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St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

1996-09-13 · Night game · Dodger Stadium · Att: 36657 · 70°F, night, dry · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:14

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 2–0. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 9th. Rich Batchelor earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Luis Alicea went 3-for-3 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8
LAN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Rich Batchelor L: Mark Guthrie SV: Dennis Eckersley

Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Charlie Reliford · 2B: Jim Quick · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ozzie Smith	4	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Lankford	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ron Gant	3	0	0	0	1	1
Brian Jordan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Gaetti	4	0	1	0	0	2
John Mabry	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Sheaffer	3	0	1	1	0	0
Luis Alicea	3	0	3	1	0	0
Todd Stottlemyre	2	0	0	0	0	1
T. J. Mathews	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Gallego	1	1	1	0	0	0
Willie McGee	1	0	1	0	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Todd Hollandsworth	4	2	0	0
Wayne Kirby	3	0	0	0
Mike Piazza	4	0	0	2
Eric Karros	3	1	1	0
Raul Mondesi	4	0	0	0
Tim Wallach	3	1	0	1
Greg Gagne	3	1	0	1
Chad Fonville	2	0	0	0
Pedro Astacio	2	0	0	0
Dave Clark	1	0	0	1
Billy Ashley	1	0	0	0
Chad Curtis	1	0	0	0
Dave Hansen	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Stottlemyre	5.1	2	1	4
T. J. Mathews	1.2	1	0	1
Tony Fossas	0.1	1	0	0
Rich Batchelor	0.2	0	0	0
Dennis Eckersley	1.0	1	0	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pedro Astacio	7.1	5	4	5
Antonio Osuna	0.2	0	0	1
Mark Guthrie	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ozzie Smith: 13/G15S
Ray Lankford: W
Ron Gant: 13/BG23.1-2
Brian Jordan: WP.2-3
Brian Jordan: 43/G4

Bot 1

Todd Hollandsworth: 43/G4
Wayne Kirby: 43/G34
Mike Piazza: K

Top 2

Gary Gaetti: K
John Mabry: 6/P6D
Danny Sheaffer: 9/F8RM

Bot 2

Eric Karros: 8/F8LM
Raul Mondesi: 4/L4
Tim Wallach: 63/G6

Top 3

Luis Alicea: S8/L8LS
Todd Stottlemyre: 63/G6.1-2
Ozzie Smith: 3/G3.2-3
Ray Lankford: W
Ron Gant: 53/G5

Bot 3

Greg Gagne: S8/G4M
Chad Fonville: WP.1-2
Chad Fonville: 63/G6M.2-3
Pedro Astacio: 3/P3SF
Todd Hollandsworth: 6/L6

Top 4

Brian Jordan: HP
Gary Gaetti: K
John Mabry: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Wayne Kirby: 31/G3
Mike Piazza: K
Eric Karros: W
Raul Mondesi: SB2/R4
Raul Mondesi: 53/G5

Top 5

Danny Sheaffer: S9/L9S/R6
Luis Alicea: S9/G34/R6.1-2
Todd Stottlemyre: SB3;SB2
Todd Stottlemyre: K
Ozzie Smith: W
Ray Lankford: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 5

Tim Wallach: K
Greg Gagne: K
Chad Fonville: 1/G23

Top 6

Ron Gant: K
Brian Jordan: 8/F78D
Gary Gaetti: 9/F9LM

Bot 6

Pedro Astacio: 3/G3
Todd Hollandsworth: S1/L13
Wayne Kirby: 46(1)/FO/G4
Mike Piazza: 9/F9M

Top 7

John Mabry: 63/G6
Danny Sheaffer: 63/G6M
Luis Alicea: S7/L7S/R4
T. J. Mathews: K

Bot 7

Eric Karros: E5/G5
Raul Mondesi: 6/P6D
Tim Wallach: S9/G34/R5.1-3
Greg Gagne: 9/F9LSF
Dave Clark: K

Top 8

Ozzie Smith: S1/G25/R3
Ray Lankford: 64(1)/FO/G6
Ron Gant: SB2/R4
Ron Gant: W
Brian Jordan: CS3(25).1-2
Brian Jordan: K

Bot 8

Billy Ashley: 3/P3F
Todd Hollandsworth: D8/F78S/R4
Chad Curtis: 7/L7S/LDP.2X2(74)

Top 9

Gary Gaetti: S8/G6M/R4
Mike Gallego: S3/BG23.1-2
Danny Sheaffer: 14/SH/BG23/R2.2-H;1-3
Luis Alicea: 7/SF/F7M/R2.3-H
Willie McGee: S8/G4M/R6
Ozzie Smith: 7/F7M

Bot 9

Mike Piazza: 8/F78D
Eric Karros: S9/L89S/R6
Raul Mondesi: 54(1)/FO/G5
Dave Hansen: 7/F78D

Notes & reviews

Tim Wallach and Dodgers manager Bill Russell ejected by HP umpire Gary Darling
Mark Guthrie ejected by HP umpire Gary Darling arguing the call at HP previously in the inning

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