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Series
Results
NYM
@STL		6
2
NYM
@STL		6
5
STL
@NYM		8
2
STL
@NYM		6
10
STL
@NYM		0
7
Thursday, October 12, 2000
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 52,250, Time of Game: 3:59
Mets
6
 at Cardinals
5
W: Turk Wendell (1-0)
L: Mike Timlin (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
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Mets            2  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  1    6  9  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  2  0   0  2  0    5 10  3

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Timo Perez RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .259 .593 14 10 -0.061 0.88 0.026 -0.087 -0.8 4 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 3 2 2 1 2 1 .333 1.054 25 13 0.359 0.93 0.378 -0.020 1.9 1 1 3B
Mike Piazza C 2 2 1 1 3 0 .300 1.031 24 9 0.095 1.18 0.132 -0.037 1.3 11 0 HR,2·IW
Todd Zeile 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 .190 .762 21 12 0.201 1.46 0.221 -0.019 1.2 3 0 2B,SF
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Armando Benitez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Robin Ventura 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .150 .657 25 12 0.049 1.42 0.127 -0.078 -0.0 0 2
   Joe McEwing PR-3B 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Benny Agbayani LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 .906 14 10 -0.080 1.79 0.098 -0.178 -0.3 2 0 2B,SH
Jay Payton CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .200 .542 20 12 0.189 1.76 0.322 -0.132 0.2 3 0
Kurt Abbott SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 15 9 -0.065 0.81 0.000 -0.065 -0.9 1 0
   Matt Franco PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 10 6 -0.105 1.56 0.000 -0.105 -0.9 2 0
Al Leiter P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 12 8 -0.035 0.87 0.020 -0.055 -0.3 0 0
   Darryl Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.100 4 2 -0.038 1.45 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
   Mike Bordick SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .489 1 1 -0.037 1.30 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 35 6 9 6 8 9 .257 .844 185 104 0.472 1.28 1.324 -0.851 0.9 27 3
2B: B Agbayani (2, off R Ankiel); T Zeile (2, off M Morris).
3B: E Alfonzo (1, off B Reames).
HR: M Piazza (1, off B Reames; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: T Zeile (1, off R Ankiel).
SH: B Agbayani (1, off M Timlin).
IBB: M Piazza 2 (3, by M Morris, by B Reames).
TB: E Alfonzo 4; M Piazza 4; T Zeile 3; B Agbayani 2; T Perez; R Ventura; J Payton.
RBI: T Zeile 2 (3); B Agbayani (2); J Payton (5); E Alfonzo (7); M Piazza (2).
2-out RBI: B Agbayani; E Alfonzo; T Zeile.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fernando Vina 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .769 19 12 -0.143 1.54 0.036 -0.179 -0.7 3 4
Edgar Renteria SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 .300 .767 22 15 0.165 1.33 0.261 -0.096 1.9 0 4 2B,3·SB
Jim Edmonds CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .435 1.350 23 11 -0.148 1.66 0.055 -0.203 -1.4 2 0
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .600 15 9 0.070 1.43 0.139 -0.069 0.3 3 0 2B
   Matt Morris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Carlos Hernandez C 1 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .771 9 4 0.023 2.95 0.132 -0.109 0.5 0 0
Will Clark 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .988 11 7 0.112 1.54 0.184 -0.072 0.7 7 1 2B
Shawon Dunston RF-LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1.000 14 9 -0.118 1.75 0.042 -0.160 -0.4 1 0 2B,SH
Ray Lankford LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 .804 18 10 -0.044 1.28 0.050 -0.094 -0.3 2 1
   Placido Polanco PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .665 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   J.D. Drew PH-RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .633 5 3 0.302 3.46 0.302 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
Eli Marrero C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 10 8 -0.054 1.37 0.009 -0.063 -0.4 9 0
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mark McGwire PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 2.750 4 0 0.010 2.80 0.010 0.000 0.1 IW
   Darryl Kile PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Timlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rick Ankiel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Britt Reames P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 5 3 -0.036 1.22 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 0 0
   Eric Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .191 1 1 -0.033 1.26 0.000 -0.033 -0.3
   Craig Paquette 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 9 6 -0.133 2.49 0.000 -0.133 -0.7 0 1
Team Totals 36 5 10 4 3 11 .278 .750 165 98 -0.027 1.70 1.220 -1.247 -0.1 27 11
2B: F Tatis (1, off A Leiter); E Renteria (1, off A Leiter); S Dunston (1, off A Leiter); W Clark (2, off A Leiter); J Drew (1, off T Wendell).
