October 12, 2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2 at Busch Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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2000 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 2
2000 postseason: WS: NYY-NYM / ALCS: NYY-SEA / NLCS: NYM-STL / Div. Series: NYY-OAK / SEA-CHW / STL-ATL / NYM-SFG

Game 1
NYM  6
@STL  2
Game 2
NYM  6
@STL  5
Game 3
STL  8
@NYM  2
Game 4
NYM 10
STL  6
Game 5
NYM  7
STL  0

Busch Stadium, Attendance: 52,250

Thursday, October 12, 2000
Time of Game: 3:59

Mets

Bobby Valentine

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  1    6  9  0
Cardinals       0  1  0   0  2  0   0  2  0    5 10  3

W: T Wendell (1-0), L: M Timlin (0-1), S: A Benitez (1)

Cardinals

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Perez RF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .500   14    4   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  3   2   2   1    2   1  .500 1.500   25    1   1   3B
M Piazza C                    2   2   1   1    3   0  .500 1.834   25   11   0   HR,2·IW
T Zeile 1B                    3   0   2   2    1   0  .429 1.444   21    3   0   2B,SF
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Wendell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Benitez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .500   25    0   2   
  J McEwing PR-3B             0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Agbayani LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .625   14    2   0   2B,SH
J Payton CF                   4   0   1   1    1   2  .250  .958   22    3   0   
K Abbott SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    1   0   
  M Franco PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    2   0   
A Leiter P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  D Hamilton PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  M Bordick SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    1    0   0   
Totals                       35   6   9   6    8   9              188   27   3

BATTING

2B: B Agbayani (1, off R Ankiel); T Zeile (1, off M Morris).

3B: E Alfonzo (1, off B Reames).

HR: M Piazza (1, off B Reames; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: T Zeile (1, off R Ankiel).

SH: B Agbayani (1, off M Timlin).

IBB: M Piazza 2 (2, by M Morris, by B Reames).

TB: E Alfonzo 4; M Piazza 4; T Zeile 3; B Agbayani 2; T Perez; R Ventura; J Payton.

RBI: T Zeile 2 (3); B Agbayani (1); J Payton (3); E Alfonzo (2); M Piazza (2).

2-out RBI: B Agbayani; E Alfonzo; T Zeile.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .522   19    3   4   
E Renteria SS                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .400  .900   22    0   4   2B,3·SB
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .222  .522   30    2   0   
F Tatis 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .600   19    3   0   2B
  M Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hernandez C               1   1   0   0    1   1  .200  .533    9    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.214   11    7   1   2B
S Dunston RF-LF               3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750   15    1   0   2B,SH
R Lankford LF                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .500 1.250   18    2   1   
  P Polanco PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Drew PH-RF                1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    5    0   0   2B
E Marrero C                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000   10    9   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M McGwire PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                4    0   0   IW
  D Kile PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  M Timlin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Ankiel P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Reames P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  E Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    1    0   0   
  C Paquette 3B               2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   1   
Totals                       36   5  10   4    3  11              177   27  11

BATTING

2B: F Tatis (1, off A Leiter); E Renteria (1, off A Leiter); S Dunston (1, off A Leiter); W Clark (2, off A Leiter); J Drew (1, off T Wendell).

SH: S Dunston (1, off A Leiter).

IBB: M McGwire (1, by T Wendell).

TB: E Renteria 4; W Clark 3; F Tatis 2; J Drew 2; S Dunston 2; R Lankford; F Vina.

RBI: J Drew (1); F Tatis (1); E Marrero (1); E Renteria (1).

2-out RBI: F Tatis; J Drew.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: E Marrero (1).

E: F Vina (1); J Edmonds (1); W Clark (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Renteria 3 (3, 2nd base off A Leiter/M Piazza 2, 3rd base off A Leiter/M Piazza).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Leiter                       7     8   3   3    0   9   0   3.86   29  114-72   41·14·17    4·11· 3· 2     58    -     1.25   0.13
J Franco, H (2)                0.2   1   2   2    1   0   0  10.80    4   17-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.56  -0.09
T Wendell, BS (1), W (1-0)     0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   14-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    3.25  -0.22
A Benitez, S (1)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   20-11    5· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.23
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3  11   0          40  165-98   53·20·25    6·13· 4· 3          1-1

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
R Ankiel                       0.2   1   2   2    3   1   0  27.00    6   33-14    4· 3· 7    0· 1· 0· 1     40    -     1.10  -0.18
B Reames                       4.1   3   1   1    3   6   1   2.08   20   80-45   22·14· 9    5· 5· 0· 1          2-0    0.88   0.13
M Morris                       2.2   3   2   2    2   2   0   6.75   13   51-29   15· 6· 8    3· 3· 1· 2          0-0    1.56  -0.04
D Veres                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.83  -0.09
M Timlin, L (0-1)              1     1   1   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   18-13    9· 0· 4    4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.31  -0.27
Totals                         9     9   6   5    8   9   1          45  185-104  52·23·29   12· 9· 1· 6          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Franco (1); R Ankiel 2 (2).

IBB: M Morris (1; M Piazza); T Wendell (1; M McGwire); B Reames (1; M Piazza).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dana DeMuth.

Time of Game: 3:59.

