| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | r | h | e | record | streak | div rk | lg rk | mlb rk | 1998 links | |||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 39-50 | Won 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | statistics | roster | game log | PREV Game | NEXT Game | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | x | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40-46 | Lost 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | statistics | roster | game log | PREV Game | NEXT Game |
Game Notes
**Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa ejected by 2B umpire**
**Joe West sometime in game arguing an appeal play**
St. Louis Cardinals - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Placido Polanco | 2b | 22.268 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Ray Lankford | cf | 31.030 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .264 | .843 | 78 | 1072 |
| 3 | Mark McGwire | 1b | 34.277 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .311 | 1.250 | 79 | 1460 |
| 4 | Brian Jordan | rf | 31.098 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .341 | .964 | 76 | 570 |
| 5 | John Mabry | lf | 27.261 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .263 | .733 | 74 | 476 |
| 6 | Gary Gaetti | 3b | 39.320 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .269 | .789 | 69 | 2330 |
| 7 | Tom Pagnozzi | c | 35.340 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .614 | 40 | 916 |
| 8 | Luis Ordaz | ss | 22.327 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .291 | 15 | 27 |
| 9 | Kent Mercker | p | 30.154 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .179 | .412 | 17 | 291 |
| Brian R. Hunter | ph | 30.122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .708 | 51 | 488 | |
| Willie McGee | ph | 39.245 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .624 | 77 | 2027 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 143 | 87 | 56 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 25 | - | - | 578 | 9659 | |||
Cincinnati Reds - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Chris Stynes | lf | 25.167 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .255 | .667 | 77 | 184 |
| 2 | Mike Frank | cf | 23.172 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .204 | .549 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Barry Larkin | ss | 34.067 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .282 | .819 | 80 | 1479 |
| 4 | Willie Greene | rf | 26.285 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .824 | 83 | 417 |
| 5 | Bret Boone | 2b | 29.090 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .285 | .793 | 89 | 725 |
| 6 | Sean Casey | 1b | 24.003 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .500 | 31 | 37 |
| 7 | Pokey Reese | 3b | 25.025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .623 | 42 | 170 |
| 8 | Brook Fordyce | c | 28.059 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .258 | .646 | 36 | 91 |
| 9 | Brett Tomko | p | 25.089 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .108 | .236 | 18 | 40 |
| John Hudek | p | 31.331 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 30 | 146 | |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 126 | 75 | 51 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 29 | - | - | 501 | 3304 | |||
2B: Mike Frank (4), Willie Greene (12), Pokey Reese (1)
HR: Willie Greene (11)
RBI: Willie Greene 2 (39), Sean Casey (9), Brook Fordyce 2 (8), Brett Tomko (3)
SF: Brett Tomko (1)
IBB: Bret Boone (2)
GDP: Bret Boone (14)
HR: Willie Greene (11)
RBI: Willie Greene 2 (39), Sean Casey (9), Brook Fordyce 2 (8), Brett Tomko (3)
SF: Brett Tomko (1)
IBB: Bret Boone (2)
GDP: Bret Boone (14)
St. Louis Cardinals - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Kent Mercker (L 5-6) | 30.154 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 6.09 | 1.61 | 17 | 302 |
| 2 | John Frascatore | 28.151 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.02 | 1.38 | 36 | 111 |
| 3 | Mark Petkovsek | 32.229 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.23 | 1.49 | 20 | 180 |
| 4 | Lance Painter | 30.349 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.33 | 1.63 | 36 | 142 |
| 5 | Jeff Brantley | 34.303 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4.81 | 0.99 | 26 | 510 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 126 | 75 | 51 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 29 | - | - | ||||
IBB: Bret Boone (2), Kent Mercker
BF: Kent Mercker 24, John Frascatore 3, Mark Petkovsek 3, Lance Painter 2, Jeff Brantley 4
BF: Kent Mercker 24, John Frascatore 3, Mark Petkovsek 3, Lance Painter 2, Jeff Brantley 4
Cincinnati Reds - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Brett Tomko (W 8-6) | 25.089 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 64 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 4.74 | 1.31 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Gabe White (H 5) | 26.227 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.21 | 1.37 | 37 | 75 |
| 3 | John Hudek | 31.331 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.52 | 1.50 | 30 | 146 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 87 | 56 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 25 | - | - | ||||
