April 8, 1996 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CIN 7
NYM 6 CHC 9
@COL 6 HOU 6
SFG 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PHI 6
@PIT 3 SDP 9
FLA 2 MON 4
@STL 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,841

Monday, April 8, 1996, 7:08
Time of Game: 3:52

Expos

5-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0   1    4  9  2
Cardinals       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    3 11  2

W: M Rojas (1-0), L: J Parrett (1-1)

Cardinals

3-4

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             5   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .748   18    0   2   
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .519 1.248   18    2   1   SB,SH
R White CF                    5   0   0   1    0   1  .226  .508   20    2   0   
M Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .321  .867   15    2   0   GDP,IW
D Segui 1B                    2   1   1   0    1   1  .360  .848   14    4   0   CS
  F Santangelo LF             2   0   1   1    0   1  .143  .286    7    3   0   
H Rodriguez LF-1B             5   1   1   2    0   2  .333 1.122   25    3   0   HR
D Fletcher C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .937   16   10   1   
  T Spehr PR-C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         3   0   
D Silvestri 3B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .683   17    1   1   
P Martinez P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Obando PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .154  .585    8    0   0   
  T Scott P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    5    0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   4   9   4    3   9              172   30   6

BATTING

HR: H Rodriguez (2, off T Stottlemyre; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SH: M Lansing (1, off J Parrett).

IBB: M Alou (1, by J Parrett).

TB: H Rodriguez 4; M Lansing 3; D Silvestri; D Fletcher; D Segui; M Grudzielanek; F Santangelo.

GIDP: M Alou (1).

RBI: H Rodriguez 2 (7); F Santangelo (1); R White (3).

2-out RBI: F Santangelo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Lansing (1); M Grudzielanek (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lansing (2, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/D Sheaffer).

CS: D Segui (1, 2nd base by T Stottlemyre/D Sheaffer).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W McGee RF                    5   0   2   1    1   0  .250  .679   16    3   0   2B
O Smith SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .400  .800   17    3   5   SH
  R Clayton SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .797    3    0   1   
R Lankford CF                 5   0   2   0    0   2  .267  .690   14    2   0   
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .872   22    0   0   
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .192  .549   21    7   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Bradshaw PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .425    6    0   0   
  J Parrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Honeycutt P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .207  .543   15    0   1   HR,SB
D Sheaffer C                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .235  .610   30    8   2   
L Alicea 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .267  .700   26    3   4   
T Stottlemyre P               2   0   1   0    1   1  .500 1.071   14    0   1   
  M Sweeney 1B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .899   10    4   0   
Totals                       42   3  11   3    4  13              194   30  15

BATTING

2B: W McGee (2, off P Martinez).

HR: G Gaetti (1, off P Martinez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: O Smith (1, off P Martinez).

TB: G Gaetti 6; W McGee 3; R Lankford 2; D Sheaffer; O Smith; T Stottlemyre; L Alicea.

RBI: G Gaetti (1); O Smith (1); W McGee (6).

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-L Alicea-M Sweeney.

E: D Eckersley (1); O Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gaetti (1, 2nd base off M Rojas/T Spehr).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez                     6     7   3   3    2   8   1   5.73   28  101-63   32·22· 9    8· 5· 5· 0     52    -     0.99  -0.04
D Veres                        1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    6   23-17   11· 3· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.47   0.05
T Scott                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   24-12    8· 1· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.54   0.11
M Rojas, W (1-0)               2     2   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    9   43-30   17· 9· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.98   0.35
Totals                        10    11   3   3    4  13   1          47  191-122  68·35·19   13· 9· 8· 0           -

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
T Stottlemyre                  7.1   4   3   2    2   6   1   3.00   28  114-74   41·16·17   10· 8· 2· 0     64    -     1.24   0.16
D Eckersley, BS (2)            1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8   32-22   14· 3· 5    5· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.41   0.10
J Parrett, L (1-1)             0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   1.93    4   14-6     3· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.37   0.00
R Honeycutt                    0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   7.71    2    6-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    3.19  -0.29
Totals                        10     9   4   3    3   9   1          42  166-107  60·20·27   18· 8· 4· 0          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Parrett (1; M Alou).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Mark Hirschbeck, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Steve Rippley.

Time of Game: 3:52.

