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Retrosheet Boxscore: Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1

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Game Played on Sunday, August 8, 1999 (D) at Three Rivers Stadium

STL N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  2
PIT N    2  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  x  -   5  8  2
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McGee cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Renteria ss                   3   0   0   0       1   0       0   2
McGwire 1b                    2   0   0   0       2   2       7   0
T. Howard rf                  3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Tatis 3b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Paquette lf                   4   1   1   0       0   2       1   0
Castillo c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       9   0
McEwing 2b                    4   0   0   1       0   0       1   2
Oliver p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Lankford ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Acevedo p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bottalico p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  D. Howard ph                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1       4  10      24   9
FIELDING - 
E: McEwing (10), Oliver (2).
BATTING - 
HBP: Tatis (12,by Benson).
GDP: Renteria (16,off Benson).
Team LOB: 8.
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Martin lf                     4   1   0   0       1   3       3   0
Nunez ss                      3   0   1   1       0   1       2   3
Giles cf                      4   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Young 1b                      4   1   1   0       1   2       8   0
Sprague 3b                    3   1   2   2       0   0       0   1
  A. Brown ph,rf              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Morris 2b                     3   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
F. Garcia rf                  2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  B. Brown ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Wilkins p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oliver c                      4   1   2   2       0   1      10   0
Benson p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Sveum ph,3b                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   5   8   5       5   8      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Sprague-Morris-Young.
E: Sprague (23), F. Garcia (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Sprague (24,off Oliver).
SH: Nunez 2 (9,off Oliver 2); Benson (5,off Oliver).
HBP: Morris (1,by Oliver).
IBB: B. Brown (3,by Acevedo).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Oliver (2,2nd base off Oliver/Castillo).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Oliver L(7-8)                 6     5   4   3   4   7   0  30
Acevedo                       1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6
Bottalico                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        8     8   5   4   5   8   0  40
WP: Oliver (5).
HBP: Oliver (9,Morris).
IBB: Acevedo (3,B. Brown).
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Benson W(10-8)                7     4   1   1   4   7   0  30
Wilkins                       2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6
Totals                        9     4   1   1   4  10   0  36
HBP: Benson (5,Tatis).
Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Jerry Meals
Ejections: Alberto Castillo by Gary Darling [Check swing]
Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 31780
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Pittsburgh Pirates       
1. McGee               cf        Martin              lf
2. Renteria            ss        Nunez               ss
3. McGwire             1b        Giles               cf
4. T. Howard           rf        Young               1b
5. Tatis               3b        Sprague             3b
6. Paquette            lf        Morris              2b
7. Castillo            c         F. Garcia           rf
8. McEwing             2b        Oliver              c
9. Oliver              p         Benson              p

CARDINALS 1ST: McGee struck out; Renteria flied to center;
McGwire walked; T. Howard walked [McGwire to second]; Tatis was
hit by a pitch [McGwire to third, T. Howard to second]; Paquette
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 0.

PIRATES 1ST: Martin walked; Nunez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Martin to second]; Giles walked; Young
walked [Martin to third, Giles to second]; Sprague singled to
center [Martin scored, Giles scored, Young to third, Sprague to
second]; Morris reached on a fielder's choice [Young out at home
(third to catcher), Sprague to third]; F. Garcia popped to
second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Castillo grounded out (shortstop to first);
McEwing grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 2ND: Oliver struck out; Benson was called out on
strikes; Martin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: McGee singled to right; Renteria grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [McGee out at second];
McGwire walked; T. Howard forced McGwire (second to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 3RD: Nunez grounded out (shortstop to first); Giles
grounded out (second to first); Young grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Tatis popped to first; Paquette grounded out
(shortstop to first); Castillo grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Sprague doubled to left; Oliver threw a wild pitch
[Sprague to third]; Morris was hit by a pitch; F. Garcia walked
[Morris to second]; Oliver forced Morris (shortstop to third)
[Sprague scored, F. Garcia to second]; Benson reached on an
error by McEwing (assist by Tatis) [F. Garcia to third, Oliver
to second]; Martin was called out on strikes; Nunez was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: McEwing flied to right; Oliver struck out; McGee
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 5TH: Giles singled to left; Young struck out; Sprague
flied to right; Morris singled to right [Giles to third]; F.
Garcia flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Pirates 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Renteria grounded out (pitcher to first); McGwire
was called out on strikes; T. Howard singled to center [T.
Howard to second (error by F. Garcia)]; Tatis was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 3.

PIRATES 6TH: Oliver singled to right; Oliver stole second;
Benson reached on an error by Oliver on a sacrifice bunt [Oliver
to third]; Martin was called out on strikes; Nunez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Oliver scored (unearned),
Benson to second]; Giles flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Pirates 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Paquette singled to center; Castillo singled to
right [Paquette to third]; McEwing forced Castillo (second to
shortstop) [Paquette scored]; LANKFORD BATTED FOR OLIVER;
Lankford flied to left; McGee reached on an error by Sprague
[McEwing to second]; Renteria walked [McEwing to third, McGee to
second]; McGwire struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Pirates 4.

PIRATES 7TH: ACEVEDO REPLACED LANKFORD (PITCHING); Young singled
to third; A. BROWN BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; A. Brown grounded out
(second to first) [Young to second]; Morris flied to left; B.
BROWN BATTED FOR F. GARCIA; B. Brown was walked intentionally;
Oliver singled to right [Young scored, B. Brown to second];
SVEUM BATTED FOR BENSON; Sveum grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: A. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILKINS
REPLACED B. BROWN (PITCHING); SVEUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B);
T. Howard popped to second; Tatis lined to left; Paquette struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

PIRATES 8TH: BOTTALICO REPLACED ACEVEDO (PITCHING); Martin flied
to center; Nunez singled to center; Giles flied to right; Young
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

CARDINALS 9TH: Castillo struck out; Alberto Castillo ejected
by 1B umpire Gary Darling; McEwing flied to left; D. HOWARD
BATTED FOR BOTTALICO; D. Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Pirates 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        1   4   2    8
 Pirates          5   8   2   11
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