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New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

2001-04-28 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · 11 innings · Att: 43843 · 74°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph L to R · 3:57

New York Mets defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6–5. New York Mets put up 3 in the 9th. Armando Benitez earned the win. Joe McEwing went 3-for-6 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
NYN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	6	15
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	5	8

W: Armando Benitez L: Mike James SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Wally Bell · 2B: Mark Hirschbeck · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Timo Perez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Desi Relaford	6	1	3	0	0	0
Mike Piazza	4	1	1	1	2	1
Todd Zeile	5	0	0	0	0	2
Benny Agbayani	6	0	1	1	0	2
Jay Payton	6	1	3	0	0	1
Joe McEwing	6	2	3	2	0	1
Rey Ordonez	5	1	2	0	0	0
Rick Reed	2	0	0	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	1	0	1	1	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	1	0	1	1	0	0
Todd Pratt	0	0	0	0	1	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	4	1	1	0	1	1
Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Edmonds	4	1	2	2	1	2
Albert Pujols	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ray Lankford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Edgar Renteria	5	1	1	1	0	0
J. D. Drew	3	1	2	1	2	0
Mike Matheny	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dustin Hermanson	2	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Paquette	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Sutton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kerry Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Bonilla	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	6.0	5	0	6
Turk Wendell	0.1	1	1	0
Dennis Cook	0.2	0	1	0
John Franco	0.2	2	0	2
Tom Martin	0.1	0	1	0
Rick White	1.0	0	0	0
Armando Benitez	2.0	0	2	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dustin Hermanson	7.0	6	1	4
Gene Stechschulte	1.0	3	0	3
Dave Veres	0.0	1	0	0
Steve Kline	2.0	3	2	1
Mike James	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Timo Perez: K
Desi Relaford: 9/F9S
Mike Piazza: HR/L7D+
Todd Zeile: 8/F8RD

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: 43/G4+
Placido Polanco: 43/G4+
Jim Edmonds: K

Top 2

Benny Agbayani: K
Jay Payton: K
Joe McEwing: S8/L8LS+
Rey Ordonez: SB2
Rey Ordonez: 13/G15+

Bot 2

Albert Pujols: 63/G6+
Ray Lankford: 31/G34
Edgar Renteria: 13/G15+

Top 3

Rick Reed: 13/G13-
Timo Perez: 3/FL
Desi Relaford: S/L4D+
Mike Piazza: W.1-2
Todd Zeile: 5/L5

Bot 3

J. D. Drew: 63/G6-
Mike Matheny: K
Dustin Hermanson: K/C

Top 4

Benny Agbayani: 8/F8LD
Jay Payton: 3/FL/P3DF-
Joe McEwing: K/C

Bot 4

Fernando Vina: K/C
Placido Polanco: 43/G4
Jim Edmonds: S8/P8RS-
Albert Pujols: 6/L6D-

Top 5

Rey Ordonez: 43/G4
Rick Reed: 7/F7M
Timo Perez: 8/F8LXD

Bot 5

Ray Lankford: 6/P5D-
Edgar Renteria: 63/G6M
J. D. Drew: S7
Mike Matheny: S9/L34D+.1-3
Dustin Hermanson: K

Top 6

Desi Relaford: 8/F8RD
Mike Piazza: 63/G6
Todd Zeile: 63/G6

Bot 6

Fernando Vina: S/L6D
Placido Polanco: 14/SH.1-2
Jim Edmonds: HR/F9D+.2-H
Albert Pujols: 63/G6+
Ray Lankford: K/C

Top 7

Benny Agbayani: 8/F78D
Jay Payton: S7/G56+
Joe McEwing: S9/G34+.1-3
Rey Ordonez: FC3/BG3S+.3XH(352);1-3;B-1
Lenny Harris: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-2
Timo Perez: 5/FL/P25F-

Bot 7

Edgar Renteria: 63/G6-
J. D. Drew: HR/F8RXD+
Mike Matheny: W
Craig Paquette: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-2(E4/TH1)
Fernando Vina: W
Placido Polanco: 8/F8LS

Top 8

Desi Relaford: S9/F9S-
Mike Piazza: K/C
Todd Zeile: K
Benny Agbayani: K

Bot 8

Jim Edmonds: K
Albert Pujols: HR/F78D+
Ray Lankford: K
Edgar Renteria: HR/F7LD+
J. D. Drew: W
Mike Matheny: POCS2(136)

Top 9

Jay Payton: S7/G5+
Joe McEwing: HR/L7D+.1-H
Rey Ordonez: D7/L7LD+
Edgardo Alfonzo: D9/L3D-.2-H
Timo Perez: 13/SH.2-3
Desi Relaford: 63/G6S-
Mike Piazza: IW
Todd Zeile: K

Bot 9

Mike Matheny: 63/G6M
Larry Sutton: 8/F8LD
Fernando Vina: 43/BG34S

Top 10

Benny Agbayani: 8/F8LXD
Jay Payton: S8/L8RD+
Joe McEwing: 54(1)/FO/G5S-
Rey Ordonez: S7/G56.1-2
Todd Pratt: W.2-3;1-2
Timo Perez: 3/G3S-

Bot 10

Placido Polanco: 9/F9D
Jim Edmonds: W
Albert Pujols: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 11

Desi Relaford: S9/G34
Mike Piazza: SB2
Mike Piazza: 53/G5.2-3
Todd Zeile: HP
Benny Agbayani: S/L89M.3-H;1-2
Jay Payton: 31/G34-.2-3;1-2
Joe McEwing: 63/G6+

Bot 11

Kerry Robinson: 8/F8LD
Edgar Renteria: 7/F78D-
J. D. Drew: W
Bobby Bonilla: 3/G3-

Notes & reviews

Turk Wendell ejected by HP umpire Ron Kulpa for throwing behind Mike Matheny
Mets Manager Bobby Valentine ejected by HP umpire Ron Kulpa for arguing an ejection for Mike James; the Mets were very upset that James hit Todd Zeile as there had been a history between the two clubs recently

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