Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Apr 29, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	7	1	6
STL	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	5	-	13	12	2	10

loss:

S. Kline(1-1)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

M. Busby(3-0)

Scoring Summary

WSHSTL

1Shane Andrews singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Mark Grudzielanek scores. Vladimir Guerrero to 2nd. [1 run] 10
2Vladimir Guerrero singles on a ground ball to left fielder Willie McGee. Da Rond Stovall scores. Ryan McGuire scores. F.P. Santangelo to 3rd. Vladimir Guerrero to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Willie McGee. [2 runs] 30
2Rondell White singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. F.P. Santangelo scores. Vladimir Guerrero scores. [2 runs] 50
4Brian R. Hunter doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Gary Gaetti scores. [1 run] 51
4Mark McGwire walks. Brian R. Hunter scores. David Howard to 3rd. Delino DeShields to 2nd. [1 run] 52
4Ray Lankford walks. David Howard scores. Delino DeShields to 3rd. Mark McGwire to 2nd. [1 run] 53
6Delino DeShields triples (5) on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Royce Clayton scores. David Howard scores. [2 runs] 55
6Mark McGwire doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Delino DeShields scores. [1 run] 56
6Willie McGee singles on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Mark McGwire scores. [1 run] 57
6Gary Gaetti singles on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Willie McGee scores. [1 run] 58
7Shane Andrews hits a home run (6). [1 run] 68
8Ron Gant singles on a ground ball to left fielder Da Rond Stovall. Mark McGwire scores. Ray Lankford scores. Willie McGee scores. Ron Gant to 2nd. Fielding error by left fielder Da Rond Stovall. [3 runs] 611
8David Howard singles on a line drive to center fielder Rondell White. Ron Gant scores. Tom Lampkin scores. [2 runs] 613
9F.P. Santangelo hits a home run (1). [1 run] 713

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1F.P. Santangelo2B	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	.247
2Mark GrudzielanekSS	0	5	1	0	1	0	0	5	.228
3Vladimir GuerreroRF	1	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	.298
4Rondell WhiteCF	1	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	.271
5Shane Andrews3B	2	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.233
6Chris WidgerC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.217
7Da Rond StovallLF	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	1	.286
8Ryan McGuire1B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250
9Miguel BatistaP	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Steve KlineP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Anthony TelfordP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Marc ValdesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Scott LivingstonePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Shayne BennettP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Rick DeHartP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Trey MooreP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
TOTAL	7	33	7	7	8	3	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Miguel BatistaRHP	3.2	4	3	3	5	6	92	5.59
Steve KlineLHP	1.1	2	3	3	1	2	24	3.86
Anthony TelfordRHP	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	14	2.87
Marc ValdesRHP	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	22	9.64
Shayne BennettRHP	0.0	0	1	1	0	1	5	4.91
Rick DeHartLHP	0.1	2	4	4	0	2	20	5.79
Trey MooreLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	11	7.25
TOTAL	8.0	12	13	13	6	11	188	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1David HowardSS	2	4	2	2	0	2	1	.255
2Delino DeShields2B	3	6	1	2	1	0	5	.395
3Mark McGwire1B	1	3	2	2	1	2	1	.321
4Ray LankfordCF	0	2	1	1	1	3	1	.371
5Willie McGeeLF	2	5	2	1	1	0	5	.308
6Gary Gaetti3B	2	5	1	1	0	0	3	.299
7John MabryRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.239
Kent BottenfieldP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ron GantPH	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.237
Jeff BrantleyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Tom LampkinC	0	2	1	0	2	2	1	.250
9Kent MerckerP	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Brian R. HunterPH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.243
Mike BusbyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Royce ClaytonPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Brian JordanRF	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	.321
TOTAL	12	35	13	12	6	11	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kent MerckerLHP	4.0	5	5	4	3	3	0	67	6.40
Mike BusbyRHP	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	3.00
Kent BottenfieldRHP	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	27	4.02
Jeff BrantleyRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	10	2.57



TOTAL	9.0	7	7	6	8	3	2	128	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHSTL

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — F.P. Santangelo hit by pitch.
00
FORCEOUT — Mark Grudzielanek grounds into a force out, shortstop David Howard to second baseman Delino DeShields. F.P. Santangelo out at 2nd. Mark Grudzielanek advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Delino DeShields. [1 out]
00
WALK — Vladimir Guerrero walks.
00
LINEOUT — Rondell White lines out to third baseman Gary Gaetti. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Shane Andrews singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford. Mark Grudzielanek scores. Vladimir Guerrero to 2nd. [1 run]
10
POP OUT — Chris Widger pops out to first baseman Mark McGwire. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
POP OUT — David Howard pops out to shortstop Mark Grudzielanek. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Delino DeShields singles on a line drive to right fielder Vladimir Guerrero.
10
FLYOUT — Mark McGwire flies out to left fielder Da Rond Stovall. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Ray Lankford walks. Delino DeShields to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — Willie McGee strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

WSH

STL

7Runs13

7Hits12

1Errors2

.212Batting Avg.343

33At Bats35

3Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs0

7Runs-Batted-In12

3Walks11

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts6

6Left on Base10

14Total Bases17

Game Details

Wednesday, April 29, 1998 · 4:33 AM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 29,733 (65.4%)

weather: 71 degrees, cloudy