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TOR
@ANA		2
1
CHW
@BAL		3
0
BOS
@CLE		7
0
NYY
@MIL		4
6
MIN
@OAK		7
3
KCR
@SEA		4
5
DET
@TEX		5
4
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@ATL		1
4
SDP
@FLA		5
3
HOU
@MON		2
0
CIN
@NYM		3
4
PIT
@PHI		6
8
SFG
@STL		5
6
Friday, July 18, 1997 7:06
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 31,326, Time of Game: 2:39
Giants
5
54-42
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Cardinals
6
46-49
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
L: Shawn Estes (12-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    5 10  1
Cardinals       1  4  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    6  7  1

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .302 .785 27 15 0.121 0.87 0.154 -0.033 2.3 0 0 HR
Jose Vizcaino SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 .272 .674 8 6 0.077 1.27 0.143 -0.066 0.3 0 2 2B
Barry Bonds LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .278 .974 23 12 -0.062 1.82 0.099 -0.160 0.3 4 0 2B
Jeff Kent 2B-1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .796 13 11 -0.254 1.98 0.000 -0.254 -1.8 3 1
Stan Javier 1B-RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .817 15 8 -0.097 0.93 0.000 -0.097 -1.2 10 0
Glenallen Hill RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .703 9 6 0.001 0.52 0.029 -0.028 0.1 2 0 2B
   Jim Poole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Marvin Benard PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .619 2 2 0.053 0.84 0.053 0.000 1.0 2B
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Mueller 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .264 .713 13 9 0.027 0.86 0.105 -0.078 0.1 0 3 HR
Rick Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .554 11 7 -0.081 0.77 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 5 0
Shawn Estes P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .321 7 5 -0.028 0.55 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 0 2
   Mark Lewis 2B 2 2 1 0 0 0 .288 .802 3 2 0.066 0.43 0.066 0.000 0.6 0 1 2B
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 3 8 .270 .893 131 83 -0.177 1.09 0.649 -0.825 0.4 24 9
2B: J Vizcaino (11, off T Stottlemyre); G Hill (21, off T Stottlemyre); B Bonds (11, off R Beltran); M Lewis (11, off D Eckersley); M Benard (2, off T Mathews).
HR: D Hamilton (3, off T Stottlemyre; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); B Mueller (3, off T Stottlemyre; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: D Hamilton 5; J Vizcaino 4; B Mueller 4; M Lewis 2; B Bonds 2; G Hill 2; M Benard 2.
RBI: D Hamilton 2 (21); J Vizcaino (28); M Benard (8); B Mueller (19).
2-out RBI: D Hamilton 2; M Benard.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
E: S Javier (4).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .252 .680 24 15 -0.003 0.50 0.024 -0.026 0.1 0 1 SF
Delino DeShields 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .820 16 10 -0.026 0.32 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 0 4 SH
Ron Gant LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .225 .724 16 11 0.081 0.31 0.103 -0.022 0.2 5 0 HR
Ray Lankford CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .322 1.067 16 11 0.009 0.28 0.029 -0.020 0.5 0 0 2B
Gary Gaetti 3B-1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .274 .789 14 6 0.031 0.34 0.040 -0.009 0.1 5 1
John Mabry RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279 .735 17 10 0.090 0.53 0.106 -0.016 0.4 2 0 2B
Dmitri Young 1B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .268 .712 10 4 0.016 0.56 0.023 -0.007 0.0 7 0
   Rigo Beltran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   T.J. Mathews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Eckersley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tom Lampkin C 3 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .719 15 9 0.083 0.75 0.085 -0.001 1.1 8 0 2B
Todd Stottlemyre P 2 0 0 1 0 0 .275 .796 11 6 0.045 1.02 0.056 -0.011 0.3 0 1
   David Bell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .442 3 2 -0.006 0.21 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 29 6 7 5 2 5 .241 .730 142 84 0.320 0.46 0.466 -0.144 1.9 27 8
2B: J Mabry (16, off S Estes); T Lampkin (8, off S Estes); R Lankford (23, off S Estes).
HR: R Gant (13, off S Estes; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: R Clayton (3, off S Estes).
SH: D DeShields (7, off S Estes).
