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OAK
@BAL		4
0
CLE
@CHW		3
14
TOR
@DET		3
4
ANA
@KCR		5
6		 
(10)
TEX
@MIN		5
10
BOS
@NYY		3
8
SEA
@TBD		6
3
MIL
@ARI		3
7
FLA
@CIN		8
6		 
(10)
PIT
@COL		6
7
ATL
@HOU		6
5
PHI
@LAD		7
6
MON
@SDP		2
4
CHC
@SFG		3
2		 
(11)
NYM
@STL		12
8
Saturday, May 27, 2000 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 48,690, Time of Game: 3:53
Mets
12
27-22
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
 at Cardinals
8
28-20
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
1st
W: Dennis Cook (4-2)
L: Dave Veres (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            5  0  0   1  0  0   0  4  2   12 15  0
Cardinals       3  0  2   2  0  1   0  0  0    8 11  2

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derek Bell RF 6 2 1 0 0 2 .323 .887 26 18 -0.116 1.14 0.044 -0.160 -0.8 1 0
Joe McEwing CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .712 12 8 -0.054 1.11 0.032 -0.086 -0.3 0 0 2B,SH
   Jon Nunnally PH-LF 0 2 0 0 2 0 .191 .724 12 4 0.080 1.00 0.080 0.000 0.8 0 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 6 2 3 1 0 0 .360 1.065 19 12 0.203 1.21 0.251 -0.048 2.4 2 2 2B
Mike Piazza C 2 3 2 2 4 0 .374 1.198 25 9 0.342 1.36 0.342 0.000 3.6 10 0 HR
Robin Ventura 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .261 .900 11 8 0.107 1.32 0.203 -0.096 1.5 1 1 HR,2B
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Mark Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .311 8 5 -0.126 4.52 0.000 -0.126 -0.8
   Jay Payton CF 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .613 2 1 0.005 0.40 0.005 0.000 -0.2 0 0 SF
Todd Zeile 1B 6 2 2 5 0 1 .285 .893 22 14 0.425 1.74 0.559 -0.134 1.7 8 1 2·HR
Benny Agbayani LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .778 13 8 0.033 0.73 0.078 -0.045 0.5 1 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rey Ordonez SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .493 15 9 -0.053 0.93 0.036 -0.089 -0.8 2 3
Rick Reed P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .367 5 4 -0.030 0.71 0.000 -0.030 -0.6 0 0 SH
   Rich Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pat Mahomes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .556 2 2 -0.029 1.65 0.000 -0.029 -0.2 1 1 SH
   Matt Franco 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .480 8 2 0.022 0.77 0.031 -0.010 -0.0 1 1
Team Totals 40 12 15 12 7 6 .375 1.208 180 104 0.809 1.22 1.661 -0.853 6.9 27 11
2B: E Alfonzo (16, off A Benes); R Ventura (11, off A Benes); J McEwing (6, off A Benes).
HR: R Ventura (11, off A Benes; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF); M Piazza (14, off A Benes; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); T Zeile 2 (8, 1 off D Veres, 1 off A Benes; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Payton (3, off D Holmes).
SH: P Mahomes (1, off A Benes); R Reed (8, off A Benes); J McEwing (3, off A Benes).
TB: T Zeile 8; R Ventura 6; M Piazza 5; E Alfonzo 4; B Agbayani 3; J McEwing 2; R Ordonez; D Bell.
RBI: T Zeile 5 (29); R Ventura 3 (36); M Piazza 2 (35); J Payton (10); E Alfonzo (35).
