May 24, 2000 Florida Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
SEA 3 BOS 6
TOR 3
(11) NYY 12
@CHW 4 DET 10
CLE 9 KCR 3
TEX 0 ANA 6
@MIN 5
(10) OAK 9
@TBD 2 ARI 6
PIT 5 COL 9
CHC 4 PHI 9
@HOU 7 CIN 10
@LAD 3 ATL 11
@MIL 2 SDP 5
NYM 4 SFG 18
MON 0 STL 5
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 34,105

Wednesday, May 24, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Marlins

22-25

Lost 6

4th, 10 GB

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

W: G Stephenson (7-0), L: V Nunez (0-4)

Cardinals

27-18

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .337  .900   16    1   3   2·CS
  A Gonzalez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .434    1    0   0   
M Kotsay RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .744   10    3   0   2B
C Floyd LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .801   21    2   0   2B
P Wilson CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .839   15    2   0   2B
K Millar 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .808   12    1   2   
B Brown 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .604   12    9   0   
D Berg SS-2B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .662   14    2   3   
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .642   10    4   1   
V Nunez P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .500    5    0   2   
  D Lee PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .769    4    0   0   
  A Almanza P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    3   5              120   24  11

BATTING

2B: C Floyd (8, off G Stephenson); M Kotsay (5, off G Stephenson); P Wilson (14, off G Stephenson).

TB: P Wilson 2; C Floyd 2; M Kotsay 2; K Millar; L Castillo.

RBI: D Berg (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Berg-L Castillo-B Brown.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Castillo 2 (8, 2nd base by G Stephenson/E Marrero 2).

PO: M Kotsay (2nd base by G Stephenson).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .900    5    1   2   2B
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .790   13    3   1   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .376 1.210    8    4   0   
M McGwire 1B                  2   1   1   3    2   0  .333 1.448   15    7   0   HR
R Lankford LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .227  .786   12    2   0   HR,CS
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .855   11    0   1   
J Drew RF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .320  .988   21    3   0   2·2B,GDP
E Marrero C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .840    8    7   2   
G Stephenson P                2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .095   13    0   2   
Totals                       32   5  11   5    3   4              106   27   8

BATTING

2B: F Vina (10, off A Almanza); J Drew 2 (5, off V Nunez, off B Looper).

HR: R Lankford (9, off V Nunez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M McGwire (20, off V Nunez; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: R Lankford 5; J Drew 4; M McGwire 4; J Edmonds 2; F Vina 2; C Paquette; E Marrero; E Renteria.

GIDP: J Drew (1).

RBI: M McGwire 3 (46); R Lankford (18); F Vina (13).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Vina (1); G Stephenson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Lankford (3, 2nd base by V Nunez/P Bako).

PO: E Marrero (1st base by V Nunez).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Nunez, L (0-4)               6     9   5   5    2   3   2   7.74   26   78-53   32· 8·13    8· 5· 6· 2     35    -     1.20  -0.16
A Almanza                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.53    4   11-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
B Looper                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.35    5   16-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   4   2          35  105-68   42·10·16   12· 6· 8· 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
G Stephenson, W (7-0)          9     5   1   1    3   5   0   4.34   34  115-78   46· 8·24    8·12· 6· 0     75    -     0.99   0.35
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   5   0          34  115-78   46· 8·24    8·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: V Nunez (3; E Marrero, 1st base); G Stephenson (0; M Kotsay, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Travis Katzenmeier, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Jay Klemm, 3B - Greg Bonin.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 34,105.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 3mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Castillo           2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. M Kotsay             RF    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. C Floyd              LF    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. P Wilson             CF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. K Millar             3B    5. R Lankford           LF 
6. B Brown              1B    6. C Paquette           3B 
7. D Berg               SS    7. J Drew               RF 
8. P Bako               C     8. E Marrero            C  
9. V Nunez              P     9. G Stephenson         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  12-  1   20%  90% M McGwire       V Nunez         Home Run (LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Edmonds Scores
   b 4   1  1-1  123  3  -17%  50% J Drew          V Nunez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   0  1-1  1--  1    8%  53% M Kotsay        G Stephenson    Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 5   0  1-1  1--      -8%  54% G Stephenson    V Nunez         Marrero Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 6   0  1-1  1--  2    7%  70% J Edmonds       V Nunez         Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  M Kotsay        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      54%  C Floyd         Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Vladimir Nunez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   51%  E Renteria      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   44%  P Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  1   38%  K Millar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  3   44%  B Brown         Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  6   37%  D Berg          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Millar to 2B
   O      12-  3   41%  P Bako          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   45%  V Nunez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Vladimir Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   43%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   45%  R Lankford      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   42%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   40%  J Drew          Lankford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   38%  M Kotsay        Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   41%  C Floyd         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
          -2-      41%  P Wilson        Kotsay Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Kotsay to 3B
          --3  6   40%  " "             Walk
          1-3  4   38%  K Millar        Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      123  7   45%  B Brown         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Vladimir Nunez facing 7-8-9
          ---  9   52%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   50%  E Marrero       Groundout: 2B-1B; Drew to 3B
          --3  7   52%  G Stephenson    Walk
   RO     1-3  2   53%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Drew Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  D Berg          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  P Bako          Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  1   56%  V Nunez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Vladimir Nunez facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   60%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   67%  M McGwire       Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
          12-  2   67%  C Paquette      Single to LF (Line Drive); Edmonds to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   OO     123  3   50%  J Drew          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   45%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  M Kotsay        Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---  4   52%  C Floyd         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   57%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Vladimir Nunez facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Berg moves to 2B; Alex Gonzalez replaces Luis Castillo playing SS batting 1st
          ---  4   61%  E Marrero       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      54%  G Stephenson    Marrero Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  2   52%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  K Millar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   56%  B Brown         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   58%  D Berg          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Vladimir Nunez facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   63%  E Renteria      Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   70%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Line Drive); Renteria to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   90%  M McGwire       Home Run (LF-CF); Renteria Scores; Edmonds Scores
   R      ---  2   94%  R Lankford      Home Run
   O      ---  5   94%  C Paquette      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   94%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   93%  E Marrero       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   95%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Derrek Lee pinch hits for Vladimir Nunez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  D Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   97%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Armando Almanza facing 9-1-2
                  Armando Almanza replaces Derrek Lee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   96%  G Stephenson    Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   97%  F Vina          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  4   96%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B; Vina to 3B
   O      --3  2   96%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   97%  M Kotsay        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  C Floyd         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  P Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Braden Looper facing 4-5-6
                  Braden Looper replaces Armando Almanza pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  R Lankford      Lineout: LF
   O      1--  3   98%  C Paquette      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  3   99%  J Drew          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McGwire to 3B
   O      -23  1   98%  E Marrero       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-5, Garrett Stephenson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   99%  K Millar        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  B Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  D Berg          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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