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April 14, 1999

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 12 1
Pirates 5 14 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 9 12 1
Pirates 5 14 2

Ed Sprague Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .280
OBP .250 .357
At Bats 3 25
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 6

Juan Acevedo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Three Rivers Stadium - April 14, 1999
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Strikeout
Juan Acevedo
Alberto Castillo
Mark McGwire
Placido Polanco
Joe McEwing
Edgar Renteria
Darren Bragg
J.D. Drew
Willie McGee
Ed Sprague
Kevin Young

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 9 12 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 14 2 10
Winning Pitcher Manny Aybar
Losing Pitcher Kris Benson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe McEwing
Attendance 18,780
Time of Game 3 hours 7 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sprague strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. McEwing fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Young moves to second.
Bottom 9 Juan Acevedo now pitching. Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giles moves to second.
Bottom 9 Giles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 McEwing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jason Christiansen now pitching. McGee strikes out.
Bottom 8 Benjamin strikes out.
Bottom 8 Ward hits a line drive towards short. Renteria reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nunez strikes out.
Top 8 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nunez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Drew strikes out.
Top 8 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Renteria. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Benjamin applying the tag.
Top 8 Renteria takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Mike Benjamin now playing second base. Jeff Wallace now pitching. Abraham Nunez now playing shortstop. Bragg hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Lance Painter now pitching. Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. McEwing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sprague is hit by the pitch. Young moves to third. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kendall takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second.
Bottom 7 Placido Polanco now playing second base. Joe McEwing now playing third base. Ricky Bottalico now pitching. Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Shawon Dunston pinch hits for Mike Mohler. Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loiselle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McEwing strikes out.
Top 7 Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polanco moves to second.
Top 7 Placido Polanco pinch runs for Fernando Tatis. McGee strikes out.
Top 7 Rich Loiselle now pitching. Tatis is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Giles strikes out.
Bottom 6 Benjamin strikes out.
Bottom 6 Ward takes first base on ball four. Morris moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adrian Brown pinch hits for Scott Sauerbeck. Brown strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Mohler now pitching. Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Drew strikes out.
Top 6 McGwire strikes out.
Top 6 Renteria hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Scott Sauerbeck now pitching. Bragg hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague juggles the ball. That's an error on Sprague. Castillo scores. McEwing scores. Aybar moves to second. Two runs are unearned.
Top 5 McEwing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGee scores. Castillo moves to third. McEwing moves to second.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGee moves to second.
Top 5 McGee takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Tatis strikes out.
Top 5 Drew hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McEwing reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giles hits a popup towards short. Renteria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Benjamin bunts towards the mound. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second.
Bottom 4 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Renteria hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. McEwing scores.
Top 4 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bragg for the out. McEwing moves to third.
Top 4 Aybar strikes out.
Top 4 There goes McEwing. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. McEwing steals second.
Top 4 McEwing hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Benson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Renteria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Morris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third.
Bottom 3 Guillen hits a line drive into center field. Drew picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Drew. Kendall scores. Guillen moves to second.
Bottom 3 Manny Aybar now pitching. Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young scores.
Bottom 3 Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drew who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Castillo hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Tatis strikes out.
Top 3 Drew strikes out.
Bottom 2 Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benjamin hits a fly ball into left field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Ward reaches second base with a double. Benson scores.
Bottom 2 Benson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McGee. Benson reaches second base with a double. Guillen scores. Morris goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Morris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Guillen moves to third.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Drew. Guillen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McEwing scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Renteria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bragg hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 2 Mercker bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McEwing hits a line drive into right field. Guillen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guillen. McEwing moves to second.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McEwing reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Giles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benjamin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Benjamin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Ward hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McEwing reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Castillo strikes out.
Top 1 McGee takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Tatis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Tatis reaches second base with a double. Renteria scores. Drew scores.
Top 1 Drew hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Drew reaches second base with a double. Renteria moves to third.
Top 1 McGwire strikes out.
Top 1 Renteria hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Benjamin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.