May 11, 1997 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
SEA 5 TEX 8
@BOS 6 CHW 8
OAK 5 DET 11
CLE 3 MIL 5
ANA 2 TOR 3
@MIN 2 NYY 3
KCR 2 FLA 6
HOU 3 MON 6
@LAD 3
(10) PHI 3
COL 1 ATL 8
@PIT 2 SDP 5
CIN 4
(11) SFG 11
CHC 5 NYM 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 30,852

Sunday, May 11, 1997, 1:16
Time of Game: 3:02

Mets

19-18

Won 3

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   0  1  0   1  0  3    6  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  0    4  9  1

W: C Lidle (1-0), L: D Eckersley (0-2), S: J Franco (10)

Cardinals

16-20

Lost 3

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Bieser CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .357  .950   22    1   0   CS,HBP
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Alfonzo 3B-SS               5   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .743   24    1   2   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .357  .993   16    9   0   
T Hundley C                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .284 1.038   26    6   0   
  R Ordonez PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .531         0   0   
  A Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .819         4   0   
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .554   10    2   0   GDP
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .605    9    0   2   
A Ochoa RF                    3   3   1   0    1   1  .202  .474   14    2   0   
M Alexander SS                3   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .677   16    2   5   
  C Everett PH-CF             1   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .583    5    0   0   HR
D Mlicki P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .539    6    0   0   SH
  M Franco PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .842    2    0   0   
  G Thurman PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   CS
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .583         0   0   
  T Kashiwada P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Lidle P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Huskey PH-3B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .766    2    0   0   HR
Totals                       32   6   9   5    4   6              152   27   9

BATTING

HR: B Huskey (6, off D Eckersley; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); C Everett (3, off D Eckersley; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: D Mlicki (1, off M Morris).

HBP: S Bieser (3, by M Petkovsek).

TB: C Everett 4; B Huskey 4; S Bieser; A Ochoa; E Alfonzo; C Baerga; M Franco; D Mlicki; M Alexander.

GIDP: B Gilkey (4).

RBI: C Everett 2 (12); B Huskey (19); E Alfonzo (11); M Franco (4).

2-out RBI: E Alfonzo; M Franco.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Alexander-J Olerud.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Thurman (1, 2nd base by M Petkovsek/M Difelice); S Bieser (2, 2nd base by M Morris/M Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   2   2   2    0   0  .264  .743    9    0   2   HR,SB
D DeShields 2B                4   1   2   0    1   1  .254  .669   26    6   1   
R Gant LF                     4   0   2   0    0   2  .233  .741   12    1   0   
  D Eckersley P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Lankford CF                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .403 1.277   17    2   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B-1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .210  .579   16    0   5   
J Mabry 1B-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .677   18   10   1   
M Difelice C                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .107  .507   19    6   2   
M Sweeney RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .569   10    1   0   GDP
  M Petkovsek P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
  T Fossas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sheaffer LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .439    1    1   0   
M Morris P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .616    9    0   2   
  M Gallego 3B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    4    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3  10              141   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Lankford (7, off D Mlicki).

HR: R Clayton (3, off D Mlicki; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Clayton 5; R Lankford 2; R Gant 2; D DeShields 2; D Sheaffer; M Morris.

GIDP: M Sweeney (1).

RBI: R Clayton 2 (17); R Lankford 2 (16).

2-out RBI: R Lankford 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-D DeShields-J Mabry.

E: R Lankford (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Clayton (10, 2nd base off D Mlicki/T Hundley).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Mlicki                       6     6   4   4    3   6   1   5.44   26  104-64   35·13·16    5· 6· 6· 0     47    -     0.97  -0.23
R Reed                         0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   1.48    4   10-7     4· 0· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.66   0.01
T Kashiwada                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.50   0.04
C Lidle, W (1-0)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   12-8     4· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
J Franco, S (10)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.51    4   12-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.52   0.09
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3  10   1          38  140-90   48·18·24   12· 6· 7· 0          2-0

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
M Morris                       6.2   6   3   3    3   5   0   2.61   27  103-64   40· 6·18   12· 2· 5· 0     52    -     1.15   0.02
M Petkovsek, H (3)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    2    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.39   0.04
T Fossas, H (3)                0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    2   14-8     6· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.47   0.02
D Eckersley, BS (1), L (0-2)   1.1   3   3   3    0   1   2   4.66    7   22-18   14· 1· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          2-0    2.36  -0.64
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   6   2          38  143-93   63· 7·23   13· 8· 6· 0          4-0

