April 8, 1997 Montreal Expos at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 10
NYY 9
(12) BOS 13
@OAK 7 SEA 14
CLE 8 ATL 4
HOU 2 FLA 5
@CHC 3 NYM 5
@LAD 3 PIT 2
@SDP 0 PHI 2
@SFG 1 STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 47,542

Tuesday, April 8, 1997, 7:09
Time of Game: 2:44

Expos

3-4

Lost 4

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: M Petkovsek (1-1), L: U Urbina (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Cardinals

1-6

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Montreal Expos               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grudzielanek SS             4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .414   19    0   3   GDP
M Lansing 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .214  .455    7    3   5   
R White CF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .462 1.286   17    1   0   GDP
D Segui 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .320 1.054   18   10   0   
H Rodriguez LF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .276  .931   19    2   0   
F Santangelo RF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .567   20    2   0   
S Andrews 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .762   18    1   3   
C Widger C                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .333 1.133   19    7   0   2B
J Juden P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .900    1    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Daal P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  U Urbina P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   6   1    2  10              146   26  11

BATTING

2B: C Widger (1, off A Benes).

TB: C Widger 3; M Lansing 2; M Grudzielanek; F Santangelo.

GIDP: M Grudzielanek (2); R White (1).

RBI: M Lansing (1).

2-out RBI: M Lansing.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Andrews-M Lansing-D Segui 2; M Grudzielanek-M Lansing-D Segui.

PB: C Widger (2).

E: S Andrews (2).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .413   14    2   3   GDP
R Gant LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .138  .443   21    0   0   3B
D Young 1B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .333 1.096   19   11   0   2·2B
B Jordan CF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .269  .614   16    1   0   GDP
J Mabry RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .238  .590   20    1   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .130  .297    9    0   3   GDP
T Lampkin C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .378   16   10   0   
R Mejia 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .071  .210   15    2   5   SF
A Benes P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    3    0   0   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.100    2    0   0   
  M Petkovsek P               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   2   
  W McGee PH                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .375 1.420    1    0   0   HR
Totals                       31   2   7   2    4   8              141   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Young 2 (3, 2 off J Juden).

3B: R Gant (1, off D Veres).

HR: W McGee (1, off U Urbina; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Mejia (1, off J Juden).

TB: W McGee 4; D Young 4; R Gant 3; M Sweeney; G Gaetti; T Lampkin.

GIDP: B Jordan (1); G Gaetti (1); R Clayton (1).

RBI: R Mejia (2); W McGee (1).

2-out RBI: W McGee.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Clayton-R Mejia-D Young; G Gaetti-R Mejia-D Young.

E: R Mejia (1).

PITCHING

Montreal Expos                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Juden                        6     5   1   1    2   6   0   1.38   24   89-53   31·11·11    8· 5· 3· 0     62    -     1.19   0.24
D Veres                        1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    5   27-15    6· 5· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.36  -0.04
O Daal                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.50    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.24   0.15
U Urbina, L (1-1)              1     1   1   1    2   2   1   3.00    6   21-11    5· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    3.03  -0.27
Totals                         8.2   7   2   2    4   8   1          36  141-81   44·18·19   11· 9· 4· 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
A Benes                        5     4   1   1    2   7   0   6.52   21   98-58   30· 9·19    6· 2· 4· 0     60    -     1.09   0.17
M Petkovsek, W (1-1)           4     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.00   13   45-25   11· 8· 6    8· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.55   0.41
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2  10   0          34  143-83   41·17·25   14· 2· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Benes (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Eric Gregg.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 47,542.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 45° F, Wind 13mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Montreal Expos                St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. M Grudzielanek       SS    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. M Lansing            2B    2. R Gant               LF 
3. R White              CF    3. D Young              1B 
4. D Segui              1B    4. B Jordan             CF 
5. H Rodriguez          LF    5. J Mabry              RF 
6. F Santangelo         RF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. S Andrews            3B    7. T Lampkin            C  
8. C Widger             C     8. R Mejia              2B 
9. J Juden              P     9. A Benes              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  ---  1   46% 100% W McGee         U Urbina        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 8   1  1-1  ---  6   18%  74% R Gant          D Veres         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   b 8   1  1-1  --3  4  -15%  59% D Young         O Daal          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   b 8   2  1-1  123  3  -13%  50% G Gaetti        U Urbina        Strikeout Swinging
   t 3   2  1-0  --3  1  -10%  53% M Lansing       A Benes         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Widger Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  M Lansing       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   55%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  R Gant          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   58%  D Young         Walk; Gant to 2B
   OO     12-  2   50%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Expos Batting, Tied 0-0, Alan Benes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  D Segui         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   53%  F Santangelo    Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  S Andrews       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Juden facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   55%  G Gaetti        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   62%  T Lampkin       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gaetti to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   63%  R Mejia         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gaetti Scores
   O      1--  3   61%  A Benes         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Expos Batting, Behind 0-1, Alan Benes facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   54%  C Widger        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   59%  J Juden         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   63%  M Grudzielanek  Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Widger to 3B
   R      --3  1   53%  M Lansing       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Widger Scores
          1--  4   51%  R White         Walk; Lansing to 2B
          12-      50%  D Segui         Wild Pitch; Lansing to 3B
   O      1-3  6   56%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Juden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   54%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   50%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Benes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   53%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   55%  F Santangelo    Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   53%  S Andrews       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   56%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Juden facing 5-6-7
          ---  9   60%  J Mabry         Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Mabry to 1B
   OO     1--  3   51%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   50%  T Lampkin       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Alan Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   53%  J Juden         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  M Lansing       Groundout: 3B-1B; Grudzielanek to 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  R White         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Juden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   54%  R Mejia         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Alan Benes batting 9th
          ---  2   57%  M Sweeney       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  1   50%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Petkovsek replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   53%  D Segui         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   56%  H Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  F Santangelo    Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   58%  S Andrews       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Juden facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   54%  R Gant          Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   61%  D Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   55%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   56%  J Mabry         Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 7th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   44%  C Widger        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Jeff Juden batting 9th
   O      1--  1   50%  A Stankiewicz   Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2   59%  M Grudzielanek  Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Veres facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Veres replaces Andy Stankiewicz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   55%  T Lampkin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   52%  R Mejia         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  M Petkovsek     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 8th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   55%  M Lansing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   58%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  D Segui         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Veres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   56%  R Clayton       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   74%  R Gant          Triple to CF (Line Drive)
                  Omar Daal replaces Dave Veres pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  4   59%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  Ugueth Urbina replaces Omar Daal pitching and batting 9th
          --3  6   61%  B Jordan        Walk
          1-3  4   63%  J Mabry         Walk; Jordan to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 9th, Expos Batting, Tied 1-1, Mark Petkovsek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   56%  H Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   61%  F Santangelo    Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   64%  S Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Ugueth Urbina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   58%  T Lampkin       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   54%  R Mejia         Strikeout Swinging
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for Mark Petkovsek batting 9th
   R      ---  1  100%  W McGee         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Expos 1, Cardinals 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation