Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Van Poppel
  
  Vina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Drew vs. Van Poppel
  
  Drew hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vina moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Edmonds vs. Van Poppel
  
  Edmonds hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Clark vs. Van Poppel
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Vina scores. Drew moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Tatis vs. Van Poppel
  
  Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Meyers vs. Hentgen
  
  Meyers hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Hentgen
  
  Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Patterson for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Hentgen
  
  Grace hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Van Poppel
  
  Lankford is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Matheny vs. Van Poppel
  
  Matheny hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Van Poppel
  
  Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nieves scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Hentgen
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Andrews vs. Hentgen
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Nieves vs. Hentgen
  
  Nieves strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Buford vs. Hentgen
  
  Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hentgen vs. Van Poppel
  
  Hentgen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hentgen for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Van Poppel
  
  Vina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Drew vs. Van Poppel
  
  Drew hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Edmonds vs. Van Poppel
  
  Edmonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Reed vs. Hentgen
  
  Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Hentgen covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Van Poppel vs. Hentgen
  
  Van Poppel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Meyers vs. Hentgen
  
  Meyers hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Van Poppel
  
  Clark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tatis vs. Van Poppel
  
  Tatis is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Van Poppel
  
  Lankford hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buford. Lankford reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Matheny vs. Van Poppel
  
  Matheny hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Hentgen
  
  Patterson strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Hentgen
  
  Grace takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Hentgen
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grace moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Andrews vs. Hentgen
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Nieves vs. Hentgen
  
  Nieves hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Buford vs. Hentgen
  
  Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Reed vs. Hentgen
  
  There's a wild pitch. Andrews moves to third. Nieves moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
  Reed vs. Hentgen
  
  Reed is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Van Poppel vs. Hentgen
  
  Van Poppel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hentgen, and towards Polanco, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Polanco vs. Van Poppel
  
  Polanco takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Hentgen vs. Van Poppel
  
  Hentgen hits a popup towards first. Grace settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Vina vs. Van Poppel
  
  Vina hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Drew vs. Van Poppel
  
  There's a wild pitch. Polanco moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Drew vs. Van Poppel
  
  Drew takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Edmonds vs. Van Poppel
  
  Edmonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Polanco moves to third. Drew moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Clark vs. Van Poppel
  
  Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Tatis vs. Van Poppel
  
  Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Meyers vs. Hentgen
  
  Meyers is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Patterson vs. Hentgen
  
  Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grace vs. Hentgen
  
  Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Hentgen
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second. Vina picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Vina. Patterson moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Andrews vs. Hentgen
  
  Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Edmonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Van Poppel
  
  Lankford strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Matheny vs. Van Poppel
  
  Matheny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Matheny reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Polanco vs. Van Poppel
  
  Polanco hits a line drive towards short. Nieves reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Hentgen vs. Van Poppel
  
  Hentgen is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Nieves vs. Hentgen
  
  Nieves takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Buford vs. Hentgen
  
  Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nieves moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Reed vs. Hentgen
  
  Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Reed reaches second base with a double. Nieves scores. Buford moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Greene vs. Hentgen
  
  Willie Greene pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel.
  
  Greene hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford scores. Reed moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Meyers vs. James
  
  Mike James now pitching.
  
  Meyers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reed scores. Greene moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Patterson vs. James
  
  Patterson bunts in front of the plate. Matheny fields it and throws to first for the out. Greene moves to third. Meyers moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Grace vs. James
  
  Grace is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. James
  
  Brown takes first base on ball four. Greene scores. Meyers moves to third. Grace moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Andrews vs. James
  
  Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meyers scores. Grace moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Nieves vs. James
  
  Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis throws to second for one, and Vina throws to first, and Clark drops the ball. Grace scores. Brown scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Buford vs. James
  
  Buford takes first base on ball four. Nieves moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Reed vs. James
  
  Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vina vs. Heredia
  
  Augie Ojeda now playing shortstop. Gary Matthews now playing left field. Felix Heredia now pitching.
  
  Vina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Drew vs. Heredia
  
  Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Edmonds vs. Heredia
  
  Edmonds is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ojeda vs. Benes
  
  Alan Benes now pitching.
  
  Ojeda strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Meyers vs. Benes
  
  Meyers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Tatis. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Meyers vs. Benes
  
  Meyers hits a line drive into left field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Patterson vs. Benes
  
  Patterson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Drew is chasing the ball. Patterson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grace vs. Benes
  
  Grace hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lankford. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Matthews vs. Benes
  
  Matthews hits a popup towards short. Polanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Heredia
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Tatis vs. Heredia
  
  Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lankford vs. Heredia
  
  Lankford strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Andrews vs. Stechschulte
  
  Eli Marrero now catching. Gene Stechschulte now pitching.
  
  Andrews strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Heredia vs. Stechschulte
  
  Heredia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vina scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Buford vs. Stechschulte
  
  Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Heredia
  
  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Gene Stechschulte.
  
  McGwire strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Saturria vs. Heredia
  
  Luis Saturria pinch hits for Placido Polanco.
  
  Saturria takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Marrero vs. Heredia
  
  Marrero hits a fly ball into right field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Paquette vs. Heredia
  
  Craig Paquette pinch hits for Fernando Vina.
  
  Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ojeda scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/24/2000 -- St. Louis at Chicago (D)

  St. Louis          AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Vina F, 2b            4  1  2  0   Meyers C, 2b          4  1  1  1   
Paquette C, ph        1  0  0  0   Patterson C, cf       4  1  1  1   
Drew J, rf            3  1  1  0   Grace M, 1b           3  2  1  0   
Edmonds J, cf         4  1  1  0   Brown R, lf           3  2  3  1   
Clark W, 1b           4  1  2  5   Matthews G, lf        1  0  0  0   
Tatis F, 3b           4  0  0  0   Andrews S, 3b         5  0  2  2   
Lankford R, lf        4  0  1  0   Nieves J, ss          3  1  1  1   
Matheny M, c          3  0  1  0   Heredia F, p          1  0  0  0   
Stechschulte G, p     0  0  0  0   Buford D, rf          3  1  1  1   
McGwire M, ph         1  0  0  0   Reed J, c             3  1  1  1   
Polanco P, ss         2  1  0  0   Van Poppel T, p       2  0  0  0   
Saturria L, ph        0  0  0  0   Greene W, ph          1  1  1  1   
Hentgen P, p          3  0  0  0   Ojeda A, ss           1  0  0  0   
James M, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Benes A, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Marrero E, c          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  8  5                        34 10 12  9

St. Louis        100 040 000 --  5
Chicago          000 207 10x -- 10

  St. Louis            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (L)*        5.0  8  6  6  3  2
James M               1.0  2  3  2  3  0
Benes A               1.0  2  1  1  0  1
Stechschulte G        1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Van Poppel T (W)      6.0  8  5  5  2  4
Heredia F (S)         3.0  0  0  0  1  3
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 6th

E -- Vina F, Clark W, Tatis F
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- St. Louis 5, Chicago 9
2B -- Lankford R, Matheny M, Reed J, Grace M
HR -- Clark W, Patterson C
SH -- Patterson C
SF -- Buford D
HBP -- by Hentgen P (Meyers C)
WP -- Hentgen P, Van Poppel T
T -- 3:02
A -- 36887

    

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