Cardinals (2) vs Mets (9) · May 8, 1998 · MLB Scores

FINAL

May 8, 1998

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
NYM	1	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	-	9	12	0

win:R. Reed (NYM)loss:C. Politte (STL)

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Royce ClaytonSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.242
2Delino DeShields2B	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	.325
3Mark McGwire1B	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	.311
Brian R. Hunter1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
4Ray LankfordCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.304
5Brian JordanRF	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.340
John MabryPH-RF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.259
6Ron GantLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.209
7Gary Gaetti3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.282
Mike BusbyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Willie McGeePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291
8Tom LampkinC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.235
9Cliff PolitteP	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.077
David Howard3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245
TOTAL	5	31	2	2	6	3	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Cliff PolitteRHP	5.0	9	7	7	3	2	1	5.40
Mike BusbyRHP	3.0	3	2	2	3	2	0	4.63

TOTAL	8.0	12	9	9	6	4	1

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	AVG
1Brian McRaeCF	1	4	2	3	0	1	1	.216
2Preston WilsonRF	3	4	3	1	1	1	0	.750
3Matt Franco3B	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	.323
Rey OrdonezPR-SS	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	.232
4John Olerud1B	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	.343
Jim Tatum1B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.241
5Carlos Baerga2B	2	5	0	2	1	0	0	.230
6Rich BeckerLF	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	.186
7Luis LopezSS-3B	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	.283
8Alberto CastilloC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	.244
9Rick ReedP	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.143
Shawn GilbertPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Turk WendellP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John HudekP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	12	35	9	9	6	4	1

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	ERA
Rick ReedRHP	7.0	5	2	2	4	3	1	2.96
Turk WendellRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.75
John HudekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.46
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	6	3	1

stlnym

1
Carlos Baerga singles on a line drive to right fielder Brian Jordan. Preston Wilson scores. Matt Franco to 2nd.[1 run]
01
3
Mark McGwire hits a home run (13). Delino DeShields scores.[2 runs]
21
4
Brian McRae hits a home run (2). Rich Becker scores. Luis Lopez scores.[3 runs]
24
4
Matt Franco doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Brian Jordan. Preston Wilson scores.[1 run]
25
6
Preston Wilson walks. Alberto Castillo scores. Rick Reed to 3rd. Brian McRae to 2nd.[1 run]
26
6
Rey Ordonez singles on a line drive to center fielder Ray Lankford. Rick Reed scores. Brian McRae to 3rd. Preston Wilson to 2nd.[1 run]
27
6
John Olerud grounds into a force out, second baseman Delino DeShields to shortstop Royce Clayton. Brian McRae scores. Preston Wilson to 3rd. Rey Ordonez out at 2nd. John Olerud to 1st.[1 run]
28
6
Carlos Baerga doubles (7) on a line drive to right fielder John Mabry. Preston Wilson scores. John Olerud to 3rd.[1 run]
29

1st inningstlnym

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Royce Clayton flies out to center fielder Brian McRae.[1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Delino DeShields flies out to center fielder Brian McRae.[2 outs]
00
WALK — Mark McGwire walks.
00
STRIKEOUT — Ray Lankford called out on strikes.[3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Brian McRae flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.[1 out]
00
SINGLE — Preston Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ray Lankford.
00
SINGLE — Matt Franco singles on a line drive to left fielder Ron Gant. Preston Wilson to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — John Olerud flies out to left fielder Ron Gant.[2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Carlos Baerga singles on a line drive to right fielder Brian Jordan. Preston Wilson scores. Matt Franco to 2nd.[1 run]
01
CATCHER INTERFERENCE — Rich Becker reaches on catcher interference by Tom Lampkin. Matt Franco to 3rd. Carlos Baerga to 2nd. Rich Becker to 1st.
01
GROUNDOUT — Luis Lopez grounds out, second baseman Delino DeShields to first baseman Mark McGwire.[3 outs]
01

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STL

NYM

2Runs9

5Hits12

1Errors0

.161Batting Avg.343

31At Bats35

1Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In9

3Walks4

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts6

5Left on Base8

8Total Bases19

Friday, May 8, 1998 · 4:05 PM

Citi Field · Queens, NY

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weather: 56 degrees, overcast