FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/21/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1243 - MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (66-57) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (56-69) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
St. Louis Falls Again, 3-1
The San Francisco Giants picked up a win at Busch Stadium, courtesy of Luke Weaver. The right-hander helped his team stop the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-1. Earning his 29th save of the year was Garrett Olson. The 8th-place Cardinals have lost 6 consecutive games.

San Francisco used a clutch at-bat from Johnny Rizzo to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Giants ahead, 3-1. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"For the most part, I stayed out of the middle of the plate," Weaver said.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Howser 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 0 37
R. Ventura 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .300 18 71
J. Rizzo RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .292 35 89
J. Lefebvre LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 26 89
D. McCarty DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 7 31
H. Hendrick 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .277 16 61
C. Guzman SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 7 40
W. Brennan CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 4 25
R. Pruitt C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .191 1 12
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Pruitt (2, 6th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rizzo (35, 6th Inning off C. George, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ventura 2 , J. Rizzo 4 , J. Lefebvre , D. McCarty , H. Hendrick , C. Guzman , R. Pruitt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Brennan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Ventura (7) , C. Guzman (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howser-Guzman-Hendrick)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ozuna LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .274 22 58
E. Leon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 7 52
   a-D. Jimenez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 3 32
W. Horton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .301 37 98
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 23 72
M. Lowell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 16 59
B. Browne RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .242 24 76
R. Mueller C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228 7 35
A. Escobar CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 6 30
J. Russell DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .255 6 29
Totals 32 1 6 1 0 7 6      
a - D. Jimenez pinch hit for E. Leon in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ozuna (22, 1st Inning off L. Weaver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ozuna 4 , J. Valentin , B. Browne , R. Mueller , A. Escobar , J. Russell
GIDP: J. Russell
Team LOB: 4
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Weaver W (4-3) 7.1 6 1 1 0 5 1 118 3.71   
G. Roberts H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.96   
G. Olson SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Weaver 67
Batters Faced: L. Weaver 27, G. Roberts 2, G. Olson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Weaver 9-7, G. Roberts 1-1, G. Olson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Weaver 118-79, G. Roberts 6-3, G. Olson 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Roberts 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. George L (0-3) 9.0 8 3 3 1 8 1 115 9.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. George 66
Batters Faced: C. George 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. George 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: C. George 115-83
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Weaver
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 28778
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