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3
Monday, May 18, 1998 12:41
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 36,820, Time of Game: 2:43
Marlins
7
15-30
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
 at Cardinals
3
21-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
W: Jesus Sanchez (3-1)
L: Manny Aybar (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         1  0  0   4  0  0   2  0  0    7  9  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  1    3  6  1

Florida Marlins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Todd Dunwoody CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .400 16 9 -0.027 0.55 0.028 -0.054 -0.6 1 0
Edgar Renteria SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 .282 .710 15 9 0.024 0.48 0.059 -0.034 0.0 1 5 2B,2·SB
Mark Kotsay RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .305 .780 20 11 0.073 0.49 0.098 -0.025 0.5 4 0 2B
Mike Piazza C 5 1 2 2 0 0 .283 .822 12 11 0.026 0.56 0.066 -0.039 1.4 3 0 3B
Cliff Floyd LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 .857 12 9 0.011 0.75 0.054 -0.043 -0.8 3 0
Todd Zeile 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .246 .710 18 13 0.059 0.71 0.086 -0.027 0.4 0 3
Derrek Lee 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .236 .848 15 5 0.032 0.54 0.063 -0.032 0.7 14 0
Craig Counsell 2B 2 0 1 2 2 1 .279 .824 19 8 0.089 0.52 0.094 -0.005 2.0 1 3 2B
Jesus Sanchez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .067 .133 15 13 -0.046 0.36 0.000 -0.046 -1.2 0 1 SH
   Jay Powell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 9 7 5 6 .265 .771 142 88 0.241 0.54 0.548 -0.305 2.4 27 12
2B: M Kotsay (11, off M Aybar); C Counsell (9, off M Aybar); E Renteria (7, off R Croushore).
3B: M Piazza (1, off R Croushore).
SH: J Sanchez (1, off R Croushore).
TB: M Piazza 4; E Renteria 3; C Counsell 2; M Kotsay 2; T Dunwoody; T Zeile; C Floyd.
RBI: M Piazza 2 (34); C Counsell 2 (21); T Zeile (28); M Kotsay (21); T Dunwoody (1).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria 2 (12, 2nd base off M Aybar/T Pagnozzi, 3rd base off R Croushore/T Pagnozzi).
Pickoffs: D Lee (1st base by J Acevedo).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Royce Clayton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .243 .641 16 10 0.003 0.71 0.046 -0.043 0.3 0 3
Willie McGee CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .287 .713 18 9 -0.067 0.84 0.026 -0.093 -1.0 5 1
Mark McGwire 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .301 1.225 9 5 -0.005 0.73 0.051 -0.056 0.1 9 0 HR
Brian Jordan RF-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .374 1.078 9 6 -0.042 0.62 0.015 -0.058 -0.3 1 0 2B
Gary Gaetti 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .770 17 9 0.000 0.47 0.028 -0.028 -0.3 0 2
Ron Gant LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .217 .763 7 6 -0.034 0.65 0.000 -0.034 -0.2 2 0
   Brian Hunter LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .828 6 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Tom Pagnozzi C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .591 8 3 -0.051 0.73 0.005 -0.056 -0.4 6 0
   Jeff Brantley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .306 .926 5 2 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 1.0 HR
David Howard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .722 11 8 -0.050 0.48 0.000 -0.050 -0.7 2 4
Manny Aybar P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 5 4 -0.019 0.77 0.000 -0.019 -0.2 0 0
   Curtis King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Mabry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .821 2 2 -0.007 0.29 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Juan Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Rich Croushore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Lampkin PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .787 1 1 0.016 0.34 0.016 0.000 0.4 1 0
Team Totals 32 3 6 3 3 3 .188 .663 114 68 -0.257 0.61 0.188 -0.446 -1.6 27 11
2B: B Jordan (10, off J Sanchez).
HR: R Lankford (5, off J Powell; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M McGwire (17, off J Sanchez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: R Lankford 4; M McGwire 4; B Jordan 2; R Clayton 2; T Lampkin.
RBI: R Gant (18); M McGwire (46); R Lankford (24).
2-out RBI: R Lankford.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. W McGee-T Pagnozzi.
E: R Clayton (8).
