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5
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9
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10
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6
Sunday, July 28, 1996 1:17
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 31,226, Time of Game: 3:08
Expos
4
55-48
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
 at Cardinals
6
56-49
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  1   0  1  0   1  0  1    4 11  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   2  0  0   0  3  X    6  7  0

Montreal Expos

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Grudzielanek SS 4 1 3 1 1 1 .325 .793 16 8 0.298 1.50 0.321 -0.022 1.7 1 1 2B,SB
Mike Lansing 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .307 .798 17 10 -0.129 1.96 0.142 -0.271 -0.3 3 1 GDP
Henry Rodriguez 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .277 .904 22 13 0.004 1.84 0.197 -0.194 -0.3 3 0 HR
Moises Alou RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .750 17 10 -0.117 1.65 0.073 -0.190 -0.7 2 0 SB
Darrin Fletcher C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .746 18 11 -0.057 1.36 0.059 -0.116 -0.5 11 0
F.P. Santangelo LF-CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .253 .744 17 7 0.024 1.42 0.102 -0.078 0.2 1 0 HBP
Rondell White CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .308 .814 10 9 -0.177 1.62 0.026 -0.202 -1.3 2 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1.400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Shane Andrews 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .255 .772 13 7 0.016 1.53 0.116 -0.100 0.9 1 0 HR,2B
Pedro Martinez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .098 .257 14 9 -0.142 1.69 0.000 -0.142 -1.1 0 0
   Omar Daal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Cliff Floyd LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .824 5 4 0.089 1.54 0.089 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
Team Totals 35 4 11 4 4 9 .314 .971 149 88 -0.191 1.63 1.125 -1.315 -0.7 24 2
2B: C Floyd (10, off D Eckersley); S Andrews (14, off T Stottlemyre); M Grudzielanek (24, off T Stottlemyre).
HR: H Rodriguez (28, off R Honeycutt; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); S Andrews (13, off D Eckersley; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: F Santangelo (8, by T Stottlemyre).
TB: S Andrews 6; M Grudzielanek 4; H Rodriguez 4; R White 2; C Floyd 2; D Fletcher; M Lansing.
GIDP: M Lansing (12).
RBI: H Rodriguez (79); M Grudzielanek (34); S Andrews (45); M Lansing (35).
2-out RBI: H Rodriguez; M Lansing.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Baserunning
SB: M Grudzielanek (21, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/T Pagnozzi); M Alou (6, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/T Pagnozzi).
Pickoffs: R White (1st base by M Petkovsek).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Smith SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .697 19 11 0.205 1.00 0.238 -0.034 0.8 2 3
Ray Lankford CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .879 20 9 -0.056 0.79 0.007 -0.064 -0.4 3 0
Ron Gant LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .249 .910 11 8 -0.075 0.81 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 2 0
Brian Jordan RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .305 .840 14 7 0.085 0.82 0.120 -0.035 1.0 5 0 2B
John Mabry 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .311 .821 7 5 0.026 1.22 0.107 -0.081 0.4 2 0 HR
   Mark Petkovsek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .768 4 1 0.037 0.37 0.037 0.000 1.2 SB
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Fossas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .258 .741 20 11 0.165 0.86 0.216 -0.052 0.8 1 0 HR
Tom Pagnozzi C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .293 .777 12 9 -0.039 0.50 0.000 -0.039 -0.3 9 1
Mike Gallego 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .422 6 4 -0.047 0.92 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 2 0
   Luis Alicea PH-2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 .671 7 3 0.132 2.23 0.132 0.000 0.6 0 0 SB
Todd Stottlemyre P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .544 7 5 -0.034 0.68 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 0
   Cory Bailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rick Honeycutt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Willie McGee 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .730 5 3 -0.088 2.02 0.000 -0.088 -0.5 1 0
Team Totals 31 6 7 6 2 11 .226 .724 132 76 0.311 0.94 0.857 -0.549 1.8 27 6
2B: B Jordan (25, off P Martinez).
HR: J Mabry (10, off P Martinez; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); G Gaetti (12, off P Martinez; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: J Mabry 4; G Gaetti 4; B Jordan 3; O Smith 2; M Sweeney.
RBI: G Gaetti 2 (47); B Jordan (74); M Sweeney (18); O Smith (9); J Mabry (51).
2-out RBI: G Gaetti 2; M Sweeney; B Jordan.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Smith-J Mabry.
Baserunning
SB: L Alicea (7, 2nd base off P Martinez/D Fletcher); M Sweeney (2, 2nd base off D Veres/D Fletcher).