SH: S Dunston (1, off A Leiter).
IBB: M McGwire (2, by T Wendell).
TB: E Renteria 4; W Clark 3; F Tatis 2; J Drew 2; S Dunston 2; R Lankford; F Vina.
RBI: J Drew (1); F Tatis (1); E Marrero (1); E Renteria (1).
2-out RBI: F Tatis; J Drew.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
PB: E Marrero (1).
E: F Vina (1); J Edmonds (1); W Clark (1).
Outfield Assists: R Lankford (M Piazza at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: E Renteria 3 (5, 2nd base off A Leiter/M Piazza 2, 3rd base off A Leiter/M Piazza).

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
Al Leiter 7 8 3 3 0 9 0 3.00 29 114 72 41 14 17 4 14 3 2 58 0.118 1.25 1.0
John Franco, H (2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.91 4 17 9 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 -0.095 2.57 -0.8
Turk Wendell, BS (1), W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 3 14 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 -0.220 3.24 -0.6
Armando Benitez, S (1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 4 20 11 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.224 3.04 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 3 11 0 5.00 40 165 98 53 20 25 6 17 4 3 58 1 1 0.027 1.28 0.1

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
Rick Ankiel 0.2 1 2 2 3 1 0 16.20 6 33 14 4 3 7 0 1 0 1 40 -0.180 1.09 -2.1
Britt Reames 4.1 3 1 1 3 6 1 1.17 20 80 45 22 14 9 5 5 0 1 2 0 0.126 0.89 1.9
Matt Morris 2.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 3.86 13 51 29 15 6 8 3 4 1 2 0 0 -0.046 1.56 0.2
Dave Veres 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 -0.096 1.86 -0.5
Mike Timlin, L (0-1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 5 18 13 9 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 -0.276 2.32 -0.4
Team Totals 9 9 6 5 8 9 1 5.00 45 185 104 52 23 29 12 10 1 6 40 4 1 -0.472 1.70 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Franco (1); R Ankiel 2 (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Morris (1; M Piazza); T Wendell (1; M McGwire); B Reames (1; M Piazza).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dana DeMuth, LF - Steve Rippley, RF - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:59.