Attendance: 52,250.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 12mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. T Perez              RF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. E Alfonzo            2B    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. M Piazza             C     3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. T Zeile              1B    4. F Tatis              3B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. W Clark              1B 
6. B Agbayani           LF    6. S Dunston            RF 
7. J Payton             CF    7. R Lankford           LF 
8. K Abbott             SS    8. E Marrero            C  
9. A Leiter             P     9. R Ankiel             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  -2-  6   31%  87% J Payton        M Timlin        Single to CF; McEwing Scores/unER; Payton to 3B/Adv on E8
   b 8   2  5-4  -2-  5  -30%  42% J Drew          T Wendell       Double to CF; Clark Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  1--  6   27%  71% E Alfonzo       M Morris        Single to CF (Short LF-CF); Perez Scores; Alfonzo to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   1  3-1  1--  6  -14%  54% E Renteria      A Leiter        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Vina Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  --3  6  -14%  45% F Tatis         A Leiter        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Renteria Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Ankiel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  E Alfonzo       Walk
          1--      51%  M Piazza        Wild Pitch; Alfonzo to 2B
          -2-  7   56%  " "             Walk; Alfonzo to 3B/Wild Pitch
   RO     1-3  6   56%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alfonzo Scores
          1--  4   58%  R Ventura       Walk; Piazza to 2B
   R      12-  3   68%  B Agbayani      Double (LF-CF); Piazza Scores; Ventura to 3B
                  Britt Reames replaces Rick Ankiel pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  4   63%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  F Vina          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   63%  E Renteria      Single
          1--      62%  J Edmonds       Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   68%  F Tatis         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Britt Reames facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   66%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   68%  A Leiter        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   66%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  3   64%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   67%  W Clark         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  4   63%  S Dunston       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   58%  R Lankford      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Dunston to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   57%  E Marrero       Groundout: 2B-1B; Dunston Scores; Lankford to 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  B Reames        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Britt Reames facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   70%  M Piazza        Home Run
   O      ---  2   68%  T Zeile         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   70%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   67%  B Agbayani      Flyball: RF
          1--      68%  J Payton        Passed Ball; Ventura to 2B
          -2-  4   69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   65%  K Abbott        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Payton to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   68%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   65%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   69%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      68%  F Tatis         Renteria Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Britt Reames facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  A Leiter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   68%  T Perez         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  3   70%  E Alfonzo       Triple to RF (Fly Ball)
          --3  4   71%  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
          1-3  7   73%  T Zeile         Walk; Piazza to 2B
   O      123  7   67%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Leiter facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   60%  W Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   62%  S Dunston       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Clark to 3B
   O      --3  6   69%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   74%  E Marrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-1, Britt Reames facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   72%  B Agbayani      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  K Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
                  Eric Davis pinch hits for Britt Reames batting 9th
   O      ---  1   72%  E Davis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  3   69%  F Vina          Single to P (Bunt)
   R      1--  6   54%  E Renteria      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Vina Scores
          -2-      51%  J Edmonds       Renteria Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   59%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      --3  6   45%  F Tatis         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Renteria Scores
   O      -2-  2   50%  W Clark         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Morris replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 4th; Craig Paquette replaces Eric Davis playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   46%  A Leiter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  T Perez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   46%  E Alfonzo       Walk
   O      1--  5   42%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Al Leiter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   45%  S Dunston       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   48%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  E Marrero       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   60%  T Zeile         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   58%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B; Zeile to 3B
   O      --3  3   48%  B Agbayani      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  1   41%  J Payton        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 3-3, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   45%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   48%  F Vina          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 3-3, Matt Morris facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Kurt Abbott batting 8th
   O      ---  6   45%  M Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Al Leiter batting 9th
   O      ---  4   41%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1   44%  T Perez         Single to LF
   R      1--  6   71%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Short LF-CF); Perez Scores; Alfonzo to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  4   72%  M Piazza        Intentional Walk
                  Dave Veres replaces Eli Marrero pitching and batting 8th; Carlos Hernandez replaces Matt Morris playing C batting 4th
   RO     12-  3   81%  T Zeile         Single to LF; Alfonzo Scores; Piazza out at 3B/LF-3B-SS-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-5, John Franco facing 3-4-5
                  John Franco replaces Todd Zeile pitching and batting 4th; Matt Franco moves to 1B; Mike Bordick replaces Darryl Hamilton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   86%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   80%  C Hernandez     Walk
          1--  1   69%  W Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Hernandez to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  S Dunston       Wild Pitch; Hernandez Scores; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  6   72%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Turk Wendell replaces John Franco pitching and batting 4th; J.D. Drew pinch hits for Placido Polanco batting 7th; Placido Polanco pinch hits for Ray Lankford batting 7th
   R      -2-  5   42%  J Drew          Double to CF; Clark Scores
                  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Dave Veres batting 8th
          -2-  4   41%  M McGwire       Intentional Walk
                  Darryl Kile pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 8th
   O      12-  5   50%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Cardinals 5.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Timlin replaces Darryl Kile pitching and batting 8th; Shawon Dunston moves to LF; J.D. Drew moves to RF
          ---  5   58%  R Ventura       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  B Agbayani      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Ventura to 2B
                  Joe McEwing pinch runs for Robin Ventura batting 5th
   R      -2-  6   87%  J Payton        Single to CF; McEwing Scores/unER; Payton to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  4   81%  M Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1   77%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 5-6, Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
                  Armando Benitez replaces Turk Wendell pitching and batting 4th; Joe McEwing moves to 3B
   O      ---  6   87%  F Vina          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   95%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   89%  J Edmonds       Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  C Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Cardinals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation