St. Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
7
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8
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
Pitching
St. Louis Cardinals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Oliver | 7.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 106 | 67 |
| Rick Croushore | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 |
| Lance Painter | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ricky BottalicoL | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Dotel | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 92 | 62 |
| Jeff Tam | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 25 |
| Armando BenítezW | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Joe McEwing hits a home run (8).
1–0
▲ 1st
Mark McGwire hits a home run (49).
2–0
▲ 1st
Alberto Castillo out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Shawon Dunston. Ray Lankford scores. Fernando Tatis to 3rd.
3–0
▲ 3rd
Willie McGee singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Fernando Tatis scores.
4–0
▼ 4th
John Olerud singles on a ground ball to center fielder J. D. Drew. Rickey Henderson scores.
4–1
▲ 7th
Mark McGwire hits a home run (50).
5–1
▲ 8th
Alberto Castillo hits a home run (3).
6–1
▼ 8th
John Olerud hits a grand slam (15). Rey Ordonez scores. Rickey Henderson scores. Edgardo Alfonzo scores.
6–5
▼ 8th
Mike Piazza hits a home run (30).
6–6
▲ 9th
Fernando Tatis grounds into a force out, third baseman Robin Ventura to second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo. J.D. Drew scores. Mark McGwire out at 2nd. Fernando Tatis to 1st.
7–6
▼ 9th
Rickey Henderson doubles (22) on a line drive to right fielder Willie McGee. Rey Ordonez scores. Matt Franco to 3rd.
7–7
▼ 9th
Edgardo Alfonzo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ray Lankford. Matt Franco scores. Rickey Henderson to 3rd.
7–8
Box Score
St. Louis Cardinals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BJoe McEwing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJ.D. Drew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1BMark McGwire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LFRay Lankford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BFernando Tatis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RFWillie McGee | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CAlberto Castillo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDavid Howard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PDarren Oliver | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PRick Croushore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLance Painter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRicky Bottalico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFRickey Henderson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2BEdgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BJohn Olerud | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CMike Piazza | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BRobin Ventura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFShawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFBenny Agbayani | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRoger Cedeno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDarryl Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSRey Ordonez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| POctavio Dotel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PHTodd Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJeff Tam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHLuis Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PArmando Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMatt Franco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |