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St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-05-19 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 24281 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:38

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 13–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 3rd. Kris Benson earned the win. Jason Kendall went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
PIT	3	1	4	1	0	0	0	4		13	15

W: Kris Benson L: Rick Ankiel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Iassogna · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Lankford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mark McGwire	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Edmonds	2	1	0	0	0	1
J. D. Drew	3	0	1	0	1	1
Craig Paquette	3	0	1	1	0	2
Edgar Renteria	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Matheny	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rick Ankiel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darren Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	1
Thomas Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shawon Dunston	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Marrero	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Benjamin	3	3	2	2	1	0
Jason Kendall	5	3	4	5	0	1
Bruce Aven	4	1	2	2	1	0
Brian Giles	5	1	2	1	0	0
Kevin Young	5	1	1	1	0	2
Luis Sojo	5	0	1	0	0	1
Pat Meares	5	1	2	1	0	0
Chad Hermansen	4	1	0	0	1	2
Kris Benson	1	2	1	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Ankiel	2.2	7	3	2
Darren Holmes	3.1	4	0	2
Mike Mohler	2.0	4	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	9.0	3	1	11

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fernando Vina: 9/F9D
Ray Lankford: 8/F8RD+
Mark McGwire: 53/G5-

Bot 1

Mike Benjamin: S8/L6D-
Jason Kendall: WP.1-2
Jason Kendall: HR/F9LD+.2-H
Bruce Aven: W
Brian Giles: S9/G34.1-2
Kevin Young: 7/F7D.2-3
Luis Sojo: K
Pat Meares: S8/L4D.3-H;1-3
Chad Hermansen: 64(1)/FO/G6-

Top 2

Jim Edmonds: HP
J. D. Drew: S9/G34.1-3
Craig Paquette: 9/SF/L9D.3-H
Edgar Renteria: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 2

Kris Benson: W
Mike Benjamin: E1/SH/BG34S.1-2
Jason Kendall: S9/L89D+.2-3;1-2
Bruce Aven: 43/G4S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Brian Giles: FC3/G3.3XH(32);2-3;B-2#
Kevin Young: K/C

Top 3

Mike Matheny: S8/L6M+
Rick Ankiel: 26(1)/FO/BG2R-
Fernando Vina: E3/G3-.1-3;B-2
Ray Lankford: K
Mark McGwire: K

Bot 3

Luis Sojo: 43/G34-
Pat Meares: S8/L8RS
Chad Hermansen: W.1-2
Kris Benson: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3;1-2
Mike Benjamin: D/G6.3-H;2-H
Jason Kendall: D/F8LXD+.2-H
Bruce Aven: S7.2-H;BX2(74)

Top 4

Jim Edmonds: K/C
J. D. Drew: K
Craig Paquette: S7/7S
Edgar Renteria: 53/G5S-

Bot 4

Brian Giles: 6/P7LS
Kevin Young: HR/L78XD+
Luis Sojo: 8/F8RXD+
Pat Meares: 3/G

Top 5

Mike Matheny: 3/P4
Darren Holmes: K/C
Fernando Vina: HP
Ray Lankford: 4/P89S

Bot 5

Chad Hermansen: K/C
Kris Benson: HP
Mike Benjamin: 64(1)/FO/G56-
Jason Kendall: K/C

Top 6

Mark McGwire: 7/L7D+
Jim Edmonds: 43/G4
J. D. Drew: 43/G4-

Bot 6

Bruce Aven: S7/L7S
Brian Giles: 2/FL/P23F
Kevin Young: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+

Top 7

Craig Paquette: K
Edgar Renteria: K/C
Mike Matheny: K

Bot 7

Luis Sojo: 9/F9D
Pat Meares: 7/L7D+
Chad Hermansen: K

Top 8

Thomas Howard: 3/G3-
Shawon Dunston: 9/F89S
Ray Lankford: K/C

Bot 8

Kris Benson: S8/L8RS
Mike Benjamin: W.1-2
Jason Kendall: T9/F89D+.2-H;1-H
Bruce Aven: 4/L4
Brian Giles: S9/G4S.3-H
Kevin Young: K
Luis Sojo: S8/F8RS.1-2
Pat Meares: E9/F89D+.2-H(UR);1-3
Chad Hermansen: 53/G56

Top 9

Eli Marrero: 63/G6S-
Eric Davis: K
J. D. Drew: W
Craig Paquette: K/C