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Standings
DET
@BAL		2
1
DET
@BAL		7
4
MIN
@CAL		6
2
KCR
@CHW		5
6
TOR
@CLE		3
4
OAK
@MIL		2
4
BOS
@NYY		6
0
SEA
@TEX		8
5
CIN
@ATL		2
1
MON
@PHI		5
8
CHC
@PIT		4
7
HOU
@SDP		1
9
LAD
@SFG		0
2
NYM
@STL		9
7
Sunday, September 25, 1988 1:15
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 39,284, Time of Game: 2:48
Mets
9
96-58
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
7
74-82
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 23 GB
W: David Cone (19-3)
L: Scott Terry (9-5)
S: Randy Myers (25)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  2  0   3  0  2   2  0  0    9 13  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  0   6  1  0    7 10  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Dykstra CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .693 11 9 -0.026 0.31 0.010 -0.036 -0.2 3 0 SB
Gregg Jefferies 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .352 1.069 11 7 -0.028 0.38 0.000 -0.028 -0.6 1 0
   Kevin Elster SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .214 .591 5 3 -0.002 0.06 0.001 -0.003 0.3 0 1
Keith Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .735 8 6 -0.030 0.42 0.000 -0.030 -0.6 1 1
   Dave Magadan 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .728 12 7 -0.006 0.22 0.009 -0.016 -0.5 2 0 CS
Darryl Strawberry RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .902 9 6 0.021 0.55 0.039 -0.018 -0.1 0 0
   Mark Carreon LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1.171 8 5 0.013 0.10 0.013 0.000 0.8 1 0 2B
Kevin McReynolds LF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .292 .842 6 5 0.111 0.95 0.111 0.000 1.1 0 0
   Lee Mazzilli RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .147 .391 9 4 -0.011 0.17 0.001 -0.012 0.1 1 0
Howard Johnson SS-3B 3 3 1 2 1 0 .235 .776 11 7 0.030 0.61 0.053 -0.022 1.3 0 0 SB,SF,IW
Mackey Sasser C 4 2 3 4 1 0 .265 .681 14 7 0.222 0.60 0.234 -0.012 3.5 15 0 2B
Tim Teufel 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .231 .646 9 5 0.006 0.65 0.041 -0.036 0.5 1 0 2B,GDP
   Keith Miller 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .212 .571 11 5 0.007 0.10 0.008 0.000 0.4 1 1
David Cone P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .357 12 8 -0.024 0.32 0.000 -0.024 -0.8 1 0
   Roger McDowell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 7 5 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.2 0 0
   Randy Myers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 13 8 4 6 .342 .816 143 89 0.278 0.41 0.520 -0.242 5.1 27 3
2B: M Carreon (1, off T Worrell); M Sasser (9, off S Terry); T Teufel (17, off S Terry).
SF: H Johnson (8, off D Quisenberry).
IBB: H Johnson (23, by T Worrell).
TB: M Sasser 4; M Carreon 3; T Teufel 2; K McReynolds 2; K Miller; H Johnson; L Dykstra; K Elster; D Strawberry.
GIDP: T Teufel (6).
RBI: M Sasser 4 (17); H Johnson 2 (68); K Miller (5); T Teufel (30).
2-out RBI: M Sasser 3; T Teufel.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
E: D Magadan (10).
Baserunning
SB: L Dykstra (29, 2nd base off S Terry/T Pena); H Johnson (23, 2nd base off S Terry/T Pena).
