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Milwaukee Brewers @ St. Louis Cardinals

2001-05-29 · Night game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 39088 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:39

Milwaukee Brewers defeated St. Louis Cardinals 7–0. Milwaukee Brewers put up 4 in the 4th. Ben Sheets earned the win. Henry Blanco went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	7	12
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Ben Sheets L: Mike Matthews SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Terry Craft · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeffrey Hammonds	4	1	2	1	0	1
Mark Loretta	5	1	3	1	0	0
Geoff Jenkins	5	0	2	0	0	0
Richie Sexson	5	0	0	0	0	5
Jeromy Burnitz	5	2	2	1	0	1
Jose Hernandez	3	2	1	0	1	1
Ronnie Belliard	2	1	0	0	2	1
Henry Blanco	4	0	1	3	0	2
Ben Sheets	4	0	1	1	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Fernando Vina	4	0	0	0
Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0
J. D. Drew	4	2	0	0
Albert Pujols	4	1	0	1
Jim Edmonds	3	0	0	1
Ray Lankford	2	1	1	0
Edgar Renteria	4	0	0	0
Mike Matheny	3	0	0	0
Mike Matthews	1	0	0	0
Craig Paquette	1	1	0	0
Kerry Robinson	1	0	0	0
Mark McGwire	1	0	0	1

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ben Sheets	9.0	5	1	3

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Matthews	5.0	8	1	7
Mike James	2.0	2	0	3
Alan Benes	0.1	2	2	1
Gene Stechschulte	1.2	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jeffrey Hammonds: K
Mark Loretta: 63/G6S
Geoff Jenkins: S/G6
Richie Sexson: K

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: 8/F78D+
Placido Polanco: 43/G4MD
J. D. Drew: S9/L9S+
Albert Pujols: 7/L7M

Top 2

Jeromy Burnitz: 4/P3D
Jose Hernandez: 63/G6S
Ronnie Belliard: K

Bot 2

Jim Edmonds: K
Ray Lankford: S9/L9M
Edgar Renteria: 4/P34D
Mike Matheny: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Top 3

Henry Blanco: K/C
Ben Sheets: K/C
Jeffrey Hammonds: S7/G56+
Mark Loretta: POCS2(136)

Bot 3

Mike Matthews: 31/G3
Fernando Vina: 13/G15
Placido Polanco: 43/G4

Top 4

Mark Loretta: S8/L78S+
Geoff Jenkins: 13/G3S.1-2
Richie Sexson: K
Jeromy Burnitz: S/L89S+.2-H
Jose Hernandez: D7/L7M+.1-3
Ronnie Belliard: IW
Henry Blanco: D7/L7LM+.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3(THH)
Ben Sheets: 13/G

Bot 4

J. D. Drew: S9/L9M+
Albert Pujols: 9/F89M+
Jim Edmonds: HP.1-2
Ray Lankford: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 5

Jeffrey Hammonds: 53/G5+
Mark Loretta: S7/G56
Geoff Jenkins: S9/G34+.1-2
Richie Sexson: K
Jeromy Burnitz: 9/F9S

Bot 5

Edgar Renteria: 63/G6
Mike Matheny: 7/L78M
Craig Paquette: S7/G56+
Fernando Vina: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 6

Jose Hernandez: K
Ronnie Belliard: 9/F9M
Henry Blanco: 63/G6

Bot 6

Placido Polanco: 63/G6M
J. D. Drew: 63/G6
Albert Pujols: K/C

Top 7

Ben Sheets: K/C
Jeffrey Hammonds: T7/G5+
Mark Loretta: S7/L78S.3-H
Geoff Jenkins: 7/F7D
Richie Sexson: K

Bot 7

Jim Edmonds: 7/F7D
Ray Lankford: W
Edgar Renteria: 8/F8RXD+
Mike Matheny: 6/P6

Top 8

Jeromy Burnitz: S/L89S-
Jose Hernandez: W.1-2
Ronnie Belliard: W.2-3;1-2
Henry Blanco: K
Ben Sheets: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jeffrey Hammonds: 9/SF/F9M.3-H;2-3
Mark Loretta: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 8

Kerry Robinson: 63/G6MS
Fernando Vina: 43/G4S
Placido Polanco: E5/G5+.B-2
J. D. Drew: 31/G34+

Top 9

Geoff Jenkins: 7/F78M
Richie Sexson: K
Jeromy Burnitz: K

Bot 9

Albert Pujols: S8/G6M
Jim Edmonds: 8/F8LXD+
Mark McGwire: K/C
Edgar Renteria: 64(1)/FO/G6+