Balks: M Morris (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Petkovsek (3; S Bieser).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Mike Winters.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 30,852.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. S Bieser             CF    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. E Alfonzo            3B    2. D DeShields          2B 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. R Gant               LF 
4. T Hundley            C     4. R Lankford           CF 
5. B Gilkey             LF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. A Ochoa              RF    7. M Difelice           C  
8. M Alexander          SS    8. M Sweeney            RF 
9. D Mlicki             P     9. M Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  1--  5   65%  82% C Everett       D Eckersley     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ochoa Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  12-  5  -23%  34% R Lankford      D Mlicki        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
   b 5   0  2-2  1--  4  -20%  19% R Clayton       D Mlicki        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Morris Scores
   t 5   1  2-1  -2-  2   12%  50% D Mlicki        M Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ochoa Scores/No RBI; Mlicki to 1B/Adv on E8
   t 9   0  4-3  ---  3   12%  28% C Baerga        D Eckersley     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  S Bieser        Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  E Alfonzo       Bieser Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   46%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   47%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  D DeShields     Flyball: RF
          ---  1   48%  R Gant          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   46%  R Lankford      Walk; Gant to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  G Gaetti        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   46%  C Baerga        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  A Ochoa         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   47%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  M Difelice      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   54%  M Alexander     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   52%  D Mlicki        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Alexander to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  S Bieser        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   59%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Alexander Scores
   O      1--  3   56%  J Olerud        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   59%  M Morris        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   56%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      54%  D DeShields     Clayton Steals 2B
          -2-  7   52%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   57%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  5   34%  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
   O      -2-  4   38%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   35%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   33%  B Gilkey        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   31%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   33%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  8   31%  M Difelice      Walk
   OO     1--  5   36%  M Sweeney       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   41%  A Ochoa         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      45%  M Alexander     Balk; Ochoa to 2B
   O      -2-  5   39%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   50%  D Mlicki        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ochoa Scores/No RBI; Mlicki to 1B/Adv on E8
   O      1--  5   46%  S Bieser        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   43%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   39%  M Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   19%  R Clayton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Morris Scores
          ---  5   16%  D DeShields     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   19%  R Gant          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   20%  R Lankford      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   22%  G Gaetti        Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   19%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   22%  T Hundley       Walk
   OO     1--  1   15%  B Gilkey        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Mlicki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  9   17%  J Mabry         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   18%  M Difelice      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   18%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   15%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   19%  A Ochoa         Walk
   O      1--  4   15%  M Alexander     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ochoa to 2B
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Dave Mlicki batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   26%  M Franco        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ochoa Scores
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 8th; Gary Gaetti moves to 1B; Mike Gallego replaces Matt Morris playing 3B batting 9th; John Mabry moves to RF; Gary Thurman pinch runs for Matt Franco batting 9th
   O      1--  1   21%  S Bieser        Thurman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Reed replaces Gary Thurman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   23%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   24%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   23%  D DeShields     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   22%  R Gant          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); DeShields to 2B
                  Takashi Kashiwada replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   25%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Mark Petkovsek facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   34%  S Bieser        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   26%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Tony Fossas replaces Mark Petkovsek pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  4   19%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
          1-- 10   24%  T Hundley       Walk; Bieser to 2B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Ron Gant pitching and batting 3rd; Danny Sheaffer replaces Tony Fossas playing LF batting 8th; Rey Ordonez pinch runs for Todd Hundley batting 4th
   O      12-  1   13%  B Gilkey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
                  Cory Lidle replaces Takashi Kashiwada pitching and batting 9th; Alberto Castillo replaces Rey Ordonez playing C batting 4th
   O      ---  5   15%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   16%  J Mabry         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   16%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   28%  C Baerga        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   17%  A Ochoa         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Carl Everett pinch hits for Manny Alexander batting 8th
   RR     1--  5   82%  C Everett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ochoa Scores
                  Butch Huskey pinch hits for Cory Lidle batting 9th
   R      ---  2   92%  B Huskey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   91%  S Bieser        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   91%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-6, John Franco facing 8-9-1
                  John Franco replaces Steve Bieser pitching and batting 1st; Butch Huskey moves to 3B; Edgardo Alfonzo moves to SS; Carl Everett moves to CF
          ---  1   81%  D Sheaffer      Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   89%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   95%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Sheaffer to 2B
   O      -2-  7  100%  D DeShields     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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