Cardinals @ Rockies
May 27, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 13 2
Rockies 6 14 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Cardinals 8 13 2
Rockies 6 14 0

Vinny Castilla Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .280
OBP .500 .355
At Bats 4 175
Hits 2 49
• Singles 2 32
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 19
RBI’s 0 34

Dennis Eckersley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 8
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Coors Field - May 27, 1997
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Out
Dennis Eckersley
Mike Difelice
John Mabry
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Royce Clayton
Ron Gant
Ray Lankford
Mark Sweeney
Vinny Castilla

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
St. Louis Cardinals 8 13 2 8
Colorado Rockies 6 14 0 9
Winning Pitcher Alan Benes
Losing Pitcher John Thomson
Save Dennis Eckersley
Game Winning RBI Ray Lankford
Attendance 50,010
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Galarraga hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dennis Eckersley now pitching. Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Willie McGee pinch hits for Tony Fossas. McGee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tony Fossas now pitching. Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McCracken strikes out.
Bottom 8 Young strikes out.
Top 8 Lankford hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gant takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 DeShields strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Clayton. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Clayton steals second.
Top 8 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Jeff McCurry now pitching. Clayton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ellis Burks pinch hits for Jerry DiPoto. Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Weiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galarraga scores. Castilla moves to second.
Bottom 7 Reed hits a popup, foul, towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Castilla hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Galarraga moves to second.
Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Mark Sweeney now playing right field. Galarraga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Franklin scores. Mabry moves to third.
Top 7 Mabry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lankford scores. Franklin moves to third.
Top 7 Franklin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lankford moves to second.
Top 7 Lankford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bichette hits a ball on the ground for a double play.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Franklin who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. McCracken goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 McCracken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 DeShields strikes out.
Top 6 Benes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 John Vander Wal pinch hits for Curt Leskanic. Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Weiss strikes out.
Bottom 5 Reed strikes out.
Bottom 5 Castilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Curt Leskanic now pitching. Franklin strikes out.
Bottom 4 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. McCracken moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes McCracken. The throw from Difelice and he is safe. McCracken steals second.
Bottom 4 McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Weiss scores. Bates scores. Young moves to third.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galarraga scores. Weiss moves to third. Bates moves to second.
Bottom 4 Jason Bates pinch hits for John Thomson. Bates takes first base on ball four. Galarraga moves to third. Weiss moves to second.
Bottom 4 Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Galarraga moves to second.
Bottom 4 Reed strikes out.
Bottom 4 Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Galarraga hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lankford strikes out.
Top 4 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Benes moves to third.
Top 4 DeShields bunts towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Benes moves to second.
Top 4 Benes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Difelice scores. Clayton scores.
Top 4 Clayton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Clayton reaches second base with a double. Gaetti scores. Difelice moves to third.
Top 4 Difelice hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bichette hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second.
Bottom 3 McCracken strikes out.
Bottom 3 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Franklin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields misplays the ball. That's an error on DeShields.
Top 3 Mabry strikes out.
Top 3 Franklin strikes out.
Top 3 Lankford strikes out.
Bottom 2 Weiss hits a fly ball into left field. Gant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Reed hits a popup towards short. Clayton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Galarraga moves to second.
Bottom 2 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Gant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes DeShields. The throw from Reed and he is safe. DeShields steals second.
Top 2 DeShields hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Benes scores.
Top 2 Benes hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 2 Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Difelice hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bichette strikes out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a line drive into center field. Lankford picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lankford. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 1 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 1 Mabry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Franklin hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lankford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Gant hits a popup, foul, towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeShields takes first base on ball four.