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Cardinals
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 9, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 9, 1998 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Thompson |
| Ballpark | Coors Field |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
| Attendance | 46,579 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sam Holbrook 1B: Harry Wendelstedt 2B: Jerry Layne 3B: Rich Rieker |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| David Howard | Second Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
| Brian Jordan | Right Fielder |
| John Mabry | Left Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Tom Lampkin | Catcher |
| Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Greg Colbrunn | First Baseman |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Mark Thompson | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Rockies
Coors Field
April 9, 1998
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard hits a line drive towards first. Colbrunn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Mercker
Lansing hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Mercker
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mercker
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. Thompson
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Thompson
Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Mercker
Bichette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Mercker
There's a wild pitch. Bichette moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Mercker
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Colbrunn vs. Mercker
Colbrunn hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mabry who is chasing the ball. Colbrunn reaches third base with a triple. Bichette scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Mercker
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Manwaring vs. Mercker
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. Thompson
Lampkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Thompson
Mercker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mercker for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mercker
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Mercker
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mercker fields it and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Mercker
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Mercker
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Walker reaches second base with a double. Thompson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Mercker
Bichette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Mercker
There goes Bichette. The throw from Lampkin and he is safe. Bichette steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Mercker
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mabry throws the ball in to Clayton who tags Castilla trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bichette scores. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Lankford reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Mabry vs. Thompson
There goes Lankford. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Castilla applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Thompson
Mabry hits a line drive into right field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Jordan goes all the way around to score. Mabry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Thompson
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lampkin vs. Thompson
Lampkin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Thompson
Mercker bunts towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Thompson
There's a wild pitch. Mercker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Clayton vs. Thompson
Clayton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Thompson
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Mercker
Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Mercker
There goes Colbrunn. The throw from Lampkin and he is out, Howard applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Mercker
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Mercker
Manwaring hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Thompson
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbrunn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGwire for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Thompson
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Thompson
Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Mercker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Mercker
Lansing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Mercker
Burks hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mercker
Walker takes first base on ball four. Lansing moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bichette vs. Mercker
Bichette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lankford. Bichette reaches second base with a double. Lansing scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Castilla vs. Mercker
Castilla hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mabry vs. McElroy
Chuck McElroy now pitching.
Mabry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. McElroy
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lampkin vs. McElroy
Lampkin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. McElroy
Ron Gant pinch hits for Kent Mercker.
Gant hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McElroy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Busby
Mike Busby now pitching.
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Busby
Perez bunts towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Busby
Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kirt Manwaring.
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. McElroy
Jeff Reed now catching.
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. McElroy
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. McElroy
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Busby
Curtis Goodwin pinch hits for Chuck McElroy.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Busby
Lansing hits a popup into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Busby
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Busby
Walker hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Leskanic
Jordan hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mabry vs. Leskanic
Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Leskanic
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Gaetti reaches second base with a double. Lankford scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lampkin vs. Leskanic
Lampkin hits a line drive beyond first. Colbrunn can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Gaetti scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Leskanic
Willie McGee pinch hits for Mike Busby.
There's a wild pitch. Lampkin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Leskanic
McGee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Bottenfield
Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Bottenfield
Castilla hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mabry. Castilla reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Helton vs. Bottenfield
Todd Helton pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn.
Helton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Bottenfield
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Bottenfield
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Todd Helton now playing first base. Jason Bates now playing shortstop.
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. DiPoto
Howard hits a popup towards short. Bates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. DiPoto
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Brantley
Jeff Brantley now pitching.
Bates takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Brantley
Lansing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bates moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Brantley
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bates moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Rockies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Brantley
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1998 -- St. Louis at Colorado (N)
St. Louis AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI
Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0 Lansing M, 2b 5 1 4 0
Howard D, 2b 5 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 5 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Walker L, rf 4 1 1 1
Lankford R, cf 4 1 2 1 Bichette D, lf 4 2 3 2
Jordan B, rf 3 1 0 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 0 2 1
Mabry J, lf 4 1 1 1 Colbrunn G, 1b 3 0 2 1
Gaetti G, 3b 3 2 1 1 Helton T, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Lampkin T, c 3 1 2 4 Perez N, ss 4 0 0 0
Mercker K, p 2 0 1 0 DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0
Gant R, ph 1 0 0 0 Manwaring K, c 2 0 0 0
Busby M, p 0 0 0 0 Reed J, ph-c 2 0 0 0
McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0 Thompson M, p 2 1 1 0
Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0 McElroy C, p 0 0 0 0
Brantley J, p 0 0 0 0 Goodwin C, ph 1 0 0 0
Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0
Bates J, ss 0 0 0 0
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34 7 9 7 36 5 13 5
St. Louis 000 500 020 -- 7
Colorado 013 010 000 -- 5
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker K 5.0 10 5 5 1 0
Busby M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bottenfield K 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Brantley J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson M 5.0 5 5 5 3 4
McElroy C 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Leskanic C (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
DiPoto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Walker L
DP -- St. Louis 2, Colorado 1
LOB -- St. Louis 5, Colorado 7
2B -- Walker L, McGwire M, Lankford R, Bichette D, Gaetti G, Castilla V
3B -- Colbrunn G
HR -- Lampkin T
SB -- Bichette D
CS -- Lankford R, Colbrunn G
HBP -- by Thompson M (Jordan B)
WP -- Mercker K, Thompson M, Leskanic C
T -- 2:51
A -- 46579
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