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SEA
@BAL		4
5		 
(12)
CLE
@CHW		14
6
TOR
@DET		6
7
TEX
@KCR		3
7
ANA
@MIN		4
2
BOS
@NYY		3
1
OAK
@TBD		7
2
PHI
@ARI		1
3
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@CIN		2
4
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@COL		3
15
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@HOU		4
6		 
(13)
NYM
@LAD		1
3
MON
@SDP		3
10
ATL
@SFG		4
2
PIT
@STL		5
11
Friday, September 10, 1999 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 36,590, Time of Game: 3:09
Pirates
5
69-72
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
3rd, 17 GB
 at Cardinals
11
68-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 18½ GB
L: Kris Benson (10-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  1  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    5 10  1
Cardinals       1  3  0   0  3  1   0  3  X   11 13  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Martin LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .289 .873 18 11 0.167 0.90 0.201 -0.035 1.6 0 0 2B,SB
Mike Benjamin SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .234 .624 11 9 -0.014 1.05 0.063 -0.078 -0.1 1 0 3B,SF
Brian Giles CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .315 1.029 16 9 0.029 0.91 0.084 -0.056 0.6 1 0
Kevin Young 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .303 .915 26 14 0.206 1.06 0.206 0.000 2.5 7 1 HBP
Brant Brown RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .747 11 7 -0.207 1.94 0.000 -0.207 -1.9 2 1
   Chad Hermansen PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 11 7 -0.018 0.70 0.000 -0.018 -0.5 1 0
Warren Morris 2B 4 0 0 1 1 0 .298 .817 18 9 -0.076 1.05 0.031 -0.107 -1.0 1 2
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .333 .833 19 7 -0.027 1.25 0.050 -0.078 0.2 1 1
   Pete Schourek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .080 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Sprague PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .818 5 3 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Joe Oliver C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .221 .586 15 11 -0.129 1.19 0.000 -0.129 -1.2 9 0
Kris Benson P 2 2 2 0 0 0 .161 .404 7 4 0.058 0.58 0.058 0.000 0.6 0 1 2B
   Jason Boyd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Adrian Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .728 5 3 -0.018 0.69 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
   Mike Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dale Sveum 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .664 4 3 -0.025 0.95 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 4 6 .270 .727 166 97 -0.055 1.03 0.693 -0.752 -0.0 24 6
2B: K Benson (3, off K Bottenfield); A Martin (34, off K Bottenfield).
3B: M Benjamin (6, off K Bottenfield).
SF: M Benjamin (3, off K Bottenfield).
HBP: K Young (11, by M Aybar).
TB: K Young 3; K Benson 3; A Martin 3; M Benjamin 3; A Ramirez; B Giles.
RBI: K Young (89); W Morris (69); A Ramirez (1); M Benjamin (34); A Martin (63).
2-out RBI: A Martin; A Ramirez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.
Fielding
E: W Morris (12).
Outfield Assists: B Brown (M McGwire at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: A Martin (17, 2nd base off L Painter/E Marrero).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Edgar Renteria SS 4 3 2 2 1 2 .280 .741 20 12 0.088 0.69 0.129 -0.041 1.9 0 2 HR,SB
J.D. Drew CF 5 2 1 1 0 1 .245 .765 23 14 0.113 0.53 0.134 -0.021 0.5 4 1
Mark McGwire 1B 3 2 2 4 2 1 .278 1.095 19 8 0.157 0.63 0.159 -0.002 3.9 7 0 HR
   Eduardo Perez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ray Lankford LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .313 .905 17 11 0.075 0.80 0.105 -0.030 0.6 3 0
   Willie McGee RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .585 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Thomas Howard RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .260 .685 10 7 -0.011 0.81 0.044 -0.054 -0.3 3 0
   Joe McEwing RF-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .740 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Craig Paquette 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .333 .923 16 10 0.111 1.14 0.182 -0.071 1.3 1 1 HR
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .290 .818 14 10 0.060 0.50 0.085 -0.025 0.9 1 0 2·2B
   Lance Painter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alan Benes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Eli Marrero C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .188 .529 11 7 -0.050 0.61 0.005 -0.055 -0.7 6 1
Kent Bottenfield P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .336 9 6 -0.084 1.12 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 0 0
   Fernando Tatis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .919 7 5 -0.012 0.42 0.000 -0.012 -0.4
   Manny Aybar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Mohler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Heathcliff Slocumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Placido Polanco 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .685 2 1 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.4 0 1
Team Totals 37 11 13 11 3 9 .351 1.049 148 91 0.442 0.70 0.843 -0.400 6.5 27 7
2B: A Kennedy 2 (8, 1 off J Boyd, 1 off K Benson).
