May 1, 1999 St. Louis Cardinals at Montreal Expos Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@ANA 5 MIN 7
@BAL 2 NYY 8
@KCR 4 BOS 7
@OAK 2 TOR 9
@SEA 3 TBD 4
DET 3 CLE 5
@TEX 3 ATL 5
CIN 1 CHC 2
SDP 1 HOU 6
@FLA 4 ARI 5
@MIL 3 STL 16
@MON 5 NYM 9
SFG 4 LAD 12
@PHI 6 PIT 9
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Stade Olympique, Attendance: 14,511

Saturday, May 1, 1999, 7:09PM
Time of Game: 3:11

Cardinals

13-9

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  4   3  2  0   3  0  1   16 19  1
Expos           0  1  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    5  8  2

W: D Osborne (1-2), L: M Thurman (0-2), S: M Mohler (1)

Expos

7-15

Lost 1

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Drew CF                     4   5   3   0    2   0  .259  .875   28    2   0   3B,2B
P Polanco 2B                  6   1   2   2    0   1  .298  .826   24    3   3   2B
M McGwire 1B                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .264  .946   18   10   0   
  E Marrero PR-1B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .277  .755    1    1   1   
F Tatis 3B                    4   2   2   3    0   0  .263 1.009   20    0   3   HR,2B
  R Lankford PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.500    5    0   0   
  W McGee LF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .636    4    0   0   
E Davis RF                    5   2   3   2    1   0  .290  .761   21    1   1   2B
S Dunston SS                  3   1   2   3    0   0  .333  .852   12    0   2   3B,HBP
  D Bragg PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .224  .663    4    0   0   
  E Renteria SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .682    4    2   1   
A Castillo C                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .693   21    6   1   HR
J McEwing LF-3B               4   0   1   0    1   0  .378  .939   25    2   0   2B
D Osborne P                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .111  .333   12    0   1   2B
  M Mohler P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       46  16  19  15    4   5              201   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Osborne (1, off J Smart); P Polanco (4, off S Bennett); F Tatis (3, off J Smart); E Davis (3, off S Bennett); J McEwing (5, off M Thurman); J Drew (3, off S Bennett).

3B: S Dunston (1, off M Thurman); J Drew (3, off S Bennett).

HR: A Castillo (1, off M Thurman; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); F Tatis (8, off M Thurman; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: S Dunston (1, by S Bennett).

TB: F Tatis 6; J Drew 6; A Castillo 4; E Davis 4; S Dunston 4; P Polanco 3; M McGwire 3; D Osborne 2; J McEwing 2; D Bragg.

RBI: S Dunston 3 (8); F Tatis 3 (26); P Polanco 2 (8); E Davis 2 (13); A Castillo 2 (3); M McGwire 2 (12); D Bragg (5).

2-out RBI: S Dunston 3; E Davis 2; A Castillo 2; M McGwire; D Bragg; F Tatis; P Polanco.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 11 for 22.

FIELDING

E: S Dunston (1).

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Cabrera SS                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .267  .668    5    0   1   HR
  W Guerrero 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .546    4    0   0   
M Martinez CF                 4   2   3   0    0   0  .270  .667   23    3   1   3·2B,SB
R White LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .888   14    2   0   
  J Mouton LF                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .444 1.156    1    0   0   2B
V Guerrero RF                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .282  .865   24    3   0   
S Andrews 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   2  .275  .800   20   12   0   
M Barrett 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .338  .903   20    1   4   2B
C Widger C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .839    5    2   0   CS
  S Bennett P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Fullmer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .778    5    0   0   
M Mordecai 2B-SS              4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .561   18    1   3   
M Thurman P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Smart P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Cox PH-C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .364   10    3   1   
Totals                       34   5   8   4    2   6              155   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Martinez 3 (4, off M Mohler, 2 off D Osborne); M Barrett (5, off D Osborne); J Mouton (1, off M Mohler).

HR: O Cabrera (2, off D Osborne; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Martinez 6; O Cabrera 4; J Mouton 2; M Barrett 2; V Guerrero; C Widger.

RBI: V Guerrero 2 (19); J Mouton (2); O Cabrera (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Mordecai (1); R White (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Martinez (6, 3rd base off D Osborne/A Castillo).

CS: C Widger (1, 2nd base by D Osborne/A Castillo).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Osborne, W (1-2)             6     5   3   3    2   4   1   4.97   25  105-71   43·10·18    9· 8· 2· 0     52    -     0.54  -0.02
M Mohler, S (1)                3     3   2   2    0   2   0   4.76   11   37-23   15· 2· 6    2· 3· 4· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    2   6   1          36  142-94   58·12·24   11·11· 6· 0           -

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Thurman, L (0-2)             2.2   6   7   6    1   2   2  10.38   16   70-42   23· 8·11    4· 7· 2· 0     21    -     0.86  -0.41
J Smart                        1.1   4   3   3    1   0   0   3.65    9   36-21   11· 4· 6    6· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.09
S Bennett                      3     7   5   5    1   2   0   9.82   17   60-39   29· 5· 5    3· 5· 5· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.02
B Ayala                        2     2   1   1    1   1   0   2.40    9   30-19   13· 4· 2    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  16  15    4   5   2          51  196-121  76·21·24   17·15· 9· 0           -

Balks: M Thurman (1).

