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@BOS		2
3
CLE
@CAL		9
2
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@KCR		10
8
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@MIL		6
4
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@MIN		1
6
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@OAK		0
1
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@SEA		6
0
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1
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@CIN		5
3
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@HOU		6
4
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@NYM		4
2
LAD
@PIT		2
1
SFG
@STL		5
0
Sunday, July 24, 1988 1:15
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 39,183, Time of Game: 2:35
Giants
5
50-46
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 at Cardinals
0
43-54
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 15 GB
W: Rick Reuschel (13-5)
L: Jose DeLeon (6-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   1  3  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .772 18 12 -0.061 0.49 0.000 -0.061 -1.0 5 0
Chris Speier 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .227 .677 15 10 -0.015 0.49 0.011 -0.025 -0.3 1 5
Will Clark 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .274 .943 16 10 0.139 0.65 0.170 -0.031 2.6 11 0 HR
   Donell Nixon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .908 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Candy Maldonado RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .263 .691 11 7 0.124 0.42 0.127 -0.003 0.8 3 0 3B
Mike Aldrete LF-1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 .293 .732 18 9 0.104 0.63 0.107 -0.003 1.1 3 0
Ernie Riles 3B 3 0 0 2 0 0 .263 .657 17 9 -0.001 1.00 0.025 -0.027 -0.8 1 5 SF
Bob Melvin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .604 8 6 -0.043 0.44 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 1 1 2B
Jose Uribe SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .626 11 6 0.003 0.36 0.025 -0.022 -0.2 2 3
Rick Reuschel P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .132 .312 14 10 -0.031 0.48 0.000 -0.031 -0.4 0 1 SH
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 1 4 .294 .776 128 79 0.219 0.55 0.465 -0.246 1.1 27 15
2B: B Melvin (7, off J DeLeon).
3B: C Maldonado (1, off J DeLeon).
HR: W Clark (22, off J DeLeon; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: E Riles (2, off J DeLeon).
SH: R Reuschel (13, off J DeLeon).
TB: W Clark 5; C Maldonado 4; M Aldrete 2; B Melvin 2; R Reuschel; J Uribe; C Speier.
RBI: W Clark 3 (74); E Riles 2 (21).
2-out RBI: W Clark 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-J Uribe-W Clark.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .691 7 7 0.024 0.45 0.046 -0.022 0.4 1 1 SB
Ozzie Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .278 .680 19 11 -0.054 0.83 0.012 -0.066 -0.5 0 6
Willie McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .700 11 8 -0.094 0.75 0.000 -0.094 -1.4 2 0 GDP
Mike Laga 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179 .493 12 8 -0.021 0.49 0.016 -0.036 -0.5 9 0
Terry Pendleton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .706 13 7 -0.050 0.48 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 0 1
Curt Ford RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .188 .469 9 6 0.002 0.25 0.015 -0.013 -0.1 4 0
Jose Oquendo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .703 2 2 -0.031 0.59 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 5 2
   Tom Lawless 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .364 5 3 -0.002 0.16 0.004 -0.006 0.1 0 2 2B
Tony Pena C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .251 .646 16 9 -0.029 0.40 0.006 -0.035 -0.8 6 0
Jose DeLeon P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .190 3 2 -0.018 0.76 0.000 -0.018 -0.1 0 2
   Luis Alicea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .581 5 2 -0.009 0.33 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Scott Terry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Pagnozzi PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .661 3 2 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.1
   John Costello P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 0 7 0 2 1 .212 .500 105 67 -0.280 0.49 0.101 -0.380 -3.9 27 14
2B: T Lawless (2, off R Reuschel).
TB: T Lawless 2; C Ford 2; V Coleman 2; T Pagnozzi; M Laga.
GIDP: W McGee (7).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: V Coleman (M Aldrete at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (51, 2nd base off R Reuschel/B Melvin).

San Francisco Giants

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
Rick Reuschel, W (13-5) 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 2.93 35 105 67 53 4 10 15 17 8 0 72 0.282 0.49 3.9
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 35 105 67 53 4 10 15 17 8 0 72 0.282 0.55 3.9

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
Jose DeLeon, L (6-8) 5 7 5 5 1 3 1 4.10 22 77 47 31 5 11 8 10 5 0 35 -0.233 0.89 -2.8
Scott Terry 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.74 9 22 15 11 1 3 6 2 1 0 0 0 0.012 0.06 1.1
Dan Quisenberry 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.34 2 12 7 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.06 0.2
John Costello 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.02 4 17 10 6 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.4
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 4 1 5.00 37 128 79 53 7 19 17 15 7 0 35 1 0 -0.219 0.49 -1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Frank Pulli.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 39,183.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Brett Butler CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Chris Speier 2B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Will Clark 1B 3 Willie McGee CF
4 Candy Maldonado RF 4 Mike Laga 1B
5 Mike Aldrete LF 5 Terry Pendleton 3B
6 Ernie Riles 3B 6 Curt Ford RF
7 Bob Melvin C 7 Jose Oquendo 2B
8 Jose Uribe SS 8 Tony Pena C
9 Rick Reuschel P 9 Jose DeLeon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  RRR SFG W. Clark J. DeLeon 17% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Uribe Scores; Speier Scores
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG C. Maldonado J. DeLeon 10% 60% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  SFG M. Aldrete J. DeLeon 7% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Maldonado to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL W. McGee R. Reuschel 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 0 --3 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Aldrete J. DeLeon 4% 64% Walk

