August 27, 1996 Florida Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
OAK 1 BOS 2
@CAL 1 MIL 4
@CHW 2 CLE 12
@DET 2 KCR 4
TEX 3
(10) SEA 7
NYY 4 MIN 6
@TOR 4
(11) CIN 4
@COL 3 HOU 6
CHC 5 LAD 5
@MON 1 SDP 4
@NYM 3 PIT 3
ATL 2 PHI 3
@SFG 2 FLA 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 24,784

Tuesday, August 27, 1996, 8:05
Time of Game: 2:30

Marlins

62-70

Won 4

3rd, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Marlins         3  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    6  8  0
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  6  0

W: M Hutton (2-3), L: M Morgan (4-8), S: R Nen (27)

Cardinals

69-63

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .288  .659   17    2   6   SB
A Arias SS                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .719   21    0   2   
G Sheffield RF                4   2   2   2    0   0  .314 1.079   15    1   0   2B,SB
J Conine LF-1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .836   16    4   0   
D White CF                    3   2   1   2    0   0  .261  .738   14    3   0   HR,SF
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .293  .781   15    7   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Abbott 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .773   12    0   2   
G Zaun C                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .232  .655   12   10   0   
M Hutton P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .334   12    0   0   
  C Hammond P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .204         0   0   
  J Tavarez LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .457    3    0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    2   4              137   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (30, off M Morgan).

HR: D White (11, off M Petkovsek; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: D White (5, off M Morgan).

TB: D White 4; G Sheffield 3; G Zaun; J Conine; G Colbrunn; L Castillo; M Hutton.

RBI: D White 2 (60); G Sheffield 2 (103); G Zaun (14); G Colbrunn (54).

2-out RBI: G Zaun.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (13, 2nd base off M Morgan/D Sheaffer); L Castillo (9, 2nd base off M Morgan/D Sheaffer).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   1   2   3    1   0  .284  .710   15    3   4   HR
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .273  .847   22    3   0   SB
W McGee LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .733   17    0   0   
B Jordan RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .824   12    2   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .767   15    0   5   
J Mabry 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .775   12   13   0   
D Sheaffer C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .256  .679   10    4   0   
L Alicea 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .246  .700   16    2   1   
M Morgan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .061  .122         0   1   
  M Petkovsek P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368    1    0   0   
  O Smith PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .697    1    0   0   
  D Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Pagnozzi PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .728    2    0   0   
  C Bailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667         0   1   
  R Gant PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .879    6    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   6   3    5  10              129   27  13

BATTING

HR: R Clayton (5, off M Hutton; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: R Clayton 5; O Smith; D Sheaffer; J Mabry; T Pagnozzi.

RBI: R Clayton 3 (29).