CS: D Magadan (1, 2nd base by T Worrell/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 2 0 0 0 0 2 .260 .652 9 7 -0.038 0.79 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 1 0
   John Morris LF 2 1 1 2 0 1 .261 .596 9 6 0.008 0.29 0.017 -0.009 1.1 1 0 2B
   Steve Lake PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .728 4 3 -0.084 3.17 0.000 -0.084 -0.5
   Todd Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ozzie Smith SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .268 .686 11 5 0.010 0.39 0.024 -0.014 -0.1 2 2
   Tim Jones SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .581 7 5 -0.053 1.05 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 2 0
Pedro Guerrero 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 .283 .761 18 14 0.075 0.60 0.113 -0.038 2.0 7 0 HR
Denny Walling 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .602 14 8 -0.055 0.77 0.014 -0.069 -0.5 0 1
   Dan Quisenberry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Curt Ford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 .509 3 3 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.1
   Steve Peters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Lawless LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .519 2 2 -0.012 0.49 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 0
Tom Brunansky RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .239 .752 9 6 -0.018 0.85 0.045 -0.064 -0.6 2 0
Willie McGee CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .285 .687 9 8 0.054 0.80 0.087 -0.034 0.4 3 0
Jose Oquendo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .285 .717 10 5 -0.027 0.55 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 2 4
   Luis Alicea 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 .216 .569 5 4 0.131 1.62 0.131 0.000 1.2 0 0
Tony Pena C 3 1 2 2 0 0 .259 .671 12 8 -0.064 1.42 0.017 -0.080 1.3 7 1 SF
Scott Terry P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .604 3 3 -0.025 1.04 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 0
   Mike Laga PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .131 .310 3 3 -0.014 0.59 0.000 -0.014 -0.3
   Ken Dayley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rod Booker 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 1.050 1 1 0.010 0.15 0.010 0.000 1.2 0 2 2B
   Tom Pagnozzi PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .629 1 1 -0.113 3.95 0.000 -0.113 -0.7 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 10 7 2 14 .270 .705 130 92 -0.223 0.93 0.458 -0.682 3.1 27 10
2B: J Morris (1, off D Cone); R Booker (3, off D Cone).
HR: P Guerrero (8, off D Cone; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: T Pena (4, off R McDowell).
TB: P Guerrero 5; R Booker 2; L Alicea 2; T Pena 2; J Morris 2; T Brunansky; W McGee.
RBI: P Guerrero 2 (60); T Pena 2 (48); J Morris 2 (3); R Booker (2).
2-out RBI: P Guerrero 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
PB: T Pena (8).
E: D Walling (9).

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
David Cone, W (19-3) 6.2 7 6 3 2 11 1 2.23 30 96 66 36 22 8 6 11 3 0 51 0.133 0.52 -3.0
Roger McDowell, H (7) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.61 5 15 12 8 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.183 2.24 -1.6
Randy Myers, S (25) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.35 5 19 14 7 4 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0.274 2.05 1.6
Team Totals 9 10 7 4 2 14 1 4.00 40 130 92 51 29 12 8 16 4 0 51 2 0 0.224 0.41 -3.1

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
Scott Terry, L (9-5) 5 8 5 5 0 4 0 2.76 22 66 46 30 8 8 9 9 3 0 35 -0.273 0.68 -2.8
Ken Dayley 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2.98 6 19 10 8 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.024 0.11 -1.6
Dan Quisenberry 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.91 7 19 11 7 1 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 -0.004 0.02 -1.6
Steve Peters 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.28 3 13 9 6 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.14 0.4
Todd Worrell 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.00 5 26 13 10 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.34 0.4
Team Totals 9 13 9 7 4 6 0 7.00 43 143 89 61 14 14 13 20 6 0 35 0 0 -0.277 0.93 -5.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Worrell (14; H Johnson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Bonin, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Jim Quick.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 39,284.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Lenny Dykstra CF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Gregg Jefferies 3B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Keith Hernandez 1B 3 Pedro Guerrero 1B
4 Darryl Strawberry RF 4 Denny Walling 3B
5 Kevin McReynolds LF 5 Tom Brunansky RF
6 Howard Johnson SS 6 Willie McGee CF
7 Mackey Sasser C 7 Jose Oquendo 2B
8 Tim Teufel 2B 8 Tony Pena C
9 David Cone P 9 Scott Terry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR NYM M. Sasser S. Terry 15% 89% Double to LF (Fly Ball); McReynolds Scores; Johnson Scores
b8 6-9 0 12- 3,(1-1)  STL L. Alicea R. McDowell -13% 67% Single (Pop Fly); Brunansky to 3B; McGee to 2B
b8 7-9 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi R. Myers 11% 85% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Terry 10% 64% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF); Strawberry to 3B
b8 6-9 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  STL W. McGee R. McDowell -9% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Brunansky to 2B