TB: R Gant 4; T Lampkin 3; R Lankford 2; J Mabry 2; G Gaetti; R Clayton.
RBI: R Gant (42); T Lampkin (16); R Lankford (71); T Stottlemyre (3); R Clayton (38).
2-out RBI: R Lankford; R Gant.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Young.
E: G Gaetti (7).

San Francisco Giants

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
Shawn Estes, L (12-4) 5 6 6 5 2 2 1 3.04 23 104 60 37 7 16 9 10 4 0 33 -0.354 0.60 -3.5
Jim Poole 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.45 6 21 14 6 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.018 0.12 1.0
Julian Tavarez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.93 4 17 10 7 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.014 0.18 0.5
Team Totals 8 7 6 5 2 5 1 5.62 33 142 84 50 11 23 13 13 5 0 33 0 0 -0.322 1.09 -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 (9-6) 6.2 5 3 1 3 7 2 3.89 28 97 59 30 9 20 6 12 6 0 60 0.086 0.63 0.4
Rigo Beltran, H (2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.27 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.046 0.60 -0.5
T.J. Mathews, H (8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.71 4 12 10 8 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0.064 1.27 0.1
Dennis Eckersley, S (22) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.98 6 15 9 6 1 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 0.075 3.35 -0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 3 8 2 3.00 40 131 83 47 12 24 10 19 12 0 60 1 1 0.179 0.46 -0.4
R Beltran faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Stottlemyre (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Mark Barron, 2B - Greg Bonin, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 31,326.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 99° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Darryl Hamilton CF 1 Royce Clayton SS
2 Jose Vizcaino SS 2 Delino DeShields 2B
3 Barry Bonds LF 3 Ron Gant LF
4 Jeff Kent 2B 4 Ray Lankford CF
5 Stan Javier 1B 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Glenallen Hill RF 6 John Mabry RF
7 Bill Mueller 3B 7 Dmitri Young 1B
8 Rick Wilkins C 8 Tom Lampkin C
9 Shawn Estes P 9 Todd Stottlemyre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Kent D. Eckersley 14% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 5-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Bonds D. Eckersley 14% 86% Lineout: LF
b2 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Mabry S. Estes 11% 69% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gaetti to 3B
t9 4-6 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R SFG J. Vizcaino D. Eckersley -11% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis Scores; Hamilton to 2B
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R SFG B. Mueller T. Stottlemyre -11% 52% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep 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, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG D. Hamilton T. Stottlemyre 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG J. Vizcaino T. Stottlemyre -2% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Bonds T. Stottlemyre -4% 46% Walk; Vizcaino to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O SFG J. Kent T. Stottlemyre 4% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O SFG S. Javier T. Stottlemyre 4% 55% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Clayton S. Estes -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL D. DeShields S. Estes -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R STL R. Gant S. Estes 10% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford S. Estes -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG G. Hill T. Stottlemyre 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R SFG B. Mueller T. Stottlemyre -11% 52% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O SFG R. Wilkins T. Stottlemyre 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
t2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG S. Estes T. Stottlemyre 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Shawn Estes facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL G. Gaetti S. Estes 4% 59% Walk
b2 1-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Mabry S. Estes 11% 69% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gaetti to 3B
b2 1-1 0 -23 4,(3-0)  STL D. Young S. Estes 2% 72% Walk
b2 1-1 0 123 5,(2-2)  R STL T. Lampkin S. Estes 8% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Gaetti Scores; Mabry to 3B; Young to 2B
b2 2-1 0 123 4,(2-1)  RRO STL T. Stottlemyre S. Estes 6% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mabry Scores; Young Scores/Adv on E3 (throw); Lampkin to 3B
b2 4-1 1 --3 6,(2-2)  RO STL R. Clayton S. Estes 1% 86% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lampkin Scores/unER
b2 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields S. Estes -0% 86% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t3 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG D. Hamilton T. Stottlemyre -3% 83% Walk
t3 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG J. Vizcaino T. Stottlemyre 6% 89% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t3 1-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SFG B. Bonds T. Stottlemyre -1% 88% Walk
t3 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Kent T. Stottlemyre 2% 90% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Giants' Shawn Estes facing 3-4-5
b3 5-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Gant S. Estes -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b3 5-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Lankford S. Estes -1% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 5-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Estes -0% 88% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
t4 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O SFG S. Javier T. Stottlemyre 2% 90% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
t4 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG G. Hill T. Stottlemyre -3% 87% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t4 1-5 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Mueller T. Stottlemyre 3% 89% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-5 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O SFG R. Wilkins T. Stottlemyre 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Giants' Shawn Estes facing 6-7-8