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Butler J. DeLeon -2% 48% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Speier J. DeLeon -1% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG W. Clark J. DeLeon -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL V. Coleman R. Reuschel -4% 42% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith R. Reuschel 3% 45% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL W. McGee R. Reuschel 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG C. Maldonado J. DeLeon 10% 60% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t2 0-0 0 --3 4,(3-0)  SFG M. Aldrete J. DeLeon 4% 64% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO SFG E. Riles J. DeLeon -2% 62% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Maldonado Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Melvin J. DeLeon -2% 59% Lineout: CF
t2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Uribe J. DeLeon -2% 57% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Laga R. Reuschel 2% 60% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b2 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pendleton R. Reuschel 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Ford R. Reuschel -1% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo R. Reuschel 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O SFG R. Reuschel J. DeLeon -2% 61% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Butler J. DeLeon -1% 59% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG C. Speier J. DeLeon -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena R. Reuschel 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. DeLeon R. Reuschel 2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL V. Coleman R. Reuschel 1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O SFG W. Clark J. DeLeon -2% 62% Lineout: 2B
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  SFG C. Maldonado J. DeLeon 2% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  SFG M. Aldrete J. DeLeon 7% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Maldonado to 3B
t4 1-0 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO SFG E. Riles J. DeLeon 3% 73% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Maldonado Scores
t4 2-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Melvin J. DeLeon -2% 72% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Aldrete out at Hm/LF-3B-C
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith R. Reuschel 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee R. Reuschel 2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL M. Laga R. Reuschel -2% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-2 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pendleton R. Reuschel 3% 77% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Uribe J. DeLeon 2% 80% Single (Ground Ball)
t5 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG R. Reuschel J. DeLeon -1% 79% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Uribe to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Butler J. DeLeon -2% 77% Flyball: LF
t5 2-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  SFG C. Speier J. DeLeon 1% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Uribe to 3B
t5 2-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  RRR SFG W. Clark J. DeLeon 17% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Uribe Scores; Speier Scores
t5 5-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG C. Maldonado J. DeLeon -0% 94% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 6-7-8
b5 0-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL C. Ford R. Reuschel 1% 95% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo R. Reuschel 1% 96% Lineout: SS
b5 0-5 2 --- 8,(3-2)  STL T. Pena R. Reuschel -1% 95% Walk
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Jose DeLeon (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL L. Alicea R. Reuschel 1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 5-6-7
Scott Terry replaces Luis Alicea (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG M. Aldrete S. Terry -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG E. Riles S. Terry -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t6 5-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Melvin S. Terry -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 1-2-3
b6 0-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL V. Coleman R. Reuschel 1% 97% Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
b6 0-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL O. Smith R. Reuschel 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 0-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee R. Reuschel 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 8-9-1
t7 5-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Uribe S. Terry -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG R. Reuschel S. Terry -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG B. Butler S. Terry -0% 97% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b7 0-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL M. Laga R. Reuschel 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b7 0-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pendleton R. Reuschel 0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 0-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL C. Ford R. Reuschel 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 2-3-4
t8 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG C. Speier S. Terry -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t8 5-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG W. Clark S. Terry 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 5-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG C. Maldonado S. Terry -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Dan Quisenberry replaces Scott Terry pitching and batting 9th
Tom Lawless replaces Jose Oquendo playing 2B batting 7th
t8 5-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  SFG M. Aldrete D. Quisenberry 0% 99% Single (Ground Ball); Maldonado to 2B
t8 5-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O SFG E. Riles D. Quisenberry -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 7-8-9
Mike Aldrete moves from LF to 1B
Donell Nixon replaces Will Clark (1B) playing LF batting 3rd
b8 0-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Lawless R. Reuschel 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 0-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena R. Reuschel 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry (P) batting 9th
b8 0-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Pagnozzi R. Reuschel -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b8 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL V. Coleman R. Reuschel -1% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pagnozzi to 3B
b8 0-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  STL O. Smith R. Reuschel -0% 98% Coleman Steals 2B
b8 0-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  STL O. Smith R. Reuschel -1% 97% Walk
b8 0-5 2 123 3,(1-1)  O STL W. McGee R. Reuschel 2% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' John Costello facing 7-8-9
John Costello replaces Tom Pagnozzi (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Melvin J. Costello -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Uribe J. Costello -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t9 5-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  SFG R. Reuschel J. Costello 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t9 5-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Butler J. Costello -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Rick Reuschel facing 4-5-6
b9 0-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O STL M. Laga R. Reuschel 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b9 0-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL T. Pendleton R. Reuschel 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 0-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL C. Ford R. Reuschel -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b9 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Lawless R. Reuschel -0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Ford to 3B
b9 0-5 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Pena R. Reuschel 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 0.

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