October 11, 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 1
2000 postseason: WS: NYY-NYM / ALCS: NYY-SEA / NLCS: NYM-STL / Div. Series: NYY-OAK / SEA-CHW / STL-ATL / NYM-SFG

Game 1
NYM  6
@STL  2
Game 2
NYM  6
@STL  5
Game 3
STL  8
@NYM  2
Game 4
NYM 10
STL  6
Game 5
NYM  7
STL  0

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,255

Wednesday, October 11, 2000
Time of Game: 3:08

Mets

Bobby Valentine

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

W: M Hampton (1-0), L: D Kile (0-1)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Perez RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .600   16    2   0   2B,GDP
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .833   19    0   4   
M Piazza C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    9    5   0   2B
R Ventura 3B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .250    8    0   2   SF
T Zeile 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250   19   11   1   HR
B Agbayani LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   15    2   0   
  J McEwing PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Payton CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    8    2   0   HR
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250   13    3   4   HBP
  K Abbott PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Hampton P                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    7    1   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Hamilton PH               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Trammell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   6   8   6    2   2              118   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Perez (1, off D Kile); M Piazza (1, off D Kile).

HR: J Payton (1, off M James; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); T Zeile (1, off M James; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: R Ventura (1, off D Kile).

HBP: M Bordick (1, by M James).

TB: J Payton 4; T Zeile 4; M Piazza 3; T Perez 2; B Agbayani; M Hampton; E Alfonzo.

GIDP: T Perez (1).

RBI: J Payton 2 (2); R Ventura (1); E Alfonzo (1); M Piazza (1); T Zeile (1).

2-out RBI: E Alfonzo.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: T Perez (1); B Agbayani (1); K Abbott (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   21    2   2   
E Renteria SS                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   13    1   3   
J Edmonds CF                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .400  .800   21    2   0   
E Davis RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   21    4   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167   15   10   1   2B
C Hernandez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   13    3   0   
  E Marrero PR-C              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Drew LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    2   0   
  S Dunston PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
P Polanco 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    7    0   4   
  M James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Lankford PH               1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    2    0   0   2B
D Kile P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    9    1   3   
  F Tatis PH-3B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
Totals                       37   2   9   0    3   5              152   27  14

BATTING

2B: W Clark (1, off M Hampton); R Lankford (1, off A Benitez).

TB: J Edmonds 2; R Lankford 2; W Clark 2; E Davis; E Renteria; C Hernandez; P Polanco; F Vina.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Christiansen-E Renteria-W Clark.

PITCHING

New York Mets              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Hampton, W (1-0)          7     6   0   0    3   4   0   0.00   30  115-67    11-6     66    - 
J Franco, H (1)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   16-10     0-2          0-0
A Benitez                   1     2   2   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   21-13     1-2          0-0
Totals                      9     9   2   0    3   5   0          40  152-90    12-10         0-0

St. Louis Cardinals        IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
D Kile, L (0-1)             7     5   3   3    2   1   0   3.86   28   85-54    11-9     54    - 
M James                     1     3   3   3    0   0   2  27.00    7   25-16     1-2          0-0
J Christiansen              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    8-6      1-0          1-0
Totals                      9     8   6   6    2   2   2          37  118-76    13-11         1-0

M James faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Hampton (1); D Kile (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M James (1; M Bordick).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 52,255.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. T Perez              RF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. E Alfonzo            2B    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. M Piazza             C     3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. R Ventura            3B    4. E Davis              RF 
5. T Zeile              1B    5. W Clark              1B 
6. B Agbayani           LF    6. C Hernandez          C  
7. J Payton             CF    7. J Drew               LF 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. P Polanco            3B 
9. M Hampton            P     9. D Kile               P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5  T Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-     E Alfonzo       Wild Pitch; Perez to 3B
          --3  8  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1  M Piazza        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Alfonzo to 3B
   RO     -23  1  R Ventura       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Alfonzo Scores
   O      -2-  4  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2  B Agbayani      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4  E Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Edmonds to 3B
          1-3  5  W Clark         Walk; Davis to 2B
   O      123  3  C Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3  J Payton        Flyball: CF (CF)
   O      ---  4  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  M Hampton       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  J Drew          Lineout: SS (SS)
   O      ---  2  P Polanco       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6  D Kile          Walk
   O      1--  3  F Vina          Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  T Perez         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3  E Alfonzo       Groundout: P-2B-1B (P)
          ---  2  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  R Ventura       Flyball: CF (CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  E Renteria      Lineout: 1B (1B)
          ---  5  J Edmonds       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--     E Davis         Wild Pitch; Edmonds to 2B
   O      -2-  9  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6  B Agbayani      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  J Payton        Lineout: RF (RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Hampton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6  C Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  6  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2  M Hampton       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2  T Perez         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Hampton to 2B
   R      -2-  4  E Alfonzo       Single to LF; Hampton Scores
   O      1--  1  M Piazza        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  D Kile          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3  F Vina          Single to LF; Vina to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  2  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
          ---  4  R Ventura       Walk
   O      1--  6  T Zeile         Flyball: RF (RF)
   O      1--  1  B Agbayani      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3  J Payton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  E Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2  W Clark         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2  C Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Clark to 3B
   O      --3  2  J Drew          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  M Bordick       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  2  M Hampton       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Hampton facing 8-9-1
          ---  3  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Fernando Tatis pinch hits for Darryl Kile batting 9th
   O      1--  5  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6  F Vina          Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  1  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (RF); Polanco to 3B
   O      1-3  1  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike James facing 2-3-4
                  Mike James replaces Placido Polanco pitching and batting 8th; Fernando Tatis moves to 3B
   O      ---  4  E Alfonzo       Lineout: RF (RF)
   O      ---  5  M Piazza        Flyball: LF (LF)
   O      ---  2  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P (1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Franco facing 4-5-6
                  John Franco replaces Mike Hampton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  E Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  W Clark         Lineout: CF (CF)
          ---  2  C Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Shawon Dunston pinch hits for J.D. Drew batting 7th; Eli Marrero pinch runs for Carlos Hernandez batting 6th
   O      1--  5  S Dunston       Lineout: LF (LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike James facing 5-6-7
                  Eli Marrero moves to C; Shawon Dunston moves to LF
   R      ---  4  T Zeile         Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---  6  B Agbayani      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Joe McEwing pinch runs for Benny Agbayani batting 6th
   RR     1--  1  J Payton        Home Run (LF); McEwing Scores
          ---  3  M Bordick       Hit By Pitch
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Mike James pitching and batting 8th; Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton batting 9th; Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for John Franco batting 9th; Kurt Abbott pinch runs for Mike Bordick batting 8th
   O      1--  4  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Armando Benitez facing 8-9-1
                  Armando Benitez replaces Bubba Trammell pitching and batting 9th; Kurt Abbott moves to SS; Joe McEwing moves to LF; Ray Lankford pinch hits for Jason Christiansen batting 8th
          ---  2  R Lankford      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  7  F Tatis         Flyball: LF (LF)
   O      -2-  5  F Vina          Flyball: RF (RF)
   R      -2-  2  E Renteria      Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Lankford Scores/unER
   R      1--  3  J Edmonds       Single to RF; Renteria Scores/unER/No RBI; Edmonds to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  2  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 2.

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