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CLE
@ANA		11
0
DET
@BAL		1
2
KCR
@MIN		3
2		 
(10)
NYY
@OAK		3
7
BOS
@SEA		6
12
CHW
@TBD		2
8
TEX
@TOR		2
9
SFG
@ARI		5
3
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@ATL		4
5
MON
@CHC		1
3
LAD
@CIN		1
3
MIL
@FLA		6
2
COL
@HOU		5
3
PIT
@NYM		6
7		 
(13)
SDP
@STL		6
8
Saturday, April 4, 1998, 1:15
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 34,292, Time of Game: 3:07
Padres
6
3-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cardinals
8
3-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Kent Mercker (1-0)
L: Pete Smith (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          1  0  0   1  0  0   3  1  0    6  8  0
Cardinals       1  1  1   0  0  5   0  0  X    8 14  0

San Diego Padres

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
James Mouton LF 5 0 1 2 0 2 .125 .361 22 15 -0.050 0.87 0.050 -0.100 0.9 3 0 2B
Steve Finley CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .857 14 9 -0.042 0.93 0.040 -0.082 -0.3 0 0 2B
Tony Gwynn RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .429 1.193 16 11 0.072 0.90 0.111 -0.038 1.1 0 0 HR
Ken Caminiti 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .781 9 4 0.025 0.89 0.080 -0.055 0.4 1 0 2B
Archi Cianfrocco 1B-2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200 .533 12 6 -0.034 0.82 0.010 -0.044 -0.0 4 2
   Mark Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 3 3 -0.024 0.98 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
   Ed Giovanola 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Carlos Hernandez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .558 19 11 0.017 0.83 0.064 -0.047 -0.1 7 1
Chris Gomez SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .929 20 14 -0.111 0.98 0.010 -0.121 -0.5 3 3 GDP
Andy Sheets 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 8 4 -0.031 0.74 0.013 -0.044 -0.6 3 1
   Brian Boehringer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Quilvio Veras PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .629 4 2 -0.024 0.97 0.000 -0.024 -0.2
Pete Smith P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 7 4 -0.047 0.88 0.000 -0.047 -0.4 0 0
   Don Wengert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Sterling Hitchcock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Wally Joyner PH-1B 2 1 2 1 0 0 .467 1.289 9 6 0.044 0.38 0.044 0.000 1.3 2 0 2B
Team Totals 33 6 8 6 4 4 .242 .779 143 89 -0.205 0.85 0.422 -0.626 1.4 24 9
2B: S Finley (3, off K Mercker); W Joyner (1, off M Busby); K Caminiti (2, off K Mercker); J Mouton (1, off M Busby).
HR: T Gwynn (2, off L Painter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T Gwynn 5; W Joyner 3; K Caminiti 2; S Finley 2; J Mouton 2; C Hernandez.
GIDP: C Gomez (1).
RBI: T Gwynn 2 (7); J Mouton 2 (3); C Hernandez (2); W Joyner (5).
2-out RBI: J Mouton 2; W Joyner.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Gomez-A Cianfrocco-W Joyner.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 .412 .994 20 12 0.150 0.80 0.177 -0.027 1.3 2 3
Delino DeShields 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .267 .620 17 8 0.157 1.06 0.202 -0.045 1.9 2 1 SB
Mark McGwire 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 .438 1.821 19 12 0.065 0.87 0.141 -0.076 1.0 6 1 HR,GDP
Ray Lankford CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .462 1.178 19 10 0.126 0.74 0.132 -0.006 1.9 1 0 SB,HBP
Willie McGee LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .333 .733 18 14 -0.066 1.23 0.009 -0.075 -0.5 2 1
John Mabry RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .333 .733 20 10 -0.035 0.72 0.029 -0.064 -0.3 7 0 SF
David Bell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .556 19 15 -0.065 0.65 0.008 -0.073 -0.9 1 1
Tom Lampkin C 2 1 2 1 1 0 .500 1.267 20 11 0.091 0.59 0.091 0.000 2.1 5 0 2·2B,2·HBP
Kent Mercker P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 14 12 -0.111 1.03 0.000 -0.111 -1.7 1 0
   Mike Busby P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kent Bottenfield P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.019 0.75 0.000 -0.019 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 36 8 14 8 5 8 .389 1.017 167 105 0.293 0.83 0.789 -0.496 3.9 27 7
2B: T Lampkin 2 (2, 1 off P Smith, 1 off S Hitchcock).
HR: M McGwire (4, off D Wengert; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: J Mabry (1, off S Hitchcock).
HBP: T Lampkin 2 (2, by P Smith, by B Boehringer); R Lankford (1, by S Hitchcock).
TB: M McGwire 5; T Lampkin 4; R Clayton 3; R Lankford 2; D DeShields 2; J Mabry; W McGee; D Bell.
GIDP: M McGwire (1).
RBI: M McGwire 3 (12); W McGee 2 (3); R Clayton (2); T Lampkin (2); J Mabry (1).
2-out RBI: R Clayton; T Lampkin.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Clayton-D DeShields-M McGwire.
Outfield Assists: W McGee (T Gwynn at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D DeShields (1, 2nd base off P Smith/C Hernandez); R Lankford (2, 3rd base off S Hitchcock/C Hernandez).

