April 4, 1998 San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 11
@ANA 0 BAL 2
DET 1 KCR 3
@MIN 2
(10) OAK 7
NYY 3 SEA 12
BOS 6 TBD 8
CHW 2 TOR 9
TEX 2 SFG 5
@ARI 3 ATL 5
PHI 4 CHC 3
MON 1 CIN 3
LAD 1 MIL 6
@FLA 2 COL 5
@HOU 3 NYM 7
PIT 6
(13) STL 8
SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,292

Saturday, April 4, 1998, 1:15
Time of Game: 3:07

Padres

3-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                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

W: K Mercker (1-0), L: P Smith (0-1), S: K Bottenfield (1)

Cardinals

3-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mouton LF                   5   0   1   2    0   2  .125  .361   22    3   0   2B
S Finley CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .857   14    0   0   2B
T Gwynn RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .429 1.192   16    0   0   HR
K Caminiti 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .780    4    1   0   2B
A Cianfrocco 1B-2B            2   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .533   12    4   2   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  E Giovanola 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
C Hernandez C                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .558   19    7   1   
C Gomez SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .929   20    3   3   GDP
A Sheets 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    8    3   1   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  Q Veras PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629    4    0   0   
P Smith P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  D Wengert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Hitchcock P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  W Joyner PH-1B              2   1   2   1    0   0  .467 1.289    9    2   0   2B
Totals                       33   6   8   6    4   4              138   24   9

BATTING

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          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  5   2   3   1    0   1  .412  .995   20    2   3   
D DeShields 2B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .267  .620   17    2   1   SB
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   3    1   1  .438 1.821   19    6   1   HR,GDP
R Lankford CF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .462 1.178   19    1   0   SB,HBP
W McGee LF                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .333  .733   18    2   1   
J Mabry RF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .333  .733   18    7   0   SF
D Bell 3B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .555   19    1   1   
T Lampkin C                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.267   20    5   0   2·2B,2·HBP
K Mercker P                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   14    1   0   
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Bottenfield P             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  14   8    5   8              165   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Lampkin 2 (2, off P Smith, 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.

BASERUNNING

SB: D DeShields (1, 2nd base off P Smith/C Hernandez); R Lankford (2, 3rd base off S Hitchcock/C Hernandez).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Smith, L (0-1)               5     7   3   3    4   6   0   5.40   27  110-66   36·12·18    6· 3· 7· 0     43    -     1.13  -0.08
D Wengert                      0     3   3   3    0   0   1  11.57    3   10-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.10  -0.21
S Hitchcock                    1     2   2   2    0   1   0  27.00    6   16-13    7· 3· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
B Boehringer                   2     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    9   28-19   11· 2· 6    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
Totals                         8    14   8   8    5   8   1          45  164-103  57·18·29   11· 6·12· 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
K Mercker, W (1-0)             6     4   3   3    3   1   0   4.50   23   77-47   29· 5·13    4·12· 3· 0     50    -     0.89   0.15
M Busby                        0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0  10.80    5   21-14   10· 0· 4    1· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.47  -0.06
L 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    0.95  -0.04
K Bottenfield, S (1)           2     1   0   0    0   3   0   4.50    7   31-20    9· 3· 8    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.15
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4   4   1          37  138-88   53· 8·27    8·15· 6· 0          2-1

