May 23, 1998 San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 39,333

Saturday, May 23, 1998, 7:17
Time of Game: 3:22

Giants

27-22

Lost 2

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          3  0  0   1  4  0   2  0  0   10  9  0
Cardinals       4  3  0   1  3  0   0  0  X   11 15  1

W: L Painter (1-0), L: J Johnstone (1-2), S: C King (1)

Cardinals

25-22

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .280  .694   15    3   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .356  .927   27    0   1   
B Bonds LF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .297 1.001   21    5   0   
J Kent 2B                     5   2   2   2    0   1  .283  .793   15    4   0   3B,GDP
S Javier RF                   2   2   0   0    3   1  .226  .631   31    3   0   
J Snow 1B                     3   2   2   4    0   0  .192  .545   17    6   0   HR,SF
R Aurilia SS                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .319  .903    8    0   3   2B
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
B Mayne C                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .307  .782   16    2   1   GDP
D Darwin P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .059  .170    3    0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    6    1   2   
  C Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .491    5    0   0   
  J Johnstone P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Poole P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
  R Sanchez SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .376  .815    7    0   1   
Totals                       33  10   9   9    7   7              171   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Aurilia (10, off M Aybar).

3B: J Kent (3, off M Aybar).

HR: J Snow (2, off L Painter; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J Snow (3, off M Aybar).

TB: J Snow 5; J Kent 4; R Aurilia 3; B Mayne; R Rodriguez; D Hamilton.

GIDP: J Kent (6); B Mayne (3).

RBI: J Snow 4 (21); R Aurilia 2 (17); J Kent 2 (32); B Mayne (12).

2-out RBI: R Aurilia 2; B Mayne; J Snow.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant LF                     6   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .817   17    5   0   
D DeShields 2B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .336  .924   19    2   2   SH
M McGwire 1B                  4   4   3   4    1   0  .322 1.329   24    8   0   2·HR
R Lankford CF                 3   2   1   3    2   0  .312  .959   19    3   0   HR
B Jordan RF                   5   1   4   2    0   0  .377 1.062   11    1   0   2·2B
J Mabry 3B                    3   0   2   1    2   1  .303  .825   15    0   2   2·IW
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .629   23    1   4   SF
T Lampkin C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .747   25    7   0   IW
M Aybar P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    7    0   1   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .836    1    0   0   
  L Painter P                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   1   
  C King P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       37  11  15  11    7   1              165   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Jordan 2 (13, off J Johnstone, off D Darwin).

HR: R Lankford (7, off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire 2 (23, off R Rodriguez, off J Johnstone; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Clayton (2, off D Darwin).

SH: D DeShields (1, off D Darwin).

IBB: J Mabry 2 (3, by S Reed, by J Johnstone); T Lampkin (2, by D Darwin).

TB: M McGwire 9; B Jordan 6; R Lankford 4; J Mabry 2; D DeShields; L Painter; R Clayton; B Hunter; R Gant.

RBI: M McGwire 4 (58); R Lankford 3 (29); B Jordan 2 (29); J Mabry (18); R Clayton (15).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Mabry-D DeShields-M McGwire; L Painter-R Clayton-M McGwire.

E: J Mabry (3).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Darwin                       1.1   7   7   7    3   0   1   4.26   14   43-23   16· 2· 5    6· 3· 2· 0      9    -     1.26  -0.57
R Rodriguez                    2.2   4   1   1    0   1   1   4.91   12   30-21   13· 2· 6    8· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.39   0.01
J Johnstone, L (1-2)           0.2   3   3   3    2   0   1   1.93    7   28-14    8· 4· 2    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.15  -0.31
J Poole                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    5   26-18   10· 2· 6    1· 1· 3· 0          2-0    0.43   0.04
S Reed                         2     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.57    8   32-19   12· 1· 6    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.81   0.08
Totals                         8    15  11  11    7   1   3          46  159-95   59·11·25   17·12· 9· 0          3-0

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
M Aybar                        4.2   6   8   7    6   3   0   9.79   25   96-57   32· 6·19    6· 8· 2· 0     19    -     1.05  -0.40
K Bottenfield                  0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.84    2    7-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    1.34  -0.10
L Painter, W (1-0)             2     2   2   2    1   2   1   4.80    8   35-19    8· 1·10    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.05  -0.06
C King, S (1)                  2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6   33-22   15· 1· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.91   0.29
Totals                         9     9  10   9    7   7   1          41  171-103  57· 9·37   10·12· 5· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Darwin (3); J Poole (2).