Montreal Expos

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
Pedro Martinez, L (8-6) 7.1 5 5 5 1 10 2 4.04 28 111 66 28 16 22 2 15 4 0 57 -0.210 1.00 -0.4
Omar Daal 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.98 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.020 0.74 -0.4
Dave Veres 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.99 4 15 8 5 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 -0.080 0.65 -1.1
Team Totals 8 7 6 6 2 11 2 6.75 33 132 76 33 18 25 4 16 5 0 57 3 2 -0.310 1.63 -1.8
O Daal faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

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
Todd Stottlemyre 6 6 2 2 3 7 0 3.83 27 104 58 29 15 14 4 12 4 0 56 0.146 1.45 1.1
Cory Bailey, H (7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 2 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.076 2.25 0.4
Rick Honeycutt, BS (2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.38 3 13 9 4 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.129 1.15 -0.6
Mark Petkovsek, W (7-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.44 2 11 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.062 1.41 0.3
Dennis Eckersley, H (2) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 1 3.82 4 12 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -0.131 2.36 -1.4
Tony Fossas, H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.091 3.94 0.5
T.J. Mathews, S (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.98 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.075 2.88 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 4 9 2 4.00 40 151 89 45 24 20 7 19 5 0 56 4 0 0.190 0.94 0.7
Balks: O Daal (1); T Stottlemyre (1).
WP: None.
HBP: T Stottlemyre (4; F Santangelo).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Petkovsek (1; R White, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Poncino, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Greg Bonin.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 31,226.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 83° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Montreal Expos         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Mark Grudzielanek SS 1 Ozzie Smith SS
2 Mike Lansing 2B 2 Ray Lankford CF
3 Henry Rodriguez 1B 3 Ron Gant LF
4 Moises Alou RF 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Darrin Fletcher C 5 John Mabry 1B
6 F.P. Santangelo LF 6 Gary Gaetti 3B
7 Rondell White CF 7 Tom Pagnozzi C
8 Shane Andrews 3B 8 Mike Gallego 2B
9 Pedro Martinez P 9 Todd Stottlemyre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR STL G. Gaetti P. Martinez 22% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jordan Scores; Gaetti Scores
b8 3-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL O. Smith P. Martinez 21% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Alicea Scores
t7 2-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R MON H. Rodriguez R. Honeycutt -20% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores
t7 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MON M. Lansing C. Bailey 15% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 4-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MON M. Lansing D. Eckersley 11% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)