HR: C Paquette (8, off K Benson; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M McGwire (55, off M Williams; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Renteria (9, off M Garcia; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: M McGwire 5; E Renteria 5; C Paquette 4; A Kennedy 4; R Lankford 2; T Howard 2; J Drew; E Marrero.
RBI: M McGwire 4 (127); C Paquette 3 (31); E Renteria 2 (55); J Drew (31); R Lankford (61).
2-out RBI: M McGwire 3; R Lankford; J Drew; E Renteria.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Drew-M McGwire.
E: A Kennedy (3); L Painter (1).
Outfield Assists: J Drew (K Young at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria (33, 2nd base off K Benson/J Oliver).

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
Kris Benson, L (10-13) 4.1 9 7 6 2 5 1 4.36 24 80 50 26 11 13 6 11 6 0 22 -0.422 1.05 -4.5
Jason Boyd 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 15 9 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0.009 0.34 0.3
Mike Garcia 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 9.00 4 15 8 4 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.018 0.10 -0.4
Pete Schourek 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 5.52 7 32 21 10 3 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.017 0.18 0.7
Mike Williams 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.19 2 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 -0.029 0.12 -2.5
Team Totals 8 13 11 10 3 9 3 11.25 40 148 91 48 16 27 10 18 11 0 22 2 2 -0.443 1.03 -6.5

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
Kent Bottenfield, W (17-7) 5 8 3 3 4 2 0 4.02 26 96 56 44 5 7 5 15 8 0 37 -0.004 1.31 -0.2
Manny Aybar 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.56 5 21 12 9 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.49 -0.5
Mike Mohler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57 2 7 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0.036 1.08 0.2
Heathcliff Slocumb 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.81 3 16 10 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.013 0.78 -0.3
Lance Painter, H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.45 3 9 5 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.98 0.3
Alan Benes 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 17 10 6 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 5 3 4 6 0 3.00 43 166 97 69 13 15 13 19 9 0 37 3 2 0.058 0.70 0.0
M Aybar faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Boyd (1); K Bottenfield (1).
HBP: M Aybar (3; K Young).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dana DeMuth.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 36,590.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Al Martin LF 1 Edgar Renteria SS
2 Mike Benjamin SS 2 J.D. Drew CF
3 Brian Giles CF 3 Mark McGwire 1B
4 Kevin Young 1B 4 Ray Lankford LF
5 Brant Brown RF 5 Thomas Howard RF
6 Warren Morris 2B 6 Craig Paquette 3B
7 Aramis Ramirez 3B 7 Adam Kennedy 2B
8 Joe Oliver C 8 Eli Marrero C
9 Kris Benson P 9 Kent Bottenfield P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 4-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR STL C. Paquette K. Benson 18% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
t2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  R PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield -11% 42% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Benson Scores
t5 3-4 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 11% 69% Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
b2 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL J. Drew K. Benson 9% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
b2 1-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R STL E. Renteria K. Benson 9% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kennedy 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' Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT M. Benjamin K. Bottenfield -6% 46% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 --3 8,(3-2)  PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield -2% 44% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  R PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield -6% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Benjamin Scores; Giles to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 4% 42% Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield 4% 45% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Benson -2% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL J. Drew K. Benson 4% 47% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Drew to 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. McGwire K. Benson 8% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Drew Scores/unER
b1 1-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford K. Benson -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Howard K. Benson 2% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Benson -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Bottenfield 2% 52% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Oliver K. Bottenfield 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT K. Benson K. Bottenfield -1% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  R PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield -11% 42% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Benson Scores
t2 2-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin K. Bottenfield 3% 45% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
b2 1-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Kennedy K. Benson 6% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b2 1-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero K. Benson -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kennedy to 3B
b2 1-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O STL K. Bottenfield K. Benson -6% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R STL E. Renteria K. Benson 9% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kennedy Scores
b2 2-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Drew K. Benson 1% 53% Renteria Steals 2B
b2 2-2 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  R STL J. Drew K. Benson 9% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
b2 3-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire K. Benson 2% 64% Walk; Drew to 2B
b2 3-2 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RO STL R. Lankford K. Benson 6% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Drew Scores; McGwire out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 3-4-5
t3 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield -4% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 2-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield -6% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles to 2B
t3 2-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 6% 66% Flyball: LF
t3 2-4 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield 4% 70% Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Giles to 3B
t3 2-4 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez K. Bottenfield 5% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
b3 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL T. Howard K. Benson 2% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b3 4-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette K. Benson -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b3 4-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Kennedy K. Benson -2% 74% Flyball: CF
b3 4-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Marrero K. Benson -2% 72% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
t4 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Oliver K. Bottenfield 3% 75% Strikeout Swinging
t4 2-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT K. Benson K. Bottenfield -5% 70% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 2-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Martin K. Bottenfield -5% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive); Benson to 3B