2-out RBI: M Piazza.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile; D Cook-R Ordonez-T Zeile.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 2 2 1 0 3 0 .326 .905 24 8 0.111 1.12 0.185 -0.073 1.4 1 4
Edgar Renteria SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 .266 .772 15 10 0.045 1.21 0.128 -0.083 0.4 1 3 SB
Jim Edmonds CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .381 1.241 28 14 0.096 1.19 0.158 -0.062 0.6 5 0
Mark McGwire 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .328 1.403 18 11 0.034 1.29 0.121 -0.088 0.8 11 0
Ray Lankford LF 3 2 2 5 1 1 .239 .831 25 15 0.269 1.19 0.310 -0.041 3.1 0 0 HR,2B,SF
Craig Paquette 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .277 .842 20 15 -0.051 0.97 0.072 -0.123 -1.0 0 2 GDP
J.D. Drew RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .318 .963 28 18 -0.066 0.68 0.031 -0.097 -1.0 2 0 CS
Eli Marrero C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .216 .841 11 6 0.028 0.78 0.061 -0.033 0.2 7 0
Andy Benes P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .136 .409 6 5 -0.149 1.35 0.000 -0.149 -1.5 0 3 GDP
   Mark Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shawon Dunston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .523 5 4 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.1
   Heathcliff Slocumb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Darren Holmes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 8 11 7 9 10 .333 .920 180 106 0.310 1.06 1.066 -0.756 2.9 27 12
2B: R Lankford (3, off R Reed).
HR: R Lankford (10, off R Reed; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: R Lankford (2, off P Mahomes).
TB: R Lankford 6; J Drew 2; M McGwire 2; C Paquette; E Marrero; E Renteria; J Edmonds; F Vina.
GIDP: C Paquette (3); A Benes (1).
RBI: R Lankford 5 (24); C Paquette (26); M McGwire (47).
2-out RBI: R Lankford 2; C Paquette.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: C Paquette 2 (3).
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria (4, 2nd base off P Mahomes/M Piazza).
CS: J Drew (2, 2nd base by D Cook POCS).
Pickoffs: F Vina (1st base by P Mahomes).

New York Mets

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
Rick Reed 3 7 5 5 3 2 1 4.23 18 68 44 26 3 15 4 8 6 1 24 -0.258 1.00 -3.3
Rich Rodriguez 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.43 3 13 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.204 1.79 -1.9
Pat Mahomes, BS (2) 2.1 1 1 1 4 3 0 4.34 11 49 25 13 7 5 1 3 2 0 3 2 -0.056 1.24 -0.4
Dennis Cook, W (4-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.66 4 14 9 7 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0.084 0.58 1.6
Turk Wendell, H (7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.97 4 19 13 7 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.101 1.35 0.6
John Franco 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.86 3 17 10 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.28 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 8 8 9 10 1 8.00 43 180 106 57 16 33 8 15 11 1 24 5 2 -0.310 1.22 -2.9
R Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

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
Andy Benes 5 11 6 6 2 3 3 4.60 28 90 56 30 5 21 8 12 8 3 22 -0.245 1.02 -3.1
Mark Thompson, H (1) 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.00 9 35 19 11 2 6 2 4 1 0 0 0 0.161 1.37 1.1
Heathcliff Slocumb 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5.08 2 11 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.172 2.07 -1.0
Dave Veres, BS (3), L (0-2) 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3.75 5 19 11 6 1 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 -0.493 2.82 -2.4
Jose Rodriguez 0.1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 16 9 5 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.032 0.45 -1.1
Darren Holmes 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.13 3 9 5 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 3 2 -0.029 0.47 -0.3
Team Totals 9 15 12 9 7 6 4 9.00 51 180 104 56 11 37 15 19 11 4 22 5 4 -0.810 1.06 -6.9
H Slocumb faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: R Reed (1).
WP: P Mahomes (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D Cook (3; J Drew, 2nd base (CS)); P Mahomes (2; F Vina, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.
Time of Game: 3:53.
Attendance: 48,690.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Derek Bell RF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Joe McEwing CF 2 Edgar Renteria SS
3 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 3 Jim Edmonds CF
4 Mike Piazza C 4 Mark McGwire 1B
5 Robin Ventura 3B 5 Ray Lankford LF
6 Todd Zeile 1B 6 Craig Paquette 3B
7 Benny Agbayani LF 7 J.D. Drew RF
8 Rey Ordonez SS 8 Eli Marrero C
9 Rick Reed P 9 Andy Benes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 6-8 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYM T. Zeile D. Veres 51% 83% Home Run; Nunnally Scores; Alfonzo Scores/unER; Piazza Scores
b3 3-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL R. Lankford R. Reed -19% 47% Home Run; Edmonds Scores
t1 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  RRR NYM R. Ventura A. Benes 18% 80% Home Run (LF-CF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
t8 6-8 0 12- 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza D. Veres 13% 45% Walk; Nunnally to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
t8 6-8 0 123 8,(3-2)  O NYM M. Johnson D. Veres -13% 33% Strikeout Looking

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, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM D. Bell A. Benes 3% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM J. McEwing A. Benes -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes 9% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bell Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza A. Benes 2% 62% Walk
t1 1-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  RRR NYM R. Ventura A. Benes 18% 80% Home Run (LF-CF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
t1 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R NYM T. Zeile A. Benes 5% 86% Home Run
t1 5-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes 1% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t1 5-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B; Agbayani to 2B
t1 5-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Reed A. Benes -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Vina R. Reed -3% 82% Walk
b1 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Renteria R. Reed 3% 84% Lineout: RF
b1 0-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL J. Edmonds R. Reed 2% 86% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
b1 0-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL M. McGwire R. Reed -1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
b1 0-5 2 12- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford R. Reed -1% 84% Balk; Vina to 3B; McGwire to 2B
b1 0-5 2 -23 9,(3-2)  RR STL R. Lankford R. Reed -10% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive); Vina Scores; McGwire Scores
b1 2-5 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R STL C. Paquette R. Reed -7% 66% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lankford Scores
b1 3-5 2 1-- 10,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew R. Reed 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t2 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM D. Bell A. Benes -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t2 5-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM J. McEwing A. Benes 3% 70% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 5-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes 4% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); McEwing to 3B
t2 5-3 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza A. Benes 2% 76% Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
t2 5-3 1 123 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Ventura A. Benes -6% 70% Strikeout Looking
t2 5-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O NYM T. Zeile A. Benes -6% 64% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
b2 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL E. Marrero R. Reed -4% 60% Single to 3B (Bunt)
b2 3-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO STL A. Benes R. Reed 8% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  STL F. Vina R. Reed -1% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 3-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria R. Reed 3% 70% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
t3 5-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes 3% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 5-3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes -3% 70% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t3 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Reed A. Benes -2% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Agbayani to 2B
t3 5-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM D. Bell A. Benes -3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' Rick Reed facing 3-4-5
b3 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds R. Reed -4% 61% Walk
b3 3-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. McGwire R. Reed 4% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 3-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR STL R. Lankford R. Reed -19% 47% Home Run; Edmonds Scores
b3 5-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL C. Paquette R. Reed 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 5-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  STL J. Drew R. Reed -1% 47% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 5-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL E. Marrero R. Reed -2% 45% Walk; Drew to 2B
b3 5-5 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL A. Benes R. Reed 5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 2-3-4
t4 5-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM J. McEwing A. Benes -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes -2% 45% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 5-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R NYM M. Piazza A. Benes 12% 57% Home Run
t4 6-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM R. Ventura A. Benes 2% 60% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 6-5 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYM T. Zeile A. Benes -4% 56% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Mets' Rich Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
Rich Rodriguez replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL F. Vina R. Rodriguez -5% 51% Walk
b4 5-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria R. Rodriguez -7% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
b4 5-6 0 12- 6,(3-2)  STL J. Edmonds R. Rodriguez -9% 36% Walk; Vina to 3B; Renteria to 2B
Pat Mahomes replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-6 0 123 5,(2-2)  R STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes -7% 28% Wild Pitch; Vina Scores; Renteria to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b4 6-6 0 -23 8,(3-2)  STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes -2% 26% Walk
b4 6-6 0 123 3,(1-1)  RO STL R. Lankford P. Mahomes 3% 29% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Renteria Scores
b4 7-6 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette P. Mahomes 4% 33% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Drew P. Mahomes 4% 37% Lineout: P
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
