Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Rueter
  
  Clayton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Rueter
  
  Lankford strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. Rueter
  
  Gant hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Benard throws the ball in to Scarsone who tags Gant trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Benard vs. Petkovsek
  
  Benard hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Petkovsek
  
  Mueller strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Petkovsek
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Jordan vs. Rueter
  
  Jordan hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Rueter
  
  Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mabry vs. Rueter
  
  Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Petkovsek
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mabry scoops it up and throws to first, with Petkovsek covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Wilkins vs. Petkovsek
  
  Wilkins hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Petkovsek
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sheaffer vs. Rueter
  
  Sheaffer hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Gallego vs. Rueter
  
  Gallego hits a line drive towards short. Aurilia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Petkovsek vs. Rueter
  
  Petkovsek hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Petkovsek
  
  Aurilia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Scarsone vs. Petkovsek
  
  Scarsone takes first base on ball four. Aurilia moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Rueter vs. Petkovsek
  
  Rueter bunts in front of the plate. Sheaffer fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play. Scarsone moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Benard vs. Petkovsek
  
  Benard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Rueter
  
  Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Rueter
  
  Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Gant vs. Rueter
  
  Gant hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Jordan vs. Rueter
  
  Jordan strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Petkovsek
  
  Mueller strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Petkovsek
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Petkovsek
  
  Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilkins vs. Petkovsek
  
  Petkovsek fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Petkovsek. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Wilkins vs. Petkovsek
  
  Wilkins takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Petkovsek
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Rueter
  
  Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Mabry vs. Rueter
  
  Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Sheaffer vs. Rueter
  
  Sheaffer hits a fly ball into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Gallego vs. Rueter
  
  Gallego strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Petkovsek
  
  Aurilia strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Scarsone vs. Petkovsek
  
  Scarsone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rueter vs. Petkovsek
  
  Rueter bunts in front of the plate. Sheaffer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Benard vs. Petkovsek
  
  Benard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Rueter
  
  Dmitri Young pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek.
  
  Young hits a popup into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. Rueter
  
  Clayton hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Lankford vs. Rueter
  
  Lankford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Lankford reaches second base with a double. Clayton goes all the way around to score. Lankford moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Gant vs. Rueter
  
  Gant hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Jordan vs. Rueter
  
  Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Fossas
  
  Tony Fossas now pitching.
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Clayton. Mueller moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Hill vs. Fossas
  
  Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. Fossas
  
  Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Wilkins vs. Fossas
  
  Wilkins strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wilson vs. Fossas
  
  There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Wilson vs. Fossas
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Rueter
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mabry vs. Rueter
  
  Mabry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sheaffer vs. Rueter
  
  Sheaffer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aurilia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Bailey
  
  Cory Bailey now pitching.
  
  Aurilia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Scarsone vs. Bailey
  
  Scarsone takes first base on ball four. Aurilia moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Gardner vs. Bailey
  
  Mark Gardner pinch hits for Kirk Rueter.
  
  Gardner bunts towards the mound. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Honeycutt
  
  Dax Jones pinch hits for Marvin Benard. Tom Pagnozzi now catching. Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Mueller vs. Honeycutt
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Gallego vs. DeLucia
  
  Rich DeLucia now pitching. Dax Jones now playing center field.
  
  Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pagnozzi vs. DeLucia
  
  Pagnozzi strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Clayton vs. DeLucia
  
  Clayton strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Hill vs. Honeycutt
  
  Hill hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Honeycutt
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Wilkins vs. Honeycutt
  
  Wilkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  McCarty vs. Eckersley
  
  Shawn Estes pinch runs for Rick Wilkins. Dave McCarty pinch hits for Desi Wilson. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
  
  McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eckersley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. DeLucia
  
  Dave McCarty now playing first base. Doug Mirabelli now catching.
  
  Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gant vs. DeLucia
  
  Gant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McGee vs. DeLucia
  
  Willie McGee pinch hits for Brian Jordan.
  
  McGee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gant moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gaetti vs. DeLucia
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aurilia vs. Eckersley
  
  Willie McGee now playing right field.
  
  Aurilia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Scarsone vs. Eckersley
  
  Scarsone is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cruz vs. Eckersley
  
  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Rich DeLucia.
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Eckersley
  
  Jones hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/10/1996 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Clayton R, ss         4  1  1  0   Benard M, cf          3  0  0  0   
Lankford R, cf        3  0  1  1   Jones D, ph-cf        2  0  0  0   
Gant R, lf            4  0  2  0   Mueller B, 3b         4  0  1  0   
Jordan B, rf          3  0  0  0   Hill G, rf            4  0  0  0   
McGee W, ph-rf        1  0  1  0   Bonds B, lf           2  0  0  0   
Gaetti G, 3b          4  0  0  0   Wilkins R, c          3  0  1  0   
Mabry J, 1b           3  0  1  0   Estes S, pr           0  0  0  0   
Sheaffer D, c         3  0  0  0   Mirabelli D, c        0  0  0  0   
Honeycutt R, p        0  0  0  0   Wilson D, 1b          3  0  0  0   
Eckersley D, p        0  0  0  0   McCarty D, ph-1b      1  0  0  0   
Gallego M, 2b         3  0  0  0   Aurilia R, ss         4  0  2  0   
Petkovsek M, p        1  0  0  0   Scarsone S, 2b        1  0  1  0   
Young D, ph           1  0  0  0   Rueter K, p           2  0  0  0   
Fossas T, p           0  0  0  0   Gardner M, ph         1  0  0  0   
Bailey C, p           0  0  0  0   DeLucia R, p          0  0  0  0   
Pagnozzi T, c         1  0  0  0   Cruz J, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        31  0  5  0

St.Louis         000 001 000 --  1
San Francisco    000 000 000 --  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Petkovsek M (W)       5.0  2  0  0  3  3
Fossas T              1.0  1  0  0  1  2
Bailey C              0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Honeycutt R           1.1  1  0  0  0  0
Eckersley D (S)       1.1  0  0  0  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rueter K (L)          7.0  4  1  1  1  3
DeLucia R             2.0  2  0  0  0  2

E -- Petkovsek M, Clayton R
DP -- St.Louis 1, San Francisco 1
LOB -- St.Louis 4, San Francisco 10
2B -- Lankford R
HBP -- by Eckersley D (Scarsone S)
WP -- Fossas T
T -- 2:32
A -- 8770

    

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