April 7, 1992 New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 10
@CAL 4 NYY 4
BOS 3 TEX 4
@SEA 0 CIN 4
SDP 2 ATL 2
@HOU 0 LAD 3
SFG 0 CHC 4
@PHI 3 STL 9
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 20,832

Tuesday, April 7, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 2:33

Mets

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  0
Cardinals       3  4  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    9 13  0

W: O Olivares (1-0), L: B Saberhagen (0-1)

Cardinals

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Coleman LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .583   14    1   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   13    1   3   
  T Burke P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
B Bonilla RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .444 1.555   12    0   0   
H Johnson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   10    1   0   SB
E Murray 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .429  .929   19   13   2   
D Magadan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    0   5   GDP
B Pecota SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.000   16    4   3   
T Hundley C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .533   10    1   0   
  M Dewey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   2   
  D Boston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  J Noboa 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
B Saberhagen P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   
  W Whitehurst P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Sasser PH-C               3   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    5    0   0   2B
Totals                       34   2   8   1    2   1              119   24  16

BATTING

2B: M Sasser (1, off O Olivares).

TB: B Pecota 2; M Sasser 2; E Murray 2; H Johnson; B Bonilla; V Coleman.

GIDP: D Magadan (1).

RBI: M Sasser (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Randolph-B Pecota-E Murray; D Magadan-W Randolph-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Johnson (2, 2nd base off C Carpenter/T Pagnozzi).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Lankford CF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .375  .819   23    2   0   
O Smith SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .347   16    3   4   GDP
T Zeile 3B                    4   3   2   3    1   1  .375 1.319   14    1   1   HR,2B
A Galarraga 1B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    8    9   0   HBP
  G Perry 1B                  1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.500    5    4   0   2B
P Guerrero LF                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .333  .762   15    3   0   GDP
  B Gilkey LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M Thompson RF                 4   0   3   5    0   0  .375 1.000   11    0   0   3B
T Pagnozzi C                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    1   1   
T Jones 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    2   6   
O Olivares P                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    3    2   3   
  L Alicea PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  C Carpenter P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Agosto P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   9  13   9    3   1              122   27  15

BATTING

2B: G Perry (1, off T Burke); T Zeile (1, off B Saberhagen).

3B: M Thompson (1, off B Saberhagen).

HR: T Zeile (1, off T Burke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: A Galarraga (1, by W Whitehurst).

TB: T Zeile 6; M Thompson 5; G Perry 2; R Lankford 2; T Pagnozzi 2; O Olivares 2; O Smith.

GIDP: P Guerrero (1); O Smith (1).

RBI: M Thompson 5 (5); T Zeile 3 (3); P Guerrero (2).

2-out RBI: M Thompson 4; P Guerrero.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Smith-T Jones-A Galarraga.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, L (0-1)          2.1   9   7   7    3   0   0  27.00   19   66-39   28· 4· 7    7· 0· 9· 0      8    -     0.92  -0.46
W Whitehurst                   1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   16-9     5· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.01
M Dewey                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   12-8     6· 0· 2    6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
T Burke                        2     4   2   2    0   0   1   9.00   10   28-22   17· 1· 4    5· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   9   9    3   1   1          39  122-78   56· 5·17   20· 4·10· 0          2-0

