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COL
@ANA		4
1
SFG
@OAK		8
2
SDP
@SEA		6
9
DET
@ATL		4
2
MIN
@CHC		7
6
KCR
@CIN		7
4
BAL
@FLA		4
10
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@HOU		3
2
BOS
@MON		2
4		 
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@NYM		0
3
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@PHI		1
5
CLE
@PIT		7
5
CHW
@STL		5
4
Monday, September 1, 1997 1:18
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 40,464, Time of Game: 3:10
White Sox
5
69-68
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Cardinals
4
63-74
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
W: Tony Castillo (4-4)
L: Tony Fossas (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  1    5  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  1   1  0  0   1  1  0    4 10  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .263 .702 19 9 0.067 1.09 0.101 -0.034 0.4 2 1
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .249 .614 15 10 -0.033 1.54 0.036 -0.070 -0.4 4 3 SF,SH
Frank Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .352 1.077 10 7 -0.054 1.17 0.044 -0.098 -0.2 6 0 HBP
   Chuck McElroy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Darwin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Norberto Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .686 1 1 -0.033 1.27 0.000 -0.033 -0.4
   Matt Karchner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Albert Belle LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .823 6 5 -0.084 1.09 0.000 -0.084 -0.8 1 0
   Lyle Mouton LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .698 6 3 0.261 2.74 0.261 0.000 1.0 1 0
Robin Ventura 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .878 16 6 -0.064 1.00 0.007 -0.071 -0.5 3 2 IW
Mike Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .778 20 11 0.000 1.19 0.074 -0.074 -0.1 2 0 SB
Jorge Fabregas C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .646 11 7 -0.149 1.35 0.000 -0.149 -1.0 7 2
Dave Martinez RF-1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .281 .768 19 11 -0.057 1.27 0.032 -0.089 -0.3 1 0
Doug Drabek P 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 6 0.248 1.66 0.266 -0.018 1.9 0 0 SH
   Greg Norton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .933 3 3 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Keith Foulke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .308 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Magglio Ordonez RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .625 2.125 2 1 0.411 1.33 0.411 0.000 1.0 0 0 HR
Team Totals 32 5 7 3 3 4 .219 .610 135 80 0.500 1.27 1.232 -0.733 0.4 27 9
HR: M Ordonez (2, off T Fossas; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: O Guillen (2, off M Morris).
SH: O Guillen (10, off R Beltran); D Drabek (1, off M Morris).
IBB: R Ventura (4, by J Frascatore).
HBP: F Thomas (3, by M Morris).
TB: M Ordonez 4; R Durham 2; F Thomas; O Guillen; M Cameron; L Mouton.
RBI: L Mouton (23); M Ordonez (3); O Guillen (42).
2-out RBI: M Ordonez; L Mouton.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: M Cameron (19, 2nd base off M Morris/M Difelice).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .282 .787 22 12 -0.135 2.60 0.146 -0.281 -1.0 0 4 SB,CS,SF
Royce Clayton SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 .257 .689 15 9 0.162 1.71 0.268 -0.106 0.8 1 2 2B,CS
Ray Lankford CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .310 1.009 30 16 -0.194 1.94 0.030 -0.224 -0.3 4 0 2B,IW
Gary Gaetti 1B-3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .715 8 6 -0.042 1.52 0.070 -0.112 -0.7 8 2
Phil Plantier RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .743 13 9 -0.073 0.97 0.000 -0.073 -0.6 3 0
   Danny Sheaffer PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .600 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Tom Lampkin PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .700 4 3 -0.080 3.34 0.000 -0.080 -0.3 1 0
Ron Gant LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .695 9 5 -0.051 0.68 0.000 -0.051 -0.4 3 0
   Tom Pagnozzi C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .583 4 0 0.053 2.44 0.053 0.000 0.2 1 0
   Tony Fossas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Curtis King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Difelice C 2 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .629 5 2 0.000 0.42 0.012 -0.011 0.0 2 0
   Willie McGee PH-LF-RF 2 1 2 1 0 0 .309 .811 6 4 0.460 3.33 0.460 0.000 1.8 0 0 2B
David Bell 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .745 8 7 0.065 1.44 0.116 -0.051 0.7 0 2 2B,SH
   Rigo Beltran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   John Frascatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Scarborough Green PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .375 4 3 -0.114 3.89 0.000 -0.114 -0.6 0 0
Matt Morris P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .220 .535 7 5 0.003 0.78 0.027 -0.024 -0.1 1 0
   Mark McGwire PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .271 1.009 10 5 -0.053 3.27 0.036 -0.089 0.0 3 0
Team Totals 33 4 10 4 4 7 .303 .793 145 86 0.001 1.88 1.218 -1.216 -0.6 27 11
2B: R Clayton (33, off D Drabek); R Lankford (32, off D Drabek); D Bell (6, off D Drabek); W McGee (15, off K Foulke).
SF: D DeShields (6, off K Foulke).
SH: D Bell (1, off K Foulke).
IBB: R Lankford (10, by D Drabek).
TB: R Clayton 4; W McGee 3; D Bell 2; R Lankford 2; G Gaetti; M Difelice; M Morris.
RBI: W McGee (28); D DeShields (51); D Bell (7); R Clayton (49).
2-out RBI: W McGee; R Clayton; D Bell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: M Morris (5).
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields (45, 2nd base off D Drabek/J Fabregas).
CS: D DeShields (11, 3rd base by M Karchner/J Fabregas); R Clayton (9, 2nd base by D Drabek/J Fabregas).

Chicago White Sox

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
Doug Drabek 6 6 2 2 1 4 0 5.81 24 84 53 34 7 12 7 12 7 0 55 0.127 0.92 1.0
Keith Foulke, BS (2) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.02 5 20 11 9 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.137 2.59 -0.5
Chuck McElroy, H (13) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.21 2 7 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.006 2.17 -0.0
Jeff Darwin, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.93 2 8 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.026 2.89 0.1
Tony Castillo, BS (5), W (4-4) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.13 2 9 6 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 -0.214 4.32 -0.6
Matt Karchner, S (13) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.03 4 17 9 3 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.203 4.61 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 4 7 0 4.00 39 145 86 54 12 20 10 18 11 0 55 3 1 -0.001 1.27 0.6

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
Matt Morris 7 2 3 0 2 2 0 2.93 27 90 54 33 3 18 11 11 3 0 67 -0.010 1.07 0.6
Rigo Beltran 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.76 2 8 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.043 2.33 -0.2
John Frascatore 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.31 4 18 9 6 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.150 2.10 -0.3
Tony Fossas, L (1-6) 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 2.89 5 18 11 8 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 -0.330 1.30 -0.9
Curtis King 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.55 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.033 1.27 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 5 2 3 4 1 2.00 39 135 80 52 5 23 14 17 7 0 67 3 1 -0.500 1.88 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Morris (6; F Thomas).
IBB: J Frascatore (5; R Ventura); D Drabek (4; R Lankford).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 40,464.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 92° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Ray Durham 2B 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Ozzie Guillen SS 2 Royce Clayton SS
3 Frank Thomas 1B 3 Ray Lankford CF
4 Albert Belle LF 4 Gary Gaetti 1B
5 Robin Ventura 3B 5 Phil Plantier RF
6 Mike Cameron CF 6 Ron Gant LF
7 Jorge Fabregas C 7 Mike Difelice C
8 Dave Martinez RF 8 David Bell 3B
9 Doug Drabek P 9 Matt Morris P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW M. Ordonez T. Fossas 41% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 3-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R STL W. McGee T. Castillo -33% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti Scores; Pagnozzi to 3B; McGee to 2B
t5 0-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW D. Drabek M. Morris 27% 57% Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Cameron Scores/unER/No RBI; Martinez Scores/unER/No RBI; Drabek to 3B
t8 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHW L. Mouton J. Frascatore 26% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Durham Scores; Mouton to 2B
b9 4-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford M. Karchner 19% 86% DeShields Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Clayton to 2B

