April 8, 1999 Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@ANA 1 TBD 6
@BAL 3 BOS 4
@KCR 1 MIN 11
TOR 9 PHI 6
@ATL 3 CHC 2
@HOU 1 COL 4
@LAD 2 MON 5
NYM 1 SFG 12
SDP 4 STL 9
MIL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 31,142

Thursday, April 8, 1999, 12:41PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Brewers

1-2

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: K Mercker (1-0), L: J Abbott (0-1)

Cardinals

2-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   2   0    1   0  .462  .962   15    3   3   
M Grissom CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .715   14    3   0   2B
J Cirillo 3B                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .364  .955   23    1   3   GDP
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .111  .873   28    2   0   
S Berry 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .357 1.143   21    6   0   2B
M Loretta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444   12    0   0   
B Hughes C                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 2.000   13    9   0   HR,2B
A Ochoa LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   13    0   0   
J Abbott P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   0   
  D Nilsson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286 1.190    5    0   0   
  V de los Santos P           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Collier PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  E Plunk P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   4  13   4    3   6              153   24   6

BATTING

2B: M Grissom (2, off K Mercker); S Berry (1, off K Mercker); B Hughes (1, off M Mohler).

HR: B Hughes (1, off K Mercker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: B Hughes 6; S Berry 4; M Grissom 3; J Cirillo 2; F Vina 2; M Loretta; A Ochoa.

GIDP: J Cirillo (1).

RBI: B Hughes 2 (2); J Cirillo (1); S Berry (4).

2-out RBI: J Cirillo; S Berry.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

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

E: J Cirillo (1).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .666   11    9   1   
S Dunston SS                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .500 1.556   15    0   2   HR
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .300 1.162    9    5   0   GDP,IW
E Davis RF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .167  .398   20    2   0   
  M Mohler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Radinsky P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    4   2   1   3    0   1  .400 1.838   16    1   1   HR,2·SB
W McGee LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   0   
A Castillo C                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   19    6   0   
J McEwing 2B-RF               4   1   2   1    0   2  .500 1.000   11    2   1   
K Mercker P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
  E Renteria PH               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .286    1    0   0   SB,HBP
  M Busby P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Polanco PH-2B             2   1   1   1    0   0  .375 1.000    6    1   1   2B
Totals                       31   9   8   8    5   8              126   27   6

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (1, off V de los Santos).

HR: S Dunston (1, off J Abbott; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); F Tatis (3, off J Abbott; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

IBB: M McGwire (1, by J Abbott).

HBP: E Renteria (1, by J Abbott).

TB: F Tatis 4; S Dunston 4; P Polanco 2; J McEwing 2; D Bragg 2; E Davis.

GIDP: M McGwire (1).

RBI: F Tatis 3 (6); D Bragg (1); P Polanco (3); S Dunston (1); E Davis (1); J McEwing (1).

2-out RBI: F Tatis 3; J McEwing; E Davis.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Dunston-P Polanco-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Tatis 2 (2, 2nd base off J Abbott/B Hughes, 3rd base off J Abbott/B Hughes); E Renteria (1, 2nd base off J Abbott/B Hughes).

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
J Abbott, L (0-1)              5     5   6   5    3   4   2   9.00   24   81-47   30· 6·11    8· 6· 2· 0     36    -     1.24  -0.41
V de los Santos                2     3   3   3    2   2   0  13.50   10   31-16    7· 7· 2    2· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.07
E Plunk                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   10-9     1· 6· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   9   8    5   8   2          37  122-72   38·19·15   10· 8· 5· 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 Mercker, W (1-0)             5     8   3   3    1   3   1   5.40   23   80-51   28· 7·16    8· 8· 3· 0     41    -     1.00  -0.06
M Busby, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0  12.00    4   15-8     6· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.05
M Mohler                       2.1   4   1   1    2   2   0   3.86   12   45-22   10· 3· 9    1· 2· 5· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
S Radinsky                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   13-9     4· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         9    13   4   4    3   6   1          41  153-90   48·13·29   11·13· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: V de los Santos (1).

IBB: J Abbott (1; M McGwire).

HBP: J Abbott (1; E Renteria).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 31,142.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 14mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. F Vina               2B    1. D Bragg              CF 
2. M Grissom            CF    2. S Dunston            SS 
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. M Loretta            SS    6. W McGee              LF 
7. B Hughes             C     7. A Castillo           C  
8. A Ochoa              LF    8. J McEwing            2B 
9. J Abbott             P     9. K Mercker            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-3  12-  4   30%  86% F Tatis         J Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball); McGwire Scores; Davis Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  12-  5   14%  56% E Davis         J Abbott        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Renteria Scores; McGwire to 2B
   t 3   2  1-1  12-  5  -12%  39% S Berry         K Mercker       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cirillo Scores; Burnitz to 3B
   t 4   0  2-2  ---  5  -12%  38% B Hughes        K Mercker       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   1  2-1  ---  2   11%  53% S Dunston       J Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Grissom       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   53%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vina out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--  6   55%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Abbott facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  D Bragg         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   55%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  3   50%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kent Mercker facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  S Berry         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   53%  B Hughes        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   55%  A Ochoa         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Abbott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   56%  F Tatis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  W McGee         Tatis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      54%  A Castillo      Tatis Steals 3B
          --3  7   55%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  2   64%  J McEwing       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Tatis Scores/unER; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  6   61%  K Mercker       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   63%  J Abbott        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   65%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  2   63%  M Grissom       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  7   53%  J Cirillo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Grissom Scores
          1--  7   51%  J Burnitz       Walk; Cirillo to 2B
   R      12-  5   39%  S Berry         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Cirillo Scores; Burnitz to 3B
   O      -23  4   45%  M Loretta       Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  2   53%  S Dunston       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   51%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   53%  E Davis         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  F Tatis         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Kent Mercker facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  5   38%  B Hughes        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   41%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  J Abbott        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   41%  F Vina          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   44%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Abbott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  W McGee         Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   38%  A Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   37%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   40%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   41%  J Burnitz       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   43%  S Berry         Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Abbott facing 9-1-2
                  Edgar Renteria pinch hits for Kent Mercker batting 9th
          ---  1   48%  E Renteria      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   43%  D Bragg         Foul Popfly: C/Interference called (Behind Home)
          1--      45%  S Dunston       Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   40%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          -2-  4   41%  M McGwire       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  5   56%  E Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Renteria Scores; McGwire to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   86%  F Tatis         Home Run (Fly Ball); McGwire Scores; Davis Scores
   O      ---  2   85%  W McGee         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 6.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Busby facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Busby replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   89%  B Hughes        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   88%  A Ochoa         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Dave Nilsson pinch hits for Jim Abbott batting 9th
   O      1--  5   90%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 6-3, Valerio de los Santos facing 7-8-9
                  Valerio de los Santos replaces Dave Nilsson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   92%  A Castillo      Walk
          1--  1   94%  J McEwing       Single to LF (Line Drive); Castillo to 2B
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Mike Busby batting 9th
   R      12-  2   97%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Castillo Scores; McEwing to 3B
   R      -23  1   98%  D Bragg         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McEwing Scores; Polanco to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  S Dunston       Wild Pitch; Polanco Scores/No RBI; Bragg to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   99%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Bragg to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   98%  E Davis         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-9, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Mohler replaces Eric Davis pitching and batting 4th; Placido Polanco moves to 2B; Joe McEwing moves to RF
          ---  4   97%  F Vina          Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  5   99%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-3, Valerio de los Santos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   99%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  A Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-9, Mike Mohler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   99%  S Berry         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   98%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Berry to 3B
   R      1-3  1   95%  B Hughes        Double to LF (Line Drive); Berry Scores; Loretta to 3B
   O      -23  5   98%  A Ochoa         Strikeout Swinging
                  Lou Collier pinch hits for Valerio de los Santos batting 9th
   O      -23  2   99%  L Collier       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Lou Collier pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  J McEwing       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 9.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-9, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  F Vina          Lineout: CF
          ---  4   99%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  5   98%  J Cirillo       Walk; Grissom to 2B
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Mike Mohler pitching and batting 4th
   O      12-  6  100%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7  100%  S Berry         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Cardinals 9.

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