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
O Olivares, W (1-0)            7     7   2   2    2   1   0   2.57   29   90-55   38· 1·16   15· 6· 5· 0     54    -     0.52   0.05
C Carpenter                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   20-11    6· 2· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
J Agosto                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   1   0          36  117-71   47· 4·20   19· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Whitehurst (1; A Galarraga).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - John McSherry.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 20,832.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. V Coleman            LF    1. R Lankford           CF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. O Smith              SS 
3. B Bonilla            RF    3. T Zeile              3B 
4. H Johnson            CF    4. A Galarraga          1B 
5. E Murray             1B    5. P Guerrero           LF 
6. D Magadan            3B    6. M Thompson           RF 
7. B Pecota             SS    7. T Pagnozzi           C  
8. T Hundley            C     8. T Jones              2B 
9. B Saberhagen         P     9. O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  3   16%  80% T Zeile         B Saberhagen    Double (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Smith Scores
   b 2   2  1-4  123  2   11%  96% M Thompson      B Saberhagen    Triple (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Zeile Scores; Guerrero Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  1--  4   -9%  68% E Murray        O Olivares      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   t 2   0  3-0  1-3  3    8%  76% D Magadan       O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Johnson Scores/No RBI
   b 2   2  1-3  123  8    7%  86% P Guerrero      B Saberhagen    Walk; Olivares Scores; Lankford to 3B; Zeile to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  V Coleman       Popfly: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   54%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   64%  O Smith         Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lankford to 2B
   RR     12-  3   80%  T Zeile         Double (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Smith Scores
   O      -2-  1   77%  A Galarraga     Groundout: 3B-1B; Zeile stays at 2B
   O      -2-  5   75%  P Guerrero      Groundout: 3B-1B; Zeile to 3B
   R      --3  6   82%  M Thompson      Single to 2B (Line Drive); Zeile Scores
          1--  6   83%  T Pagnozzi      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   81%  T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   77%  H Johnson       Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   68%  E Murray        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   76%  D Magadan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Johnson Scores/No RBI
          ---  5   75%  B Pecota        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   77%  T Hundley       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   79%  O Olivares      Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   86%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Olivares to 3B; Lankford to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  2   83%  O Smith         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          -23  4   83%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      123  1   78%  A Galarraga     Lineout: CF
   R      123  8   86%  P Guerrero      Walk; Olivares Scores; Lankford to 3B; Zeile to 2B
   RRR    123  2   96%  M Thompson      Triple (Line Drive); Lankford Scores; Zeile Scores; Guerrero Scores
   O      --3  2   96%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   96%  B Saberhagen    Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   96%  V Coleman       Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4   94%  W Randolph      Walk; Coleman to 2B
   O      12-  7   95%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B; Coleman to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -23  1   97%  H Johnson       Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   97%  T Jones         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  1   97%  O Olivares      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  7   97%  R Lankford      Walk; Olivares to 2B
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-  4   97%  O Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   95%  E Murray        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  D Magadan       Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Murray to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Murray stays at 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Wally Whitehurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   98%  T Zeile         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   98%  A Galarraga     Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  1   97%  P Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
                  Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Wally Whitehurst batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  M Sasser        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  V Coleman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  W Randolph      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mark Dewey facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Dewey replaces Todd Hundley pitching and batting 8th; Mackey Sasser moves to C
   O      ---  2   98%  M Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  T Pagnozzi      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
                  Gerald Perry replaces Andres Galarraga playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  1   99%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  H Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   99%  E Murray        Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  D Magadan       Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Magadan to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mark Dewey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  O Olivares      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   99%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  O Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 7.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-7, Omar Olivares facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   98%  B Pecota        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Mark Dewey batting 8th
   O      1--  4   99%  D Boston        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   R      1--  2   97%  M Sasser        Double (Fly Ball); Pecota Scores
   O      -2-  1   98%  V Coleman       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   99%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tim Burke facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Burke replaces Willie Randolph pitching and batting 2nd; Junior Noboa replaces Daryl Boston playing 2B batting 8th
   R      ---  1  100%  T Zeile         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Zeile Scores
          ---  5  100%  G Perry         Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  P Guerrero      Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line); Perry to 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  M Thompson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Perry Scores
          1--  2  100%  T Pagnozzi      Single to CF (Line Drive); Thompson to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  T Jones         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thompson to 3B; Jones to 1B
                  Luis Alicea pinch hits for Omar Olivares batting 9th
   O      1-3  3  100%  L Alicea        Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Cris Carpenter facing 3-4-5
                  Cris Carpenter replaces Luis Alicea pitching and batting 9th; Bernard Gilkey replaces Pedro Guerrero playing LF batting 5th
          ---  3  100%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4  100%  H Johnson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Johnson to 1B
          1--     100%  E Murray        Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  D Magadan       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tim Burke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  100%  O Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  100%  T Zeile         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-9, Juan Agosto facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Agosto replaces Cris Carpenter pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5  100%  B Pecota        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Noboa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  M Sasser        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 9.

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