t5 6-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes -3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 6-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes 4% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 6-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM P. Mahomes A. Benes -3% 34% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ordonez to 2B
t5 6-7 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM D. Bell A. Benes -5% 30% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mets' Pat Mahomes facing 8-9-1
b5 7-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL E. Marrero P. Mahomes 2% 32% Strikeout Swinging
b5 7-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL A. Benes P. Mahomes 2% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 7-6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  STL F. Vina P. Mahomes -1% 33% Walk
b5 7-6 2 1-- O STL E. Renteria P. Mahomes 2% 35% Vina Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-7, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 2-3-4
Mark Thompson replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. McEwing M. Thompson -4% 31% Flyball: CF
t6 6-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM E. Alfonzo M. Thompson -3% 29% Popfly: 2B
t6 6-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza M. Thompson 2% 31% Walk
t6 6-7 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYM R. Ventura M. Thompson -4% 27% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mets' Pat Mahomes facing 2-3-4
b6 7-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  STL E. Renteria P. Mahomes -3% 23% Walk
b6 7-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL J. Edmonds P. Mahomes -3% 21% Renteria Steals 2B
b6 7-6 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds P. Mahomes 4% 25% Strikeout Looking
b6 7-6 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes -9% 16% Single to LF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores
b6 8-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford P. Mahomes -2% 14% Walk; McGwire to 2B
Dennis Cook replaces Robin Ventura (3B) pitching and batting 5th
Matt Franco replaces Pat Mahomes (P) playing 3B batting 9th
b6 8-6 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO STL C. Paquette D. Cook 6% 20% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-8, Cardinals' Mark Thompson facing 6-7-8
t7 6-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYM T. Zeile M. Thompson -4% 16% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 6-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM B. Agbayani M. Thompson 4% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 6-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez M. Thompson -5% 16% Flyball: RF
t7 6-8 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYM M. Franco M. Thompson 3% 19% Walk; Agbayani to 2B
t7 6-8 2 12- 8,(2-2)  O NYM D. Bell M. Thompson -7% 12% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-6, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 7-8-9
b7 8-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Drew D. Cook -2% 10% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b7 8-6 0 1-- O STL E. Marrero D. Cook 3% 13% Drew Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b7 8-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL E. Marrero D. Cook 1% 14% Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Mark Thompson (P) batting 9th
b7 8-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL S. Dunston D. Cook 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 6-8, Cardinals' Heathcliff Slocumb facing 2-3-4
Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Shawon Dunston (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Joe McEwing (CF) batting 2nd
t8 6-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Nunnally H. Slocumb 7% 22% Walk
t8 6-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo H. Slocumb 10% 32% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nunnally to 2B
Dave Veres replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching and batting 9th
t8 6-8 0 12- 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza D. Veres 13% 45% Walk; Nunnally to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Dennis Cook (P) batting 5th
t8 6-8 0 123 8,(3-2)  O NYM M. Johnson D. Veres -13% 33% Strikeout Looking
t8 6-8 1 123 3,(1-1)  RRRR NYM T. Zeile D. Veres 51% 83% Home Run; Nunnally Scores; Alfonzo Scores/unER; Piazza Scores
t8 10-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Agbayani D. Veres -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 10-8 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ordonez D. Veres -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-10, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 1-2-3
Turk Wendell replaces Benny Agbayani (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Jon Nunnally moves from PH to LF
Jay Payton replaces Mark Johnson (PH) playing CF batting 5th
b8 8-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL F. Vina T. Wendell 5% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-10 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria T. Wendell 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 8-10 2 --- 7,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds T. Wendell -3% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 8-10 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. McGwire T. Wendell 5% 92% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Cardinals 8.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 10-8, Cardinals' Jose Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
Jose Rodriguez replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
t9 10-8 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYM M. Franco J. Rodriguez -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 10-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM D. Bell J. Rodriguez 1% 92% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t9 10-8 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  NYM J. Nunnally J. Rodriguez 1% 93% Walk; Bell to 2B
t9 10-8 1 12- 2,(0-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo J. Rodriguez 2% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B; Nunnally to 2B
Darren Holmes replaces Jose Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
t9 10-8 1 123 1,(0-0)  R NYM M. Piazza D. Holmes 3% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores/unER; Nunnally to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
t9 11-8 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO NYM J. Payton D. Holmes 1% 98% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nunnally Scores/unER
t9 12-8 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O NYM T. Zeile D. Holmes -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 8-12, Mets' John Franco facing 5-6-7
John Franco replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 7th
b9 8-12 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford J. Franco 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 8-12 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O STL C. Paquette J. Franco 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 8-12 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Drew J. Franco 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 8.

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