April 7, 1999 Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 8
@BAL 5 BOS 6
@KCR 0 TOR 9
@MIN 3 NYY 4
@OAK 0 SEA 7
CHW 3 TEX 10
DET 7 ATL 4
PHI 0 SFG 8
@CIN 3 NYM 6
@FLA 0 CHC 9
@HOU 2 LAD 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@PIT 3 SDP 2
COL 1 STL 4
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 31,381

Wednesday, April 7, 1999, 7:11PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Brewers

1-1

Lost 1

1st

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

W: K Bottenfield (1-0), L: S Woodard (0-1), S: J Acevedo (1)

Cardinals

1-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .444  .888   18    3   2   
M Grissom CF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .222  .555   14    2   0   2B
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .873   14    0   6   
J Burnitz RF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .200 1.356   24    4   0   
S Berry 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222 1.000   16    7   0   2·GDP
D Nilsson C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.375   15    5   0   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    1   1   
G Jenkins LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.096    6    2   0   
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Woodard P                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    7    0   0   
  R Becker PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       29   1   5   1    3   6              128   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (1, off K Bottenfield).

TB: M Grissom 3; F Vina 2; J Cirillo.

GIDP: S Berry 2 (2).

RBI: M Grissom (1).

2-out RBI: M Grissom.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Cirillo-F Vina-S Berry; J Valentin-S Berry.

BASERUNNING

PO: F Vina (1st base by K Bottenfield).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Renteria SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167   10    0   1   
  L Ordaz SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    2    1   2   
J Drew CF                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .333   16    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .429 1.556   15   11   0   2B
E Davis RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   14    3   0   
F Tatis 3B                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .500 2.167   19    1   3   HR
D Bragg LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    8    1   0   
  W McGee PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   GDP
E Marrero C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.000    6    6   0   GDP
P Polanco 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833   10    2   2   
K Bottenfield P               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   2   
  L Painter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McEwing PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    3    0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Acevedo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   7   3    4   4              108   27  10

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (1, off S Woodard).

HR: F Tatis (2, off S Woodard; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: F Tatis 5; M McGwire 3; J McEwing; D Bragg; E Davis.

GIDP: E Marrero (1); W McGee (1).

RBI: F Tatis 2 (3); M McGwire (2).

2-out RBI: F Tatis 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Ordaz-M McGwire; F Tatis-P Polanco-M McGwire; F Tatis-P Polanco.

E: P Polanco (1).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Woodard, L (0-1)             7     6   4   4    2   3   1   5.14   28   87-57   32· 5·20    9· 8· 6· 0     50    -     0.81  -0.10
E Plunk                        0.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    4   19-8     3· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
M Myers                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.31   0.02
Totals                         8     7   4   4    4   4   1          33  108-67   36· 9·22   11· 8· 6· 0          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
K Bottenfield, W (1-0)         6     4   1   1    3   3   0   1.50   23   90-48   24· 5·19    8· 6· 3· 0     60    -     1.17   0.27
L Painter, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   15-11    3· 5· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.05
R Bottalico, H (1)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     3· 2· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
J Acevedo, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    3   14-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.15   0.04
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          32  128-73   34·12·27   11· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Bottenfield (1; F Vina, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 31,381.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 17mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Vina               2B    1. E Renteria           SS 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. J Drew               CF 
3. J Cirillo            3B    3. M McGwire            1B 
4. J Burnitz            RF    4. E Davis              RF 
5. S Berry              1B    5. F Tatis              3B 
6. D Nilsson            C     6. D Bragg              LF 
7. J Valentin           SS    7. E Marrero            C  
8. G Jenkins            LF    8. P Polanco            2B 
9. S Woodard            P     9. K Bottenfield        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  1--  3   17%  75% M McGwire       S Woodard       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Drew Scores
   b 6   2  1-2  --3  3   17%  89% F Tatis         S Woodard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGwire Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  5  -11%  50% M Grissom       K Bottenfield   Single to CF (Line Drive); Woodard Scores; Vina to 3B
   t 4   0  1-1  1--  4    9%  55% S Berry         K Bottenfield   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2    9%  68% D Bragg         S Woodard       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tatis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      54%  J Cirillo       Vina Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  J Drew          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   52%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  E Davis         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   52%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  S Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Woodard facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  F Tatis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  2   68%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tatis to 3B
   ROO    1-3  1   62%  E Marrero       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Tatis Scores/No RBI
          ---  4   63%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1--  2   61%  K Bottenfield   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   65%  G Jenkins       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   64%  S Woodard       Walk
          1--  4   61%  F Vina          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Woodard to 2B
   R      12-  5   50%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Line Drive); Woodard Scores; Vina to 3B
   O      1-3  1   56%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   51%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M McGwire       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   46%  J Burnitz       Walk
   OO     1--  4   55%  S Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Woodard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  E Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   51%  F Tatis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   50%  G Jenkins       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   57%  S Woodard       Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 3B-2B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Woodard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   54%  E Marrero       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   52%  P Polanco       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   50%  K Bottenfield   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kent Bottenfield facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   54%  F Vina          Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
          ---  6   47%  M Grissom       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  7   53%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   51%  J Burnitz       Walk
   O      12-  3   58%  S Berry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Woodard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   54%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   58%  J Drew          Walk
   R      1--  3   75%  M McGwire       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Drew Scores
   O      -2-  4   72%  E Davis         Flyball: CF; McGwire to 3B
   RR     --3  3   89%  F Tatis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); McGwire Scores
   O      ---  3   88%  D Bragg         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Lance Painter facing 6-7-8
                  Lance Painter replaces Kent Bottenfield pitching and batting 9th; Luis Ordaz replaces Edgar Renteria playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  5   91%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  G Jenkins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Woodard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  E Marrero       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  Joe McEwing pinch hits for Lance Painter batting 9th
          ---  3   93%  J McEwing       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  2   92%  L Ordaz         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Ricky Bottalico facing 9-1-2
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Joe McEwing pitching and batting 9th; Rich Becker pinch hits for Steve Woodard batting 9th
   O      ---  4   95%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  F Vina          Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
                  Eric Plunk replaces Geoff Jenkins pitching and batting 8th; Rich Becker moves to LF
   O      ---  7   97%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  1   97%  E Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGwire to 2B
          12-  6   98%  F Tatis         Walk; McGwire to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Eric Plunk pitching and batting 8th; Willie McGee pinch hits for Darren Bragg batting 6th
   OO     123  2   96%  W McGee         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Juan Acevedo facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Ricky Bottalico pitching and batting 9th; Willie McGee moves to LF
          ---  4   92%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   96%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   OO     1--  5  100%  S Berry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Cardinals 4.

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