Starting Lineups:
St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Vina 2b Morris 2b
2. Lankford lf Kendall c
3. McGwire 1b Vander Wal rf
4. Edmonds cf Giles cf
5. Davis rf Young 1b
6. Paquette 3b Cordero lf
7. Renteria ss Meares ss
8. Matheny c Benjamin 3b
9. Hentgen p Cordova p
CARDINALS 1ST: On a bunt Vina singled to first; Lankford
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Vina
out at second]; McGwire walked; Edmonds singled to right
[McGwire to second]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Morris walked; Kendall struck out; Vander Wal
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Morris out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0,
Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 2ND: Paquette walked; Renteria forced Paquette (third
to second); Matheny singled [Renteria to second]; Hentgen was
called out on strikes; Vina homered to right [Renteria scored,
Matheny scored]; Lankford struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 2ND: Giles popped to third; Young flied to right;
Cordero grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 3RD: McGwire popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Edmonds walked; Davis grounded out (pitcher to first) [Edmonds
to second]; Paquette walked; Renteria reached on an error by
Morris [Edmonds scored (unearned), Paquette to third]; Matheny
singled to center [Paquette scored (unearned), Renteria to
third, Matheny to second (error by Giles)]; Hentgen grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 3RD: Meares grounded out (third to first); Benjamin
reached on an error by Paquette; Cordova was called out on
strikes; Morris lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals
5, Pirates 0.
CARDINALS 4TH: MANZANILLO REPLACED CORDOVA (PITCHING); Vina
grounded out (first to pitcher); Lankford singled to right;
McGwire walked [Lankford to second]; Edmonds forced McGwire
(shortstop unassisted) [Lankford scored (error by Meares)
(unearned)]; Davis flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 6, Pirates 0.
PIRATES 4TH: Kendall singled; Vander Wal flied to right; Giles
doubled to left [Kendall to third]; Young out on a sacrifice fly
to center [Kendall scored]; Cordero grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 5TH: Paquette tripled to right; Renteria grounded out
(third to first); Matheny reached on a fielder's choice
[Paquette out at home (third to catcher)]; Hentgen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 5TH: Meares popped to center; Benjamin singled; CRUZ
BATTED FOR MANZANILLO; Cruz grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 6TH: SAUERBECK REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Vina struck
out; Lankford was called out on strikes; McGwire walked; Edmonds
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6,
Pirates 1.
PIRATES 6TH: Morris singled to right; Kendall grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morris out at
second]; Vander Wal grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 6, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED SAUERBECK (PITCHING); Davis
singled to center; DREW RAN FOR DAVIS; Drew stole second;
Paquette grounded out (second to first) [Drew to third];
Renteria out on a sacrifice fly to right [Drew scored]; Matheny
popped to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 7TH: DREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); POLANCO REPLACED
VINA (PLAYING 2B); Giles singled to left; Young grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Giles out at second];
Cordero walked; Meares was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Cardinals 7, Pirates 1.
CARDINALS 8TH: Hentgen singled to right; Polanco singled to
right [Hentgen to second]; Lankford singled to left [Hentgen to
third, Polanco to second]; McGwire doubled to center [Hentgen
scored, Polanco scored, Lankford scored]; Edmonds singled to
right [McGwire to third]; BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); OSIK REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING 3B); WALLACE REPLACED MEARES
(PITCHING); Drew popped to shortstop; Paquette reached on an
error by Osik [McGwire scored, Edmonds to second]; Wallace threw
a wild pitch [Edmonds to third, Paquette to second]; Renteria
struck out; Matheny homered to left (unearned) [Edmonds scored
(unearned), Paquette scored (unearned)]; Hentgen grounded out
(catcher to first); 7 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 14,
Pirates 1.
PIRATES 8TH: MARRERO REPLACED MCGWIRE (PLAYING 1B); Benjamin
singled to left; Osik homered to left [Benjamin scored];
RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HENTGEN (PITCHING); Morris walked; Kendall
flied to right; Vander Wal was called out on strikes; Giles
flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 14, Pirates 3.
CARDINALS 9TH: SOJO REPLACED WALLACE (PLAYING 3B); OSIK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); Polanco singled to center; Lankford was
hit by a pitch [Polanco to second]; Marrero forced Lankford
(shortstop to second) [Polanco to third]; HOWARD BATTED FOR
EDMONDS; Osik threw a wild pitch [Polanco scored, Marrero to
second]; Howard homered to right [Marrero scored]; Drew singled
to center; Paquette doubled to left [Drew scored]; DUNSTON
BATTED FOR RENTERIA; Dunston singled to center [Paquette
scored]; Matheny was hit by a pitch [Dunston to second];
Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Polanco lined to third
(third to first); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 3.
PIRATES 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DREW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); DUNSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
SLOCUMB REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Young singled to center
[Young to third (error by Drew)]; Cordero singled to center
[Young scored (unearned)]; Sojo grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Cordero to second]; Benjamin grounded out (third to first);
Osik walked; Morris grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 19, Pirates 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cardinals 19 19 2 9
Pirates 4 9 4 6
