MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
08/22/1999
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1856 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (74-51) 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 11 0
New York Mets (37-88) 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 X 9 8 0
Mets Clonk Cardinals, 9-6
The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-6. Third Baseman Eduardo Perez deserved a large share of the credit. Perez was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Mets. Guillermo Mota recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 16 for 18. The last-place Mets own a record of 37-88.

Jeffrey Hammonds had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the sixth for New York. With the bases loaded and the Mets leading 6-5, he hit a sacrifice fly.

Perez told a New York Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .276 7 40
T. Fryman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .331 23 77
J. Edmonds CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .326 39 115
A. Belle LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .325 8 22
A. Gonzalez SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .338 4 16
D. Roberts RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .254 3 21
R. Belliard 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .344 1 6
M. Matheny C 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 .258 6 45
M. Batista P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102 2 4
   K. Bottenfield P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
   K. Cloude P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
   a-D. Jimenez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 5 32
   N. Charlton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 7 24      
a - D. Jimenez pinch hit for K. Cloude in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fryman (39, 5th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Edmonds (28, 7th Inning off J. Riedling, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Belliard (1, 2nd Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Belle (8, 3rd Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Vina 2 , T. Fryman 2 , J. Edmonds 2 , A. Belle 5 , A. Gonzalez , D. Roberts , R. Belliard 3 , M. Matheny 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Vina , T. Fryman , A. Belle , A. Gonzalez 2 , M. Matheny
Sac Bunt: M. Batista 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Vina (21) , R. Belliard (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Vina-Belliard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hammonds RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .329 7 27
J. Bell 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .247 6 30
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .290 7 37
D. Bell 3B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 23 88
E. Perez LF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .258 2 8
D. Hocking SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .228 6 45
J. Buhner 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .214 18 52
   G. Mota P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Tinsley CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .205 5 24
R. Garcia P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 1
   A. Small P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Browne PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 1 9
   J. Riedling P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   b-B. Hamelin 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 10 26
Totals 27 9 8 9 8 0 13      
a - J. Browne pinch hit for A. Small in the 6th
b - B. Hamelin substituted for J. Riedling in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Buhner (15, 6th Inning off M. Batista, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hammonds (7, 5th Inning off M. Batista, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Perez (2, 7th Inning off K. Bottenfield, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hammonds 4 , J. Bell 2 , E. Perez 5 , J. Buhner 2 , L. Tinsley 2
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell
GIDP: M. Lieberthal
Sac Bunt: R. Garcia 2
Sac Fly: J. Hammonds
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Lieberthal (4)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Batista L (11-9) 5.0 7 7 7 5 0 1 91 6.04   
K. Bottenfield 1.1 1 2 2 3 0 1 34 4.09   
K. Cloude 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.53   
N. Charlton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batista 20
Batters Faced: M. Batista 25, K. Bottenfield 8, K. Cloude 2, N. Charlton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batista 8-5, K. Bottenfield 2-2, K. Cloude 2-0, N. Charlton 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batista 91-50, K. Bottenfield 34-15, K. Cloude 5-5, N. Charlton 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Bottenfield 2-1 , K. Cloude 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Garcia 5.2 8 5 5 2 3 1 83 7.16   
A. Small W (3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.73   
J. Riedling H (5) 1.0 3 1 1 3 2 0 35 4.41   
G. Mota SV (16) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 34
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 27, A. Small 1, J. Riedling 9, G. Mota 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 8-6, A. Small 0-1, J. Riedling 1-0, G. Mota 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 83-48, A. Small 5-4, J. Riedling 35-18, G. Mota 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Small 1-0 , G. Mota 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eduardo Perez
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 22826
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