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Florida Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals

2001-08-05 · Day game · Busch Stadium II · Att: 33711 · 93°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from CF · 2:44

Florida Marlins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5–3. Florida Marlins put up 2 in the 6th. Ryan Dempster earned the win and Antonio Alfonseca picked up the save. Luis Castillo went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
FLO	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	5	8
SLN	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	10

W: Ryan Dempster L: Dustin Hermanson SV: Antonio Alfonseca

Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Wally Bell · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Florida Marlins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Luis Castillo	5	1	2	1	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	5	1	1	0	0	1
John Mabry	4	1	1	1	0	1
Kevin Millar	2	1	1	1	2	0
Derrek Lee	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chad Mottola	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dave Berg	3	0	2	0	1	0
Mike Redmond	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ryan Dempster	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Lowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

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

Florida Marlins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Dempster	7.0	9	1	5
Armando Almanza	1.0	0	0	1
Antonio Alfonseca	1.0	1	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dustin Hermanson	6.0	6	5	4
Mike Matthews	1.0	1	0	0
T. J. Mathews	1.1	1	0	0
Steve Kline	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Luis Castillo: S9/G34
Alex Gonzalez: CS2(24)
Alex Gonzalez: K
John Mabry: HR/F8LXD+
Kevin Millar: W
Derrek Lee: 9/F89D

Bot 1

Fernando Vina: S4/BG34S-
Placido Polanco: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
J. D. Drew: 3/G3

Top 2

Chad Mottola: 43/G4M-
Dave Berg: W
Mike Redmond: S/G56.1-2
Ryan Dempster: 2/BP25F-
Luis Castillo: 6(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 2

Mark McGwire: K
Jim Edmonds: 7/F7LM
Albert Pujols: D/F89XD+
Edgar Renteria: K/C

Top 3

Alex Gonzalez: D7/L7D+
John Mabry: K
Kevin Millar: S8/G6M+.2-H
Derrek Lee: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 3

Mike Matheny: 1/G34S-
Dustin Hermanson: K
Fernando Vina: S5/BG5S-.B-2(E5/TH1)
Placido Polanco: 63/G6-

Top 4

Chad Mottola: 7/F7M
Dave Berg: D/F8LXD+
Mike Redmond: K
Ryan Dempster: 8/L8LD

Bot 4

J. D. Drew: 8/L8LD+
Mark McGwire: K
Jim Edmonds: 63/G6+

Top 5

Luis Castillo: 63/G6MD
Alex Gonzalez: 63/G6+
John Mabry: 3/G3+

Bot 5

Albert Pujols: W
Edgar Renteria: S/G4M+.1-2
Mike Matheny: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Dustin Hermanson: 63/G6-.3-H;2-3
Fernando Vina: 4/P34D-

Top 6

Kevin Millar: W
Derrek Lee: K/C
Chad Mottola: W.1-2
Dave Berg: 8/L8LS-.2-H(E8/TH1)(UR);1-3
Mike Redmond: PB.3-H(UR)
Mike Redmond: W
Ryan Dempster: 6/P6D-

Bot 6

Placido Polanco: D/F89D+
J. D. Drew: 7/F7M
Mark McGwire: 4/P8LS
Jim Edmonds: K/C

Top 7

Luis Castillo: HR/F78XD+
Alex Gonzalez: 4/P4M-
John Mabry: 8/F8RXD
Kevin Millar: 53/G5+

Bot 7

Albert Pujols: 4/P34D-
Edgar Renteria: S7/L7LS+
Mike Matheny: S/G5S-.1-2
Craig Paquette: D9/P9LS-.2-H;1-3
Fernando Vina: S9/L89S+.3-H;2-3;BX2(9246)
Placido Polanco: 63/G6

Top 8

Derrek Lee: 53/G56-
Chad Mottola: 9/F9LM
Dave Berg: D/L78D+
Mike Redmond: 43/G4-

Bot 8

J. D. Drew: 6/P5D-
Mark McGwire: K
Jim Edmonds: 3/G3

Top 9

Mike Lowell: 9/F9S
Luis Castillo: 8/F8LD
Alex Gonzalez: 63/G6

Bot 9

Albert Pujols: 53/G5
Edgar Renteria: S9/F9D+
Kerry Robinson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Notes & reviews

Edmonds threw to an uncovered 1B
Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa ejected by HP umpire Mark Carlson

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