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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 3, 2000
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 3, 2000 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 3, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 3, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Tapani |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darryl Kile |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 48,156 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Rippley 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Greg Gibson |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Ricky Gutierrez | Shortstop |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Henry Rodriguez | Left Fielder |
| Shane Andrews | Third Baseman |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Kevin Tapani | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fernando Vina | Second Baseman |
| Edgar Renteria | Shortstop |
| Ray Lankford | Left Fielder |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Jim Edmonds | Center Fielder |
| Craig Paquette | First Baseman |
| Eric Davis | Right Fielder |
| Mike Matheny | Catcher |
| Darryl Kile | Pitcher |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 3, 2000
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Kile
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vina settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Tapani
Vina hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford who is chasing the ball. Vina reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Renteria vs. Tapani
Renteria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lankford vs. Tapani
Lankford strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Tatis vs. Tapani
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vina scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Tapani
There goes Tatis. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Tatis steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Edmonds vs. Tapani
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Tapani
Paquette hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tapani
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matheny vs. Tapani
Matheny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kile
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kile
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kile vs. Tapani
Kile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Tapani
Vina hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Tapani covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Tapani
Renteria hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Kile
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Kile
Girardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tapani vs. Kile
Tapani hits a popup in front of the plate. Matheny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Vina reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Tapani
Lankford hits a popup, foul, towards third. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Tapani
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Tapani
Edmonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Tapani
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Kile
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paquette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grace for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Tapani
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gutierrez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matheny vs. Tapani
Matheny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rodriguez. Matheny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kile vs. Tapani
Kile is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vina vs. Tapani
Vina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matheny scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Renteria vs. Tapani
Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kile
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kile
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Kile
Buford takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Kile
Girardi is hit by the pitch. Andrews moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Kile
Jeff Reed pinch hits for Kevin Tapani.
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Andrews tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Kile
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Young
Danny Young now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Young
Tatis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Edmonds vs. Young
There goes Tatis. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Tatis steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Edmonds vs. Young
Edmonds hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Paquette vs. Young
Paquette takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Karchner
Matt Karchner now pitching.
Davis takes first base on ball four. Tatis moves to third. Paquette moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Matheny vs. Karchner
Matheny strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Kile
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kile fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Kile
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Kile
Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Karchner
Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Darryl Kile.
Dunston hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vina vs. Karchner
Vina hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Renteria vs. Karchner
Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lankford vs. Karchner
There goes Renteria. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Renteria steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lankford vs. Karchner
Lankford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Karchner
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Renteria moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Edmonds vs. Lorraine
Andrew Lorraine now pitching.
Edmonds strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Paquette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rodriguez for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Slocumb
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Slocumb
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Lorraine
Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lorraine
Davis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matheny vs. Lorraine
Matheny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Polanco vs. Lorraine
Placido Polanco pinch hits for Heathcliff Slocumb.
Polanco hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vina vs. Lorraine
Vina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matheny moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Renteria vs. Lorraine
Renteria hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Thompson
J.D. Drew now playing right field. Mark Thompson now pitching.
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Thompson
Roosevelt Brown pinch hits for Andrew Lorraine.
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Drew. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Thompson
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Thompson
Gutierrez hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Thompson
There goes Young. The throw from Thompson and he is out, Vina applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lankford vs. Heredia
Felix Heredia now pitching.
Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Heredia
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Edmonds vs. Heredia
Edmonds strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching.
Sosa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Veres
Grace hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Veres
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/3/2000 -- Chicago at St. Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI
Young E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Vina F, 2b 5 1 3 1
Gutierrez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Renteria E, ss 5 0 1 0
Sosa S, rf 4 0 0 0 Lankford R, lf 4 0 0 0
Grace M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez H, lf 4 0 0 0 Edmonds J, cf 3 1 0 0
Andrews S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Paquette C, 1b 3 1 1 3
Buford D, cf 2 0 0 0 Davis E, rf 2 1 1 1
Girardi J, c 1 0 0 0 Drew J, rf 0 0 0 0
Tapani K, p 1 0 0 0 Matheny M, c 4 1 2 0
Reed J, ph 0 0 0 1 Kile D, p 2 0 0 0
Young D, p 0 0 0 0 Dunston S, ph 1 1 1 1
Karchner M, p 0 0 0 0 Slocumb H, p 0 0 0 0
Lorraine A, p 0 0 0 0 Polanco P, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown R, ph 1 0 1 0 Thompson M, p 0 0 0 0
Heredia F, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 0 0 0 0
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27 1 3 1 34 7 10 7
Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1
St. Louis 400 101 10x -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani K (L) 4.0 5 5 5 3 2
Young D 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Karchner M 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Lorraine A 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Heredia F 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Kile D (W) 6.0 2 1 1 2 4
Slocumb H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Thompson M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Veres D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- St. Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, St. Louis 10
2B -- Matheny M, Brown R
3B -- Vina F
HR -- Paquette C, Dunston S, Davis E
SB -- Tatis F 2, Renteria E
CS -- Young E
SF -- Reed J
HBP -- by Kile D (Girardi J)
T -- 2:54
A -- 48156
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