May 28, 1998 Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
TEX 2 CHW 11
@DET 7
(10) NYY 8
BOS 3 SEA 5
@TBD 2 CLE 6
@TOR 2 MON 9
@ATL 5 PHI 8
@CHC 7 LAD 4
CIN 3 ARI 8
@SFG 7 STL 4
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 37,989

Thursday, May 28, 1998, 12:42
Time of Game: 2:36

Rockies

22-31

Lost 2

4th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rockies         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  X    4  8  1

W: K Mercker (4-3), L: J Wright (4-5), S: C King (2)

Cardinals

27-24

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Perez SS                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .285  .739   17    1   4   2B
E Burks CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .862   18    1   0   2B
D Bichette LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .341  .826   15    2   0   GDP
L Walker RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .337  .970   13    1   0   
V Castilla 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .890   14    1   3   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .317  .888    9    9   0   SB
  C Leskanic P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Vander Wal PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .811    5    0   0   
  C McElroy P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Lansing 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .251  .631   23    3   2   HBP
K Manwaring C                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .739    6    2   2   
  J Reed PH-C                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .838    5    3   0   2B
J Wright P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .095  .190    8    0   1   
  T Helton 1B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .822    7    1   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    3   9              140   24  13

BATTING

2B: J Reed (4, off L Painter); N Perez (11, off K Mercker); E Burks (14, off K Mercker).

HBP: M Lansing (1, by C King).

TB: N Perez 3; J Reed 2; E Burks 2; L Walker; K Manwaring; G Colbrunn.

GIDP: D Bichette (9).

RBI: K Manwaring (11).

2-out RBI: K Manwaring.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Lansing-G Colbrunn; M Lansing-N Perez-G Colbrunn.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Colbrunn (2, 2nd base off K Mercker/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Gant LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .767   15    2   0   
  W McGee LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .695         0   0   
D DeShields 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .327  .899   16    3   5   
M McGwire 1B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .319 1.321   20    7   0   
R Lankford CF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .922   17    3   0   
B Jordan RF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .380 1.066   12    0   0   2B
J Mabry 3B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .838    6    0   0   2B
R Clayton SS                  2   0   1   1    1   0  .239  .627   14    2   4   CS
T Pagnozzi C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .487    7   10   0   GDP
K Mercker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .231    5    0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .738    1    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  C King P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   1   
Totals                       28   4   8   4    4   5              117   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Mabry (7, off J Wright); B Jordan (14, off J Wright).

TB: J Mabry 3; B Jordan 3; R Lankford 2; M McGwire; R Clayton.

GIDP: T Pagnozzi (2).

RBI: B Jordan 2 (31); J Mabry (19); R Clayton (16).

2-out RBI: J Mabry; R Clayton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Clayton-D DeShields-M McGwire.

E: J Mabry (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Clayton (4, 2nd base by C Leskanic/K Manwaring).

PO: D DeShields (1st base by J Wright).

PITCHING

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, L (4-5)              5.2   7   4   4    4   2   0   5.86   25   85-53   33·10·10   12· 4· 3· 0     37    -     0.99  -0.17
C Leskanic                     1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.61    3    9-7     2· 5· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.22   0.02
C McElroy                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.73    4   22-17   13· 2· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     8   4   4    4   5   0          32  116-77   48·17·12   14· 5· 4· 0          1-0

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 (4-3)             5     5   1   1    1   5   0   5.66   21   78-49   28·12· 9    7· 3· 5· 0     57    -     1.19   0.15
J Frascatore, H (1)            1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.85    4    9-6     4· 1· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.10
L Painter                      0     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.80    3   10-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.42  -0.15
C King, S (2)                  2.2   1   0   0    0   4   0   0.64   10   38-25   13· 5· 7    5· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.45   0.25
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   9   0          38  135-82   46·18·18   12· 6· 7· 0          3-0

L Painter faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Wright (1; D DeShields, 1st base).

