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Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, played on April 21, 2009 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oliver Perez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Todd Wellemeyer |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 35,506 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Andy Fletcher |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Reyes | Shortstop |
Daniel Murphy | Left Fielder |
David Wright | Third Baseman |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
Ryan Church | Right Fielder |
Ramon Castro | Catcher |
Luis Castillo | Second Baseman |
Oliver Perez | Pitcher |
Jerry Manuel | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brendan Ryan | Second Baseman |
Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
Albert Pujols | First Baseman |
Ryan Ludwick | Right Fielder |
Yadier Molina | Catcher |
Chris Duncan | Left Fielder |
Khalil Greene | Shortstop |
Joseph Thurston | Third Baseman |
Todd Wellemeyer | Pitcher |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 21, 2009
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Wellemeyer
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Wellemeyer
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Wellemeyer
Molina fires to first and picks off Murphy. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Wellemeyer
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Wellemeyer
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Wellemeyer
Beltran hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ankiel. Beltran reaches second base with a double. Wright scores. Delgado moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Church vs. Wellemeyer
Church hits a line drive towards third. Thurston reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Perez
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Perez
Ankiel hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pujols vs. Perez
Pujols hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Perez
Ludwick hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wellemeyer
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wellemeyer
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ludwick who is chasing the ball. Castillo reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Wellemeyer
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Reyes vs. Wellemeyer
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castillo scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Wellemeyer
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Wellemeyer
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Perez
Molina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Perez
Duncan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greene vs. Perez
Greene hits a fly ball into right field. Church settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurston vs. Perez
Thurston hits a line drive towards short. Reyes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wellemeyer
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Wellemeyer
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Church vs. Wellemeyer
Church hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wellemeyer vs. Perez
Wellemeyer strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Perez
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Castillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Perez
Ankiel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Wellemeyer
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Greene scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wellemeyer
Castillo hits a line drive towards short. Greene reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wellemeyer
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Wellemeyer
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Murphy vs. Wellemeyer
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez scores. Reyes moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Wright vs. Wellemeyer
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Pujols picks up the ball and throws it to Molina who tags the runner out. Reyes scores. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. Perez
Pujols takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ludwick vs. Perez
Ludwick strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Perez
Molina hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Church. Molina reaches second base with a double. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Perez
Duncan hits a line drive towards third. Wright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Greene vs. Perez
Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Thurston vs. Perez
Thurston strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wellemeyer
Delgado hits a popup towards third. Thurston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Wellemeyer
Beltran hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Church vs. Wellemeyer
Church hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pujols fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wellemeyer vs. Perez
Wellemeyer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Perez
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Perez
Ankiel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wellemeyer moves to third. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Pujols vs. Perez
Pujols hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Pujols reaches second base with a double. Wellemeyer scores. Ankiel scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Ludwick vs. Perez
Ludwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Perez
Molina takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Perez
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pujols moves to third. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Greene vs. Perez
Greene takes first base on ball four. Pujols scores. Molina moves to third. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Thurston vs. Fossum
Casey Fossum now pitching.
Thurston takes first base on ball four. Molina scores. Duncan moves to third. Greene moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barden vs. Fossum
Brian Barden pinch hits for Todd Wellemeyer.
Barden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. McClellan
Kyle McClellan now pitching.
Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. McClellan
Castillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. McClellan
Alex Cora pinch hits for Casey Fossum.
Cora hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. McClellan
Reyes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Stokes
Brian Stokes now pitching.
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. Stokes
Ankiel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pujols vs. Stokes
Pujols hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ludwick vs. Stokes
Ludwickhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Castro interferes with Ludwick who is awarded first base. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Molina vs. Stokes
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. McClellan
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. McClellan
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. McClellan
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Feliciano
Pedro Feliciano now pitching.
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greene vs. Feliciano
Greene takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thurston vs. Feliciano
Thurston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feliciano fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wainwright vs. Feliciano
Adam Wainwright pinch hits for Kyle McClellan.
Wainwright strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Reyes
Dennys Reyes now pitching.
Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Church vs. Reyes
Church bunts towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Motte
Jason Motte now pitching.
Castro hits a fly ball into right field. Ludwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Putz
J.J. Putz now pitching.
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy who is chasing the ball. Ryan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ankiel vs. Putz
Ankiel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Church. Ankiel reaches second base with a double. Ryan scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pujols vs. Putz
Pujols hits a fly ball into right field. Church settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ankiel moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ludwick vs. Putz
Ludwick hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ankiel tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Putz
Molina hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Putz
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Franklin
Ryan Franklin now pitching. Skip Schumaker now playing left field.
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Franklin
Gary Sheffield pinch hits for J.J. Putz.
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Cardinals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Franklin
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thurston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/2009 -- New York at St. Louis (N) New York AB R H RBI St. Louis AB R H RBI Reyes J, ss 5 1 2 1 Ryan B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Murphy D, lf 3 0 1 1 Ankiel R, cf 5 2 3 1 Wright D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Pujols A, 1b 4 1 1 2 Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ludwick R, rf 3 0 0 1 Beltran C, cf 3 0 2 1 Molina Y, c 4 1 3 0 Church R, rf 3 0 0 0 Duncan C, lf 5 0 1 0 Castro R, c 4 0 0 0 Franklin R, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo L, 2b 4 1 2 0 Greene K, ss 1 0 0 1 Perez O, p 1 1 1 0 Thurston J, 3b 3 0 0 1 Fossum C, p 0 0 0 0 Wellemeyer T, p 2 1 1 0 Cora A, ph 1 0 0 0 Barden B, ph 1 0 0 0 Stokes B, p 0 0 0 0 McClellan K, p 0 0 0 0 Feliciano P, p 0 0 0 0 Wainwright A, ph 1 0 0 0 Putz J, p 0 0 0 0 Reyes D, p 0 0 0 0 Sheffield G, ph 1 0 0 0 Motte J, p 0 0 0 0 Schumaker S, lf 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 11 4 33 6 11 6 New York 110 200 000 -- 4 St. Louis 000 040 02x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Perez O 4.2 6 4 4 5 4 Fossum C 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Stokes B 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Feliciano P 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 Putz J (L) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO Wellemeyer T 5.0 10 4 4 2 1 McClellan K 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Reyes D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 Motte J (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Franklin R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Thurston J, Castro R DP -- New York 1, St. Louis 1 LOB -- New York 6, St. Louis 12 2B -- Beltran C, Molina Y, Pujols A, Ankiel R 3B -- Castillo L, Ryan B SH -- Church R SF -- Ludwick R T -- 2:53 A -- 35506
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