IBB: S Reed (3; J Mabry); J Johnstone (2; J Mabry); D Darwin (1; T Lampkin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 39,333.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. R Gant               LF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. D DeShields          2B 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. S Javier             RF    5. B Jordan             RF 
6. J Snow               1B    6. J Mabry              3B 
7. R Aurilia            SS    7. R Clayton            SS 
8. B Mayne              C     8. T Lampkin            C  
9. D Darwin             P     9. M Aybar              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  8-8  12-  5   26%  88% M McGwire       J Johnstone     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hunter Scores; DeShields Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  3  -19%  28% J Kent          M Aybar         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores; Mueller Scores
   t 5   2  8-5  1-3  3  -18%  66% R Aurilia       M Aybar         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kent Scores; Snow Scores
   b 2   1  3-4  1-3  4   16%  87% R Lankford      D Darwin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gant Scores; McGwire Scores
   t 7   1 11-8  1--  6  -15%  74% J Snow          L Painter       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Javier Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Manuel Aybar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   41%  B Mueller       Walk; Hamilton to 2B
   O      12-  2   46%  B Bonds         Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   RR     12-  3   28%  J Kent          Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores; Mueller Scores
          --3  6   26%  S Javier        Walk
   RO     1-3  6   25%  J Snow          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kent Scores
   O      1--  2   27%  R Aurilia       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   24%  R Gant          Popfly: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   27%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   30%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeShields to 2B
          12-  4   36%  R Lankford      Walk; DeShields to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   RR     123  2   51%  B Jordan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); DeShields Scores; McGwire Scores; Lankford to 3B
   R      1-3  2   61%  J Mabry         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lankford Scores; Jordan to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   63%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jordan Scores; Mabry to 2B
          -2-  5   64%  T Lampkin       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   60%  M Aybar         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Manuel Aybar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   63%  B Mayne         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   65%  D Darwin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   66%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   69%  R Gant          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   67%  D DeShields     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Gant to 2B
          -2-      70%  M McGwire       Wild Pitch; Gant to 3B
          --3  6   72%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3  4   87%  R Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gant Scores; McGwire Scores
          ---  1   89%  B Jordan        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Danny Darwin pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  4   87%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   86%  R Clayton       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Manuel Aybar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   88%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  B Bonds         Walk
   OO     1--  1   89%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rich Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   89%  T Lampkin       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   88%  M Aybar         Groundout: P unassisted (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   88%  R Gant          Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-7, Manuel Aybar facing 5-6-7
          --- 13   85%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  J Snow          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   89%  R Aurilia       Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak SS); Javier to 2B
          -2-  5   88%  B Mayne         Walk
   R      12-  6   82%  R Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Javier Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Mayne to 3B
   O      1-3  3   86%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Rich Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   R      ---  2   91%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   90%  R Lankford      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   90%  B Jordan        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   91%  J Mabry         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Jordan to 2B
          12-  1   92%  R Clayton       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jordan to 3B; Mabry to 2B
   O      123  1   90%  T Lampkin       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-8, Manuel Aybar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   91%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
          ---  7   90%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--  1   86%  J Kent          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bonds to 2B
   O      12-  3   89%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bonds to 3B; Kent to 2B
   R      -23  2   84%  J Snow          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bonds Scores; Kent to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   66%  R Aurilia       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Kent Scores; Snow Scores
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Manuel Aybar pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-  2   54%  B Mayne         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Aurilia Scores
                  Chris Jones pinch hits for Rich Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      1--  5   57%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 8-8, John Johnstone facing 9-1-2
                  John Johnstone replaces Chris Jones pitching and batting 9th; Brian Hunter pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
          ---  1   61%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   57%  R Gant          Flyball: LF
          1--  6   61%  D DeShields     Walk; Hunter to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   88%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hunter Scores; DeShields Scores
   O      ---  2   87%  R Lankford      Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   88%  B Jordan        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  4   88%  J Mabry         Intentional Walk
                  Jim Poole replaces John Johnstone pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  5   86%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 8-11, Lance Painter facing 1-2-3
                  Lance Painter replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   89%  D Hamilton      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   90%  B Mueller       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   91%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-8, Jim Poole facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   90%  T Lampkin       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   91%  L Painter       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Gant          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      91%  D DeShields     Wild Pitch; Painter to 2B
   O      -2-  7   89%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 8-11, Lance Painter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   92%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   89%  S Javier        Walk
   RR     1--  6   74%  J Snow          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Javier Scores
          ---  2   69%  R Aurilia       Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   79%  B Mayne         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Cardinals 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-10, Steve Reed facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Reed replaces Rich Aurilia pitching and batting 7th; Rey Sanchez replaces Jim Poole playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  3   77%  M McGwire       Lineout: LF
          ---  6   79%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  1   78%  B Jordan        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Lankford to 2B
          -2-  4   78%  J Mabry         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   75%  R Clayton       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 10, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 10-11, Curtis King facing 9-1-2
                  Curtis King replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   80%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   84%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      --- 12   87%  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Cardinals 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 11-10, Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   85%  T Lampkin       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   84%  C King          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  1   84%  R Gant          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 10-11, Curtis King facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  B Bonds         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   96%  J Kent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Cardinals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation