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NYY
@ARI		1
6
KCR
@ATL		10
4
TEX
@CIN		3
4
BOS
@COL		11
0
CHW
@FLA		1
2		 
(11)
CHC
@HOU		5
4
BAL
@LAD		3
4
SEA
@MIL		6
3
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@MON		6
4
CLE
@NYM		2
6
DET
@PHI		2
6
DET
@PHI		5
4		 
(11)
ANA
@PIT		2
5
TBD
@SDP		4
1
TOR
@SFG		5
8
OAK
@STL		4
5
Thursday, June 17, 2004, 7:10PM
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 32,528, Time of Game: 3:08
Athletics
4
37-27
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Cardinals
5
39-27
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
W: Ray King (1-0)
L: Jim Mecir (0-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  9  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  3    5 11  2
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eric Byrnes LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .300 .863 18 11 0.041 0.59 0.072 -0.031 0.3 2 0 HBP
Mark McLemore 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .269 .693 20 10 0.185 0.86 0.216 -0.032 1.8 1 0 2B
Mark Kotsay CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .297 .745 14 10 -0.098 0.74 0.000 -0.098 -1.4 1 0
Jermaine Dye RF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .287 .872 15 9 0.049 0.87 0.060 -0.011 0.6 2 0 SF
Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .328 .927 16 9 0.003 0.65 0.036 -0.033 0.1 9 0
Bobby Crosby SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .804 17 13 0.009 0.80 0.060 -0.051 -0.0 2 5 SB
Adam Melhuse C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .740 16 9 -0.008 0.71 0.035 -0.044 -0.3 6 1
Marco Scutaro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .741 19 12 -0.028 0.77 0.023 -0.051 -0.5 1 2
Tim Hudson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 12 8 -0.083 1.05 0.000 -0.083 -1.0 0 2
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chad Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Kielty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .730 2 2 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Jim Mecir P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 36 4 9 3 1 3 .250 .560 149 93 0.062 0.76 0.502 -0.442 -0.6 24 10
2B: M McLemore (3, off J Suppan).
SF: J Dye (3, off J Suppan).
HBP: E Byrnes (2, by J Suppan).
TB: M McLemore 3; S Hatteberg 2; J Dye 2; B Crosby; M Scutaro; E Byrnes.
RBI: J Dye 2 (42); M McLemore (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Scutaro-B Crosby-S Hatteberg.
E: M Scutaro (3).
Baserunning
SB: B Crosby (3, 2nd base off J Suppan/C McKay).

St. Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Marlon Anderson 2B-RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 .260 .736 20 11 0.354 2.10 0.443 -0.089 1.2 2 3
Roger Cedeno RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .791 12 5 -0.012 0.58 0.018 -0.029 -0.1 3 0
   Cal Eldred P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
   Tony Womack PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295 .740 6 4 -0.008 1.48 0.000 -0.008 0.2 SF
   Jason Simontacchi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray King P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reggie Sanders PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .262 .802 5 3 0.073 2.05 0.073 0.000 0.9
Albert Pujols 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .999 11 7 0.009 0.90 0.061 -0.052 -0.0 12 1
Scott Rolen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .348 1.062 10 7 -0.066 1.32 0.048 -0.113 -0.2 0 2 2B
Jim Edmonds CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .274 .933 16 7 0.037 1.24 0.104 -0.068 0.7 2 0
John Mabry LF-RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .344 .958 4 3 0.059 1.53 0.088 -0.029 0.6 2 0
   Hector Luna PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .708 3 3 -0.017 0.64 0.000 -0.017 -0.1 0 2
Edgar Renteria SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .274 .707 16 10 -0.062 1.92 0.093 -0.155 -1.0 1 2
Cody McKay C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .230 .512 15 8 0.045 1.75 0.214 -0.169 -0.4 3 0 GDP
   Jason Marquis PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 .544 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Jeff Suppan P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .048 2 2 -0.028 1.08 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 0 0
   Ray Lankford PH-LF 2 2 1 0 0 1 .259 .798 13 8 0.176 2.68 0.207 -0.032 0.8 1 0 2B,HBP
Team Totals 33 5 11 4 3 6 .333 .789 133 78 0.560 1.56 1.349 -0.789 2.2 27 12
2B: S Rolen (14, off T Hudson); R Lankford (10, off T Hudson).
SF: T Womack (3, off T Hudson).
HBP: R Lankford (2, by J Mecir).
TB: A Pujols 2; R Lankford 2; C McKay 2; J Mabry 2; S Rolen 2; E Renteria; J Edmonds; R Sanders.
GIDP: C McKay (3).
RBI: T Womack (16); R Sanders (34); J Edmonds (46); M Anderson (15).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Anderson 2 (5).

Oakland Athletics

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
Tim Hudson 7.1 8 2 2 3 5 0 2.78 31 107 63 39 10 14 16 7 3 0 56 0.298 1.21 1.8
Ricardo Rincon, H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.030 1.17 0.2
Chad Bradford, H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.71 1 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.64 0.1
Jim Mecir, BS (2), L (0-5) 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 6.17 5 20 11 8 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.906 3.64 -4.3
Team Totals 8 11 5 5 3 6 0 5.62 38 133 78 49 12 17 19 9 4 0 56 0 0 -0.561 0.76 -2.2

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
Jeff Suppan 5 8 4 3 0 3 0 3.65 25 96 62 33 6 23 12 10 3 0 40 -0.146 1.02 -1.4
Cal Eldred 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.76 7 29 16 8 1 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 0.037 0.25 1.0
Jason Simontacchi 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.48 5 18 13 8 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.044 0.34 0.9
Ray King, W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.46 2 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.21 0.1
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 1 3 0 3.00 39 149 93 51 8 34 21 14 5 0 40 0 0 -0.061 1.56 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Suppan (5; E Byrnes); J Mecir (2; R Lankford).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jack Samuels, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Larry Poncino, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 32,528.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         St. Louis Cardinals
1 Eric Byrnes LF 1 Marlon Anderson 2B
2 Mark McLemore 3B 2 Roger Cedeno RF
3 Mark Kotsay CF 3 Albert Pujols 1B
4 Jermaine Dye RF 4 Scott Rolen 3B
5 Scott Hatteberg 1B 5 Jim Edmonds CF
6 Bobby Crosby SS 6 John Mabry LF
7 Adam Melhuse C 7 Edgar Renteria SS
8 Marco Scutaro 2B 8 Cody McKay C
9 Tim Hudson P 9 Jeff Suppan P

