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Lineups and Summary
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 1, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on October 1, 1985 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 1, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 1, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Darling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Tudor |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 46,026 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Fred Brocklander |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Ron Darling | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Vince Coleman | Left Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Andy Van Slyke | Right Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| John Tudor | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
October 1, 1985
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Tudor
Backman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tudor
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Tudor
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGee for the out. Coleman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Darling
Herr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Darling
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Tudor
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Tudor
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Tudor
Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Tudor
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Darling
There goes Pendleton. The throw from Carter and he is out, Santana applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Darling
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darling vs. Tudor
Darling hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Tudor
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Darling
Tudor strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Darling
There goes McGee. The throw from Carter and he is safe. McGee steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Darling
Herr strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tudor
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Tudor
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Tudor
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Darling
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Tudor
Foster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Tudor
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Tudor
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darling vs. Tudor
Darling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Darling
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Darling
Tudor hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Tudor
Backman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tudor
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Tudor
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Tudor
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Darling
Herr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Knight settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Darling
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Porter for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Tudor
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Tudor
Knight hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Tudor
Howard Johnson pinch runs for Ray Knight.
Santana hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Santana reaches second base with a double. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Darling vs. Tudor
There go the runners. The throw from Porter to Pendleton. The throw back to home, and Johnson is out at the plate. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Darling vs. Tudor
Darling hits a popup towards third. Pendleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Howard Johnson now playing third base.
Van Slyke hits a line drive towards short. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Darling
Pendleton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Pendleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Darling
Jorgensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Darling
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Tudor
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tudor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tudor
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tudor vs. Darling
Tudor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Darling
Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Darling
McGee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Tudor
Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Tudor
Strawberry hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pendleton settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pendleton. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Tudor
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Tudor
Foster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Tudor
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Santana vs. Tudor
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Darling
Herr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Darling
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Van Slyke vs. Darling
Van Slyke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Darling covering, for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Tudor
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Ron Darling.
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Van Slyke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Tudor
Wilson hits a fly ball into left field. Coleman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Tudor
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Pendleton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Orosco
Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Jorgensen.
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Orosco
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Orosco
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrum vs. Orosco
Tito Landrum pinch hits for John Tudor.
Landrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Orosco
Jack Clark pinch hits for Vince Coleman.
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Dayley
Ken Dayley now pitching. Cesar Cedeno now playing first base. Tito Landrum now playing left field.
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Dayley
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Dayley
Strawberry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Dayley
Foster hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dayley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Orosco
McGee strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Orosco
Herr hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. Orosco
Brian Harper pinch hits for Darrell Porter.
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
De Jesus vs. Orosco
Ivan De Jesus pinch hits for Andy Van Slyke.
De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/1/1985 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Wilson M, cf 5 0 0 0 Coleman V, lf 3 0 0 0
Backman W, 2b 5 0 0 0 Clark J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Dayley K, p 0 0 0 0
Carter G, c 5 0 1 0 McGee W, cf 5 0 2 0
Strawberry D, rf 5 1 1 1 Herr T, 2b 5 0 0 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 0 0
Knight R, 3b 3 0 2 0 Harper B, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson H, pr-3b 2 0 0 0 Van Slyke A, rf 4 0 1 0
Santana R, ss 3 0 1 0 DeJesus I, ph 1 0 0 0
Darling R, p 3 0 1 0 Pendleton T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Paciorek T, ph 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 1 0 0 0
Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Smith O, ss 4 0 0 0
Tudor J, p 3 0 0 0
Landrum T, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 1 8 1 36 0 4 0
New York 000 000 000 01 -- 1
St.Louis 000 000 000 00 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Darling R 9.0 4 0 0 3 5
Orosco J (W) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Tudor J 10.0 6 0 0 3 7
Dayley K (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Pendleton T, Wilson M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, St.Louis 8
2B -- Santana R, Pendleton T, Carter G
HR -- Strawberry D
SB -- McGee W, Cedeno C
CS -- Pendleton T, Johnson H
T -- 3:22
A -- 46026
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