Game 54 - 4/4/98 - Padres 6, Cardinals 5

BOXSCORE: 1998 San Diego Padres At 1998 St. Louis Cardinals          4/4/1998
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mouton LF         5  1  2  2 .400     R.Clayton SS        5  1  1  2 .167  
  S.Finley CF         5  0  0  0 .318     D.Deshields 2B      3  2  1  0 .385  
  T.Gwynn RF          5  1  2  0 .190     M.McGwire 1B        4  1  1  2 .125  
  K.Caminiti 3B       3  1  0  1 .158     R.Lankford CF       4  0  1  0 .167  
  A.Cianfrocco 1B     4  1  1  1 .125     W.McGee LF          4  0  0  0 .200  
  C.Hernandez C       4  2  2  1 .250     J.Mabry RF          4  0  1  1 .250  
  C.Gomez SS          4  0  0  0 .158     D.Bell 3B           3  0  0  0 .286  
  A.Sheets 2B         4  0  3  1 .600     T.Lampkin C         4  0  1  0 .100  
  P.Smith P           2  0  0  0 .000     K.Mercker P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Miceli P          0  0  0  0 ----   A-B.Hunter PH         1  0  0  0 .200  
C-M.Sweeney PH        1  0  1  0 .250     J.Frascatore P      0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Reyes P           0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Howard PH         0  1  0  0 ----  
  T.Hoffman P         0  0  0  0 ----     B.Looper P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-B.Jordan PH         1  0  0  0 .231  
                                          J.Acevedo P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 11  6                 Totals      34  5  6  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Mercker In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Frascatore In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Miceli In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Looper In 8th Inning
 
Padres.......... 1 1 4  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  6 11  2
Cardinals....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  5  6  0
 
Padres (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Smith WIN(1-0)          6       5   4   4   5   4   2 107   6.00
D.Miceli HOLD(1st)        1       1   1   0   1   1   0  23   9.00
C.Reyes HOLD(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
T.Hoffman SAVE(2nd)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
Totals                    9       6   5   4   6   7   2
 
Cardinals (3-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Mercker LOSS(0-1)       4       9   6   6   1   3   0  92  13.50
J.Frascatore              3       1   0   0   0   3   0  42   0.00
B.Looper                  1       1   0   0   0   2   0   9   0.00
J.Acevedo                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9      11   6   6   1   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,195 DATE- Saturday, April 4th 1998 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:36
LEFT ON BASE- Padres: 7  Cardinals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 0  Cardinals: 0
ERRORS- A.Cianfrocco, A.Sheets
DOUBLES- A.Cianfrocco(1st), R.Lankford(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Clayton(1st), M.McGwire(1st)
RBIs- J.Mouton-2(2nd), K.Caminiti(3rd), A.Cianfrocco(1st), C.Hernandez(1st),
      A.Sheets(1st), R.Clayton-2(3rd), M.McGwire-2(2nd), J.Mabry(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Deshields-2(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Smith
SACRIFICE FLIES- K.Caminiti
WALKS- K.Caminiti, D.Deshields-2, M.McGwire, R.Lankford, D.Bell, D.Howard
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mouton-2, S.Finley, K.Caminiti, C.Gomez, A.Sheets, P.Smith-2,
             R.Clayton, M.McGwire-2, W.McGee, J.Mabry, T.Lampkin, K.Mercker
2-out RBI- J.Mouton, J.Mabry
RLISP 2-out- J.Mabry, S.Finley-2, R.Clayton, W.McGee, D.Bell
TEAM RISP- Padres: 4 for 9  Cardinals: 2 for 9
 
35,195 fans were treated to a fine game at Busch Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The San Diego Padres won by the
slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
 
San Diego scored 4 runs in the decisive top of the 3rd inning with the help of
5 hits.  That early run support was enough for Pete Smith(1-0) and San Diego.
For the game San Diego out-hit St. Louis 11 to 6.  
 
Trevor Hoffman got the save, his 2nd.  Kent Mercker(0-1) was the loser.  He
was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 4 innings.