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Top 5 Plays

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-4 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Anderson J. Mecir 43% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Marquis Scores/No RBI; Lankford to 3B
b9 2-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL C. McKay J. Mecir 18% 37% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Renteria to 3B
b9 2-4 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  STL R. Lankford J. Mecir 14% 51% Hit By Pitch; Marquis to 2B
t5 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  R OAK M. McLemore J. Suppan -12% 20% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Byrnes Scores
b2 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO STL C. McKay T. Hudson -10% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK E. Byrnes J. Suppan -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK M. McLemore J. Suppan -9% 38% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Byrnes to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Suppan 6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO OAK J. Dye J. Suppan -1% 43% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Byrnes Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK S. Hatteberg J. Suppan -2% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball); McLemore to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Suppan 4% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL M. Anderson T. Hudson -2% 42% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O STL R. Cedeno T. Hudson -2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  STL A. Pujols T. Hudson 1% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL S. Rolen T. Hudson -2% 40% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK A. Melhuse J. Suppan 2% 42% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. Scutaro J. Suppan -2% 39% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t2 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Hudson J. Suppan 3% 42% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Suppan 2% 44% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  STL J. Edmonds T. Hudson 4% 48% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Mabry T. Hudson 6% 55% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Edmonds to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O STL E. Renteria T. Hudson -6% 49% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mabry to 2B
b2 0-1 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO STL C. McKay T. Hudson -10% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. McLemore J. Suppan 2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Suppan 2% 43% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t3 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Dye J. Suppan 1% 44% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Suppan T. Hudson -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL M. Anderson T. Hudson -2% 39% Flyball: RF
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL R. Cedeno T. Hudson -1% 38% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Suppan 2% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK B. Crosby J. Suppan -3% 37% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK A. Melhuse J. Suppan -4% 34% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Crosby to 2B; Melhuse to 1B
t4 1-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Scutaro J. Suppan 4% 38% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Crosby to 3B; Scutaro to 1B
t4 1-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Hudson J. Suppan 5% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL A. Pujols T. Hudson 5% 48% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O STL S. Rolen T. Hudson -5% 43% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL J. Edmonds T. Hudson -4% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  STL J. Mabry T. Hudson 3% 42% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pujols to 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O STL E. Renteria T. Hudson -6% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK E. Byrnes J. Suppan -4% 32% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  R OAK M. McLemore J. Suppan -12% 20% Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Byrnes Scores
t5 2-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Suppan 1% 21% Flyball: RF; McLemore to 3B
t5 2-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Dye J. Suppan -5% 16% Single to CF (Fly Ball); McLemore Scores
t5 3-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK S. Hatteberg J. Suppan -2% 14% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Dye to 2B
t5 3-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  RO OAK B. Crosby J. Suppan -3% 11% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dye Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Crosby to 1B
t5 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK A. Melhuse J. Suppan -0% 11% Crosby Steals 2B
t5 4-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK A. Melhuse J. Suppan 1% 12% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
b5 0-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  STL C. McKay T. Hudson 3% 16% Single to RF (Line Drive)
Ray Lankford pinch hits for Jeff Suppan (P) batting 9th
b5 0-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL R. Lankford T. Hudson -3% 12% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL M. Anderson T. Hudson -3% 9% Baserunner Out Advancing; McKay out at 2B/C-SS
b5 0-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  STL M. Anderson T. Hudson 1% 10% Walk
b5 0-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  STL R. Cedeno T. Hudson 2% 12% Walk; Anderson to 2B
b5 0-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O STL A. Pujols T. Hudson -4% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 8-9-1
Cal Eldred replaces Roger Cedeno (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Ray Lankford moves from PH to LF
John Mabry moves from LF to RF
t6 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK M. Scutaro C. Eldred 1% 9% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK T. Hudson C. Eldred 1% 9% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes C. Eldred 0% 10% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
b6 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  STL S. Rolen T. Hudson 5% 15% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b6 0-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  R STL J. Edmonds T. Hudson 6% 21% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rolen Scores
b6 1-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Mabry T. Hudson -3% 18% Groundout: P-1B; Edmonds to 2B
b6 1-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O STL E. Renteria T. Hudson -4% 14% Groundout: SS-1B; Edmonds to 3B
b6 1-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O STL C. McKay T. Hudson -4% 11% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Cardinals' Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
t7 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. McLemore C. Eldred 1% 12% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Kotsay C. Eldred 1% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Dye C. Eldred -1% 12% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 4-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Hatteberg C. Eldred 1% 13% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
b7 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL R. Lankford T. Hudson 7% 20% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b7 1-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O STL M. Anderson T. Hudson -3% 16% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lankford to 3B
Tony Womack pinch hits for Cal Eldred (P) batting 2nd
b7 1-4 1 --3 6,(2-2)  RO STL T. Womack T. Hudson -1% 15% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lankford Scores
b7 2-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O STL A. Pujols T. Hudson -2% 14% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 6-7-8
Jason Simontacchi replaces Tony Womack (PH) pitching and batting 2nd
t8 4-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Simontacchi 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK A. Melhuse J. Simontacchi 1% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Scutaro J. Simontacchi 1% 17% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
b8 2-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL S. Rolen T. Hudson -4% 12% Strikeout Looking
Ricardo Rincon replaces Tim Hudson pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Edmonds R. Rincon -3% 9% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
Chad Bradford replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching and batting 9th
Hector Luna pinch hits for John Mabry (RF) batting 6th
b8 2-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL H. Luna C. Bradford -2% 8% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cardinals' Jason Simontacchi facing 9-1-2
Hector Luna moves from PH to 2B
Marlon Anderson moves from 2B to RF
Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Chad Bradford (P) batting 9th
t9 4-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Kielty J. Simontacchi 1% 8% Flyball: LF
t9 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Simontacchi 1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ray King replaces Jason Simontacchi pitching and batting 2nd
t9 4-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. McLemore R. King -0% 9% Walk
t9 4-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Kotsay R. King 1% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 7-8-9
Jim Mecir replaces Bobby Kielty (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  STL E. Renteria J. Mecir 9% 19% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b9 2-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  STL C. McKay J. Mecir 18% 37% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Renteria to 3B
Jason Marquis pinch runs for Cody McKay (C) batting 8th
b9 2-4 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  STL R. Lankford J. Mecir 14% 51% Hit By Pitch; Marquis to 2B
b9 2-4 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR STL M. Anderson J. Mecir 43% 94% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Marquis Scores/No RBI; Lankford to 3B
Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Ray King (P) batting 2nd
b9 4-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  STL R. Sanders J. Mecir -1% 93% Defensive Indifference; Anderson to 2B
b9 4-4 0 -23 5,(2-2)  R STL R. Sanders J. Mecir 7% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Anderson to 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Cardinals 5.

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