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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 23, 1997 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 23, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 23, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Mercker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brady Raggio |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 22,045 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pokey Reese | Shortstop |
Jon Nunnally | Center Fielder |
Chris Stynes | Left Fielder |
Willie Greene | First Baseman |
Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
Joe Oliver | Catcher |
Aaron Boone | Third Baseman |
Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
Kent Mercker | Pitcher |
Jack McKeon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
Ron Gant | Left Fielder |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Ray Lankford | Center Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Dmitri Young | Right Fielder |
David Bell | Second Baseman |
Eli Marrero | Catcher |
Brady Raggio | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
September 23, 1997
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Raggio
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Raggio
Nunnally hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Raggio
Stynes is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Raggio
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Mercker
Clayton hits a line drive into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Mercker
Gant hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Mercker
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Raggio
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Raggio
There goes Sanders. The throw from Marrero and he is safe. Sanders steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Raggio
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Raggio
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Raggio
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mercker vs. Raggio
Mercker bunts towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanders moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Raggio
Reese hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Mercker
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Greene scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Mercker
Gaetti hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mercker
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Raggio
Nunnally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stynes vs. Raggio
Stynes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nunnally moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Greene vs. Raggio
Greene hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young throws the ball in to McGwire who tags Greene trying to return to first, for the out. Nunnally scores. Stynes moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Raggio
Sanders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stynes scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Raggio
There goes Sanders. The throw from Marrero to Bell and they have Sanders trapped. The throw over to McGwire, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Raggio
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Raggio
Boone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mercker
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marrero vs. Mercker
Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheaffer vs. Mercker
Danny Sheaffer pinch hits for Brady Raggio.
Sheaffer hits a fly ball into center field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Frascatore
John Frascatore now pitching.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercker vs. Frascatore
Mercker hits a line drive into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Frascatore
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Mercker
Clayton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Mercker
Gant strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Mercker
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Mercker
Lankford takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Mercker
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Frascatore
Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Frascatore
Stynes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Frascatore
Greene hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Frascatore covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Frascatore
Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. Frascatore
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mercker
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Mercker
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Mercker
Marrero strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pagnozzi vs. Mercker
Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for John Frascatore.
Pagnozzi hits a ball on the ground into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clayton vs. Mercker
Clayton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Pagnozzi scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gant vs. Mercker
Gant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Mercker
McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Mercker
Lankford strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bautista
Jose Bautista now pitching.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Bautista
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Painter
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Kent Mercker. Lance Painter now pitching.
Harris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Painter
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Sullivan
Scott Sullivan now pitching.
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Sullivan
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sullivan
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marrero vs. Sullivan
There goes Bell. The throw from Oliver and he is safe. Bell steals second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Marrero vs. Sullivan
Marrero hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oliver settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Painter vs. Sullivan
Painter strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nunnally vs. Painter
Nunnally strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Painter
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stynes for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Painter
Greene strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Sullivan
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Sullivan
Gant hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Sullivan
McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. King
Curtis King now pitching.
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Oliver vs. King
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. King
Damian Jackson pinch runs for Joe Oliver.
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton misplays the ball. That's an error on Clayton. Sanders scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. King
Boone bunts towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Taubensee vs. King
Ed Taubensee pinch hits for Scott Sullivan.
Taubensee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jackson scores. Boone moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. King
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to home to get Boone. Taubensee moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nunnally vs. King
Nunnally takes first base on ball four. Taubensee moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Stynes vs. King
Stynes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taubensee scores. Reese scores. Nunnally moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Greene vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching. Luis Ordaz now playing shortstop.
Greene takes first base on ball four. Stynes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Sanders vs. Fossas
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Belinda
Pat Watkins now playing center field. Ed Taubensee now catching. Stan Belinda now pitching. Jon Nunnally now playing left field.
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Belinda
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lankford moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Belinda
Young hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lankford scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. White
Phil Plantier pinch hits for David Bell. Gabe White now pitching. Willie McGee pinch hits for Phil Plantier.
McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lampkin vs. Shaw
Jeff Shaw now pitching. Tom Lampkin pinch hits for Eli Marrero.
Lampkin hits a fly ball into left field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Petkovsek
Tom Lampkin now catching. Delino DeShields now playing second base. Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
Watkins hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Gant. Watkins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Petkovsek
Boone bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with DeShields covering, for the out. Watkins moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Petkovsek
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watkins scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Taubensee vs. Petkovsek
Taubensee strikes out. There goes Boone. The throw from Lampkin to Ordaz, and Boone is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeShields vs. Shaw
DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Livingstone vs. Shaw
Scott Livingstone pinch hits for Luis Ordaz.
Livingstone hits a line drive into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gant vs. Shaw
Gant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Shaw
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Watkins 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 9/23/1997 -- Cincinnati at St.Louis (N) Cincinnati AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Reese P, ss 5 1 0 0 Clayton R, ss 4 1 1 2 Nunnally J, cf-lf 4 1 1 0 Ordaz L, ss 0 0 0 0 Stynes C, lf 4 2 3 3 Livingstone S, ph 1 0 0 0 Belinda S, p 0 0 0 0 Gant R, lf 4 1 1 2 White G, p 0 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 5 0 2 0 Shaw J, p 0 0 0 0 Lankford R, cf 2 1 0 0 Greene W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sanders R, rf 3 1 2 1 Young D, rf 4 1 2 2 Oliver J, c 3 0 1 0 Bell D, 2b 2 1 1 0 Jackson D, pr 0 1 0 0 Plantier P, ph 0 0 0 0 Watkins P, cf 1 1 1 0 McGee W, ph 1 0 0 0 Boone A, 3b 3 0 0 1 Petkovsek M, p 0 0 0 0 Boone B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Marrero E, c 3 0 0 0 Mercker K, p 2 0 1 0 Lampkin T, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Harris L, ph 1 0 0 0 Raggio B, p 0 0 0 0 Sullivan S, p 0 0 0 0 Sheaffer D, ph 1 0 0 0 Taubensee E, ph-c 2 1 1 1 Frascatore J, p 0 0 0 0 Pagnozzi T, ph 1 1 1 0 Bautista J, p 0 0 0 0 Painter L, p 1 0 0 0 King C, p 0 0 0 0 Fossas T, p 0 0 0 0 DeShields D, 2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 13 8 35 6 8 6 Cincinnati 002 010 041 -- 8 St.Louis 000 041 010 -- 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Mercker K 5.0 6 4 4 1 6 Sullivan S (W) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 Belinda S 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 White G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Shaw J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Raggio B 3.0 5 2 2 3 3 Frascatore J 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 Bautista J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Painter L 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 King C (L) 0.2 4 4 1 1 0 Fossas T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Petkovsek M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Clayton R DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 10, St.Louis 6 2B -- Pagnozzi T, Watkins P HR -- Stynes C, Gant R, Young D SB -- Sanders R, Bell D CS -- Sanders R, Boone B SH -- Boone B, Boone A HBP -- by Raggio B (Stynes C) T -- 3:14 A -- 22045
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