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@BOS		12
13
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14
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@CLE		15
3
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13
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11
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6
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5
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2
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2
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7
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10
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@STL		5
10
Friday, August 14, 1998 7:21
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 47,836, Time of Game: 2:39
Pirates
5
55-67
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 20 GB
 at Cardinals
10
58-62
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 16 GB
L: Jon Lieber (8-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         2  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    5 12  0
Cardinals       0  0  5   3  0  1   1  0  X   10  8  3

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Womack 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .279 .670 16 14 -0.067 0.84 0.035 -0.102 -0.2 3 1 SB
Manny Martinez CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 .256 .749 21 13 0.031 0.47 0.054 -0.022 0.8 2 0 2·2B,SH
Jason Kendall C 5 1 2 1 0 1 .334 .889 22 15 0.072 0.56 0.104 -0.033 0.6 5 0 2B
Kevin Young 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .285 .845 15 9 0.024 0.75 0.090 -0.066 0.6 7 0 CS
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .726 21 12 -0.032 0.51 0.009 -0.041 -0.6 2 0
Al Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .240 .655 10 6 -0.011 0.47 0.025 -0.036 -0.7 5 0
Freddy Garcia 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .232 .810 8 6 0.047 0.61 0.072 -0.025 1.3 0 2 HR,CS
Lou Collier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .644 14 10 0.044 0.87 0.074 -0.030 0.4 0 4
Jon Lieber P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .178 .429 3 3 -0.022 0.91 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 0 1
   Mark Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .555 3 3 -0.078 2.99 0.000 -0.078 -0.8
   Elmer Dessens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Kevin Polcovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .511 3 2 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Javier Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Strange PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .456 4 3 -0.013 0.33 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 GDP
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 0 8 .316 .789 140 96 -0.007 0.68 0.463 -0.470 0.4 24 10
2B: M Martinez 2 (9, 1 off J Frascatore, 1 off D Osborne); J Kendall (26, off D Osborne).
HR: F Garcia (4, off B Witt; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SH: M Martinez (2, off D Osborne).
TB: F Garcia 6; M Martinez 4; J Kendall 3; K Young 2; A Martin; L Collier; T Womack.
GIDP: D Strange (5).
RBI: K Young 2 (87); M Martinez (17); J Kendall (58); F Garcia (10).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: T Womack (47, 2nd base off J Frascatore/T Lampkin).
CS: K Young (6, 2nd base by D Osborne/T Lampkin); F Garcia (1, 2nd base by D Osborne/T Lampkin).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Delino DeShields 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .317 .856 21 10 0.138 0.47 0.147 -0.010 0.7 4 1 HR
Brian Jordan RF-CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .322 .916 17 9 -0.050 0.58 0.013 -0.063 0.4 2 0 HR
Mark McGwire 1B 0 2 0 0 3 0 .286 1.176 19 6 0.078 0.60 0.078 0.000 1.1 2 0 HBP
   John Frascatore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Pat Kelly LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .667 2 2 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Ray Lankford CF 4 1 1 3 0 3 .290 .918 15 10 0.024 1.07 0.106 -0.082 1.6 2 0 HR
   Bobby Witt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .633 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
John Mabry LF-1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .266 .720 22 12 0.093 0.69 0.138 -0.045 0.3 6 0 2B
Fernando Tatis 3B 2 2 1 1 2 0 .271 .687 15 5 -0.001 0.66 0.023 -0.025 1.3 0 1 HR
Tom Lampkin C 4 1 2 3 0 0 .249 .745 12 10 0.289 0.70 0.293 -0.003 2.3 8 2 HR
Donovan Osborne P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 10 9 -0.029 0.52 0.000 -0.029 -0.5 0 2 2·SH
   Willie McGee LF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .642 2 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Luis Ordaz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .348 12 8 -0.048 0.43 0.000 -0.048 -1.0 3 5
Team Totals 30 10 8 10 6 5 .267 1.205 147 82 0.493 0.60 0.798 -0.306 5.9 27 13
2B: J Mabry (17, off J Lieber).
HR: T Lampkin (6, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs); D DeShields (4, off J Lieber; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); B Jordan (18, off J Martinez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); R Lankford (22, off E Dessens; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); F Tatis (5, off J Martinez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: D Osborne 2 (4, 1 off E Dessens, 1 off J Lieber).
HBP: M McGwire (5, by J Lieber).
TB: B Jordan 5; T Lampkin 5; R Lankford 4; D DeShields 4; F Tatis 4; J Mabry 2.
RBI: R Lankford 3 (79); T Lampkin 3 (28); F Tatis (36); D DeShields (31); J Mabry (35); B Jordan (70).
2-out RBI: T Lampkin 3; R Lankford 3; J Mabry.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Lampkin-L Ordaz-D DeShields; D DeShields-L Ordaz-J Mabry.
E: F Tatis (19); M McGwire (9); D Osborne (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates