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, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MON M. Grudzielanek T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MON M. Lansing T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MON H. Rodriguez T. Stottlemyre 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL O. Smith P. Martinez -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford P. Martinez -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Gant P. Martinez -1% 50% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MON M. Alou T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MON D. Fletcher T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Deep 2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  MON F. Santangelo T. Stottlemyre -1% 53% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MON R. White T. Stottlemyre 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Jordan P. Martinez -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R STL J. Mabry P. Martinez 11% 64% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Mabry Scores
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Gaetti P. Martinez -1% 62% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi P. Martinez -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MON S. Andrews T. Stottlemyre 3% 64% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MON P. Martinez T. Stottlemyre 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MON M. Grudzielanek T. Stottlemyre -2% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MON M. Lansing T. Stottlemyre -10% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grudzielanek Scores
t3 1-1 2 1-- 3,(2-1)  MON H. Rodriguez T. Stottlemyre -1% 52% Balk; Lansing to 2B
t3 1-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MON H. Rodriguez T. Stottlemyre 4% 56% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. Gallego P. Martinez -3% 53% Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
b3 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Stottlemyre P. Martinez -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b3 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL O. Smith P. Martinez 1% 53% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
b3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Lankford P. Martinez -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MON M. Alou T. Stottlemyre -4% 46% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  MON D. Fletcher T. Stottlemyre -3% 43% Alou Steals 2B
t4 1-1 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O MON D. Fletcher T. Stottlemyre 5% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MON F. Santangelo T. Stottlemyre 4% 52% Lineout: RF
t4 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MON R. White T. Stottlemyre 4% 56% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Alou out at Hm/SS-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Gant P. Martinez -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Jordan P. Martinez 5% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b4 1-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry P. Martinez -4% 54% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 1-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  RR STL G. Gaetti P. Martinez 22% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jordan Scores; Gaetti Scores
b4 3-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi P. Martinez -1% 75% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MON S. Andrews T. Stottlemyre -7% 68% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
t5 1-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MON P. Martinez T. Stottlemyre 5% 73% Bunt Groundout: C-2B
t5 1-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MON M. Grudzielanek T. Stottlemyre -10% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Andrews Scores
t5 2-3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MON M. Lansing T. Stottlemyre -2% 61% Grudzielanek Steals 2B
t5 2-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  MON M. Lansing T. Stottlemyre -3% 58% Walk
t5 2-3 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O MON H. Rodriguez T. Stottlemyre 5% 64% Flyball: LF; Grudzielanek to 3B
t5 2-3 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MON M. Alou T. Stottlemyre 7% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
b5 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Gallego P. Martinez -2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Stottlemyre P. Martinez -2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL O. Smith P. Martinez -1% 66% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
t6 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MON D. Fletcher T. Stottlemyre -6% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t6 2-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  MON F. Santangelo T. Stottlemyre -9% 51% Walk; Fletcher to 2B
t6 2-3 0 12- 3,(0-2)  O MON R. White T. Stottlemyre 9% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t6 2-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O MON S. Andrews T. Stottlemyre 7% 67% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t6 2-3 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O MON P. Martinez T. Stottlemyre 7% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
b6 3-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Lankford P. Martinez -2% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Gant P. Martinez -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b6 3-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL B. Jordan P. Martinez -1% 69% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Cory Bailey facing 1-2-3
Cory Bailey replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MON M. Grudzielanek C. Bailey -7% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t7 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MON M. Lansing C. Bailey 15% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
Rick Honeycutt replaces Cory Bailey pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  R MON H. Rodriguez R. Honeycutt -20% 57% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez Scores
t7 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MON M. Alou R. Honeycutt 2% 59% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
b7 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry P. Martinez -4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL G. Gaetti P. Martinez -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL T. Pagnozzi P. Martinez -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
t8 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MON D. Fletcher R. Honeycutt 5% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
Mark Petkovsek replaces John Mabry (1B) pitching and batting 5th
Willie McGee replaces Rick Honeycutt (P) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MON F. Santangelo M. Petkovsek 4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MON R. White M. Petkovsek -3% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 3-3 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  O MON S. Andrews M. Petkovsek 5% 61% White Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Expos' Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
Luis Alicea pinch hits for Mike Gallego (2B) batting 8th
b8 3-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL L. Alicea P. Martinez 6% 67% Walk
b8 3-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL W. McGee P. Martinez 7% 74% Alicea Steals 2B
b8 3-3 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee P. Martinez -9% 65% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-3 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL O. Smith P. Martinez 21% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Alicea Scores
Omar Daal replaces Pedro Martinez pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-3 1 1-- 1,(1-0)  STL R. Lankford O. Daal 1% 88% Balk; Smith to 2B
b8 4-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford O. Daal 1% 89% Walk
Dave Veres replaces Rondell White (CF) pitching and batting 7th
Cliff Floyd replaces Omar Daal (P) playing LF batting 9th
F.P. Santangelo moves from LF to CF
b8 4-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Gant D. Veres -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Smith to 3B
b8 4-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R STL B. Jordan D. Veres 7% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Smith Scores; Gant to 2B
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek (P) batting 5th
b8 5-3 2 12- 4,(3-0)  R STL M. Sweeney D. Veres 4% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Gant Scores; Jordan to 3B
b8 6-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  STL G. Gaetti D. Veres 0% 97% Sweeney Steals 2B
b8 6-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Veres -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
Dennis Eckersley replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) pitching and batting 5th
Luis Alicea moves from PH to 2B
t9 3-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MON S. Andrews D. Eckersley -4% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Andrews Scores
t9 4-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  MON C. Floyd D. Eckersley -9% 83% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t9 4-6 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MON M. Grudzielanek D. Eckersley -11% 72% Walk
t9 4-6 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MON M. Lansing D. Eckersley 11% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
Tony Fossas replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching and batting 5th
t9 4-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O MON H. Rodriguez T. Fossas 9% 93% Strikeout Swinging
T.J. Mathews replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 5th
t9 4-6 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O MON M. Alou T. Mathews 7% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 6.

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