Attendance: 52,250.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Timo Perez RF 1 Fernando Vina 2B
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 2 Edgar Renteria SS
3 Mike Piazza C 3 Jim Edmonds CF
4 Todd Zeile 1B 4 Fernando Tatis 3B
5 Robin Ventura 3B 5 Will Clark 1B
6 Benny Agbayani LF 6 Shawon Dunston RF
7 Jay Payton CF 7 Ray Lankford LF
8 Kurt Abbott SS 8 Eli Marrero C
9 Al Leiter P 9 Rick Ankiel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-5 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  R NYM J. Payton M. Timlin 31% 87% Single to CF; McEwing Scores/unER; Payton to 3B/Adv on E8
b8 4-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL J. Drew T. Wendell -30% 42% Double to CF; Clark Scores
t8 3-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo M. Morris 27% 71% Single to CF (Short LF-CF); Perez Scores; Alfonzo to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b5 1-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL E. Renteria A. Leiter -14% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Vina Scores
b5 2-3 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R STL F. Tatis A. Leiter -14% 45% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Renteria Scores

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' Rick Ankiel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM T. Perez R. Ankiel -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo R. Ankiel 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYM M. Piazza R. Ankiel 1% 52% Wild Pitch; Alfonzo to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza R. Ankiel 4% 56% Walk; Alfonzo to 3B/Wild Pitch
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RO NYM T. Zeile R. Ankiel 1% 57% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alfonzo Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYM R. Ventura R. Ankiel 2% 58% Walk; Piazza to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R NYM B. Agbayani R. Ankiel 10% 68% Double (LF-CF); Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
Britt Reames replaces Rick Ankiel pitching and batting 9th
t1 2-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Payton B. Reames -5% 63% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL F. Vina A. Leiter 2% 66% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  STL E. Renteria A. Leiter -3% 63% Single
b1 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  STL J. Edmonds A. Leiter -1% 62% Renteria Steals 2B
b1 0-2 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O STL J. Edmonds A. Leiter 4% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-2 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Tatis A. Leiter 3% 69% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Britt Reames facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM K. Abbott B. Reames -2% 67% Strikeout Swinging
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM A. Leiter B. Reames 2% 69% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t2 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM T. Perez B. Reames -2% 66% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 2-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo B. Reames -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mets' Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL W. Clark A. Leiter 3% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  STL S. Dunston A. Leiter -4% 63% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b2 0-2 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  STL R. Lankford A. Leiter -5% 58% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Dunston to 3B
b2 0-2 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  RO STL E. Marrero A. Leiter -1% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunston Scores; Lankford to 2B
b2 1-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL B. Reames A. Leiter 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cardinals' Britt Reames facing 3-4-5
t3 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYM M. Piazza B. Reames 10% 70% Home Run
t3 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM T. Zeile B. Reames -2% 68% Flyball: LF
t3 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Ventura B. Reames 2% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani B. Reames -2% 68% Flyball: RF
t3 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Payton B. Reames 1% 68% Passed Ball; Ventura to 2B
t3 3-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM J. Payton B. Reames 1% 69% Walk
t3 3-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYM K. Abbott B. Reames -4% 66% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Payton to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL F. Vina A. Leiter 3% 68% Flyball: RF
b3 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  STL E. Renteria A. Leiter -3% 65% Single to LF (Short LF)
b3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds A. Leiter 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  STL F. Tatis A. Leiter -1% 68% Renteria Steals 2B
b3 1-3 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O STL F. Tatis A. Leiter 4% 72% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Britt Reames facing 9-1-2
t4 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM A. Leiter B. Reames -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM T. Perez B. Reames -1% 68% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo B. Reames 2% 71% Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
t4 3-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza B. Reames 1% 71% Intentional Walk
t4 3-1 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  NYM T. Zeile B. Reames 2% 73% Walk; Piazza to 2B
t4 3-1 2 123 7,(3-2)  O NYM R. Ventura B. Reames -6% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL W. Clark A. Leiter -7% 60% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b4 1-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Dunston A. Leiter 3% 62% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Clark to 3B
b4 1-3 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O STL R. Lankford A. Leiter 7% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-3 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Marrero A. Leiter 4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cardinals' Britt Reames facing 6-7-8
t5 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani B. Reames -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM J. Payton B. Reames -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM K. Abbott B. Reames -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
Eric Davis pinch hits for Britt Reames (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL E. Davis A. Leiter 3% 73% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 1-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  STL F. Vina A. Leiter -4% 69% Single to P (Bunt)
