June 18, 2001 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
TOR 2 CHW 5
KCR 4 NYY 10
@DET 1 OAK 4
SEA 3 FLA 7
@ATL 6 MIL 6
@CIN 4 HOU 13
COL 5 NYM 2
MON 1 STL 6
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 40,016

Monday, June 18, 2001, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Cubs

41-26

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  5  2
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  3  0   2  0  X    6 11  0

W: D Kile (8-6), L: K Tapani (8-3)

Cardinals

37-32

Won 4

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .727   14    2   2   HR
R Gutierrez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .797   12    1   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .303 1.082   14    1   0   HR
M Stairs 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .260  .861   19    6   0   
R White LF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .306  .899   15    1   0   2·2B
T Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .179  .554   16    5   0   
  J Girardi C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .591    2    2   0   
R Coomer 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .685   11    1   3   
G Matthews CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .698    9    5   0   
K Tapani P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .158  .358   10    0   1   
  M Cairo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .737    4    0   0   
  F Heredia P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1  12              126   24   7

BATTING

2B: R White 2 (13, 2 off D Kile).

HR: E Young (6, off D Kile; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); S Sosa (21, off D Kile; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: R White 5; E Young 4; S Sosa 4.

RBI: E Young (21); S Sosa (64).

2-out RBI: E Young.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: J Girardi (2).

E: E Young (6); G Matthews (3).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .296  .762   11    1   0   
P Polanco 3B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .329  .763   14    0   3   SH
J Edmonds CF                  3   2   1   2    0   0  .281  .917   14    4   0   HR,HBP
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   2  .233  .838   15    7   0   HR
A Pujols RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .351 1.060   12    2   0   
R Lankford LF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .239  .898   17    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .614    8    0   3   
M Matheny C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .212  .602   16   12   0   
D Kile P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .152  .404   10    0   0   
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Clapp PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6  11   6    1   7              122   27   7

BATTING

HR: M McGwire (6, off K Tapani; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); J Edmonds (10, off F Heredia; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: P Polanco (8, off F Heredia).

HBP: J Edmonds (3, by K Tapani).

TB: M McGwire 4; J Edmonds 4; F Vina 3; M Matheny 2; P Polanco 2; D Kile; A Pujols.

RBI: M McGwire 3 (13); J Edmonds 2 (34); F Vina (21).

2-out RBI: M McGwire 3; F Vina.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Tapani, L (8-3)              6     7   4   4    1   5   1   4.65   27   87-56   32· 8·16    6· 7· 6· 1     46    -     1.03  -0.16
F Heredia                      0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   4.98    3    9-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.60  -0.08
T Van Poppel                   1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.86    7   22-16    9· 4· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   6    1   7   2          37  118-76   44·12·20   10· 8· 8· 2           -

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
D Kile, W (8-6)                7     5   2   2    1  11   2   3.42   27  104-71   29·10·32    3· 6· 4· 2     69    -     0.86   0.23
M Timlin                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.89    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.03
D Veres                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.12    3   14-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1  12   2          33  126-86   39·12·35    7· 7· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Tapani (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Tapani (3; J Edmonds).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Mike Fichter, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 40,016.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Young              2B    1. F Vina               2B 
2. R Gutierrez          SS    2. P Polanco            3B 
3. S Sosa               RF    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. M Stairs             1B    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. R White              LF    5. A Pujols             RF 
6. T Hundley            C     6. R Lankford           LF 
7. R Coomer             3B    7. E Renteria           SS 
8. G Matthews           CF    8. M Matheny            C  
9. K Tapani             P     9. D Kile               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-1  12-  1   31%  87% M McGwire       K Tapani        Home Run; Polanco Scores; Edmonds Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  ---  5  -11%  54% E Young         D Kile          Home Run
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  1   10%  65% F Vina          K Tapani        Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Kile to 2B
   t 6   1  4-1  ---  2   -8%  81% S Sosa          D Kile          Home Run
   b 7   1  2-4  --3  5    5%  97% J Edmonds       F Heredia       Home Run; Vina Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  E Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   54%  R Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   55%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  F Vina          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  1   64%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Vina to 2B
   O      12-  1   58%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  7   54%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   50%  A Pujols        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Darryl Kile facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  R White         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   52%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  E Renteria      Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   52%  M Matheny       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   55%  D Kile          Single to CF (Line Drive); Matheny to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      1-3  1   65%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive); Matheny Scores; Kile to 2B
          12-      65%  P Polanco       E4 on Foul Ball
   O      12-  3   61%  " "             Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Vina to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Darryl Kile facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  K Tapani        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  5   54%  E Young         Home Run
   O      ---  7   56%  R Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  J Edmonds       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   51%  M McGwire       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pujols        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Darryl Kile facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   55%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   53%  R White         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   56%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  R Lankford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   51%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Tied 1-1, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   54%  K Tapani        Walk
   O      1--  2   57%  E Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  D Kile          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   52%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
          ---  5   53%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      55%  J Edmonds       Wild Pitch; Polanco to 2B
          -2-  3   56%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   RRR    12-  1   87%  M McGwire       Home Run; Polanco Scores; Edmonds Scores
   O      ---  1   86%  A Pujols        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-4, Darryl Kile facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  R Gutierrez     Lineout: CF
   R      ---  2   81%  S Sosa          Home Run
   O      ---  7   83%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   80%  R White         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   84%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   86%  R Lankford      Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF
   O      1--  2   83%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   81%  D Kile          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Darryl Kile facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   85%  R Coomer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Kevin Tapani batting 9th
   O      ---  4   89%  M Cairo         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Felix Heredia facing 1-2-3
                  Felix Heredia replaces Miguel Cairo pitching and batting 9th; Joe Girardi replaces Todd Hundley playing C batting 6th
          ---  1   90%  F Vina          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--      92%  P Polanco       Passed Ball; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  3   91%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Vina to 3B
   RR     --3  5   97%  J Edmonds       Home Run; Vina Scores
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Felix Heredia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   96%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  A Pujols        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   96%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Timlin facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Timlin replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  E Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  R Gutierrez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Todd Van Poppel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   99%  M Matheny       Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Stubby Clapp pinch hits for Mike Timlin batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  S Clapp         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   98%  F Vina          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Veres replaces Stubby Clapp pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, Cardinals 6.

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