San Diego Padres

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
Pete Smith, L (0-1) 5 7 3 3 4 6 0 5.40 27 110 66 36 12 18 6 10 7 0 43 -0.079 1.15 -0.4
Don Wengert 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11.57 3 10 5 3 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -0.211 1.09 -3.0
Sterling Hitchcock 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 27.00 6 19 15 7 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.032 0.20 -1.5
Brian Boehringer 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.93 9 28 19 11 2 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 0.027 0.30 1.0
Team Totals 8 14 8 8 5 8 1 9.00 45 167 105 57 19 29 11 18 12 0 43 0 0 -0.295 0.85 -3.9
D Wengert faced 3 batters in the 6th 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
Kent Mercker, W (1-0) 6 4 3 3 3 1 0 4.50 23 82 48 29 6 13 4 15 3 0 50 0.153 0.89 0.7
Mike Busby 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 10.80 5 21 14 10 0 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 -0.058 0.43 -2.4
Lance Painter, H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.40 2 9 7 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -0.039 0.90 -0.7
Kent Bottenfield, S (1) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.50 7 31 20 9 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.151 1.02 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 4 4 1 6.00 37 143 89 53 9 27 8 21 6 0 50 2 1 0.207 0.83 -1.4
K Mercker faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
L Painter faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Smith (1; T Lampkin); S Hitchcock (1; R Lankford); B Boehringer (1; T Lampkin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 34,292.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 49° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

San Diego Padres         St. Louis Cardinals
1 James Mouton LF 1 Royce Clayton SS
2 Steve Finley CF 2 Delino DeShields 2B
3 Tony Gwynn RF 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Ken Caminiti 3B 4 Ray Lankford CF
5 Archi Cianfrocco 1B 5 Willie McGee LF
6 Carlos Hernandez C 6 John Mabry RF
7 Chris Gomez SS 7 David Bell 3B
8 Andy Sheets 2B 8 Tom Lampkin C
9 Pete Smith P 9 Kent Mercker P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R STL R. Clayton P. Smith 11% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lampkin Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 3-2 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RRR STL M. McGwire D. Wengert 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL D. DeShields P. Smith 9% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clayton to 3B
b6 3-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL D. DeShields D. Wengert 8% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clayton to 3B
b3 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford P. Smith 8% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B