WP: D Osborne (1); M Thurman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Bennett (1; S Dunston).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Ed Montague.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 14,511.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Montreal Expos                       
1. J Drew               CF    1. O Cabrera            SS 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. M Martinez           CF 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. R White              LF 
4. F Tatis              3B    4. V Guerrero           RF 
5. E Davis              RF    5. S Andrews            1B 
6. S Dunston            SS    6. M Barrett            3B 
7. A Castillo           C     7. C Widger             C  
8. J McEwing            LF    8. M Mordecai           2B 
9. D Osborne            P     9. M Thurman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-3  12-  2   15%  85% S Dunston       M Thurman       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); McGwire Scores; Davis Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  --3  6   11%  74% F Tatis         M Thurman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores/unER
   t 3   2  1-5  --3  6    8%  93% A Castillo      M Thurman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dunston Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    6%  56% M McGwire       M Thurman       Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B); Drew to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  2    5%  61% F Tatis         M Thurman       Wild Pitch; Drew Scores/No RBI; McGwire to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Thurman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  J Drew          Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  P Polanco       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   56%  M McGwire       Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B); Drew to 3B
   R      1-3      61%  F Tatis         Wild Pitch; Drew Scores/No RBI; McGwire to 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Balk; McGwire to 3B
   RR     --3  6   74%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   73%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   73%  S Dunston       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   75%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF
          ---  8   71%  M Martinez      Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   74%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  5   77%  V Guerrero      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Thurman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   76%  A Castillo      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   78%  J McEwing       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   76%  D Osborne       Flyball: CF; McEwing to 3B
   O      --3  5   74%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-3, Donovan Osborne facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  S Andrews       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   72%  M Barrett       Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   68%  C Widger        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Barrett to 3B
   RO     1-3      70%  M Mordecai      Widger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Barrett Scores/No RBI
          ---  5   68%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   71%  M Thurman       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Expos 1.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Thurman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   69%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   71%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   68%  F Tatis         Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
          1--  3   70%  E Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
   RR     12-  2   85%  S Dunston       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); McGwire Scores; Davis Scores
   RR     --3  6   93%  A Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Dunston Scores
                  J.D. Smart replaces Mike Thurman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  J McEwing       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 1-7, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   88%  O Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   85%  M Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   87%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      86%  V Guerrero      Martinez Steals 3B
   RO     --3  8   86%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Martinez Scores
          ---  6   85%  S Andrews       Walk
   O      1--  3   87%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Expos 3.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-3, J.D. Smart facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   90%  D Osborne       Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   92%  J Drew          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Osborne to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   92%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Osborne Scores; Drew to 2B
   O      -2-  3   91%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Drew to 3B
   R      --3  6   94%  F Tatis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Drew Scores
          -2-  5   95%  E Davis         Walk
   R      12-  3   97%  S Dunston       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Tatis Scores; Davis to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  A Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 10, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-10, Donovan Osborne facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   97%  C Widger        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   97%  M Mordecai      Groundout: P-1B
                  Darron Cox pinch hits for J.D. Smart batting 9th
   O      ---  1   98%  D Cox           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Expos 3.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Shayne Bennett facing 8-9-1
                  Shayne Bennett replaces Chris Widger pitching and batting 7th; Darron Cox moves to C
   O      ---  3   97%  J McEwing       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   97%  D Osborne       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   97%  J Drew          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   R      --3  3   99%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Drew Scores
   R      -2-  4   99%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Polanco Scores; McGwire to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  1   99%  F Tatis         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-12, Donovan Osborne facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   99%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   99%  M Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 3.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-3, Shayne Bennett facing 5-6-7
                  Wilton Guerrero replaces Orlando Cabrera playing 2B batting 1st; Mike Mordecai moves to SS; James Mouton replaces Rondell White playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   99%  E Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3  100%  S Dunston       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   99%  A Castillo      Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--  8  100%  J McEwing       Walk; Dunston to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  D Osborne       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-12, Donovan Osborne facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  V Guerrero      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  S Andrews       Walk
          1--      99%  M Barrett       Wild Pitch; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Bennett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 12, Expos 3.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 12-3, Shayne Bennett facing 1-2-3
          ---  7  100%  J Drew          Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Drew to 3B
   R      --3  2  100%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Drew Scores
                  Ray Lankford pinch hits for Fernando Tatis batting 4th; Eli Marrero pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 3rd
   O      1--  5  100%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  3  100%  E Davis         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Marrero Scores
                  Darren Bragg pinch hits for Shawon Dunston batting 6th
   RO     -2-  4  100%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Davis Scores; Bragg out at 2B/CF-C-SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-15, Mike Mohler facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Mohler replaces Donovan Osborne pitching and batting 9th; Eli Marrero moves to 1B; Joe McEwing moves to 3B; Edgar Renteria replaces Darren Bragg playing SS batting 6th; Willie McGee replaces Ray Lankford playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Mordecai      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5  100%  D Cox           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  W Guerrero      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Expos 3.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-3, Bobby Ayala facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Ayala replaces Shayne Bennett pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  4  100%  A Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J McEwing       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Mohler        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Expos 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Expos Batting, Behind 3-15, Mike Mohler facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  M Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  1  100%  J Mouton        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Martinez Scores
   RO     -2-  2  100%  V Guerrero      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Mouton Scores; Guerrero out at 2B/RF-SS-1B-2B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  M Barrett       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 15, Expos 5.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 15-5, Bobby Ayala facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  100%  J Drew          Walk
          1--  1  100%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Drew to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  E Marrero       Flyball: CF; Drew to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3  100%  E Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Drew Scores; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 16, Expos 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Expos Batting, Behind 5-16, Mike Mohler facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Fullmer pinch hits for Bobby Ayala batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  B Fullmer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Mordecai      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 16, Expos 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MON199905010

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