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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1999-08-08 · Day game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 31780 · 82°F, overcast · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:44

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 1st. Kris Benson earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Kris Benson L: Darren Oliver SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie McGee	4	0	1	0	0	1
Edgar Renteria	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mark McGwire	2	0	0	0	2	2
Thomas Howard	3	0	1	0	1	0
Fernando Tatis	3	0	0	0	0	1
Craig Paquette	4	1	1	0	0	2
Alberto Castillo	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe McEwing	4	0	0	1	0	0
Darren Oliver	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Lankford	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Howard	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Martin	4	1	0	0	1	3
Abraham Nunez	3	0	1	1	0	1
Brian Giles	4	1	1	0	1	0
Kevin Young	4	1	1	0	1	2
Ed Sprague	3	1	2	2	0	0
Warren Morris	3	0	1	0	0	0
Freddy Garcia	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Oliver	4	1	2	2	0	1
Kris Benson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brant Brown	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dale Sveum	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Darren Oliver	6.0	5	4	7
Juan Acevedo	1.0	2	1	0
Ricky Bottalico	1.0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	7.0	4	4	7
Marc Wilkins	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie McGee: K
Edgar Renteria: 8/F8LM
Mark McGwire: W
Thomas Howard: W.1-2
Fernando Tatis: HP.2-3;1-2
Craig Paquette: K

Bot 1

Al Martin: W
Abraham Nunez: 13/SH/BG23.1-2
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Sprague: S8/G6.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2
Warren Morris: FC5/G56.3XH(52);2-3
Freddy Garcia: 4/P4MD

Top 2

Alberto Castillo: 63/G6
Joe McEwing: 63/G6
Darren Oliver: K

Bot 2

Joe Oliver: K
Kris Benson: K
Al Martin: K

Top 3

Willie McGee: S9/L9S
Edgar Renteria: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Mark McGwire: W
Thomas Howard: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 3

Abraham Nunez: 63/G6
Brian Giles: 43/G4
Kevin Young: 53/G5

Top 4

Fernando Tatis: 3/P3
Craig Paquette: 63/G6S
Alberto Castillo: 3/G3L

Bot 4

Ed Sprague: D7/G5L
Warren Morris: WP.2-3
Warren Morris: HP
Freddy Garcia: W.1-2
Joe Oliver: 65(2)/FO/G56.3-H;1-2
Kris Benson: 5E4/G56S.2-3;1-2
Al Martin: K
Abraham Nunez: K

Top 5

Joe McEwing: 9/F89S
Darren Oliver: K
Willie McGee: 43/G4MD

Bot 5

Brian Giles: S7/F7S
Kevin Young: K
Ed Sprague: 9/F89M
Warren Morris: S9/G34.1-3
Freddy Garcia: 8/F8RXD

Top 6

Edgar Renteria: 13/G15
Mark McGwire: K
Thomas Howard: S8/L89S.B-2(E9)
Fernando Tatis: K

Bot 6

Joe Oliver: S9/P89S
Kris Benson: SB2
Kris Benson: E1/SH/BG25.2-3
Al Martin: K
Abraham Nunez: 13/SH/BG34S.3-H(UR);1-2
Brian Giles: 9/F9D

Top 7

Craig Paquette: S8/L8RS
Alberto Castillo: S9/L4D.1-3
Joe McEwing: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
Ray Lankford: 7/F7D
Willie McGee: E5/G56S.1-2
Edgar Renteria: W.2-3;1-2
Mark McGwire: K

Bot 7

Kevin Young: S5/G56
Adrian Brown: 43/G4S.1-2
Warren Morris: 7/F78M
Brant Brown: IW
Joe Oliver: S9/L9S.2-H;1-2
Dale Sveum: 3/G3

Top 8

Thomas Howard: 4/P8RS
Fernando Tatis: 7/L7D
Craig Paquette: K

Bot 8

Al Martin: 8/F8LD
Abraham Nunez: S8/G6MD
Brian Giles: 9/F9S
Kevin Young: K

Top 9

Alberto Castillo: K
Joe McEwing: 7/F78M
David Howard: K

Notes & reviews

Alberto Castillo ejected by 1B umpire Gary Darling

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