Series Summary

2000 NL Championship Series

Game 1, October 11
NYM 6
STL 2
Game 2, October 12
NYM 6
STL 5
Game 3, October 14
STL 8
NYM 2
Game 4, October 15
STL 6
NYM 10
Game 5, October 16
STL 0
NYM 7

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 14, 2000
Start Time: 4:21 p.m. Local
Attendance: 55,693
Venue: Shea Stadium
Game Duration: 3:23
Day Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 14 0
New York Mets 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
WP: Andy Benes (1-0) • LP: Rick Reed (0-1)

St Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Fernando Vina 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 0.296 0.367 0.407 0.774 0.150 1.217
Edgar Renteria SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 0.333 0.429 0.375 0.804 0.233 1.633
Jim Edmonds CF 5 0 1 2 0 2 5 0.393 0.433 0.786 1.219 0.114 1.000
Will Clark 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 5 0.364 0.481 0.591 1.072 0.056 0.417
Ray Lankford LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0.313 0.389 0.438 0.826 0.090 0.750
   Mark McGwire PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.600 1.333 1.933 0.000 0.000
   Craig Paquette LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.000 0.000
Fernando Tatis 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0.250 0.300 0.500 0.800 0.149 1.050
J.D. Drew RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 0.267 0.353 0.333 0.686 0.060 0.517
Carlos Hernandez C 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 0.238 0.304 0.381 0.685 0.060 0.517
Andy Benes P 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 0.333 0.333 0.333 0.667 0.088 0.900
   Rick Wilkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Mike James P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Dave Veres P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 39 8 14 8 2 9 45 0.359 0.395 0.410 0.806 1.000 8.000

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Timo Perez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 0.258 0.258 0.323 0.581 0.000 0.333
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0.357 0.438 0.607 1.045 0.000 0.333
Mike Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.292 0.452 0.500 0.952 0.000 0.333
Robin Ventura 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0.130 0.344 0.261 0.605 0.000 0.300
Todd Zeile 1B 4 0 2 0 0 2 4 0.240 0.355 0.440 0.795 0.000 0.300
Benny Agbayani LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.308 0.400 0.500 0.900 0.000 0.300
Jay Payton CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.179 0.226 0.286 0.512 0.000 0.050
Mike Bordick SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.111 0.360 0.111 0.471 0.000 0.050
   Matt Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Rick Reed P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Glendon Rusch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Darryl Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.333 0.429 0.500 0.929 0.000 0.000
   Rick White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Lenny Harris PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Turk Wendell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Bubba Trammell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 2 7 0 4 8 36 0.219 0.306 0.219 0.524 0.000 2.000

St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Andy Benes, W (1-0) 8 6 2 2 3 5 0 2.25 31 115 66 38 5 23 11 12 6 0 64 0.106 0.73 1.41% 15.25 2.3
Mike James 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.06 2 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 0.15 -0.18% 3.23 -1.0
Dave Veres 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 3 13 9 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.018 0.26 0.23% 5.49 1.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 4 8 0 2.00 36 136 79 42 6 31 12 12 6 0 64 2 0 0.110 0.66 1.46% 13.77 2.8

Mike James faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

New York Mets

New York Mets Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Rick Reed, L (0-1) 3.1 8 5 4 1 4 0 5.79 20 65 42 23 3 16 4 11 6 0 29 -0.320 1.03 -4.29% 21.45 -3.8
Glendon Rusch 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 9 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.037 0.88 0.49% 18.40 1.0
Rick White 3 5 3 3 1 1 0 4.76 15 49 34 20 7 7 8 5 3 0 0 0 -0.111 0.29 -1.48% 6.11 -1.4
Dennis Cook 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 4 20 15 6 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.03% 0.62 0.5
Turk Wendell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 9 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.01% 0.28 0.5
Team Totals 9 14 8 7 2 9 0 7.00 45 154 106 59 17 30 13 20 10 0 29 2 0 -0.391 0.62 -5.24% 12.87 -3.2

Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: Glendon Rusch (1; Will Clark).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets’ Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 3,(1-1) BCX STL Fernando Vina Rick Reed 3% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) 0.5
t1 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) 11X STL Edgar Renteria Rick Reed 5% 59% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Vina to 2B 0.5
t1 0-0 0 12- 3,(1-1) CBX RR STL Jim Edmonds Rick Reed 14% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Vina Scores; Renteria Scores/unER 1.0
t1 2-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0) X STL Will Clark Rick Reed 5% 77% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Edmonds to 3B 0.0
t1 2-0 0 1-3 5,(2-2) BSFBC O STL Ray Lankford Rick Reed -4% 73% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t1 2-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2) FCBBBS O STL Fernando Tatis Rick Reed -5% 68% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 2-0 2 1-3 4,(1-2) CBCC O STL J.D. Drew Rick Reed -4% 64% Strikeout Looking -0.0
  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 4,(1-2) CBLX NYM Timo Perez Andy Benes -4% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.3334
b1 0-2 0 1– 1,(0-0) 11>X NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Andy Benes -9% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Perez to 3B 0.3333
b1 0-2 0 1-3 5,(2-2) BFFBX ROO NYM Mike Piazza Andy Benes 7% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Perez Scores 0.3333
b1 1-2 2 2,(0-1) CX O NYM Robin Ventura Andy Benes 1% 60% Lineout: P 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets’ Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
t2 2-1 0 1,(0-0) X O STL Carlos Hernandez Rick Reed -2% 58% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF) 0.0
t2 2-1 1 3,(0-2) CCC O STL Andy Benes Rick Reed -2% 56% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t2 2-1 2 3,(1-1) CBX O STL Fernando Vina Rick Reed -1% 55% Flyball: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 5-6-7
b2 1-2 0 6,(3-2) CCBBBS O NYM Todd Zeile Andy Benes 3% 58% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 1-2 1 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM Benny Agbayani Andy Benes 2% 60% Lineout: LF (Short LF) 0.0
b2 1-2 2 5,(3-1) BBBFB NYM Jay Payton Andy Benes -1% 58% Walk 0.0
b2 1-2 2 1– 5,(2-2) C1S11B1PX O NYM Mike Bordick Andy Benes 3% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets’ Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 4,(2-1) BBCX STL Edgar Renteria Rick Reed 3% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.4167
t3 2-1 0 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O STL Jim Edmonds Rick Reed -3% 61% Flyball: LF 0.0
t3 2-1 1 1– 5,(3-1) 1SBBB>B STL Will Clark Rick Reed 3% 64% Walk; Renteria to 2B 0.4167
t3 2-1 1 12- 6,(3-2) BCFBBX R STL Ray Lankford Rick Reed 11% 76% Single (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Clark to 3B 0.7499
t3 3-1 1 1-3 2,(0-1) CX RO STL Fernando Tatis Rick Reed 1% 77% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores 0.4167
t3 4-1 2 1– 5,(1-2) 1FBCF1X O STL J.D. Drew Rick Reed -2% 76% Foul Popfly: C -0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
b3 1-4 0 6,(3-2) CBBFBX O NYM Rick Reed Andy Benes 2% 78% Flyball: LF 0.0
b3 1-4 1 4,(2-1) BCBX O NYM Timo Perez Andy Benes 2% 80% Flyball: CF 0.0
b3 1-4 2 3,(0-2) FCX NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Andy Benes -1% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b3 1-4 2 1– 5,(1-2) CBFFX O NYM Mike Piazza Andy Benes 2% 81% Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B) 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Mets 1.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets’ Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
t4 4-1 0 2,(1-0) BX O STL Carlos Hernandez Rick Reed -1% 79% Flyball: CF 0.0
t4 4-1 1 6,(1-2) BCFFFX STL Andy Benes Rick Reed 1% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.3334
t4 4-1 1 1– 2,(1-0) BX STL Fernando Vina Rick Reed 2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Benes to 2B 0.3333
t4 4-1 1 12- 2,(1-0) BX R STL Edgar Renteria Rick Reed 6% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive); Benes Scores; Vina to 2B 0.3333
  Glendon Rusch replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
t4 5-1 1 12- 3,(0-2) CFC O STL Jim Edmonds Glendon Rusch -2% 87% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t4 5-1 2 12- 3,(1-1) FBH STL Will Clark Glendon Rusch 1% 88% Hit By Pitch; Vina to 3B; Renteria to 2B 0.0
  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Ray Lankford (LF) batting 5th
t4 5-1 2 123 3,(1-1) BFX O STL Mark McGwire Glendon Rusch -3% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF) -0.0
  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-5, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
  Craig Paquette replaces Mark McGwire (PH) playing LF batting 5th
b4 1-5 0 5,(3-1) BBCBB NYM Robin Ventura Andy Benes -3% 81% Walk 0.3
b4 1-5 0 1– 3,(1-1) CBX NYM Todd Zeile Andy Benes -6% 76% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ventura to 2B 0.3
b4 1-5 0 12- 4,(2-1) BBCX NYM Benny Agbayani Andy Benes -8% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ventura to 3B; Zeile to 2B 0.3
b4 1-5 0 123 1,(0-0) X ROO NYM Jay Payton Andy Benes 11% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Ventura Scores; Zeile to 3B 0.05
b4 2-5 2 –3 4,(3-0) BBBB NYM Mike Bordick Andy Benes -2% 78% Walk 0.05
  Darryl Hamilton pinch hits for Glendon Rusch (P) batting 9th
