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ANA 10
NYY  2

BAL  4
KCR  3

BOS  6
@OAK  3

TBD  7
DET  1

TEX 20
CHW  4

MIN  3
@TOR  2

COL  6
@ARI  4

MIL  8
@ATL  6

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CIN  5
SDP  1

CHC  8
@FLA  7

SFG  9
@HOU  2

PIT  4
@MON  3

PHI  6
@NYM  5

STL  8
LAD  5

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Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 27,414

Thursday, April 2, 1998, 12:43
Time of Game: 4:06
Dodgers
5
0-2
Lost 2
4th, 2½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  2   0  0  0    5  9  3
Cardinals       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  3    8 16  1
W: J Acevedo (1-0), L: F Lankford (0-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Cardinals
8
2-0
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young 2B                    5   0   1   0    1   1  .111  .422   23    1   4   2B
J Vizcaino SS                 6   1   1   0    0   1  .100  .200   23    0   4   
M Piazza C                    6   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .400   18   13   0   
T Zeile 3B-1B                 3   1   1   2    3   0  .143  .971   22    3   1   HR
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250   12    5   0   SB
  S Radinsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Dreifort P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  T Prince PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  F Lankford P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .375  .819   16    7   1   
  J Castro PR-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
T Hollandsworth LF            3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .167   14    0   0   
  J Bruske P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Osuna P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Devereaux RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  W Guerrero PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    7    1   0   SH
T Hubbard CF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .200 1.000    9    1   1   HR
  M Luke PH-RF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    4    3   1   
C Park P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    9    0   1   
  M Guthrie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Howard LF-CF              2   1   1   2    1   0  .500 2.667    9    1   0   HR
Totals                       44   5   9   5    6   8              179   35  16
BATTING
2B: E Young (1, off K Bottenfield).
HR: T Hubbard (1, off C Politte; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); T Howard (1, off B Looper; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Zeile (1, off K Bottenfield; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
SH: W Guerrero (1, off L Painter).
TB: T Zeile 4; T Hubbard 4; T Howard 4; E Young 2; J Vizcaino; M Piazza; M Luke; P Konerko; R Mondesi.
RBI: T Howard 2 (2); T Zeile 2 (2); T Hubbard (1).
2-out RBI: T Howard 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
FIELDING
E: E Young 3 (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Mondesi (1, 2nd base off K Bottenfield/T Lampkin).
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Clayton SS                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .222  .586   17    0   6   SB,HBP,SH
D DeShields 2B                7   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .473   26    7   3   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   2   3    3   2  .500 2.011   30   12   0   HR,IW
R Lankford CF                 6   0   3   1    0   2  .444 1.167   23    2   0   2B
B Jordan RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    4   0   
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Howard 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   0   SH
R Gant LF                     5   2   3   1    1   1  .444 1.500   21    2   0   HR,2·2B
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .667 1.547   10    0   1   
  K Bottenfield P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  W McGee RF                  2   0   1   0    1   1  .667 1.417   11    0   0   IW
T Lampkin C                   6   1   3   1    0   0  .400  .800   26    8   0   
C Politte P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  D Bell 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
  J Mabry PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hunter PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Pagnozzi PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    3    0   0   
  J Frascatore P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Acevedo P                 1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
Totals                       47   8  16   8    7  11              202   36  13
BATTING
2B: R Gant 2 (2, off A Osuna, off D Dreifort); R Lankford (2, off C Park).
HR: R Gant (1, off C Park; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M McGwire (2, off F Lankford; 12th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: D Howard (1, off D Dreifort); R Clayton (1, off S Radinsky).
IBB: M McGwire (1, by S Radinsky); W McGee (1, by D Dreifort).
HBP: R Clayton (1, by F Lankford).
TB: R Gant 8; M McGwire 5; R Lankford 4; T Lampkin 3; G Gaetti; D DeShields; J Acevedo; W McGee; R Clayton.
RBI: M McGwire 3 (7); D DeShields 2 (2); T Lampkin (1); R Gant (1); R Lankford (1).
2-out RBI: M McGwire 3; D DeShields 2.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 6 for 19.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M McGwire.
E: R Clayton (2).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Clayton (1, 3rd base off C Park/M Piazza).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Park                         4.2   7   2   2    5   6   1   3.86   25  102-61   34·17·10    4· 3· 7· 0     43    -     1.08  -0.05
M Guthrie                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    2.67   0.07
J Bruske, H (1)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   7.71    6   22-15    4· 5· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.30   0.20
A Osuna, BS (1)                0     2   3   1    0   0   0    inf    3   14-8     7· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.99  -0.54
S Radinsky                     1     2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   14-7     6· 0· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          2-2    2.02  -0.08
D Dreifort                     3     3   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   12   31-20   14· 5· 2    4· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.94   0.42
F Lankford, L (0-1)            0.2   2   3   3    0   0   1  16.20    5   14-8     5· 1· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    3.21  -0.36
Totals                        11.2  16   8   6    7  11   2          57  198-120  71·29·22   15·11·12· 0          5-2 
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
C Politte                      5     2   1   1    3   4   1   1.80   19   71-43   24· 6·13    3· 6· 3· 0     60    -     1.07   0.18
K Bottenfield, BS (1)          2     4   2   2    0   2   1   9.00   10   36-23   11· 4· 8    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.26  -0.21