Outfield Assists: W McGee (M Piazza at 3rd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: W McGee (1st base by J Sanchez).

Florida Marlins

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
Jesus Sanchez, W (3-1) 7.1 5 2 2 3 2 1 3.45 29 94 56 43 9 4 13 11 2 0 59 0.219 0.67 1.2
Jay Powell 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.01 6 20 12 8 1 3 1 4 0 0 2 0 0.040 0.28 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 3 3 2 3.00 35 114 68 51 10 7 14 15 2 0 59 2 0 0.259 0.54 1.6

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
Manny Aybar, L (2-3) 3.1 7 5 5 2 2 0 9.12 19 61 43 25 9 9 8 7 2 0 26 -0.274 0.92 -4.2
Curtis King 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 17 9 6 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 0.050 0.34 1.7
Juan Acevedo 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.68 3 16 12 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.26 0.5
Rich Croushore 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 9.00 10 41 19 12 5 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 -0.035 0.20 -1.0
Jeff Brantley 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18 3 7 5 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 5 6 0 7.00 40 142 88 53 19 16 14 15 4 0 26 2 0 -0.241 0.61 -2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Acevedo (1; D Lee, 1st base); J Sanchez (2; W McGee, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Steve Rippley.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 36,820.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Florida Marlins         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Todd Dunwoody CF 1 Royce Clayton SS
2 Edgar Renteria SS 2 Willie McGee CF
3 Mark Kotsay RF 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Mike Piazza C 4 Brian Jordan RF
5 Cliff Floyd LF 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Todd Zeile 3B 6 Ron Gant LF
7 Derrek Lee 1B 7 Tom Pagnozzi C
8 Craig Counsell 2B 8 David Howard 2B
9 Jesus Sanchez P 9 Manny Aybar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R FLA M. Kotsay M. Aybar 10% 61% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
t4 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R FLA T. Zeile M. Aybar 9% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Piazza Scores; Floyd to 2B
t4 2-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR FLA C. Counsell M. Aybar 8% 93% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Floyd Scores; Zeile Scores; Lee to 3B
t4 1-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  FLA C. Floyd M. Aybar 5% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Piazza to 2B
t4 2-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  FLA D. Lee M. Aybar 5% 85% Walk; Floyd to 3B; Zeile to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA T. Dunwoody M. Aybar -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  FLA E. Renteria M. Aybar 2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  FLA M. Kotsay M. Aybar 2% 52% Renteria Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  R FLA M. Kotsay M. Aybar 10% 61% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(0-2)  O FLA M. Piazza M. Aybar -3% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 1-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O FLA C. Floyd M. Aybar -3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Clayton J. Sanchez 2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL W. McGee J. Sanchez -3% 55% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. McGwire J. Sanchez 3% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-1 2 1-- O STL B. Jordan J. Sanchez 2% 60% McGee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O FLA T. Zeile M. Aybar -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA D. Lee M. Aybar -1% 57% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  FLA C. Counsell M. Aybar 1% 58% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O FLA J. Sanchez M. Aybar -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL B. Jordan J. Sanchez 3% 58% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  STL G. Gaetti J. Sanchez -3% 56% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Gant J. Sanchez 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gaetti to 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Sanchez 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O FLA T. Dunwoody M. Aybar -2% 59% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA E. Renteria M. Aybar -2% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O FLA M. Kotsay M. Aybar -1% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Howard J. Sanchez 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL M. Aybar J. Sanchez 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Clayton J. Sanchez -2% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL W. McGee J. Sanchez 3% 62% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  FLA M. Piazza M. Aybar 4% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  FLA C. Floyd M. Aybar 5% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Piazza to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R FLA T. Zeile M. Aybar 9% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Piazza Scores; Floyd to 2B
t4 2-0 0 12- 5,(3-1)  FLA D. Lee M. Aybar 5% 85% Walk; Floyd to 3B; Zeile to 2B
t4 2-0 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR FLA C. Counsell M. Aybar 8% 93% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Floyd Scores; Zeile Scores; Lee to 3B
t4 4-0 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O FLA J. Sanchez M. Aybar -2% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-0 1 -23 3,(1-1)  R FLA T. Dunwoody M. Aybar 3% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee Scores; Counsell to 3B
Curtis King replaces Manny Aybar pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-0 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  O FLA E. Renteria C. King -2% 92% Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
t4 5-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O FLA M. Kotsay C. King -1% 91% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL M. McGwire J. Sanchez -5% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b4 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL B. Jordan J. Sanchez 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL G. Gaetti J. Sanchez 1% 89% Popfly: 2B