HBP: C King (1; M Lansing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Frank Pulli.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 37,989.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 86° F, Wind 8mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Colorado Rockies              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. N Perez              SS    1. R Gant               LF 
2. E Burks              CF    2. D DeShields          2B 
3. D Bichette           LF    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. L Walker             RF    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. V Castilla           3B    5. B Jordan             RF 
6. G Colbrunn           1B    6. J Mabry              3B 
7. M Lansing            2B    7. R Clayton            SS 
8. K Manwaring          C     8. T Pagnozzi           C  
9. J Wright             P     9. K Mercker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  5   19%  74% B Jordan        J Wright        Double to LF (Ground Ball); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  12-  5  -13%  38% K Manwaring     K Mercker       Single to CF (Line Drive); Colbrunn Scores; Lansing to 2B
   b 6   2  1-2  1--  2   12%  84% J Mabry         J Wright        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Jordan Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  3   -9%  50% T Pagnozzi      J Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  4-1  123  3    9%  86% E Burks         C King          Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Helton to 3B; Perez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   48%  E Burks         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   52%  D Bichette      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   55%  L Walker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   52%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  V Castilla      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--      48%  M Lansing       Colbrunn Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   55%  K Manwaring     Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  B Jordan        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   55%  J Mabry         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   59%  R Clayton       Walk; Mabry to 2B
   OO     12-  3   50%  T Pagnozzi      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   48%  N Perez         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   52%  E Burks         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  2   56%  D Bichette      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jamey Wright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  K Mercker       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   51%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  D DeShields     Walk
   O      1--      50%  M McGwire       DeShields Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  L Walker        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   55%  V Castilla      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  G Colbrunn      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   51%  M Lansing       Walk; Colbrunn to 2B
   R      12-  5   38%  K Manwaring     Single to CF (Line Drive); Colbrunn Scores; Lansing to 2B
   O      12-  4   43%  J Wright        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   48%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  5   55%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGwire to 2B
   RR     12-  5   74%  B Jordan        Double to LF (Ground Ball); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
   O      -2-  2   73%  J Mabry         Flyball: RF; Jordan to 3B
   O      --3  1   67%  R Clayton       Fielder's Choice SS; Jordan out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Clayton to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  2   64%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   59%  N Perez         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   64%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   OO     1--  4   71%  D Bichette      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jamey Wright facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Hunter pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 9th
   O      ---  1   69%  B Hunter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   67%  R Gant          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  D DeShields     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-2, John Frascatore facing 4-5-6
                  John Frascatore replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   70%  L Walker        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   72%  V Castilla      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   74%  G Colbrunn      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jamey Wright facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   77%  M McGwire       Walk
   OO     1--  6   70%  R Lankford      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  1   72%  B Jordan        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  2   84%  J Mabry         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Jordan Scores
   R      -2-  5   90%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mabry Scores
                  Curt Leskanic replaces Greg Colbrunn pitching and batting 6th; Todd Helton replaces Jamey Wright playing 1B batting 9th
   O      1--  1   89%  T Pagnozzi      Clayton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, John Frascatore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   92%  M Lansing       Popfly: SS
                  Lance Painter replaces John Frascatore pitching and batting 9th; Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring batting 8th
          ---  1   88%  J Reed          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   85%  T Helton        Walk
          12-  5   77%  N Perez         Walk; Reed to 3B; Helton to 2B
                  Curtis King replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   86%  E Burks         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Helton to 3B; Perez to 2B
   O      123  4   94%  D Bichette      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Curt Leskanic facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Reed moves to C
   O      ---  1   94%  T Pagnozzi      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  C King          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Curtis King facing 4-5-6
                  Willie McGee replaces Ron Gant playing LF batting 1st
          ---  2   89%  L Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   93%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  John Vander Wal pinch hits for Curt Leskanic batting 6th
   O      1--  5   95%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   93%  M Lansing       Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chuck McElroy facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck McElroy replaces John Vander Wal pitching and batting 6th
   O      ---  5   97%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  8   97%  M McGwire       Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   97%  R Lankford      Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  4   97%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Rockies Batting, Behind 1-4, Curtis King facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  T Helton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  N Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rockies 1, Cardinals 4.

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