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW R. Durham M. Morris -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Guillen M. Morris -2% 46% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW F. Thomas M. Morris 1% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle M. Morris -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. DeShields D. Drabek 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton D. Drabek -2% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford D. Drabek 4% 49% Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 10,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford D. Drabek -2% 47% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Drabek 3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW R. Ventura M. Morris -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW M. Cameron M. Morris -2% 46% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW J. Fabregas M. Morris -1% 45% Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Plantier D. Drabek 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL R. Gant D. Drabek 2% 49% Foul Popfly: 3B
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Difelice D. Drabek 1% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Martinez M. Morris -3% 47% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(0-2)  O CHW D. Drabek M. Morris -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Durham M. Morris -1% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL D. Bell D. Drabek 3% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL M. Morris D. Drabek -3% 44% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL D. DeShields D. Drabek 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL R. Clayton D. Drabek -1% 46% DeShields Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R STL R. Clayton D. Drabek -12% 34% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); DeShields Scores
b3 1-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL R. Lankford D. Drabek -1% 34% Intentional Walk
b3 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Drabek 4% 38% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW O. Guillen M. Morris -3% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CHW F. Thomas M. Morris 3% 38% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Belle M. Morris -4% 34% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW R. Ventura M. Morris -3% 31% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL P. Plantier D. Drabek 2% 33% Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
b4 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Gant D. Drabek 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL M. Difelice D. Drabek -1% 34% Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R STL D. Bell D. Drabek -12% 22% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Difelice Scores
b4 2-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL M. Morris D. Drabek 2% 25% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW M. Cameron M. Morris 5% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t5 0-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  CHW J. Fabregas M. Morris 3% 32% Cameron Steals 2B
t5 0-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Fabregas M. Morris -5% 27% Flyball: LF
t5 0-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW D. Martinez M. Morris 3% 30% Walk
t5 0-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  RR CHW D. Drabek M. Morris 27% 57% Reached on E1 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Cameron Scores/unER/No RBI; Martinez Scores/unER/No RBI; Drabek to 3B
t5 2-2 1 --3 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Durham M. Morris 2% 59% Walk
t5 2-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO CHW O. Guillen M. Morris 2% 61% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Drabek Scores/unER
t5 3-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW F. Thomas M. Morris -3% 59% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
b5 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. DeShields D. Drabek 3% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 2-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Clayton D. Drabek 2% 64% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford D. Drabek 2% 66% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
t6 3-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW A. Belle M. Morris -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW R. Ventura M. Morris -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Cameron M. Morris -1% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
Lyle Mouton replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th
b6 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL G. Gaetti D. Drabek 4% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL P. Plantier D. Drabek 3% 67% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Gant D. Drabek 2% 69% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 7-8-9
t7 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW J. Fabregas M. Morris -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW D. Martinez M. Morris -2% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
Greg Norton pinch hits for Doug Drabek (P) batting 9th
t7 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW G. Norton M. Morris -1% 64% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Keith Foulke facing 7-8-9
Keith Foulke replaces Greg Norton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Willie McGee pinch hits for Mike Difelice (C) batting 7th
b7 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee K. Foulke -13% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b7 2-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Bell K. Foulke 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McGee to 3B
Mark McGwire pinch hits for Matt Morris (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Foulke -4% 49% Walk
b7 2-3 1 1-3 7,(3-2)  RO STL D. DeShields K. Foulke -4% 46% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McGee Scores
b7 3-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Clayton K. Foulke 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Rigo Beltran facing 1-2-3
Rigo Beltran replaces David Bell (3B) pitching and batting 8th
Tom Pagnozzi replaces Ron Gant (LF) playing C batting 6th
Mark McGwire moves from PH to 1B
Gary Gaetti moves from 1B to 3B
Willie McGee moves from PH to LF
t8 3-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  CHW R. Durham R. Beltran 7% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 3-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW O. Guillen R. Beltran -3% 54% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Durham to 2B
John Frascatore replaces Rigo Beltran pitching and batting 8th
t8 3-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW F. Thomas J. Frascatore -7% 47% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t8 3-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R CHW L. Mouton J. Frascatore 26% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Durham Scores; Mouton to 2B
t8 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  CHW R. Ventura J. Frascatore 1% 74% Intentional Walk
t8 4-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW M. Cameron J. Frascatore -4% 69% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Chuck McElroy facing 3-4-5
Chuck McElroy replaces Frank Thomas (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
Dave Martinez moves from RF to 1B
Magglio Ordonez replaces Keith Foulke (P) playing RF batting 9th
b8 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford C. McElroy 6% 76% Flyball: LF
b8 3-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL G. Gaetti C. McElroy -7% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Jeff Darwin replaces Chuck McElroy pitching and batting 3rd
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Phil Plantier (RF) batting 5th
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer batting 5th
b8 3-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Lampkin J. Darwin 8% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Pagnozzi J. Darwin -5% 71% Walk; Gaetti to 2B
Tony Castillo replaces Jeff Darwin pitching and batting 3rd
b8 3-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R STL W. McGee T. Castillo -33% 39% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gaetti Scores; Pagnozzi to 3B; McGee to 2B
Scarborough Green pinch hits for John Frascatore (P) batting 8th
b8 4-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O STL S. Green T. Castillo 11% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Cardinals' Tony Fossas facing 7-8-9
Tony Fossas replaces Tom Pagnozzi (C) pitching and batting 6th
Tom Lampkin moves from PH to C
Scarborough Green moves from PH to LF
Willie McGee moves from LF to RF
t9 4-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW J. Fabregas T. Fossas -6% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-4 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW D. Martinez T. Fossas -5% 40% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R CHW M. Ordonez T. Fossas 41% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 5-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW R. Durham T. Fossas 1% 82% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 5-4 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHW O. Guillen T. Fossas 1% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Durham to 2B
Curtis King replaces Tony Fossas pitching and batting 6th
Norberto Martin pinch hits for Tony Castillo (P) batting 3rd
t9 5-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW N. Martin C. King -3% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-5, White Sox' Matt Karchner facing 9-1-2
Matt Karchner replaces Norberto Martin (PH) pitching and batting 3rd
b9 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. McGwire M. Karchner 9% 89% Strikeout Looking
b9 4-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. DeShields M. Karchner -10% 79% Walk
b9 4-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton M. Karchner -13% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); DeShields to 2B
b9 4-5 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford M. Karchner 19% 86% DeShields Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Clayton to 2B
b9 4-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford M. Karchner 14% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Cardinals 4.

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