M Busby                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
B Looper, BS (1)               1     2   2   2    0   0   1   9.00    5   13-9     8· 0· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.16  -0.28
J Frascatore                   1     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    5   18-9     4· 0· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.09   0.06
L Painter                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   14-6     5· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.36   0.22
J Acevedo, W (1-0)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.83   0.14
Totals                        12     9   5   5    6   8   3          51  176-104  61·11·33   15·14· 8· 0          1-0 
A Osuna faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
J Frascatore faced 1 batter in the 11th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: C Park (1).
IBB: D Dreifort (1; W McGee); S Radinsky (1; M McGwire).
HBP: F Lankford (1; R Clayton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.
Time of Game: 4:06.
Attendance: 27,414.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 64° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Young              2B    1. R Clayton            SS 
2. J Vizcaino           SS    2. D DeShields          2B 
3. M Piazza             C     3. M McGwire            1B 
4. T Zeile              3B    4. R Lankford           CF 
5. R Mondesi            RF    5. B Jordan             RF 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. R Gant               LF 
7. T Hollandsworth      LF    7. G Gaetti             3B 
8. T Hubbard            CF    8. T Lampkin            C  
9. C Park               P     9. C Politte            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  5-5  12-  2   39% 100% M McGwire       F Lankford      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Acevedo Scores; Clayton Scores
   t 9   2  5-3  1--  1  -36%  61% T Howard        B Looper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Luke Scores
   b 8   2  3-3  -23  5   32%  94% D DeShields     S Radinsky      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lampkin Scores/unER; Hunter Scores/unER; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   1  2-1  1--  2  -29%  36% T Zeile         K Bottenfield   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Vizcaino Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  1-3  6   21%  85% T Lampkin       A Osuna         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gant Scores; McGee to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Politte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  E Young         Walk
   OO     1--  4   54%  J Vizcaino      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  M Piazza        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  R Clayton       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   57%  D DeShields     Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS); Clayton to 2B
          -2-  7   58%  M McGwire       Walk
          12-      61%  R Lankford      Clayton Steals 3B
   R      1-3  6   72%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Clayton Scores; McGwire to 3B
   O      -23  3   65%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   60%  R Gant          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Politte facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   56%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  3   53%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive); Mondesi to 3B
   O      1-3  3   60%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   66%  T Hubbard       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chan Ho Park facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   69%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   70%  T Lampkin       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gaetti to 3B; Lampkin out at 2B/CF-SS-1B-2B-1B
   O      --3  4   65%  C Politte       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   61%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Politte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   64%  C Park          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   66%  E Young         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chan Ho Park facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   65%  D DeShields     Flyball: RF
          ---  6   67%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   62%  B Jordan        Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Politte facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   65%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   62%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  1   66%  R Mondesi       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   69%  P Konerko       Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chan Ho Park facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   79%  R Gant          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   77%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   79%  T Lampkin       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      80%  C Politte       Wild Pitch; Lampkin to 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   78%  R Clayton       Walk
   O      12-  2   75%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-2, Cliff Politte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   78%  T Hollandsworth Popfly: CF
   R      ---  5   67%  T Hubbard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   69%  C Park          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   71%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chan Ho Park facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   74%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   71%  R Lankford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   68%  B Jordan        Lineout: RF
          1--  4   70%  R Gant          Walk; Lankford to 2B
          12-  6   73%  G Gaetti        Walk; Lankford to 3B; Gant to 2B
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Chan Ho Park pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  1   66%  T Lampkin       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 2-3-4
                  Kent Bottenfield replaces Gary Gaetti pitching and batting 7th; David Bell replaces Cliff Politte playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  7   60%  J Vizcaino      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   66%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   36%  T Zeile         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Vizcaino Scores
          ---  2   34%  R Mondesi       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   37%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