b4 1-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Gant J. Sanchez 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Curtis King facing 4-5-6
t5 5-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA M. Piazza C. King -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 5-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O FLA C. Floyd C. King -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t5 5-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O FLA T. Zeile C. King -0% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 7-8-9
b5 1-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL T. Pagnozzi J. Sanchez 2% 90% Foul Popfly: 1B
b5 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL D. Howard J. Sanchez 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
John Mabry pinch hits for Curtis King (P) batting 9th
b5 1-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Mabry J. Sanchez 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Juan Acevedo facing 7-8-9
Juan Acevedo replaces John Mabry (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Brian Jordan moves from RF to CF
Willie McGee moves from CF to RF
t6 5-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  FLA D. Lee J. Acevedo 1% 93% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 5-1 0 1-- O FLA C. Counsell J. Acevedo -2% 91% Lee Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t6 5-1 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O FLA C. Counsell J. Acevedo -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O FLA J. Sanchez J. Acevedo -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 1-2-3
b6 1-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL R. Clayton J. Sanchez 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Sanchez 1% 93% Flyball: RF
b6 1-5 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL M. McGwire J. Sanchez 1% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 1-2-3
Rich Croushore replaces Juan Acevedo pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O FLA T. Dunwoody R. Croushore -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t7 5-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  FLA E. Renteria R. Croushore 1% 95% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
t7 5-1 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  FLA M. Kotsay R. Croushore 1% 95% Renteria Steals 3B
t7 5-1 1 --3 6,(3-2)  FLA M. Kotsay R. Croushore 0% 96% Walk
t7 5-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR FLA M. Piazza R. Croushore 3% 99% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Renteria Scores; Kotsay Scores
t7 7-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  OO FLA C. Floyd R. Croushore -1% 98% Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-7, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 4-5-6
b7 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL B. Jordan J. Sanchez -2% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b7 1-7 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Gaetti J. Sanchez 1% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Jordan to 3B
b7 1-7 1 --3 2,(0-1)  RO STL R. Gant J. Sanchez 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Jordan Scores
b7 2-7 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Pagnozzi J. Sanchez -0% 97% Walk
b7 2-7 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL D. Howard J. Sanchez 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cardinals' Rich Croushore facing 6-7-8
Brian Hunter replaces Ron Gant playing LF batting 6th
t8 7-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O FLA T. Zeile R. Croushore -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  FLA D. Lee R. Croushore 0% 98% Walk
t8 7-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  FLA C. Counsell R. Croushore 0% 99% Walk; Lee to 2B
t8 7-2 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O FLA J. Sanchez R. Croushore -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lee to 3B; Counsell to 2B
t8 7-2 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O FLA T. Dunwoody R. Croushore -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Marlins' Jesus Sanchez facing 9-1-2
Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Rich Croushore (P) batting 9th
b8 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Lampkin J. Sanchez -2% 96% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b8 2-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL R. Clayton J. Sanchez -3% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lampkin to 2B
b8 2-7 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Sanchez 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Jay Powell replaces Jesus Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-7 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL M. McGwire J. Powell 2% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 2-7 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL B. Jordan J. Powell 1% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Cardinals' Jeff Brantley facing 2-3-4
Jeff Brantley replaces Tom Pagnozzi (C) pitching and batting 7th
Tom Lampkin moves from PH to C
t9 7-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O FLA E. Renteria J. Brantley -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Kotsay J. Brantley -0% 99% Popfly: LF (Short LF)
t9 7-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O FLA M. Piazza J. Brantley -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Marlins' Jay Powell facing 5-6-7
b9 2-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL G. Gaetti J. Powell 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL B. Hunter J. Powell 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Jeff Brantley (P) batting 7th
b9 2-7 2 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL R. Lankford J. Powell -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b9 3-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Howard J. Powell 0% 100% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 7, Cardinals 3.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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