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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Florida Marlins
1998-09-02 · Night game · Sun Life Stadium · Att: 45170 · 89°F, night, dry · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:34
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Florida Marlins 14–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 6 in the 4th. Kent Mercker earned the win. Mark McGwire went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 13 | |
| FLO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Kent Mercker L: Jesus Sanchez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Greg Bonin · 1B: Randy Marsh · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Bill Hohn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pat Kelly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ray Lankford | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Brian Jordan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Gant | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Placido Polanco | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kent Mercker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 John Mabry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe McEwing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Ordaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Marlins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Gonzalez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Floyd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Derrek Lee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Preston Wilson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Orie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Knorr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Castillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jesus Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wehner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Mercker | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Mark Petkovsek | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bryan Eversgerd | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Florida Marlins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Sanchez | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Eric Ludwick | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Brian Edmondson | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Stanifer | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Justin Speier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pat Kelly: K
- Ray Lankford: W
- Mark McGwire: 14(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 1
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Cliff Floyd: 163/G6
- Mark Kotsay: 31/G34
Top 2
- Brian Jordan: 43/G4
- Ron Gant: 53/G56
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F7LS
Bot 2
- Derrek Lee: S6/G56
- Preston Wilson: K
- Kevin Orie: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Randy Knorr: 63/G6
Top 3
- Placido Polanco: T8/L8RD
- Kent Mercker: K
- Eli Marrero: 9/SF/F89D.3-H
- Pat Kelly: S4/BG4S
- Ray Lankford: BK.1-2
- Ray Lankford: 4/L4
Bot 3
- Luis Castillo: 9/L9S
- Jesus Sanchez: K
- Alex Gonzalez: E6/G6
- Cliff Floyd: 8/F8LXD
Top 4
- Mark McGwire: W
- Brian Jordan: BK.1-2
- Brian Jordan: S6/G56.2-2
- Ron Gant: W.2-3;1-2
- Fernando Tatis: D5/G5L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Placido Polanco: W
- Kent Mercker: HR/F9LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Eli Marrero: K
- Pat Kelly: 3/G34
- Ray Lankford: 3/G3
Bot 4
- Mark Kotsay: 7/F7LD
- Derrek Lee: K
- Preston Wilson: K
Top 5
- Mark McGwire: W
- Brian Jordan: K
- Ron Gant: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 5
- Kevin Orie: 53/G56
- Randy Knorr: 63/G56
- Luis Castillo: K
Top 6
- Fernando Tatis: K
- Placido Polanco: 3/G34
- Kent Mercker: K
Bot 6
- John Wehner: E6/TH/G6
- Alex Gonzalez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
- Cliff Floyd: 5/P5SF
Top 7
- Eli Marrero: S5/G5.BX2(74)
- Pat Kelly: 8/F8RM
- Ray Lankford: D7/F78D
- Mark McGwire: WP.2-3
- Mark McGwire: HR/F7D.3-H
- Brian Jordan: S7/L56
- Ron Gant: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Mark Kotsay: HR/L9LD
- Derrek Lee: S9/L9S
- Preston Wilson: FC1/G13.1-2(E1/TH)
- Kevin Orie: S6/G6MS.2-3;1-2
- Randy Knorr: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H(UR);2-3
- Luis Castillo: S5/G5S.3-H;1-2
- John Cangelosi: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 8
- Fernando Tatis: W
- Placido Polanco: S4/G34.1-3
- John Mabry: D8/F78XD.3-H;1-H
- Eli Marrero: 8/F8LD
- Pat Kelly: 8/F78M
- Ray Lankford: D3/G3.2-H
- Mark McGwire: HR/F78XD.2-H
- Joe McEwing: 5/L5
Bot 8
- Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9M
- Cliff Floyd: D8/L6D
- Mark Kotsay: 43/G4.2-3
- Derrek Lee: D7/L7LS.3-H
- Preston Wilson: 53/G5
Top 9
- Luis Ordaz: 53/G56
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F7LMF
- Placido Polanco: K
Bot 9
- Kevin Orie: 13/G4MS
- Randy Knorr: 3/G4S
- Luis Castillo: W
- Ryan Jackson: S7/L7S.1-2
- Alex Gonzalez: 8/F8LS
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Joe McEwing