Mets @ Cardinals
August 12, 1998

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Bottom 7 R H E
Mets 1 4 1
Cardinals 4 7 0
Bottom 7 R H E
Mets 1 4 1
Cardinals 4 7 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .287
OBP .333 .465
At Bats 2 369
Hits 1 106
• Singles 1 44
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 47
Walks 0 122
RBI’s 2 106

Mel Rojas Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 2
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Busch Stadium - August 12, 1998
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Strikeout
Mel Rojas
Jorge Fabregas
Matt Franco
Carlos Baerga
Edgardo Alfonzo
Rey Ordonez
Todd Hundley
Brian McRae
Tony Phillips
Mark McGwire
Brian Jordan
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeShields scores.
Bottom 7 There goes DeShields. The throw from Fabregas and he is safe. DeShields steals second.
Bottom 7 DeShields takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mel Rojas now pitching. Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 John Olerud pinch hits for Masato Yoshii. Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Croushore fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rich Croushore now pitching. Fabregas bunts towards the mound. Croushore fields it and throws to first for the out. McRae moves to third. Baerga moves to second.
Top 7 Baerga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McRae moves to second.
Top 7 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bottenfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Marrero hits a popup, foul, towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tatis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 6 There goes Lankford. The throw from Fabregas and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 6 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco fields the ball and throws to Yoshii covering. Safe.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hundley for the out.
Top 6 Franco hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DeShields hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Phillips strikes out.
Top 5 Yoshii bunts towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out. Baerga moves to third. Ordonez moves to second.
Top 5 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae scores. Baerga moves to second.
Top 5 Fabregas hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Baerga hits a line drive beyond first. McGwire can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McRae moves to third.
Top 5 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bottenfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Marrero hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second.
Top 4 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Jordan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Bottenfield covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 3 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Lankford hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hundley. Lankford reaches second base with a double. Jordan scores.
Bottom 3 There's a wild pitch. Jordan moves to third.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeShields tags and scores. Jordan tags and moves to second.
Bottom 3 Jordan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeShields moves to third.
Bottom 3 DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Yoshii hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottenfield fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bottenfield strikes out.
Bottom 2 Marrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a popup towards first. Franco settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 McRae takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Gant strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a line drive beyond third. Alfonzo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. DeShields scores.
Bottom 1 Jordan hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeShields moves to third.
Bottom 1 DeShields hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. DeShields reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Alfonzo strikes out.
Top 1 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.