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' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM L. Dykstra S. Terry -2% 48% Popfly: CF (LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM G. Jefferies S. Terry -1% 46% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM K. Hernandez S. Terry -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' David Cone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman D. Cone 2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL O. Smith D. Cone -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL P. Guerrero D. Cone -7% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Smith to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL D. Walling D. Cone 7% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Brunansky D. Cone 5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM D. Strawberry S. Terry 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Terry 10% 64% Single (Pop Fly to Short CF); Strawberry to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO NYM H. Johnson S. Terry -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Strawberry Scores
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM M. Sasser S. Terry 2% 63% Johnson Steals 2B
t2 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYM M. Sasser S. Terry 9% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores
t2 2-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO NYM T. Teufel S. Terry -4% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' David Cone facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee D. Cone 2% 71% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Oquendo D. Cone 2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Pena D. Cone 1% 73% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Cone S. Terry -2% 72% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM L. Dykstra S. Terry -1% 71% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t3 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM G. Jefferies S. Terry -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' David Cone facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL S. Terry D. Cone 3% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL V. Coleman D. Cone 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith D. Cone 1% 75% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 3-4-5
t4 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM K. Hernandez S. Terry -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Strawberry S. Terry -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM K. McReynolds S. Terry 1% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM H. Johnson S. Terry 1% 75% Single (Ground Ball); McReynolds to 2B
t4 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR NYM M. Sasser S. Terry 15% 89% Double to LF (Fly Ball); McReynolds Scores; Johnson Scores
t4 4-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R NYM T. Teufel S. Terry 4% 94% Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sasser Scores
t4 5-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Cone S. Terry -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' David Cone facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Guerrero D. Cone 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-5 1 --- 8,(3-2)  STL D. Walling D. Cone -1% 93% Walk
b4 0-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Brunansky D. Cone 1% 94% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b4 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee D. Cone 1% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Scott Terry facing 1-2-3
John Morris replaces Vince Coleman playing LF batting 1st
t5 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Dykstra S. Terry 1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t5 5-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM G. Jefferies S. Terry -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging, Dykstra Steals 2B
t5 5-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM K. Hernandez S. Terry -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dykstra to 3B
t5 5-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Strawberry S. Terry -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' David Cone facing 7-8-9
Dave Magadan replaces Keith Hernandez playing 1B batting 3rd
Keith Miller replaces Tim Teufel playing 2B batting 8th
Howard Johnson moves from SS to 3B
Kevin Elster replaces Gregg Jefferies (3B) playing SS batting 2nd
Mark Carreon replaces Darryl Strawberry (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Lee Mazzilli replaces Kevin McReynolds (LF) playing RF batting 5th
b5 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Oquendo D. Cone 1% 95% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b5 0-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Pena D. Cone -1% 94% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
Mike Laga pinch hits for Scott Terry (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Laga D. Cone 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b5 0-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL J. Morris D. Cone 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 5-6-7
Ken Dayley replaces Mike Laga (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM L. Mazzilli K. Dayley -0% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 5-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM H. Johnson K. Dayley 1% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
t6 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Sasser K. Dayley 0% 97% Walk
t6 5-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R NYM K. Miller K. Dayley 1% 98% Passed Ball; Johnson Scores/unER; Sasser to 2B
t6 6-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYM K. Miller K. Dayley 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sasser Scores/unER
t6 7-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM D. Cone K. Dayley -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Dykstra K. Dayley -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-7, Mets' David Cone facing 2-3-4
