St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

May 21, 2000

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	7	10	0	9
PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	9	1	5

loss:

T. Ritchiewin: St Louis Cardinals logo

A. Benessave: St Louis Cardinals logo

D. Veres

Scoring Summary

STLPIT

1
Mark McGwire hits a home run (18). Ray Lankford scores. [2 runs]
20
1
Brian Giles hits a home run (12). Jason Kendall scores. [2 runs]
22
4
Placido Polanco singles on a to center fielder Brian Giles. J.D. Drew scores. Edgar Renteria to 3rd. [1 run]
32
4
Mark McGwire walks. Edgar Renteria scores. Placido Polanco to 3rd. Ray Lankford to 2nd. [1 run]
42
6
Placido Polanco singles on a to left fielder Wil Cordero. Eli Marrero scores. [1 run]
52
7
Luis Sojo hits a home run (4). [1 run]
53
8
Placido Polanco triples (1) on a to right fielder John Vander Wal. Eric Davis scores. [1 run]
63
8
Ray Lankford singles on a to right fielder John Vander Wal. Placido Polanco scores. [1 run]
73
8
Jason Kendall hits a home run (3). [1 run]
74
9
Pat Meares hits a home run (4). [1 run]
75

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Placido Polanco2B	3	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	.379
2Ray LankfordLF	1	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	.207
3Mark McGwire1B	1	4	1	3	1	1	1	3	.324
4Jim EdmondsCF	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	6	.379
5Craig Paquette3B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	.289
6J.D. DrewRF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	.308
7Edgar RenteriaSS	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.266
8Eli MarreroC	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	.205
9Andy BenesP	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.158
Eric DavisPH	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.304
Mike JamesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose RodriguezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dave VeresP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000


TOTAL	10	37	7	7	12	6	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Andy BenesRHP	7.0	6	3	3	5	1	2	110	4.04
Mike JamesRHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	15	3.68
Jose RodriguezLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.00
Dave VeresRHP	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	1	23	3.43

TOTAL	8.3	9	5	5	6	2	4	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Warren Morris2B	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	.238
2Jason KendallC	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.336
3John Vander WalRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.328
4Brian GilesCF	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.344
5Wil CorderoLF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.291
6Ivan Cruz1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.200
7Pat MearesSS	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.242
8Luis Sojo3B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.303
9Todd RitchieP	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.300
Jeff WallaceP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose SilvaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bruce AvenPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Scott SauerbeckP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike WilliamsP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kevin YoungPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252
TOTAL	9	35	5	5	6	2	4	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Todd RitchieRHP	5.1	7	5	5	6	4	1	97	4.25
Jeff WallaceLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	2.31
Jose SilvaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	4.73
Scott SauerbeckLHP	0.2	2	2	2	2	1	0	18	3.60
Mike WilliamsRHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	2.08
TOTAL	9.0	10	7	7	12	6	1	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLPIT

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Placido Polanco grounds out, third baseman Luis Sojo to first baseman Ivan Cruz. [1 out]
00
WALK — Ray Lankford walks.
00
HOME RUN — Mark McGwire hits a home run (18). Ray Lankford scores. [2 runs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Jim Edmonds strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
WALK — Craig Paquette walks.
20
SINGLE — J.D. Drew singles. Craig Paquette to 2nd.
20
FIELD ERROR — Edgar Renteria reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Luis Sojo. Craig Paquette to 3rd. J.D. Drew to 2nd.
20
GROUNDOUT — Eli Marrero grounds out, shortstop Pat Meares to first baseman Ivan Cruz. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Warren Morris called out on strikes. [1 out]
20
WALK — Jason Kendall walks.
20
STRIKEOUT — John Vander Wal called out on strikes. [2 outs]
20
HOME RUN — Brian Giles hits a home run (12). Jason Kendall scores. [2 runs]
22
SINGLE — Wil Cordero singles on a to center fielder Jim Edmonds.
22
SINGLE — Ivan Cruz singles on a to left fielder Ray Lankford. Wil Cordero out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Ray Lankford to second baseman Placido Polanco. [3 outs]
22

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Team Stats

STL

PIT

7Runs5

10Hits9

0Errors1

.270Batting Avg.257

37At Bats35

3Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs4

7Runs-Batted-In5

6Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

12Strikeouts6

9Left on Base5

17Total Bases22

Game Details

Sunday, May 21, 2000 · 1:35 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 33,034 (85.3%)

weather: 63 degrees, overcast