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OAK  4
@BAL  0
 CHW 14
CLE  3
 DET  4
TOR  3
 KCR  6
ANA  5
(10)		 MIN 10
TEX  5
 NYY  8
BOS  3
 SEA  6
@TBD  3
 ARI  7
MIL  3
 FLA  8
@CIN  6
(10)		 COL  7
PIT  6
 ATL  6
@HOU  5
 PHI  7
@LAD  6
 SDP  4
MON  2
 CHC  3
@SFG  2
(11)		 NYM 12
@STL  8
Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 48,690

 Saturday, May 27, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:53
Mets
12
27-22
Won 2
2nd, 6½ GB
 
                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
W: Dennis Cook (4-2), L: Dave Veres (0-2)
 Cardinals
8
28-20
Lost 2
1st

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Bell RF                     6   2   1   0    0   2  .323  .887   26   18    1   0   
J McEwing CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .712   12    8    0   0   2B,SH
  J Nunnally PH-LF            0   2   0   0    2   0  .191  .724   12    4    0   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  6   2   3   1    0   0  .360 1.065   19   12    2   2   2B
M Piazza C                    2   3   2   2    4   0  .374 1.198   25    9   10   0   HR
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .261  .900   11    8    1   1   HR,2B
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   2   
  M Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .311    8    5    0   0   
  J Payton CF                 0   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .613    2    1    0   0   SF
T Zeile 1B                    6   2   2   5    0   1  .285  .893   22   14    8   1   2·HR
B Agbayani LF                 5   0   3   0    0   0  .300  .778   13    8    1   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R Ordonez SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .493   15    9    2   3   
R Reed P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .367    5    4    0   0   SH
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  P Mahomes P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .556    2    2    1   1   SH
  M Franco 3B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .480    8    2    1   1   
Totals                       40  12  15   0    7   6              180  104   27  11
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. R Ordonez-E Alfonzo-T Zeile; D Cook-R Ordonez-T Zeile.
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     2   2   1   0    3   0  .326  .905   24    8    1   4   
E Renteria SS                 4   2   1   0    1   0  .266  .772   15   10    1   3   SB
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .381 1.241   31   16    5   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .328 1.403   23   13   11   0   
R Lankford LF                 3   2   2   5    1   1  .239  .831   32   19    0   0   HR,2B,SF
C Paquette 3B                 5   0   1   1    0   2  .277  .842   20   15    0   2   GDP
J Drew RF                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .318  .963   28   18    2   0   CS
E Marrero C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .216  .841   11    6    7   0   
A Benes P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .409    6    5    0   3   GDP
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  S Dunston PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .523    5    4    0   0   
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  J Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Holmes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       33   8  11   0    9  10              195  114   27  12
Batting Events
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 Events
E: C Paquette 2 (3).
Baserunning Events
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).

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Reed                         3     7   5   5    3   2   1   4.23   18   68-44   26· 3·15    4· 8· 6· 1     24    -     1.00  -0.26
R Rodriguez                    0     1   2   2    2   0   0   9.43    3   13-5     2· 0· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.81  -0.20
P 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    1.25  -0.05
D 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    0.57   0.08
T Wendell, H (7)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.97    4   19-13    7· 2· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.32   0.10
J Franco                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.86    3   17-10    2· 3· 5    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    11   8   8    9  10   1          43  180-106  57·16·33    8·15·11· 1          5-2
R Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
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
A Benes                        5    11   6   6    2   3   3   4.60   28   90-56   30· 5·21    8·12· 8· 3     22    -     1.02  -0.24
M Thompson, H (1)              2     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.00    9   35-19   11· 2· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.37   0.16
H Slocumb                      0     0   2   1    1   0   0   5.08    2   11-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.17
D 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    2.85  -0.49
J Rodriguez                    0.1   1   2   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   16-9     5· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.03
D Holmes                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0  10.12    3    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          3-2    0.46  -0.03
Totals                         9    15  12   9    7   6   4          51  180-104  56·11·37   15·19·11· 4          5-4
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  3% 53% 0-0 NYM D. Bell A. Benes Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 51% 0-0 NYM J. McEwing A. Benes Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
t1 1 -2- R 3,(1-1)  9% 60% 0-0 NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bell Scores
t1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  2% 62% 1-0 NYM M. Piazza A. Benes Walk
t1 1 12- RRR 3,(0-2)  18% 80% 1-0 NYM R. Ventura A. Benes Home Run (LF-CF); Alfonzo Scores; Piazza Scores
t1 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  5% 86% 4-0 NYM T. Zeile A. Benes Home Run
t1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  1% 86% 5-0 NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t1 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 86% 5-0 NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes Groundout: 2B-1B; Agbayani to 2B
t1 2 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 84% 5-0 NYM R. Reed A. Benes 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 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 82% 0-5 STL F. Vina R. Reed Walk
b1 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 84% 0-5 STL E. Renteria R. Reed Lineout: RF
b1 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  2% 86% 0-5 STL J. Edmonds R. Reed Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
b1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 85% 0-5 STL M. McGwire R. Reed Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
b1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  -1% 84% 0-5 STL R. Lankford R. Reed Balk; Vina to 3B; McGwire to 2B
b1 2 -23 RR 9,(3-2)  -10% 74% 0-5 STL R. Lankford R. Reed Double to RF (Line Drive); Vina Scores; McGwire Scores
b1 2 -2- R 3,(0-2)  -7% 66% 2-5 STL C. Paquette R. Reed Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Lankford Scores
b1 2 1-- O 10,(3-2)  2% 69% 3-5 STL J. Drew R. Reed 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 67% 5-3 NYM D. Bell A. Benes Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  3% 70% 5-3 NYM J. McEwing A. Benes Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  4% 74% 5-3 NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); McEwing to 3B
t2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  2% 76% 5-3 NYM M. Piazza A. Benes Walk; Alfonzo to 2B
t2 1 123 O 5,(2-2)  -6% 70% 5-3 NYM R. Ventura A. Benes Strikeout Looking
t2 2 123 O 3,(1-1)  -6% 64% 5-3 NYM T. Zeile A. Benes 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 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 60% 3-5 STL E. Marrero R. Reed Single to 3B (Bunt)
b2 0 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  8% 69% 3-5 STL A. Benes R. Reed Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 68% 3-5 STL F. Vina R. Reed Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 2 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 70% 3-5 STL E. Renteria R. Reed 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 0 --- 2,(1-0)  3% 73% 5-3 NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0 1-- O 5,(3-1)  -3% 70% 5-3 NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t3 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 68% 5-3 NYM R. Reed A. Benes Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Agbayani to 2B
t3 2 -2- O 6,(3-2)  -3% 66% 5-3 NYM D. Bell A. Benes 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 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -4% 61% 3-5 STL J. Edmonds R. Reed Walk
b3 0 1-- O 3,(1-1)  4% 65% 3-5 STL M. McGwire R. Reed Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 1 1-- RR 3,(1-1)  -19% 47% 3-5 STL R. Lankford R. Reed Home Run; Edmonds Scores
b3 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 49% 5-5 STL C. Paquette R. Reed Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  -1% 47% 5-5 STL J. Drew R. Reed Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  -2% 45% 5-5 STL E. Marrero R. Reed Walk; Drew to 2B
b3 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  5% 50% 5-5 STL A. Benes R. Reed 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 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 47% 5-5 NYM J. McEwing A. Benes Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 45% 5-5 NYM E. Alfonzo A. Benes Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t4 2 --- R 2,(0-1)  12% 57% 5-5 NYM M. Piazza A. Benes Home Run
t4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 59% 6-5 NYM R. Ventura A. Benes Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 2 -2- O 7,(3-2)  -3% 56% 6-5 NYM T. Zeile A. Benes 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 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -5% 51% 5-6 STL F. Vina R. Rodriguez Walk