Attendance: 52,841.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. W McGee              RF 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. R White              CF    3. R Lankford           CF 
4. M Alou               RF    4. R Gant               LF 
5. D Segui              1B    5. J Mabry              1B 
6. H Rodriguez          LF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. D Fletcher           C     7. D Sheaffer           C  
8. D Silvestri          3B    8. L Alicea             2B 
9. P Martinez           P     9. T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  3-3  1-3  2   33%  83% F Santangelo    R Honeycutt     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Grudzielanek Scores; Alou to 2B
   t 8   1  3-3  123  1  -29%  39% M Alou          D Eckersley     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   1  3-2  123  3   20%  68% R White         D Eckersley     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Right); Obando Scores/unER; Grudzielanek to 3B; Lansing to 2B
   t 5   0  3-0  1--  5   16%  36% H Rodriguez     T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Fly Ball); Segui Scores
   b 9   2  3-3  -23 10   14%  50% D Sheaffer      M Rojas         Lineout: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  M Lansing       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   45%  R White         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   39%  W McGee         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   41%  O Smith         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; McGee to 3B
   O      --3  6   46%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   45%  R Gant          Walk
   O      1-3  6   50%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  D Segui         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  H Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  6   34%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   31%  D Sheaffer      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   27%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sheaffer to 2B
          12-  5   21%  T Stottlemyre   Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Sheaffer to 3B; Alicea to 2B
   R      123  5   15%  W McGee         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Sheaffer Scores; Alicea to 3B; Stottlemyre to 2B
   RO     123  4   16%  O Smith         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Alicea Scores; McGee to 2B
   O      12-  3   18%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   21%  R Gant          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   19%  D Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   17%  D Silvestri     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   16%  P Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   17%  J Mabry         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   18%  G Gaetti        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   19%  D Sheaffer      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   17%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   19%  M Lansing       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   16%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   14%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   15%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   16%  T Stottlemyre   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   17%  W McGee         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   21%  D Segui         Walk
   RR     1--  5   36%  H Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Segui Scores
   O      ---  1   33%  D Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   31%  D Silvestri     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   29%  P Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   26%  O Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1   21%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  5   26%  R Gant          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   30%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   34%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   30%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   35%  M Lansing       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      37%  R White         Lansing Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   32%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Lansing to 3B
   O      --3  6   26%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   28%  D Sheaffer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   30%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   29%  T Stottlemyre   Walk
   O      1--  1   31%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   38%  D Segui         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   31%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      23%  D Fletcher      Segui Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   21%  " "             Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Veres facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Veres replaces Pedro Martinez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   18%  O Smith         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   14%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith to 2B
   O      12-  4   18%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   22%  J Mabry         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          12-  2   20%  G Gaetti        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Smith to 3B; Lankford to 2B
   O      123  7   26%  D Sheaffer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   20%  D Silvestri     Strikeout Swinging
                  Sherman Obando pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 9th
          ---  8   26%  S Obando        Walk
          1--  2   35%  M Grudzielanek  Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Obando to 2B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces John Mabry pitching and batting 5th; Mark Sweeney replaces Todd Stottlemyre playing 1B batting 9th
          12-  4   48%  M Lansing       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Obando to 3B; Grudzielanek to 2B
   R      123  3   68%  R White         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Right); Obando Scores/unER; Grudzielanek to 3B; Lansing to 2B
   OO     123  1   39%  M Alou          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Tim Scott facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Scott replaces Sherman Obando pitching and batting 9th; Henry Rodriguez moves to 1B; F.P. Santangelo replaces David Segui playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   44%  L Alicea        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   47%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   45%  W McGee         Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  O Smith         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   44%  F Santangelo    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   39%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   42%  D Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  4   47%  D Silvestri     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fletcher to 2B
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Tim Scott batting 9th; Tim Spehr pinch runs for Darrin Fletcher batting 7th
   O      12-  5   36%  A Stankiewicz   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mel Rojas facing 3-4-5
                  Mel Rojas replaces Andy Stankiewicz pitching and batting 9th; Tim Spehr moves to C
   O      ---  2   42%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   46%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Terry Bradshaw pinch hits for Dennis Eckersley batting 5th
          ---  6   43%  T Bradshaw      Walk
          1--  4   36%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bradshaw to 3B
          1-3      36%  D Sheaffer      Gaetti Steals 2B
   O      -23 10   50%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 10th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Jeff Parrett facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Parrett replaces Terry Bradshaw pitching and batting 5th; Royce Clayton replaces Ozzie Smith playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  3   58%  M Grudzielanek  Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  M Lansing       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B; Grudzielanek to 3B
          --3  4   50%  M Alou          Intentional Walk
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Jeff Parrett pitching and batting 5th
   R      1-3  2   83%  F Santangelo    Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Grudzielanek Scores; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  4   79%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, Mel Rojas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   90%  W McGee         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 3.

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