b4 2-5 2 1-3 3,(2-0) BBX O NYM Darryl Hamilton Andy Benes 5% 83% Lineout: CF -0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mets’ Rick White facing 6-7-8
  Rick White replaces Darryl Hamilton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t5 5-2 0 1,(0-0) X STL Fernando Tatis Rick White 3% 87% Double to LF (Fly Ball) 0.6333
t5 5-2 0 -2- 3,(0-2) LSX STL J.D. Drew Rick White 3% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tatis to 3B 0.5167
t5 5-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1) 1CX R STL Carlos Hernandez Rick White 3% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Tatis Scores; Drew to 2B 0.5167
t5 6-2 0 12- 2,(1-0) BX O STL Andy Benes Rick White 0% 92% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Drew to 3B; Hernandez to 2B 0.5667
t5 6-2 1 -23 4,(1-2) BCSX R STL Fernando Vina Rick White 3% 95% Fielder’s Choice 2B; Drew Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Vina to 1B 0.3833
t5 7-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2) P1SBS*B>X RO STL Edgar Renteria Rick White 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; Hernandez Scores; Vina to 2B 0.3833
t5 8-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2) FBSX O STL Jim Edmonds Rick White -1% 95% Flyball: RF (Short RF) -0.0
  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
b5 2-8 0 1,(0-0) X O NYM Timo Perez Andy Benes 1% 96% Lineout: LF 0.0
b5 2-8 1 2,(0-1) CX O NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Andy Benes 1% 97% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B) 0.0
b5 2-8 2 6,(3-2) BBCFBX O NYM Mike Piazza Andy Benes 0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets’ Rick White facing 4-5-6
t6 8-2 0 3,(0-2) CFX STL Will Clark Rick White 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF) 0.0
t6 8-2 0 1– 3,(2-0) BB>X O STL Craig Paquette Rick White 0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Clark to 2B 0.0
t6 8-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1) BBFBB STL Fernando Tatis Rick White 0% 97% Walk 0.0
t6 8-2 1 12- 6,(2-2) FBBSFX O STL J.D. Drew Rick White 0% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Clark out at Hm/RF-C; Tatis to 3B 0.0
t6 8-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1) CX O STL Carlos Hernandez Rick White -1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 4-5-6
b6 2-8 0 3,(1-1) BCX O NYM Robin Ventura Andy Benes 1% 97% Lineout: RF 0.0
b6 2-8 1 4,(1-2) CBCS O NYM Todd Zeile Andy Benes 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b6 2-8 2 1,(0-0) X O NYM Benny Agbayani Andy Benes 0% 98% Flyball: CF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets’ Rick White facing 9-1-2
t7 8-2 0 3,(0-2) CCS O STL Andy Benes Rick White 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t7 8-2 1 2,(0-1) FX O STL Fernando Vina Rick White 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t7 8-2 2 3,(1-1) BCX O STL Edgar Renteria Rick White 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 7-8-9
b7 2-8 0 5,(2-2) CBBFC O NYM Jay Payton Andy Benes 1% 98% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b7 2-8 1 6,(2-2) FBBFFC O NYM Mike Bordick Andy Benes 0% 99% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  Lenny Harris pinch hits for Rick White (P) batting 9th
b7 2-8 2 6,(2-2) CBSFBC O NYM Lenny Harris Andy Benes 0% 99% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets’ Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
  Dennis Cook replaces Lenny Harris (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 8-2 0 3,(0-2) CCS O STL Jim Edmonds Dennis Cook 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 8-2 1 9,(3-2) SBBCBFFFS O STL Will Clark Dennis Cook 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 8-2 2 3,(1-1) SBX STL Craig Paquette Dennis Cook 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) 0.0
t8 8-2 2 1– 5,(1-2) CBSFX O STL Fernando Tatis Dennis Cook 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals’ Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
b8 2-8 0 5,(2-2) BCFBX O NYM Timo Perez Andy Benes 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b8 2-8 1 1,(0-0) X O NYM Edgardo Alfonzo Andy Benes 0% 100% Flyball: CF 0.0
b8 2-8 2 4,(2-1) SBBX NYM Mike Piazza Andy Benes 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B) 0.0
b8 2-8 2 1– 2,(1-0) BX O NYM Robin Ventura Andy Benes 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mets’ Turk Wendell facing 7-8-9
  Turk Wendell replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-2 0 6,(2-2) BSSBFT O STL J.D. Drew Turk Wendell 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 8-2 1 2,(0-1) CX O STL Carlos Hernandez Turk Wendell 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  Rick Wilkins pinch hits for Andy Benes (P) batting 9th
t9 8-2 2 3,(0-2) FFX O STL Rick Wilkins Turk Wendell 0% 100% Flyball: SS (Short LF) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-8, Cardinals’ Mike James facing 5-6-7
  Mike James replaces Rick Wilkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 4,(0-2) CFFX NYM Todd Zeile Mike James 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole) 0.0
b9 2-8 0 1– 4,(3-0) BBBB NYM Benny Agbayani Mike James -1% 98% Walk; Zeile to 2B 0.0
  Dave Veres replaces Mike James pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-8 0 12- 4,(1-2) BCFC O NYM Jay Payton Dave Veres 1% 99% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  Matt Franco pinch hits for Mike Bordick (SS) batting 8th
b9 2-8 1 12- 4,(1-2) CCBC O NYM Matt Franco Dave Veres 0% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Turk Wendell (P) batting 9th
b9 2-8 2 12- 5,(2-2) CSBBC O NYM Bubba Trammell Dave Veres 0% 100% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 8, Mets 2.