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
Jon Lieber, L (8-13) 3 4 5 5 3 3 2 3.95 17 66 38 18 12 8 5 5 1 0 31 -0.386 1.21 -3.5
Elmer Dessens 2 2 3 3 2 0 1 5.06 10 34 20 11 2 7 2 6 2 0 0 0 -0.097 0.25 -2.0
Javier Martinez 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 5.72 9 36 18 10 5 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 -0.011 0.03 -1.0
Mike Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 3 11 6 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 10 10 6 5 5 11.25 39 147 82 42 21 19 11 16 6 0 31 0 0 -0.493 0.68 -5.9

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
Donovan Osborne, W (2-2) 6 8 2 2 0 6 0 3.02 27 95 66 39 4 23 8 13 7 0 54 0.004 0.91 1.1
John Frascatore 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.15 5 18 10 5 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.006 0.22 -1.5
Bobby Witt 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 6.53 7 27 20 11 2 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 0.009 0.13 0.0
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 0 8 1 5.00 39 140 96 55 6 35 14 17 9 0 54 0 0 0.007 0.60 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Lieber (3; M McGwire).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Brian Gibbons, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 47,836.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Tony Womack 2B 1 Delino DeShields 2B
2 Manny Martinez CF 2 Brian Jordan RF
3 Jason Kendall C 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Ray Lankford CF
5 Jose Guillen RF 5 John Mabry LF
6 Al Martin LF 6 Fernando Tatis 3B
7 Freddy Garcia 3B 7 Tom Lampkin C
8 Lou Collier SS 8 Donovan Osborne P
9 Jon Lieber P 9 Luis Ordaz SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR STL T. Lampkin J. Lieber 27% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Mabry Scores; Tatis Scores
b3 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL J. Mabry J. Lieber 14% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Mabry to 3B/Adv on throw
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL D. DeShields J. Lieber 11% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 5-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR STL R. Lankford E. Dessens 11% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jordan Scores; McGwire Scores
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Osborne -10% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores

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, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Womack D. Osborne 2% 52% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT M. Martinez D. Osborne -4% 48% Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  R PIT J. Kendall D. Osborne -10% 39% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R PIT K. Young D. Osborne -8% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive); Kendall Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O PIT J. Guillen D. Osborne 3% 34% Young Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 2-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Guillen D. Osborne -1% 33% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B to P)
t1 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Martin D. Osborne 2% 35% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL D. DeShields J. Lieber 4% 39% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL B. Jordan J. Lieber -4% 35% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire J. Lieber 4% 39% Walk; Jordan to 2B
b1 0-2 1 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Lieber -5% 34% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Mabry J. Lieber -4% 30% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Garcia D. Osborne -3% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT L. Collier D. Osborne 3% 30% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO PIT J. Lieber D. Osborne 4% 34% Double Play: Strikeout (missed bunt), Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL F. Tatis J. Lieber -2% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  STL T. Lampkin J. Lieber 3% 34% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-2 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. Osborne J. Lieber -2% 32% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Lampkin to 2B
b2 0-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL L. Ordaz J. Lieber -3% 29% Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT T. Womack D. Osborne -3% 26% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Martinez D. Osborne 1% 27% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Womack to 2B
t3 2-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Kendall D. Osborne 2% 30% Flyball: CF; Womack to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O PIT K. Young D. Osborne 3% 33% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R STL D. DeShields J. Lieber 11% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 1-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Jordan J. Lieber -3% 41% Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
b3 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL M. McGwire J. Lieber 3% 44% Hit By Pitch
b3 1-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Lieber -3% 40% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL J. Mabry J. Lieber 14% 54% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Mabry to 3B/Adv on throw
b3 2-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  STL F. Tatis J. Lieber 1% 56% Walk
b3 2-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR STL T. Lampkin J. Lieber 27% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball); Mabry Scores; Tatis Scores
b3 5-2 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O STL D. Osborne J. Lieber -1% 81% Foul Popfly: LF (3B Foul)
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
t4 2-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Guillen D. Osborne 2% 84% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t4 2-5 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT A. Martin D. Osborne -3% 81% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t4 2-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT F. Garcia D. Osborne -4% 77% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Martin to 2B
t4 2-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT L. Collier D. Osborne -7% 71% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Right); Martin to 3B; Garcia to 2B
Mark Smith pinch hits for Jon Lieber (P) batting 9th
t4 2-5 1 123 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. Smith D. Osborne 8% 79% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-5 2 123 4,(0-2)  O PIT T. Womack D. Osborne 8% 86% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
Elmer Dessens replaces Mark Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL L. Ordaz E. Dessens -1% 85% Popfly: RF
b4 5-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL D. DeShields E. Dessens -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b4 5-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL B. Jordan E. Dessens 1% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b4 5-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire E. Dessens 1% 86% Walk; Jordan to 2B
b4 5-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR STL R. Lankford E. Dessens 11% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jordan Scores; McGwire Scores
b4 8-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry E. Dessens -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 2-3-4
t5 2-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT M. Martinez D. Osborne 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-8 1 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT J. Kendall D. Osborne -1% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 2-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT K. Young D. Osborne -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kendall to 2B
t5 2-8 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Guillen D. Osborne 2% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kendall to 3B
t5 2-8 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. Martin D. Osborne 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
b5 8-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL F. Tatis E. Dessens 0% 98% Walk
b5 8-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Lampkin E. Dessens -0% 98% Lineout: CF
b5 8-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL D. Osborne E. Dessens -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tatis to 2B
b5 8-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O STL L. Ordaz E. Dessens -0% 97% Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals' Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
t6 2-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT F. Garcia D. Osborne 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t6 2-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT L. Collier D. Osborne 0% 98% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
Kevin Polcovich pinch hits for Elmer Dessens (P) batting 9th
t6 2-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Polcovich D. Osborne 0% 99% Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Pirates' Javier Martinez facing 1-2-3
Javier Martinez replaces Kevin Polcovich (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 8-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL D. DeShields J. Martinez -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b6 8-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R STL B. Jordan J. Martinez 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 9-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire J. Martinez 0% 99% Walk
b6 9-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Martinez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b6 9-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Mabry J. Martinez -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 9.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' John Frascatore facing 1-2-3
John Frascatore replaces Mark McGwire (1B) pitching and batting 3rd
John Mabry moves from LF to 1B
Willie McGee replaces Donovan Osborne (P) playing LF batting 8th
t7 2-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT T. Womack J. Frascatore -1% 99% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t7 2-9 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  PIT M. Martinez J. Frascatore -0% 98% Womack Steals 2B
t7 2-9 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R PIT M. Martinez J. Frascatore -1% 97% Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Womack Scores
t7 3-9 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall J. Frascatore 1% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Martinez to 3B
t7 3-9 1 --3 3,(2-0)  RO PIT K. Young J. Frascatore 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Martinez Scores
t7 4-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Guillen J. Frascatore 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Pirates' Javier Martinez facing 6-7-8
b7 9-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R STL F. Tatis J. Martinez 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b7 10-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Lampkin J. Martinez -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b7 10-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL W. McGee J. Martinez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b7 10-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL L. Ordaz J. Martinez -0% 99% Popfly: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Cardinals' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
Bobby Witt replaces Ray Lankford (CF) pitching and batting 4th
Pat Kelly replaces John Frascatore (P) playing LF batting 3rd
Brian Jordan moves from RF to CF
Willie McGee moves from LF to RF
t8 4-10 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Martin B. Witt 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 4-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R PIT F. Garcia B. Witt -1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t8 5-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT L. Collier B. Witt -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Doug Strange pinch hits for Javier Martinez (P) batting 9th
t8 5-10 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO PIT D. Strange B. Witt 1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Pirates' Mike Williams facing 1-2-3
Mike Williams replaces Doug Strange (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL D. DeShields M. Williams -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL B. Jordan M. Williams -0% 99% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b8 10-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL P. Kelly M. Williams -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-10, Cardinals' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
t9 5-10 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack B. Witt 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t9 5-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Martinez B. Witt 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-10 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall B. Witt 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 10.

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