D Wengert faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
K Mercker faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
L Painter faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Smith (1; T Lampkin); S Hitchcock (1; R Lankford); B Boehringer (1; T Lampkin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 34,292.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. J Mouton             LF    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. S Finley             CF    2. D DeShields          2B 
3. T Gwynn              RF    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. A Cianfrocco         1B    5. W McGee              LF 
6. C Hernandez          C     6. J Mabry              RF 
7. C Gomez              SS    7. D Bell               3B 
8. A Sheets             2B    8. T Lampkin            C  
9. P Smith              P     9. K Mercker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-1  -2-  3   11%  64% R Clayton       P Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lampkin Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   0  2-3  1-3  4   10%  95% M McGwire       D Wengert       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  2    9%  58% D DeShields     P Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clayton to 3B
   b 6   0  2-3  1--  3    8%  85% D DeShields     D Wengert       Single to CF (Line Drive); Clayton to 3B
   b 3   0  1-2  1--  2    8%  78% R Lankford      P Smith         Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   48%  S Finley        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   RO     -2-  2   44%  T Gwynn         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Finley Scores; Gwynn out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
          ---      43%  K Caminiti      Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  A Cianfrocco    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   48%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   58%  D DeShields     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clayton to 3B
   O      1-3  5   54%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging, DeShields Steals 2B
          -23  6   55%  R Lankford      Walk
   RO     123  4   54%  W McGee         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Clayton Scores; Lankford to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   52%  C Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   54%  C Gomez         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6   53%  A Sheets        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  P Smith         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, Pete Smith facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   57%  T Lampkin       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   53%  K Mercker       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   64%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lampkin Scores; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   61%  D DeShields     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, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   64%  J Mouton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   66%  S Finley        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   67%  T Gwynn         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, Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   70%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  2   78%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   77%  W McGee         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; McGwire Scores
          1--  5   79%  J Mabry         Walk; McGee to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   78%  T Lampkin       Hit By Pitch; McGee to 3B; Mabry to 2B
   O      123  3   73%  K Mercker       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, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   66%  K Caminiti      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   68%  A Cianfrocco    Flyball: RF; Caminiti to 3B
   R      --3  3   62%  C Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Caminiti Scores
   OO     1--  1   69%  C Gomez         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, Pete Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   66%  R Clayton       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   65%  D DeShields     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3   66%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   69%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGwire to 3B
   O      1-3  1   64%  W McGee         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, Kent Mercker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   67%  A Sheets        Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   69%  P Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  J Mouton        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, Pete Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   69%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   67%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   68%  T Lampkin       Walk
   O      1--  5   66%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Kent Mercker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   70%  S Finley        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   72%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   74%  K Caminiti      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, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
                  Don Wengert replaces Pete Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   77%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   85%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive); Clayton to 3B
   RRR    1-3  4   95%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clayton Scores; DeShields Scores
                  Sterling Hitchcock replaces Don Wengert pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   96%  R Lankford      Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   97%  W McGee         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lankford to 2B
          12-      98%  J Mabry         Lankford Steals 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Lankford Scores; McGee to 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  D Bell          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McGee to 3B
   R      --3  4   99%  T Lampkin       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); McGee Scores
   O      -2-  3   98%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 2, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-8, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   97%  A Cianfrocco    Walk
                  Mike Busby replaces Kent Mercker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  6   98%  C Hernandez     Lineout: SS
          1--  9   97%  C Gomez         Walk; Cianfrocco to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Sheets        Lineout: LF
                  Wally Joyner pinch hits for Sterling Hitchcock batting 9th
   R      12-  3   97%  W Joyner        Double to RF (Line Drive); Cianfrocco Scores; Gomez to 3B
   RR     -23  2   92%  J Mouton        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gomez Scores; Joyner Scores
                  Lance Painter replaces Mike Busby pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   94%  S Finley        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, Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Andy Sheets pitching and batting 8th; Wally Joyner moves to 1B; Archi Cianfrocco moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   94%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  D DeShields     Walk
   OO     1--  1   93%  M McGwire       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, Lance Painter facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  8   86%  T Gwynn         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Archi Cianfrocco batting 5th
   O      ---  3   93%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   94%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 6, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Brian Boehringer facing 4-5-6
                  Ed Giovanola replaces Mark Sweeney playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   93%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  W McGee         Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   93%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   94%  D Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Mabry to 3B
          1-3  5   94%  T Lampkin       Hit By Pitch; Bell to 2B
   O      123  1   92%  K Bottenfield   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, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   96%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Quilvio Veras pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  Q Veras         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   96%  W Joyner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 6, Cardinals 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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