b4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  -7% 44% 5-6 STL E. Renteria R. Rodriguez Single to CF (Line Drive); Vina to 2B
b4 0 12- 6,(3-2)  -9% 36% 5-6 STL J. Edmonds R. Rodriguez Walk; Vina to 3B; Renteria to 2B
Pat Mahomes replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
b4 0 123 R 5,(2-2)  -7% 28% 5-6 STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes Wild Pitch; Vina Scores; Renteria to 3B; Edmonds to 2B
b4 0 -23 8,(3-2)  -2% 26% 6-6 STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes Walk
b4 0 123 RO 3,(1-1)  3% 29% 6-6 STL R. Lankford P. Mahomes Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Renteria Scores
b4 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  4% 33% 7-6 STL C. Paquette P. Mahomes Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  4% 37% 7-6 STL J. Drew P. Mahomes 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 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 34% 6-7 NYM B. Agbayani A. Benes Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 37% 6-7 NYM R. Ordonez A. Benes Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 34% 6-7 NYM P. Mahomes A. Benes Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ordonez to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 3,(1-1)  -5% 30% 6-7 NYM D. Bell A. Benes 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 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 32% 7-6 STL E. Marrero P. Mahomes Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 34% 7-6 STL A. Benes P. Mahomes Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  -1% 33% 7-6 STL F. Vina P. Mahomes Walk
b5 2 1-- O 3% 35% 7-6 STL E. Renteria P. Mahomes Vina Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -4% 31% 6-7 NYM J. McEwing M. Thompson Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 29% 6-7 NYM E. Alfonzo M. Thompson Popfly: 2B
t6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  2% 31% 6-7 NYM M. Piazza M. Thompson Walk
t6 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 27% 6-7 NYM R. Ventura M. Thompson 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 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 24% 7-6 STL E. Renteria P. Mahomes Walk
b6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -3% 21% 7-6 STL J. Edmonds P. Mahomes Renteria Steals 2B
b6 0 -2- O 7,(3-2)  4% 25% 7-6 STL J. Edmonds P. Mahomes Strikeout Looking
b6 1 -2- R 1,(0-0)  -9% 16% 7-6 STL M. McGwire P. Mahomes Single to LF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores
b6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  -2% 14% 8-6 STL R. Lankford P. Mahomes 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 1 12- OO 3,(1-1)  6% 20% 8-6 STL C. Paquette D. Cook 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 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -4% 16% 6-8 NYM T. Zeile M. Thompson Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 20% 6-8 NYM B. Agbayani M. Thompson Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -5% 16% 6-8 NYM R. Ordonez M. Thompson Flyball: RF
t7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  3% 19% 6-8 NYM M. Franco M. Thompson Walk; Agbayani to 2B
t7 2 12- O 8,(2-2)  -7% 12% 6-8 NYM D. Bell M. Thompson 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 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -2% 11% 8-6 STL J. Drew D. Cook Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b7 0 1-- O 3% 13% 8-6 STL E. Marrero D. Cook Drew Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b7 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 14% 8-6 STL E. Marrero D. Cook Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Mark Thompson (P) batting 9th
b7 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 15% 8-6 STL S. Dunston D. Cook 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 0 --- 5,(3-1)  7% 22% 6-8 NYM J. Nunnally H. Slocumb Walk
t8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  11% 32% 6-8 NYM E. Alfonzo H. Slocumb Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nunnally to 2B
Dave Veres replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 12- 4,(3-0)  13% 45% 6-8 NYM M. Piazza D. Veres Walk; Nunnally to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
Mark Johnson pinch hits for Dennis Cook (P) batting 5th
t8 0 123 O 8,(3-2)  -13% 33% 6-8 NYM M. Johnson D. Veres Strikeout Looking
t8 1 123 RRRR 3,(1-1)  51% 83% 6-8 NYM T. Zeile D. Veres Home Run; Nunnally Scores; Alfonzo Scores/unER; Piazza Scores
t8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 82% 10-8 NYM B. Agbayani D. Veres Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 81% 10-8 NYM R. Ordonez D. Veres 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 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  5% 86% 8-10 STL F. Vina T. Wendell Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 90% 8-10 STL E. Renteria T. Wendell Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- 7,(2-2)  -3% 87% 8-10 STL J. Edmonds T. Wendell Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  5% 92% 8-10 STL M. McGwire T. Wendell 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 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 91% 10-8 NYM M. Franco J. Rodriguez Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  1% 92% 10-8 NYM D. Bell J. Rodriguez Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t9 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  1% 93% 10-8 NYM J. Nunnally J. Rodriguez Walk; Bell to 2B
t9 1 12- 2,(0-1)  2% 95% 10-8 NYM E. Alfonzo J. Rodriguez Single to LF (Line Drive); Bell to 3B; Nunnally to 2B
Darren Holmes replaces Jose Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
t9 1 123 R 1,(0-0)  3% 98% 10-8 NYM M. Piazza D. Holmes Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores/unER; Nunnally to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
t9 1 123 RO 2,(1-0)  1% 98% 11-8 NYM J. Payton D. Holmes Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nunnally Scores/unER
t9 2 12- O 6,(3-2)  -0% 98% 12-8 NYM T. Zeile D. Holmes 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 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 99% 8-12 STL R. Lankford J. Franco Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 7,(3-2)  1% 100% 8-12 STL C. Paquette J. Franco Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 8-12 STL J. Drew J. Franco Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 12, Cardinals 8.

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