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BAL  5
SEA  4

(12)
CLE 14
@CHW  6

DET  7
TOR  6

KCR  7
TEX  3

ANA  4
@MIN  2

BOS  3
@NYY  1

OAK  7
@TBD  2

ARI  3
PHI  1

CIN  4
FLA  2

COL 15
MIL  3

HOU  6
CHC  4

(13)
LAD  3
NYM  1

SDP 10
MON  3

ATL  4
@SFG  2

STL 11
PIT  5

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 36,590

Friday, September 10, 1999, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:09
Pirates
5
69-72
Lost 2
3rd, 17 GB
                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
W: K Bottenfield (17-7), L: K Benson (10-13)
Cardinals
11
68-74
Won 1
4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .289  .874   18    0   0   2B,SB
M Benjamin SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .234  .624   12    1   0   3B,SF
B Giles CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .315 1.029   16    1   0   
K Young 1B                    3   1   3   1    1   0  .303  .915   26    7   1   HBP
B Brown RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .747   11    2   1   
  C Hermansen PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   0   
W Morris 2B                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .298  .817   18    1   2   
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833   20    1   1   
  P Schourek P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .080         0   0   
  M Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Sprague PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .818    5    0   0   
J Oliver C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .221  .586   15    9   0   
K Benson P                    2   2   2   0    0   0  .161  .404    7    0   1   2B
  J Boyd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  A Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .728    5    0   0   
  M Garcia P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Sveum 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .664    4    0   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   5    4   6              168   24   6
BATTING
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).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Martin (17, 2nd base off L Painter/E Marrero).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 4   3   2   2    1   2  .280  .741   20    0   2   HR,SB
J Drew CF                     5   2   1   1    0   1  .245  .765   25    4   1   
M McGwire 1B                  3   2   2   4    2   1  .278 1.094   19    7   0   HR
  E Perez 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Lankford LF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .313  .904   17    3   0   
  W McGee RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .585         0   0   
T Howard RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .685   10    3   0   
  J McEwing RF-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .739         1   0   
C Paquette 3B                 4   1   1   3    0   1  .333  .923   16    1   1   HR
A Kennedy 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .818   14    1   0   2·2B
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Benes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
E Marrero C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .528   12    6   1   
K Bottenfield P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .336    9    0   0   
  F Tatis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .919    7    0   0   
  M Aybar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166         0   1   
  M Mohler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Polanco 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .685    2    0   1   
Totals                       37  11  13  11    3   9              151   27   7
BATTING
2B: A Kennedy 2 (8, off J Boyd, 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).
BASERUNNING
SB: E Renteria (33, 2nd base off K Benson/J Oliver).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Benson, L (10-13)            4.1   9   7   6    2   5   1   4.36   24   80-50   26·11·13    6· 5· 6· 0     22    -     1.05  -0.42
J Boyd                         0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   15-9     6· 2· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
M Garcia                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4   15-8     4· 0· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.02
P Schourek                     1.2   1   2   2    1   2   0   5.52    7   32-21   10· 3· 8    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
M Williams                     0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   4.19    2    6-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.12  -0.03
Totals                         8    13  11  10    3   9   3          40  148-91   48·16·27   10· 7·11· 0          2-2 
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 Bottenfield, W (17-7)        5     8   3   3    4   2   0   4.02   26   96-56   44· 5· 7    5· 7· 8· 0     37    -     1.31  -0.01
M Aybar                        1     0   2   0    0   0   0   4.56    5   21-12    9· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.49  -0.01
M Mohler                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.57    2    7-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.08   0.04
H Slocumb                      0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.81    3   16-10    3· 4· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.78   0.01
L 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    0.98   0.02
A Benes                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   17-10    6· 4· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   3    4   6   0          43  166-97   69·13·15   13·10· 9· 0          3-2 
M Aybar faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Boyd (1); K Bottenfield (1).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Aybar (3; K Young).

OTHER

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

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. A Martin             LF    1. E Renteria           SS 
2. M Benjamin           SS    2. J Drew               CF 
3. B Giles              CF    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. K Young              1B    4. R Lankford           LF 
5. B Brown              RF    5. T Howard             RF 
6. W Morris             2B    6. C Paquette           3B 
7. A Ramirez            3B    7. A Kennedy            2B 
8. J Oliver             C     8. E Marrero            C  
9. K Benson             P     9. K Bottenfield        P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-4  12-  2   18%  92% C Paquette      K Benson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
   t 2   2  1-1  1--  2  -11%  42% A Martin        K Bottenfield   Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Benson Scores
   t 5   0  4-3  1--  8   11%  69% B Brown         K Bottenfield   Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
   b 2   2  2-2  -2-  5    9%  63% J Drew          K Benson        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
   b 2   2  2-1  --3  3    9%  52% E Renteria      K Benson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kennedy Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   46%  M Benjamin      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          --3  8   44%  B Giles         Walk
   R      1-3  5   38%  K Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Benjamin Scores; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  1   42%  B Brown         Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Young to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  W Morris        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   47%  J Drew          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Drew to 2B
   R      -2-  1   55%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Drew Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   52%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   54%  T Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  C Paquette      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, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   52%  A Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   54%  J Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   53%  K Benson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   R      1--  2   42%  A Martin        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Benson Scores
   O      -2-  2   45%  M Benjamin      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Kris Benson facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   51%  A Kennedy       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   50%  E Marrero       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kennedy to 3B
   O      --3  5   43%  K Bottenfield   Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  3   52%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kennedy Scores
          1--      54%  J Drew          Renteria Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   63%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores
          1--  6   64%  M McGwire       Walk; Drew to 2B
   RO     12-  2   70%  R Lankford      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, Kent Bottenfield facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   66%  B Giles         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   60%  K Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  B Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   70%  W Morris        Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Giles to 3B
   O      1-3  3   76%  A Ramirez       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, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   78%  T Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   76%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   74%  A Kennedy       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   72%  E Marrero       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, Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   75%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   70%  K Benson        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  3   65%  A Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Benson to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   65%  M Benjamin      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Benson Scores
   O      1--  1   68%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   66%  K Bottenfield   Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   64%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  J Drew          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   58%  K Young         Walk
   OO     1--  8   69%  B Brown         Line Drive Double Play: CF-1B
          ---  8   67%  W Morris        Walk
          1--      66%  A Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Morris to 2B
          -2-  4   64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   70%  J Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kris Benson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   74%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  2   78%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  T Howard        Popfly: SS
   RRR    12-  2   92%  C Paquette      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores; Lankford Scores
                  Jason Boyd replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   93%  A Kennedy       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-      94%  E Marrero       Wild Pitch; Kennedy to 3B
   O      --3  3   92%  " "             Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Kent Bottenfield batting 9th
   O      --3  7   91%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Manuel Aybar facing 9-1-2
                  Manuel Aybar replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 9th; Adrian Brown pinch hits for Jason Boyd batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  A Brown         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   94%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   95%  M Benjamin      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, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Garcia replaces Adrian Brown pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  2   97%  E Renteria      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   97%  J Drew          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  6   97%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Cardinals 8.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-8, Manuel Aybar facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   94%  B Giles         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Giles to 2B
          -2-  6   91%  K Young         Hit By Pitch
                  Mike Mohler replaces Manuel Aybar pitching and batting 9th; Chad Hermansen pinch hits for Brant Brown batting 5th
   O      12-  3   93%  C Hermansen     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Giles to 3B; Young to 2B
   RO     -23  4   95%  W Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Giles Scores/unER; Young to 3B
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mike Mohler pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  6   91%  A Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Young Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   94%  J Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
                  Pete Schourek replaces Aramis Ramirez pitching and batting 7th; Dale Sveum replaces Mike Garcia playing 3B batting 9th; Chad Hermansen moves to RF
   O      ---  4   93%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   92%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   92%  A Kennedy       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, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 9-1-2
                  Joe McEwing replaces Thomas Howard playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   95%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
                  Lance Painter replaces Adam Kennedy pitching and batting 7th; Placido Polanco replaces Heathcliff Slocumb playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  3   92%  A Martin        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B)
          1--      91%  M Benjamin      Martin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Martin to 3B
   O      --3  2   97%  B Giles         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, Pete Schourek facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   97%  E Marrero       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   97%  P Polanco       Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
          1--  7   97%  E Renteria      Walk; Marrero to 2B
   O      12-  7   97%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Williams replaces Pete Schourek pitching and batting 7th
   RRR    12-  1  100%  M McGwire       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Marrero Scores; Renteria Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 11.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 5-11, 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 to LF; Willie McGee replaces Ray Lankford playing RF batting 4th
          ---  3   99%  K Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8  100%  C Hermansen     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-P; Young to 2B
                  Ed Sprague pinch hits for Mike Williams batting 7th
   O      -2-  5  100%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Cardinals 11.

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