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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

2000-05-04 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 45994 · 75°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph R to L · 2:29

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–0. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 4th. Garrett Stephenson earned the win. Ray Lankford went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Garrett Stephenson L: Francisco Cordova SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dan Morrison · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	3	0	1	2
Warren Morris	4	1	0	0
Jason Kendall	4	1	0	1
Brian Giles	1	0	3	0
Kevin Young	3	0	1	2
John Vander Wal	3	0	1	0
Pat Meares	3	2	1	0
Mike Benjamin	4	0	0	1
Francisco Cordova	2	0	0	1
Bruce Aven	1	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	4	1	1	0	0	1
Shawon Dunston	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jim Edmonds	3	1	1	1	1	1
Mark McGwire	4	2	2	1	0	2
Ray Lankford	3	1	2	2	1	1
Eric Davis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Craig Paquette	4	0	1	0	0	2
Eli Marrero	3	0	0	0	0	0
Garrett Stephenson	2	0	0	0	0	1
Placido Polanco	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Cordova	6.0	8	0	8
Jose Parra	1.0	1	0	0
Jeff Wallace	1.0	0	2	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Garrett Stephenson	7.2	3	6	6
Mike James	1.1	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chad Hermansen: K
Warren Morris: D/F89XD+
Jason Kendall: K/C
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: K/C

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: D9/L9M+
Shawon Dunston: S8/L8LS+.2-H
Jim Edmonds: 36(1)3/GDP/G3+
Mark McGwire: K

Top 2

John Vander Wal: 43/G4
Pat Meares: W
Mike Benjamin: WP.1-2
Mike Benjamin: K
Francisco Cordova: K

Bot 2

Ray Lankford: K/C
Eric Davis: S9/G4+
Craig Paquette: POCS2(13)
Craig Paquette: K/C

Top 3

Chad Hermansen: W
Warren Morris: 5/FL
Jason Kendall: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 3

Eli Marrero: 7/L7M+
Garrett Stephenson: 63/G6S-
Fernando Vina: K

Top 4

Brian Giles: 3/G3+
Kevin Young: 9/F9LM
John Vander Wal: 63/G6

Bot 4

Shawon Dunston: 13/G
Jim Edmonds: K
Mark McGwire: S8/G6+
Ray Lankford: HR/F89XD+.1-H
Eric Davis: K

Top 5

Pat Meares: D/F89D+
Mike Benjamin: 53/G5+
Francisco Cordova: 43/G4-.2-3
Chad Hermansen: K

Bot 5

Craig Paquette: K/C
Eli Marrero: 53/G5+
Garrett Stephenson: K

Top 6

Warren Morris: 43/G4-
Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Brian Giles: W
Kevin Young: W.1-2
John Vander Wal: 3/G3

Bot 6

Fernando Vina: 2/FL/BP23F-
Shawon Dunston: 53/G56
Jim Edmonds: HR/F89XD+
Mark McGwire: HR/F7D+
Ray Lankford: S7/L9M
Eric Davis: 63/G6MS-

Top 7

Pat Meares: 8/P8RS-
Mike Benjamin: 9/F9LM
Bruce Aven: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 7

Craig Paquette: S9/G34+
Eli Marrero: E5/G56.1-2
Garrett Stephenson: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Fernando Vina: 4/P4-
Placido Polanco: 7/L7D+

Top 8

Chad Hermansen: 9/F89D
Warren Morris: 13/G
Jason Kendall: S/L8LS+
Brian Giles: W.1-2
Kevin Young: K

Bot 8

Jim Edmonds: W
Mark McGwire: K/C
Ray Lankford: W.1-2
Eric Davis: 63/G6-.2-3;1-2
Craig Paquette: 9/F9D

Top 9

John Vander Wal: W
Pat Meares: S9/L9M.1-2
Mike Benjamin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Adrian Brown: 7/L78M