t4 2-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO PIT M. Benjamin K. Bottenfield 1% 65% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Benson Scores
t4 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Giles K. Bottenfield 3% 68% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
b4 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL K. Bottenfield K. Benson -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b4 4-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria K. Benson -2% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL J. Drew K. Benson -1% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Cardinals' Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
t5 3-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT K. Young K. Bottenfield -5% 58% Walk
t5 3-4 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO PIT B. Brown K. Bottenfield 11% 69% Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
t5 3-4 2 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT W. Morris K. Bottenfield -2% 67% Walk
t5 3-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Ramirez K. Bottenfield -1% 66% Wild Pitch; Morris to 2B
t5 3-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. Ramirez K. Bottenfield -2% 64% Walk
t5 3-4 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Oliver K. Bottenfield 6% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. McGwire K. Benson 3% 74% Walk
b5 4-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL R. Lankford K. Benson 5% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McGwire to 2B
b5 4-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O STL T. Howard K. Benson -5% 74% Popfly: SS
b5 4-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR STL C. Paquette K. Benson 18% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
Jason Boyd replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL A. Kennedy J. Boyd 1% 93% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 7-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Marrero J. Boyd 1% 94% Wild Pitch; Kennedy to 3B
b5 7-3 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O STL E. Marrero J. Boyd -2% 92% Lineout: P (P's Right)
Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield (P) batting 9th
b5 7-3 2 --3 7,(2-2)  O STL F. Tatis J. Boyd -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 9-1-2
Manny Aybar replaces Fernando Tatis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jason Boyd (P) batting 9th
t6 3-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Aybar 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t6 3-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT A. Martin M. Aybar 1% 94% Flyball: CF
t6 3-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT M. Benjamin M. Aybar 1% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Pirates' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
Mike Garcia replaces Adrian Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 7-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R STL E. Renteria M. Garcia 2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b6 8-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL J. Drew M. Garcia -0% 97% Lineout: 1B
b6 8-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL M. McGwire M. Garcia -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL R. Lankford M. Garcia -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Cardinals' Manny Aybar facing 3-4-5
t7 3-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT B. Giles M. Aybar -2% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Giles to 2B
t7 3-8 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  PIT K. Young M. Aybar -3% 91% Hit By Pitch
Mike Mohler replaces Manny Aybar pitching and batting 9th
Chad Hermansen pinch hits for Brant Brown (RF) batting 5th
t7 3-8 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Hermansen M. Mohler 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
t7 3-8 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO PIT W. Morris M. Mohler 2% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Giles Scores/unER; Young to 3B
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mike Mohler pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-8 2 --3 6,(3-2)  R PIT A. Ramirez H. Slocumb -4% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young Scores/unER
t7 5-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Oliver H. Slocumb 2% 94% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
Pete Schourek replaces Aramis Ramirez (3B) pitching and batting 7th
Dale Sveum replaces Mike Garcia (P) playing 3B batting 9th
Chad Hermansen moves from PH to RF
b7 8-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL T. Howard P. Schourek -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL C. Paquette P. Schourek -0% 92% Flyball: RF
b7 8-5 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O STL A. Kennedy P. Schourek -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-8, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 9-1-2
Joe McEwing replaces Thomas Howard playing RF batting 5th
t8 5-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT D. Sveum H. Slocumb 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
Lance Painter replaces Adam Kennedy (2B) pitching and batting 7th
Placido Polanco replaces Heathcliff Slocumb (P) playing 2B batting 9th
t8 5-8 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT A. Martin L. Painter -3% 92% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
t8 5-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT M. Benjamin L. Painter -1% 91% Martin Steals 2B
t8 5-8 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT M. Benjamin L. Painter 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Martin to 3B
t8 5-8 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Giles L. Painter 3% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pirates' Pete Schourek facing 8-9-1
b8 8-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL E. Marrero P. Schourek 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b8 8-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL P. Polanco P. Schourek -0% 97% Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
b8 8-5 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria P. Schourek 0% 97% Walk; Marrero to 2B
b8 8-5 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O STL J. Drew P. Schourek -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
Mike Williams replaces Pete Schourek pitching and batting 7th
b8 8-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR STL M. McGwire M. Williams 3% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Marrero Scores; Renteria Scores
b8 11-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O STL R. Lankford M. Williams -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 11.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-11, Cardinals' Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
Alan Benes replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 7th
Eduardo Perez replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 3rd
Joe McEwing moves from RF to LF
Willie McGee replaces Ray Lankford (LF) playing RF batting 4th
t9 5-11 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT K. Young A. Benes -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 5-11 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O PIT C. Hermansen A. Benes 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-11 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT W. Morris A. Benes 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-P; Young to 2B
Ed Sprague pinch hits for Mike Williams (P) batting 7th
t9 5-11 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT E. Sprague A. Benes 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 11.

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