September 6, 2000 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 6
@BOS 4 CHW 13
TEX 1 CLE 6
TBD 2 ANA 1
@DET 0 KCR 3
NYY 2 MIN 4
BAL 1 TOR 7
SEA 3 ATL 7
ARI 1 CIN 11
NYM 8 CHC 8
@COL 5
(11) HOU 13
FLA 5 PIT 8
@LAD 3 SDP 7
MIL 6 SFG 5
PHI 4 MON 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 30,280

Wednesday, September 6, 2000, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Expos

57-79

Won 1

4th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Expos           0  0  0   2  1  0   0  1  3    7 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  1

W: D Hermanson (11-12), L: G Stephenson (15-8)

Cardinals

80-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bradley CF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .227  .624   19    3   0   HR
P Bergeron LF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .646   15    3   0   
A Tracy 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .242  .808   25   13   0   GDP
V Guerrero RF                 4   2   2   3    0   1  .347 1.070   11    1   0   2·HR
J Vidro 2B                    3   0   2   0    1   1  .334  .927   17    0   6   2B,CS
G Blum 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .805   14    2   3   
O Cabrera SS                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .246  .670   17    0   1   2·2B
B Schneider C                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .625   10    5   0   2B
D Hermanson P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .333    7    0   2   
  W Guerrero PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .282  .664    2    0   0   SB
  S Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Telford P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   7  12   6    1   7              137   27  12

BATTING

2B: O Cabrera 2 (20, off G Stephenson, off A Benes); B Schneider (4, off G Stephenson); J Vidro (42, off G Stephenson).

HR: V Guerrero 2 (34, 2 off G Stephenson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); M Bradley (2, off A Benes; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: V Guerrero 8; M Bradley 5; O Cabrera 4; J Vidro 3; P Bergeron 2; B Schneider 2; A Tracy.

GIDP: A Tracy (2).

RBI: V Guerrero 3 (104); M Bradley 2 (15); B Schneider (8).

2-out RBI: V Guerrero 3; M Bradley 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Vidro (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Guerrero (6, 2nd base off A Benes/M Matheny).

CS: J Vidro (4, 2nd base by G Stephenson/M Matheny).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .780   11    1   6   
J Drew RF                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .306  .918   13    0   0   2B
J Edmonds CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .299 1.004   12    3   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .320  .961   16   10   1   
F Tatis 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .913   17    1   1   2B
R Lankford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .851   18    2   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .780   13    1   2   2B
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .254  .655   15    7   1   IW
G Stephenson P                3   0   0   0    0   0  .038  .143   13    1   3   
  A Benes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         1   0   
  T Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .620    6    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   1    2   5              134   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Tatis (18, off D Hermanson); E Renteria (28, off A Telford); J Drew (14, off D Hermanson).

IBB: M Matheny (7, by D Hermanson).

TB: J Drew 4; F Tatis 2; E Renteria 2; W Clark; J Edmonds; P Polanco.

RBI: W Clark (50).

2-out RBI: W Clark.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Polanco-E Renteria-W Clark.

E: E Renteria (20).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Drew (1st base by D Hermanson).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Hermanson, W (11-12)         8     7   2   1    2   4   0   5.17   32  117-75   46· 9·20   14· 4· 8· 0     64    -     1.19   0.38
S Kline                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.92    1    6-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
A Telford                      0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.89    3   11-9     5· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   1    2   5   0          36  134-87   54·11·22   15· 5· 9· 0           -

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, L (15-8)         8     9   4   4    1   6   2   4.27   32  114-76   41·15·20   14· 5· 4· 2     53    -     0.81  -0.04
A Benes                        1     3   3   0    0   1   1   5.82    7   18-13    8· 0· 5    4· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.27  -0.08
Totals                         9    12   7   4    1   7   3          39  132-89   49·15·25   18· 5· 5· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Hermanson (5; M Matheny).

PO: D Hermanson (3; J Drew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Mark Carlson.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 30,280.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Bradley            CF    1. P Polanco            2B 
2. P Bergeron           LF    2. J Drew               RF 
3. A Tracy              1B    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. V Guerrero           RF    4. W Clark              1B 
5. J Vidro              2B    5. F Tatis              3B 
6. G Blum               3B    6. R Lankford           LF 
7. O Cabrera            SS    7. E Renteria           SS 
8. B Schneider          C     8. M Matheny            C  
9. D Hermanson          P     9. G Stephenson         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  1--  2   22%  57% V Guerrero      G Stephenson    Home Run (CF-RF); Tracy Scores
   t 5   0  1-2  -2-  1    9%  79% B Schneider     G Stephenson    Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cabrera Scores
   t 8   2  1-3  ---  3    8%  90% V Guerrero      G Stephenson    Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 4   0  2-1  ---  4   -8%  48% F Tatis         D Hermanson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 5   0  1-2  ---  4    6%  69% O Cabrera       G Stephenson    Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  M Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  P Bergeron      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  6   45%  A Tracy         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  1   45%  J Drew          Lineout: LF
          1--  8   41%  J Edmonds       Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  W Clark         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  6   50%  F Tatis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  J Vidro         Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  G Blum          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   45%  O Cabrera       Vidro Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   47%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   45%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  D Hermanson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dustin Hermanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  G Stephenson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   47%  J Drew          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   44%  J Edmonds       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Drew to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   38%  W Clark         Reached on E4 unassisted (Ground Ball); Drew Scores/No RBI/unER; Edmonds out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   36%  M Bradley       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  2   33%  P Bergeron      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   35%  A Tracy         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   57%  V Guerrero      Home Run (CF-RF); Tracy Scores
          ---  4   59%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   56%  G Blum          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dustin Hermanson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   48%  F Tatis         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   54%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   58%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   57%  M Matheny       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   63%  G Stephenson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Ahead 2-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   69%  O Cabrera       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  1   79%  B Schneider     Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cabrera Scores
   O      -2-  1   74%  D Hermanson     Fielder's Choice P; Schneider out at 3B/P-3B; Hermanson to 1B
          1--  1   77%  M Bradley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hermanson to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  P Bergeron      Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   69%  A Tracy         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   73%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   69%  J Drew          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  2   73%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  W Clark         Drew Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   75%  V Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   78%  J Vidro         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   75%  G Blum          Groundout: SS-1B; Vidro to 3B
   O      --3  1   72%  O Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   76%  W Clark         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   78%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   80%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   78%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   77%  D Hermanson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   76%  M Bradley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Dustin Hermanson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   80%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  G Stephenson    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Ahead 3-1, Garrett Stephenson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   84%  P Bergeron      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   82%  A Tracy         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   90%  V Guerrero      Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   90%  J Vidro         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Dustin Hermanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   93%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   89%  J Drew          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   93%  J Edmonds       Lineout: CF
   R      -2-  1   87%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Drew Scores
   O      1--  4   92%  F Tatis         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 4, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Ahead 4-2, Alan Benes facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Benes replaces Garrett Stephenson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   91%  G Blum          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   92%  O Cabrera       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   91%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B-P; Cabrera to 3B
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Dustin Hermanson batting 9th
   R      --3  2   96%  W Guerrero      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cabrera Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      96%  M Bradley       Guerrero Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  3   99%  " "             Home Run; Guerrero Scores/unER; Bradley Scores/unER
          ---  1   99%  P Bergeron      Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   99%  A Tracy         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Kline facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Kline replaces Wilton Guerrero pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
                  Anthony Telford replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  E Renteria      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B; Renteria to 3B
                  Thomas Howard pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
   O      --3  6  100%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 7, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation