New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

52-57, 25-34 Away

Final

71-38, 35-21 Home


NYM
STL

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

J. Tavarez4-3

0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

M. Stanton0-5

0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 3 BB

MetsTop 1st
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
  6
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsTop 2nd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsTop 3rd
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
MetsTop 4th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- J Mabry singled to right, S Rolen scored, J Mabry to third on throwing error by right fielder R Hidalgo.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
MetsTop 5th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsTop 6th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsTop 7th
- W. Williams pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- M Cameron stole second.
  1
  1
- J Reyes at shortstop.
  1
  1
- J McEwing at second base.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- K. Benson pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- L Walker hit for M Matheny.
  1
  1
- M Anderson hit for W Williams.
  1
  1
- J Mabry in left field.
  1
  1
- Y Molina catching.
  1
  1
- L Walker in right field.
  1
  1
- G Williams hit for K Benson.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
MetsTop 8th
- C. Eldred pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- R. Bottalico pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MetsTop 9th
- S. Kline pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- H Luna at second base.
  1
  1
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- H Luna at second base.
  1
  1
- J. Tavarez pitching for STL
  NYM
  STL
- H Luna at second base.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 9th
- R. Bottalico pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- M. Stanton pitching for NYM
  NYM
  STL
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Mets
4
Cardinals
6

Game 1

7/8

Mets
1
Cardinals
2

Game 2

8/8

Mets
2
Cardinals
6

Game 3

9/8

Busch Stadium I

3:15 AM, 8 August 2004

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 45,364

Game Time:2:54

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Ramon Armendariz
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	46	27	.630	-	L3
Philadelphia	40	34	.541	6.5	L1
Washington	39	36	.520	8	L1
Miami	37	38	.493	10	W1
New York	33	41	.446	13.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	45	26	.634	-	W3
St. Louis	40	32	.556	5.5	L1
Chicago	39	36	.520	8	W1
Pittsburgh	38	37	.507	9	W2
Cincinnati	35	38	.479	11	L1

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New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals

J. Tavarez4-3

M. Stanton0-5

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Strike Looking
6 Fly Out