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Los Angeles Dodgers @
St. Louis Cardinals
1997-09-16 Β· Night game Β· Busch Stadium II Β· Att: 27157 Β· 92Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 11 mph to LF Β· 3:13
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7β6. Los Angeles Dodgers put up 4 in the 9th. Rick Gorecki earned the win and Scott Radinsky picked up the save. Ray Lankford went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| SLN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Rick Gorecki L: Dennis Eckersley SV: Scott Radinsky
Umpires β HP: Paul Nauert Β· 1B: Ed Montague Β· 2B: Brian Gibbons Β· 3B: Tom Hallion Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Los Angeles Dodgers β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Young | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Butler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Piazza | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Karros | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Raul Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Zeile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Greg Gagne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ramon Martinez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Hollandsworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Eddie Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Wayne Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otis Nixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delino DeShields | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Royce Clayton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark McGwire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ray Lankford | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Dmitri Young | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
David Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie McGee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ron Gant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Los Angeles Dodgers β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramon Martinez | 5.2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Guthrie | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Scott Radinsky | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Dennis Eckersley | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
John Frascatore | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Eric Young: S4/G34/R3
- Brett Butler: 36(1)/FO/G34
- Mike Piazza: HR/F8LXD.1-H
- Eric Karros: K
- Raul Mondesi: S8/G6M
- Todd Zeile: CS2(24)
Bot 1
- Delino DeShields: 8/F89D
- Royce Clayton: 63/G6
- Mark McGwire: HR/F78XD
- Ray Lankford: W
- Dmitri Young: W.1-2
- Phil Plantier: K
Top 2
- Todd Zeile: 63/G56
- Darren Lewis: 3/L3
- Greg Gagne: 63/G6
Bot 2
- David Bell: 4/L4
- Eli Marrero: 63/G6
- Mike Busby: S9/L89S
- Delino DeShields: 8/F8RS
Top 3
- Ramon Martinez: 8/F89S
- Eric Young: S7/G56
- Brett Butler: 3/G3S.1-2
- Mike Piazza: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Royce Clayton: D8/F78D
- Mark McGwire: K
- Ray Lankford: 8/L8LD/R6
- Dmitri Young: 13/G15
Top 4
- Eric Karros: S7/G56
- Raul Mondesi: 63/G6S.1-2
- Todd Zeile: PO2(14)
- Todd Zeile: K
Bot 4
- Phil Plantier: 23/G2L
- David Bell: 6/P56
- Eli Marrero: K
Top 5
- Darren Lewis: S15/L15/R3
- Greg Gagne: 7/F78M/R6
- Ramon Martinez: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
- Eric Young: S7/L7S/R2U1R5.2-H;B-3(E7/TH)
- Brett Butler: K
Bot 5
- Mike Busby: S8/L4D
- Delino DeShields: W.1-2
- Royce Clayton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Mark McGwire: 8/F8RXD
Top 6
- Mike Piazza: 53/G5
- Eric Karros: 8/F8LXD
- Raul Mondesi: 9/F9D
Bot 6
- Ray Lankford: W
- Dmitri Young: 1/G3S.1-2
- Phil Plantier: K
- David Bell: W
- Eli Marrero: S8/L8LS/R5.2-H;1-2
- Gary Gaetti: 6/L56
Top 7
- Todd Zeile: K
- Darren Lewis: K
- Greg Gagne: 3/P34
Bot 7
- Delino DeShields: W
- Royce Clayton: BK.1-2
- Royce Clayton: 14/SH/BG25.2-3
- Mark McGwire: I
- Ray Lankford: HR/F78XD.3-H;1-H
- Dmitri Young: S9/L34D
- Willie McGee: D8/L89M/R4.1-H
- David Bell: 8/F8RXD/R6.2-3
- Eli Marrero: I
- Curtis King: SB2
- Curtis King: K
Top 8
- Todd Hollandsworth: K
- Eric Young: 53/G5
- Brett Butler: 43/G34
Bot 8
- Delino DeShields: 3/G3
- Royce Clayton: 4/L4M
- Mark McGwire: 8/F8RD
Top 9
- Mike Piazza: S7/L7S
- Eric Karros: D8/L89XD/R4.1-3
- Raul Mondesi: S7/L7S/R6.3-H;2-3
- Todd Zeile: S8/L4MD/R6.3-H;1-3
- Eddie Murray: W.1-2
- Wayne Kirby: 3/P3SF
- Todd Hollandsworth: E6/G6S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Eric Young: 8/SF/F8RD/R6.3-H(UR);2-3
- Otis Nixon: 53/G56S
Bot 9
- Ray Lankford: K
- Ron Gant: K
- Willie McGee: K

