b4 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry S. Estes -1% 91% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b4 5-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Young S. Estes -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b4 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  STL T. Lampkin S. Estes 1% 91% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b4 5-1 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Stottlemyre S. Estes -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
t5 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG S. Estes T. Stottlemyre 2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O SFG D. Hamilton T. Stottlemyre 1% 93% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t5 1-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG J. Vizcaino T. Stottlemyre -1% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1-5 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O SFG B. Bonds T. Stottlemyre 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Giants' Shawn Estes facing 1-2-3
b5 5-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Clayton S. Estes 1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b5 5-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. DeShields S. Estes -0% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clayton to 2B
b5 5-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Gant S. Estes -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Clayton to 3B
b5 5-1 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R STL R. Lankford S. Estes 3% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores
b5 6-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL G. Gaetti S. Estes -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t6 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SFG J. Kent T. Stottlemyre 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG S. Javier T. Stottlemyre 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG G. Hill T. Stottlemyre 0% 97% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Giants' Jim Poole facing 6-7-8
Jim Poole replaces Glenallen Hill (RF) pitching and batting 6th
Jeff Kent moves from 2B to 1B
Mark Lewis replaces Shawn Estes (P) playing 2B batting 9th
Stan Javier moves from 1B to RF
b6 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Mabry J. Poole -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL D. Young J. Poole -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 6-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Lampkin J. Poole -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Cardinals' Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
t7 1-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Mueller T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Lineout: LF
t7 1-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG R. Wilkins T. Stottlemyre 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SFG M. Lewis T. Stottlemyre -0% 98% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t7 1-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  SFG D. Hamilton T. Stottlemyre -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Lewis to 2B
t7 1-6 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  RR SFG D. Hamilton T. Stottlemyre -4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lewis Scores/unER; Hamilton Scores/unER
Rigo Beltran replaces Dmitri Young (1B) pitching and batting 7th
Gary Gaetti moves from 3B to 1B
David Bell replaces Todd Stottlemyre (P) playing 3B batting 9th
t7 3-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Vizcaino R. Beltran 1% 94% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Giants' Jim Poole facing 9-1-2
b7 6-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL D. Bell J. Poole -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 6-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL R. Clayton J. Poole -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. DeShields J. Poole -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Cardinals' Rigo Beltran facing 3-4-5
t8 3-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  SFG B. Bonds R. Beltran -5% 88% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
T.J. Mathews replaces Rigo Beltran pitching and batting 7th
t8 3-6 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O SFG J. Kent T. Mathews 4% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SFG S. Javier T. Mathews 3% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Bonds to 3B
Marvin Benard pinch hits for Jim Poole (P) batting 6th
t8 3-6 2 --3 2,(0-1)  R SFG M. Benard T. Mathews -5% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Bonds Scores
t8 4-6 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O SFG B. Mueller T. Mathews 4% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Giants' Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
Julian Tavarez replaces Marvin Benard (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b8 6-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Gant J. Tavarez -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 6-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Tavarez -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 6-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  STL G. Gaetti J. Tavarez 0% 93% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b8 6-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mabry J. Tavarez -1% 93% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 6.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Cardinals' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
Dennis Eckersley replaces T.J. Mathews pitching and batting 7th
t9 4-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG R. Wilkins D. Eckersley 4% 96% Flyball: LF
t9 4-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  SFG M. Lewis D. Eckersley -6% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
t9 4-6 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  SFG D. Hamilton D. Eckersley -8% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lewis to 3B
t9 4-6 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R SFG J. Vizcaino D. Eckersley -11% 72% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis Scores; Hamilton to 2B
t9 5-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O SFG B. Bonds D. Eckersley 14% 86% Lineout: LF
t9 5-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O SFG J. Kent D. Eckersley 14% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Cardinals 6.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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