b6 0-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL O. Smith D. Cone 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Guerrero D. Cone 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Walling D. Cone 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Cardinals' Dan Quisenberry facing 2-3-4
Dan Quisenberry replaces Denny Walling (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Luis Alicea replaces Jose Oquendo playing 2B batting 7th
Rod Booker replaces Ken Dayley (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Tim Jones replaces Ozzie Smith playing SS batting 2nd
t7 7-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM K. Elster D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 7-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM D. Magadan D. Quisenberry -0% 99% Lineout: SS
t7 7-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYM M. Carreon D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Elster to 2B
t7 7-0 1 12- 4,(3-0)  NYM L. Mazzilli D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Walk; Elster to 3B; Carreon to 2B
t7 7-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  RO NYM H. Johnson D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Elster Scores; Carreon to 3B
t7 8-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYM M. Sasser D. Quisenberry 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Carreon Scores; Mazzilli to 2B
t7 9-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O NYM K. Miller D. Quisenberry -0% 100% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-9, Mets' David Cone facing 5-6-7
b7 0-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Brunansky D. Cone 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 0-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee D. Cone -0% 100% Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b7 0-9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL L. Alicea D. Cone -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGee to 2B
b7 0-9 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R STL T. Pena D. Cone -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McGee Scores/unER; Alicea to 3B
b7 1-9 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL R. Booker D. Cone -1% 98% Double (Fly Ball to LF Line); Alicea Scores; Pena to 3B
b7 2-9 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RR STL J. Morris D. Cone -2% 97% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF Line); Pena Scores; Booker Scores
b7 4-9 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Jones D. Cone 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-9 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR STL P. Guerrero D. Cone -5% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Morris Scores/unER; Guerrero Scores/unER
Roger McDowell replaces David Cone pitching and batting 9th
Curt Ford pinch hits for Dan Quisenberry (P) batting 4th
b7 6-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Ford R. McDowell 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-6, Cardinals' Steve Peters facing 9-1-2
Steve Peters replaces Curt Ford (PH) pitching and batting 4th
t8 9-6 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYM R. McDowell S. Peters -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t8 9-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM L. Dykstra S. Peters -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 9-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM K. Elster S. Peters -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 6-9, Mets' Roger McDowell facing 5-6-7
b8 6-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Brunansky R. McDowell -5% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 6-9 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  STL W. McGee R. McDowell -9% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Brunansky to 2B
b8 6-9 0 12- 3,(1-1)  STL L. Alicea R. McDowell -13% 67% Single (Pop Fly); Brunansky to 3B; McGee to 2B
b8 6-9 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO STL T. Pena R. McDowell 7% 74% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Brunansky Scores; McGee to 3B
Randy Myers replaces Roger McDowell pitching and batting 9th
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Rod Booker (3B) batting 9th
b8 7-9 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi R. Myers 11% 85% Popfly: 2B
Steve Lake pinch hits for John Morris (LF) batting 1st
b8 7-9 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Lake R. Myers 8% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-7, Cardinals' Todd Worrell facing 3-4-5
Todd Worrell replaces Steve Lake (PH) pitching and batting 1st
Tom Pagnozzi moves from PH to 3B
Tom Lawless replaces Steve Peters (P) playing LF batting 4th
t9 9-7 0 --- 10,(3-2)  NYM D. Magadan T. Worrell 1% 95% Walk
t9 9-7 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYM M. Carreon T. Worrell -2% 93% Magadan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 9-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Carreon T. Worrell 1% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 9-7 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM L. Mazzilli T. Worrell -1% 93% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t9 9-7 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM H. Johnson T. Worrell 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t9 9-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYM M. Sasser T. Worrell -1% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 7-9, Mets' Randy Myers facing 2-3-4
b9 7-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Jones R. Myers 4% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 7-9 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL P. Guerrero R. Myers 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 7-9 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Lawless R. Myers 1% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Cardinals 7.

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