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MIN 10
@BAL  3

KCR 13
@BOS  4

CAL  3
TOR  2

DET  3
TEX  2

CHW  8
@NYY  5

OAK  4
MIL  1

SEA  7
CLE  0

MON 16
@ATL 14

CHC  5
LAD  1

CIN  2
NYM  1

HOU  6
PHI  1

SDP  4
@PIT  1

SFG  5
@STL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 29,624

Sunday, July 15, 1990, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:03
Giants
5
47-40
Won 1
2nd, 7½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    5  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    3 11  2
W: S Bedrosian (4-5), L: T Niedenfuer (0-4), S: J Brantley (15)
Cardinals
3
36-51
Lost 1
5th, 17 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .738   15    2   0   
R Thompson 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .650   18    1   5   
W Clark 1B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .289  .817   15   10   0   
K Mitchell LF                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .318 1.012   11    4   0   HR
M Williams 3B                 4   2   1   1    0   0  .292  .819   14    1   2   2B
G Litton RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .606    5    3   0   
  M Kingery PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .648         0   0   
  J Brantley P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715         0   0   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .275  .710   19    5   0   GDP
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .663    7    1   0   
J Burkett P                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .086  .197   13    0   2   
  M Thurmond P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Bedrosian P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Leach RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .319  .812    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   5   9   5    2   5              120   27   9
BATTING
2B: M Williams (16, off T Niedenfuer).
HR: K Mitchell (24, off J Tudor; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).
TB: K Mitchell 4; W Clark 2; M Williams 2; G Litton; B Butler; J Uribe; J Burkett; R Leach.
GIDP: T Kennedy (5).
RBI: K Mitchell 2 (55); G Litton (8); M Williams (72); J Uribe (19).
2-out RBI: K Mitchell 2; J Uribe.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Jones SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .170  .456   23    3   7   SB
M Thompson RF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .611    9    1   0   
  O Smith PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .587    3    0   0   SF
  T Niedenfuer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F DiPino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Walling PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .547    5    0   0   
  K Dayley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
W McGee CF                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .323  .795   20    1   0   2B,2·SB
P Guerrero 1B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .758   18    8   0   
T Pendleton 3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .640   20    0   1   
T Zeile C                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .226  .690   15    5   0   HR
J Oquendo 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .668   16    4   1   
C Wilson LF                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .304  .733   17    2   0   2B
J Tudor P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192    3    1   2   
  D Collins PH-RF             0   1   0   0    2   0  .184  .524   12    2   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   3    4   5              161   27  12
BATTING
2B: C Wilson (1, off J Burkett); W McGee (22, off M Thurmond).
HR: T Zeile (9, off J Burkett; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SF: O Smith (6, off M Thurmond).
TB: T Zeile 5; C Wilson 4; W McGee 4; T Jones; M Thompson; J Oquendo.
RBI: O Smith (30); T Zeile (31); W McGee (39).
2-out RBI: W McGee.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Tudor-P Guerrero; T Jones-J Oquendo-P Guerrero.
E: T Pendleton (10); T Jones (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: W McGee 2 (24, 2nd base off J Burkett/T Kennedy, 2nd base off J Brantley/T Kennedy); T Jones (3, 2nd base off J Burkett/T Kennedy).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett                      6.1   8   3   3    1   3   1   3.54   28   88-52   30· 3·19   11· 7· 6· 0     47    -     1.12   0.09
M Thurmond, BS (3)             0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.06    2    5-4     2· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    2.78  -0.20
S Bedrosian, W (4-5)           0.2   1   0   0    3   1   0   4.15    6   31-16    9· 2· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.44  -0.15
J Brantley, S (15)             1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.43    6   34-20   12· 2· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          3-0    3.54   0.38
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4   5   1          42  158-92   53· 8·31   15·11· 7· 0          6-2 
St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tudor                        7     5   3   2    2   5   1   2.91   29   95-63   38·10·15    9· 9· 4· 0     60    -     0.83  -0.05
T Niedenfuer, L (0-4)          0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   2.79    4   10-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 3· 0          0-0    2.10  -0.38
F DiPino                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.83    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.72   0.03
K Dayley                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.45    4   12-5     5· 0· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   4    2   5   1          38  120-77   49·11·17   12·11· 8· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 29,624.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 83° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. B Butler             CF    1. T Jones              SS 
2. R Thompson           2B    2. M Thompson           RF 
3. W Clark              1B    3. W McGee              CF 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. P Guerrero           1B 
5. M Williams           3B    5. T Pendleton          3B 
6. G Litton             RF    6. T Zeile              C  
7. T Kennedy            C     7. J Oquendo            2B 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. C Wilson             LF 
9. J Burkett            P     9. J Tudor              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-3  1--  5   27%  78% M Williams      T Niedenfuer    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Clark Scores
