7:10 PM ET, May 18, 2004
Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
W: R. Bottalico (1-0)
L: J. Isringhausen (2-1)
Final
NY Mets leads 1-0 (as of 5/18)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 19 | ||
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| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 20 | ||
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| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 18, 2004
Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York
W: R. Bottalico (1-0)
L: J. Isringhausen (2-1)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Anderson 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | ||
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .283 | ||
| R Sanders RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 | ||
| R Lankford LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 | ||
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Matheny C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | ||
| M Morris P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .208 | ||
| S Kline P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Taguchi LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | ||
| a-C Porter PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .367 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| a-singled to center for S Taguchi in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Rolen (7, T Glavine) HR: M Matheny (2, 2nd inning off T Glavine 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Rolen 2 (38), J Edmonds (29), M Matheny (11) 2-out RBI: S Rolen 2, J Edmonds Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Edmonds 1, M Matheny 1, M Morris 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Lankford (1, fly ball) DP: 1 (E Renteria-A Pujols). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Morris | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 107-73 | 3.69 | |
| S Kline (H, 16) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 1.29 | |
| J Tavarez (H, 20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.31 | |
| J Isringhausen (L, 4-2; B, 7) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21-10 | 4.58 | |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 142-93 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Morris 28; S Kline 2; J Tavarez 3; J Isringhausen 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Morris 12-5; S Kline 0-1; J Tavarez 1-2; J Isringhausen 1-0 Game Scores: M Morris 46 | ||||||||||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| E Valent RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .297 | ||
| K Matsui SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | ||
| C Floyd LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .326 | ||
| M Piazza 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .205 | ||
| J Phillips C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | ||
| M Cameron CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | ||
| J McEwing 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .228 | ||
| T Glavine P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| O Moreno P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-S Spencer PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| R Bottalico P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-K Garcia PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for O Moreno in the 7th b-walked for R Bottalico in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Matsui (14, M Morris) HR: J Phillips (2, 2nd inning off M Morris 0 on, 1 Out); C Floyd (3, 6th inning off M Morris 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Phillips (13), C Floyd 3 (11), K Matsui (16) S: J McEwing, T Glavine 2-out RBI: K Matsui, C Floyd GIDP: K Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J McEwing 1, E Valent 1, C Floyd 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Piazza (5, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Phillips-J McEwing). | ||||||||||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| T Glavine | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 114-71 | 2.45 | |
| O Moreno | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.05 | |
| R Bottalico (W, 3-2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-12 | 0.84 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 150-90 | ||
| PITCHING WP: R Bottalico IBB: R Lankford (By R Bottalico) Batters faced: T Glavine 27; O Moreno 3; R Bottalico 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Glavine 8-4; O Moreno 1-2; R Bottalico 3-2 Game Scores: T Glavine 46 | ||||||||||
| STL | NYM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S Rolen doubled to deep right center, A Pujols scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Edmonds singled to center, S Rolen scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Matheny homered to left. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Phillips homered to left. | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | S Rolen singled to left, E Renteria scored, A Pujols to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 6th | C Floyd homered to left center, K Matsui scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 9th | K Matsui singled to shallow right, M Cameron scored, K Garcia to third. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9th | C Floyd singled to right, K Garcia scored, K Matsui to third. | 4 | 5 | |
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| Stadium | Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY |
| Attendance | 28,880 (68.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Brian Runge, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Rob Drake |