          1--      36%  T Hollandsworth Mondesi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   40%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Bruske facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Bruske replaces Todd Hollandsworth pitching and batting 7th; Thomas Howard replaces Mark Guthrie playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   36%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   33%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   31%  D DeShields     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kent Bottenfield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   33%  T Hubbard       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   35%  T Howard        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  4   32%  E Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   36%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Bruske facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   31%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   28%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   25%  B Jordan        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Busby facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Busby replaces Brian Jordan pitching and batting 5th; Willie McGee replaces Kent Bottenfield playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  1   28%  M Piazza        Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   30%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   31%  R Mondesi       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Antonio Osuna facing 6-7-8
                  Antonio Osuna replaces Jim Bruske pitching and batting 7th
          ---  5   48%  R Gant          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   64%  W McGee         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gant to 3B
   R      1-3  6   85%  T Lampkin       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gant Scores; McGee to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Raul Mondesi pitching and batting 5th; Mike Devereaux replaces Antonio Osuna playing RF batting 7th; Brian Hunter pinch hits for John Mabry batting 9th; John Mabry pinch hits for David Bell batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   67%  B Hunter        Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; McGee out at 3B/3B; Lampkin to 2B
   O      12-      61%  R Clayton       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lampkin to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   RR     -23  5   94%  D DeShields     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lampkin Scores/unER; Hunter Scores/unER; DeShields to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   94%  M McGwire       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   92%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeShields out at Hm/RF-C; McGwire to 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 3-5, Braden Looper facing 6-7-8
                  Braden Looper replaces Brian Hunter pitching and batting 9th; David Howard replaces Mike Busby playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  2   96%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Wilton Guerrero pinch hits for Mike Devereaux batting 7th
   O      ---  7   99%  W Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Matt Luke pinch hits for Trenidad Hubbard batting 8th
          ---  2   96%  M Luke          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  1   61%  T Howard        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Luke Scores
   O      ---  1   64%  E Young         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Darren Dreifort facing 5-6-7
                  Darren Dreifort replaces Scott Radinsky pitching and batting 5th; Wilton Guerrero moves to LF; Thomas Howard moves to CF; Matt Luke moves to RF
   O      ---  3   58%  D Howard        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   70%  R Gant          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  4   71%  W McGee         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   64%  T Lampkin       Single to RF (Line Drive); Gant out at Hm/RF-C; McGee to 3B; Lampkin to 2B
                  Tom Pagnozzi pinch hits for Braden Looper batting 9th
   O      -23  3   50%  T Pagnozzi      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 10th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, John Frascatore facing 2-3-4
                  John Frascatore replaces Tom Pagnozzi pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   56%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   61%  M Piazza        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  T Zeile         Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  D Dreifort      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Darren Dreifort facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   58%  R Clayton       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 11th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, John Frascatore facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   42%  P Konerko       Walk
                  Lance Painter replaces John Frascatore pitching and batting 9th; Juan Castro pinch runs for Paul Konerko batting 6th
   O      1--      44%  W Guerrero      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Castro to 2B
   O      -2-  2   54%  M Luke          Fielder's Choice SS; Castro out at 3B/SS-3B; Luke to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   52%  T Howard        Walk
          12-  4   47%  E Young         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Luke to 3B; Howard to 2B
   O      123  4   64%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Darren Dreifort facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Zeile moves to 1B; Juan Castro moves to 3B
          ---  1   71%  R Lankford      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      70%  D Howard        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lankford to 2B
   O      -2-  2   63%  R Gant          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Lankford to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  W McGee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 12th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Juan Acevedo facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Lance Painter pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   42%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  Tom Prince pinch hits for Darren Dreifort batting 5th
   O      1--  3   57%  T Prince        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   64%  J Castro        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 12th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 5-5, Frank Lankford facing 8-9-1
                  Frank Lankford replaces Tom Prince pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  5   58%  T Lampkin       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   70%  J Acevedo       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Acevedo to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          -2-  1   71%  R Clayton       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5   61%  D DeShields     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   RRR    12-  2  100%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Acevedo Scores; Clayton Scores
        3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Cardinals 8.

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