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MIN
@ANA		3
5
CLE
@BAL		5
8
NYY
@BOS		7
2
CHW
@MIL		3
4
TOR
@OAK		13
3
DET
@SEA		4
2
KCR
@TEX		1
3
SFG
@ATL		6
4
CIN
@CHC		4
7
COL
@FLA		8
4
SDP
@HOU		12
5
PHI
@NYM		3
10
MON
@PIT		4
2
LAD
@STL		3
6
Saturday, May 31, 1997 3:08
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 46,798, Time of Game: 2:35
Dodgers
3
26-26
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
 at Cardinals
6
24-28
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  6  4
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  0  4   0  0  X    6 11  0

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilton Guerrero 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .719 7 7 -0.072 0.99 0.052 -0.124 -0.7 2 5
Eric Anthony LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .317 1.014 14 9 -0.030 0.57 0.019 -0.049 0.6 3 0 HR
Raul Mondesi RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .820 19 14 -0.070 0.68 0.000 -0.070 -0.7 1 1
Mike Piazza C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .321 .911 11 10 0.023 0.69 0.062 -0.039 0.3 4 0 2B
Eric Karros 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .696 8 6 -0.082 0.80 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 8 0
Todd Zeile 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .233 .748 19 9 -0.028 0.58 0.020 -0.048 -0.4 0 1
Todd Hollandsworth CF 2 1 1 2 1 1 .228 .599 12 8 0.187 1.02 0.244 -0.057 1.7 4 0 HR,CS
Greg Gagne SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .656 9 6 -0.044 0.92 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 2 2
Ismael Valdez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .087 9 6 -0.064 1.17 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 0 0
   Antonio Osuna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Roger Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .372 6 3 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
   Todd Worrell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 10 .194 .662 114 78 -0.187 0.77 0.397 -0.584 -1.6 24 9
2B: M Piazza (9, off T Stottlemyre).
HR: T Hollandsworth (2, off T Stottlemyre; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); E Anthony (2, off T Stottlemyre; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: E Anthony 4; T Hollandsworth 4; M Piazza 3; T Zeile; W Guerrero.
RBI: T Hollandsworth 2 (15); E Anthony (4).
2-out RBI: T Hollandsworth 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gagne-W Guerrero-E Karros.
E: I Valdez (1); T Hollandsworth (2); E Anthony (1); T Zeile (11).
Outfield Assists: R Mondesi (W McGee at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: T Hollandsworth (3, 3rd base by T Stottlemyre/T Lampkin).
Pickoffs: W Guerrero (1st base by T Stottlemyre).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .743 14 11 0.076 0.70 0.113 -0.037 0.9 1 1 2B
Mark Sweeney LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .208 .595 24 15 0.033 1.04 0.088 -0.055 0.9 1 0 2B
Ray Lankford CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .358 1.116 17 11 0.012 1.01 0.081 -0.069 -0.7 1 0 2B
Willie McGee RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 .752 8 3 0.077 1.18 0.109 -0.032 0.1 3 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .242 .696 10 6 0.181 1.41 0.231 -0.050 1.0 1 1 2B
John Mabry 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 .286 .716 14 9 0.121 0.65 0.132 -0.011 2.1 8 0 HR
Tom Lampkin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .554 8 6 -0.133 0.88 0.002 -0.135 -0.9 10 1 GDP
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .709 21 14 -0.052 0.51 0.000 -0.052 -0.8 2 4
Todd Stottlemyre P 4 1 1 0 0 1 .174 .606 21 14 -0.003 0.39 0.025 -0.028 -0.8 0 2
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 11 5 1 4 .314 .848 137 89 0.312 0.87 0.781 -0.469 1.9 27 9
2B: D DeShields (9, off I Valdez); G Gaetti (9, off I Valdez); R Lankford (11, off I Valdez); M Sweeney (2, off A Osuna).
HR: J Mabry (2, off I Valdez; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: J Mabry 6; M Sweeney 3; R Lankford 2; D DeShields 2; G Gaetti 2; T Stottlemyre; W McGee; T Lampkin.
GIDP: T Lampkin (7).
RBI: G Gaetti 2 (21); J Mabry 2 (17); D DeShields (15).
2-out RBI: D DeShields.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Lampkin-R Clayton-G Gaetti.

Los Angeles Dodgers

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
Ismael Valdez, L (3-6) 5.1 8 6 5 1 2 1 2.73 24 85 59 41 4 14 7 14 8 0 31 -0.328 1.23 -3.2
Antonio Osuna 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 7 30 18 10 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.012 0.17 0.8
Todd Worrell 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.80 5 22 12 8 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.06 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 6 5 1 4 1 5.62 36 137 89 59 11 19 12 19 10 0 31 0 0 -0.313 0.77 -1.9

