RR NYM L. Dykstra B. Forsch 17% 80% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores; Magadan Scores
Larry McWilliams replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
t2 4-1 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O NYM W. Backman L. McWilliams -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 6-7-8
b2 1-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Brunansky S. Fernandez 2% 80% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Pena S. Fernandez -2% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 1-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Alicea S. Fernandez 3% 80% Flyball: LF
b2 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL L. McWilliams S. Fernandez -2% 78% Single (Bunt to 2B-1B); Pena to 2B
b2 1-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -29% 49% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pena Scores; McWilliams Scores
b2 4-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL O. Smith S. Fernandez -1% 48% Walk
b2 4-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL W. McGee S. Fernandez -1% 47% Balk; Smith to 2B
b2 4-4 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee S. Fernandez 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Larry McWilliams facing 3-4-5
t3 4-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez L. McWilliams -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 4-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry L. McWilliams -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYM K. McReynolds L. McWilliams 13% 59% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t3 5-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM G. Carter L. McWilliams -1% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 4-5-6
b3 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Horner S. Fernandez 3% 61% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 4-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pendleton S. Fernandez 2% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Brunansky S. Fernandez 1% 64% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Cardinals' Larry McWilliams facing 7-8-9
t4 5-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  NYM H. Johnson L. McWilliams 0% 64% E3 on Foul Ball
t4 5-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM H. Johnson L. McWilliams -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM D. Magadan L. McWilliams 2% 64% Walk
t4 5-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM S. Fernandez L. McWilliams -2% 63% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Magadan to 2B
t4 5-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra L. McWilliams -3% 59% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, Mets' Sid Fernandez facing 7-8-9
b4 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Pena S. Fernandez -5% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 4-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL L. Alicea S. Fernandez 5% 59% Foul Flyball: RF
b4 4-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL L. McWilliams S. Fernandez -5% 54% Hit By Pitch; Pena to 2B
b4 4-5 1 12- STL V. Coleman S. Fernandez -7% 47% Balk; Pena to 3B; McWilliams to 2B
David Cone replaces Sid Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-5 1 -23 4,(1-2)  RO STL V. Coleman D. Cone -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pena Scores; McWilliams to 3B
b4 5-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  R STL O. Smith D. Cone -13% 32% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McWilliams Scores
b4 6-5 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL W. McGee D. Cone -2% 31% Walk; Smith to 2B
b4 6-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL B. Horner D. Cone 4% 34% Smith Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Larry McWilliams facing 2-3-4
t5 5-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM W. Backman L. McWilliams -3% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez L. McWilliams -2% 29% Flyball: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t5 5-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry L. McWilliams -1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mets' David Cone facing 4-5-6
b5 6-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Horner D. Cone 2% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 6-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pendleton D. Cone 1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 6-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Brunansky D. Cone 1% 32% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Cardinals' Larry McWilliams facing 5-6-7
t6 5-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM K. McReynolds L. McWilliams -4% 29% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM G. Carter L. McWilliams -2% 26% Groundout: P-1B
t6 5-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM H. Johnson L. McWilliams 2% 28% Walk
t6 5-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM D. Magadan L. McWilliams 3% 32% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Johnson to 2B
Barry Lyons pinch hits for David Cone (P) batting 9th
t6 5-6 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RR NYM B. Lyons L. McWilliams 35% 67% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Johnson Scores/unER; Magadan Scores/unER
t6 7-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O NYM L. Dykstra L. McWilliams -4% 63% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-7, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 7-8-9
Roger McDowell replaces Barry Lyons (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pena R. McDowell 4% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b6 6-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL L. Alicea R. McDowell -13% 53% Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
Curt Ford pinch hits for Larry McWilliams (P) batting 9th
b6 6-7 1 --3 1,(0-0)  RO STL C. Ford R. McDowell -5% 48% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Alicea Scores
b6 7-7 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL V. Coleman R. McDowell 2% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 7-7, Cardinals' Steve Peters facing 2-3-4
Steve Peters replaces Curt Ford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tim Teufel pinch hits for Wally Backman (2B) batting 2nd
t7 7-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM T. Teufel S. Peters -4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Hernandez S. Peters -3% 44% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 7-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry S. Peters -2% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 7-7, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 2-3-4
Tim Teufel moves from PH to 2B
b7 7-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL O. Smith R. McDowell 4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL W. McGee R. McDowell -4% 41% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b7 7-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO STL B. Horner R. McDowell 9% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 7-7, Cardinals' Steve Peters facing 5-6-7
t8 7-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Peters 7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t8 7-7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM G. Carter S. Peters -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; McReynolds to 2B
t8 7-7 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM H. Johnson S. Peters 2% 57% Intentional Walk
t8 7-7 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R NYM D. Magadan S. Peters 28% 85% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McReynolds Scores; Johnson to 3B; Magadan to 2B/Adv on throw
t8 8-7 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR NYM R. McDowell S. Peters 10% 95% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Johnson Scores; Magadan Scores
t8 10-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra S. Peters -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
Scott Terry replaces Steve Peters pitching and batting 9th
t8 10-7 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM T. Teufel S. Terry 0% 94% Walk
t8 10-7 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez S. Terry -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-10, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 5-6-7
Howard Johnson moves from SS to 3B
Kevin Elster replaces Dave Magadan (3B) playing SS batting 8th
b8 7-10 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Pendleton R. McDowell 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 7-10 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Brunansky R. McDowell -3% 93% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b8 7-10 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL T. Pena R. McDowell 3% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 7-10 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL L. Alicea R. McDowell -3% 93% Walk; Brunansky to 2B
Randy Myers replaces Roger McDowell pitching and batting 9th
Duane Walker pinch hits for Scott Terry (P) batting 9th
Steve Lake pinch hits for Duane Walker batting 9th
b8 7-10 2 12- 5,(3-1)  STL S. Lake R. Myers -5% 88% Walk; Brunansky to 3B; Alicea to 2B
Tom Lawless pinch runs for Steve Lake (PH) batting 9th
b8 7-10 2 123 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman R. Myers 9% 97% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-7, Cardinals' Scott Arnold facing 4-5-6
Scott Arnold replaces Tom Lawless (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t9 10-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM D. Strawberry S. Arnold 0% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t9 10-7 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Arnold 0% 98% Strawberry Steals 2B
t9 10-7 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Arnold 1% 99% Walk, Wild Pitch; Strawberry to 3B
t9 10-7 0 1-3 R NYM G. Carter S. Arnold 0% 99% Balk; Strawberry Scores; McReynolds to 2B
t9 11-7 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYM G. Carter S. Arnold 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); McReynolds Scores
t9 12-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM H. Johnson S. Arnold 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Carter to 3B
t9 12-7 0 -23 4,(3-0)  NYM K. Elster S. Arnold 0% 100% Walk
t9 12-7 0 123 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Myers S. Arnold -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 12-7 1 123 4,(2-1)  O NYM L. Dykstra S. Arnold -0% 100% Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
t9 12-7 2 123 5,(2-2)  O NYM T. Teufel S. Arnold -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-12, Mets' Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
b9 7-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL O. Smith R. Myers -1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b9 7-12 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee R. Myers 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 2B
b9 7-12 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Horner R. Myers 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-12 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Pendleton R. Myers -0% 100% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Smith to 3B; Pendleton to 1B
b9 7-12 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Brunansky R. Myers -1% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores/unER; Pendleton to 2B
b9 8-12 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R STL T. Pena R. Myers -3% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pendleton Scores/unER; Brunansky to 3B
b9 9-12 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O STL L. Alicea R. Myers 4% 100% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 9.

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