2-out RBI: R Clayton 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Lankford (29, 2nd base off M Hutton/G Zaun).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Hutton, W (2-3)              6     4   3   3    2   5   1   5.37   24   74-49   31· 8·10   10· 5· 2· 0     55    -     0.56   0.12
C Hammond, H (2)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   6.68    5   15-12    7· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.90   0.06
J Powell, H (7)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.63    4   16-9     4· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.05
R Nen, S (27)                  1     0   0   0    2   2   0   1.94    5   23-10    6· 3· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.32   0.04
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5  10   1          38  128-80   48·16·16   13· 7· 3· 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
M Morgan, L (4-8)              2.1   6   5   5    2   2   0   5.24   15   53-30   14· 2·14    5· 2· 4· 0     25    -     0.84  -0.29
M Petkovsek                    2.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   4.11   10   35-22   15· 1· 6    6· 1· 2· 0          2-1    0.34  -0.01
D Jackson                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    6   25-19   11· 2· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.05
C Bailey                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    6   17-11    8· 1· 2    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.03
Totals                         9     8   6   6    2   4   1          37  130-82   48· 6·28   18· 7· 6· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 24,784.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. L Castillo           2B    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. A Arias              SS    2. R Lankford           CF 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. W McGee              LF 
4. J Conine             LF    4. B Jordan             RF 
5. D White              CF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. G Colbrunn           1B    6. J Mabry              1B 
7. K Abbott             3B    7. D Sheaffer           C  
8. G Zaun               C     8. L Alicea             2B 
9. M Hutton             P     9. M Morgan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  5   14%  73% G Sheffield     M Morgan        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Castillo Scores; Arias Scores
   b 5   2  6-0  12-  2  -11%  85% R Clayton       M Hutton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alicea Scores; Smith Scores
   b 7   2  6-3  1-3  6    6%  93% R Lankford      C Hammond       Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   1  6-3  12-  4    6%  87% R Clayton       C Hammond       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheaffer to 3B
   t 3   1  0-3  1-3  1    5%  89% G Colbrunn      M Morgan        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; White to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  L Castillo      Walk
          1--      56%  A Arias         Castillo Steals 2B
          -2-  6   59%  " "             Walk
   RR     12-  5   73%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Castillo Scores; Arias Scores
   O      -2-  1   72%  J Conine        Groundout: 3B-1B; Sheffield to 3B
   RO     --3  4   74%  D White         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  6   73%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Hutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   75%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   77%  R Lankford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   78%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   76%  K Abbott        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   75%  G Zaun          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   76%  M Hutton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   77%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hutton to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  A Arias         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 3, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Hutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   77%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   78%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   77%  J Mabry         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   79%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Morgan facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   81%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      83%  J Conine        Sheffield Steals 2B
          -2-  5   87%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Sheffield to 3B
   O      1-3  3   83%  D White         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   R      1-3  1   89%  G Colbrunn      Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheffield Scores; White to 3B
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Mike Morgan pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   86%  K Abbott        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   R      1-3  3   90%  G Zaun          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); White Scores; Colbrunn to 2B
   O      12-  6   89%  M Hutton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Hutton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   90%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   91%  M Petkovsek     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   91%  R Clayton       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   92%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Petkovsek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   91%  L Castillo      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  7   91%  A Arias         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Hutton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   92%  W McGee         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  B Jordan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 5, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Petkovsek facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   93%  J Conine        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   96%  D White         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   96%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  K Abbott        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-6, Mark Hutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   96%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  D Sheaffer      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   96%  L Alicea        Walk
                  Ozzie Smith pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek batting 9th
          1--  1   96%  O Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Alicea to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   85%  R Clayton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Alicea Scores; Smith Scores
          ---  4   84%  R Lankford      Walk
          1--      83%  W McGee         Lankford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Danny Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Jackson replaces Ozzie Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   85%  G Zaun          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  M Hutton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Mark Hutton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   86%  B Jordan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   88%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Danny Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   88%  A Arias         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   87%  G Sheffield     Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  7   87%  J Conine        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Chris Hammond facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Hammond replaces Mark Hutton pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   82%  D Sheaffer      Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  2   87%  L Alicea        Flyball: LF
                  Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Danny Jackson batting 9th
          1--  2   81%  T Pagnozzi      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sheaffer to 2B
   O      12-  4   87%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheaffer to 3B
   O      1-3  6   93%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cory Bailey facing 5-6-7
                  Cory Bailey replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   92%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  K Abbott        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Jay Powell facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Powell replaces Greg Colbrunn pitching and batting 6th; Jeff Conine moves to 1B; Jesus Tavarez replaces Chris Hammond playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cory Bailey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   96%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   96%  J Tavarez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   96%  L Castillo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-6, Robb Nen facing 7-8-9
                  Robb Nen replaces Jay Powell pitching and batting 6th
          ---  4   91%  D Sheaffer      Walk
   O      1--  5   95%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
                  Ron Gant pinch hits for Cory Bailey batting 9th
   O      1--  6   98%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   96%  R Clayton       Walk; Sheaffer to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 6, Cardinals 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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