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Arizona Diamondbacks
2002-04-16 Β· Night game Β· Chase Field Β· Att: 37505 Β· 70Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 14 mph to RF Β· 2:47
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated St. Louis Cardinals 5β3. Arizona Diamondbacks put up 2 in the 2nd. Randy Johnson earned the win and Mike Myers picked up the save. Junior Spivey went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| ARI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
W: Randy Johnson L: Bud Smith SV: Mike Myers
Umpires β HP: Mark Hirschbeck Β· 1B: Paul Schrieber Β· 2B: Jim Reynolds Β· 3B: Matt Hollowell Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Placido Polanco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edgar Renteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Albert Pujols | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Eduardo Perez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eli Marrero | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mike Matheny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Miguel Cairo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Jim Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tino Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. D. Drew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona Diamondbacks β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Womack | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Colbrunn | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Damian Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jose Guillen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Craig Counsell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Randy Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Finley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | |
Dave Veres | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Arizona Diamondbacks β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Randy Johnson | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Mike Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Fernando Vina: 7/L78M
- Placido Polanco: S8/G6M
- Edgar Renteria: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 1
- Tony Womack: 3/G3
- Danny Bautista: W
- Luis Gonzalez: K/C
- Greg Colbrunn: S8/L8LS.1X3(85)
Top 2
- Albert Pujols: 53/G5
- Eduardo Perez: D9/L9LM
- Eli Marrero: W
- Mike Matheny: 9/F89M.2-3
- Miguel Cairo: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Damian Miller: K/C
- Jose Guillen: W
- Junior Spivey: SB2
- Junior Spivey: HR/F78D.2-H
- Craig Counsell: K/C
- Randy Johnson: 43/G4
Top 3
- Bud Smith: K
- Fernando Vina: S8/L8RS
- Placido Polanco: 9/F89M
- Edgar Renteria: K/C
Bot 3
- Tony Womack: 9/F89M
- Danny Bautista: S8/L78S
- Luis Gonzalez: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Greg Colbrunn: D9/L9LM.2-H;1-3
- Damian Miller: 63/G6S
- Jose Guillen: 63/G6M
Top 4
- Albert Pujols: HR/F8LXD
- Eduardo Perez: K
- Eli Marrero: 63/G6
- Mike Matheny: 3/L34
Bot 4
- Junior Spivey: S8/L6MD
- Craig Counsell: 3.1-2
- Randy Johnson: D8/L8RXD.2-H
- Tony Womack: 3/G3
- Danny Bautista: 63/G6
Top 5
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6
- Bud Smith: 43/G4S
- Fernando Vina: 53/G5
Bot 5
- Luis Gonzalez: 8/F8LXD
- Greg Colbrunn: 7/F78S
- Damian Miller: 43/G4
Top 6
- Placido Polanco: S8/L8RS
- Edgar Renteria: 9/L89M
- Albert Pujols: D7/G5.1-H
- Eduardo Perez: 4/P89S
- Eli Marrero: S7/L7S.2-H
- Mike Matheny: K
Bot 6
- Jose Guillen: 5/L5S
- Junior Spivey: S9/G4
- Craig Counsell: CS2(26)
- Craig Counsell: W
- Randy Johnson: 4/FL/P3F
Top 7
- Miguel Cairo: S5/BG5S
- Jim Edmonds: K/C
- Fernando Vina: 54(1)/FO/G56S
- Placido Polanco: CS2(24)
Bot 7
- Tony Womack: S7/L78S
- Danny Bautista: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: 9/F89M.2-3
- Greg Colbrunn: W.1-2
- Damian Miller: K
- Jose Guillen: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Top 8
- Placido Polanco: 9/F89S
- Edgar Renteria: 63/G6
- Albert Pujols: W
- Tino Martinez: W.1-2
- Eli Marrero: 53/G5
Bot 8
- Junior Spivey: 8/F8RM
- Craig Counsell: 63/G6
- Steve Finley: HR/F8RXD
- Tony Womack: K
Top 9
- J. D. Drew: 5/FL
- Miguel Cairo: 143/G4
- Jim Edmonds: HP
- Fernando Vina: 9/L9D



