   b 7   2  3-2  -2-  2  -25%  44% W McGee         M Thurmond      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Collins Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  1--  3   19%  79% K Mitchell      J Tudor         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Clark Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  123  5   15%  93% D Walling       J Brantley      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   b 8   1  5-3  123 10   14%  78% T Jones         J Brantley      Foul Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   46%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   45%  W Clark         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  T Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   45%  M Thompson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--      43%  W McGee         Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   47%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   50%  P Guerrero      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  K Mitchell      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   50%  M Williams      Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   48%  G Litton        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Williams to 2B
          -2-  6   49%  T Kennedy       Walk
   R      12-  2   61%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Williams Scores/unER; Kennedy to 3B
   O      1-3  4   57%  J Burkett       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   59%  T Pendleton     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   59%  J Oquendo       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   55%  C Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Oquendo to 3B
   O      -23  2   62%  J Tudor         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   60%  B Butler        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   59%  W Clark         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   RR     1--  3   79%  K Mitchell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Clark Scores
   O      ---  3   78%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  T Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   82%  M Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  W McGee         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      80%  P Guerrero      McGee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   81%  G Litton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   81%  T Kennedy       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   80%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   82%  T Pendleton     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  1   73%  T Zeile         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   75%  J Oquendo       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   76%  C Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Tudor facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   79%  J Burkett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   74%  B Butler        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---  6   73%  R Thompson      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   76%  J Tudor         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   78%  T Jones         Lineout: RF
          ---  3   76%  M Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   79%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   82%  W Clark         Reached on E6 (Line Drive)
          1--  4   85%  K Mitchell      Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  M Williams      Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  2   80%  G Litton        Groundout: SS-1B; Clark to 3B; Mitchell to 2B
   O      -23  3   76%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, John Burkett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   79%  P Guerrero      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   81%  T Pendleton     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   79%  T Zeile         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   83%  J Oquendo       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   80%  J Burkett       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   81%  B Butler        Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   80%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   73%  C Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Dave Collins pinch hits for John Tudor batting 9th
          1--  5   62%  D Collins       Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  T Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Wilson to 3B; Collins to 2B
                  Mark Thurmond replaces John Burkett pitching and batting 9th; Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Milt Thompson batting 2nd
   RO     -23  3   68%  O Smith         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Wilson Scores
   R      -2-  2   44%  W McGee         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Collins Scores
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Mark Thurmond pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  5   43%  P Guerrero      Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  T Pendleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 2nd; Dave Collins moves to RF
          ---  2   57%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  K Mitchell      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   R      1--  5   78%  M Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Clark Scores
   R      -2-  1   87%  G Litton        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Williams Scores
                  Frank DiPino replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching and batting 2nd; Mike Kingery pinch runs for Greg Litton batting 6th
   OO     1--  3   85%  T Kennedy       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Steve Bedrosian facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Kingery moves to RF
   O      ---  2   89%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   84%  J Oquendo       Walk
          1--  8   76%  C Wilson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Oquendo to 2B
          12-  7   64%  D Collins       Walk; Oquendo to 3B; Wilson to 2B
                  Jeff Brantley replaces Mike Kingery pitching and batting 6th; Rick Leach replaces Steve Bedrosian playing RF batting 9th
   O      123 10   78%  T Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  Denny Walling pinch hits for Frank DiPino batting 2nd
   O      123  5   93%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ken Dayley facing 8-9-1
                  Ken Dayley replaces Denny Walling pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   92%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  3   93%  R Leach         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   92%  B Butler        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   92%  R Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Jeff Brantley facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   83%  W McGee         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   90%  P Guerrero      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--      89%  T Pendleton     McGee Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; McGee to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 3.

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