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, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SDP J. Mouton K. Mercker 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  SDP S. Finley K. Mercker -4% 48% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  RO SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker -4% 44% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Finley Scores; Gwynn out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
t1 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker -1% 43% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O SDP A. Cianfrocco K. Mercker 2% 45% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Padres' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Clayton P. Smith 4% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL D. DeShields P. Smith 9% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clayton to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 5,(1-2)  O STL M. McGwire P. Smith -4% 54% Strikeout Swinging, DeShields Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford P. Smith 1% 55% Walk
b1 0-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  RO STL W. McGee P. Smith -1% 54% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Clayton Scores; Lankford to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Mabry P. Smith -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SDP C. Hernandez K. Mercker 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O SDP C. Gomez K. Mercker 2% 54% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t2 1-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  SDP A. Sheets K. Mercker -1% 53% Walk
t2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O SDP P. Smith K. Mercker 2% 55% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Padres' Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Bell P. Smith -2% 53% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Lampkin P. Smith 4% 57% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b2 1-1 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Mercker P. Smith -4% 53% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-1 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  R STL R. Clayton P. Smith 11% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lampkin Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
b2 2-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL D. DeShields P. Smith -3% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O SDP J. Mouton K. Mercker 3% 64% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O SDP S. Finley K. Mercker 2% 66% Popfly: 3B
t3 1-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker 1% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Padres' Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
b3 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire P. Smith 3% 70% Walk
b3 2-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford P. Smith 8% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B
b3 2-1 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO STL W. McGee P. Smith -1% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McGwire Scores
b3 3-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Mabry P. Smith 2% 79% Walk; McGee to 2B
b3 3-1 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Bell P. Smith -3% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  STL T. Lampkin P. Smith 2% 78% Hit By Pitch; McGee to 3B; Mabry to 2B
b3 3-1 2 123 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Mercker P. Smith -5% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-3, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker -7% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive)
t4 1-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O SDP A. Cianfrocco K. Mercker 2% 68% Flyball: RF; Caminiti to 3B
t4 1-3 1 --3 3,(2-0)  R SDP C. Hernandez K. Mercker -6% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores
t4 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SDP C. Gomez K. Mercker 7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Padres' Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
b4 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Clayton P. Smith -2% 66% Lineout: LF
b4 3-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. DeShields P. Smith -2% 65% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL M. McGwire P. Smith 1% 66% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b4 3-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford P. Smith 3% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGwire to 3B
b4 3-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O STL W. McGee P. Smith -5% 64% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SDP A. Sheets K. Mercker 3% 67% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 2-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SDP P. Smith K. Mercker 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SDP J. Mouton K. Mercker 1% 71% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Padres' Pete Smith facing 6-7-8
b5 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry P. Smith -2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-2 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O STL D. Bell P. Smith -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 3-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL T. Lampkin P. Smith 1% 68% Walk
b5 3-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Mercker P. Smith -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
t6 2-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SDP S. Finley K. Mercker 4% 70% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
t6 2-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SDP T. Gwynn K. Mercker 3% 72% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t6 2-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SDP K. Caminiti K. Mercker 2% 74% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Padres' Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
Don Wengert replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL R. Clayton D. Wengert 3% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-2 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL D. DeShields D. Wengert 8% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Clayton to 3B
b6 3-2 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RRR STL M. McGwire D. Wengert 10% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
Sterling Hitchcock replaces Don Wengert pitching and batting 9th
b6 6-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Lankford S. Hitchcock 1% 96% Hit By Pitch
b6 6-2 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  STL W. McGee S. Hitchcock 1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lankford to 2B
b6 6-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Mabry S. Hitchcock 1% 97% Lankford Steals 3B
b6 6-2 0 1-3 3,(1-2)  RO STL J. Mabry S. Hitchcock 0% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Lankford Scores; McGee to 2B
b6 7-2 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O STL D. Bell S. Hitchcock -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McGee to 3B
b6 7-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R STL T. Lampkin S. Hitchcock 1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); McGee Scores
b6 8-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O STL K. Mercker S. Hitchcock -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
t7 2-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SDP A. Cianfrocco K. Mercker -1% 97% Walk
Mike Busby replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-8 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O SDP C. Hernandez M. Busby 1% 98% Lineout: SS
t7 2-8 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  SDP C. Gomez M. Busby -1% 97% Walk; Cianfrocco to 2B
t7 2-8 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O SDP A. Sheets M. Busby 1% 99% Lineout: LF
Wally Joyner pinch hits for Sterling Hitchcock (P) batting 9th
t7 2-8 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R SDP W. Joyner M. Busby -2% 97% Double to RF (Line Drive); Cianfrocco Scores; Gomez to 3B
t7 3-8 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR SDP J. Mouton M. Busby -5% 92% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gomez Scores; Joyner Scores
Lance Painter replaces Mike Busby pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-8 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O SDP S. Finley L. Painter 3% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 5, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Padres' Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
Brian Boehringer replaces Andy Sheets (2B) pitching and batting 8th
Wally Joyner moves from PH to 1B
Archi Cianfrocco moves from 1B to 2B
b7 8-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Clayton B. Boehringer -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b7 8-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL D. DeShields B. Boehringer 1% 94% Walk
b7 8-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL M. McGwire B. Boehringer -1% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 5, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 5-8, Cardinals' Lance Painter facing 3-4-5
t8 5-8 0 --- 8,(2-2)  R SDP T. Gwynn L. Painter -7% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
Kent Bottenfield replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SDP K. Caminiti K. Bottenfield 4% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Archi Cianfrocco (2B) batting 5th
t8 6-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SDP M. Sweeney K. Bottenfield 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O SDP C. Hernandez K. Bottenfield 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Padres' Brian Boehringer facing 4-5-6
Ed Giovanola replaces Mark Sweeney (PH) playing 2B batting 5th
b8 8-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL R. Lankford B. Boehringer -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee B. Boehringer -0% 93% Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
b8 8-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Mabry B. Boehringer 0% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 8-6 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL D. Bell B. Boehringer 1% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Mabry to 3B
b8 8-6 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  STL T. Lampkin B. Boehringer 0% 94% Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
b8 8-6 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL K. Bottenfield B. Boehringer -2% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 6, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 6-8, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
t9 6-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SDP C. Gomez K. Bottenfield 4% 96% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
Quilvio Veras pinch hits for Brian Boehringer (P) batting 8th
t9 6-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O SDP Q. Veras K. Bottenfield 2% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 6-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  SDP W. Joyner K. Bottenfield -2% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 6-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O SDP J. Mouton K. Bottenfield 4% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Cardinals 8.

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