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, W (4-3) 8.1 6 3 3 2 10 2 3.94 31 107 73 33 19 21 8 11 5 0 67 0.147 0.77 0.9
Dennis Eckersley, S (11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 2 7 5 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0.040 0.72 0.7
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 10 2 3.00 33 114 78 36 19 23 8 13 6 0 67 1 0 0.187 0.87 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: T Stottlemyre (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: T Stottlemyre (1; W Guerrero, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 46,798.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 11mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Wilton Guerrero 2B 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Eric Anthony LF 2 Mark Sweeney LF
3 Raul Mondesi RF 3 Ray Lankford CF
4 Mike Piazza C 4 Willie McGee RF
5 Eric Karros 1B 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Todd Zeile 3B 6 John Mabry 1B
7 Todd Hollandsworth CF 7 Tom Lampkin C
8 Greg Gagne SS 8 Royce Clayton SS
9 Ismael Valdez P 9 Todd Stottlemyre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR STL G. Gaetti I. Valdez 23% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; McGee Scores/No RBI/unER; Gaetti to 2B/Adv on E8
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR LAD T. Hollandsworth T. Stottlemyre -20% 33% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Zeile Scores
b3 0-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL D. DeShields I. Valdez 11% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Stottlemyre Scores
b4 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL T. Lampkin I. Valdez -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t5 2-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  OO LAD I. Valdez T. Stottlemyre 9% 57% Double Play: Strikeout (missed bunt), Hollandswort Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS-3B)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD W. Guerrero T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O LAD E. Anthony T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi T. Stottlemyre 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields I. Valdez -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. Sweeney I. Valdez -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford I. Valdez -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD M. Piazza T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O LAD E. Karros T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  LAD T. Zeile T. Stottlemyre -1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR LAD T. Hollandsworth T. Stottlemyre -20% 33% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Zeile Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O LAD G. Gagne T. Stottlemyre 1% 34% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee I. Valdez -2% 31% Flyball: LF
b2 0-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL G. Gaetti I. Valdez -2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry I. Valdez -1% 29% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O LAD I. Valdez T. Stottlemyre 2% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t3 2-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD W. Guerrero T. Stottlemyre 1% 32% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD E. Anthony T. Stottlemyre 1% 33% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Lampkin I. Valdez -3% 30% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Clayton I. Valdez -2% 28% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  STL T. Stottlemyre I. Valdez 2% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive); Stottlemyre to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b3 0-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL D. DeShields I. Valdez 11% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Stottlemyre Scores
b3 1-2 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O STL M. Sweeney I. Valdez -4% 38% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
t4 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi T. Stottlemyre 2% 40% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
t4 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD M. Piazza T. Stottlemyre -3% 37% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O LAD E. Karros T. Stottlemyre 3% 40% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 2-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  LAD T. Zeile T. Stottlemyre -1% 39% Wild Pitch; Piazza to 2B
t4 2-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O LAD T. Zeile T. Stottlemyre 3% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford I. Valdez 8% 51% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee I. Valdez 9% 59% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lankford to 3B
b4 1-2 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO STL G. Gaetti I. Valdez -3% 56% Popfly: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short RF); Lankford Scores
b4 2-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Mabry I. Valdez 4% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti to 2B
b4 2-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO STL T. Lampkin I. Valdez -10% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
t5 2-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  LAD T. Hollandsworth T. Stottlemyre -5% 45% Walk
t5 2-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O LAD G. Gagne T. Stottlemyre 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hollandsworth to 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  OO LAD I. Valdez T. Stottlemyre 9% 57% Double Play: Strikeout (missed bunt), Hollandswort Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Clayton I. Valdez -3% 54% Lineout: 2B
b5 2-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL T. Stottlemyre I. Valdez -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. DeShields I. Valdez -1% 50% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 2-2, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t6 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  LAD W. Guerrero T. Stottlemyre -5% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 2-2 0 1-- 4,(3-1)  O LAD E. Anthony T. Stottlemyre 9% 53% Guerrero Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 2-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O LAD E. Anthony T. Stottlemyre 2% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi T. Stottlemyre 2% 58% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 2-2, Dodgers' Ismael Valdez facing 2-3-4
b6 2-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  STL M. Sweeney I. Valdez 5% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 2-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Lankford I. Valdez -5% 58% Lineout: CF
b6 2-2 1 1-- STL W. McGee I. Valdez 3% 61% Sweeney Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Sweeney to 2B
b6 2-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL W. McGee I. Valdez 2% 63% Walk
b6 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR STL G. Gaetti I. Valdez 23% 86% Double to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Sweeney Scores; McGee Scores/No RBI/unER; Gaetti to 2B/Adv on E8
b6 4-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR STL J. Mabry I. Valdez 9% 95% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gaetti Scores
Antonio Osuna replaces Ismael Valdez pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Lampkin A. Osuna -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 6-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Clayton A. Osuna -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t7 2-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O LAD M. Piazza T. Stottlemyre 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 2-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O LAD E. Karros T. Stottlemyre 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  LAD T. Zeile T. Stottlemyre -1% 96% Walk
t7 2-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O LAD T. Hollandsworth T. Stottlemyre 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dodgers' Antonio Osuna facing 9-1-2
b7 6-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Stottlemyre A. Osuna -0% 97% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b7 6-2 1 --- 6,(1-2)  STL D. DeShields A. Osuna 0% 97% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b7 6-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Sweeney A. Osuna 1% 98% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); DeShields to 3B
b7 6-2 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford A. Osuna -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-2 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O STL W. McGee A. Osuna -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
t8 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O LAD G. Gagne T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Flyball: CF
Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Antonio Osuna (P) batting 9th
t8 2-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O LAD R. Cedeno T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O LAD W. Guerrero T. Stottlemyre 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dodgers' Todd Worrell facing 5-6-7
Todd Worrell replaces Roger Cedeno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL G. Gaetti T. Worrell -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 6-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Mabry T. Worrell 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b8 6-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Lampkin T. Worrell 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mabry to 2B
b8 6-2 1 12- 7,(3-2)  O STL R. Clayton T. Worrell -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mabry to 3B; Lampkin to 2B
b8 6-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Stottlemyre T. Worrell -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-6, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
t9 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R LAD E. Anthony T. Stottlemyre -2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t9 3-6 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O LAD R. Mondesi T. Stottlemyre 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  LAD M. Piazza T. Stottlemyre -3% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive)
Dennis Eckersley replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O LAD E. Karros D. Eckersley 3% 99% Lineout: LF
t9 3-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O LAD T. Zeile D. Eckersley 1% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 6.

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