b5 1-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  R STL E. Renteria A. Leiter -14% 55% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Vina Scores
b5 2-3 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Edmonds A. Leiter -4% 51% Renteria Steals 3B
b5 2-3 1 --3 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Edmonds A. Leiter 8% 59% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b5 2-3 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R STL F. Tatis A. Leiter -14% 45% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Renteria Scores
b5 3-3 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O STL W. Clark A. Leiter 5% 50% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
Matt Morris replaces Fernando Tatis (3B) pitching and batting 4th
Craig Paquette replaces Eric Davis (PH) playing 3B batting 9th
t6 3-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM A. Leiter M. Morris -4% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM T. Perez M. Morris -3% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t6 3-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo M. Morris 2% 46% Walk
t6 3-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Piazza M. Morris -4% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
b6 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL S. Dunston A. Leiter 3% 46% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 3-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL R. Lankford A. Leiter 3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O STL E. Marrero A. Leiter 2% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
t7 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM T. Zeile M. Morris 10% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t7 3-3 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O NYM R. Ventura M. Morris -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B; Zeile to 3B
t7 3-3 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani M. Morris -11% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t7 3-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O NYM J. Payton M. Morris -7% 41% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
b7 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Paquette A. Leiter 4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL F. Vina A. Leiter 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b7 3-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria A. Leiter 2% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Cardinals' Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
Matt Franco pinch hits for Kurt Abbott (SS) batting 8th
t8 3-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM M. Franco M. Morris -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Al Leiter (P) batting 9th
t8 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM D. Hamilton M. Morris -4% 41% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM T. Perez M. Morris 3% 44% Single to LF
t8 3-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R NYM E. Alfonzo M. Morris 27% 71% Single to CF (Short LF-CF); Perez Scores; Alfonzo to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 4-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYM M. Piazza M. Morris 1% 72% Intentional Walk
Dave Veres replaces Eli Marrero (C) pitching and batting 8th
Carlos Hernandez replaces Matt Morris (P) playing C batting 4th
t8 4-3 2 12- 3,(0-2)  RO NYM T. Zeile D. Veres 10% 81% Single to LF; Alfonzo Scores; Piazza out at 3B/LF-3B-SS-2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, Mets' John Franco facing 3-4-5
John Franco replaces Todd Zeile (1B) pitching and batting 4th
Matt Franco moves from PH to 1B
Mike Bordick replaces Darryl Hamilton (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL J. Edmonds J. Franco 5% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  STL C. Hernandez J. Franco -6% 81% Walk
b8 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL W. Clark J. Franco -11% 70% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hernandez to 3B
b8 3-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R STL S. Dunston J. Franco -8% 62% Wild Pitch; Hernandez Scores; Clark to 2B
b8 4-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O STL S. Dunston J. Franco 10% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
Turk Wendell replaces John Franco pitching and batting 4th
J.D. Drew pinch hits for Placido Polanco batting 7th
Placido Polanco pinch hits for Ray Lankford (LF) batting 7th
b8 4-5 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R STL J. Drew T. Wendell -30% 42% Double to CF; Clark Scores
Mark McGwire pinch hits for Dave Veres (P) batting 8th
b8 5-5 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL M. McGwire T. Wendell -1% 41% Intentional Walk
Darryl Kile pinch runs for Mark McGwire (PH) batting 8th
b8 5-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O STL C. Paquette T. Wendell 9% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Cardinals' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
Mike Timlin replaces Darryl Kile (PR) pitching and batting 8th
Shawon Dunston moves from RF to LF
J.D. Drew moves from PH to RF
t9 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM R. Ventura M. Timlin 8% 58% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t9 5-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM B. Agbayani M. Timlin -3% 55% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Ventura to 2B
Joe McEwing pinch runs for Robin Ventura (3B) batting 5th
t9 5-5 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  R NYM J. Payton M. Timlin 31% 87% Single to CF; McEwing Scores/unER; Payton to 3B/Adv on E8
t9 6-5 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O NYM M. Franco M. Timlin -5% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-5 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O NYM M. Bordick M. Timlin -4% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Mets' Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
Armando Benitez replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 4th
Joe McEwing moves from PR to 3B
b9 5-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL F. Vina A. Benitez 10% 87% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b9 5-6 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL E. Renteria A. Benitez 7% 95% Flyball: CF
b9 5-6 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds A. Benitez -6% 89% Walk
b9 5-6 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL C. Hernandez A. Benitez 11% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

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