FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
10/02/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1620 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) Mets (111-51) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (68-94) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 1
Mets Rebuff Cardinals, 4-3
The New York (N) Mets faced a tough opponent in St. Louis pitcher Johnny Welch, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Busch Stadium by a final score of 4-3. Welch went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs. New York (N) starter Don Drysdale was credited with the win after throwing 105 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 21-3. Bill Gogolewski, who leads the NL in saves with 38, nailed down the save.

New York (N) took a 4-2 lead on Mike Schmidt's 40th home run of the season. The solo home run, which Schmidt hit in the top of the eighth, left St. Louis pitcher Ed Fallenstein visibly frustrated.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Schmidt.

The first-place Mets have their sights set on making a deep playoff run.
NEW YORK (N) BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Velez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .179 9 39
M. Schmidt 3B 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 .270 40 105
W. Williams CF 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .294 8 30
D. Allen LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .328 36 155
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .299 17 108
N. Sherry C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .282 4 20
B. Bell DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .272 17 66
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 11 94
A. Diaz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 5 27
Totals 31 4 6 2 2 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Sherry (4, 7th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Schmidt (40, 8th Inning off E. Fallenstein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Schmidt 4 , W. Williams 3 , N. Sherry 2 , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Velez , D. Allen , B. Bell
GIDP: D. Allen , N. Sherry
Sac Bunt: H. Kim
Hit by Pitch: M. Schmidt , W. Williams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Williams 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Allen (18)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(Escobar at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Swanson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .270 2 20
E. Leon 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 10 67
W. Horton 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .300 43 120
J. Valentin SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .288 28 93
J. Russell DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .252 8 45
B. Browne RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .245 28 92
D. Jimenez 3B 3 0 2 2 0 1 2 .281 5 43
R. Mueller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .214 9 43
A. Escobar CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .231 9 44
Totals 35 3 10 3 5 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (37, 8th Inning off B. Scherrer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Swanson , E. Leon 2 , W. Horton 2 , J. Valentin 3 , J. Russell , D. Jimenez 2
2-out RBI: J. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Russell , B. Browne , A. Escobar
Sac Fly: D. Jimenez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jimenez (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Leon-Valentin-Horton, Valentin-Leon-Horton)
NEW YORK (N) PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale W (21-3) 7.0 8 2 2 1 10 0 105 3.32   
B. Scherrer H (20) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 21 2.01   
B. Gogolewski SV (38) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 62
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 30, B. Scherrer 5, B. Gogolewski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 8-2, B. Scherrer 1-1, B. Gogolewski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 105-66, B. Scherrer 21-10, B. Gogolewski 21-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Welch 6.0 2 2 1 1 7 0 107 5.09   
N. Pivetta L (5-9) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 4.39   
E. Fallenstein 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 22 5.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Welch 68
Batters Faced: J. Welch 23, N. Pivetta 5, E. Fallenstein 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Welch 4-6, N. Pivetta 2-0, E. Fallenstein 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Welch 107-68, N. Pivetta 20-14, E. Fallenstein 22-14
WP: J. Welch 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Welch 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Welch
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 26208
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